The Amazing Race 4

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The Amazing Race 4 was the fourth installment of the popular reality television show on US television, The Amazing Race. It premiered on May 29, 2003 and ended on August 21, 2003. In 2004, this installment of the race won the series its second consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Reality-Competition Program."

Filming began on January 18, 2003 and finished on February 14, 2003.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

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Results

The following teams participated in the Race, listed in reverse finishing order:

Position (by leg)
Team Relationship 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Roadblocks performed
Reichen & Chip Married (Now Divorced) 9th 2nd 4th 5th 4th 2nd 5th 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd* 2nd 1st Reichen 4, Chip 7
Kelly & Jon Engaged 6th 3rd 8th 7th 3rd 3rd 3rd 5th 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd Kelly 2, Jon 10
David & Jeff Best Friends 10th 5th 7th 6th 6th 1st 1st 4th 3rd 4th 1st 1st 3rd David 6, Jeff 4
Jon & Al Best Friends / Clowns 7th 6th 6th 2nd 2nd 6th 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Jon 5, Al 4
Millie & Chuck Dating 12 Years / Virgins 1st 8th 5th 2nd 1st 4th 4th 3rd 5th Millie 2, Chuck 5
Tian & Jaree Friends / Models 11th 4th 3rd 1st 7th 5th 6th Tian 6, Jaree 0
Monica & Sheree NFL Wives / Moms 4th 10th 2nd 4th 5th 7th Monica 3, Sheree 2
Steve & Dave Air Traffic Controllers 5th 1st 9th 8th 8th Steve 2, Dave 1
Steve & Josh Father & Son 1st 9th 1st 9th Steve 0, Josh 2
Russell & Cindy Friends / Dating 8th 7th 10th Russell 2, Cindy 0
Amanda & Chris Dating 1st 11th Amanda 0, Chris 1
Debra & Steve Married Parents 12th Debra 0, Steve 0
  • Red means the team was eliminated.
  • Blue means the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg of the race.
  • Green means the team won the Fast Forward clue.
  • * Reichen & Chip had arrived 2nd, but they chose to drive to the pit stop and therefore received a 35 minute penalty.
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Trivia

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General

  • The final 2 teams raced through 4 continents, 24 cities, 9 countries, and traveled 44,000 miles.
  • On the final leg, David and Jeff made a mistake in flying into Sydney to get flights to Hawaii. There were none until the next day, which put them so far behind that they did not reach the Finish Line.
  • At the time the show was filmed and broadcast, gay marriage was not legal anywhere in the United States. Reichen and Chip were never legally married under U.S. law; CBS chose not to contest their description of themselves despite the inaccuracy.
  • After the race, Reichen & Chip "divorced" but still remained friends. After winning Reichen started a career in modelling, selling his own semi-nude annual calendar.
  • A record seven Fast Forwards were handed out (including the first five of the entire race), only one of which was sought by more than one team.
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Pre-Race

  • Redundant names were a theme in this edition of the Race. There were 3 Steves, 2 Jons, a David and a Dave, and a Sheree and a Jaree.
  • The finale, originally planned to air as one two-hour episode, aired over two weeks because of power outages affecting the large areas in Eastern United States.
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In-Race

  • This season marks the first time a reference was made to a previous season, when during Leg 1 Chris shouted to Amanda, "Come on, Flo!"
  • Leg 4 of Season 4 marked the first time in the history of The Amazing Race that a roadblock occurred before a detour.
  • Reichen and Chip were not planning on taking the Fast Forward task in the Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary in Leg 9. However, since they had unintentionally traveled in that direction, they decided to complete the route. Jon and Kelly were trying for the green pass (color of the Fast Forward indicator) but had to go back to complete the Detour and the Roadblock, barely beating out Chuck and Millie for a final four berth.
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Post-Race

  • This season marked the first time three teams tied up in a single ranking at the pitstop (first place at Leg 1 of the race in Italy).
  • Although they are the third team overall not to finish a leg in first place immediately following the Fast Forward, the NFL Wives are the first team to use it and finish neither first nor last. They finished in fourth.
  • At six (aired), Tian holds the record for most Roadblock tasks performed by a contestant whose teammate did not perform any.
  • Jon and Kelly held the highest position, up to that point, for a team that hadn't used the Fast Forward.
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Race locations

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Leg 1 (USA-Italy)

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Leg 2 (Italy)

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Leg 3 (Italy-Austria)

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Leg 4 (Austria-France)

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Leg 5 (France-Netherlands)

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Leg 6 (Netherlands-India)

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Leg 7 (India)

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Leg 8 (India-Malaysia)

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Leg 9 (Malaysia)

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Leg 10 (Malaysia-South Korea)

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Leg 11 (South Korea-Australia)

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Leg 12 (Australia)

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Leg 13 (Australia-USA)

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External link


Seasons of The Amazing Race
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