The Amazing Race 33

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The Amazing Race 33
Presented byPhil Keoghan
No. of teams11
WinnersKim & Penn Holderness
No. of legs11
Distance traveled22,000 mi (35,000 km)
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes11
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseJanuary 5 (2022-01-05) –
March 2, 2022 (2022-03-02)
Additional information
Filming datesOriginal:
February 22 (2020-02-22)[1] –
February 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)[2]
Resumption:
September 19[3][4] –
October 6, 2021 (2021-10-06)[5]
Season chronology
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The Amazing Race 33 is the thirty-third installment of the American reality television show The Amazing Race. It features eleven teams of two in a race around the world for a US$1 million grand prize.

Though filming initially started in February 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic caused production to be placed on hold for over a year and half, with the race resuming in September 2021 with the same remaining teams but with a modified route through COVID-safe countries and with chartered travel. The season premiered on January 5, 2022, and the season finale aired on March 2, 2022.[6]

Married internet personalities Kim and Penn Holderness were the winners of this season. With a combined age of 92, Kim & Penn are the oldest team to win The Amazing Race.[7]

Production[]

Development and filming[]

The 33rd season of The Amazing Race started filming on February 22, 2020, with teams being informed to travel to Trafalgar Square in London.
See also: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television in the United States and Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic

In January 2020, during the winter press tour for the Television Critics Association in Pasadena, California, Amazing Race co-creators and executive producers Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri, who were promoting their new National Geographic show Race to the Center of the Earth, confirmed to Andy Dehnart of Reality Blurred that they would be filming a thirty-third season of The Amazing Race later in the year.[8]

Filming began on February 22, 2020, after host Phil Keoghan finished filming the first season of Tough as Nails.[9] This season of The Amazing Race started with Keoghan contacting teams at their homes, much like The Amazing Race 28, instructing them to travel to London, and it was expected to conclude in mid-March.[10][11][12] However, filming was suspended mid-season for the first time in the show's history on February 28 after three legs had been completed in England and Scotland with the contestants and production crew sent home as a precaution due to the worsening COVID-19 pandemic.[2][11][13] According to van Munster, he contacted CBS—after he and his crew arrived in Sweden to film in Lapland—to halt the season due to the dangers of the emerging pandemic.[14][15] The remainder of the original racecourse prior to production shutdown, in addition to Sweden, visits were to include Austria, Nepal (for the first time), Vietnam, Thailand, and South America on an eastward fashion route onto an originally planned 12-leg race, with the contributing factor of a plan to travel towards Northern Italy, which had a worsening outbreak after filming started.[14][16][17]

After the season was suspended, Phil Keoghan stated that the show intended to resume filming where it had left off,[18][19][20] but he also acknowledged that filming could not resume until viral transmissions declined.[21][22] Kelly Kahl, the President of CBS Entertainment, stated during the 2020 upfronts that the show would film "as soon as we can safely get back into production" with the producers working to "plot out a race that sticks to countries that are safe" but acknowledged the difficulties of "literally [having] to navigate some international waters."[23] Kahl also stated that he wasn't aware of any contestants that had dropped out of the season.[24] Keoghan later stated at ATX Television Festival a year later that he could not guarantee that every team would be able to return once filming restarted.[25] In an interview after The Amazing Race 32 aired, van Munster denied the possibility of a domestically-filmed season much like the Family Edition.[26] Keoghan said that even with a domestically-filmed show, "it's the transportation of moving from one safe environment to another safe environment" that would be an issue, a factor he dealt with in producing the second season of Tough As Nails during the COVID pandemic.[27] In April 2021, Mitch Graham, SVP of Alternative Programming, stated that production looked at the option of going to Covid-light countries but that it was unlikely as it would not lead to the same experience of traveling the globe.[28] The following month, the creators of the show stated that they have plans to resume filming the season once they can assure team safety with mass vaccinations in target travel locations.[29][30] Kahl expressed during 2021 upfronts that he hoped to have the season air in the midseason of the 2021–22 television season provided that enough countries open up in the coming months to film the remaining legs.[31] In an interview with Gold Derby in June 2021, Keoghan stated that a plan to film safely had been established.[32]

When production resumed in September 2021, teams used a Titan Airways Boeing 757 charter plane for the remaining legs.

