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| Num Episodes: | 10 |
| Network: | Shenzhen TV |
The Amazing Race 1 is the first season of the Chinese reality competition show The Amazing Race based on the American reality TV series, The Amazing Race. It featured eight teams of two in a race around the world. This is the second version of The Amazing Race to be produced in China, following . This new version was broadcast on Shenzhen TV, and had its premiere on October 17, 2014. The hosts for the show were Hong Kong actor Andy On (episodes 1 and 2) and Singapore based Chinese-American actor Allan Wu, who was also the host of The Amazing Race Asia and The Amazing Race: China Rush (episodes 3 to 10).
Infiniti was the main sponsor for this event, including the grand prize: two Infiniti Q50Ls. All logos associated with the Chinese Amazing Race had the Infiniti logo. The English translation of the show is Infiniti The Amazing Race.
Wallace Chung (referred to in the show as Zhong Hanliang) and his sister Jackie were the winners of this season.
The first season was filmed from July 21, 2014 to November 23, 2014. The filming was not consecutive due to celebrities' schedule problems, differing from most international franchises.
A task originally arranged after the Detour of Leg 4 was cancelled due to terrible weather condition. The Pit Stop of Leg 8 was forced to be moved for the same reason. Previews on the official site originally cited Austria as the destination to be visited after Greece. However, during filming, this was changed to South Korea for unknown reasons.
The Yield on Leg 6 was unaired. This season introduced two twists. The Save was awarded to the winners of the eighth leg. The team that won the pass must use it and make a team that was eliminated return at the ninth leg. The Versus had teams compete against each other. The winning team receives their next clue, while the losing team waits out a 15-minute penalty.
This is the first time in an Amazing Race franchise that an elimination occurred in a double-length final leg.
The show is sponsored by Infiniti, Sohu, Satine and Eastroc Super Drink.
This season was a celebrity edition featuring celebrities who were chosen to race on the show.[1]
| Contestants | Age | Relationship | Hometown | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (白举纲) | (Returned to competition) | Eliminated 1st (in Grandview, Texas) | ||
| (关晓彤) | ||||
| (应采儿) | 31 | Besties | Taipei, Taiwan | Eliminated 2nd (in Delhi, India) |
| (刘芸) | 32 | Changsha, Hunan | ||
| (张铁林) | 57 | Father & Daughter | Tangshan, Hebei | Eliminated 3rd (in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates) |
| (月亮) | 23 | United Kingdom | ||
| (辰亦儒) | 34 | Friends | Taipei, Taiwan | Eliminated 4th (in Santorini, Greece) |
| (周韦彤) | 32 | Qiandongnanzhou, Guizhou | ||
| (陈小春) | 47 | Bros | Hong Kong | Eliminated 5th (in Seoul, South Korea) |
| (郑伊健) | 47 | |||
| (金大川) | 21 | Buddies | Tai'an, Shandong | Eliminated 6th (in Wan Chai, Hong Kong) |
| (刘畅) | 28 | Dongtai, Jiangsu | ||
| (白举纲) | 21 | Classmates | Mianyang, Sichuan | Third Place |
| (关晓彤) | 17 | Beijing | ||
| (李小鹏) | 33 | Married | Changsha, Hunan | Second Place |
| (李安琪) | 27 | United States | ||
| (钟汉良) | 40 | Siblings | Hong Kong | Winners |
| 38 | ||||
Liu Chang & Jin Dachuan later competed in the third season in 2016 as a replacement of another team (Huang Jingyu and Xu Weizhou) who was axed during production on the last minute.[2]
Li Xiaopeng competed on Race the World in 2016.[3]
The following teams participated in the season, each listed along with their placements in each leg and relationships as identified by the program. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television, owing to the inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:
| Team | Position (by leg) | Roadblocks performed | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Zhong Hanliang & Jackie | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | Zhong Hanliang 7, Jackie 7 | |
| Li Xiaopeng & Li Anqi | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | Li Xiaopeng 7, Li Anqi 7 | |
| Bai Jugang & Guan Xiaotong | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | Bai Jugang 4, Guan Xiaotong 3 | |||||||||
| Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang | 1st | 4th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | bgcolor=darkgrey | Jin Dachuan 8, Liu Chang 5 | ||
| Chen Xiaochun & Zheng Yijian | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | Chen Xiaochun 5, Zheng Yijian 7 | |||||
| Chen Yiru & Zhou Weitong | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | Chen Yiru 6, Zhou Weitong 5 | ||||||
| Zhang Tielin & Yueliang | 6th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | Zhang Tielin 3, Yueliang 5 | ||||||||
| Ying Cai'er & Liu Yun | 7th | 7th | Ying Cai'er 3, Liu Yun 2 | ||||||||||
Similar to the Israeli, Australian and Philippine versions, teams on the seventh leg voted for who should receive the U-Turn. The team who has the most votes must complete the other option of the Detour they did not select.
