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The Amazing Race 3 is the third 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. This season visited four continents and thirteen countries, traveling approximately 41,000 miles (66,000 km) over thirteen legs. Starting in the Everglades, racers traveled through Mexico, England, Scotland, Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam before returning to the United States, traveling through Hawaii, and finishing in Seattle. The season premiered on CBS October 2, 2002, and concluded on December 18, 2002. Friends Flo Pesenti and Zach Behr were the winners of this season, while married parents Teri and Ian Pollack finished in second place, and brothers Ken and Gerard Duphiney finished in third place.

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Route Info envelope
Detour envelope
Roadblock envelope
Fast Forward envelope
The clues which contestants receive during the course of the race generally fall into four categories: Route Info, Detour, Roadblock, and Fast Forward.
Further information: The Amazing Race (American TV series)

The Amazing Race is a reality television show created by Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri, and hosted by Phil Keoghan. The series follows teams of two competing in a race around the world.[1] Each leg of the race requires teams to deduce clues, navigate foreign environments, interact with locals, perform physical and mental challenges, and travel on a limited budget provided by the show. At each stop during the leg, teams receive clues inside sealed envelopes, which fall into one of these categories:

  • Route Info: These are simple instructions that teams must follow before they can receive their next clue.
  • Detour: A Detour is a choice between two tasks. Teams may choose either task and switch tasks if they find one option too difficult. There is usually one Detour present on each leg.
  • Roadblock: A Roadblock is a task that only one team member can complete. Teams must choose which member will complete the task based on a brief clue they receive before fully learning the details of the task. There is usually one Roadblock present on each leg.
  • Fast Forward: A Fast Forward is a task that only one team may complete, which allows that team to skip all remaining tasks on the leg and go directly to the next Pit Stop. Teams may only claim one Fast Forward during the entire race.

Most teams who arrive last at the Pit Stop of each leg are progressively eliminated, while the first team to arrive at the finish line in the final episode wins the grand prize of US$1,000,000.[2]

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Production

Development and filming

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The Starting Line of The Amazing Race 3 was set in Everglades National Park in Florida.

The third season of The Amazing Race spanned a total of 41,000 miles (66,000 km) and visited four continents and thirteen countries, twelve of which were new to the series: Mexico, England, Scotland, Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam.[3][4] Filming began on August 9, 2002, and finished on September 8, 2002.[5]

Casting

Casting for this season began in April 2002.[6]

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Contestants

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Gerard and Ken Duphiney

The cast of The Amazing Race 3 included twelve teams. Jill and her brother F.T. had originally applied for season 1, but after F.T. was killed on September 11, John Vito and Jill applied in memory of him.[7]

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Future appearances

Teri and Ian, and John Vito and Jill, were selected to compete in The Amazing Race: All-Stars.[8]

In 2021, Andrew Shayde (né Hyde) appeared on Naked and Afraid and lasted 13 days in South Africa before being removed for a possible MRSA infection.[9][10] In 2023, Shayde returned for Naked and Afraid's fifteenth season once again in South Africa.[11] Shayde later appeared on the spin-off Naked and Afraid: Castaways.[12] Shayde also competed on the CBS reality competition show Buddy Games.[13] In 2024, Shayde appeared on Naked and Afraid XL.[14]

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The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.

  • A red placement with a dagger (†) indicates that the team was eliminated.
  • An underlined blue placement with a double-dagger (‡) indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a Pit Stop in a non-elimination leg.
  • A green ƒ indicates that the team won the Fast Forward.
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  1. Flo and Zach, and John Vito and Jill, tied for 4th place after both teams stepped on the Pit Stop mat at the same time.
  2. Derek and Drew initially arrived 3rd, but had inadvertently skipped the Roadblock and had to backtrack to complete it. Ken and Gerard checked in during this time, dropping Derek and Drew to last.
  3. Andre and Damon initially arrived 7th, but were issued a 78-minute penalty for not following the donkey route correctly, and started the next leg 9th.
  4. Heather and Eve initially arrived 1st, but were issued a 37-minute penalty because they had taken a taxi to the Pit Stop instead of traveling on foot as the clue had specified. All of the other teams checked in during this penalty time, dropping Heather and Eve to last.
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Race summary