In September 2021, Thom Sherman, the Senior Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Entertainment, announced at the Television Critics Association that the show was in pre-production and would return for the 2021–22 television season.[33] In order to restart the season, production chartered an Amazing Race-branded Titan Airways Boeing 757 for subsequent travel by teams and crew, which included four COVID testing teams, to reduce infection risk.[11] To account for common travel on the chartered jet, teams were released from the charter plane in a number of groups, with those who had checked in at the previous Pit Stop earlier able to start the next leg earlier.[34] Keoghan said that the use of a chartered jet was something they had considered to use on the show previously as it eliminated problems with airports, and in this season, they at times did not inform the racers where their next destination was until they landed, making it like a mystery tour for the racers.[35] New tasks were developed with social distancing in mind, with preference for outdoor activities rather than indoor ones with racers amid numerous other people, or in crowded situations such as the show's previous legs in India. Teams were still made to rely on either their own driving or using public transportation where production affirmed that drivers took COVID precautions.[27] While teams are normally sequestered during Pit Stops, Keoghan was aware that many of the teams communicated with each other over the long delay, which entered into how teams interacted in the remaining legs.[35]

Racers traveled to Switzerland and resumed racing on September 19, 2021, after 1 year, 6 months, and 22 days (nearly nineteen months), making the previous Pit Stop effectively the longest in Amazing Race history.[3][11] The remaining legs after Scotland were altered to have travel proceed through cities in countries with the lowest COVID-19 rates, including Zürich, Lugano, Corsica, Chalkidiki, Thessaloniki, and Lisbon before returning to Los Angeles.[11][36][37] Two teams were initially eliminated before the production shutdown. However, since four teams were unable to return after production resumed due to extenuating circumstances, the two eliminated teams were brought back into the competition.[37][38] Filming of the season wrapped in October.[39]

This was the first season to not feature a U-Turn since its introduction in Season 12. Additionally, there was no Speed Bump penalty for teams arriving last on a non-elimination leg, and this was the only season (excluding The Amazing Race 8, which was run only in North America) to not stop in Asia. Due to the pandemic, the season traveled for 22,000 miles (35,000 km) in two separate years, the second shortest route after the aforementioned Season 8.

Casting[]

See also: List of The Amazing Race (American TV series) contestants

Casting for the season started in late September 2019,[40] and casting finals occurred during the end of December 2019.[41] This season also saw Jesse Tannenbaum, who was recently promoted to casting director of Survivor starting with Island of the Idols, become the show's new casting director, a role he previously held during Season 29 and Season 30,[42] after Lynne Spillman's contract with CBS expired in 2018 after casting the previous season.[43][44] The cast was announced by CBS on December 10, 2021.[11]

The cast includes Love Island season 1 couple Caroline "Caro" Viehweg and Raymond "Ray" Gantt;[45] married internet personalities Kim and Penn Holderness;[46] 2015 Thalys train attack heroes Anthony Sadler and Spencer Stone; and Ryan W. Ferguson, who spent ten years in prison after being wrongfully convicted.[47]

Results[]

The following teams participated in the season, each listed along with their placements in each leg and their relationships at the time of filming. 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:

