The Amazing Race 25
The Amazing Race 25 | |
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Season 25 | |
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Presented by | Phil Keoghan |
No. of teams | 11 |
Winner | Amy DeJong & Maya Warren |
No. of legs | 12 |
Distance traveled | 26,000 mi (42,000 km) |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | September 26 December 19, 2014 | –
Additional information | |
Filming dates | May 31 June 22, 2014 | –
Season chronology | |
The Amazing Race 25 is the twenty-fifth season of the American
Production
Development and filming

Filming began in the early morning of May 31, 2014, at Times Square in New York City. CBS invited fans to appear at the starting line to see the teams off.[3] According to host Phil Keoghan, the show's production crew had sought to keep filming secret but included a public start this season due to the ubiquity of social media and fans' excitement.[4] The publicity of the Times Square start led CBS to announce the identities of the competing teams the same day.[5] It was revealed at the public start that instead of the Express Pass, teams would be awarded a new immunity from elimination pass called the Save for finishing first in the first leg. It could be used by that team if they were to finish last on any elimination leg before the ninth leg. The Save was presented once in a non-elimination leg so it was never used.[6] Filming for this season wrapped in Los Angeles on June 22, 2014.[7]
This season spanned 26,000 miles (42,000 km) and included first-time visits to the
At various points throughout the filming of the season, teams encountered Phil Keoghan on the course where he explained a task to the home audience while the competition continued behind him.
For the first time in The Amazing Race history, four teams competed in the season's final leg. However, Phil eliminated one team in the middle of the final leg, leaving only three teams racing to the finish line.
Cast
The cast included married professional surfers
Contestants | Age | Relationship | Hometown | Status |
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Lisa Thomson | 28 | Realtor Sisters (Miami Realtors) |
Miami, Florida
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Eliminated 1st (in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands) |
Michelle Thomson | 22 | |||
Dennis Hour | 30 | Newly Dating (The Dating Couple) |
Tustin, California | Eliminated 2nd (in Woodstock, England) |
Isabelle Du | 28 | |||
Michael Ward | 40 | Firefighters (The Firefighters) |
Boston, Massachusetts
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Eliminated 3rd (on St Ninian's Isle, Scotland) |
Scott Strazzullo | 39 | |||
Keith Tollefson | 29 | Engaged (Team Nashville) |
Nashville, Tennessee | Eliminated 4th (in Marrakesh, Morocco) |
Whitney Duncan | 29 | |||
Shelley Porter | 42 | Mother & Daughter (Mom/Daughter) |
Detroit, Michigan
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Eliminated 5th (in Casbah d'If, Morocco) |
Nici Porter | 24 | |||
Tim Tsao | 23 | College Sweethearts (College Sweethearts) |
Pasadena, California | Eliminated 6th (in Gżira, Malta) |
Te Jay McGrath | 24 | |||
Kym Perfetto | 34 | Urban Bike Racers (The Cyclists) |
Brooklyn, New York
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Eliminated 7th (in Singapore) |
Alli Forsythe | 26 | |||
Brooke Adams
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29 | Dating Pro Wrestlers (The Wrestlers) |
Houston, Texas
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Eliminated 8th (in Los Angeles, California) |
Robbie Strauss | 30 | Woodbridge, New Jersey
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Adam Dirks | 26 | Married Surfers (Soul Surfers) |
Princeville, Hawaii | Third place |
Bethany Hamilton | 24 | |||
Misti Raman | 36 | Married Dentists (The Dentists) |
Columbia, South Carolina | Runners-up |
Jim Raman | 37 | |||
Amy DeJong | 24 | Food Scientists (Sweet Scientists) |
Madison, Wisconsin | Winners |
Maya Warren | 29 |
- Future appearances
In 2017, Brooke Adams appeared on the second season of the TLC reality show Rattled.[9] In 2019, Robbie Strauss competed on the second episode of The Titan Games.[10] In 2024, Bethany Hamilton competed on the twelfth season of The Masked Singer as "Macaron".[11]
Results
The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.
