The Amazing Race 3

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The Amazing Race 3
Season 3
Region 1 DVD cover
Presented byPhil Keoghan
No. of teams12
WinnerFlo Pesenti & Zach Behr
No. of legs13
Distance traveled41,000 mi (66,000 km)
No. of episodes11
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseOctober 2 (2002-10-02) –
December 18, 2002 (2002-12-18)
Additional information
Filming datesAugust 9 (2002-08-09) –
September 8, 2002 (2002-09-08)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The Amazing Race 3 is the third season of the American

reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured twelve teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world to win US$1,000,000. This season visited four continents and thirteen countries and traveled over 41,000 miles (66,000 km) during thirteen legs. Starting in the Everglades, racers traveled through Mexico, England, Scotland, Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, and Hawaii before finishing in Seattle. A new twist introduced in this season was the final memory challenge. The season premiered on CBS
October 2, 2002, and ended on December 18, 2002.

Friends Flo Pesenti and Zach Behr were the winners of this season, while married parents Teri and Ian Pollack finished in second place, and brothers Ken and Gerard Duphiney finished in third place.

Production

Development and filming

The Starting Line of The Amazing Race 3 was set in Everglades National Park in Florida.

The third season of The Amazing Race spanned a total of 41,000 miles (66,000 km) and featured first-time visits to twelve countries: Mexico, England, Scotland, Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam.[1][2] Filming began on August 9, 2002, and finished on September 8, 2002.[3]

Casting

Casting for this season began in April 2002.[4]

Cast

Gerard and Ken Duphiney

The cast of The Amazing Race 3 was increased to twelve teams and included soccer moms, law school graduates, a Vietnam War veteran, and a pair of twin models. Jill and her brother F.T. had originally applied for season 1, but after F.T. was killed on September 11, John Vito & Jill applied in remembrance of him.[5]

Contestants Age Relationship Hometown Status
Gina Diggins 35 Soccer Moms Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Eliminated 1st
(in Puente de Ixtla, Mexico)
Sylvia Pitts 34
Tramel Raggs 22 Brother & Sister Gary, Indiana Eliminated 2nd
(in Tulum, Mexico)
Talicia Raggs 29
Los Angeles, California
Dennis Hyde 48 Father & Son Lexington, Kentucky Eliminated 3rd
(in Stonehaven, Scotland)
Andrew Hyde 21
Heather Mahar 25 Law School Roommates
Boston, Massachusetts
Eliminated 4th
(in Lisbon, Portugal)
Eve Madison 25 New York City, New York
Michael Ilacqua 28 Long-Distance Dating
San Diego, California
Eliminated 5th
(in Fez, Morocco)
Kathy Perez 31 Birmingham, Michigan
Aaron Goldschmidt 27 Lifelong Friends New York City, New York Eliminated 6th
(in Marrakesh, Morocco)
Arianne Udell 27
Andre Plummer 32 Cop & Fireman
Los Angeles, California
Eliminated 7th
(in Schwangau, Germany)
Damon Wafer 33 Long Beach, California
John Vito Pietanza 28 Dating
Staten Island, New York
Eliminated 8th
(in Singapore)
Jill Aquilino 24
Manhattan, New York
Derek Riker 32 Twins & Models
Los Angeles, California
Eliminated 9th
(in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
Drew Riker 32
Ken Duphiney 40 Brothers New York City, New York Third place
Gerard Duphiney 35
Denville, New Jersey
Teri Pollack 49 Married Parents Palm City, Florida Runners-up
Ian Pollack 50
Flo Pesenti 23 Friends New York City, New York Winners
Zach Behr 23
Future appearances

Teri & Ian and John Vito & Jill were selected to compete in The Amazing Race: All-Stars.[6]

