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The Amazing Race 17
Race summary > Leg 3 (Ghana)

Airdate: October 10, 2010
Accra (Jamestown – Akotoku Boxing Academy) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
Dodowa (Supply Depot)
Dodowa (Asebi D/A Primary School) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
Doryumu (Home of Awusa Ntso) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to perform a boxing workout. After first wrapping their hands properly, the team member had to punch a punching bag and then jump rope for 60 seconds on each exercise without stopping to receive their next clue from their boxing trainer.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Bicycle Parts or Language Arts. In Bicycle Parts, both team members had to use a stick to roll a bicycle wheel's rim down the length of a soccer field and back without touching the rim with their hands or letting it fall over to receive their next clue from one of the school children. In Language Arts, teams chose a proverb with eight highlighted phrases that corresponded to a series of eight Adinkra symbols. Using a nearby decoder key, teams had to locate the eight symbols in a massive word search-like puzzle and circle the correct set of Adinkra symbols to receive their next clue from one of the school children.
At the supply depot in Dodowa, teams had to load up two wheelbarrows with building supplies and deliver the correct supplies to the Asebi D/A Primary School to receive their next clue.
At the Asebi D/A Primary School, teams had to join a geography class studying a map of Africa. While the children located other nations in Africa, teams had to correctly locate Ghana on the map to receive their next clue from the students.
After checking into the Pit Stop, teams helped renovate the school they visited during this leg.
Race summary > Leg 4 (Ghana → Sweden)

Airdate: October 17, 2010
Bản mẫu:TAR travel Accra (Kotoka International Airport) to Kiruna, Lapland, Sweden (Kiruna Airport)
Jukkasjärvi (Icehotel) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
Poikkijärvi (Fjellborg's Lodge) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
Riksgränsen (Vassijaure Railway Station (bằng tiếng Thụy Điển)) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
Riksgränsen (Swedish–Norwegian Border) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
For their Speed Bump, Michael & Kevin had to sit on chairs made of ice in the Icehotel for 10 minutes before they could continue racing.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to choose a sled dog team and hitch them to a summer training sled. They then had to take the dogs on a course to a hunter's camp, collect five different flags along the way, trade the flags for fur pelts at the end, and bring the pelts back to the lodge for their next clue. They would have to take a penalty lap around the camp for each missed flag in order to obtain the pelts.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Sleds or Beds. In Sleds, teams had to use TechSleds to race down a mountain course in less than one minute and 58 seconds to receive their next clue. In Beds, teams had to properly build a traditional Sami dwelling known as a goahti and furnish the inside with furs and a fire pit to receive their next clue from a Sami elder.
At the Icehotel, teams had to find the storage room and pick up a block of ice. Teams had to figure out that their next location was etched on their block of ice (tiếng Thụy Điển: Pietaras Järvivägen Fjellborgs Vid Väkkäräjärvi, lit. Fjellborg's Lodge in Poikkijärvi) in order to find their next clue.
Due to limited availability of flights from Accra, teams were given tickets on a flight to Kiruna via Frankfurt, Germany but were under no obligation to use them.
Race summary > Leg 5 (Sweden → Norway)

Airdate: October 24, 2010
Bản mẫu:TAR travel Narvik, Nordland, Norway (Fagernesfjellet Mountain)
Bản mẫu:TAR clue Vidrek (Stornaustet)
Skjomen (Skjomen Bridge) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
Sandtorg, Troms (Hårvika) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
Ankenesstranda (Ankenes Marina) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
In this season's only available Fast Forward, one team had to drive themselves to the Stornaustet immersive restaurant in Vidrek to participate in a traditional Christmas ritual. After arriving, they would find out that they had eat an entire serving of smalahove, a dish made of a boiled sheep's head, between the two of them to claim the Fast Forward.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to rappel off the Skjomen Bridge and then signal for one of two waiting boats to give them their next clue. After retrieving the clue from the boat, the team member had to use a mechanical ascender to return to the bridge deck.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Bike or Boat. In Bike, teams had to ride a bicycle along a course to a sign, where combinations of numbers and colors were shown. Teams then had to memorize the combination of the color that matched the color on their bicycle lock, return to the starting point, and then use the combination to unlock their next clue. In Boat, teams had to use a map for reference to navigate a fishing trawler to a specific location. They then had to deliver two cod and a chainsaw to a summer lodge to receive their next clue.
Upon arrival in Narvik, teams had to find the Fagernesfjellet Mountain, where they had to ride the gondola to the top of the mountain to retrieve their next clue.
Race summary > Leg 6 (Norway → Russia)