- A red placement with a dagger (†) indicates that the team was eliminated.
- An underlined blue placement with a double-dagger (‡) indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a Pit Stop in a non-elimination leg, and had to perform a Speed Bump task in the following leg.
- An italicized and underlined placement indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a Pit Stop, but there was no rest period at the Pit Stop and all teams were instructed to continue racing. There was no required Speed Bump task in the next leg.
- A green ƒ indicates that the team won the Fast Forward.
- A purple ε indicates that the team used an Express Pass on that leg to bypass one of their tasks.
- A brown ⊃ indicates that the team used the U-Turn and a brown ⊂ indicates the team on the receiving end of the U-Turn.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Amy & Maya | 6th | 8th | 5th | 4th | 7th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 4th[a] | 1st |
Misti & Jim | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 8th‡ | 6th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd |
Adam & Bethany | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 1stε[b] | 1stƒ[c] | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd |
Brooke & Robbie | 4th | 7th | 6th | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 4th‡ | 1st | 4th†[d] |
Kym & Alli | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 5th† | |||
Tim & Te Jay | 2nd | 5th | 8th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 6th‡ | 6th† | ||||
Shelley & Nici | 8th | 9th | 4th | 6th | 4th⊃[e] | 7th† | ||||||
Keith & Whitney | 9th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 8th†⊂[e] | |||||||
Michael & Scott | 10th | 6th | 9th† | |||||||||
Dennis & Isabelle | 7th | 10th† | ||||||||||
Lisa & Michelle | 11th† |
- Notes
- ^ This team arrived last at the Pit Stop, but they were instructed to continue racing.
- ^ Adam & Bethany used their Express Pass to bypass the Detour on this leg.
- ^ This team won the Fast Forward on this leg.
- ^ Brooke & Robbie were last to arrive at the Southwest Marine Warehouse and were eliminated in the middle part of the final leg.
- ^ a b Shelley & Nici chose to use the U-Turn on Keith & Whitney.
Race summary

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Leg 1 (United States → U.S. Virgin Islands)
- Episode 1: "Go Big or Go Home" (September 26, 2014)
- Prize: The Save (awarded to Misti & Jim)
- Eliminated: Lisa & Michelle
- Locations
- New York City, New York (Times Square – Duffy Square) (Starting Line)
- New York City (Flushing Meadows–Corona Park – Unisphere)
New York City → Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Charlotte Amalie (Vendor's Plaza)
Charlotte Amalie (Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base) → Saint John (Lovango Cay)
Saint John (Lovango Cay → Carval Rock)
- Hans Lollik Island(Blackbeard's Revenge)
Hans Lollik Island (Beach)
Hans Lollik Island (Beach) → Enighed (Magens Bay)
- Charlotte Amalie (Fort Christian)
- Episode summary
- At U.S. Virgin Islands. Teams had to travel to John F. Kennedy International Airport and book one of two flights to Saint Thomas: five teams were on the first flight, while the remaining six teams departed forty minutes later. Once there, teams had to travel to Vendor's Plaza in Charlotte Amalie and sign up for one of six chartered seaplane flights to Lovango Cay.
- After landing on Lovango Cay, teams found their next clue, which instructed them to travel by boat to Hans Lollik Island, where they boarded Blackbeard's Revenge. Teams were greeted by a Blackbeardimpersonator, who gave them their next clue directing them to pull themselves to shore in a rowboat.
In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to start from one of four landmarks on the beach and use a traditional liquid compass and a unique set of directions to search the beach for a treasure chest buried in the sand that held their next clue.
- After the Roadblock, teams had to return by boat to Saint Thomas and then check in at the Pit Stop: Fort Christian in Charlotte Amalie.
- Additional notes
- Frank Mesa, who had competed in season 1, appeared at the starting line,[12] where he directed teams to the Unisphere when they asked the audience for help in finding the location of their next clue.
