The Amazing Race 8 - Wikipedia. The Amazing Race 8: Family Edition. Season run. September 2. As opposed to previous installments of The Amazing Race, which featured pairs of adults with a pre- existing relationship, The Amazing Race 8 featured ten families of four and allowed the participation of minors as young as eight years old. The Race returned to the original teams of two adults for The Amazing Race 9. Filming ran from July 7, 2. July 3. 1, 2. 00.
The show premiered on Tuesday, September 2. Tuesday, December 1. Siblings Nick, Alex, Megan, and Tommy Linz were the winners of this Race. This is the last of four consecutive seasons in which the winning teams consisted of at least one man and one woman. At 1. 9 and 2. 1 years of age respectively, Tommy and Megan became the youngest male and female to win the Race (Starr Spangler of Season 1. Megan's record). A DVD set of this season was released on October 2. Amazon. com's Create.
Space program. Production. The new countries of the race were Panama and Costa Rica. Filming took place on July 7. As with Season seven, the winners of the race were revealed in an online betting scandal before the airing of the final episode.
Previously, gasoline had to be purchased with the supplied cash. The rule change was made necessary by the fact that most of the transportation takes place in cars rather than airplanes. Furthermore, some roadblocks in this edition required the participation of two team members. Also, for the first time since Season five, a mid- race leg (4). The Rogers family did not realize the severity of the injury until they had gone to a hospital after being eliminated from the race the next leg. One month after the end of the race, their home was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina. They evacuated their New Orleans home due to Hurricane Katrina and stayed with the Rogers family in Shreveport, Louisiana for a short period of time.
Denny Rogers even supplied a truck to help the Schroeders evacuate the flood- ravaged area. The Schroeder home was seriously damaged and was being rebuilt at the time of the show's airing. The fast forward in leg five was introduced as the only one in the race when the show was televised. An online source claims that the task was simply not used, and all references were excised. Teams had an extra day off in Costa Rica after leg six. The two families would race back and forth between the last roadblock of the race (a map of North and Central America) and a set of 1. The object of the challenge was to race (as a family) out to the clue boxes, get the icons one at a time, and then place them on the appropriate place on the map.
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Whichever team finished this challenge first would win a new GMC Yukon XL, the same vehicle that had been used on the race. The Bransen family won the challenge and vehicle. Louis, Kansas City, Denver, Albuquerque, Phoenix, and Los Angeles) to scout contestants for the race. Final casting interviews took place in Las Vegas. The full list of families participated the race (with their relationships), listed in alphabetical order: Aiello . She reluctantly participated in two challenges directly related to racing.
One was a go- kart race in Arizona, and the other involved traveling around Talladega Superspeedway in a bicycle. Billy and Carissa Gaghan wrote introductions for .
Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television, owing to the inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order: Family. Relationship. Position (by leg)Roadblocks performed< 1> 2. Linz Family. Siblings. Nick 5, Alex 4, Megan 2, Tommy 4. Bransen Family. Dad and Daughters.
Wally 4, Beth 5, Lauren 4, Lindsay 2. Weaver Family. Widow and Kids. Linda 2, Rebecca 3.
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Rachel 2, Rolly 7. Godlewski Family. Sisters. 1st. 3rd. Michelle 4, Sharon 5, Christine 2, Tricia 2. Paolo Family. Dad, Mom and Kids.
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The teams were forced to relinquish all of their money and belongings (except for passports and the clothes on their back) for the remainder of the race. In addition, they were not allotted money for the next leg. A green . If placed next to a leg number, this indicates that the Fast Forward was available for that leg but not used. A yellow > indicates that the team chose to use the Yield; < indicates the team who received it; < > around a leg number indicates a leg where the Yield was available but not used.
Italicized results indicate the position of the team at the midpoint of a double length leg at either the continuation Pit Stop or the overnight rest point.^ An additional task in Leg 4 was presented to teams as a Roadblock but was aired as a miscellaneous task. This task is included in the roadblock tally, though, because every team was shown having a particular member performing it.^ Legs 1. Detours and two Roadblocks.^ The Weaver Family was not shown performing the Roadblock on air, as the Linz and Bransen Families had already crossed the Finish Line. The interview after the race with the family revealed that Rebecca was the team member who did the Roadblock.^ The Bransen Family won ! The 2nd hour's standalone episode title quote is .
