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The Amazing Race 6 was the sixth installment of the reality television series The Amazing Race . It premiered on November 16, 2004, and concluded on February 8, 2005.

Engaged models Freddy & Kendra were the winners of the Race .

Production

Development and Filming

In May, 2004, CBS officially ordered the sixth installment of the show, despite the fact that The Amazing Race 5 hadn't even aired yet. The early renewal was likely due to the success of the changes made in Season 5. CBS also delayed the airing of Season 6 until late in the fall, to create a "cool down" period between races, in the hopes that this would help continue the newfound ratings success.

The Amazing Race 6 spanned over 4 continents in 10 countries in 30 days. Filming began on August 13, 2004 and finished on September 12, 2004. Among them, 7 were unvisited countries, including Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Hungary, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia and Senegal. Previously visited countries were Germany, France (Corsica) and People's Republic of China.

In this installment of the show, the rules were changed so that no individual may perform more than 6 Roadblocks throughout the race. This Roadblock limit rule was used in all subsequent seasons except the Family Edition. Also, only 3 legs had the Yield option available.

This season featured many Olympic themed challenges such as water polo, track and field, swimming, and archery. The race also visited past Olympic cities including Oslo, Stockholm, and Berlin. This was due to the fact that the race was filmed during the same time as the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Also, this was the first season to award first-place prizes on every leg.

During Leg 2 of the race, it featured the first task ever on The Amazing Race that required interteam cooperation. The ten teams had to split themselves into two groups of five, each of which had to row a Viking boat across a fjord to a marked dock with a clue box. The next time teams had to work together didn't come until Season 10, when a task called an "Intersection" required two teams to work together.

During Leg 5, one of the show's most controversial moments occurred at the Pit Stop when Jonathan, angry at his wife Victoria for picking up his bag during a footrace to the mat, shoved her. He was modestly rebuked by Phil Keoghan at the mat. Due to controversy, they appeared on a Dr Phil special to try and improve their marriage. Later in a celebrity version of the show Fear Factor, Victoria attacked contestant Jon "Jonny Fairplay" Dalton (of Survivor: Pearl Islands ), and Jonathan attacked the host Joe Rogan. This resulted in their premature departure from the show. Victoria (a former Playboy model) and Jonathan appeared on an episode of the E! series The Girls Next Door (which chronicles the lives of the three girlfriends of Hugh Hefner) in which the Playmates throw a baby shower for Victoria.

Leg 6 was originally planned as two separate legs with the first leg being a non-elimination point (with the losing team being stripped of their money), but combined into one after producers realized that begging was prohibited in Hungary.

The trains that carried the teams in Sri Lanka and the town of Galle were heavily damaged by the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

Post-game interviews suggested that Kris & Jon were less than a minute behind winners Freddy and Kendra before a train held them up at a railway crossing. At thefishbowl.com, Bolo suggested that Kris & Jon were only 30–40 seconds behind Freddy & Kendra to the finish. At RealityReel, Kristy said that "Right after Freddy & Kendra started running, literally within 30 seconds or a minute later the train came, and Kris & Jon arrived. Otherwise it would have come down to a neck to neck race." This would be the Race's second closest finish ever, after Season 2.

The Amazing Race 15 revisited the infamous hay bales Roadblock of Leg 3 in The Amazing Race Switchback .

Cast

Applications for The Amazing Race 6 were due on April 13, 2004. Semi-finalist interviews were held sometime in May 2004 and final casting interviews were selected at Los Angeles in June 2004.

This season's cast included married pro-wrestlers, dating actors, Jewish high school buddies, engaged models, and a team of married entrepreneurs Freddy & Kendra got married on May 27, 2005. and now have a child named Jaxson. Hayden & Aaron also got married on April 21, 2007. Kristy was a bridesmaid, and Kris and Jon were present among the guests.. On December 7, 2008, they had a daughter named Kaiya Rachel. As of February 2009, she had recovered from birth defect. Rebecca was in the reality show Kill Reality and had a part in an ultra-low-budget short named Nice Pants. She now appears on the Bravo reality series Work Out and was romantically linked to star/owner of Sky Sport and Spa Jackie Warner. Jonathan & Victoria had a daughter, Trease who was born in October 2006. On January 2010, they have divorced.

Don & Mary Jean were chosen for the race after an open casting call in San Diego. Early Show hosts Harry Smith and Dave Price ran the first leg of the race (USA-Iceland) with the actual teams. This was for a special segment on their morning show. Victoria had a cameo appearance on Whose Line is it Anyway?.

Results

The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcasted on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:

^1 Freddy & Kendra initially arrived 6th, but they were issued a 30 minute penalty for taking an extra clue. Adam & Rebecca and Don & Mary Jean checked in during their penalty time, dropping them to 8th.
^2 Don & Mary Jean had arrived in 7th place in Leg 2, but they mistakenly drove the car that belonged to Adam & Rebecca. They left in 8th place at the beginning of Leg 3 after they were issued a 30 minute penalty, while Freddy & Kendra now departed in 7th place.
^3 Lena and Kristy failed to complete the Roadblock in Leg 3. After more than 2 hours passed since the last team checked in at the mat and over 10 hours of searching, Phil came out to the Roadblock location and eliminated them.
^4 Leg 6 was double-length, with two Detours and two Roadblocks, shown over two episodes. The users of the Fast Forward received it just after the midpoint, and thus were only permitted to skip the second set of challenges.
^5 Hayden & Aaron initially arrived 3rd, just ahead of Adam & Rebecca, but were issued a 4-hour penalty for failing to complete the Roadblock. Both Rebecca and Hayden almost had to quit the Roadblock because the last gondola down the mountain was about to leave; however, at the last moment, Rebecca opened her lock and completed the Roadblock. Adam & Rebecca checked in during the penalty time, thereby dropping Hayden & Aaron to last place; they were eliminated.

  • Red means the team was eliminated.
  • An underlined Blue team's placement means the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg of the race. They were forced to give up all their money, did not receive any money at the beginning of the next leg, and could not acquire any money in the time in-between.
  • A Green ƒ means the team won the Fast Forward clue.
  • A yellow > means that team chose to use the Yield; < indicates the team who received it. A <> indicates there was a Yield available but not used.

Episode title quotes

Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers.

  1. "The Game's Afoot" – Gus
  2. "I'm Not His Wife, He Doesn't Need to Scream At Me" – Meredith
  3. "Counting Bears Is Not Rocket Science" – Don
  4. "What If It Isn't Sanitary" – Kendra
  5. "Quit Following Us" – Jonathan
  6. "They Should Probably Have Some Counseling" – Kris
  7. "Phil Is A Choo-Choo Charlie" (recap) – Kristy
  8. "One of You, I'm Gonna Break in Half" – Freddy
  9. "Tell My Mom I Love Her" – Adam
  10. "Are There Instructions on Donkey Handling?" – Rebecca
  11. "It Always Comes Down to Details" – Kris
  12. "You Deal With This Before I Hyperventilate" – Hayden
  13. "4 Continents, 24 Cities, 40,000 Miles" – Phil Keoghan

Prizes

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

  • Leg 1 - A trip to Hawaii, compliments of American Airlines' website, AA.com.
  • Leg 2 - A seven-night cruise in Alaska, courtesy of Royal Caribbean International.
  • Leg 3 - A seven night cruise vacation to the Mexican Riviera provided by Royal Caribbean International.
  • Leg 4 - A seven-night cruise vacation to the Western Caribbean provided by Royal Caribbean International.
  • Leg 5 - A trip to Mexico, compliments of American Airlines website, AA.com.
  • Leg 6 - A vacation to Europe,

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