The Amazing Race Vietnam 2013 Explained

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Num Teams:9
Winner:Thu Hiền & Diệp Lâm Anh
Num Legs:12
Num Episodes:12
Network:VTV3
Film Start:June 2013
Prev Series:Season 1

The Amazing Race Vietnam: Cuộc đua kỳ thú 2013 is the second season of the reality television game show, The Amazing Race Vietnam. It featured nine teams of two in a race around Vietnam for 300 million.

The program premiered on VTV3 and aired every Friday primetime (8:00 p.m. UTC+7) from 26 July to 18 October 2013.

The host for the second season is Huy Khánh, replacing Dustin Nguyen who directed and hosted the first season.

Model and singer Thu Hiền and Diệp Lâm Anh were the winners of this season.

Production

Development and filming

Filming for this show began in June 2013.

This season was also the first time the show had teams travelling outside Vietnam.

Marketing

The show was sponsored by Sting Energy Drink and Singapore Airlines.[1]

Cast

This season was a celebrity edition featuring many celebrities who were chosen to race on the show. The cast was announced on 6 June.[2]

After being eliminated, Tiến Đạt proposed to Hari and she accepted. The two separated in November 2015.[3]

ContestantsAgeProfessionHometownStatus
22SingerHo Chi Minh CityEliminated 1st
(in Đất Mũi, Cà Mau)
22StuntmanHo Chi Minh City
25DJLos Angeles, CaliforniaEliminated 2nd
(in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận)
24Haiphong
26SingerHaiphongEliminated 3rd
(in Srepok River, Đắk Nông)
26ActorMãn Đức, Hòa Bình
29ModelHaiphongEliminated 4th
(in Da Nang)
23Hanoi
26Real Estate BrokerHà Giang, Hà GiangEliminated 5th
(in Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Quảng Bình)
26ActorHà Nam
28StudentSeoul, South KoreaEliminated 6th
(in Sa Pa, Lào Cai)
32Rapper
29Office WorkerHanoiThird Place
26Tennis Player
31Office WorkerĐà Lạt, Lâm ĐồngSecond Place
27ActorCần Thơ
24SingerHanoiWinners
24ModelVĩnh Phúc

Future appearances

Pha Lê Nguyễn and Hà Việt Dũng, Anh Tuấn Phạm and Thanh Hoa Đỗ Thị, and Nhan Phúc Vinh and Thùy Dung Nguyễn, as well as Thu Hiền Trần Thị and Tiến Đạt Đinh (who competed as separate composite teams), later returned to compete on the fifth season in 2016.[4] S.T Sơn Thạch also returned to compete on the sixth season in 2019.[5]

Results

The following teams participated 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.

