The Amazing Race 17

The Amazing Race 17 là mùa thứ mười bảy của chương trình truyền hình thực tế của Mỹ "The Amazing Race". Mùa giải này có 11 đội gồm hai người có quen biết từ trước để cùng tham gia một cuộc đua vòng quanh thế giới.
Mùa thứ mười bảy bắt đầu vào chủ nhật ngày 26 tháng 9 năm 2010. Chương trình được phát sóng trên kênh CBS ở Hoa Kỳ với buổi công chiếu đặc biệt kéo dài 90 phút, sau đó trở lại định dạng một giờ bình thường vào tuần sau vào các tối chủ nhật lúc 8:00. ET/PT Đêm chung kết của mùa diễn ra vào ngày 12 tháng 12 năm 2010. Một lần nữa Phil Keoghan vẫn là người tổ chức của chương trình.
Đây là phần cuối cùng được quay và phát sóng ở độ phân giải chuẩn.
Hai cô gái bác sĩ gây mê Natalie "Nat" Strand và Katherine "Kat" Chang là những người chiến thắng trong mùa giải này và là đội toàn nữ đầu tiên giành chiến thắng trong phiên bản Mỹ của "The Amazing Race".
Sản xuất.
Phát triển và quay phim.
CBS làm mới phiên bản thứ 17 của " The Amazing Race " vào ngày 25 tháng 1 năm 2010. Phần được công chiếu vào ngày 26 tháng 9 năm 2010, với một tập đặc biệt dài 90 phút. Chương trình trở lại kéo dài một giờ thông thường vào tuần sau.
Mùa giải này kéo dài trong khi đua khắp bốn châu lục với những lần đầu đến Ghana và Bangladesh. Đây cũng là lần đầu tiên trong lịch sử của chương trình, các đội đã vượt qua Vòng Bắc Cực.
Việc quay phim bắt đầu vào ngày 26 tháng 5 năm 2010, với Vạch xuất phát tại Câu lạc bộ Du thuyền Eastern Point ở Gloucester, Massachusetts, đây là mùa đầu tiên kể từ khi " The Amazing Race: Kì Cựu " bắt đầu ở một thành phố khác ngoài Los Angeles. Mùa giải kết thúc vào ngày 15 tháng 6 năm 2010, với vạch đích ở Los Angeles, California.
Trước khi phát sóng mùa giải, CBS đã đăng một đoạn video xem trước ngắn từ một tập phim trên Internet, cho thấy Brook &amp; Claire tham gia thử thách phóng dưa hấu bằng súng cao su . Đoạn clip cho thấy Claire bị ném vào mặt một quả dưa hấu sau khi nó phóng không chính xác từ súng cao su, khiến cô bị choáng trong giây lát nhưng không bị thương nặng. Clip lan truyền nhanh và nổi tiếng trên Internet.
Hai yếu tố trò chơi mới đã được giới thiệu trong Phần 17. Đầu tiên là Express Pass, được trao cho đội về đích đầu tiên ở Chặng đầu tiên. Express Pass cho phép đội bỏ qua bất kỳ nhiệm vụ Detour, Roadblock hoặc Route Info nào trước chặng 8. Cặp đôi hẹn hò Jill &amp; Thomas đã giành được Express Pass mà sau đó họ đã sử dụng để bỏ qua Beds Detour ở chặng 4. Một yếu tố mới khác là Double U - Turn, nơi hai đội được phép sử dụng U-Turn trong một chặng đua. Jill &amp; Thomas đã U-Turne Brook &amp; Claire, trong khi Nat &amp; Kat đã U-Turn Chad &amp; Stephanie.
Cast.
Đơn đăng ký sẽ đến hạn vào ngày 4 tháng 2 năm 2010. Các cuộc casting bán kết được tổ chức vào tháng 3 năm 2010, và các cuộc casting cuối cùng diễn ra tại Los Angeles vào khoảng tháng 3 năm 2010. From there, eleven teams were selected as contestants and filming took place approximately from May to June 2010.
