The Amazing Race 5 was the fifth installment of the popular reality television show, The Amazing Race.

In this edition of the race, several rule changes were introduced, including:

• Yield - This was a new element in the game that allowed one team to force another team to stop racing for a predetermined amount of time.
• Fast Forward decrease - This race had Fast Forwards (passes to skip directly to the next Pit Stop) on only two legs, as opposed to previous seasons, where they were available on all legs except the last.
• Non-elimination penalty - Beginning this season, teams finishing last on non-elimination legs were penalized by being stripped of any money they had accumulated. In addition, they received no money at the start of the next leg. In previous seasons, there was no penalty for finishing last on non-elimination legs.

Filming began on January 30, 2004 and finished on February 27, 2004.

Results

The following teams participated in the Race, listed in reverse finishing order:

Trivia

• This edition featured a dwarf named Charla alongside with her partner and cousin Mirna.
• The final 3 teams raced through 6 continents, 11 countries, and traveled 72,000 miles.
• Alison of Big Brother USA was the first reality star to take part in this race.
• Marshall and Lance were the first team to quit from the race.
• On the final leg, Colin ordered the limousine in Dallas by using a fake credit card number. Teams were only allowed to use their provided credit cards for purchasing airfare.
• Colin and Christie's limo actually had a tire blowout in Dallas. This mishap essentially prevented them from winning the race.
• Two challenges were edited out of the program since they did not affect team placement. First, there was a nut finding Roadblock in the markets of Dubai. Second, there was a teepee building challenge in Banff, Alberta.
• Colin and Christie gave one of their trips to Dennis and Erika.
• Erika, Alison, Nicole and Christie all knew one another from competing in various beauty pageants.
• Nicole spent 4 hours to complete the caviar challenge in St. Petersburg.
• Charla & Mirna appeared on MadTV in an Amazing Race parody.

Race locations

The following is a list of locations the teams traveled to during the race.

• Santa Monica, California (Starting point)
• Uruguay
• Buenos Aires, Argentina
• San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
• St. Petersburg, Russia
• Cairo, Egypt
• Luxor, Egypt
• Lake Manyara, Tanzania
• Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Kolkata, India
• Rotorua, New Zealand
• Manila, Philippines
• El Nido, Palawan, Philippines
• Calgary, Canada
• Dallas, Texas (Finish line)

External link

• Official website