| Leg #: | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| U-Turned: | Chen Yiru & Zhou Weitong 3–1–1 | |
| Voter | Team's Vote | |
| Zhong Hanliang & Jackie | Chen Yiru & Zhou Weitong | |
| Li Xiaopeng & Li Anqi | Chen Yiru & Zhou Weitong | |
| Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang | Chen Yiru & Zhou Weitong | |
| Chen Xiaochun & Zheng Yijian | Li Xiaopeng & Li Anqi | |
| Chen Yiru & Zhou Weitong | Zhong Hanliang & Jackie |
The prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg.
Airdate: October 17, 2014
In this series' first Roadblock, one team member had to pick up a polaroid camera to take pictures of five different kinds of people outside the Plaza Hotel: (1) Lady with white hair; (2) Person with a child in a stroller; (3) someone of the opposite gender wearing a wedding ring; (4) someone lying on the ground; (5) someone holding a briefcase. Each racer have to take only three of the five pictures, with the racer kissing the person inside the picture, and hand it over to the photographer. Once the photographer approved the three pictures, he would give teams their next clue.
This series' first Detour was a choice between 好身体 (Hǎo Shēntǐ – Good Body) or 好记性 (Hǎo Jìxìng – Good Memory). In Good Body, teams traveled to the East River Park and have to participate in American Football. Teams have to dress in football gear, then run through a series of tires without falling over, push past a gauntlet of football players, and then kick a football over a group of players. Once teams scored a goal, they could receive their next clue. In Good Memory, teams made their way to Lombardi's Pizza. Teams then chose a series of three pizza orders and had to memorise the addresses of three different locations and carry all three orders at once through the streets to deliver them in exchange for receipts. Once they got all three receipts, they could exchange those for the next clue.
In this leg's second Roadblock, one team member, regardless of who performed the previous Roadblock, would be tied up into a straitjacket and hung upside-down at a height of four storeys and they had to free themselves from the straitjacket. After this, they would climb to a platform and take a large leap onto a soft landing pad and receive their next clue.
Airdate: October 24, 2014
This leg's Detour was a choice between 咔嚓 (Kāchā – Snap) or 踢踏 (Tītà – Stomp). In Snap, teams had to find a wall near the store and would find eight antique photographs near the Cross Eyed Moose Antiques store. They had to memorize exactly the details of one of these photographs and then enter the store and then dress up exactly as the subjects in the photograph before recreating the pose for a photographer. If the photograph was taken perfectly, teams would get their next clue; otherwise, teams had to completely remove their costumes before trying again. In Stomp, teams made their way to Billy Bob's Texas and dressed in cowboy attire. They then had to learn and perform a line dance to receive their next clue.
For their Speed Bump, Bai Jugang & Guan Xiaotong had to go into the giant maze to find the four letters that spell out "MAZE" before they could continue racing.
In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to choose an armadillo, place it into the playing area of a field, and then guide it towards a goal by blowing onto it or luring it with worms to receive their next clue.
In this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to ride a zip line over the ranch, and along the way would be able to see six pictures along the ground. After getting off the zip line, they had to choose from a set of pictures to find the same pictures they saw along the way and put them in the correct order (Kiss Print, Hot Dogs, Brooklyn Bridge, Mechanical Horse Rider, Armadillo, and Hay Bales) to receive their next clue.