TeamPosition (by leg)Roadblocks
performed
123456789101112
Lâm Anh & Thu Hiền6th3rd1st6th2nd3rd2nd1st1st2nd2nd1stLâm Anh 7, Thu Hiền 6
Linh Chi & Phúc Vinh1st2nd2nd1st4th1st4th3rd1st1st2ndLinh Chi 5, Phúc Vinh 7
Đức Hưng & Thùy Dung7th7th5th3rd1st5th3rd4th3rd3rd3rd3rdĐức Hưng 7, Thùy Dung 7
Hari & Tiến Đạt4th1st3rd2nd3rd2nd1st2nd2ndHari 5, Tiến Đạt 7
Đoàn Mạnh & Linh Sơn3rd4th7th5th6th4th5thĐoàn Mạnh 4, Linh Sơn 4
Anh Tuấn & Thanh Hoa5th8th4th4th5thAnh Tuấn 5, Thanh Hóa 1
Pha Lê & Việt Dũng8th6th6thPha Lê 2, Việt Dũng 3
Kim & Pharreal2nd5thKim 1, Pharreal 2
S.T & Hùng PhongS.T 2, Hùng Phong 0
Key
Notes
  1. Đoàn Mạnh & Linh Sơn initially arrived 3rd, but were issued a five-minute penalty for not getting the clue from BHD Cinema. This did not affect their placement.
  2. Diệp Lâm Anh & Thu Hiền initially arrived 4th, but were issued a 15-minute penalty for trading bowls of beef noodles at Food Creative. Hari & Tiến Đạt and Anh Tuấn & Thanh Hoa checked-in during the penalty time, dropping Diệp Lâm Anh & Thu Hiền to 6th.
  3. Thùy Dung & Đức Hưng initially arrived 7th, but were issued a 15-minute penalty for tracing a number of beans on the dirt. This did not affect their placement.
  4. S.T & Lâm Hùng Phong initially arrived 8th, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for being "marked for elimination" and not arriving first. Anh Tuấn & Thanh Hoa checked in during their penalty time, dropping S.T and Lâm Hùng Phong to last place and resulting in their elimination.
  5. Pha Lê was unable to complete the Roadblock on Leg 5, and she & Hà Việt Dũng were issued a four-hour penalty at the Roadblock site. Long after every other team had checked-in at the Pit Stop, Huy came to the Roadblock location to inform them of their elimination, without the four-hour penalty issued.
  6. Đức Hưng & Thùy Dung initially arrived 2nd, but were issued a 15-minute penalty for receiving help from local people to complete the additional task. Three teams checked in during the penalty time, dropping Đức Hưng and Thùy Dung to fifth.
  7. Linh Chi & Nhan Phúc Vinh initially arrived 2nd, but had lost their Roadblock clue. They were required to go and retrieve it before being allowed to check in. Diệp Lâm Anh & Thu Hiền and Đức Hưng & Thùy Dung checked in while they went back, dropping Linh Chi and Nhan Phúc Vinh to 4th.
  8. Linh Sơn & Đoàn Mạnh served their 30-minute penalty at the start of Leg 8 as they wrote down numbers during the step-counting challenge, which was explicitly prohibited in the clue.
  9. Linh Chi & Nhan Phúc Vinh used the Express Pass to bypass the Roadblock in Leg 11. Before using the Express Pass, Nhan Phúc Vinh elected to perform the Roadblock; this is reflected in the total Roadblock count.
  10. Diệp Lâm Anh & Thu Hiền and Hari & Tiến Đạt elected not to eat the foul-tasting stew; both teams were issued 45-minute penalties at the site.
  11. Linh Chi & Nhan Phúc Vinh initially arrived at the Finish Line 1st, but were issued three ten-minute penalties totalling 30 minutes (one was for using notes during the calligraphy challenge, and two for not abandoning the taxi after the taxi driver incurred a traffic infraction on both times, both of which was prohibited by the rules[6] (one for driving the wrong way down a one-way street and another through a red light)). Diệp Lâm Anh & Thu Hiền checked in during their penalty time first and won, dropping Linh Chi & Nhan Phúc Vinh to 2nd.
  12. Đức Hưng was unable to complete the Roadblock due to injuring his hands, and so Thùy Dung was permitted to complete it for him. Since they crossed the Finish Line last, they were not issued a penalty.

Prizes

Race summary

Leg 1 (Ho Chi Minh City)

Airdate: 26 July 2013

In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to enter room number 1 in BHD Cinema Icon 68 and find their next clue, which was hidden under a seat.

This season's first Detour was a choice between (Streets) or (Stages). In Streets, teams had to sells 500,000₫ worth of peanut taffy from a taffy stall in front of Ben Thanh Market to receive their next clue. In Stages, teams had to sing while standing in four boxes full of worms, caterpillars, swamp-eels, ice cubes and put their head into a box full of rats for each song to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

Leg 2 (Ho Chi Minh City → Cà Mau)

Airdate: 2 August 2013

This leg's Detour was a choice between (Fishery) or (Crop). In Fishery, teams had to catch 20 fish in a pond and cook them to receive their next clue. In Crop, teams had to properly separate and count the soya beans and moon beans to receive their next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to put a python on their neck and walk up the stairs to the top of the observatory to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

Leg 3 (Cà Mau → Đồng Nai → Bình Thuận)

Airdate: 9 August 2013

This leg's Detour was a choice between (Grass) or (Milk). In Grass, teams had to cut 20kg (40lb) of pasture grass and take it to feed the cows to receive their next clue. In Milk, teams had to produce 2L of milk from the cows to receive their next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to paraglide down the hills of Mui Yen to a target on the ground to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

Leg 4 (Bình Thuận → Khánh Hòa)

Airdate: 16 August 2013

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to snorkel in the water and search for an underwater coconut with the next location inside.

This leg's Detour was a choice between (Fish) or (Birds). In Fish, teams had to pick up a tied up crocodile and deliver it on foot across the ecotourism zone to a marked hut to receive their next clue. In Birds, teams had to ride an ostrich around a marked course while holding a glass of Sting energy drink with only one hand. If teams spilled less than the designated line on the glass, they would receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

Leg 5 (Khánh Hòa → Đắk Lắk & Đắk Nông)

Airdate: 23 August 2013

This leg's Detour was a choice between (Tree) or (Soil). In Tree, teams had to count the number of coffee trees in a marked area. Using this number and following a selection of information, teams had to solve complex math problems to determine how much raw coffee seeds, dried coffee seeds, processed coffee seeds and coffee powder could be created with this amount of trees to receive their next clue. In Soil, teams had to use an old cart to transport 250 unbroken bricks along a bumpy road to receive their next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to swim up river to the base of the waterfall and then climb a rope ladder to the top. After getting their clue, they would rappel back down and reunite with their partner.