- Keith, Scott, and Lisa chose to quit the Roadblock. Keith & Whitney and Michael & Scott were issued four-hour penalties that were applied at the start of the next leg, while Lisa & Michelle were the last team to arrive and were therefore eliminated.[13]
Leg 2 (U.S. Virgin Islands → England)
- Episode 2: "When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go" (October 3, 2014)
- Prize: A trip for two to Jukkasjärvi, Sweden(awarded to Adam & Bethany)
- Eliminated: Dennis & Isabelle
- Locations
- Charlotte Amalie (Fort Christian)
- London, England
- London (Tower Bridge)
- London (Somerset House or Victoria Tower Gardens)
London → Oxford
- Oxford (Magdalen Bridge – Boathouse)
- Oxford (Christ Church College – Tom Quad)
- Oxford (
- Woodstock (Blenheim Palace)
- Episode summary
- At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to London, England. There were only two available flights with limited seats from Charlotte Amalie to London, so the first six teams to check in at the airport left before the remaining four teams. Once in London, teams had to travel to Tower Bridge and search for the Pearly King and Queen, who gave them their next clue.
- Queen's Guard and had to perform the complex steps of the Changing of the Guard ceremony to the satisfaction of the parade commander in order to receive their next clue. In Pancake Race, teams traveled to the Victoria Tower Gardens, where they participated in a recreation of the annual Parliamentary Pancake Race. Each teammate had to dress as a chef, cook a pancake, and then complete one lap around the course while constantly flipping their pancakes within 1:15 minutes in order to receive their next clue. If either teammate dropped the pancake, ran out of time, or were judged to not be flipping the pancake enough, both team members had to start over, cooking new pancakes before being allowed to race again.
- After the Detour, teams were instructed to travel by train to Oxford and find their next clue at the boathouse beneath the Magdalen Bridge. There, teams had to punt themselves along the River Cherwell one lap around Magdalen College Island in order to receive their next clue. After traveling to Christ Church College, racers were each given a bowler hat and an umbrella that they had to carry for the rest of the leg. Their previous clue had informed them to tip their bowlers, which revealed "Churchill's Birthplace" printed on the inside, which they had to figure out was Blenheim Palace.
- Bear Inn– rather than heading directly to the Pit Stop. Adam & Bethany obtained the Express Pass.
Leg 3 (England → Scotland)

- Episode 3: "Get Your Sheep Together" (October 10, 2014)
- Prize: A trip for two to Dubai, United Arab Emirates(awarded to Misti & Jim)
- Eliminated: Michael & Scott
- Locations
- Oxford (Walton Street – Oxford University Press)
- Aberdeen, Scotland
- Aberdeen (Union Square Parking Area)
Aberdeen → Lerwick
- Lerwick (Royal National Lifeboat Station)
- Scalloway (Scalloway Castle)
- Scalloway (Peats of Scalloway) or Lerwick (DITT Store, Up Helly Aa Galley Shed & Hay's Dock)
- Scalloway (Berry Farm)
- St Ninian's Isle (Tombolo)
- Episode summary
- At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to travel by train to Shetland Islands. After docking, teams had to drive to the Royal National Lifeboat Station and search for a puffin mascot, who gave them their next clue. Teams then drove to Scalloway Castle, where they had to search the castle grounds for a knight and a Scottish Deerhoundguarding a room that held their next clue.
- guizer jarl, who lit their torch and then awarded them their next clue.
- After the Detour, teams had to drive to Berry Farm in order to find their next clue, which instructed them to shepherd a flock of sheep through a series of gates and into a pen. Once finished, the shepherd gave teams a Celtic brooch and instructed them to travel to where it was originally found. Teams had to figure out that the brooch was part of an 8th-century treasure horde from St Ninian's Isle, a small islet connected to Shetland via tombolo, where teams checked in at the Pit Stop.
