The Amazing Race

Season 13

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The Amazing Race 13 is the 13th installment of the reality television competition series The Amazing Race. It featured 11 teams of two, each with a preexisting relationship, in a race around the world.

The 13th season was part of the fall line-up for 2008-09 season and premiered Sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT starting on September 28, 2008 and the season finale aired on December 7, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Where to Watch Season 13

11 Episodes

Bees are Much Calmer than All This!
E1
Bees are Much Calmer than All This!To start the thirteenth season of The Amazing Race, eleven teams are transported by classic cars to the Los Angeles Coliseum. After receiving a set of initial instructions, they all scramble for clues which direct them to travel on one of two flights to Salvador, Brazil. Several teams are excited to catch the earlier flight, but disappointed when a delay shaves an hour an a half off the three hour lead that they had hoped to enjoy. The teams are directed to find a sandwich shop called O Rei Do Pernil, where they then receive a task instructing them to become old school barristas. They deliver a cart to a man named India in a coffee shop called Parąca de Se, who then gives them a clue directing them to a Brazilian military base. The teams spend the night at the military base and then depart in three groups-- one leaving at 9 in the morning, one at 9:30 and a final one at 9:45. The teams find a church in Pelourinho, the historic center of Salvador and also find a Detour involving a choice of upward or downward travel. One team makes a critical mistake at their task, forcing them to repeat previous actions. Ultimately, however, it is another team who is unable to overcome both their early mistakes and slow progress and is eliminated from the race
Do You Like American Candy?
E2
Do You Like American Candy?The ten remaining teams take off from their Pit Stop in a seventh century fortress in Salvador, Brazil and receive a clue instructing them to fly to Fortaleza, Brazil. Tensions erupt when one team feels they secured an early flight for all teams and seeks a small compensation in return. Once in Fortaleza, the teams receive a clue instructing them to travel to a beach known as Barraca d Manoel. Here, a Detour choice allows one team to set itself apart from the pack by providing a task suited to their skills. Later, a Roadblock requires searching for a clue hidden in plain sight. While some find the clue almost right away, others waste time searching for non-existent leads in distracting advertising information. One team twice makes time-wasting clue-reading mistakes, but ultimately another team is eliminated.
Did You Push My Sports Bra Off the Ledge?
E3
Did You Push My Sports Bra Off the Ledge?The nine remaining teams travel from Fortaleza, Brazil to La Paz, Bolivia. The high altitude makes some of them struggle for breath as they square off against a wrestling group at the Road Block. An argument about a lost item of clothing carries on to the course as two teams battle to avoid elimination.
I Wonder If They Like Blondes in New Zealand?
E4
I Wonder If They Like Blondes in New Zealand?The eight remaining teams travel from La Paz, Bolivia to Te Puke, New Zealand. Team mates clash when one person accuses the other of being a dictator. Another person wipes out at the Detour and, fearing broken bones, has to push through the pain for their team to reach the Pit Stop.
Do It Like a Madman
E5
Do It Like a MadmanThe seven remaining teams travel from Te Puke, New Zealand to Siem Reap, Cambodia. One team find themselves in trouble with the law on the way to the airport. Another team's catty behavior grates on the nerves of some other teams.
Please Hold While I Singe My Skull
E6
Please Hold While I Singe My SkullThe six remaining teams travel from Siem Reap, Cambodia to Delhi, India. Mother Nature tries to foil one team when a windstorm blows away the clothes they are ironing at the Detour. A budding romance between two people from different teams causes friction. Another person lashes out when their team reaches boiling point.
My Nose Is on Fire
E7
My Nose Is on FireThe remaining teams take off from their Pit Stop at the Baha'i House and receive a clue instructing them to travel to Deshbandhu Apartments. Once there, they participate in a Roadblock that frustrates several racers (including some not actually participating in the task) as they are pelted with various colored dyes. Upon completing this trial, the teams receive a clue instructing them to travel into Old Delhi and find the Charity Birds Hospital and search through cages of injured birds for their next clue. At the hospital, most teams proceed forward with the leg's Detour, but one finds itself faced with a Speed Bump for having come in last in the previous leg. As this team struggles to make up time, the remaining teams struggle to varying degrees with the Detour tasks, one involving a confusing search for numbers and one involving the creation of hot chili powder. In the end, the final outcome is determined by one team's poor performance at finding the numbers. This team, which had previously been gaining momentum, is eliminated from the race
I’m Like an Angry Cow
E8
I’m Like an Angry CowThe five remaining teams travel from Delhi, India to Almaty, Kazakhstan. Teams have a close encounter of the bird kind with 30,000 chickens at the Road Block. In their haste to avoid elimination, one team leaves something very important behind on their way to the Pit Stop.
That Is Studly
E9
That Is StudlyThe four remaining teams travel from Almaty, Kazakhstan to Moscow, Russia. One person's awkward attempt to fall in line at the Detour leaves Russia's military laughing. An expensive purchase made by a team comes back to haunt them. A romance between two people grows stronger.
You're Gonna Get Me Killed
E10
You're Gonna Get Me KilledThe remaining teams set off from their Pit Stop in a public park in Moscow, Russia and receive a clue instructing them to travel a retired Russian nuclear submarine and find an actor that appeared in the film The Hunt for Red October. Upon completing this task, the teams receive a clue directing them to the Park Iskusstv, also known as the Graveyard of Fallen Monuments. Here, one member of each team takes part in a Roadblock that tests powers of observation. All teams complete the task, but one racer makes a critical error-- losing the bag containing his team's money and passports. This team struggles to remain in the race, begging for money, as the teams complete a Detour task involving Russia's public transportation. Ultimately, they are unable to recover from this blow and are eliminated in the field, never completing the Detour or reaching the Pit Stop.
You Look Like Peter Pan
E11
You Look Like Peter PanThe final three teams travel from Moscow, Russia to Portland, Oregon, struggling to complete the most challenging leg of the race when they face two time-consuming Detour choices and a task that puts their memory to the ultimate test. The first team to arrive at the finish wins the US$1 million prize.