Airdate: October 31, 2010
Bản mẫu:TAR travel Narvik (Narvik Station) to Uppsala, Sweden (Uppsala Central Station)
Bản mẫu:TAR travel Stockholm (Stockholm Arlanda Airport) to Saint Petersburg, Russia (Pulkovo Airport)
Saint Petersburg (Vasilyevsky Island – Birzhevaya Square (Rostral Columns))
Bản mẫu:TAR clue Saint Petersburg (Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace or Lenfilm)
Saint Petersburg (Palace Square)
Saint Petersburg (Alexandrovskaya (bằng tiếng Nga) – Neighborhood Store) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
Saint Petersburg (Alexander Garden overlooking Saint Isaac's Cathedral) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
This leg's Detour was a choice between Classical Music or Classic Cinema. In Classical Music, teams traveled to Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace and had to listen to three different compositions (Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, and Tchaikovsky's Troika ) playing on three numbered gramaphones. They then entered a music hall full of pianists playing several different compositions and had to take a copy of the sheet music from the pianist playing one of the three compositions. Once the correct compositions were placed in the correct order, a maestro would give teams their next clue. In Classic Cinema, teams traveled to Lenfilm and had to search through several hundred filmstrips until they found one matching the film playing in the theatre (Sergei Eisenstein's October ). When they showed the correct filmstrip to the projectionist, he would give teams their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to dress up like a babushka, pick up a sack of 50 potatoes, and fill a wheelbarrow with cow manure. A babushka would then show them how to properly plant the potatoes. Once the potatoes were planted, they would receive their next clue from a babushka.
Upon arrival in Saint Petersburg, teams had to find the Rostral Columns on Birzhevaya Square on the spit of Vasilyevsky Island to find their next clue.
Depending of which Detour they completed, teams were given a record or a film canister with a photo of the location of their next clue: Palace Square.
Race summary > Leg 7 (Russia)

Airdate: November 7, 2010
Saint Petersburg (Avtovo Circus) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
Saint Petersburg (Bank Bridge)
Saint Petersburg (1 Vladimirsky Prospekt Tower)
Saint Petersburg (Church of the Savior on Blood)
Saint Petersburg (Peter and Paul Fortress – Gorodki Courts) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
Saint Petersburg (Peter and Paul Fortress – Naryshkin Bastion) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
This leg's circus-inspired Detour was a choice between Circus Band or Circus Clown. In Circus Band, team members had to learn and correctly play a Russian folk song (Ivan Larionov's "Kalinka") on the accordion to receive their next clue from the band leader. In Circus Clown, teams had to learn plate spinning and get ten plates to spin simultaneously for ten seconds without falling to receive their clue from a clown.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to clear three gorodki pin formations by tossing a wooden bat to receive their next clue. After two attempts at a formation, the pins would be reset.
After completing the Detour, teams began a "Russian mystery" task. The first clue was to find the canal bridge guarded by four creatures with golden wings, Bank Bridge. The next clue told teams to head on foot without a taxi leading them to the tower at 1 Vladimirsky Prospekt. At the top of the tower, only one team member from two teams at most were allowed to look around for a clue to the next location - a figurine of the Church of the Savior on Blood. After locating the figurine, teams then had to walk to the church to get their next clue, which said, "What am I? Peter the Great is buried inside me. The writer Dostoevsky was imprisoned within me. Find me and then search for the Gorodki Courts." Teams had to figure out that their next destination was the Peter and Paul Fortress, where their next clue was located.
Race summary > Leg 8 (Russia → Oman)