Leg 4 (Scotland → Denmark & Sweden)
- Episode 4: "Thinly Sliced Anchovies" (October 17, 2014)
- Prize: A Ford C-Max Hybrid for each team member (awarded to Kym & Alli)
- Locations
- St Ninian's Isle (Tombolo)
Lerwick → Aberdeen
- Copenhagen, Denmark (Copenhagen Airport)
- Malmö, Sweden(Stortorget)
- Copenhagen, Denmark (Sankt Jørgens Allé or Det Franske Conditori Bakery & Allegade 10 Restaurant)
- Copenhagen (Ida Davidsen)
- Copenhagen (VM Houses)
- Episode summary
- At the start of this leg, teams had to return by ferry to Malmö, Sweden. If teams used less than 0.10 US gallons (0.38 L) of gasoline, they were automatically given their next clue. If teams used more than 0.10 US gallons (0.38 L), they had to answer a Scandinaviangeography question before receiving their next clue.
- maître d'approved the delivery by signing the team's receipt, which they had to return to the head baker in exchange for their next clue.
- After the Detour, teams had to drive to Ida Davidsen in order to find their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to take a smørrebrød (sandwich) order from two restaurant patrons, remembering the menu number of the two sandwiches that they had each ordered, and then use a menu to memorize the contents of the four sandwiches. They had to relay the order and if they were correct, they had to deliver the sandwiches to the customers, who gave them their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: the VM Houses.
- Additional note
- This was a non-elimination leg.
Leg 5 (Denmark → Morocco)

- Episode 5: "Morocc'and Roll" (October 24, 2014)
- Prize: US$5,000 for each team member (awarded to Kym & Alli)
- Eliminated: Keith & Whitney
- Locations
- Copenhagen (VM Houses)
- Marrakesh, Morocco
- Marrakesh (Jemaa el-Fnaa)
- Marrakesh (Le Cadeau Berbère & Riad Monceau)
- Marrakesh (
- Marrakesh (Ben Youssef Madrasa)
- Marrakesh (Bob Magic Music & Jemaa el-Fnaa or Le Paradis du Thée & Palais Gharnata)
- Marrakesh (Le Grand Balcon du Café Glacier)
- Marrakesh (Al Matjar Carpet Shop)
- Episode summary
- At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Tannery.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to collect three unfinished goat skins and remove the remaining hairs from the skins. They then had to load three bundles of finished hides onto a bike and deliver them to a nearby cobbler. After getting a receipt, they had to return to the tannery and trade it for their next clue.
For their Speed Bump, Misti & Jim had to travel to Le Cadeau Berbère, pick up ten Moroccan rugs, and then hang the rugs on a wall outside the Riad Monceau hotel so as to prepare them for sale before they could continue racing.
- After the Roadblock, teams had to travel to the Ben Youssef Madrasa, where they found their next clue.
- Moroccan mint tea. After picking up a traditional tea, they traveled to the Palais Gharnata, where they donned costumes and observed how to properly serve the tea. While one team member held the serving tray with one hand, the other had to ceremonially pour the tea into two cups at once in order to receive their next clue.
- After the Detour, teams had to travel on foot to the Café Glacier in order to find their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: the Al Matjar Carpet Shop.
- Additional note
Shelley & Nici chose to use the U-Turn on Keith & Whitney. In an unaired scene, Keith & Whitney chose to use the U-Turn on Amy & Maya; however, they had already passed the U-Turn and were therefore unaffected.[14]
Leg 6 (Morocco)

- Episode 6: "I Feel Like I Just Kissed a Goat" (October 31, 2014)
- Prize: A trip for two to Iguaçu Falls in Brazil(awarded to Misti & Jim)
- Eliminated: Shelley & Nici
- Locations
- Marrakesh (Al Matjar Carpet Shop)
- Marrakesh (El Massi)
- Marrakesh (Koutoubia Mosque)
- Amizmiz (Abdessadek Boufoulouss Pottery Stand)
- Oumnass (Oumnasse
- Tahannaout (Terres d'Amanar)
- Hajar (Casbah d'If)
- Episode summary
- At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to search for a feed station at El Massi, pick up two bags of hay, and then deliver them to a horse stable across town. They then picked a horse-drawn carriage that took them back into the center of Marrakesh and had to feed their horses an apple before they were given their next clue. Then, from the Koutoubia Mosque, teams had to drive to the Abdessadek Boufoulouss pottery stand in Amizmizand search for their next clue hidden amongst the pots.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Camp or Cream. In Camp, teams had to set up a traditional Berber tent to the satisfaction of the judge in order to receive their next clue. In Cream, teams had to milk a goat so as to fill a pail. They then had to use a goat skin to churn the goat milk until they made at least three ounces (85 g) of butter in order to receive their next clue.
