The Amazing Race 15
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The Amazing Race 15 is the fifteenth season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured twelve teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world in order to win US$1,000,000. This season visited three continents and nine countries and traveled over 25,000 miles (40,000 km). Starting in Los Angeles, racers traveled through Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, Sweden, Estonia, and the Czech Republic before finishing in Las Vegas. New twists introduced in this season include the starting line task and elimination and the Switchback, a recreation of a notable task from a previous season. The season premiered on CBS on Sunday, September 27, 2009,[1] with a two-hour premiere, and the finale aired on December 6, 2009.
The Amazing Race 15 | |
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Season 15 | |
Presented by | Phil Keoghan |
No. of teams | 12 |
Winner | Meghan Rickey & Cheyne Whitney |
No. of legs | 12 |
Distance traveled | 25,000 mi (40,000 km) |
No. of episodes | 11 |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | September 27 (2009-09-27) – December 6, 2009 (2009-12-06) |
Additional information | |
Filming dates | July 18 (2009-07-18) – August 7, 2009 (2009-08-07) |
Season chronology | |
List of episodes |
Dating couple Meghan Rickey and Cheyne Whitney were the winners of this season, while brothers Sam and Dan McMillen finished in second place, and married couple Brian Kleinschmidt and Ericka Dunlap finished in third place.