The Amazing Race 8

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The Amazing Race 8 (titled The Amazing Race: Family Edition) is the eighth installment of the popular reality television show, The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 8 differs from previous installments of The Amazing Race in that instead of pairs of adults with a pre-existing relationship, this race features families of four and allows the participation of minors as young as the age of 8. The Race will return to the original teams of two adults for The Amazing Race 9. The Race also placed less emphasis on international travel as numerous legs were contained within the continental United States.

Production of the show took place in the summer of 2005. A two-hour premiere aired on September 27, 2005.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.


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Teams

The following teams participated in the Race, listed in alphabetical order:

Family Name Member, relationship, age Hometown
Aiello Tony, father, 57 Mansfield, Massachusetts
Kevin, son-in-law, 31
Matt, son-in-law, 31
David, son-in-law, 26
Black Reggie, father, 42 Woodbridge, Virginia
Kim, mother, 40
Kenneth, son, 11
Austin, son, 8
Bransen Walter, father, 51 Park Ridge, Illinois
Elizabeth, daughter, 25
Lauren, daughter, 22
Lindsay, daughter, 20
Gaghan Bill, father, 40 Glastonbury, Connecticut
Tammy, mother, 42
Billy, son, 12
Carissa, daughter, 9
Godlewski Michelle, sister, 42 Des Plains, Illinois
Sharon, sister, 39
Christine, sister, 37
Tricia, sister, 26
Linz Nick, brother, 24 Cincinnati, Ohio
Alex, brother, 22
Megan, sister, 21
Tommy, brother, 19
Paolo Tony, father, 52 Carmel, New York
Marion, mother, 52
DJ, son, 24
Brian, son, 16
Rogers Denny, father, 46 Shreveport, Louisiana
Renee, mother, 42
Brittney, daughter, 22
Brock, son, 19
Schroeder Mark, father, 40 New Orleans, Louisiana
Char, stepmother, 39
Stassi, daughter, 17
Hunter, son, 15
Weaver Linda, widowed mother, 46 Ormond Beach, Florida
Rebecca, daughter, 19
Rachel, daughter, 16
Rolly, son, 14


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Results

The results of each leg of the race are below; teams are listed in reverse finishing order of their final position:

Position (by leg)
Team Relationship 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Paolo Parents, 2 sons 6th 8th 6th 2nd 1st 1st>
Linz 3 brothers, 1 sister 9th 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 2nd
Bransen Father, 3 daughters 7th 6th 1st 1st 3rd 3rd
Godlewski 4 sisters 1st 3rd 4th 4th 6th 4th
Weaver Widowed mother, 2 daughters, 1 son 3rd 1st 5th 5th 2nd 5th<
Gaghan Parents, son, daughter 2nd 7th 7th 6th 5th 6th
Schroeder Father, Step-mother, son, daughter 5th 4th 3rd 7th
Aiello Father, 3 sons-in-law 8th 5th 8th
Rogers Parents, son, daughter 4th 9th
Black Parents, 2 sons 10th
  • 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. This means that while the team was not eliminated, they were forced to give up all their money and belongings, and did not receive any money at the beginning of the next leg.
  • Green means the team won the Fast Forward clue.
  • A yellow > means that team chose to use the Yield; < indicates the team who received it.
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Trivia

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General

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Teams for Season 8
  • In total, the winning team logged approximately eleven thousand of miles of travel.
  • At the age of 8, Austin Black is the youngest person to ever compete in the Race; at 9, Carissa Gaghan is the youngest to make it past the halfway point.
  • Route Markers were colored yellow and white, similar to the Route Markers of Season 1 (and in contrast to the yellow & red of seasons 2-7).
  • Only one Fast Forward clue was available on the entire race.
  • As with Season 7, the winners of the race were revealed in an online betting scandal, well before the airing of the final episode. [1]
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Pre-Race

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In-Race

  • For this race, the supplied credit card covers not only airfare, but also gasoline. Previously, gasoline had to be purchased with the supplied cash. The rule change was made necessary by the fact that most of the transportation takes place in cars rather than airplanes.
  • The limits on individual Roadblock attempts, found in seasons 6 and 7, do not appear to apply to this season. Furthermore, some roadblocks in this edition require the participation of two team members. For the first time since season 5, a mid-race leg (4) was aired without a roadblock.
  • Kevin and Drew from Season 1 appeared in the first leg of the race handing out clues for teams in New York.
  • In Leg 1, Renee Rogers fell at the starting line and suffered a concussion. The Rogers family didn't realize the severity of the injury until they had gone to a hospital after being eliminated from the race. [3]
  • At the end of Leg 4, the Schroeder family was eliminated in New Orleans, their hometown. Three weeks later, their home was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina (see below).
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Post-Race

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Prizes

Individual prizes were awarded to the first family to complete each leg.

Leg 1 - $20,000 cash

Leg 2 - Trip to the Fairmont Southampton, Bermuda provided by Travelocity

Leg 3 - Gasoline for life for each team member from BP and ARCO.

Leg 4 - Universal Orlando resort package at Orlando, Florida provided by Travelocity

Leg 5 - Gamboa Rainforest Resort package at the Panama Canal, Panama provided by Travelocity

Leg 6 - Individual "wild rides" with a choice of a Segway, a Vespa, a jet ski or an all-terrain vehicle, provided by courtesy of the Wild Bean Café at BP.

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Race locations

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Leg 1 (New York-Pennsylvania)

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The Bransen family receives a clue from Kevin and Drew (Season 1)
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Leg 2 (Pennsylvania-Virginia)

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Leg 3 (Virginia-Alabama)

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Leg 4 (Alabama-Louisiana)

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Leg 5 (Louisiana, USA-Panama)

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The Paolos win the Fast Forward
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Leg 6 (Panama-Costa Rica)

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details about unaired legs and challenges of the race follow.


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Leg 7 (Costa Rica)

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Leg 8 (Costa Rica-Arizona, United States)


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External links

Seasons of The Amazing Race
Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 | Season 6 | Season 7 | Season 8 | Season 9
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