Team Relationship Position (by leg) Roadblocks
performed1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Kim & Penn Internet Personalities 4th 5th 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 1st Kim 5, Penn 6
Raquel & Cayla Flight Attendants 3rd 4th 6th 3rd 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 2nd Raquel 7, Cayla 4
Ryan & Dusty Best Friends 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd Ryan 6, Dusty 5
Arun & Natalia Father/Daughter 9th 3rd 10th 6th3 6th 4th 5th 4th 3rd 4th Arun 6, Natalia 5
Lulu & Lala Twins/Radio Hosts 10th 10th 7th 4th 2nd 5th 4th 5th4 Lulu 4, Lala 4
Akbar & Sheri Married Educators 6th 8th 9th 5th 5th 6th Akbar 2, Sheri 3
Michael & Moe Singing Police Officers 11th 7th3 Michael 0, Moe 1
Anthony & Spencer Childhood Friends 1st 7th 3rd3 Anthony 1, Spencer 1
Connie & Sam Married 7th2 2nd 4th3 Connie 1, Sam 1
Caro & Ray Dating 5th 6th 5th3 Caro 1, Ray 1
Taylor & Isaiah YouTube Sensations 8th 9th 8th3 Taylor 1, Isaiah 1
Key
  • A red team placement means the team was eliminated.
  • An underlined blue team placement indicates that the team came in last on a non-elimination leg and was the only team to begin the subsequent leg in the final departure group.
  • An underlined leg number indicates that there was no mandatory rest period at the Pit Stop and all teams were ordered to continue racing. An underlined team placement indicates that the team came in last on a "continue racing" leg and was ordered to continue racing.
Notes
  1. ^ The Roadblock count was officially reset to zero when filming resumed.[48]
  2. ^ Connie & Sam were given a time credit, which was not shown in the episode, after their film crew was kicked out of the Piccadilly Circus tube station by station security and were held up waiting for the police.[49]
  3. ^a b c d e f Anthony & Spencer, Caro & Ray, Connie & Sam, and Taylor & Isaiah were unable to return to The Amazing Race when filming resumed due to extenuating circumstances.[a][50][51] As a result, Michael & Moe and Arun & Natalia re-entered the competition as replacement teams.
  4. ^ Lulu & Lala initially arrived 1st, but did not complete the leg's final two tasks, having found the Pit Stop by chance. They were required go back and complete all remaining tasks before being allowed to check-in. All other teams trailing them checked-in while they backtracked, dropping them to last place and resulting in their elimination.

Episode title quotes[]

Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers.[52]

  1. "We're Back!" – Phil Keoghan
  2. "It Can't Be That Easy" – Penn
  3. "Who Has This One in the Bag?" – Roadblock Prompt
  4. "Ready to Restart the Race" – Phil Keoghan
  5. "Stairway to Hell" – Akbar
  6. "Say Cheese" – Detour Task
  7. "Gently Down the Stream" – Detour Task
  8. "Souvlaki" – Dimitra (non-racer)
  9. "Rock Bottom" – Dusty (in Episode 10)
  10. "No Room For Error" – Arun
  11. "In the Hands of the Amazing Race Gods" – Kim

Prizes[]

The prize for each leg, with the exception of Leg 2, was awarded to the first-place team for that leg. Trips were provided by Travelocity. The prizes were:

  • Leg 1 – A trip for two to the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Leg 3 – A trip for two to Cape Cod, Massachusetts
  • Leg 4 – US$2,500 each
  • Leg 5 – A trip for two to Dominica
  • Leg 6 – US$5,000 each
  • Leg 7 – A trip for two to Antalya, Turkey
  • Leg 8 – US$7,500 each
  • Leg 9 – A trip for two to Kauai, Hawaii
  • Leg 10 – A trip for two to Saint Lucia
  • Leg 11 – US$1,000,000

Race summary[]

Complete race map and countries visited during the season. The route stopped in Glasgow when filming was suspended. Orange dot indicates the restarting location.
Destinations Legenda lotnisko.svg Air travel   Legenda kolej.svg Rail travel   BSicon BOOT.svg Water travel   Bus-logo.svg Bus travel
Maki-heliport-15.svg Helicopter travel   Maki-bicycle-15.svg Bicycle travel   Maki-aerialway-15.svg Gondola travel
Route Markers Detour icon.svg Detour   Roadblock icon.svg Roadblock   Speed Bump icon.svg Speed Bump   TAR-pitstop-icon.png Pit Stop
Icons placed after a location indicate the clue was picked up at this location,
while icons placed before a location indicate that the clue was picked up at a prior location.