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The route of The Amazing Race 3.
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Leg 1 (United States → Mexico)

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The Angel of Independence in Mexico City was the first destination on The Amazing Race 3.
  • Episode 1: "What If Our Parachute Doesn't Open?" (October 2, 2002)
  • Prize: A seven-night Caribbean cruise (awarded to Ken and Gerard)
  • Eliminated: Gina and Sylvia
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Episode summary
  • From the Everglades, teams drove themselves to Miami International Airport, where they had to book one of two flights to Mexico City, Mexico. Once there, teams had to travel to the Angel of Independence, where they received a picture of a man named Pablo. They had to use the picture as reference in order to find him at the Zócalo, where he gave them their next clue, which directed them to the Hotel de Cortes. There, teams had to sign up for one of three charter buses leaving the next morning to an unknown destination (San José Vista Hermosa).
  • Fast Forward: Find Street Typist This season's first Fast Forward required one team to travel to Plaza Santo Domingo and search for the one street typist out of dozens who had a "special message": the Fast Forward award. Ken and Gerard won the Fast Forward.
  • Detour: Wings or Wheels This season's first Detour was a choice between Wings and Wheels. In Wings, teams had to board a plane, climb to an altitude of over 10,000 feet (3,000 m), and then each team member had to skydive in tandem with an instructor in order to receive their next clue. In Wheels, teams had to choose a donkey-drawn cart and use a supplied map to direct a driver, who didn't speak English, along a seven-mile (11 km) course in order to receive the next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had to drive themselves to the Pit Stop: the Hacienda San Gabriel de las Palmas in Puente de Ixtla.

Leg 2 (Mexico)

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For the Roadblock in Cozumel in the Riviera Maya, team members had to swim with dolphins.
  • Episode 2: "This Seems Like the Path Straight to Hell!" (October 9, 2002)
  • Eliminated: Tramel and Talicia
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  • At the start of this leg, teams had to drive themselves to the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan and climb up to the top of the pyramid in order to retrieve their next clue, which instructed them to travel by bus to Cancún and find their next clue at the San Marino marina.
  • Fast Forward: Voladores This leg's Fast Forward required one team to travel to the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City and join a group of performers called the Voladores by climbing a 100-foot (30 m) pole and swinging around the pole while suspended on ropes. Derek and Drew won the Fast Forward.
  • Detour: Man Power or Horse Power This leg's Detour was a choice between Man Power and Horse Power. In Man Power, teams had to use a kayak to search a small section of the lagoon for their next clue, which was hanging from a tree. In Horse Power, teams had to use a WaveRunner to search a large section of the lagoon for their next clue, which was attached to a buoy.
  • After the Detour, teams had to land at the marina and then drive to Playa del Carmen, where they boarded a ferry to the island of Cozumel. From there, teams had to find Chankanaab Park to find their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "A Roadblock is a task that only one person may perform. That person should be ready for the swim of a lifetime." In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to jump into the lagoon and swim with a pod of dolphins to find their next clue.
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to return to Playa del Carmen via ferry and then drive to the Pit Stop: the Diamante K Bungalows in Tulum.

Leg 3 (Mexico → England → Scotland)

