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The Amazing Race 4 was the fourth installment of the popular reality television show on US television, The Amazing Race. It premiered on May 29, 2003 and ended on August 21, 2003. In 2004, this installment of the race won the series its second consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Reality-Competition Program."

Filming began on January 18, 2003 and finished on February 14, 2003.

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Results

The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Placements are listed in finishing order:

Position (by leg)
Team Relationship 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Roadblocks performed
Reichen & Chip Married 9th 2nd 4th 5th 4th 2nd 5th 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd* 2nd 1st Reichen 4, Chip 7
Kelly & Jon Engaged 6th 3rd 8th 7th 3rd 3rd 3rd 5th 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd Kelly 2, Jon 10
David & Jeff Best Friends ("The Goats") 10th 5th 7th 6th 6th 1st 1st 4th 3rd 4th 1st 1st 3rd° David 6, Jeff 4
Jon & Al Best Friends / Clowns 7th 6th 6th 2nd 2nd 6th 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Jon 5, Al 4
Millie & Chuck Dating 12 Years / Virgins 1st 8th 5th 2nd 1st 4th 4th 3rd 5th Millie 2, Chuck 5
Tian & Jaree Friends / Models 11th 4th 3rd 1st 7th 5th 6th Tian 6, Jaree 0
Monica & Sheree NFL Wives / Moms ("NFL Moms") 4th 10th 2nd 4th 5th 7th Monica 3, Sheree 2
Steve & Dave Air Traffic Controllers 5th 1st 9th 8th 8th Steve 2, Dave 1
Steve & Josh Father & Son 1st 9th 1st 9th Steve 0, Josh 2
Russell & Cindy Friends / Dating 8th 7th 10th Russell 2, Cindy 0
Amanda & Chris Dating 1st 11th Amanda 0, Chris 1
Debra & Steve Married Parents 12th Debra 0, Steve 0
  • Red means the team was eliminated.
  • Blue means the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg of the race.
  • Green means the team won the Fast Forward clue.
  • * Reichen & Chip had arrived 2nd, but they chose to drive to the pit stop and therefore received a 35 minute penalty.
  • ° Although David and Jeff were in third place at the end of the episode, they did not finish the race.

Trivia

General

  • At the time the show was filmed and broadcast, same-sex marriage was not legally recognized anywhere in the United States. Reichen and Chip were never legally married under U.S. law, though they were married in a religious ceremony; CBS decided to honor their description of themselves as "married" for the purposes of the show.
  • A record seven Fast Forwards were handed out (including the first five legs of the race), only one of which was sought by more than one team.
  • At six (aired), Tian holds the record for most Roadblock tasks performed by a contestant whose teammate did not perform any.
  • Although they are the third team overall not to finish a leg in first place immediately following the Fast Forward, the NFL Wives (Monica and Sheree) are the first team to use it and finish neither first nor last. They finished in fourth.
  • This Season had the most number of teams that have been first place. 9 of the 12 teams competed in the season have been first place at least once.

Pre-Race

  • Redundant names were a theme in this edition of the Race. There were 3 Steves, 2 Jons, a David and a Dave, and a Sheree and a Jaree. In addition, this is the second season to feature a Cindy ("Cyndi" on season 2) and a Russell on the same team.

In-Race

  • Reichen and Chip were not planning on taking the Fast Forward task in the Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary in Leg 9. However, since they had unintentionally traveled in that direction, they decided to complete the route. Jon and Kelly were trying for the green pass (color of the Fast Forward indicator) but had to go back to complete the Detour and the Roadblock, barely beating out Chuck and Millie for a final four berth.
  • On Leg 10, Jon and Al attempted to get on the same flight as the other teams, but their Race-provided credit card was not accepted by the airline due to computer problems, and they were unable to make that flight. As this was an airline issue that production could not control, the production teams held up the three other teams when they arrived in Australia to make up for the time lost in resolving the card issue, though not necessarily for Jon and Al to arrive. As a result, they still arrived last in the leg and were eliminated.
  • On Leg 13, David and Jeff made a mistake in flying into Sydney to get flights to Hawaii. There were none until the next day, which put them so far behind that they did not reach the Finish Line. This is the second time this a team hasn't crossed the finish line, the first time being Joe and Bill in season 1.
  • Three legs had 36 hour Pit Stops, which occurred after Leg 3 in Gmunden, Austria; Leg 5 in Muiden, Netherlands; and Leg 7 in Alleppey, India. There were also two 24 hour Pit Stops, after Leg 9 in Sepilok, Malaysia and after Leg 11 in Brisbane, Australia.

Post-Race

  • After the race, Reichen & Chip "divorced" but still remained friends. After winning Reichen started a career in modelling, selling his own semi-nude annual calendar. Reichen hosted "The Reichen Show" on the now-defunct Q Television. Reichen also was a contestant on "Reality Stars Fear Factor." He finished in sixth place.
  • In July, 2006, Lance Bass announced that Reichen and he are in a long-term relationship.

Prizes

Individual prizes were awarded to the first team to complete a leg.

  • Leg 1 - A vacation to Hawaii provided by American Airlines website.
  • Leg 5 - A seven-day Mexican Rivera cruise vacation on Royal Caribbean.
  • Leg 6 - A seven-night cruise to Hubbard Glacier on Royal Caribbean.
  • Leg 7 - A seven-night cruise vacation to the Western Caribbean on Royal Caribbean.
  • Leg 8 - A vacation to Mexico, compliments of American Airlines website.
  • Leg 9 - A festive Latin American vacation courtesy of American Airlines website.
  • Leg 10 - A Caribbean vacation, courtesy of American Airlines website.
  • Leg 11 - A vacation to Mexico courtesy of American Airlines website.
  • Leg 12 - A vacation to Europe compliments of American Airlines Website.
  • Leg 13 - $1,000,000

Race locations

Route map

Leg 1 (United States → Italy)

Leg 2 (Italy)

Leg 3 (Italy → Austria)

Leg 4 (Austria → France)

Leg 5 (France → Netherlands)

Leg 6 (Netherlands → India)

Leg 7 (India)

Leg 8 (India → Malaysia)

Leg 9 (Malaysia)

Leg 10 (Malaysia → South Korea)

The Detour choices in this leg were Strong Hands or Strong Stomach. In Strong Hands, teams had to go to a local Tae Kwon Do school and break three boards before being receiving their clue. In Strong Stomach, teams had to go to a restaraunt where they had order and eat a Korean delicacy. What they didn't know until it was given to them is that the delicacy was a large bowl of live octopi.

Leg 11 (South Korea → Australia)

The Detour choices were Face First or Foot First. In Face First, teams had to go to Holiday Inn, Brisbane and rappel 30 feet from the penthouse. In Foot First, teams had to travel to another building, and climb all steps. The Fast Forward of this leg was to do an Australian Surf Rescue. The Roadblock of this leg was to walk across 100 sharks inside an aquarium.

Leg 12 (Australia)

Leg 13 (Australia → United States)


++ Steve & Josh, Monica & Sheree, Tian & Jaree, Reichen & Chip, Kelly & Jon & Steve & Dave - (Salzburg Airport, Salzburg, Austria)
++ David & Jeff, Millie & Chuck, Jon & Al - (Munich International Airport - Munich, Germany)

+++ Reichen & Chip - Hilo, Hawaii (Hilo International Airport)
+++ Kelly & Jon - Kona, Hawaii (Kona International Airport)

External links

References

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The Amazing Race
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