The Amazing Race — Season 15
Get ready for a global adventure! *The Amazing Race* returns for its fifteenth thrilling season, sending twelve teams – each comprised of two people with an established connection – on a whirlwind race across the globe. Kicking off with a special two-hour premiere on Sunday, September 27th, 2009, this installment takes viewers along for the ride as teams tackle challenges and navigate unfamiliar territories. Airing Sundays at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on CBS in the US and CTV in Canada, the season culminates with a dramatic finale on December 6th, 2009. As always, Phil Keoghan guides these intrepid racers through their journey, bringing the excitement to audiences across Asia via AXN.
From Los Angeles, the competitors set off on a global race with a million-dollar prize. The competition unfolds in two stages: first, in Tokyo, Japan, and then in Ho Chi Minh City and Cai Be, Vietnam.
From Cai Be, Vietnam, the final ten competitors set off on the third leg of their global race for a million dollars.
Their journey led them onward to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, a city teeming with a vibrant, disorienting marketplace. There, amidst the clamor and bustle, they resolved to learn Sva, an ancient Khmer dance form known as "monkey" dancing.
The final eight teams now journey to Dubai, where they must locate the world's tallest structure. One team seizes the sole Fast Forward opportunity remaining in the competition. Afterward, they venture into the desert, seeking precious wate…
The final seven teams leave the Souk Madinat Jumeirah pit stop, remaining in Dubai. The Roadblock challenge – recovering a watch to unlock a briefcase – and the Detours, which involve weighing half a million dollars in gold or assembling a …
The teams traveled to the Netherlands, where one member confided a deeply personal secret to their colleagues. Meanwhile, the pressure of the competition intensified, culminating in one contestant succumbing to tears.
A reluctance to collaborate impedes one team’s progress on a challenging Detour. Furthermore, during the series' inaugural "Switchback," the teams face a notorious Roadblock from the show's past.
The competitors find themselves submerged to their knees in the Estonian mire, two teams locked in a desperate struggle to reach the waiting pit stop.
Resentment often ignites when a team breaks a promise, and a downward trajectory can quickly follow when another team's vehicle is taken.
Facing a Roadblock they cannot conquer, one team accepts a four-hour penalty. Meanwhile, another navigates the streets with care, skillfully avoiding inebriated locals as they strive to finish their Detour.
The final three teams stood on the precipice of a million dollars, meticulously counting out a daunting stack of poker chips. A frantic race ensued to reach "Mr. Las Vegas," the man in possession of the last clue to the coveted prize.
