The Amazing Race

Teams leave Seattle for Beijing in hope of winning the $1 million prize.

The pressure mounts as teams must switch tasks midstream; several teams begin to form alliances.

Tempers rise when one team accuses another of not playing fair; one team makes a crucial mistake when members board the wrong bus; money becomes an issue when teams must earn cash to cover one leg of the race.

The teams are forced to navigate rough waters while racing through Vietnam; the leading team switches cab drivers again and again; one racer's injury forces a team to stop for medical attention.

An impromptu alliance ends when the teams try to ditch each other at a connecting airport; one member's slower pace causes the team to miss a bus.

One team gets lost while searching for a clue in Kuwait, allowing three other teams to pass them before they get back on track; a new twist to the game gives a penalty to every team that does not finish first on this leg.

One team books airline tickets for a team farther back in the line, causing tempers to flare; car troubles bring one team up short, and they watch the other teams pass them by.

A new twist to the game shocks the racers and prompts teams to join forces; the racers struggle to complete an unappetizing task of consuming a local delicacy.

A challenging Roadblock requires players to stay calm in a claustrophobic setting; one team jumps in front of another in the taxi line.

Teams feel the pressure to perform; a virtual pit stop forces one team to face its fear of heights; two teams form an uneasy alliance.

Tension mounts as the remaining teams make a mad dash through Morocco.

The teams leave Morocco and immediately hit a detour; an argument breaks out when one racer loses faith in a partner; one team is eliminated.

The final three teams head for France; one team falls behind on the journey; a 12,000-foot sky-dive causes a rift between team members; contestants struggle to be the first to reach the finish line.