- After the Detour, teams had to drive to Terres d'Amanar in Tahannaout in order to find their next clue.
- ziplines across a canyon in the Atlas Mountains. Once on the other side of the canyon, they had to put together a wooden puzzle. Once the puzzle was correct, they received their next clue and then joined their partner back on the other side of the canyon.
- After the Roadblock, teams received a photo depicting the Casbah d'If, which was the Pit Stop.
Leg 7 (Morocco → Italy)

- Episode 7: "Pretty Fly For a Food Scientist" (November 7, 2014)
- Prize: A trip for two to Ocho Rios, Jamaica(awarded to Misti & Jim)
- Locations
- Hajar (Casbah d'If)
- Palermo, Italy
- Palermo (Teatro di Verdura)
- Palermo (Villa Costanza)
- Palermo (Mondello – Antico Stabilimento Balneare)
- Palermo (Tonnara Florio or
- Palermo (Villa Niscemi)
- Episode summary
- At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Palermo on the island of Sicily. Once there, teams found a series of tambourines marked with one of three departure times the next morning at the Teatro di Verdura. Teams then had to travel to Villa Costanza in order to find their next clue.
- pace carback to the starting line and try again. Once racers got their next clue, they were driven back down the mountain to reunite with their partner at Antico Stabilimento Balneare.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Painters or Posers. In Painters, teams had to travel to the Tonnara Florio and restore a fresco while lying on their backs on a high scaffolding to the satisfaction of the restoration artist before receiving their next clue. In Posers, teams had to travel to the Teatro Politeama Garibaldi and watch a series of opera performers. They then had to go backstage, identify the costumes worn by the performers, and write down the characters' names and their operas in the order the performers appeared on stage in a playbook in order to receive their next clue.
- After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: Villa Niscemi.
- Additional notes
- Phil Keoghan announced that this was The Amazing Race's 300th leg.
- Palermo mayor Leoluca Orlando appeared as the Pit Stop greeter outside the mayoral headquarters at Villa Niscemi.[15]
- This was a non-elimination leg.
Leg 8 (Italy → Malta)

- Episode 8: "Hot Sexy Knights" (November 21, 2014)
- Prize: US$10,000 for each team member (awarded to Adam & Bethany)
- Eliminated: Tim & Te Jay
- Locations
- Palermo (Villa Niscemi)
- Valletta, Malta
- Valletta (Bridge Bar & Upper Barrakka Gardens)
- Qrendi (Żurrieq Valley Sea Inlet – Boathouse)
- Qrendi (Blue Grotto)
- Birgu (Church of St. Scholastica – Triq Antika)
- Birgu (Saint Lawrence's Church Oratory)
- Birgu (Birgu Harbour or Gate of Provence)
- Gżira (Manoel Island – Fort Manoel)
- Episode summary
- At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to travel by ferry to Valletta, Malta. Once there, teams were given a drink order from the bartender at the Bridge Bar and had to carry the order on a tray up Saint Ursula Street's staircase to a group of the Knights of Malta at the Upper Barrakka Gardens in order to receive their next clue. If either teammate dropped anything from their tray along the way, they had to clean up the mess before the bartender replaced their broken items. Teams were then directed to the boathouse at the Żurrieq Valley Sea Inlet, where they found a series of Maltese crossnecklaces with departure times the next morning.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to rappel twenty stories down into the Blue Grotto and, once in the water, swim into the cave in order to pick up their next clue. They then rejoined their partner in a waiting boat and were taken ashore.