Leg 1 (United States → England)[]

Beneath the blue whale skeleton of London's Natural History Museum, teams found the season's first Pit Stop.

Airdate: January 5, 2022[52]

  • United States (Teams' Homes) (Starting Line)
  • Flight: New York City, New York (John F. Kennedy International Airport) or Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles International Airport) or Charlotte, North Carolina (Charlotte Douglas International Airport) or Chicago, Illinois (O'Hare International Airport) to London, England, United Kingdom (Heathrow Airport)
  • London (Trafalgar Square)
  • London (Buckingham Palace – Canada Gate)
  • Detour: Artist Den or Digiben London (South Molton Street – Mess Hall at Immersive LDN or Parliament Square, Little Ben, and Piccadilly Station)
  • London (Soho – The Chipping Forecast)
  • London (Natural History Museum) Pit Stop: Leg 1

This season's first Detour was a choice between Artist Den or Digiben. In Artist Den, teams had to properly paste a 36-piece Banksy-style poster to a wall to receive their next clue. In Digiben, teams had to find a bobby in Parliament Square by Big Ben then find a promoter by Little Ben who would send them to DJ Digiben in Piccadilly Circus tube station with their next clue.

Additional tasks
  • Instead of a traditional Starting Line, teams received a video message from Phil Keoghan in their homes informing them of the start of The Amazing Race. Teams then had to fly from their local airports to London, England and make their way to Trafalgar Square to find one of four men dressed as a red telephone box with a clue, which instructed them to travel by foot down The Mall to Buckingham Palace to find their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had to find "The Queen and Boris Johnson having a nosh" at The Chipping Forecast to receive their next clue.

Leg 2 (England)[]

The Roadblock during the second leg in England was set in the Mail Rail.

Airdate: January 5, 2022[52]

In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to ride a train along the Mail Rail to a loading dock and sort through a bin filled with packages and envelopes to find their next clue.

This leg's Detour was a choice between Bullseye, Mate or Decorate. In Bullseye, Mate, both team members had to score a bullseye (inner or outer) on a dartboard in the same six toss round to receive their next clue. In Decorate, teams were presented with 12 cakes that resembled the flags of Sierra Leone, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Norway, Germany, Brazil, Russia, Jamaica, France, Chile, Thailand, and Colombia and had to replicate two cakes from countries that are part of the European Union (France and Germany) to receive their next clue from the master baker.

Additional task
  • In an unaired task after the Detour, teams had to climb to the top of the ArcelorMittal Orbit to receive their next clue. Production intended for teams to slide down after getting their clue; however, due to fog, teams were instructed to climb down.[53]

Leg 3 (England → Scotland)[]

One Detour option in Glasgow had teams sing at the Britannia Music Hall.

Airdate: January 12, 2022[52]

  • Railway: London (Euston Railway Station) to Glasgow, Scotland (Glasgow Central Station)
  • Glasgow (Glasgow Central Station – NCP Car Park)
  • Luss (Culag Lochside Guest House) (Unaired)
  • Glasgow (Òran Mór) Roadblock: "Who thinks they have this one in the bag?"
  • Glasgow (Alexandra Park – Saracen Fountain)
  • Detour: Kilt or Rebuilt Glasgow (Britannia Panopticon Music Hall or Fishers Cooperage)
  • Glasgow (University of Glasgow Cloisters) Pit Stop: Leg 3

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to assemble a set of bagpipes and then play a drone alongside the Johnstone Pipe Band for the length of a Scottish anthem to receive their next clue from the pipe major.

This leg's Detour was a choice between Kilt or Rebuilt. In Kilt, teams had to learn and perform the song "Donald Where's Your Troosers?" in Highland dress to receive their next clue. In Rebuilt, teams had to remove the top two metal hoops from two whisky barrels, hammer in a new head into each barrel's croze, and replace the hoops to receive their next clue from the master cooper.

