The Amazing Race: Season 9
The Amazing Race 9 is the ninth installment of the American reality television series The Amazing Race. This season features eleven teams of two, each possessing a pre-existing relationship, participating in a global race around the world. The competition format involves teams traveling to various amazing destinations to compete for a grand prize of one million dollars. The season premiered on Tuesday, February 28, 2
Season 9 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 created by Elise Doganieri and Bertram van Munster.
- Teams consist of two individuals with a pre-existing relationship.
- Participants race around the globe to amazing locations to win one million dollars.
- The show has been broadcasting on American television since its first season in 2001.
Season overview
The Amazing Race 9 is the ninth installment of the American reality television series The Amazing Race. This season features eleven teams of two, each possessing a pre-existing relationship, participating in a global race around the world. The competition format involves teams traveling to various amazing destinations to compete for a grand prize of one million dollars. The season premiered on Tuesday, February 28, 2006, and concluded its run on May 17, 2006. As part of the broader series created by Elise Doganieri and Bertram van Munster, the show follows the established premise of teams navigating foreign environments and deducing clues while racing to be the first to reach the finish line. This specific season continues the tradition of the reality competition where teams must travel across the globe to secure the million-dollar prize.
Episode Guide
Season 9 Progress Shield
Here We Go, Baby, Off to Win a Million Bucks!
Feb 28, 2006 · 86 min
The new edition of The Amazing Race begins in Denver, Colorado, where the teams receive a clue instructing them to take one of three flights to São Paulo, Brazil. One team makes a
I'm Filthy and I Love It!
Mar 7, 2006 · 42 min
The teams continue racing in the second episode. ""Chemistry"" begins to develop. The teams face a watery Detour option.
I'm in Russia Playing with Dolls
Mar 14, 2006 · 42 min
The teams travel from their Pit Stop in Bratas, Brazil three miles to a farm, where they must travel 300' on a zipline. Some teams make it in time for the 7 A.M. opening, but other
It's Not Over Until Phil Sings
Mar 21, 2006 · 42 min
The teams arrive at the mat in Russia after completing the Nesting Dolls/Trolley Wash Detour and receive a clue instructing them to fly 1,000 miles to Frankfurt, Germany and then t
Good Thing I Took That Human Anatomy Class in High School
Mar 28, 2006 · 42 min
The teams take off from their Pit Stop in Munich, Germany and receive a clue instructing them to fly 850 miles to a one-hundred-year-old opera house in Palermo, Italy. One team man
Sleep Deprivation Is Really Starting to Irritate Me
Apr 5, 2006 · 42 min
The teams take off from their Pit Stop at the Tempio di Segesta and receive a clue instructing them to drive 135 miles to Catania, Sicily and find the Antiteatro, Romano. This thea
Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes
Apr 12, 2006 · 42 min
The teams take off from their Pit Stop at the Fonte Aretusa in Sircusa, Italy and travel 350 miles by train and ferry to Rome, Italy where they search for a man on a yellow-and-red
Here Comes the Bedouin!
Apr 19, 2006 · 42 min
The race heads to Oman. The teams, and particularly B.J. struggle with heat in a challenge that involves digging for a clue. Ray and Yolanda argue over Ray's choice of language.
Do you Know how much Running I Did today, Phil?
Apr 26, 2006 · 42 min
The teams receive a clue instructing them to travel by plane over 9,000 miles to Perth, Australia. After receiving money from some of the teams (following being stripped of all cas
Man, They Should Have Used Their Fake Names
May 3, 2006 · 42 min
The teams receive a clue instructing them to travel fifteen miles from their Pit Stop at the South Breakwater to the Silver Bells Tower. Tensions ensue when Eric and Jeremy cancel
I Think This Monkey Likes Me!
May 10, 2006 · 42 min
The teams take off from their Pit Stop at Lake Bennett in the Australian outback and receive a clue instructing them to fly nearly 7,000 miles to Bangkok, Thailand. After a scrambl
5 Continents... 10 Countries... and More Than 59 Thousand Miles!
May 17, 2006 · 88 min
As the final stretch of the race begins, the teams travel 75 miles to the Royal Kraal and receive clues on T-Mobile Sidekicks. They're directed to fly over 7,000 miles to Tokyo, Ja