Additional tasks

Leg 6 (Đắk Nông → Quảng Nam → Da Nang)

Airdate: 30 August 2013

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to dive to the bottom of a swimming pool and use a set of keys to unlock boxes until they found a bottle of Sting Energy Drink. They then were lifted by pulley up to the building's roof, where they had to throw the bottle into a basket to receive their next clue. Racers had 90 seconds to complete the diving portion and one minute to complete the throwing portion. If either of these time limits expired, racers had to move to the back of the queue.

This leg's Detour was a choice between (High Tower) or (Deep Tunnels). In High Tower, teams had to take a cable car to the highest point of the Bà Nà Hills, where they would enter a castle. They had to climb up thousands of spiraling stairs and take five boards with random numbers one at a time back to the bottom of the stairs so that they came to an exact total of 20,000 to receive their next clue. In Deep Tunnels, teams traveled by cable car to the largest wine cellar in Da Nang and had search among thousands of wine bottles for one with an Amazing Race flag attached to it to receive their next clue. During this Detour task, one leg of each team member would be tied together.

Additional tasks

Leg 7 (Da Nang → Quảng Bình)

Airdate: 6 September 2013

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to build a traditional broom from scratch to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

Leg 8 (Quảng Bình)

Airdate: 13 September 2013

This leg's Detour was a choice between (Learn) or (Practice). In Learn, teams would have to teach a young child from the village (who did not speak Vietnamese very well) to write out a short Vietnamese poem with good handwriting to receive their next clue. In Practice, teams had to carry a bucket down to the river, fill it up, and then water some plants to the satisfaction of a local to receive their next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to eat a serving of unpleasant-tasting food, including specially-prepared rice, fish and sauce to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

Leg 9 (Quảng Bình → Singapore)

Airdate: 20 September 2013

In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to properly complete a flight simulation training exercise to receive their next clue.

In this leg's second Roadblock, one team member would experience a skydiving simulation inside of a vertical wind tunnel and had to successfully rise to the top of the tunnel to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

Leg 10 (Singapore → Hanoi → Haiphong)

Airdate: 27 September 2013

In this season's only Fast Forward, both team members had to completely shave each other's heads. They then had to travel to Cát Cò Beach 3, where they had to stand outside of a box in the sand and headbutt a volleyball to each other five times without letting it touch the ground to win the Fast Forward award.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to rock climb up a sheer cliff face to retrieve a bottle of Sting and three eggs from baskets to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

Leg 11 (Haiphong → Lào Cai)

Airdate: 4 October 2013

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to properly sew an intricate floral pattern onto traditional clothing using a needle and thread to receive their next clue.

This leg's Detour was a choice between (Animal) or (Plants). In Animal, teams had to chase after a tiny piglet with a number attached and corral it into the corresponding pen to receive their next clue. They could not touch it or bribe it with food. In Plants, teams had to use a carabao to plow a marked section of a muddy field and then plant rice seedlings to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

Leg 12 (Lào Cai → Hanoi)

Airdate: 18 October 2013

This season's final Detour was a choice between (Water Puppet) or (Library). In Water Puppet, teams had to learn and perform a water puppet performance to a panel of judges to receive their next clue. In Library, teams received a partially filled key for pigpen cipher and had to use this to translate a series of codes, which they had to use to retrieve certain books from the shelves of the library that they could exchange for their next clue.

In this season's final Roadblock, one team member had to participate in a firefighting training exercise. They had to climb a rope up a building, shimmy around a ledge, and then ascend to the top. There, they would 'rescue' their partner and use the ladder-equipped fire truck to bring them down to safety to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Amazing Race Vietnam in Singapore (2013) Singapore Airlines. YouTube. September 27, 2013. September 2, 2019.
  2. Web site: Cuộc Đua Kỳ Thú 2013: Phiên bản Người nổi tiếng Đài truyền hình Việt Nam VTV . vtv.vn . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130615022009/http://vtv.vn/truyen-hinh/cuoc-dua-ky-thu-2013-phien-ban-nguoi-noi-tieng/71210.vtv . 2013-06-15.
  3. Web site: Hari Won chia tay Tiến Đạt sau chín năm yêu nhau. Vietnamese. VnExpress. January 18, 2016. July 12, 2020.
  4. Web site: Dàn sao hot trở lại Cuộc đua kỳ thú 2016. Vietnamese. Phạm. Nhân. Vietnam Television. February 21, 2016. September 14, 2020.
  5. Web site: 'Cuộc đua kỳ thú 2019' chính thức công bố 10 đội chơi mới và ngày lên sóng!. Vietnamese. 'The Amazing Race 2019' officially announced 10 new teams and the air date!. Kênh 14. June 6, 2019. September 14, 2020.
  6. The Amazing Race Vietnam 2013, episode 12, originally aired 18 October 2013