The Amazing Race 24 is the twenty-fourth season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, ten teams returning from previous editions and a composite team with two members that competed on separate seasons, competing in a race around the world in order to win US$1,000,000. This season visited three continents and nine countries and traveled over 23,000 miles (37,000 km). Starting in Santa Clarita, California, racers traveled through China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, England, and Wales before finishing in Las Vegas. The season premiered on CBS on February 23, 2014, and the season finale aired on May 18, 2014.
The UCLA Bruin Marching Band performed at the starting line for this "All-Stars" edition of The Amazing Race.
In Guangzhou, teams traveled to the Canton Tower and rode its Ferris wheel in order to search for their next clue.
Teams ended the second leg in Guangzhou at Shamian Island, which hosts several colonial European buildings.
The Roadblock in Sabah had racers rappelling down the Kiansom Waterfall.
The Amazing Race (American TV series)
The Amazing Race is an American reality competition show in which teams of two race around the world. Each season is split into legs, with each leg requiring teams to deduce clues, navigate themselves in foreign areas, interact with locals, perform physical and mental challenges, and travel by airplane, boat, taxi, and other public transportation options on a limited budget provided by the show. Teams are progressively eliminated at the end of most legs, while the first team to arrive at the end of the final leg wins the grand prize of US$1 million. As the original version of the Amazing Race franchise, the CBS program has been running since September 5, 2001. Numerous international versions have been developed following the same core structure, while the American version is also broadcast to several other countries.
Co-creator Elise Doganieri
Phil Keoghan, the host of The Amazing Race
Four teams from four different seasons. Clockwise from top left: best friends Danny & Oswald of Season 2, married parents Kim & Chip of Season 5, brothers Gerard & Ken of Season 3, and dating couple Lori & David of Season 9.
A slot machine based on The Amazing Race that was first installed in casinos in 2010.