Amazing Race
Worldwide travel contest
Amazing Race is a long-running reality television competition where teams race around the world, completing challenges at various destinations to avoid elimination.
The format has spawned international versions.
By extension, any frantic multi-stop journey or hectic competition: Getting the kids to three different activities felt like the Amazing Race.
Obstruction across a road
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- taskWork to be done
- clueSolving aid
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
mental challenge · needle in haystack · rappelling · bungee · navigation · time limit · penalty · judge
Government-issued travel credential
- countriesSovereign political territories
- continentsEarth's largest landmasses
- airportAviation passenger facility
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
connection · taxi · train · destination · local · culture · landmark · language barrier
Major television and radio network
- reality TVFilmed unscripted programming
- seasonsYear's four divisions
- episodesDistinct parts of a series
- primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
finale · premiere · elimination · pit stop · leg · express pass · U-turn · yield
Organized cooperative groups
- first placeWinning position
- last placeLowest rank achieved
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- rivalsThose who compete
alliance · yielded · U-turned · penalty · footrace · photo finish · equalizer · bunching
One who shares activity
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- trustConfidence in another
- bickeringPetty verbal sparring
- conflictOpposition between parties
dynamic · support · strategy · strengths · weaknesses · collaboration · patience · encouragement
roadblock
Obstruction across a road
puzzle · mental challenge · needle in haystack · rappelling · bungee · navigation · time limit · penalty · judge · completion
passport
Government-issued travel credential
- countriesSovereign political territories
- continentsEarth's largest landmasses
- airportAviation passenger facility
flight · connection · taxi · train · destination · local · culture · landmark · language barrier · directions
CBS
Major television and radio network
- reality TVFilmed unscripted programming
- seasonsYear's four divisions
- episodesDistinct parts of a series
primetime · finale · premiere · elimination · pit stop · leg · express pass · U-turn · yield · fast forward
teams
Organized cooperative groups
- first placeWinning position
- last placeLowest rank achieved
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
rivals · alliance · yielded · U-turned · penalty · footrace · photo finish · equalizer · bunching · speed bump
partner
One who shares activity
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- trustConfidence in another
- bickeringPetty verbal sparring
conflict · dynamic · support · strategy · strengths · weaknesses · collaboration · patience · encouragement · blame
- Jerry BruckheimerTop Gun, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Rock, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor
- reality TVSurvivor, contestant, The Bachelor, elimination, The Bachelorette
Amazing RaceJeopardy!
Quiz show, reversed format
Wheel of Fortune · Family Feud · Deal or No Deal · Match Game
Amazing RaceBig Brother
Totalitarian surveillance authority
Love Island · The Real World · Survivor · solitary confinement · housebound
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