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[Johnson]

The Amazing Race, the Emmy-award winning reality travel competition series, is back for another season in 2012. The 20th season features eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world.
This season spans 40,000 miles (64,000 km) in twenty-two cities and five continents, with first-time visits to Paraguay and Azerbaijan. Visits to Argentina, Tanzania, Italy, and Germany are also confirmed for this season.
The cast includes former Big Brother US contestants Brendon Villegas and Rachel Reilly as well as Major League Soccer player Andrew Weber and professional golfer Maiya Tanaka who previously appeared on the Golf Channel's reality competition The Big Break. It also includes a pair of federal agents, married clowns, United States Border Patrol agents, and dating divorcees.
Like the previous season, Season 20 of TAR will be fasttracked by Channel Seven and shown at 9.30pm Wednesdays from February 22, two days after the US broadcast. The bad news is that, since the series will be shown on the main channel, it will not be broadcast in HD (Season 18 was broadcast on Seven's HD channel 7mate).

RESULTS
Episode 1 (Santa Barbara, California to Cafayate, Argentina): Misa and Maiya eliminated
Episode 2 (Cafayate to Buenos Aires, Argentina): Dave and Cherie eliminated
Episode 3 (Buenos Aires to Asuncion, Paraguay): Elliot and Andrew eliminated
Episode 4 (Paraguay to Turin, Italy): Bopper and Mark came last but it was a non-elimination leg
Episode 5 (Turin to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany): Kerri and Stacy eliminated
Episode 6 (Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Baku, Azerbaijan): Joey "Fitness" and Danny eliminated
Episode 7 (Baku to Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania): Nary and Jamie came last but it was a non-elimination leg
Episode 8 (Ngorongoro Crater to Lake Manyara, Tanzania): Nary and Jamie eliminated
Episode 9 (Lake Manyara to Kochi, India): Bopper and Mark came last but it was a non-elimination leg
Episode 10 (Kochi): Bopper and Mark eliminated (they won a Fast Forward by shaving their heads but they were too far behind the other teams and could not make up the time gap)
Episode 11 (Kochi to Hiroshima to Osaka, Japan): Vanessa and Ralph eliminated
Episode 12 (Osaka to Oahu, Hawaii): Rachel and Dave finished first, Art and JJ second, and Brendon and Rachel third

[Johnson]

The 11 teams competing on The Amazing Race's twentieth season -- and their CBS-released bio information -- are:


"Married Couple" Rachel Brown and Dave Brown Jr.
Dave is a 33-year-old U.S. Army officer and Rachel is a 30-year-old project manager. They are both from Madison, Wisconsin.


"Friends" William "Bopper" Minton and Mark Jackson
Bopper is a 41-year-old motorcycle mechanic and Mark is a 45-year-old former state inspector. They are both from Manchester, Kentucky.


"Federal Agents and Friends" Nary Ebeid and Jamie Graetz
Nary is 32-years-old and Jamie is 33-years-old. They both are federal agents from Los Angeles, California.


"Engaged Couple" Brendon Villegas and Rachel Reilly
Brendon is a 31-year-old PhD student and Rachel is a 27-year-old event hostess. They are both from Westwood, California.


"Friends" Joey "Fitness" Lasalla and Danny Horal
Fitness is a 29-year-old trainer and supplement company owner from Whitestone, New York, and Danny is a 27-year-old nightclub promoter from Holbrook, New York.


"Sisters" Misa Tanaka and Maiya Tanaka
Misa is a 27-year-old car buyer and Maiya is a 25-year-old professional golfer. They are both from San Diego, California.

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[Johnson]

"Married Clowns" Dave Gregg and Cherie Gregg
Dave and Cherie are both 44-year-old "ambassadors of laughter" from New Port Richey, Florida


"Twin Brothers" Elliot Weber and Andrew Weber
Elliot is a 28-year-old musician from Scottsdale, Arizona, and Andrew is a 28-year-old professional soccer player from Menlo Park, California.


"Cousins" Kerri Paul and Stacy Bowers
Kerri is a program coordinator and Stacy is self employed and a basketball wife. They are both 30-years-old and from Gulfport, Mississippi.


"Dating Divorcees" Vanessa Macias and Ralph Kelley
Vanessa is a 31-year-old freelance writer and Ralph is a 36-year-old bar owner. They are both from San Antonio, Texas.


"Border Patrol Agents and Friends" Art Velez and J.J. Carrell
Art is a 43-year-old from Temecula, California, and J.J. is a 42-year-old from Carlsbad, California. They are both border patrol agents.

Sources: realitytvworld.com, Wikipedia, amazingracefanwiki.com

[Johnson]

This is a first - a team coming so close to the pitstop but did not see Phil or the crew, and when they later found out, it was too late, they got eliminated.

[Johnson]

When I saw a preview for the finale (which aired on Seven last week) I could not believe it: a team reaches the finish line in Hawaii first, only to be told by Phil that the race is not over. I downloaded the episode a week ago and watched it, and it was Rachel and Dave which somehow missed the roadblock and went straight to the dock where they paddled surf to the finish line at Secret Island. Art and JJ were already at the roadblock, but Art failed miserably at the first task (land sledding down the hill without falling over) and the guys were eventually caught up by Rachel and Dave, who became the first team in Amazing Race history to win 8 legs in a single season.
Brendon and Rachel briefly led after the ice shaving roadblock task, but they misread the clue and went to a sports stadium instead of a nearby helipad for a helicopter ride, losing valuable time.
Overall, another great finish to the season. Brendon and Rachel, and Vanessa and Ralph spent a lot of time arguing against one another, which I think affected their performances. Bopper hurt his leg while in Africa and Mark struggled in the Indian heat, so well done to them for persisting until their elimination.