The Amazing Race

The race begins in Denver when teams jet off to their first location, Sao Paulo, Brazil, where they venture into the city to find the next clue.

One racer faces an extreme fear of heights by rappelling down a 400-foot building; another becomes lost and has trouble operating a manual transmission.

Team members search for a clue buried inside thousands of Russian nesting dolls; a deep-water phobia paralyzes a racer, who fears drowning during a challenge.

One team leads another in the wrong direction; computer systems crash, stranding several teams at a foreign airport.

The teams must reconstruct statues in Italy to get their next clue; one team gets lost on the way to the roadblock and ends up at the pit stop instead.

Several teams get lost while trying to find their next clue in Sicily; a roadblock requires team members to score a goal in kayak polo while competing against professionals.

Teams each get a portion of Da Vinci's famed "Vitruvian Man" and must find the rest to get the clue; teams travel through Greece and compete in Olympic-style games, including a bout in the mud with a Greek wrestler.

To get their next clue, racers must get up close and personal with some ornery camels at a detour in Oman.

Teams travel to Australia and ride a bicycle built for two; one team picks up a hitchhiker.

Teams travel to Australia to swim with crocodiles and skydive.

In Bangkok, teams must prepare a feast for hundreds of sacred monkeys.

Teams learn that little mistakes can lead to big losses of time as they race through Japan; the winning team crosses the finish line and claims the $1 million prize.