The Amazing Race Norge 1 Explained

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Num Teams:11
Winner:Morten & Truls Bjerke
Num Legs:13
Km Traveled:50000
Num Episodes:13 (14 including highlights episode)
Network:TV 2
Film Start:9 January 2012

The Amazing Race Norge 1 is the first season of The Amazing Race Norge, a Norwegian reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Hosted by football player Freddy dos Santos, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around Eurasia and Oceania to win and a Subaru XV for each team member for a total worth of . This season visited three continents and eight countries and travelled over 50000km (30,000miles) during thirteen legs. Starting in Oslo, racers travelled through the United Arab Emirates, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, Hong Kong, Macau and Kazakhstan before finishing in Oslo. The season premiered on 11 April 2012 at 20:00 (CEST) and aired twice a week, every Monday and Wednesday, on TV 2. The finale aired on 30 May 2012 at 21:40 (CEST), with a special highlights episode on 3 June.

Brothers Morten and Truls Bjerke were the winners of this season, while mates Karim Sabeur and Khabat Sarzali finished in second place and best friends Cathrine Andersen and Michelle Holm finished in third place.

Production

Development and filming

TV 2 greenlit the first season of the series in October 2011.[1] [2] Filming for this season started on 9 January 2012.[2] [3]

This season used various colours for route markers; yellow and red, yellow and white, and yellow and green, whereas in the original version, a single colour scheme is used.

The non-elimination penalty was called a Handicap (Handikap). It affects teams by making a certain task in the next leg harder for the team or by giving a penalty. For example, in the second leg, Martha & Elise had to make 75 dung cakes instead of 50 and make a higher stack of dried dung cakes than the other teams in order to receive their next clue. In Leg 10, the team was required to do both Detours.

This season was the first international spin-off (and second edition to date) in which the location of the Starting Line was also the location of the Finish Line: Holmenkollbakken. The other edition to do so was the ninth season of the original version.

Casting

Applications were accepted from 11 October 2011 and ended on 31 October 2011.[1]

Broadcasting

Episodes 11–13 switched from the show's regular scheduled air dates and times slots for a football championship.

Marketing

The season's sponsors include Hotels.com, Nordea, Proffice, and Subaru.

The Team's Video Blogs

Each team were given a video camera before the competition. Teams could record a video diary during their free time, travels between destinations, or record reflections about the leg, or even events after checking into the Pit Stop.

Cast

ContestantsAgeRelationshipHometownStatus
32Co-workersOsloEliminated 1st
(in Oslo, Norway)
32
32Third CousinsHamarEliminated 2nd
(in Agra, India)
39
22SistersKristiansandEliminated 3rd
(in Jaipur, India)
25
20FriendsOsloEliminated 4th
(in Hanoi, Vietnam)
31Kragerø
28DatingOsloEliminated 5th
(in Huế, Vietnam)
30Gothenburg, Sweden
42Father & Daughter MalmeEliminated 6th
(in Blue Mountains National Park, Australia)
22
44MarriedHøvringenEliminated 7th
(in Macau)
64
26TwinsFlatdalEliminated 8th
(in Almaty, Kazakhstan)
26
29Best FriendsHolmestrandThird Place
29Oslo
26MatesOsloSecond Place
27
34BrothersBodøWinners
30

Results

The following teams will be participating in the season, with their relationships at the time of filming. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:[2]

TeamPosition (by leg)Roadblocks
performed
12345678910111213
Morten & Truls4th1st2nd2nd1st6th2nd1st1st4th1st2nd1stMorten 5, Truls 6
Karim & Khabat1st9th4th1st2nd1st1st3rd3rd1st3rd1st2ndKarim 6, Khabat 5
Cathrine & Michelle7th2nd1st3rd,7th5th4th5th4th2nd2nd3rd3rdCathrine 4, Michelle 7
Frank & Ivar8th4th3rd7th3rd2nd3rd4th2nd3rd4thFrank 6, Ivar 5
Kari & Bjørn9th5th5th6th4th4th5th2ndKari 5, Bjørn 6
Tor Einar & Cathrine6th7th7th5th5th3rdTor Einar 3, Cathrine 5
Julie & Vichy2nd3rd8th4th6thJulie 3, Vichy 3
Bjarne & Vilde3rd6th6thBjarne 3, Vilde 2
Martha & Elise8thMartha 2, Elise 1
Pål Christian & Ivar5thPål Christian 2, Ivar 0
Kenneth & HakanKenneth 0, Hakan 0
Key
Notes
  1. Kenneth & Hakan were the last team to complete the task at the Oslo Airport and were eliminated as per the provisions of Leg 1's rules (see below).
  2. Kari & Bjørn initially arrived 4th, but were issued a 1-hour penalty for not travelling in an Abra boat from Dubai's Creek to the Gold Souk as the clue has specified. Five teams checked in during the penalty time dropping them to 9th place.
  3. Pål Christian & Ivar were issued a 4-hour penalty for quitting the Roadblock. Already in last place, they were allowed to check in at the Pit Stop and were eliminated without the 4-hour penalty being issued.
  4. Cathrine & Michelle elected to use the Express Pass to bypass the additional task at the theatre in Leg 4.
  5. Cathrine & Michelle initially arrived 1st, but were issued a 1-hour penalty for knocking over and picking through the thinner side of the ice block instead of it being left upright at the Roadblock. Karim & Khabat and Morten & Truls checked-in during the penalty time, dropping Cathrine & Michelle to 3rd place.
  6. Kari & Bjørn were issued a 4-hour penalty for quitting the Handicap. Already in last place, they were allowed to check in at the Pit Stop and were eliminated without the 4-hour penalty being issued.
  7. Frank & Ivar arrived last at the Green Bazaar after it closed and were unable to buy the ingredients for their final task. Instead, they were instructed to wait for Cathrine & Michelle to finish the task then go directly to the Pit Stop to be eliminated.

Race summary

Leg 1 (Norway → United Arab Emirates)

Locations
Episode summary
Additional note

Leg 2 (United Arab Emirates → India)

Locations
Episode summary

Leg 3 (India)

Locations
Episode summary

Leg 4 (India → Thailand)

Locations
Episode summary
Additional note

Leg 5 (Thailand → Vietnam)

Locations
Episode summary

Leg 6 (Vietnam)

Locations
Episode summary

Leg 7 (Vietnam → Australia)

Locations
Episode summary
Additional note

Leg 8 (Australia)

Locations
Episode summary

Leg 9 (Australia)

Locations
Episode summary
Additional note

Leg 10 (Australia → Hong Kong)

Locations
Episode summary
Additional note

Leg 11 (Hong Kong → Macau)

Locations
Episode summary

Leg 12 (Macau → Hong Kong → Kazakhstan)

Locations
Episode summary

Leg 13 (Kazakhstan → Norway)

Locations
Episode summary

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Du kan bli med på en eventyrlig reise. 11 October 2011 . 2012-01-09.
  2. Web site: Dette er "Amazing Race Norge"-deltagerne. 9 January 2012 . 2012-01-09.
  3. Web site: Freddy dos Santos leder Norges største realitysatsing. 2012-01-09. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120331125205/http://www.kjendis.no/2011/10/16/kjendis/reality-tv/freddy_dos_santos/fotball/the_amazing_race/18605560/. 2012-03-31.