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The Worst Episodes of The Amazing Race

Every episode of The Amazing Race ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Amazing Race!

This reality competition sees teams embark on a trek around the world to amazing destinations where they must compete in a series of challenges, some mental and some physical. Only when the tasks are completed will they learn of their next location. Teams who are the farthest behind will gradually be eliminated as the contest progresses, with the first team to arrive at the final destination winning the race and the $1 million prize.

Genre:Reality
Network:CBS

Lowest Rated Episodes Summary

The worst episode of "The Amazing Race" is "This is Where It Ends (2)", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "This is Where It Ends (2)" aired on 5/8/2011 and is rated NaN point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "It's a Great Place to Become Millionaires (2)".

  • This is Where It Ends (2)
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    #1 - This is Where It Ends (2)

    Season 18 Episode 12 - Aired 5/8/2011

    The final four teams race through Rio de Janeiro before heading to the finish line in Miami as the season concludes.

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  • It's a Great Place to Become Millionaires (2)
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    #2 - It's a Great Place to Become Millionaires (2)

    Season 20 Episode 12 - Aired 5/6/2012

    No description available

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  • Amazing "Crazy" Race (2)
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    #3 - Amazing "Crazy" Race (2)

    Season 23 Episode 12 - Aired 12/8/2013

    The final teams take part in a human bowling competition in Tokyo; one team wins $1 million.

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  • Monster Truck Heroes
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    #4 - Monster Truck Heroes

    Season 26 Episode 12 - Aired 5/15/2015

    The final teams race to the finish line for the $1,000,000 prize.

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  • The First Rule of the Amazing Race Club (1)
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    #5 - The First Rule of the Amazing Race Club (1)

    Season 30 Episode 9 - Aired 2/14/2018

    It's a first as the Racers travel to Bahrain. While on the road, one team's game is on the line when one of them misplaces their passport.

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  • The First Rule of the Amazing Race Club (2)
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    #6 - The First Rule of the Amazing Race Club (2)

    Season 30 Episode 10 - Aired 2/14/2018

    It's a first as the Racers travel to Bahrain. While on the road, one team's game is on the line when one of them misplaces their passport.

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  • It's Just a Million Dollars, No Pressure (2)
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    #7 - It's Just a Million Dollars, No Pressure (2)

    Season 30 Episode 12 - Aired 2/21/2018

    With the one million dollars on the line, the final four teams race through Hong Kong and San Francisco on the quest to cross the final finish line first. After 10 countries, 21 cities and more than 29,000 miles, host Phil Keoghan will crown one team the winners of the 30th Race around the world.

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  • Now It's About Winning
    5.4/10 188 votes

    #8 - Now It's About Winning

    Season 32 Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/2020

    With the $1 million prize on the line, the final three teams travel to New Orleans where, after visiting 11 countries, 17 cities and travelling more than 33,000 miles, one team will be crowned the winners of THE AMAZING RACE.

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  • The Longest Minute of Your Life
    5.7/10 100 votes

    #9 - The Longest Minute of Your Life

    Season 36 Episode 10 - Aired 5/15/2024

    In the penultimate leg, the final four teams compete for the chance to make the final three and one racer receives the surprise of a lifetime after their elimination. Then, in the final leg, the remaining three teams get schooled in American history.

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  • I Should've Been a Boy Scout
    6.0/10 122 votes

    #10 - I Should've Been a Boy Scout

    Season 28 Episode 1 - Aired 2/12/2016

    No description available

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  • Run on Your Tippy Toes
    6.0/10 162 votes

    #11 - Run on Your Tippy Toes

    Season 32 Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/2020

    In the first-ever city sprint, the final 4 teams have no road blocks or detours, but complete team challenges as they race through Manila, the capital of the Philippines, on the penultimate leg.

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  • That's What Being Strong Will Do
    6.0/10 94 votes

    #12 - That's What Being Strong Will Do

    Season 36 Episode 8 - Aired 5/1/2024

    For the first time in The Amazing Race history, teams travel to Barbados where they visit the childhood home of superstar Rihanna.

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  • You Look Like Gollum
    6.4/10 98 votes

    #13 - You Look Like Gollum

    Season 28 Episode 2 - Aired 2/19/2016

    No description available

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  • Bros Being Jocks
    6.4/10 89 votes

    #14 - Bros Being Jocks

    Season 28 Episode 3 - Aired 2/26/2016

    No description available

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  • Double U-Turn Ahead
    6.5/10 77 votes

    #15 - Double U-Turn Ahead

    Season 29 Episode 6 - Aired 4/27/2017

    The race continues in Milan and Lake Como, Italy.

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  • Get It Trending
    6.6/10 91 votes

    #16 - Get It Trending

    Season 28 Episode 4 - Aired 3/4/2016

    A romance blossoms between two racers, and teams are caught in one of the largest-ever footraces to the mat for first place.

