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Episode Synopsis: THE AMAZING RACE 18 Premiere “Head Down and Hold On” (Season 18 Episode 1) – At the start of the 18th installment of the multi Emmy Award-winning series THE AMAZING RACE, eleven teams begin their journey in Palm Springs, Ca. where they must search the desert laced with paper airplanes for a clue to their first destination on THE AMAZING RACE: UNFINISHED BUSINESS, premiering on Sunday, Feb. 20 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network.
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ROUTE SUMMARY
EP01: Palm Springs, California (USA) to Manly, Australia (via Sydney, Australia)
EVIDENCE: Abundant photography! See Coutzy's full album [url=http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,23837.0.html]here![/b]
Film Date: NOV 20-22
Air Date: FEB 20
Leg Route/Tasks:STARTING LINE: Whitewater Canyon Windmill Farm, Palm Springs, California (USA) (
Source) near corner of 16th Ave. and Rock Mine Rd. (
Source)
TASK: Find paper airplane with the words Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services (
Source)
ROUTE INFO: Travel to LAX and fly to Sydney, Australia
FLIGHT INFO: QF12 (DEP; ARR 9:59am) for Margie/Luke, Jaime/Cara, Jet/Cord, Ron/Christina, Kent/Vyxsin, Zev/Justin, Mel/Mike, Herb/Nate; QF108 (DEP 11:50pm; ARR 9:56am) for Gary/Mallory, Amanda/Kris, Jen/LaKisha
LAX EVIDENCE: Sightings/tweets (
Source 1), (
Source 2), (
Source 3),
SYDNEY DESTINATION EVIDENCE: Kent/Vyxsin spotted buying Australia reference guide at LAX (
Source), gate sightings at LAX (
Source), airport sightings in Sydney (
Source 1), (
Source 2), (
Amanda/Kris Photo at LAX)
TIMING: Jen/LaKisha leave airport at 10:19am followed by Amanda/Kris; Gary/Mallory IN airport at 10:30am
ROUTE INFO/DETOUR?: Domestic train from airport to Circular Quay and on to Harbour Bridge; collect clue at tall ship outside Waterfront Restaurant (The Rocks at Campbell's Cove)
EVIDENCE: Multiple sightings at Ciruclar Quay (
Source 1), (
Source 2), (
Source 3), (
Video 1), live sightings at bridge (
Source 1), (
Source 2); local info concerning destination (
Source 1), (
Source 2), (
Source 3), sighting of set up (
Source), (
Photos 1)
TIMING: Some teams present between 10:59 and 11:13am, Herb/Nate spotted at Harbour Bridge between 11:18am and 11:23am, behind a few other teams (
Source); Margie/Luke and Jaime/Cara spotted at Circular Quay around 11:30am, Zev/Justin spotted ahead of Margie/Luke & Jaime/Cara and Kent/Vyxsin, Mel/Mike, & Ron/Christina spotted behind (
Source);
ROUTE INFO: Travel by ferry to Manly (ferries depart every half hour); some teams on site approximately 12:13pm
EVIDENCE: Sighting (
Source 1), (
Source 2), (
Source 3), (
Source 4), (
Source 5)
TEAMS ON FERRY 1 (11:15-20am): Amanda/Kris, Gary/Mallory, LaKisha/Jen (
Source)
TEAMS ON FERRY 2: Herb/Nate, Margie/Luke, Jaime/Cara, Zev/Justin, Kent/Vyxsin, Ron/Christina, Mel/Mike (
Source), (
Video 1)
TEAMS ON FERRY 3: Jet/Cord (
Source)
ROADBLOCK?: Swimming task at Ocean World in Manly (likely at Shark Dive XTreme) to obtain metallic object?
EVIDENCE: Live information (
Source 1), (
Source 2), (
Source 3)
TIMING: Gary Mallory 1st (at Ocean World at 11:52am; depart 1st at 12:55pm) Amanda/Kris 2nd (departing at 1:14pm), LaKisha/Jen 3rd (departing at 1:14pm); Jaime/Cara, Herb/Nate, Margie/Luke, Kent/Vyxsin, Zev/Justin arrive in Manly at 12:38pm; Mel/Mike and Ron/Christina arrive next at 12:44pm, Jet/Cord arrive in last at 1:03pm; Zev/Justin depart at 1:25pm; Margie/Luke, Jaime/Cara, and Herb/Nate depart 1:40pm (Margie/Luke and Jaime/Cara return at 1:45pm for directions); Jet/Cord depart 1:54pm (
Source 1), (
Source 2), (
Source 3), teams arriving mostly between 12:00pm and 1:57pm, see Source for more details (
Source 4), (
Source 5: Play-By-Play Details), (
Cluebox Photo), (
Kent/Vyxsin Photo), (
Jen/LaKisha Photo), (
Photo 1), (
Photos 2)
ROUTE INFO: Travel by taxi to Manly Yacht Club, perform sailing task 200 meters from dock
EVIDENCE: Live information (
Source), (
Source 2), (
Source 3),
TIMING: Jaime/Cara and Margie/Luke working together at club
FALSE PIT STOP: Shelley Beach/Cabbage Tree Bay
EVIDENCE: Live information (
Source 1), (
Source 2)
TIMING: Gary/Mallory arrive, Amanda/Kris en route (approximately 2:15pm) and arrive shortly after, Jen/LaKisha arrive 2:31pm, turn back, and return (
Source 1), (
Source 2), Zev/Justin arrive 2:38pm (
Source), Herb/Nate arrive 2:59pm (
Source), Jaime/Cara arrive 3:03pm (
Source), Margie/Luke arrive 3:09pm (
Source), Ron/Christina arrive 3:14pm with Mel/Mike close behind (
Source), Kent/Vyxsin arrive 3:32pm (
Source)
ROUTE INFO: Continue on to next location in Sydney (TBC)
EVIDENCE: Phil seen taking clue from under mat (
Source), confirmed by local insider (
Source), (
Photos)
POSSIBLE OTHER LOCATIONS/TASKS THIS LEGBridge climb and/or tasks around Pitt Street/Castlereigh Street area
EVIDENCE: Information from teams' travel book (
Source)
Travel by train/ferry (?) to Lavender Bay
EVIDENCE: Sighting by station manager, others (
Source 1), (
Source 2), (
Source 3)
Tasks at/around Darling Harbour
EVIDENCE: Possible sighting (
Source)
Safe from Elimination at End of Leg: Everyone (TBC)