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Dunnotar Castle in Stonehaven, Scotland was the location of both the Roadblock and the Pit Stop on this leg.
  • Episode 3: "You Always Just Forget About Me!" (October 16, 2002)
  • Eliminated: Dennis and Andrew
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  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to London, England. Once there, teams had to travel by train to Cambridge and find their next clue outside Scudamore's Punting.
  • Fast Forward: Tank Obstacle Course This leg's Fast Forward required one team to travel to the Duxford Imperial War Museum and maneuver a tank through a battlefield obstacle course within 90 seconds. Dennis & Andrew won the Fast Forward and were driven to Dunnottar Castle in a limousine.
  • Detour: Punt or Bike This leg's Detour was a choice between Punt and Bike. In Punt, teams rowed a punt with only a long pole and small paddle to navigate down the River Cam. In Bike, teams rode a tandem bicycle along a marked course through Cambridge. After either Detour task, team retrieved their next clue from under the Magdalene Bridge.
  • After the Detour, teams had to take one of three charter buses leaving the next day to Aberdeen, Scotland, and then find their next clue at Dunnottar Castle.
  • Roadblock: "A Roadblock is a task that only one person may perform. That person should be feeling a bit gamey." In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to complete three Highland games: the caber toss, the hammer throw, and the stone put. Once done, teams could go directly to the nearby Pit Stop at Dunnottar Castle.
Additional note
  • Dennis and Andrew had difficulty booking a flight from Mexico City to London and arrived long after the other teams. Even though they won the Fast Forward, they still arrived at Dunnottar Castle last and were eliminated.[15]

Leg 4 (Scotland → Portugal)

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The Torre de Belém in Lisbon was the fourth Pit Stop of the season.
  • Episode 4: "Did You See How I Stopped It? With My Face" (October 23, 2002)
  • Eliminated: Heather and Eve
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  • At the start of this leg, teams had to walk to Stonehaven Harbour and search for a "message in a bottle": a bottle with their next clue on the inside label, which instructed them to fly to Porto, Portugal. Once there, teams had to travel to the Calem Port Lodge in order to find their next clue.
  • Detour: Old School or New School This leg's Detour was a choice between Old School and New School. In Old School, teams had to load a barrel of port wine onto a traditional Portuguese boat, row across the Douro River, and then deliver the wine to a restaurant. In New School, teams loaded nine crates of wine bottles onto a truck and drove them to three different restaurants. For both options, teams had to get signatures from each restaurant to prove that they had made the deliveries correctly in order to receive their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams were instructed to travel by train to Lisbon and then find their next clue at the Estádio do Restelo.
  • Roadblock: "A Roadblock is a task that only one person may perform. That person should have long arms and fast feet." In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to block one penalty kick from a teenage soccer player to receive their next clue.
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to travel on foot to the Pit Stop: the Torre de Belém.
Additional note
  • Heather and Eve were the first team to arrive at the Pit Stop, but they had misread the clue that told them to walk rather than take a taxi. They received a seven-minute time penalty for the advantage gained, plus an additional thirty-minute penalty. Since all of the other teams arrived less than thirty-seven minutes afterward, Heather and Eve were eliminated.[16]

Leg 5 (Portugal → Spain → Morocco)

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While in Morocco, teams encountered a Roadblock involving the Moroccan traditional dyeing industry.
  • Episode 5: "What Happens If I Slip? Am I Just Hanging Off A Cliff?" (October 30, 2002)
  • Prize: Two digital cameras (awarded to Ken and Gerard)
  • Eliminated: Michael and Kathy
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  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to find the westernmost point of Continental Europe, which they had to figure out was Cabo da Roca, in order to find their next clue.
  • Detour: Ropes or Slopes This leg's Detour was a choice between Ropes and Slopes. In Ropes, teams had to take a shuttle bus to the Ursa cliffs and rappel down to the shore below. In Slopes, teams hiked down a long trail to the same shore below. Once teams reached the shore, they could retrieve their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams were instructed to drive to the port in Algeciras, Spain, and then travel by ferry to Tangier, Morocco. Once there, teams had to find the Viajes Flandria travel agency and sign up for charter buses to the Old City of Fez, where they had to search for their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "A Roadblock is a task that only one person may perform. That person should have a keen sense of direction but a not so keen sense of smell." In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to navigate through the Dar Dbagh Chouara Tannery and search through 25 vats of dye in order to find their next clue.
  • After the Roadblock, teams drove themselves to the Pit Stop: the Borj Nord.
Additional note
  • During the drive from Portugal to Algeciras, four of the eight teams incorrectly fueled their cars using unleaded gasoline instead of diesel, rendering the cars inoperable. Teri and Ian recovered almost immediately when Ian borrowed a siphoning line, drained the tank, and refilled with diesel; Flo and Zach found an open repair shop in the middle of the night that fixed their vehicle; Aaron and Arianne called for a tow truck and were taken to a different repair shop after a very long delay; and Kathy and Michael had the car brought back to the station, left it overnight, and became the last team to get underway with a fixed car.[17]