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  • Phil Is a Choo-Choo Charlie
    6.7/10 62 votes

    #17 - Phil Is a Choo-Choo Charlie

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 12/28/2004

    A holiday clips show reviews the season so far and gives viewers a look at never before seen footage, including material that builds on previous scenes and completely new material, such as: - A team loses a clue within the first few minutes of the race - A team puts on make-up in preparation for meeeting Phil at the Pit Stop, as they consider him a class-act - A starving team member uses her looks to gain free food - Struggling with the ""notoriously unreliable local cars,"" many teams have trouble filling up the gas tanks

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  • I Don't Roll with the Punches, I Punch / You Look Ridiculous
    6.8/10 53 votes

    #18 - I Don't Roll with the Punches, I Punch / You Look Ridiculous

    Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/2005

    In the first leg of the episode, the teams make their way from Capos, Costa Rica to Arizona. A Detour requires them to choose between Brush or Barrel, in which they must either paint cart wheels or load sugarcane and then transport it six miles. Later, one member of each team does a Roadblock that requries them to do fifty laps around a track in a supercart. The teams then travel 32 miles to the Pit Stop, Fort McDowell Adventures. One team arrives last, but is not eliminated.The teams continue in the second leg and receive a clue directing them to the Fighter Combat International at Arizona's Gateway Airport. A Roadblock requires one member of each team to fly a stunt team. The teams make a stop at the Grand Canyon before traveling to Geln Canyon Park and choosing between two Detour options --- Bearing or Bailing. All but one team chooses Bailing, in which they bail water out of a boat, while the other chooses Bearing, requiring them to find cards navigating via compass coordinate

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  • Dude, I'm Such a Hot Giant Chick Right Now!
    6.8/10 57 votes

    #19 - Dude, I'm Such a Hot Giant Chick Right Now!

    Season 10 Episode 12 - Aired 12/3/2006

    The teams take off from their Pit Stop, a nomadic settlement known as the Berber Camp, and receive a clue instructing them to travel 275 miles through the Atlas Mountains to Casablanca. Once there, the teams face a Roadblock that requires one member of each team to get in touch with their "Inner chef and adventurous appetite" by consuming a pound of camel meat. After completing this task, teams fly 800 miles to Barcelona, Spain. At 10 A.M., they enter a confusing labyrinth to search for the next clue. Some teams struggle, while others remain calm, allowing them to easily navigate the complex maze. The teams then travel to a Detour task which involves either dressing up as giants or searching through tomatoes while being pelted with them. Finally, the teams travel to the Pit Stop, the fountain at the Palau National of Mojuic. The top three teams learn that they will be racing for the finish line and one million dollars, but one team receives the disappointing news that they are eliminated.

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  • Where My Dogs At?
    6.8/10 66 votes

    #20 - Where My Dogs At?

    Season 27 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2015

    No description available

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  • We're Only Doing Freaky Stuff Today
    6.8/10 76 votes

    #21 - We're Only Doing Freaky Stuff Today

    Season 28 Episode 5 - Aired 3/11/2016

    The Race reaches new heights as teams climb 15,000 feet in the French Alps, and one team may be in jeopardy of elimination after dropping their clue down a mountain.

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  • Don't Talk To Me Like I Was An Animal Or Something
    6.9/10 58 votes

    #22 - Don't Talk To Me Like I Was An Animal Or Something

    Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/2005

    The teams continue from the last episode after being told they have not reached a Pit Stop and travel 49 miles to Dubois, Wyoming's Turtle Ranch. There, they face a Detour involving either Pioneer Spirit or Native Tradition. The Linz and Bransen Families opt for Pioneer Spirit in which they have to attach four wheels to a covered wagon and then drive a team of horses a quarter of a mile. Native Tradition involves building a tepee and the Weavers and Godlewskis chose this task. Next, the families travel 221 miles to Cody, Wyoming and find the Hotel Irma. They dress in period clothes and take a picture with ""Buffalo Bill."" Then they travel 73 miles to Red Lodge Mountain Golf Course in Montana and do a two-person Roadblock involving finding golf balls matching the color of a flag. The teams check in at the Pit Stop at Green Meadow Ranch, but one is eliminated, leaving the final three teams.

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  • We Just Won't Die, Like Roaches
    6.9/10 54 votes

    #23 - We Just Won't Die, Like Roaches

    Season 10 Episode 11 - Aired 11/26/2006

    The teams take off from their Pit Stop at the Great Patriotic War Museum in Kiev, Ukraine and receive a clue instructing them to fly nearly 3000 miles to the oasis of Quarzazate, Morocco. Jockeying for flights immediately ensues, but all teams make the same flight and then drive four miles to an antique shop. Once there, they pick up a good luck charm to turn in at the Pit Stop and then receive a clue instructing them to drive six miles to Atlas Studios with the warning that there's a Yield ahead. When they arrive, the teams find that the location doesn't open until morning and so they must race for the Yield when it does open. Thus, one team waits out a Yield, while the others complete a Roadblock. Fortunes later reverse when the Yielded team pulls out ahead. The teams make their way to Idelssan and face a Detour task that involves either throwing pottery or grinding olives. One team arrives last at the Pit Stop, but is pleased to discover that they are not eliminated.

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  • We Are Charlie Chaplin
    6.9/10 68 votes

    #24 - We Are Charlie Chaplin

    Season 19 Episode 11 - Aired 12/4/2011

    The final four teams make their way to Panama City, where they come face-to-face with their fears as they take in astonishing views of the city skyline.

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  • Let the Good Times Roll
    6.9/10 72 votes

    #25 - Let the Good Times Roll

    Season 28 Episode 6 - Aired 4/1/2016

    For the first time, teams travel to Yerevan, Armenia, where an express pass is on the line for the winner of the leg.

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