Additional tasks
  • After traveling on an overnight Caledonian Sleeper train to Glasgow, teams had to find their next clue on the windshield of a marked manual transmission Renault Clio at NCP Car Park.
  • In a task that went unaired in the episode but was shown in promotional materials, teams had to drive to Culag Lochside Guest House on the shores of Loch Lomond and use a mallet to pop a bung out of a barrel and retrieve their next clue.[54]
Additional note
  • At the end of the leg, Phil gathered all of the teams at the Pit Stop to announce the suspension of the show, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Leg 4 (Switzerland)[]

Teams gathered outside St. Gallen Cathedral to restart The Amazing Race 33.

Airdate: January 19, 2022[52]

  • St. Gallen, Switzerland (St. Gallen Cathedral) (Restarting Line)
  • Bus: St. Gallen (Museumstrasse) to Hundwil (Schwägalp Pass)
  • Gondola: Hundwil (Schwägalp Pass to Säntis) Roadblock: "Who wants to take in the view?"
  • Urnäsch (Gasthaus Sonne)
  • Detour: Punch It or Toss It Urnäsch (Frehner Farm or Schulanlage AU)
  • Altstätten (Marktgasse) Pit Stop: Leg 4

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to navigate a via ferrata to their next clue.

This leg's Detour was a choice between Punch It or Toss It. In Punch It, teams had to attach ornaments to a Swiss belt so that they told a story to receive their next clue from the master belt maker. In Toss It, teams had to learn and correctly perform a Swiss flag throwing routine known as fahnenschwingen to receive their next clue.

As a result of re-entering The Amazing Race, Michael & Moe and Arun & Natalia had to complete a Speed Bump after the Detour that involved one team member running inside a ball resembling a cabbage while being directed by their partner to knock down haystacks before they could continue racing. This task went unaired in the episode but was shown in promotional materials.[55][56][57]

Additional task
  • At the start of the leg, teams had to search the Museumstrasse for one of three buses, two of which carried two teams and the third of which carried three teams, that would take them to Schwägalp Pass, where they had to take a cable car to the summit of Säntis to find their next clue.
Additional note
  • After a nineteen-month break in filming, the teams gathered outside St. Gallen Cathedral to resume racing.

Leg 5 (Switzerland)[]

Parco Ciani in the lakeside city of Lugano, Ticino, hosted the fifth Pit Stop.

Airdate: January 26, 2022[52]

This leg's Roadblock was a Switchback from Season 14, where one team member had to perform a 722-foot (220 m) bungee jump off of the Verzasca Dam, the second highest commercial bungee jump in the world, with the Travelocity Roaming Gnome to receive a satchel with a miniature clue.

This leg's Detour was a choice between Bartender Race or Sausage Encase. In Bartender Race, teams had to deliver 12 bottles of wine and 12 bags of chestnuts from street vendors to a cocktail party atop the 400-foot (120 m) Salita degli Angioli stairway to receive their next clue from the head bartender. In Sausage Encase, teams had to squeeze out nine feet (2.7 m) of luganighetta sausage then divide it into four coiled portions to receive their next clue from the butcher.

Additional task
  • After the Detour, teams had to retrieve a photograph from their Travelocity Roaming Gnome's satchel and figure out that it depicted Parco Ciani, this leg's Pit Stop.
Additional note
  • In groups of two, teams departed Altstätten in 15-minute intervals in the order they finished the previous leg.

Leg 6 (Switzerland → France)[]

Once in Corsica, teams traveled to the commune of Corte.

Airdate: February 2, 2022[52]

This leg's Detour was a choice between Say Cheese or Mule, Please. In Say Cheese, teams had to make three baskets of cheese then deliver them to the storage cave to receive their next clue from the cheese maker. In Mule, Please, teams had to properly strap a harness to a mule then deliver two milk canisters to the fromagerie without spilling any milk to receive their next clue from the cheese maker.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to go canyoning through a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) river course to find their next clue.