Airdate: October 31, 2014
This leg's Detour was a choice between 鱼儿欢 (Yú Ér Huān – Happy Fish) or 花儿香 (Huā Er Xiāng – Sweet Flower). In Happy Fish, teams had to find market stall #25 and catch live fish and put them into a basket. They then had to transport this basket of fish to stall #63 while carrying it on their head. Once 25 fish were delivered, teams would receive their next clue. In Sweet Flower, teams had to recreate a traditional Indian flower garland using 178 flowers that matched an example to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to search a crowd of people for one of seven people that was assigned to their team, all while people were participating in a Holi celebration by throwing coloured dyes at each other and the racers, to receive their next clue.
Airdate: November 7, 2014
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to hit at least one of six bowled cricket balls to receive their next clue. If racers were unable to hit any cricket balls, they had to relinquish their turn to other teams before they could try again.
In this season's only Fast Forward, teams traveled to a small neighbourhood where had to make 50 traditional dung cakes made of cow manure. The first team to complete the task would win the Fast Forward award.
This leg's Detour was a choice between 慢下来 (Màn Xià Lái – Slow Down) or 跑起来 (Páo Qǐ Lái – Hurry Up). In Slow Down, teams made their way to the Jhamundas Girdhari Temple and had to learn a series of five yoga poses. They then had to perform all five within two minutes, holding each one correctly for at least 10 seconds, to receive their next clue. In Run Up, teams made their way to Balaji Pottery where they would load pots onto a tricycle delivery device, and transport the pots onto only one tricycle to a specified address. Once teams managed to deliver at least 32 unbroken pots in one trip, they would receive the next clue; otherwise, they had to go back to Balaji Pottery and start over.
Airdate: November 14, 2014
This leg's Detour choices were derived from the names of the popular films translated in Chinese, namely Chinese: 冰雪奇缘 (Bīngxuě Qíyuán – Frozen) or Chinese: 速度与激情 (Sùdù yǔ Jīqíng – Fast and Furious). In Frozen, teams made their way to Ski Dubai. They had to climb to the top of the ski hill, then alternating sliding a toboggan back down into a set of ten snowman-style bowling pins. Once they either score a strike, or both members scored a spare, they could receive the next clue. In Fast and Furious, teams made their way to the Dubai Autodrome and drove an Infiniti Q50 around a course. They had to drive through a slalom of cones and then park in a designated space within 48-seconds, all without hitting any obstacles, to receive their next clue.
For this series' first Versus, teams had to dress in either red or green polo attire and ride in camels to take part in camel polo. The first team to score three points would receive the next clue, while the losing team have to wait for another team before they could try again; the last team remaining had to wait for 15 minutes before they could continue racing.
For their Speed Bump, Chen Xiaochun & Zheng Yijian had to paint a traditional Arabian face painting on each other before they could continue racing.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to tandem skydive with an instructor out of a plane 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) above the ground. Once they reunited with the other team member, they would receive their next clue.
Airdate: November 21, 2014
For their Speed Bump, Zhang Yueliang & Tielin had to go to the tiger pool and scoop all the plastic balls using the tools provided before they could continue racing.
This leg's Detour was a choice between 火眼金睛 (Huǒyǎn Jīnjīng – Sharp Eyes) or 满眼金星 (Mǎnyǎn Jīnxīng – Seeing Stars). In Sharp Eyes, teams had to choose a board which had pictures of the eyes of five different Arabian women. Then, teams would be tied together by wristbands before they were allowed to go to the villa to search among 15 women to identify the five pictured and receive their next clue. In Seeing Stars, teams had to don dancing attire and spin continuously for 30 seconds. Then, teams had to stack eight clay vases on top of one another within 30 seconds to receive their next clue; otherwise, they had to start over from the dance and try again.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to use a meter detector to search a marked area in the sand for Aladdin's lamp, which they had to retain for the rest of the leg, to receive their next clue.
