The Amazing Race 5

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

After the anemic ratings for The Amazing Race 4, CBS chairman and CEO Les Moonves doubted whether the series would be renewed for another season.

[6] This season traveled 72,000 miles (116,000 km), which was the show's longest route yet, covering six continents and twelve countries.

[7] The teams visited nine countries not previously seen on the show: Uruguay, Argentina, Russia, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, the United Arab Emirates, the Philippines, and Canada.

During pre-production, the producers moved the Dubai leg from the originally planned location of Istanbul, Turkey.

The Zorb task in Leg 10 was filmed at a New Zealand farm owned by a friend of host Phil Keoghan.

[9] When they arrived at the Roadblock site in Luxor, Egypt, after all of the other teams had already left, they decided to give up rather than complete the task.

They included a dating widowed couple, female twins, a former Big Brother contestant, and a team member with dwarfism.

Alison Irwin of CBS's Big Brother 4 was the first contestant from a previously aired reality show to take part in The Amazing Race.

The starting line was at Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California .
Charla Faddoul
Nicole O'Brian and Brandon Davidson
Kim and Chip McAllister
The route of The Amazing Race 5.
After arriving in Punta del Este, Uruguay , teams visited The Hand to look for their clue.
After arriving in Buenos Aires , teams visited the grave of Evita Perón at La Recoleta Cemetery .
After arriving in San Carlos de Bariloche , teams traveled to the Civic Center, where the mayor handed them their next clue.
Teams ended this leg in Russia at Catherine's Palace outside Saint Petersburg .
In Cairo , teams visited the famous Giza pyramid complex , including the Sphinx , which was the Pit Stop for this leg.
After arriving in the ancient city of Luxor , teams visited the Karnak Temple Complex in order to find their next clue.
Teams ended this leg at the lookout over Lake Manyara in Tanzania .
Teams visited the Burj Al Arab in Dubai .
Teams finished the leg in Kolkata at the Victoria Memorial .
While in New Zealand , one team member went Zorbing down a hill for the Roadblock.
One of the most iconic scenes in the history of The Amazing Race took place in the Philippines , where teams had to work with an ox -drawn plow.
Teams visited the resort town of El Nido on this leg.
Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Canada , was the location of this season's final Detour.