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The Amazing Race: Season 7

12 episodes Premiered Mar 1, 2005 Updated Oct 12, 2026

The Amazing Race 7 is the seventh installment of the reality television series The Amazing Race. This season features 11 teams of two, where each team shares a pre-existing relationship. The competition involves a race around the world to amazing destinations. The installment aired from March 1, 2005, to May 10, 2005. The series was created by Elise Doganieri and Bertram van Munster and is hosted by Phil Keoghan. In

Previously on The Amazing Race

Season 7 Lore Primer

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

  • ⚡ The series is a reality competition where teams of two race around the world.
  • ⚡ Teams compete for a grand prize of $1,000,000.
  • ⚡ The show was created by Elise Doganieri and Bertram van Munster.
  • ⚡ Phil Keoghan serves as the host of the series.
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Season overview

The Amazing Race 7 is the seventh installment of the reality television series The Amazing Race. This season features 11 teams of two, where each team shares a pre-existing relationship. The competition involves a race around the world to amazing destinations. The installment aired from March 1, 2005, to May 10, 2005. The series was created by Elise Doganieri and Bertram van Munster and is hosted by Phil Keoghan. In this reality competition, teams embark on a trek around the globe, navigating foreign environments and interacting with locals as they compete to reach the finish line first. Throughout the series, teams must deduce clues and perform various tasks to progress through the race. The overarching goal for the competing teams is to win a prize of $1,000,000. The program has been broadcasting on American television since its debut in 2001.

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Season 7 Episodes

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S7·E1 Mytharc

Courteous? This Is a Race!

Mar 1, 2005 · 88 min

A new group of teams takes off from Long Beach, California on two flights to Lima, Peru. The new teams include ""Survivor couple"" Rob and Amber, son and mother Susan and Patrick a

S7·E2 Core

The Whole Country Hates Me

Mar 8, 2005 · 42 min

The teams receive a clue taking them from their Pit Stop at the La Moset Church to Arequipa, also known as the white city, where they must find a shoe union. After some jockeying f

S7·E3 Core

Do You Need Some Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitation

Mar 15, 2005 · 42 min

The teams receive a clue telling them to travel 150 miles from their Pit Stop in Saro, Santo Lucia to a bridge in Argentina. Spurred by a warning about an upcoming Yield, the teams

S7·E4 Core

What a Gaucho You Are

Mar 22, 2005 · 42 min

The teams take off from their Pit Stop, a ranch in Mendoza, to Cabana La Guatana, 25 miles away. While several teams enjoy a nice lead following the four-hour penalties taken by te

S7·E5 Core

I've Been Wanting a Face-Lift for a Long Time

Mar 29, 2005 · 87 min

In a two-hour episode, the teams travel from the Pit Stop at a polo club called The Martina to Johannesburg, South Africa. Once there, they take part in a Detour that involves eith

S7·E6 Core

Houston, We Have An Elephant

Apr 5, 2005 · 42 min

The teams continue their journey in Africa, proceeding to a water tower in the Sanyuko Village. Some teams have trouble finding the water tower, initially heading to another, but o

S7·E7 Core

They Saved the Eyeball

Apr 6, 2005 · 42 min

This episode is a review of what's happened in the season so far. The events of each leg are recapped, with new footage revealing events previously unseen or expanding on past even

S7·E8 Core

Mow'em Down Like Grass

Apr 12, 2005 · 42 min

The teams travel from their Pit Stop at the Khwai River Lodge to Lucknow, India. The teams then take a series of flights, some prescheduled and some that they have to schedule them

S7·E9 Core

We Have A Bad Elephant!

Apr 19, 2005 · 42 min

The teams continue the leg started in the previous episode after receiving a clue from Phil at the roof of the Charbaugh multiflats in India. The clue has them boarding a mystery t

S7·E10 Core

We Got a Gnome! We Got a Gnome!

Apr 26, 2005 · 42 min

The teams continue from their Pit Stop at a royal tomb in Jodhpur, India to Istanbul, Turkey --- more than 4,000 miles away. As the teams jockey for flights, two teams are caught b

S7·E11 Mytharc

The Devil Made Me Do It

May 3, 2005 · 42 min

The teams travel from their Pit Stop in Istanbul, Turkey to London, England, where they pay a visit to Abbey Road, made famous by The Beatles. Two teams explore flight options and

S7·E12 Mytharc

Five Continents, 25 Cities and More than 40,000 Miles

May 10, 2005 · 89 min

The teams receive a clue telling them to travel from their Pit Stop in Potter's Field Park, England to Kingston, Jamaica and then take a taxi 90 miles to the Frenchman's Cove in Po

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