Leg 6 (Morocco)

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In this leg's Roadblock in Marrakesh, one team member had to sell bowls of escargots.
  • Episode 6: "I'm a Much Better Liar Than You Are" (November 13, 2002)
  • Prize: Two digital cameras (awarded to Teri and Ian)
  • Eliminated: Aaron and Arianne
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  • At the start of this leg, teams had to drive themselves to the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, where they found their next clue. They were instructed to travel by train to Marrakesh and then travel to the Palmeraie Oasis, where they found their next clue.
  • Fast Forward: Find Carpet with Fast Forward Emblem This leg's Fast Forward required one team to look through piles of carpets in a carpet shop to find the one with the Fast Forward design sewn into it. Teri and Ian won the Fast Forward.
  • Detour: Now You See It or Now You Don't This leg's Detour was a choice between Now You See It and Now You Don't. In Now You See It, teams would have ridden on horseback to a route marker visible from their starting point and dug up a clue in a marked square of sand. In Now You Don't, teams chose a sand bike and rode to a route marker that wasn't visible from their starting point, where they found a clue etched on a stone. They had to make a rubbing of the clue onto a piece of paper. All teams chose Now You Don't.
  • After the Detour, teams had to translate their clue from Arabic in order to find their next clue at the Café Glacier.
  • Roadblock: "A Roadblock is a task that only one person may perform. That person should be able to work a crowd." In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to team up with a food vendor, help assemble their stall, and then sell five bowls of escargots in order to receive their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: the Riad Catalina.
Additional note
  • Andre and Damon were officially detained when their taxi took them far out of the way in Morocco and they encountered a local official who wanted to seize their passports. Andre and Damon refused and the show's security team had to come extricate them from the situation.[18]

Leg 7 (Morocco → Germany & Austria)

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Teams traveled to the Friedensengel in Munich.
  • Episode 7: "I'm Supposed to Be Indebted to Her for the Rest of the Race?!" (November 20, 2002)
  • Prize: Two digital cameras (awarded to Flo and Zach)
  • Eliminated: Andre and Damon
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  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Munich, Germany. Once there, teams had to travel to the Angel of Peace (German: Friedensengel) and find a puppet named Kasperle, who handed them their next clue. Teams were then instructed to travel by train to Innsbruck, Austria, where they found their next clue at the St. Anne's Column (German: Annasäule).
  • Fast Forward: Surfer This leg's Fast Forward required one team to find a surfer on the Eisbach River in Munich. Flo and Zach won the Fast Forward.
  • Detour: Sled or Skate This leg's Detour was a choice between Sled and Skate. In Sled, teams had to ride a bobsled with a team of professional bobsledders down the Olympic Bobsled Track in order to receive their next clue. In Skate, teams would have had to run a skating relay with a pair of professional ice skaters at the Olympic Ice Stadium in order to receive their next clue. All teams chose Sled.
  • After the Detour, teams had to ride the Nordkette Cable Car to the Seegrube Station in order to find their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "A Roadblock is a task that only one person may perform. That person should welcome the chance to dangle for a while." In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to put on safety gear and descend 230 feet (70 m) to the ground on a rescue cable in order to receive their next clue.
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to drive themselves to the Pit Stop: Schloss Bullachberg, located beneath Neuschwanstein Castle, in Schwangau, Germany.
Additional note
  • Andre and Damon fell so far behind, due in part to their delay in the previous leg and also due to falling asleep on the train from Munich to Innsbruck and missing their stop, that all of the other teams had already checked into the Pit Stop before Andre and Damon arrived at the Detour. Instead of performing the Detour, they were instructed to go directly to the Pit Stop for elimination.[19]