Dàn casting bao gồm một đội gồm người dẫn chương trình mua sắm tại nhà, nghệ sĩ giải trí trên Internet Kevin Wu - thường được biết đến với cái tên "KevJumba" - và cha của anh ấy là Michael, đạo diễn và biên đạo múa Ron Kellum, Ivy League một ca sĩ capello, và một người mẹ ruột và con gái gần đây đã đoàn tụ sau khi nhận con nuôi hơn hai mươi năm trước. Ngoài ra còn có ba nữ hoàng sắc đẹp tranh tài: Mallory Ervin, người dự thi Hoa hậu Mỹ 2010, nơi cô giành ngôi vị Á hậu 4; Brook Roberts, người từng thi Hoa hậu Mỹ 2005; và Stephanie Smith, người là Hoa hậu Nam Carolina Hoa Kỳ 2009.
Chad Waltrip đã cầu hôn Stephanie Smith trong chặng thứ tám, người đã chấp nhận. Họ đã kết hôn vào ngày 20 tháng 11 năm 2010 Họ là đội thứ hai tham gia cuộc đua sau Hayden &amp; Aaron trong " The Amazing Race 6 ".
Future appearances.
Gary &amp; Mallory lại đua một lần nữa trong " The Amazing Race: Unfinished business " giữa một loạt các đội trở lại từ mùa 12 đến mùa 17. Mallory cũng trở lại trong phiên bản All-Star thứ hai, đua với Mark Jackson từ mùa 20 để thay thế Bopper Minton bị bệnh.
Ngoài " The Amazing Race ", Mallory đã xuất hiện trên Discovery Channel chương trình thực tế " Backyard Oil " vào năm 2013. Vào ngày 25 tháng 5 năm 2016, Nat &amp; Kat và Brook &amp; Claire xuất hiện trong chương trình " Cuộc đua kỳ thú " với chủ đề " The Price is Right " vào khung giờ vàng đặc biệt.
Kết quả.
Các đội sau đây đã tham gia vào mùa giải, mỗi đội được liệt kê cùng với vị trí của họ trong mỗi chặng và các mối quan hệ như được xác định bởi chương trình. Lưu ý rằng bảng này không nhất thiết phản ánh tất cả nội dung được phát trên truyền hình, do có bao gồm hoặc loại trừ một số dữ liệu. Các vị trí được liệt kê theo thứ tự hoàn thiện: 
Episode title quotes.
Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers.
Prizes.
The prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg. Trips were provided by Travelocity. The prizes were:
Elimination Station.
After elimination, the first five eliminated teams were sequestered at a villa in Cancún, Mexico, to await the finale. CBS posted short videos on its website after each episode aired in the Pacific Time Zone to show the eliminated teams interacting at the villa.
Race summary.
Leg 1 (United States → England).
Airdate: September 26, 2010
In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to travel on horseback to a tournament area and use a giant slingshot to launch a watermelon and knock over a suit of armor standing away to receive their next clue from a court jester.
Leg 2 (England → Ghana).
Airdate: October 3, 2010
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to sell sunglasses, with each pair sold for at least GH₵3, to make GH₵15 (approx. US$10) to receive their next clue.
This season's first Detour was a choice between Tune In or Check Out. In Tune In, teams had to travel to Adom Electronics and pick up a television antenna setup, bring it to a marked house, and set it up to the customer's preference. Once the television set picked up a proper signal, the house owner would give them their next clue. In Check Out, teams had to bring a fantasy coffin from Emmanuel's Woodshop to a showroom across town to retrieve their next clue.
Leg 3 (Ghana).
Airdate: October 10, 2010
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.
Leg 4 (Ghana → Sweden).
Airdate: October 17, 2010
For their Speed Bump, Michael &amp; 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.
Leg 5 (Sweden → Norway).
Airdate: October 24, 2010
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.
Leg 6 (Norway → Russia).
Airdate: October 31, 2010
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 "" ). 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.
Leg 7 (Russia).
Airdate: November 7, 2010
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.
Leg 8 (Russia → Oman).
Airdate: November 14, 2010
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to rappel 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.
Leg 9 (Oman → Bangladesh).
Airdate: November 21, 2010
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.
Leg 10 (Bangladesh → Hong Kong).
Airdate: November 28, 2010
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.
Leg 11 (Hong Kong → South Korea).
Airdate: December 5, 2010
For their Speed Bump, Nick &amp; 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.
Leg 12 (South Korea → United States).
Airdate: December 12, 2010
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.
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.
Canadian ratings.
Canadian broadcaster CTV also aired "The Amazing Race" on Sundays at 8pm Eastern, Central, &amp; Atlantic (9pm Pacific &amp; Mountain).