Airdate: November 14, 2010
Saint Petersburg (Senate Square – Bronze Horseman) (Pit Start)
Bản mẫu:TAR travel Saint Petersburg (Pulkovo Airport) to Muscat, Oman (Muscat International Airport)
Muscat (Riyam Park – Burj Al Mubkharah) (Overnight Rest)
Al Hamra (Jebel Shams) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
Nizwa (Stack of Books) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
Muttrah (Muttrah Souq – Ghalib Bakheet Salem Bait Kalshat Al-Mahari Store)
Muscat (Al Alam Palace) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to rappel 500 foot (150 m) down the side of the mountain to a field of hundreds of oil lamps, a handful of which held Aladdin's magic ring. Once they found the lamp with the ring, they had to exchange it for their next clue.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Water Table or Wedding Table. In Water Table, teams have to pump water from a well to fill a water truck and then direct the truck's driver to deliver the water to their assigned house in the neighborhood of Aswat Al Eid before receiving their next clue from the home owner. In Wedding Table, teams had to travel to an Arab market and purchase 25 chickens and several other ingredients needed to prepare a traditional Omani dish, maqbous. Once the dish was complete, teams had to serve the dish to a bride and groom for their next clue.
Upon arrival in Muscat, teams made their way to the Burj Al Mubkharah in Riyam Park, where teams were given small silver ingots with three separate times that would determine when teams would climb the fort's watchtower the following morning.
The clue at the watchtower instructed teams to drive themselves to the highest point of Oman, Jebel Shams. At the base of the mountain, a safety driver would take teams to their next clue.
At Muttrah Souq, teams had to find a frankincense vendor at Ghalib Bakheet Salem Bait Kalshat Al-Mahari Store and then search the marketplace for "Ali Baba" to trade the frankincense for their next clue.
Race summary > Leg 9 (Oman → Bangladesh)

Airdate: November 21, 2010
Bản mẫu:TAR travel Muscat (Muscat International Airport) to Dhaka, Bangladesh (Shahjalal International Airport)
Dhaka (Sundarban Square Supermarket)
Bản mẫu:TAR clue Dhaka (Dhaka Harbor)
Dhaka (Sadarghat) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
Bản mẫu:TAR travel Dhaka (Nazira Bazaar – Tekka Mistiri Rickshaw Garage) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
Dhaka (Lalbagh Fort) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
This leg's Detour was a choice between Balanced Meal or Balanced Bricks. In Balanced Meal, teams had to pick up 30 filled tiffin carriers and take them by boat to a cargo ship in the harbor. After lifting the carriers onto the ship, teams had to bring ten empty carriers back to shore, where they could exchange them for the next clue. In Balanced Bricks, teams had to unload bricks from a supply barge and carry them in baskets on top of their heads to a nearby shop. Once they delivered 100 intact bricks, the shop manager would give them their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to properly assemble a cycle rickshaw using the parts provided to receive their clue.
At Sundarban Square Supermarket, teams had to search for a marked sugarcane stall. There, teams had to press sugarcane to collect enough sugarcane juice to fill a glass, and one team member would have to drink all of the juice to receive the next clue.
After completing the Detour, teams were instructed to go on foot to Sadarghat, where they would find a new U-Turn twist (Double U-Turn). Teams then had to travel by cycle rickshaw to Nazira Bazaar for their next clue.
Race summary > Leg 10 (Bangladesh → Hong Kong)

Airdate: November 28, 2010
Bản mẫu:TAR travel Dhaka (Shahjalal International Airport) to Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong International Airport)
Bản mẫu:TAR travel Chek Lap Kok, Islands District (Airport Ground Transportation Centre) to Central and Western District (Jardine House)
Bản mẫu:TAR travel Central and Western District (Central Piers) to Cheung Chau, Islands District (Cheung Chau Ferry Pier)
Cheung Chau (Cheung Po Tsai Cave)
Bản mẫu:TAR travel Cheung Chau (Cheung Chau Ferry Pier) to Yau Tsim Mong District (Star Ferry Pier, Tsim Sha Tsui)
Yau Tsim Mong District (Majesty Chinese Restaurant) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
Yau Tsim Mong District (Avenue of Stars – Statue of Bruce Lee)
Bản mẫu:TAR clue Wan Chai District (Hong Kong Tramways) or Southern District (Aberdeen Harbour)
Central and Western District (Statue Square overlooking The Cenotaph) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to use chopsticks to search among several plates of food on a buffet for one of five pieces of fake food normally used for display to receive their next clue from a chef. Team members had to eat any real food they picked up.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Ding Ding or Sampan. In Ding Ding, teams had to ride the Hong Kong Tramways, colloquially known as the "Ding Ding", between Arsenal Street and Causeway Bay Tram Terminus, while searching through thousands of sign for three signs (reading "Pit Stop", "Statue", and "Square") that, when combined, would reveal the location of the Pit Stop. In Sampan, teams went to the Jumbo Kingdom's dock and took a pair of budgerigars in a birdcage on a sampan. Then they had to search along the Aberdeen Typhoon Shelters for a boat with the registration number matching the number on their birdcage. When found, teams could then trade the birdcage for the location of the Pit Stop: Statue Square.
Once in Hong Kong, teams had to travel by bus and ferry to Cheung Chau, where they had to find the Cheung Po Tsai Cave to find their next clue.
At the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui, teams had to locate the statue of Bruce Lee to find their next clue.
Race summary > Leg 11 (Hong Kong → South Korea)