Trips provided by Travelocity. Leg 1 . Travel Trailer compliments of Jayco. Leg 9 . In Build It, teams needed to use a set of provided materials to construct a functioning scale model of a watermill. Once assembled, they then used two buckets of water to fill the mill and prove their work to receive their next clue. In Buggy It, two members from each team must pull a traditional Amish buggy along a 1. Only when they completed the course would teams receive their next clue.
Additional tasks. At the starting line, teams grabbed their clue on top of their luggage and were instructed to pick a GMC Yukon XL and drive to Eastern Mountain Sports in So.
Ho where they had to pick up camping gear (four sleeping bags, four camping mats, four headlamps and one tent) for the rest of the Race and their next clue from the store cashier. From Eastern Mountain Sports teams had to find a . Once across, they had to retrieve a 1. Pennsylvania shore and observe a flag folding ceremony to get their next clue. Once the tent was assembled and an Eagle Scout approved their work, they would be given a pass to one of three 3.
A. M. After the Detour, teams were instructed to head to the Pit Stop at the Rohrer Family Farm in Lancaster by looking for the blue silo. Leg 2 (Pennsylvania .
For this Roadblock, one team member had to search for one of 1. Tidal Basin. To confirm the spy, he or she had to whisper a code phrase (. Once they had found a spy, they exchanged their briefcase with the spy to receive their next clue. This task reappeared in The Amazing Race 2. Switchback. At Welbourne Manor, teams found the leg's Detour: a choice between Heat of the Battle and Heat of the Night.
In Heat of the Battle, teams must take part in a full- scale American Civil War reenactment by using stretchers to transport five wounded soldiers off the battlefield to a surgical tent to receive the next clue. In Heat of the Night, teams had to take a barrel of oil and a keg kerosene to a workstation where they had to fill 2.
Once done, they must light all of the lamps and take them to the quartermaster to receive the next clue. Additional tasks.
At the Shoe House Road, one team member had to search the perimeter of the giant shoe to get their next clue. At the Capitol Reflecting Pool, teams were instructed to find a limousine parked on a 3rd Street and search for an unseen contact who would give them a briefcase which they must take to the Tidal Basin.
After the Detour, each team had to grab a Civil War flag to bring to the nearby Pit Stop. Leg 3 (Virginia . In Forrest Gump, teams had to drive 7 miles (1. Wando Shrimp Co. In Muddy Waters, teams had to drive 3.
Ridgeville and find the Ridgeville Mud Run. Once there, teams drove a 4. X4 SUV one lap through a mud obstacle course, including a 4. If they got stuck, they would have to wait to be towed out and restart the course. This Roadblock asked . Once the pair endured the g- force, they would get their next clue. Additional tasks.
Upon arrival in Charleston, teams had to choose a GMC Yukon XL and drive themselves to The Battery to find their next clue at the gazebo. After the Detour, teams were instructed to go to the Charleston Visitor Center to sign up for one of two charter buses to a mystery destination with the first bus departed at 3: 0. These buses transported the teams to Huntsville. After the Roadblock, teams walked almost 1 mile (1. Rocket Park. Upon arrival, teams need to enter the space mission, search for the computers near Saturn V and log on to their AOL account to receive the video clue from Phil which instructed them to travel by foot to the Pit Stop at Space Shuttle Pathfinder. Leg 4 (Alabama . In Work, teams first had to don flannel clothing then used a two- person handsaw to cut four slices off a log 1.
In Play, teams had to don traditional New Orleans clothing, then made their way by canoe to a riverboat where they played a game of . To win a round, the hand of each team member needed to total more than the dealer's hand or the dealer must bust (go over 2. When the team won three rounds, the dealer would give them their clue. Additional tasks. Upon arrival at International Motorsports Hall of Fame, teams had to search the indoor museum to find their next clue. At the Talladega Superspeedway, teams had to choose a party bike which they used to complete one lap around the Superspeedway.
Once they completed the 2. After finishing their lap, teams had to find .
Upon arrival, teams had to search through thirty- seven mobile homes for one of three departure times for the next day: 7: 2. They then had had to .
From the station, teams had to drive to the . They must then park their car on Esplanade Avenue and search for the Pit Stop, Preservation Hall, in the French Quarter. Leg 5 (Louisiana . Once there, the family must split into pairs to perform a tandem bungee jump 1.