- After the Roadblock, teams had to travel to the Church of St. Scholastica in Birgu, where they found their next clue.
For their Speed Bump, Tim & Te Jay had to travel to the oratory of Saint Lawrence's Church and paint the Maltese cross onto two shields before they could continue racing.
- ġostra, which involved running up a greased log over the harbor to grab flags in order to receive their next clue. In Shine, teams traveled to the Gate of Provence, where both team members had to don a helmet and chest plate and polish each other's armor to the satisfaction of the knights in order to receive their next clue. Adam & Bethany used their Express Pass to bypass this Detour.
- After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: Fort Manoel on Manoel Island.
Leg 9 (Malta → Singapore)
- Episode 9: "You're Taking My Tan Off" (November 28, 2014)
- Prize: A trip for two to Bali, Indonesia(awarded to Adam & Bethany)
- Eliminated: Kym & Alli
- Locations
- Valletta (City Gate)
Valletta → Singapore
Singapore (Changi Village & Pulau Ubin – Coconut Stand)
- Singapore (Sentosa – Wave House)
- Singapore (Marina Bay Sands)
- Singapore (Raffles Place – Centre Square)
- Singapore (
- Singapore (
- Singapore (Merlion Statue)
- Singapore (The Fullerton Pavilion)
- Episode summary
- At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Singapore. Once there, teams took a bumboat to Pulau Ubin, where they had to find a coconut stand and drink the coconut water before receiving their next clue.
For this season's only Fast Forward, teams had to surf on an artificially-generated wave at Sentosa's Wave House for two minutes without falling. Adam & Bethany won the Fast Forward.
- Teams who chose to not attempt the Fast Forward had to travel to the observation deck of the Marina Bay Sands in order to find their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to walk across a tightrope suspended 600 feet (180 m) above the ground from one tower of the Marina Bay Sands to a second, pick up their next clue, and then return to their partner at the original tower.
- After the Roadblock, teams had to travel to Centre Square at Onward Singapore" placard on his back with their next clue.
- chili sauceand collecting two pounds (0.91 kg) of crab meat in order to receive their next clue.
- After the Detour, teams found their next clue at Fort Canning Park. There, they were instructed to find their next clue at one of the five official Merlion monuments throughout the city – two at Merlion Park, and one each at Sentosa, Tourism Court, and Mount Faber – the latter of which was the correct site. Teams then had to check in at the Pit Stop: The Fullerton Pavilion, overlooking Marina Bay.
- Additional notes
Amy & Maya chose to use the U-Turn on Adam & Bethany. However, Adam & Bethany had won the Fast Forward and were therefore unaffected.
- Teams were given tickets on a pre-arranged flight to Paris, France, but were under no obligation to use them.
- Melody Chen from The Amazing Race Asia 1 was the Pit Stop greeter on this leg.[16]
Leg 10 (Singapore → Philippines)

- Episode 10: "Smells Like Dirty Tube Socks" (December 5, 2014)
- Prize: A trip for two to Ninh Vân, Vietnam(awarded to Misti & Jim)
- Locations
- Singapore (The Fullerton Pavilion)
- Manila, Philippines
Parañaque (Baclaran Church) → Rosario (Rosario Municipal Plaza – Salinas Specials)
- Rosario (Manila Bay – Rosario Fish Port or RGC Side Car and Welding Shop)
- Naic (Sitio Maname – Rice Fields)
- Episode summary
- At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Manila, Philippines. Once there, teams had to pick up their clue from the flower vendor at Baclaran Church the next morning. This clue instructed teams to then travel by jeepney to Salinas Specials at RosarioMunicipal Plaza, where they found their next clue.
- side car, in order to receive their next clue.
- After the Detour, teams had to travel to the rice fields in rice paddyin order to find their next clue hidden somewhere in the mud. The clue buried in the mud directed teams to search on foot for the nearby Pit Stop.
- Additional note
- This was a non-elimination leg.