Leg 8 (Germany → Switzerland)

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While in Switzerland, teams visited the Rheinfall.
  • Episode 8: "This Is More Important Than Your Pants Falling Down!" (November 27, 2002)
  • Prize: Two digital cameras (awarded to Derek and Drew)
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  • At the start of this leg, teams traveled to the Augustinerhof Farm in Füssen and searched a large haystack for their next clue. Teams were instructed to drive to Friedrichshafen and then travel by ferry to Romanshorn, Switzerland. Once there, teams had to travel by train to Schaffhausen and continue to the Rheinfall, where they had to travel by ferry and retrieve their clue from the top of a rocky outcropping in the middle of the waterfall. Teams were then instructed to travel by train to Zürich. At the Lindenhof, teams searched for a Swiss officer, who led them into a vault with their next clue.
  • Detour: Count the Money or Run the Numbers This leg's Detour was a choice between Count the Money and Run the Numbers. In Count the Money, teams had to count a large amount of Swiss currency inside a fishbowl sitting right next to the safe. In Run the Numbers, teams had to search the streets of Zürich for three different numbers: the number on the Züri-Familie sculpture at the intersection of Sihlstrasse and Bahnhofstrasse,[20] the sum of the numbers on the north face of a clock on St. Peter's Church, and the number of trees in Lindenhof marked with ribbons. The resulting numbers from both tasks formed the combination to the safe that contained the next clue. All teams chose to perform Run the Numbers, although Ken and Gerard did begin Count the Money until they gave up in frustration.
  • After the Detour, teams had to travel by train to Grindelwald and then find a route marker in a field east of the railway station, where they found their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "A Roadblock is a task that only one person may perform. That person should be ready to take a shot at success." In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to use a crossbow to shoot an apple off a mannequin's head to receive their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: the Chalet Arnika.
Additional note
  • This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 9 (Switzerland)

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One side of the Detour in Switzerland's Valais region required teams to cross the Niouc Bridge and then perform a bungee jump.
  • Episode 9: "Why Did You Have to Take Your Pants Off?" (December 4, 2002)
  • A seven-night Caribbean cruise (awarded to John Vito and Jill)
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  • At the start of this leg, teams had to travel to the Gletscherschlucht. There, they had to venture into the gorge to find a key to one of the provided cars containing their next clue.
  • Fast Forward: Wheel of Cheese This season's final Fast Forward required one team to find a cheese-making cabin near Saxeten and eat enough pieces of Swiss cheese from a massive cheese wheel so as to completely reveal the Fast Forward award hidden underneath. John Vito and Jill won the Fast Forward.
  • Teams who were unable to attempt the Fast Forward had to drive to Kandersteg, where they loaded their car onto a car train and rode through the Alps to Goppenstein. Teams then had to drive to the Niouc Bridge, where they found their next clue.
  • Detour: Extreme Swiss or Very Swiss This leg's Detour was a choice between Extreme Swiss and Very Swiss. In Extreme Swiss, each team member had to walk onto a narrow bridge and take a bungee jump into the gorge below in order to receive their next clue. In Very Swiss, teams had to drive to a nearby farm and then find a key inside the bell around a goat's neck in order to unlock their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had the option to make one phone call to their family or friends back home, but they had to complete the call before they could continue to their next destination: the Château de Chillon in Veytaux.
  • Roadblock: "A Roadblock is a task that only one person may perform. That person should be a nuts and bolts kind of person." In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to properly assemble a Swiss army bicycle from a pile of parts using an identical pre-assembled bike as a reference in order to receive their next clue.
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to ride both bicycles to the Basset Marina in Montreux. There, teams had to use a paddle boat in order to reach the Pit Stop aboard the steamship Savoie, which was floating on Lake Geneva.
Additional note
  • This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 10 (Switzerland → Malaysia → Singapore)