Airdate: December 5, 2010
Central and Western District (Conrad Hong Kong) (Pit Start)
Bản mẫu:TAR travel Chek Lap Kok (Hong Kong International Airport) to Seoul, South Korea (Incheon International Airport)
Cheorwon (Seung-il Bridge (bằng tiếng Hàn Quốc))
Dongducheon (Camp Casey) Bản mẫu:TAR clue Bản mẫu:TAR clue
Bản mẫu:TAR travel Dongducheon (Dongducheon Station) to Seoul (World Cup Stadium Station)
Seoul (Seoul World Cup Stadium)
Bản mẫu:TAR clue Seoul (Mokdong Ice Rink or Namdaemun Market)
Seoul (Yeouido Hangang Park – Airplane Statue)
Seoul (Temple of Heaven) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
For their Speed Bump, Nick & Vicki had to clean a M109 Self-Propelled Howitzers; however, this task was not described by Phil on-air because they fell much further behind the other teams due to the previous leg.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to pick a headband and then search among two hundred soldiers practicing taekwondo for the one wearing a matching headband. Once they found the right soldier, the soldier would break open a wooden board that contained the next clue. If not, the soldier would take their headband, and team members had to retrieve another headband.
This season's final Detour was a choice between Full Throttle or Full Bottle. For both Detour options, teams had to travel by subway or by foot to the specified location. In Full Throttle, teams had to travel to the Mokdong Ice Rink, where they had to put on short track speed skating suits and complete a two-person skating relay of 24 laps around the rink to receive their next clue. In Full Bottle, teams had to travel to Namdaemun Market, where they had to put on delivery uniforms and then deliver six large glass jars of ginseng roots to a holistic wellness store without breaking any of them. When they were done, both team members had to finish a bottle of ginseng tonic to receive their next clue.
Upon arrival in Seoul, teams have to drive towards North Korea to the Seung-il Bridge in the Korean Demilitarized Zone. There, teams had to whitewater raft down the Hantan River and board a Humvee that would take them to Camp Casey in Dongducheon, where the next clue was located.
At Yeouido Hangang Park, teams had to search the park for an airplane statue to find their next clue.
Race summary > Leg 12 (South Korea → United States)

Airdate: December 12, 2010
Bản mẫu:TAR travel Seoul (Incheon International Airport) to Los Angeles, California, United States (Los Angeles International Airport)
Long Beach (Port of Long Beach – Pier J 266)
Bản mẫu:TAR travel San Pedro (Catalina Heliport) to Pasadena (Rose Bowl) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
Los Angeles (Quixote Studios)
Beverly Hills (Greystone Mansion) Bản mẫu:TAR clue
In this season's final Roadblock, one team member had to decorate three sections of the theme float for the Tournament of Roses Parade by gluing chrysanthemums to one section, placing roses in special vials of water and then placing them in a section of the float, and then covering a giant cardboard rose with finely ground straw in compliance with the "natural materials" requirement as stated in the rules for decorating the floats. When they completed the float sections correctly, the floral director would tell them that they could obtain their next clue from 2009 Rose Queen Courtney Lee.
At Pier J on the Port of Long Beach, teams rode an elevator to the top of one of the pier's gantry cranes, where they received their clue. They were then dropped from the crane on a tandem bungee swing over the water. Once teams were on the pier they could read their clue, which informed them that they would be riding a helicopter to a surprise destination: the Rose Bowl.
The clue after the Roadblock was presented to teams as three riddles to solve: (1) I am Sancho Panza's master (Don Quixote), (2) I am the place to hear The Symphony in the Glen (Griffith Park), (3) Monroe's Year of the Itch (The Seven Year Itch). Teams had to combine the answers to figure out their next destination was located at Quixote Studios Stage 7 located near Griffith Park.
At Quixote Studios, teams were put in front of a large game show-like board that flashed videos of 48 people wearing different kinds of hats, 11 of which were the greeters that welcomed them to the Pit Stops. Teams had to use a control panel to pick the greeters and place them in the order they appeared during the season to receive their final clue from game show host Bob Eubanks.
Reception > Critical response

