The Amazing Race 29

Unlike previous seasons, which almost exclusively featured teams with pre-existing relationships, this season, hosted by Phil Keoghan, featured 22 contestants who were all complete strangers who met for the first time and formed eleven teams of two at the starting line.

Starting in Los Angeles, racers traveled through Panama, Brazil, Tanzania, Norway, Italy, Greece, Vietnam, and South Korea before returning to the United States and finishing in Chicago.

[4] Host Phil Keoghan stated that the twist of casting twenty-two individuals rather than eleven pairs was an idea that the production crew had talked about for some time.

They had heard from fans who wanted to apply for the show but were unable to find a partner who could also take time off from work, and the format allowed them to cast twenty-two stand out individuals.

[8][9] The contestants were all strangers to each other who met for the first time at the starting line where they paired up into impromptu teams.

Winter X Games snowboarder Matt Ladley was one of the twenty-two individuals included in this season's cast.

called this season "dire" as the format led to teams that either got along well or despised each other and said that he wasn't rooting for anyone to win.

Racers paired up at Grand Hope Park in Downtown Los Angeles before beginning The Amazing Race 29 .
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Tara Carr
The route of The Amazing Race 29.
The pavement of Cinta Costera , overlooking the skyline of downtown Panama City , served as the first Pit Stop.
After arriving in São Paulo , teams traveled by helicopter over the city before making their way to Praça da Sé in front of São Paulo Cathedral for their clue.
The Roadblock in Zanzibar had racers visit the island's Darajani Market to buy a list of groceries.
One of the Detour choices in Zanzibar had teams searching throughout Stone Town for Islamic-influenced royal doors, one of which was located at the House of Wonders .
Teams ended the leg in Norway at the top of Mount Aksla, the viewpoint hill overlooking the town of Ålesund .
This leg in Italy featured the villages along the shoreline of Lake Como , including Varenna .
After arriving in Venice , teams had to search Piazza San Marco for a spazzino .
For the Roadblock in Athens , one team member dressed as a Greek Presidential Guard and performed the changing of the guard .
After arriving in the Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi , teams headed to Tượng Đài Lý Thái Tổ, overlooking Hoàn Kiếm Lake , to receive their clue from a group of dancers waving fans.
The province of Ninh Bình in northern Vietnam , well known for its limestone mountains landscape, was visited by teams in this leg.
After arriving in South Korea , teams headed to the famous Gangnam District of Seoul , where teams received their next clue from K-pop dancers.
In Chicago , teams visited Wrigley Field , the home of Chicago Cubs , where teams had a final task involving its traditional hand-turned scoreboard .