The Amazing Race Asia 2
The Amazing Race Asia 2 is the second season of "The Amazing Race Asia", a reality television game show based on the American series "The Amazing Race". The second season of the show features ten teams of two with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world to win US$100,000. This season premiered on 22 November 2007 at 9:00 p.m. (UTC+8) and ended on 14 February 2008 at 9:00 p.m. (UTC+8). Singaporean gym buddies Adrian Yap and Collin Low were the winners of this season. Adrian Yap was the first hearing-impaired  contestant to participate & win any edition of "The Amazing Race". Production. Development and filming. The second season of "The Amazing Race Asia" covered (the longest route to date of "The Amazing Race Asia") in 24 days racing across 4 continents, including the first time an "Amazing Race" franchise visited the Czech Republic, a nation that had not been visited by the original version at the time of air (the nation would later be visited in the 15th season, in 2009.). The show adopted newer rules from the original American version, such as the non-elimination penalty where the team who  checked in last must make it to first place in the next leg or else incur the 30 minute penalty. It was also noted that the production of this season had run into the production of "The Amazing Race 12" in an unknown airport. Production made the show more competitive by imposing more self-driving and reducing the chance of teams being bunched up on the same airplane flight. This season had two different penalties for coming in last on a non-elimination leg. Edwin & Monica were marked for elimination for coming in last on the first leg, and Henry  & Terri were stripped of all their money and had to begin the next leg with no money after coming in last on the seventh leg. Racers were not told that the original non-elimination penalty was still applicable. This twist led to an argument between Henry and host Allan Wu at the Seoul Pit Stop, when the former was unwilling to give up his team's money. In the following leg, the penalty reverted to the 'marked for elimination' penalty after Terri & Henry finished last consecutively. Cast. This season featured 10 teams chosen from 2500 applicants, including racers from the  original American series. Final applications were accepted 13 April 2007 (two weeks after the original deadline). This season was also open to the Japanese, who were ineligible for Season 1. Final interviews were held sometime in April or May 2007. Filming took place sometime in June or July 2007. This season's cast included reunited siblings, childhood friends, and dating couples. Notably, Adrian is the first hearing-impaired contestant in "Amazing Race" history. It also featured a large number of local media personalities or their relatives. Monica Lo represented Toronto, Ontario, Canada and won the 1997 Miss Chinese International Pageant , while Paula Taylor is a Channel [V] VJ. Vanessa & Pamela are the sisters of famous Malaysian singer Vince Chong. Kinaryosih is a famous Indonesian movie actress and model, who has also won a Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2006. Sophie is a filmmaker for the Discovery Channel, as well as a correspondent for the Asian Film Festival. Marc Saw Nelson is a model and host of the Philippine sports show "Sports Unlimited", while Rovilson Fernandez is a host for another similar show, "Gameplan" and an editor for "Maxim Philippines". This season features three non-Asians. One is Henry , a former US Navy Petty Officer, who raced with his Filipina wife Trinidad (better known as Terri). The other is Aurelia, a Frenchwoman residing in Hong Kong who raced with her Singaporean ex-housemate Sophie, while Brett is of Australian nationality. Henry Reed died on May 21, 2013 at the age of 53. Marc & Rovilson became the first team to win eight legs in a season, which was a record set for winning the most legs in a single season, and would later be matched by the winning team Rachel & Dave of twentieth season of the original American version, and  Tom & Tyler and Ashleigh & Amanda respectively from the fourth and fifth seasons of the Australian version. Future appearances. Paula Taylor appeared on the first leg of "The Amazing Race Asia 3" as a Pit Stop greeter in Chiang Mai. Marketing. The second season of the show had six official sponsors: Aviva, Caltex, Nokia Nseries, Sony Electronics Asia Pacific, Bintan Lagoon Resort, and Standard Chartered Bank. The sponsors played a major role in the series by providing prizes and integrating their products into various tasks. Broadcasting. Two special episodes acted as bookends for this season; the first subtitled "Racers Revealed" was  shown three weeks before the season premiere while the second, "Memories" aired one week after the season finale. The former contained racer introductions and production insight into the casting process. The latter featured the racers sharing their favorite memories and highlights of the season, similar to that of Season 1. Results. The following teams participated in the season, with their relationships at the time of filming. Placements are listed in finishing order: Episode title quotes. Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers. Prizes. Individual prizes were awarded to the first team to complete certain legs. Race  summary. Leg 1 (Singapore → Philippines). Airdate: 22 November 2007 This season's first Detour was a choice between Dare or Stair. In Dare, teams had to take an elevator to the 45th-storey of Suntec Tower 3 and then Tyrolean traverse across to the adjacent Tower 4 while suspended above the ground before receiving their next clue. In Stair, teams had to climb up 45 floors to the rooftop of Tower 3 and then descend and head to Tower 4 and again climb up 45 floors before receiving their next clue. Leg 2 (Philippines). Airdate: 29 November 2007 In  this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to choose a carabao and then lead it to plough a muddy rice paddy in a slalom pattern past a series of posts with "Amazing Race" before returning to the start to receive their next clue. Team members were taught beforehand some common vocal commands to help control their carabao but had to start over if they asked for help. This leg's Detour was a choice between Heel or Wheel. In Heel, teams had to match 250 pairs of shoes from a messy pile to receive their next clue from  a shopkeeper. In Wheel, teams had to choose a work station and fully assemble a bicycle with just the equipment and parts provided to get their next clue. Leg 3 (Philippines → Hong Kong → New Zealand). Airdate: 6 December 2007 In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to perform a bungee jump from the Auckland Harbour Bridge to receive their next clue. This leg's Detour was a choice between two adventure sports, Wall or Waka. In Wall, teams had to head to the Birkenhead Leisure Centre, where each team member had to climb the rock wall  once to retrieve one flag each. Then, one team member had to climb the wall again to grab their next clue. In Waka, teams had to go to Lake Pupuke and paddle a traditional waka boat around the lake to collect three flags and then return to receive their next clue. Leg 4 (New Zealand). Airdate: 13 December 2007 In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to enter the Hell's Gate mud bath, which contains sulphur pools at temperatures of , and search for a stick, which they could exchange for their next clue. This leg's Detour  was a choice between Flax or Stick. In Flax, teams had to weave traditional Māori headbands called a "tipare" out of flax plants to the satisfaction of the demonstrators to receive their next clue. In Stick, teams had to master a traditional Māori stick game called the "titi torea" in which team members had to pass specially carved sticks to each other in a particular rhythm without dropping the sticks to receive their next clue. Leg 5 (New Zealand → Japan → South Korea). Airdate: 20 December 2007 This leg's first Detour was a choice between You Catch It  or You Cart It. In You Catch It, teams had to participate in the traditional game of goldfish scooping by using paddles made of rice paper, which disintegrate very easily when immersed in water, to scoop up 40 goldfish and receive their next clue. In You Cart It, teams had to locate Dry Cleaner 24 and collect a "yukata", which they had to deliver to Kimono Rental AKI to receive their next clue. In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to enter the Icebar Tokyo and decipher an ice block puzzle by arranging lettered ice blocks to  form the name of one of the biggest cities in Japan (Fukuoka) to receive their next clue. Airdate: 27 December 2007 This leg's second Detour was a choice between Slither or Deliver. In Slither, teams had to find a marked fish tank filled with octopus at the Jagalchi Fish Market. Each team member then had to retrieve one 100-year-old Korean coin from the bottom of the tank before receiving their next clue. In Deliver, teams had to deliver two meals each on their heads to three different addresses to receive their next clue. In this leg's  second Roadblock, teams had to find a gatekeeper at Yongdusan Park. Then, one team member had to then use a key to open one of the locks to receive their next clue from the gatekeeper. Racers would have to start over if they broke their key. Leg 6 (South Korea). Airdate: 3 January 2008 In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to search under the lids of 1,500 soybean jars until they found one containing their next clue. In addition, one of the jars contained the clue plus a 50 bonus from Standard Chartered. This leg's Detour  was a choice between Too Ho or Too Heavy. In Too Ho, teams had to play a traditional Korean game where they had to throw three bamboo stickets into a cylinder away to receive their next clue. In Too Heavy, teams had to deliver 30 logs using a jige to a woman in the village before receiving their next clue. Leg 7 (South Korea → Germany → Czech Republic). Airdate: 10 January 2008 In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to don a full suit of knight's armour