Additional tasks
  • At Belvédère de Corte, teams had to find their next clue and a canister of goat milk, which they would need for the Detour.
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to inflate a kayak and then paddle up the Tavignano river to the Pit Stop.
Additional note
  • During the Pit Stop, teams were flown to Corsica and began the next leg at Ponte Novu.[c] Ryan & Dusty and Lulu & Lala departed in the first group at 9:00 a.m., Kim & Penn, Raquel & Cayla, and Akbar & Sheri departed at 9:15 a.m., and Arun & Natalia departed at 9:30 a.m.

Leg 7 (France)[]

During their second French leg, teams ate casgiu merzu by Tour de Fautea.

Airdate: February 9, 2022[52]

  • Zonza (Tour de Fautea)
  • Detour: Row, Row, Row Your Boat or Gently Down the Stream Pinarello (Pinarello Beach)
  • Bonifacio (Port de Plaisance) Roadblock: "Who's feeling knotted up?"
  • Bonifacio (U Rastello)
  • Bonifacio (Bonifacio Cliffs) Pit Stop: Leg 7

This leg's Detour was a choice between Row, Row, Row Your Boat or Gently Down the Stream. In Row, Row, Row Your Boat, teams had to paddle a transparent kayak into the Mediterranean Sea and retrieve ten matching metal fish to receive their next clue from a fisherman. In Gently Down the Stream, teams had to take a 15-minute cruise on a glass-bottom boat called Aquavision, look for ten metal fish, then find a fish chart with the exact sequence of fish at a dive shop to receive their next clue from a diver.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to repair the holes in a fishing net to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks
  • At Tour de Fautea, both team members had to eat a piece of bread with casgiu merzu, cheese that contains maggots, to receive their next clue.
  • At U Rastello, teams had to find a Napoleon impersonator, who would direct them to the Pit Stop.
Additional note
  • Teams began the leg departing 15 minutes apart in groups of two and three respectively based off of the order they finished in the previous leg.

Leg 8 (France → Greece)[]

The first Roadblock in Halkidiki had racers making dolmades.

Airdate: February 16, 2022[52]

In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to properly make 60 dolmades to receive their next clue from Marianna.

In this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to listen to a 15-minute sermon from a Greek Orthodox priest that would list facts about ten saints and would then be asked five questions by a vendor with saint icons. Racers had to pick the correct icons to receive their next clue. The questions were: (1) Which saint was put to death on Christmas Day, December 25th? (Saint Anastasia), (2) Which saint's name is derived from the Greek word for peace? (Saint Irene (in Italian)), (3) Which is the patron saint of travelers? (Saint Christopher), (4) Which saint lived in an almond tree for three years? (Saint David of Thessaloniki), (5) Which saint served in the Roman army under the emperor Decius? (Saint Mercurius).

Additional tasks
  • At Konstantinos Olive Grove, teams had to search among the olive trees for their next clue.
  • At Mamo's Kantina Stand, teams had to order the dish of the day from Dimitra (souvlaki), spell its name, then eat it before finding their next clue on the wrapper.
Additional notes
  • During the Pit Stop, teams were flown to Thessaloniki and began the next leg at Peraia Beach. Kim & Penn and Raquel & Cayla departed in the first group at 9:00 a.m., Ryan & Dusty and Lulu & Lala departed at 9:15 a.m., and Arun & Natalia departed at 9:30 a.m.
  • At Nea Kallikrateia Pier, teams were given a phone with the Travelocity app to book their accommodation.

Leg 9 (Greece)[]

The White Tower of Thessaloniki was the site of the season's ninth Pit Stop.

Airdate: February 23, 2022[52]

  • Thessaloniki (Theatro Dassous) Roadblock: "Who will leave no stone unturned?"
  • Thessaloniki (Trigonion Tower)
  • Detour: Bring 'Em or Break 'Em Thessaloniki (Cafe Jasmine)
  • Thessaloniki (White Tower) Pit Stop: Leg 9

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to turn over stones until they found one of four gold coins that they could exchange with an Oracle of Delphi impersonator for their next clue.

