The Amazing Race 15

Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured twelve teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world in order to win US$1,000,000.

The Starting Line Task forced teams to complete a challenge before receiving the clue to their first international destination.

The Switchback allowed teams to face one of the series' most memorable or iconic challenges from previous seasons.

The Switchback that debuted on Leg 8 revisited the infamous Roadblock in Sweden from season 6, in which one team member had to sort through hay bales to find their next clue.

They revealed in a post-show interview that they voluntarily left instead of spending the duration of the race at the Elimination Station.

Teams were instructed to find him in a suite at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, where he then gave them the location of the finish line.

[8][9] Some of the more prominent members of the cast included professional poker players Maria Ho and Tiffany Michelle, Miss America 2004 Ericka Dunlap, Harlem Globetrotters Herbert "Flight Time" Lang and Nathaniel "Big Easy" Lofton, and country singer-songwriter Canaan Smith.

[7] CBS posted short videos on its website after each episode aired in the Pacific Time Zone to show the eliminated teams interacting at the villa.

"[26] Michael Hewitt of the Orange County Register wrote that the episodes during the mid-season were underwhelming but they picked up by the end of the season.

Beneath the Sixth Street Viaduct on the Los Angeles River between Downtown Los Angeles and the Boyle Heights neighborhood, teams began The Amazing Race 15 .
The route of The Amazing Race 15.
After arriving in Tokyo, teams gathered at a television studio at the base of the Tokyo Tower to compete in a Japanese game show for the Roadblock.
The Speed Bump for this leg had Maria & Tiffany preparing a traditional Vietnamese soup, phở , while in Cái Bè .
Teams ended the second leg in Ho Chi Minh City at the Reunification Palace , which was once the seat of power in former South Vietnam .
Teams ended the leg in Phnom Penh at Wat Phnom , which served as the fourth Pit Stop.
Teams had to ascend to the 124th floor of the under-construction Burj Dubai in order to find their next clue while in Dubai .
While in Dubai , teams visited the Atlantis, The Palm resort, located at the apex of the artificial Palm Jumeirah islands.
This leg's Roadblock required one team member to climb to the top of the Martinitoren and count the bells in the carillon .
Teams visited Tivoli Gröna Lund , Sweden's oldest amusement park , where one team member had to ride the Fritt Fall drop tower in order to find their next clue.
This leg's Detour paid tribute to Estonia 's leisure time in their rich raised bogs .
The Roadblock in Prague required one team member to search among the seats of the Estates Theatre to find a miniature mandolin .
The second leg in Prague took place in the city's Jewish quarter Josefov : the home of author Franz Kafka .
The season's final leg took place at various resorts on the Las Vegas Strip .