Leg 11 (Philippines)

- Episode 11: "Hooping It Up" (December 12, 2014)
- Locations
- Bacoor (Molino Boulevard)
- Rajah Sulayman Park)
- Manila (
- Manila (Malate Neighborhood)
- Manila (Divisoria Market)
- Manila (Intramuros – Baluarte de San Diego)
- Episode summary
- At the start of this leg, teams had to travel by Rajah Sulayman Park in Manila, where they found their next clue.
For their Speed Bump, Brooke & Robbie had to unload the items from a man's broken padyak and load them onto a second padyak before they could continue racing.
This season's final Detour was also a Blind Detour and was a choice between This or That. In This, teams traveled on foot to the intersection of Bocobo and Malvar Streets, where they had to play street basketball against a neighborhood team and score 21 points in order to receive their next clue. In That, teams traveled on foot to the intersection of Pedro Gil Street and Pilar Hidalgo Lim, where they had to race padyaks around a marked course for four laps with each teammate pedaling the bicycle for two laps each. If teams finished four laps of the course within 17:55 minutes, they would receive their next clue.
- After the Detour, teams had to travel to the intersection of Santo Cristo Street and San Nicolas Street within the Divisoria Market in order to find their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to deliver specified quantities of two coconut-based products – bunot (a coconut shell used to clean floors) and walis tingting (a broom made of palm fronds) – to three different addresses within the Divisoria Market, collect a receipt from each delivery, and then return all three receipts in order to receive their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: the Baluarte de San Diego in Intramuros.
- Additional note
- There was no elimination at the end of this leg; all teams were instead instructed to continue racing.
Leg 12 (Philippines → United States)
- Episode 12: "All or Nothing" (December 19, 2014)
- Prize: US$1,000,000
- Winners: Amy & Maya
- Runners-up: Misti & Jim
- Third place: Adam & Bethany
- Eliminated (at the episode's midpoint): Brooke & Robbie
- Locations
- Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles International Airport)
- Los Angeles (Downtown City Hall)
- Los Angeles (Terminal Island – Southwest Marine Warehouse)
(Elimination Point)
- Los Angeles (Terminal Island – United States Coast Guard Base)
- Los Angeles (ConGlobal Industries)
- Rancho Palos Verdes (Point Vicente Lighthouse)
- Episode summary
- At the start of this leg, manila envelope along with their clue, which instructed them to travel to the "City of Angels": Los Angeles. At Los Angeles International Airport, teams had to find a marked vehicle and use its voice control feature to listen to their next clue, which directed them to drive to Los Angeles City Hall. There, teams met the city's film clerk, who stamped the filming permit in their manila envelope and directed them to the Southwest Marine Warehouse, where they had to hand the permit to an assistant director in exchange for their next clue.
- breakaway glass, and land safely on a pile of boxes below. Once completed, they could retrieve their next clue inside their satchel. Brooke & Robbie were the last team to arrive at this midpoint and were eliminated before being allowed to complete the Roadblock.
- After the first Roadblock, teams had to travel to the United States Coast Guard Base at Terminal Island and participate in a search-and-rescue exercise with the Coast Guard. After a response boat took them out into the ocean, teams had to swim to a crash test dummy, set off a safety smoke bomb, and swim with the dummy back to the boat in order to receive their next clue, which directed them to ConGlobal Industries.
- Rancho Palos Verdes.