The Amazing Race 17 received mixed-to-positive reviews. Andy Dehnart of reality blurred wrote that its was "an average (at best) season, one plagued by a consistent lack of surprise, few actually challenging challenges, and a lot of stupidity." Scott Von Doviak of The A.V. Club wrote that "the season has been somewhat less than amazing, exhibiting the same flaws that have plagued the last several editions of the long-running series: lackluster challenges, repetitive airport and taxicab drama, too many unlikeable teams, too many equalizing points along the route, and a distinct lack of suspense at the end of too many legs." Luke Dwyer of TV Fanatic wrote that this season had "an unusually likable cast. Only a handful of contestants were the kind you actively root against and even those were tamed by The Amazing Race standards. Instead we were treated to a cast without a dominant group, but one that was easy to root for." In 2016, this season was ranked 3rd out of the first 27 seasons by the Rob Has a Podcast Amazing Race correspondents. Likewise in 2021, Jane Andrews of Gossip Cop also ranked this season as the show's 3rd best season. Val Barone of TheThings ranked this season as the show's 2nd best season.
Ratings > U.S. Nielsen ratings

| # | Airdate | Episode | Rating> Households | Share> Households | Rating/Share> 18–49 | Viewers> (millions) | Rank> Timeslot (Viewers) | Rank> Timeslot (18–49) | Rank> Week (Viewers) | Rank> Week (18–49) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | September 26, 2010 | "They Don't Call It The Amazing Race For Nothin!" | 6.3 | 10 | 3.7/9 | 11.54 | #2 | #2 | #26 |  |
| 2 | October 3, 2010 | "A Kiss Saves the Day" | 6.2 | 10 | 3.4/9 | 10.67 | #2 | #2 | #28 | #25 |
| 3 | October 10, 2010 | "In Phil We Trust" | 6.9 | 11 | 3.8/9 | 11.99 | #3 | #3 | #20 | #13 |
| 4 | October 17, 2010 | "We Should Have Brought Gloves and Butt Pads" | 6.3 | 10 | 3.5/9 | 10.94 | #2 | #2 | #21 | #21 |
| 5 | October 24, 2010 | "Tastes Like a Million Dollars" | 6.7 | 10 | 3.4/8 | 11.42 | #2 | #2 | #20 | #19 |
| 6 | October 31, 2010 | "Run, Babushka, Run" | 5.3 | 9 | 2.6/7 | 9.09 | #3 | #3 | (<#25) | (<#25) |
| 7 | November 7, 2010 | "I Want to Be in the Circus, That's Where I Belong" | 6.5 | 10 | 3.3/8 | 11.01 |  |  | #20 | #23 |
| 8 | November 14, 2010 | "Ali Baba in a Suit" | 6.0 | 9 | 2.8/7 | 10.34 | #2 | #2 |  |  |
| 9 | November 21, 2010 | "There's a Lot of Nuts and Bullets" | 6.2 | 9 | 3.0/7 | 10.59 | #2 | #2 | #24 |  |
| 10 | November 28, 2010 | "I Hate Chinese Food" | 6.3 | 10 | 3.1/8 | 11.07 |  |  | #13 | #17 |
| 11 | December 5, 2010 | "I'm Surrounded by Ninjas" | 6.1 | 9 | 3.1/8 | 10.34 | #2 | #2 | #17 | #14 |
| 12 | December 12, 2010 | "Hi. I'm Sorry. I'm in a Race" | 7.0 | 11 | 3.7/9 | 12.12 | #2 | #2 | #11 | #10 |
Episode 6, "Run, Babushka, Run", aired on Halloween when viewership was down for all shows and where it went up against Sunday Night Football and Game 4 of the World Series.