The Amazing Race 3

The Amazing Race 3 is the third season of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. It premiered on October 2, 2002 and ended on December 18, 2002 on CBS. The entire season was released on DVD on November 22, 2011.^[1]

Development[]

CBS officially ordered this season in May 2002.^[2] Applications were due on March 8, 2002, while casting interviews were conducted from April to July 2002.^[3][4]

Filming began on August 9, 2002 and concluded on September 8, 2002. This season traveled a total of 41,000 miles (66,000 km) across twelve countries on four continents, all of which were visited for the first time, unlike the previous season.^[5]

Royal Caribbean and Kodak were the two official sponsors of the season and would provide the prizes awarded to first place teams on certain legs, while T-Mobile sponsored a task in the ninth leg.

Twists/Changes[]

• Expanded Cast: For the first time, the Race featured 12 teams.
• Phone Call Home: In the ninth leg, teams were provided with a T-Mobile phone to call their loved ones back home. However, they had to complete the call before heading inside their vehicle and continue racing.
• Rules and Penalties: The following rules and penalties were revealed on this season:
  • Following a controversial incident in the previous season, a team whose production-provided vehicle breaks down outside of their control may now request for a replacement vehicle. However, no time credit will be given for time lost.
  • When booking a flight itinerary, a team may fly only on economy class tickets. However, they may be moved up to business or first class seats solely at the airline's discretion.
    • A team may purchase business or first class tickets to reserve seats on a flight. However, they may not fly on these tickets and must either swap them for economy class tickets or otherwise book another flight itinerary on economy class tickets.
  • A team that improperly completes a Detour would incur a penalty of 30-minutes plus time gained, which would be applied at the start of the next leg. This penalty was previously seen in The Amazing Race 1, though the exact length of the penalty was unspecified at the time.
  • A team that takes a form of transportation other than what is specified in their clue would incur a penalty of 30-minutes plus time gained.
  • A team that accidentally skips a Route Marker would be turned away from the Pit Stop and told to complete any missed task.
  • A team that completes an action during a task that violates any provision explicitly prohibited in their clue would incur a 1-hour penalty.

Teams[]

1st place  Flo & Zach Friends	2nd place  Teri & Ian Married Parents	3rd place  Ken & Gerard Brothers	4th place  Derek & Drew Twins/Models	5th place  John Vito & Jill Dating
6th place  Andre & Damon Cop and Fireman	7th place  Aaron & Arianne Lifelong Friends	8th place  Michael & Kathy Long-Distance Dating	9th place  Heather & Eve Law School Roommates	10th place  Dennis & Andrew Father/Son
11th place  Tramel & Talicia Brother/Sister	12th place  Gina & Sylvia Soccer Moms

Episodes[]

Leaderboard[]

This chart shows each teams ranking per leg according to their official check in at the Pit Stop. However, time penalties issued before the start of the next leg due to improperly performed tasks are not reflected here.

Place	Team	Leg 1	Leg 2	Leg 3	Leg 4	Leg 5	Leg 6	Leg 7	Leg 8	Leg 9	Leg 10	Leg 11	Leg 12	Leg 13	Average
1	Flo & Zach	2	5	3	2	4	2	1►	2	5	3	2	3	1	2.69	1-10
2	Teri & Ian	9	10	9	5	6	1►	4	3	4	4	1	1	2	4.54	2-9
3	Ken & Gerard	1►	6	2	1	1	3	5	4	2	2	3	2	3	2.69	6-6
4	Derek & Drew	11	1►	1	3	3	4	2	1	3	1	4			3.10	6-4
5	John Vito & Jill	5	7	7	6	4	5	3	5	1►	5				4.80	5-3
6	Andre & Damon	7	8	8	4	2	6	6							5.86	2-3
7	Aaron & Arianne	3	2	4	8	7	7								5.16	3-2
8	Michael & Kathy	4	4	6	7	8									5.80	3-0
9	Heather & Eve	6	3	5	9										5.75	3-0
10	Dennis & Andrew	8	9	10►											9.00	0-1
11	Tramel & Talicia	10	11												10.50	1-0
12	Gina & Sylvia	12													12.00	0-0
Notes		[1]		[2]	[3]	[4]		[5]			[6]	[7]	[8]
Legend:      The team finished in first place      The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race      The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg      The team that won The Amazing Race      The team that crossed the Finish Line second      The team that crossed the Finish Line third ► The team used the Fast Forward pass
Notes: 1: Andre & Damon were checked in at the Pit Stop in 7th place, but were issued a 78-minute time penalty for improperly completing the Detour and started the next leg in 9th. 2: Dennis & Andrew completed the Fast Forward task, but were too far behind the other teams and they still came in last and were eliminated. 3: Heather & Eve initially arrived 1st, but were issued a 37-minute penalty for taking a taxi instead of going on foot from the Roadblock to the Pit Stop as the clue had specified. All other teams checked in during the penalty time and Heather & Eve were eliminated before the 37 minutes elapsed. 4: Michael & Kathy fell too far behind the other teams and did not perform the Roadblock on this leg.[7] 5: By the time Andre & Damon got to the Route Marker at Annasäule, they were too far behind the other teams and were ordered to go directly to the Pit Stop. 6: An additional task in Leg 10 was presented to teams as a Roadblock, but was aired as a miscellaneous task. This task is included in the tally as every team was shown having a particular member performing it. 7: Derek & Drew initially arrived 3rd, but had accidentally skipped the Roadblock and were told to turn back to complete it. Ken & Gerard checked in during this time, dropping Derek & Drew to last place. 8: All three teams were issued a 1-hour penalty for receiving outside assistance during their chosen Detour, which was explicitly prohibited in the clue. Since these did not affect the placements, it was not aired in the broadcast.[8]

Trivia[]

Franchise[]

• First time visits to Mexico, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam.
  • This is the only season in which every single country visited had never been visited on a previous season.
  • First time a North American country outside of the United States is visited.
  • The first season to feature more than 10 visited countries, with 12. This record would be broken in The Amazing Race 10, which visited 13 countries.
• First season to feature twelve teams.
• First season to feature an Asian-American contestant: Kathy Perez.
• First season to have only three Non-Elimination Legs.
• First season to have back-to-back Non-Elimination Legs.
• This is actually the first season (tied with The Amazing Race 4) to have the longest chain of consecutive elimination legs, with 7. This record would be broken in The Amazing Race 35, with 8.
• This is the last season to have time penalties applied after all teams had arrived at the Pit Stop (with host Phil Keoghan gathering the last team to arrive and the penalized team when a penalty affected an elimination). Starting with the next season, all time penalties would be issued at the time a team arrives at the Pit Stop (unless the rules violation was discovered afterwards).
• First co-ed team to arrive first at the Finish Line.
  • Flo Pesenti became the first female to win the Race.
• First season in which teams were allowed to communicate with their loved ones back at home during the Race.

US[]

• Last season in which the final three teams all won a Fast Forward in a prior leg.
• First season in which each team that arrived last in a Non-Elimination Leg survived the following leg.
• First time that the penultimate leg did not take place in the United States.

Reception[]

• Brennan Swain (09/15/2002): "Pre-Race Prognostication"
• Tatiana Morales on The Early Show (10/01/2002): "Another Race At The Starting Line"
• Cary Darling at The Miami Herald (10/01/2002): "Real-life skills add depth to reality show"
• Tim Holland at TV Guide Online (10/02/2002): "Amazing Stories"
• Paul Brownfield at Los Angeles Times (09/22/2003): "Amazing Race takes Emmy win in stride"

External links[]

• CBS.com - The Amazing Race 3

References[]