City Numbers Amy Misti Bethany Saint Thomas 8 2 3 London 1 5 6 Lerwick 7 1 8 Copenhagen 6 0 1 Marrakesh 5 9 6 Palermo 1 5 0 Valletta 4 8 9 Singapore 9 2 3 Manila 8 3 4
Reception
Critical response
The Amazing Race 25 received positive reviews. Jodi Walker of Entertainment Weekly called this season a "good underdog story".[17] Daniel Fienberg of HitFix was critical of some structural decisions but was positive towards this season overall.[18] Alex Morella of "Survivor Oz" said "Well…it started really well…went bland in the middle for a bit…but finished strongly! I enjoyed this season and The Amazing Race put out a good product for its Silver Anniversary! I enjoyed the teams…quite a few of the challenges (although several better detours are needed in some legs…and no Morocco!)"[19] In 2016, this season was ranked 7th out of the first 27 seasons by the Rob Has a Podcast Amazing Race correspondents.[20] In 2023, Rhenn Taguiam of Game Rant ranked this season as the fourteenth-best season.[21] In 2024, Taguiam's ranking was updated with this season ranked 17th out of 36.[22]
Ratings
- U.S. Nielsen ratings
No. | Airdate | Episode title | Rating/Share
|
Rank | Viewers (millions) |
Ref | ||||
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House- holds |
18–49 | Timeslot (Viewers) |
Timeslot (18–49) |
Week (Viewers) |
Week (18–49) | |||||
1 | September 26, 2014 | "Go Big or Go Home" | — | 1.1/4 | 2 | 2 | <25 | <25 | 5.48 | [23] |
2 | October 3, 2014 | "When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go" | — | 1.2/5 | 2 | 2 | <25 | <25 | 6.08 | [24] |
3 | October 10, 2014 | "Get Your Sheep Together" | — | 1.1/4 | 2 | 2 | <25 | <25 | 5.89 | [25] |
4 | October 17, 2014 | "Thinly Sliced Anchovies" | — | 1.4/6 | 1 | 1 | <25 | <25 | 6.57 | [26] |
5 | October 24, 2014 | "Morocc'and Roll" | — | 1.0/4 | 3 | 4 | <25 | <25 | 5.51 | [27] |
6 | October 31, 2014 | "I Feel Like I Just Kissed a Goat" | — | 1.1/5 | 3 | 2 (tie) | <25 | <25 | 5.89 | [28] |
7 | November 7, 2014 | "Pretty Fly For a Food Scientist" | — | 1.2/3 | 2 | 2 | <25 | <25 | 6.05 | [29] |
8 | November 21, 2014 | "Hot Sexy Knights" | — | 1.2/4 | 3 | 2 | <25 | <25 | 5.95 | [30] |
9 | November 28, 2014 | "You're Taking My Tan Off" | — | 1.0/3 | 2 | 2 | <25 | <25 | 5.42 | [31] |
10 | December 5, 2014 | "Smells Like Dirty Tube Socks" | — | 1.2/4 | 1 | 1 | <25 | <25 | 6.22 | [32] |
11 | December 12, 2014 | "Hooping It Up" | — | 1.2/4 | 2 | 2 | <25 | <25 | 5.99 | [33] |
12 | December 19, 2014 | "All or Nothing" | — | 1.3/5 | 1 | 1 | <25 | <25 | 6.59 | [34] |
- Canadian ratings
Canadian broadcaster
).Canadian DVR ratings are included in Numeris' count.
No. | Airdate | Episode | Viewers (millions) |
Rank (Week) |
Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | September 26, 2014 | "Go Big or Go Home" | 2.07 | 15 | [35] |
2 | October 3, 2014 | "When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go" | 2.21 | 10 | [36] |
3 | October 10, 2014 | "Get Your Sheep Together" | 1.97 | 13 | [37] |
4 | October 17, 2014 | "Thinly Sliced Anchovies" | 2.10 | 13 | [38] |
5 | October 24, 2014 | "Morocc'and Roll" | 2.14 | 11 | [39] |
6 | October 31, 2014 | "I Feel Like I Just Kissed a Goat" | 1.93 | 16 | [40] |
7 | November 7, 2014 | "Pretty Fly For a Food Scientist" | 1.99 | 6 | [41] |
8 | November 21, 2014 | "Hot Sexy Knights" | 1.99 | 11 | [42] |
9 | November 28, 2014 | "You're Taking My Tan Off" | 2.10 | 11 | [43] |
10 | December 5, 2014 | "Smells Like Dirty Tube Socks" | 2.09 | 7 | [44] |
11 | December 12, 2014 | "Hooping It Up" | 1.97 | 8 | [45] |
12 | December 19, 2014 | "All or Nothing" | 2.06 | 5 | [46] |
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