In 2021, Andrew Shayde ( Hyde) appeared on Naked and Afraid and lasted 13 days in South Africa before being removed for a possible MRSA infection.[7][8] In 2023, Shayde returned for Naked and Afraid's fifteenth season once again in South Africa.[9] Shayde later appeared on the spin-off Naked and Afraid: Castaways.[10] Shayde also competed on the CBS reality competition show Buddy Games.[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.
  • A green ƒ indicates that the team won the Fast Forward.
Team placement (by leg)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Flo & Zach 2nd 5th 3rd 2nd 4th[a] 2nd 1stƒ[b] 2nd 5th 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st
Teri & Ian 8th 10th 9th 5th 6th 1stƒ[b] 4th 3rd 4th 4th 1st 1st 2nd
Ken & Gerard 1stƒ[b] 6th 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 5th 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd
Derek & Drew 11th 1stƒ[b] 1st 3rd 3rd 4th 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 4th[c]
John Vito & Jill 5th 7th 7th 6th 4th[a] 5th 3rd 5th 1stƒ[b] 5th
Andre & Damon 9th[d] 8th 8th 4th 2nd 6th 6th
Aaron & Arianne 3rd 2nd 4th 8th 7th 7th
Michael & Kathy 4th 4th 6th 7th 8th
Heather & Eve 6th 3rd 5th 9th[e]
Dennis & Andrew 7th 9th 10thƒ[b]
Tramel & Talicia 10th 11th
Gina & Sylvia 12th
Notes
  1. ^ a b Flo & Zach and John Vito & Jill tied for 4th place after both teams stepped on the Pit Stop mat at the same time.
  2. ^ a b c d e f This team won the Fast Forward on this leg.
  3. ^ Derek & Drew initially arrived 3rd, but had inadvertently skipped the Roadblock and had to backtrack to complete it. Ken & Gerard checked in during this time, dropping Derek & Drew to last.
  4. ^ Andre & Damon initially arrived 7th, but were issued a 78-minute penalty for not following the donkey route correctly, and started the next leg 9th.
  5. ^ Heather & Eve initially arrived 1st, but were issued a 37-minute penalty because they had taken a taxi to the Pit Stop instead of traveling on foot as the clue had specified. All of the other teams checked in during this penalty time, dropping Heather & Eve to last.

Race summary

The route of The Amazing Race 3.
Destinations Air travel    Rail travel    Water travel    Bus travel
Helicopter travel    Bicycle travel    Gondola travel
Route Markers Detour    Roadblock    Fast Forward    Pit Stop

Leg 1 (United States → Mexico)

The Angel of Independence in Mexico City was the first destination on The Amazing Race 3.
  • Episode 1: "What If Our Parachute Doesn't Open?" (October 2, 2002)
  • Prize: A seven-night Caribbean cruise (awarded to Ken & Gerard)
  • Eliminated: Gina & Sylvia
Locations
Episode summary

Leg 2 (Mexico)

For the Roadblock in Cozumel in the Riviera Maya, team members had to swim with dolphins.
  • Episode 2: "This Seems Like the Path Straight to Hell!" (October 9, 2002)
  • Eliminated: Tramel & Talicia
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams had to drive themselves to the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan and climb up to the top of the pyramid in order to retrieve their next clue, which instructed them to travel by bus to Cancún and find their next clue at the San Marino marina.
  • Voladores
    by climbing a 100-foot (30 m) pole and swinging around the pole while suspended on ropes. Derek & Drew won the Fast Forward.
  • Detour: Man Power or Horse Power This leg's Detour was a choice between Man Power or Horse Power. In Man Power, teams had to use a kayak to search a small section of the lagoon for their next clue, which was hanging from a tree. In Horse Power, teams had to use a WaveRunner to search a large section of the lagoon for their next clue, which was attached to a buoy.
  • After the Detour, teams had to land at the marina and then drive to Playa del Carmen, where they boarded a ferry to the island of Cozumel. From there, teams had to find Chankanaab Park in order to find their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "A Roadblock is a task that only one person may perform. That person should be ready for the swim of a lifetime." In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to jump into the lagoon and swim with a pod of dolphins in order to find their next clue.
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to return to Playa del Carmen via ferry and then drive to the Pit Stop: the Diamante K Bungalows in Tulum.

Leg 3 (Mexico → England → Scotland)

Stonehaven, Scotland
was the location of both the Roadblock and the Pit Stop on this leg.
  • Episode 3: "You Always Just Forget About Me!" (October 16, 2002)
  • Eliminated: Dennis & Andrew
Locations
Episode summary
Additional note
  • Dennis & Andrew had difficulty booking a flight from Mexico City to London and arrived long after the other teams. Even though they won the Fast Forward, they still arrived at Dunnottar Castle last and were eliminated.[12]

Leg 4 (Scotland → Portugal)

Torre de Belém in Lisbon
was the fourth Pit Stop of the season.
  • Episode 4: "Did You See How I Stopped It? With My Face" (October 23, 2002)
  • Eliminated: Heather & Eve
Locations
Episode summary
Additional note
  • Heather & Eve were the first team to arrive at the Pit Stop, but they had misread the clue that told them to walk rather than take a taxi. They received a seven-minute time penalty for the advantage gained, plus an additional 30-minute penalty. Since all of the other teams arrived less than 37 minutes afterward, Heather & Eve were eliminated.[13]