This season's final Detour was a choice between Bring 'Em or Break 'Em. In Bring 'Em, teams had to deliver 300 plates uphill to Cafe Jasmine to receive a miniature clue from the restaurant owner. In Break 'Em, team members had to alternate breaking plates while a band was playing until they found a miniature clue.

Additional task
  • At the Trigonion Tower, teams had to listen to the words of wisdom from a Socrates impersonator before receiving their next clue.
Additional notes
  • Teams began the leg departing 15 minutes apart in groups of two based off of the order they finished in the previous leg.
  • At the White Tower, teams were greeted with the words of wisdom from a Diogenes impersonator.

Leg 10 (Greece → Portugal)[]

Teams encountered their second Roadblock in Portugal at Santuário de Cabo Espichel.

Airdate: March 2, 2022[52]

In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to search among several rowboats that listed the names of famous Portuguese people until they found one of four that listed the name of a Portuguese explorer (Bartolomeu Dias, Fernão de Magalhães, Pedro Álvares Cabral, and Vasco da Gama) and row it across the marina to a fisherman to receive their next clue.

In this season's final Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to count the church's columns while standing within a stone boundary and give the correct number (106) to a monk, who would direct them to the Pit Stop.

Additional tasks
  • From atop Fortaleza de São Filipe, teams had to search for an Amazing Race flag and drive to its location to find their next clue.
  • At Mercearia Confianca de Troino, teams had to pick a sardine can and then make their way to Rua Vasco da Gama to paint its design on a specified door to receive their next clue.
Additional note
  • During the Pit Stop, teams were flown to Lisbon and began the next leg at the Sanctuary of Christ the King. Raquel & Cayla departed in the first group at 8:30 a.m., Kim & Penn and Arun & Natalia departed at 8:45 a.m., and Ryan & Dusty departed at 9:00 a.m.

Leg 11 (Portugal → United States)[]

Teams finished The Amazing Race 33 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.

Airdate: March 2, 2022[52]

Tasks
  • At the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, teams had to make their way to a clue box atop three of the hotel's four towers and spot the combination "going up and down" on an elevator needed to unlock their next clue.
  • At El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument, one team member had to direct their partner, who was blindfolded with a luchador mask, to hit three specific piñatas (a tiny donkey, a taco, and a paper star) that had the three parts of their next clue.
  • At S.I.R. Hollywood, teams had to become foley artists by using props to add sound effects in sync to five silent video clips from previous seasons (Brendon & Rachel performing the Running with the Ballz Detour in Season 24, Lena Jensen unrolling hay bales in Season 6, Claire Champlin being hit with a watermelon in Season 17, Amanda & Kris performing the Austrian Folly Detour in Season 14, and Colin Guinn performing the Plow Detour in Season 5) to receive their next clue.
  • After the foley task, teams were instructed to find the home of the LA Galaxy (Dignity Health Sports Park) to find their next clue.
  • At Dignity Health Sports Park, teams had to answer thirteen riddles by placing the correct tennis rackets with images of people, places, and items they encountered on previous legs (not including the first three legs from the original production run) onto the riddles before a tennis umpire would direct them to cross the Finish Line. Teams had to be observant as some rackets had similar images with minor differences. The questions and answers were:
Question Answer
You were greeted at the pitstop with these words We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.
This mode of transportation took you the rest of the way Corte cars
You found this under a rock Gold coin
It went this far up 8000 ft elevation
It fell out as well Red & yellow piñata candies
He greeted you with a smile and a drink Bonifacio Pit Stop greeter Stefan
Under this, he pointed the way Napoleon Bonaparte with a bicorne
He joined you throughout the leg Travelocity Roaming Gnome
You checked in here Parco Ciani
You painted this Setúbal door
Something you had to eat Souvlaki
You took this to Number 10 Setúbal rowboat
It's plated correctly Dolmades
Additional note
  • During the Pit Stop, teams were flown to Los Angeles and began the final leg simultaneously atop the Westin Bonaventure Hotel.