and then look for a "damsel in distress", who  was standing on a balcony at the Hotel U Prince. Once team members found her, they had to tie a key to a rope which the "damsel" would exchange for their next clue. This leg's Detour was a choice between Blow or Bow. In Blow, teams had to travel to Rückl Crystal, where each team member had to carve a star design on the bottom of a glass cup to receive their next clue. In Bow, each team member had to hit a red-and-yellow coloured target using a traditional crossbow to receive their next clue. Leg 8  (Czech Republic). Airdate: 17 January 2008 This leg's Detour for the Intersected teams was a choice between Snap or Roll. In Snap, the Intersected teams had to take photos of three historic monuments using a Sony Cyber-shot camera ("Statue of St. Wenceslas at Wenceslas Square", "Stalin Statue in the Museum of Communism", and "Estates Theatre") and show these photographs to the personnel positioned in front of the Statue of Josef Mánes to receive their next clue. In Roll, the Intersected teams had to locate Hostinec U Váhy, collect two beer kegs, and roll them over to the Admiral  Botel to receive their next clue. After finishing the Detour, teams were longer Intersected. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to climb up to the high diving platform and jump into the pool to retrieve their next clue. Leg 9 (Czech Republic → Hungary). Airdate: 24 January 2008 This leg's Detour was a choice between Pitch or Pull. In Pitch, teams had to load a large pile of hay into a horse-drawn cart and then deliver it to a farmer to receive their clue. In Pull, teams had to milk a goat and obtain of  milk. After milking the goat, teams had to place her in a holding pen before delivering the milk to a farmer to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to ride ten sections of a flying fox course and add up several numbers found around the course to the correct total of 1,000 to receive their next clue. Only one racer could ride the flying fox at a time, and they would have to go to the back of any line formed by other racers if they gave an incorrect answer. Leg 10 (Hungary ). Airdate: 31 January 2008 In this season's only Fast Forward, teams had to count the number of vertical bars on Elisabeth Bridge and then use the number obtained to open a safe with the 4-digit figure of fence posts (the correct digits were 2-3-7-7). The first team to open the safe would win the Fast Forward award. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to take a lantern and search through the dark and confusing labyrinth of tunnels beneath Buda Castle to search for the one out of several chests that contained their  next clue. This leg's Detour was a choice between Say It or Play It. In Say It, teams had to correctly pronounce, in a Hungarian accent, the names of fourteen prominent Hungarian rulers listed on the square's colonnade ("Szent István király", "Szent László", "Könyves Kálmán", "II. András", "IV. Béla", "Károly Róbert", "Nagy Lajos", "Hunyadi János", "Hunyadi Mátyás", "Bocskai István", "Bethlen Gábor", "Thököly Imre", "II. Rákóczi Ferenc", and "Kossuth Lajos") to receive their next clue. In Play It, teams had to solve a Rubik's Cube, but were given the option to solve one colour at a time for  each of six sides and alternating between team members, to receive their next clue. Leg 11 (Hungary → South Africa). Airdate: 7 February 2008 In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to race eight laps around the Killarney racing circuit on a open-wheel race car to receive their next clue from a race official. After four laps, they had to enter the pit area for a mandatory tune-up and if the team members entered it after seven minutes, they would incur a five-minute penalty. This leg's Detour was a choice between In One End  or Out The Other. In One End, teams had to prepare of food and feed it to the elephants to receive their next clue. In Out The Other, teams had to clear an elephant enclosure of dung and move it a marked area, using only the tools provided, to receive their next clue from a ranger. Leg 12 (South Africa → Singapore). Airdate: 14 February 2008 This season's final Detour was a choice between Search or Assemble (the latter was listed as "Sound" in teams' clues). In Search, teams had to go The Scratch Patch and search amongst thousands  of semi-precious gemstones for three "Amazing Race" stones, which were yellow in colour with a red dot, that they could exchange for their next clue. In Assemble, teams had to go to Master Wire and Bead Craft and assemble a wire art radio using the tools provided to receive their next clue. In this season's final Roadblock, one team member had pick the 10 flags representing the countries they visited out of a basket of 15, with the flags of Australia, Indonesia, Slovakia, United Kingdom, and Vanuatu as decoys, and arrange them in a circle and in chronological  order: Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary, and South Africa. Once team members got the correct order of correct flags, they could retrieve the final clue.