Leg 5 (Portugal → Spain → Morocco)

While in Morocco, teams encountered a Roadblock involving the Moroccan traditional dyeing industry.
  • Episode 5: "What Happens If I Slip? Am I Just Hanging Off A Cliff?" (October 30, 2002)
  • Prize: Two digital cameras (awarded to Ken & Gerard)
  • Eliminated: Michael & Kathy
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to find the westernmost point of Continental Europe, which they had to figure out was Cabo da Roca, in order to find their next clue.
  • Detour: Ropes or Slopes This leg's Detour was a choice between Ropes or Slopes. In Ropes, teams had to take a shuttle bus to the Ursa cliffs and rappel down to the shore below. In Slopes, teams hiked down a long trail to the same shore below. Once teams reached the shore, they could retrieve their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams were instructed to drive to the
    Tangier, Morocco. Once there, teams had to find the Viajes Flandria travel agency and sign up for charter buses to the Old City of Fez
    , where they had to search for their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "A Roadblock is a task that only one person may perform. That person should have a keen sense of direction but a not so keen sense of smell." In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to navigate through the Dar Dbagh Chouara Tannery and search through 25 vats of dye in order to find their next clue.
  • After the Roadblock, teams drove themselves to the Pit Stop: the Borj Nord.
Additional note
  • During the drive from Portugal to Algeciras, four of the eight teams incorrectly fueled their cars using
    unleaded gasoline instead of diesel, rendering the cars inoperable. Teri & Ian recovered almost immediately when Ian borrowed a siphoning line, drained the tank, and refilled with diesel; Flo & Zach found an open repair shop in the middle of the night that fixed their vehicle; Aaron & Arianne called for a tow truck and were taken to a different repair shop after a very long delay; and Kathy & Michael had the car brought back to the station, left it overnight, and became the last team to get underway with a fixed car.[14]

Leg 6 (Morocco)

escargots
.
  • Episode 6: "I'm a Much Better Liar Than You Are" (November 13, 2002)
  • Prize: Two digital cameras (awarded to Teri & Ian)
  • Eliminated: Aaron & Arianne
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams had to drive themselves to the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, where they found their next clue. They were instructed to travel by train to Marrakesh and then travel to the Palmeraie Oasis, where they found their next clue.
  • Fast Forward: Find Carpet with Fast Forward Emblem This leg's Fast Forward required one team to look through piles of carpets in a carpet shop to find the one with the Fast Forward design sewn into it. Teri & Ian won the Fast Forward.
  • Detour: Now You See It or Now You Don't This leg's Detour was a choice between Now You See It or Now You Don't. In Now You See It, teams would have ridden on horseback to a route marker visible from their starting point, where they'd have dug for a clue in a marked square of sand. In Now You Don't, teams chose a sand bike and rode to a route marker that wasn't visible from their starting point, where they found a clue etched on a stone. They had to make a rubbing of the clue onto a piece of paper. All teams chose Now You Don't.
  • After the Detour, teams had to translate their clue from
    Arabic
    in order to find their next clue at the Café Glacier.
  • escargots
    in order to receive their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: the Riad Catalina.
Additional note
  • Andre & Damon were officially detained when their taxi took them far out of the way in Morocco and they encountered a local official who wanted to seize their passports. Andre & Damon refused and the show's security team had to come extricate them from the situation.[15]

Leg 7 (Morocco → Germany & Austria)

Teams traveled to the Friedensengel in Munich.
  • Episode 7: "I'm Supposed to Be Indebted to Her for the Rest of the Race?!" (November 20, 2002)
  • Prize: Two digital cameras (awarded to Flo & Zach)
  • Eliminated: Andre & Damon
Locations
Episode summary
Additional note
  • Andre & Damon fell so far behind, due in part to their delay in the previous leg and also due to falling asleep on the train from Munich to Innsbruck and missing their stop, that all of the other teams had already checked into the Pit Stop before Andre & Damon arrived at the Detour. Instead of performing the Detour, they were instructed to go directly to the Pit Stop for elimination.[16]

Leg 8 (Germany → Switzerland)