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In Kuala Lumpur, teams had to convince a local to photograph them in front of the Petronas Towers.
  • Episode 9: "Why Did You Have to Take Your Pants Off?" (December 4, 2002)
  • Prize: A seven-night European cruise (awarded to Derek and Drew)
  • Eliminated: John Vito and Jill
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  • Before the leg began, the steamship Savoie sailed from Montreux to Lausanne. At the start of this leg, teams had to travel to the Jet d'Eau in Geneva, where they received a small flag representing their next destination – Malaysia – and instructions to find the Petronas Towers. Using this information, teams had to figure out that their next clue was in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • At the Petronas Towers, teams had have their picture taken in front of the towers using a digital camera. Teams then had to walk to the Ampang Park shopping center, where they developed their pictures and found their next clue printed on the back of the photo. Teams were then instructed to travel by train to Singapore and search the National Orchid Garden of the Singapore Botanic Gardens for an orchid called "Margaret Thatcher" in order to find their next clue.
  • Detour: Wet or Dry This leg's Detour was a choice between Dry and Wet. In Dry, teams drove to an apartment block in Choa Chu Kang. From there, they had to locate Unit #10-137, where they met Singaporean TV star Gurmit Singh, who handed them their next clue. In Wet, teams had to drive to the Singapore Zoo and find the "Mermaids of the Sea": the zoo's manatees. Once at the manatee enclosure, they had to swim through the pool to receive their next clue.
  • At Suntec City, one team member had to run three times around the center of the Fountain of Wealth before retrieving their next clue from the middle of the fountain.[21] Afterwards, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: Mount Faber.
Additional notes
  • Miss Singapore Universe 2001, Jaime Teo, appeared as the Pit Stop greeter.[22]
  • Legs 9 and 10 aired back-to-back as a special two-hour episode.

Leg 11 (Singapore → Vietnam)

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Cyclos, a form of Vietnamese transportation, were featured during the Roadblock.
  • Episode 10: "Don't Try to Play the Moralist Now!" (December 11, 2002)
  • Prize: A seven-night European cruise (awarded to Teri and Ian)
  • Eliminated: Derek and Drew
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  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Once there, teams had to find the statue of Bac Ho in Rex Square in order to find their next clue, which directed teams to the Mekong Delta in Cái Bè.
  • Detour: Easy Buy or Hard Sell This leg's Detour was a choice between Easy Buy and Hard Sell. In Easy Buy, teams rode a traditional boat called a sampan into the floating market of Cái Bè in order to find the only vendor selling water coconuts, from whom they received their next clue. In Hard Sell, teams chose a shoulder basket and carried enough fruit into the land market so as to sell enough in order to make 40,000₫ (roughly $2.50) that they could exchange for their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had to travel to 2A Ton Duc Thang Street in order to find their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "A Roadblock is a task that only one person may perform. That person should have strong legs and a strong back." In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to transport their teammate on a cyclo along a marked course through the streets of Ho Chi Minh City and onto a ferry across the Saigon River to the Pit Stop: the Café Thu Thiem.
Additional note
  • All route markers in Vietnam were colored solid yellow instead of red and yellow in order to avoid confusion with the former South Vietnamese national flag, which was also red and yellow.

Leg 12 (Vietnam)

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Teams visited the Imperial Palace in Huế during this leg.
  • Episode 11: "They're Slithering to the Finish Line Like the Rest of Us!" (December 18, 2002)
  • Prize: A seven-night Alaskan cruise (awarded to Teri and Ian)
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  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to travel by train to Huế. Once there, teams had to search the Hiển Lâm Các Pavilion inside the Imperial City for their next clue. Teams then had to travel to the bridge in Nam Ô to find their next clue.
  • Detour: Basket Boats or Basket Bikes This leg's Detour was a choice between Basket Boats and Basket Bikes. In Basket Boats, each team member had to cross a stretch of the Cu Đê River in a round basket boat using only a single paddle in order to reach the clue box on a nearby island. In Basket Bikes, each team member took a bicycle laden with dozens of shrimp baskets and had to ride one mile (1.6 km) in order to receive their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had to go to the Bach Dang dock in Hội An and board a sampan that took them to a route marker on the Thu Bồn River.
  • Roadblock: "A Roadblock is a task that only one person may perform. That person should be fishing for a clue." In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to climb onto a fishing platform and use a wooden winch to raise a fishing net out of the water in order to retrieve the clue dangling underneath, which directed them to the Pit Stop: China Beach in Da Nang.
Additional notes
  • The Detour task involving the bicycle and shrimp baskets was revisited in season 29 as a Switchback.[23]
  • This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 13 (Vietnam → United States)