Reception[]

Critical response[]

The Amazing Race 33 received mixed-to-positive reviews. Andy Dehnart of reality blurred wrote that "The Amazing Race 33 was a great season overall. Even with some very thin legs, it felt to me like a throwback to earlier seasons, especially with the post-restart season not having any U-Turns or Yields."[58] Sage Negron of Comic Book Resources wrote that "Season 33 ended up being one of the show's stronger outings."[59] Sandy Casanova of Hidden Remote called it "another amazing season".[60] Dustin Rowles of Pajiba called it "a strange and almost surreal season of The Amazing Race."[61] Denton Davidson of Gold Derby wrote that he "loved most of the cast, but the pandemic and changes it caused this race really hurt the season overall."[62] Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the season was "generally muted and limited challenge-wise" due to the pandemic.[63]

Ratings[]

U.S. Nielsen ratings[]

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Amazing Race 33
No. Title Air date Rating
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)		 Ref(s)
1–2 "We're Back!" / "It Can't Be That Easy" January 5, 2022 0.7 4.40 0.4 1.58 1.1 5.97 [64][65]
3 "Who Has This One in the Bag?" January 12, 2022 0.5 3.49 0.5 1.98 1.0 5.48 [66][65]
4 "Ready to Restart the Race" January 19, 2022 0.7 3.66 TBD TBD TBD TBD [67]
5 "Stairway to Hell" January 26, 2022 0.6 3.93 0.5 1.89 1.1 5.81 [68][65]
6 "Say Cheese" February 2, 2022 0.6 3.76 0.5 1.72 1.1 5.48 [69][65]
7 "Gently Down the Stream" February 9, 2022 0.6 2.97 0.4 1.75 1.0 4.72 [70][65]
8 "Souvlaki" February 16, 2022 0.5 3.17 0.4 1.74 0.9 4.91 [71][65]
9 "Rock Bottom" February 23, 2022 0.5 3.28 0.5 1.76 1.0 5.05 [72][65]
10–11 "No Room For Error" / "In the Hands of the Amazing Race Gods" March 2, 2022 0.7 3.97 0.3 1.73 1.0 5.71 [73][65]

Canadian ratings[]

Canadian broadcaster CTV also aired The Amazing Race on Wednesdays. Canadian DVR ratings are included in Numeris's count.

No. Air date Episode Viewers
(millions) 		Rank
(Week) 		Ref
1-2 January 5, 2022 (2022-01-05) "We're Back!" / "It Can't Be That Easy" 1.48 7 [74]
3 January 12, 2022 (2022-01-12) "Who Has This One in the Bag?" 1.28 9 [75]
4 January 19, 2022 (2022-01-19) "Ready to Restart the Race" 1.49 5 [76]
5 January 26, 2022 (2022-01-26) "Stairway to Hell" 1.35 8 [77]
6 February 2, 2022 (2022-02-02) "Say Cheese" 1.20 8 [78]
7 February 9, 2022 (2022-02-09) "Gently Down the Stream" 1.24 9 [79]
8 February 16, 2022 (2022-02-16) "Souvlaki" 1.28 5 [80]
9 February 23, 2022 (2022-02-23) "Rock Bottom" 1.28 11 [81]
10-11 March 2, 2022 (2022-03-02) "No Room For Error" / "In the Hands of the Amazing Race Gods" 1.34 8 [82]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Anthony was unable to return due to work, Caro & Ray broke up during the hiatus and Caro's American work visa expired meaning that she was unable to return to the United States due to travel restrictions against non-U.S. citizens, Connie was pregnant, and Taylor's brother died from COVID right before the season restarted. Therefore, Taylor & Isaiah were the only team after the restart present at the Finish Line.
  2. ^ Misidentified in the show as Flight Club Victoria.
  3. ^ a b Misidentified in the show as Pont Altiani.

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