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The Amazing Race: Season 22

11 episodes Premiered Feb 17, 2013 Updated Oct 18, 2026
Previously on The Amazing Race

Season 22 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of The Amazing Race Season 21.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 22 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 22: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (8): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S22·E1 Mytharc

Business in the Front, Party in the Back

Feb 17, 2013 · 42 min

Eleven new teams begin racing on the twenty-second edition of The Amazing Race. Their first stop is the island paradise of Bora Bora, where rows of sandcastles threaten to be the d

S22·E2 Core

Loose Lips Sink Ships

Feb 24, 2013 · 42 min

The ten remaining teams continue their race through Bora Bora, where one team comes face to face with their fear of deep water. Meanwhile, another team experiences navigational pro

S22·E3 Core

Like James Bond Again

Mar 3, 2013 · 42 min

One team continues to struggle with a debilitating injury; in New Zealand, the racers participate in a "shemozzle" race.

S22·E4 Core

I Love Monkeys!

Mar 10, 2013 · 42 min

Stress makes one contestant cry; a team makes history while trying to stay in the game.

S22·E5 Core

Your Tan is Totally Cool

Mar 17, 2013 · 42 min

As the contestants face a double U-turn in Hanoi, Vietnam, one team receives crushing news.

S22·E6 Core

Scorpion King Hunter

Mar 24, 2013 · 42 min

Racers hunt for scorpions in Africa; one team confronts another for using a U-Turn against them.

S22·E7 Core

Be Safe and Don't Hit a Cow

Mar 31, 2013 · 42 min

An African speed trap causes problems for teams; racers are asked to water ski with crocodiles.

S22·E8 Core

My Cheese is Out of Control

Apr 14, 2013 · 42 min

The race continues in Switzerland where teams grapple with giant wheels of cheese and climb on the north face of Eiger mountain.

S22·E9 Core

The Ultimate Fun House

Apr 21, 2013 · 42 min

The final five teams plunge 37 stories through the sky and tackle a psychedelic labyrinth in Berlin, Germany.

S22·E10 Mytharc

Working Our Barrels Off

Apr 28, 2013 · 42 min

A double U-turn in Scotland puts two of the final five teams at risk.

S22·E11 Mytharc

Beacon of Hope

May 5, 2013 · 42 min

After the final four teams go bog snorkeling in Belfast, Ireland, one team's race comes to an end; the three remaining teams scour historic landmarks in Washington, D.C.; the winni

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