Rheinfall
.
  • Episode 8: "This Is More Important Than Your Pants Falling Down!" (November 27, 2002)
  • Prize: Two digital cameras (awarded to Derek & Drew)
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams traveled to the Augustinerhof Farm in
    Rheinfall, where they had to travel by ferry and retrieve their clue from the top of a rocky outcropping in the middle of the waterfall. Teams were then instructed to travel by train to Zürich. At the Lindenhof
    , teams searched for a Swiss officer, who led them into a vault with their next clue.
  • Detour: Count the Money or Run the Numbers This leg's Detour was a choice between Count the Money or Run the Numbers. In Count the Money, teams had to count a large amount of Swiss currency inside of a fishbowl sitting right next to the safe. In Run the Numbers, teams had to search the streets of Zürich for three different numbers: the number on the Züri-Familie sculpture at the intersection of Sihlstrasse and Bahnhofstrasse,[17] the sum of the numbers on the north face of a clock on St. Peter's Church, and the number of trees in Lindenhof marked with ribbons. The resulting numbers from both tasks formed the combination to the safe that contained the next clue. All teams chose to perform Run the Numbers, although Ken & Gerard did begin Count the Money until they gave up in frustration.
  • After the Detour, teams had to travel by train to Grindelwald and then find a route marker in a field east of the railway station, where they found their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "A Roadblock is a task that only one person may perform. That person should be ready to take a shot at success." In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to use a crossbow to shoot an apple off a mannequin's head in order to receive their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: the Chalet Arnika.
Additional note
  • This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 9 (Switzerland)

bungee jump
.
  • Episode 9: "Why Did You Have to Take Your Pants Off?" (December 4, 2002)
  • A seven-night Caribbean cruise (awarded to John Vito & Jill)
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams had to travel to the Gletscherschlucht. There, they had to venture into the gorge to find a key to one of the provided cars containing their next clue.
  • cheese wheel
    so as to completely reveal the Fast Forward award hidden underneath. John Vito & Jill won the Fast Forward.
  • Teams who were unable to attempt the Fast Forward had to drive to Kandersteg, where they loaded their car onto a car train and rode through the Alps to Goppenstein. Teams then had to drive to the Niouc Bridge, where they found their next clue.
  • bungee jump
    into the gorge below in order to receive their next clue. In Very Swiss, teams had to drive to a nearby farm and then find a key inside the bell around a goat's neck in order to unlock their next clue. However, only five of the seventy-five goats had bells with keys.
  • After the Detour, teams had the option to make one phone call to their family or friends back home, but they had to complete the call before they could continue to their next destination: the
    Château de Chillon in Veytaux
    .
  • Roadblock: "A Roadblock is a task that only one person may perform. That person should be a nuts and bolts kind of person." In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to properly assemble a Swiss army bicycle from a pile of parts using an identical pre-assembled bike as a reference in order to receive their next clue.
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to ride both bicycles to the Basset Marina in Montreux. There, teams had to use a paddle boat in order to reach the Pit Stop aboard the steamship Savoie, which was floating on Lake Geneva.
Additional note
  • This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 10 (Switzerland → Malaysia → Singapore)

In Kuala Lumpur, teams had to convince a local to photograph them in front of the Petronas Towers.
  • Episode 9: "Why Did You Have to Take Your Pants Off?" (December 4, 2002)
  • Prize: A seven-night European cruise (awarded to Derek & Drew)
  • Eliminated: John Vito & Jill
Locations
Episode summary
  • Before the leg began, the steamship Savoie sailed from
    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    .
  • At the Petronas Towers, teams had have their picture taken in front of the towers using a digital camera. Teams then had to walk to the Ampang Park shopping center, where they developed their pictures and found their next clue printed on the back of the photo. Teams were then instructed to travel by train to Singapore and search the National Orchid Garden of the Singapore Botanic Gardens for an orchid called "Margaret Thatcher" in order to find their next clue.
  • Detour: Wet or Dry This leg's Detour was a choice between Dry or Wet. In Dry, teams drove to an apartment block in Choa Chu Kang. From there, they had to locate Unit #10-137, where they met Singaporean TV star Gurmit Singh, who handed them their next clue. In Wet, teams had to drive to the Singapore Zoo and find the "Mermaids of the Sea": the zoo's manatees. Once at the manatee enclosure, they had to swim through the pool in order to receive their next clue.
  • At Suntec City, one team member had to run three times around the center of the Fountain of Wealth before retrieving their next clue from the middle of the fountain.[18] Afterwards, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: Mount Faber.
Additional notes

Leg 11 (Singapore → Vietnam)

