Whats the basic premise of The Amazing Race?
The Amazing Race is a race around the world involving 11 (or sometimes 12) teams of two people. It starts and ends somewhere in the continental United States. The teams are pairs of people who share some sort of relationship, whether familial, romantic, or merely friendly. At the start of the race, the teams are given a “clue” (occasionally cryptic set of instructions) telling them where to go next and how to get there. Each clue leads to the next one. Along the way, the racers are given tasks to do, like “Detours” and “Roadblocks” (see below). The race is divided into 13 legs. At the end of the first 12 legs is a pit stop, where the teams must rest 12 (or 36) hours before embarking on the next leg.* Eight (or sometimes 9) legs are “elimination legs,” which means that the last team to arrive at that leg’s pit stop is eliminated from the competition, so that after 12 legs, there are only 3 teams left. At the end of the last leg is, of course, the finish line, and the first team to reach
