The Amazing Race - Season 29

First aired: 3/30/2017 12 episodes

In season 29, in a brand-new twist, all 22 Racers are complete strangers who will meet on the starting line. Before “GO,”Racers will immediately compete in a challenge that will determine the order for picking a Teammate, based on nothing but first impressions. These new pairs of Teammates will then have mere moments to learn their traveling companion's name before beginning a race around the world that will span 9 countries, 17 cities and 36,000 miles.

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Episodes

1. We're Coming for You, Phil!

Aired: 3/30/2017

Season 29 begins with 22 strangers meeting at the starting line in Los Angeles and then pairing up to form 11 teams who then fly to the first destination, Panama City.

2. Scared Spitless

Aired: 4/6/2017

Teams travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil where tensions rise between two teams when one goes back on their word.

3. Bucket List Type Stuff

Aired: 4/13/2017

Racers travel to Zanzibar, Tanzania where teams build and deliver desks to a local school. Also, tensions rise when teams face a blind double U-turn, and one team's Race may be in jeopardy when they misplace their passports.

4. Another One Bites the Dust

Aired: 4/20/2017

A previously played U-turn causes friction between two teams in Tanzania.

5. Have Faith in Me, Broski

Aired: 4/20/2017

Racers take on a record setting Roadblock by helping build a 13-story bonfire in Norway.

6. Double U-Turn Ahead

Aired: 4/27/2017

The race continues in Milan and Lake Como, Italy.

7. Have Fun and Get It Done

Aired: 5/4/2017

8. Good Job, Donkey

Aired: 5/11/2017

The race continues in Athens, Greece.

9. I Thought We Were Playing It Nice

Aired: 5/18/2017

10. Riding a Bike is Like Riding a Bike

Aired: 5/18/2017

The race continues in Ninh Binh, Vietnam, where teams battle scorching heat while transporting shrimp baskets for one mile to a local fisherman. One racers nears their breaking point during the exhausting Roadblock.

11. As Easy as Stacking Cups

Aired: 5/25/2017

12. We're Going to Victory Lane

Aired: 6/1/2017

The final three teams race to Chicago where they must complete their last challenges within the city's most iconic landmarks, including Wrigley Field, the home of the World Series champion Chicago Cubs, before they dash to the finish line.