The Amazing Race Asia 5
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The Amazing Race Asia 5 is the fifth season of The Amazing Race Asia, a reality television game show based on the American series The Amazing Race. It returned after a 6-year hiatus and featured eleven teams of two for the first time in the Asia's version of franchise, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race across Southeast Asia to win US$100,000.[1]
The Amazing Race Asia 5 | |
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Season 5 | |
Presented by | Allan Wu Tara Basro |
No. of teams | 11 |
Winner | Parul Shah & Maggie Wilson |
No. of legs | 10 |
Distance traveled | 12,000 km (7,500 mi) |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Release | |
Original network | AXN Asia |
Original release | 13 October (2016-10-13) – 15 December 2016 (2016-12-15) |
Additional information | |
Filming dates | 8 August (2016-08-08) – 26 August 2016 (2016-08-26) |
Season chronology | |
The season premiered on AXN Asia on 13 October 2016, and the finale aired on 15 December 2016.[2]
Allan Wu[3] returned to host his fifth season of The Amazing Race Asia and eleventh season of The Amazing Race franchise overall. Wu was paired up with Tara Basro, an Indonesian film actress in hosting this season while in Indonesia.
Beauty queens Parul Shah and Maggie Wilson from the Philippines were the winners of this season, marking the Philippines's second consecutive win in The Amazing Race Asia.