Airdate: November 28, 2014
This leg's Detour was a choice between 智慧 (Zhìhuì – Wisdom) or 勇气 (Yǒngqì – Courage). In Wisdom, teams would have 30 seconds to memorize the Archimedes' law written in Mandarin Chinese. They then had to correctly recite the law to an Archimedes impersonator within 20 seconds to receive their next clue. In Courage, teams had to use a slingshot to launch watermelons towards a suit of armour standing 15m (49feet) away. For each round, teams would launch ten watermelons and had five rounds to knock the armour over and receive the next clue. If teams were unable to knock the armour within five rounds, they would have to do the Wisdom task.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to walk through an Ancient Greek dinner party. Afterwards, the racer had to correctly answer a question randomly chosen by the team member who did not participate in the Roadblock to receive their next clue.
Airdate: December 5, 2014
For their Speed Bump, Chen Yiru & Zhou Weitong both had to chop 1kg (02lb) of onions before they could continue racing.
In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to rock climb up a sheer cliff face on Perissa Beach to reach an Amazing Race flag that they could trade for their next clue on the ground.
This leg's Detour was a choice between 爱情海 (Àiqíng Hǎi – Aegean Sea) or 忘情水 (Wàngqíng Shuǐ – Love Potion). In Aegean Sea, one team member had to fill a bucket with water from the Aegean Sea, stand in a designated area and toss the water to their partner, who was holding another bucket and had to pour the collected water into a container until it was full to receive their next clue. In Love Potion, teams had to stack seven cocktail glasses into a two-tier pyramid and then use a stack of mixing glasses to pour red and yellow cocktails into each glass simultaneously without mixing colors to receive their next clue.
In this leg's second Roadblock, one team member, regardless of who performed the previous Roadblock, had to retrieve a key from a net, don scuba gear and dive down 8m (26feet) to a shipwreck, where they had to search among several treasure chests for one that they could unlock to retrieve their next clue.
Airdate: December 12, 2014
This season's final Detour was a choice between 出的厅堂 (Chūdetīngtáng – Outer Hall) or 下得厨房 (Xiàdéchúfáng – Inner Kitchen). In Outer Hall, teams had to learn a traditional Korean folk dance involving pots. This would involve intricate moves as well as balancing the pots on their heads. Once the dance was to the choreographer's satisfaction, they would receive their next clue. In Inner Kitchen, teams would observe and memorise a table laid out with 30 different Korean dishes. They then had to enter a different area with large pots full of the different foods and properly set a table so that it was identical to the given example. If all the 30 dishes were correctly placed, teams would receive their next clue; if not, the table would be cleared out and teams would have to start over.
In this leg's Roadblock, which took place at Kyung Hee University, one team member had to pick up to pick up a rose from the entrance, and then search the grounds of the school for Miss Korea 2014, Kim Seo-yeon, who would be pictured at the entryway. Teams had to give the rose to this woman, amongst many similarly-dressed women. If they handed to rose over to the correct woman, teams would receive their next clue.
Airdate: December 19, 2014
In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to don an ancient costume and walk across the square to interact with the ten figures. Afterwards, they must make their way to the throne and have to correctly identify all ten names they recalled within the given 90 seconds. Once they correctly identified the names of all the ancient figures, the Emperor (portrayed by former racer Zhang Tielin) would give teams their next clue.
In this season's final Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock in Hong Kong had to rappel face-first down the exterior of the Excellence Century Centre to retrieve the next clue.
The data is determined by CSM.
| Episode | Episode Date | Rating | Audience Share | National Ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.914[4] | 3.07% | 5 | ||
| 2 | 0.822[5] | 2.86% | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1.054[6] | 3.34% | 5 | ||
| 4 | 0.922[7] | 3.81% | 6 | ||
| 5 | 1.098[8] | 3.51% | 4 | ||
| 6 | 0.853[9] | 2.72% | 6 | ||
| 7 | 1.042[10] | 3.27% | 5 | ||
| 8 | 0.789[11] | 2.49% | 6 | ||
| 9 | 1.137[12] | 3.54% | 3 | ||
| 10 | 1.397 | 4.74% | 3 |