Cyclos, a form of Vietnamese transportation, were featured during the Roadblock.
  • Episode 10: "Don't Try to Play the Moralist Now!" (December 11, 2002)
  • Prize: A seven-night European cruise (awarded to Teri & Ian)
  • Eliminated: Derek & Drew
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
    Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Once there, teams had to find the statue of Bac Ho in Rex Square in order to find their next clue, which directed teams to the Mekong Delta in Cái Bè
    .
  • Detour: Easy Buy or Hard Sell This leg's Detour was a choice between Easy Buy or Hard Sell. In Easy Buy, teams rode a traditional boat called a sampan into the floating market of Cái Bè in order to find the only vendor selling water coconuts, from whom they received their next clue. In Hard Sell, teams chose a shoulder basket and carried enough fruit into the land market so as to sell enough in order to make 40,000 (roughly $2.50) that they could exchange for their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had to travel to 2A Ton Duc Thang Street in order to find their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "A Roadblock is a task that only one person may perform. That person should have strong legs and a strong back." In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to transport their teammate on a cyclo along a marked course through the streets of Ho Chi Minh City and onto a ferry across the Saigon River to the Pit Stop: the Café Thu Thiem.
Additional note
  • All route markers in Vietnam were colored solid yellow instead of red and yellow in order to avoid confusion with the former South Vietnamese national flag, which was also red and yellow.

Leg 12 (Vietnam)

Teams visited the Imperial Palace in Huế during this leg.
  • Episode 11: "They're Slithering to the Finish Line Like the Rest of Us!" (December 18, 2002)
  • Prize: A seven-night Alaskan cruise (awarded to Teri & Ian)
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to travel by train to
    Imperial City
    for their next clue. Teams then had to travel to the bridge in Nam Ô in order to find their next clue.
  • Detour: Basket Boats or Basket Bikes This leg's Detour was a choice between Basket Boats or Basket Bikes. In Basket Boats, each team member had to cross a stretch of river in a round basket boat using only a single paddle in order to reach the clue box on a nearby island. In Basket Bikes, each team member took a bicycle laden with dozens of shrimp baskets and had to ride one mile (1.6 km) in order to receive their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had to go to the Bach Dang dock in Hội An and board a sampan that took them to a route marker on the Thu Bồn River.
  • Roadblock: "A Roadblock is a task that only one person may perform. That person should be fishing for a clue." In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to climb onto a fishing platform and use a wooden winch to raise a fishing net out of the water in order to retrieve the clue dangling underneath, which directed them to the Pit Stop: China Beach in Da Nang.
Additional notes
  • The Detour task involving the bicycle and shrimp baskets was revisited in season 29 as a Switchback.[20]
  • This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 13 (Vietnam → United States)

Teams traveled to the International Fountain in Seattle during the last leg of the race.
  • Episode 11: "They're Slithering to the Finish Line Like the Rest of Us!" (December 18, 2002)
  • Prize: US$1,000,000
  • Winners: Flo & Zach
  • Runners-up: Teri & Ian
  • Third place: Ken & Gerard
Locations
Episode summary
Additional notes
  • Due to Vietnamese law, teams had to book a flight at a travel agency before they could enter Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi.
  • Legs 12 and 13 aired back-to-back as a special two-hour episode.

Reception

Critical response

The Amazing Race 3 received positive reviews. Linda Holmes of Television Without Pity wrote that this season was good but was not satisfied by the ending.[21] Dalton Ross of Entertainment Weekly praised the unpredictability of this season writing that "you never truly know what's going to happen."[22] In 2016, this season was ranked 2nd out of the first 27 seasons by the Rob Has a Podcast Amazing Race correspondents.[23] Kareem Gantt of Screen Rant wrote that this season "thrives on team chemistry to hook a viewer in and did this cast lock in their viewers. The locations were also fantastic and the suspense was at the perfect pitch."[24] In 2021, Jane Andrews of Gossip Cop ranked this season as the show's 6th best season.[25] In 2023, Rhenn Taguiam of Game Rant ranked this season as the eleventh-best season.[26]

While reviews for this season were positive, reactions to Flo Pesenti co-winning this season were largely negative.[27] Andy Dehnart of reality blurred was negative towards the win due to Flo "threatening to quit the race repeatedly and shrieking more than a banshee with its leg stuck in a trap".[28] Television Without Pity co-creator Tara Ariano called Flo "malingering".[29] John Crook of the Los Angeles Times called Flo "spoiled" and "petulant".[30]

Awards

In 2003, this season of The Amazing Race won the inaugural Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality/Competition Program.[31]

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