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Teams traveled to the International Fountain in Seattle during the last leg of the race.
  • Episode 11: "They're Slithering to the Finish Line Like the Rest of Us!" (December 18, 2002)
  • Prize: US$1,000,000
  • Winners: Flo and Zach
  • Runners-up: Teri and Ian
  • Third place: Ken and Gerard
Locations
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  • At the start of this leg, teams had to travel to the Quang Minh Temple in Da Nang, where they found their next clue at the Buddha's feet, which instructed them to travel by train to Hanoi and then fly to Honolulu, Hawaii. Once there, teams had to drive to Puaena Point and receive a blessing from a kahuna, who also gave them their next clue. Teams were then instructed to fly to the island of Kauaʻi and drive to Wailua River State Park, where they found their next clue.
  • Detour: Quick Drop or Slow Walk This season's final Detour was a choice between Quick Drop and Slow Walk. In Quick Drop, teams took a quick drop from the top of a waterfall on a zipline. They then had to swim to shore and follow the flags to a clue behind the waterfall. In Slow Walk, teams would have walked down a much longer marked trail to the same clue box behind the waterfall. All teams chose Quick Drop.
  • After the Detour, teams were instructed to fly to Seattle, Washington, and find their next clue at Kerry Park. Teams then had to travel on foot to the International Fountain at the Seattle Center, where they found their next clue directing them to Lincoln Park.
  • Roadblock: "A Roadblock is a task that only one person may perform. That person should have a good memory." In this season's final Roadblock, one team member had to choose a totem pole and spin the animal faces so that they were aligned in the order that teams encountered them on the race: donkey (Mexico), dolphin (Mexico), horse (Morocco), goat (Switzerland), and manatee (Singapore). Once the animals were in the correct order, the bottom of the totem pole opened to reveal the final clue, which directed teams to the finish line: Gas Works Park.
Additional notes
  • Due to Vietnamese law, teams had to book a flight at a travel agency before they could enter Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi.
  • Legs 12 and 13 aired back-to-back as a special two-hour episode.
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Critical response

The Amazing Race 3 received positive reviews. Linda Holmes of Television Without Pity wrote that this season was good, but was not satisfied by the ending.[24] Dalton Ross of Entertainment Weekly praised the unpredictability of this season, writing that "you never truly know what's going to happen."[25] In 2016, this season was ranked 2nd out of the first 27 seasons by the Rob Has a Podcast Amazing Race correspondents.[26] Kareem Gantt of Screen Rant wrote that this season "thrives on team chemistry to hook a viewer in and did this cast lock in their viewers. The locations were also fantastic and the suspense was at the perfect pitch."[27] In 2021, Jane Andrews of Gossip Cop ranked this season as the show's 6th best season.[28] In 2023, Rhenn Taguiam of Game Rant ranked this season as the 11th best season.[29] In 2024, Taguiam's ranking was updated with this season becoming the fifth-best season.[30]

While reviews for this season were positive, reactions to Flo Pesenti co-winning this season were largely negative.[31] Andy Dehnart of reality blurred was negative towards the win due to Flo "threatening to quit the race repeatedly and shrieking more than a banshee with its leg stuck in a trap".[32] Television Without Pity co-creator Tara Ariano called Flo "malingering".[33] John Crook of the Los Angeles Times called Flo "spoiled" and "petulant".[34]

Awards

In 2003, this season of The Amazing Race won the inaugural Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality/Competition Program.[35]

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