The Amazing Race

The teams take off from Santa Monica Pier, Los Angeles. Viewers learn about a couple of interesting twists: those who finish last on non-elimination legs will be penalized and there's a new element in play called the Yield.

Knowing that one team will be eliminated, intense battles and struggles ensue as the teams make their way to El Nido.

Given a choice between paragliding and mountain biking, all teams choose the much faster paragliding option.

The eight teams receive a clue telling them to get from the Pit Stop to the Battleship. The jockeying and bickering immediately begin.

Teams must find a painting in an art museum, and later must carry up a bag of artifacts from a deep hole.

The episode ends in a surprise ending with something that has never before happened on The Amazing Race.

After high tension at an airport, two teams book what they hope will be a faster flight, but find that a delay places them in the back of the pack.

Teams will find themselves sky-diving, while some will have to drive off-road vehicles along a marked course.

A team finds themselves facing the law over a cab dispute.

Flight struggles initially put one team behind, but then confusion over directions moves them into a surprise lead.

Teams face a Roadblock that involves scaling heights and then doing a controlled leap into a boat.

Knowing that one team will be eliminated, intense battles and struggles ensue as the teams make their way to El Nido.