The Amazing Race 6

Chicago's Buckingham Fountain was the Starting Line of The Amazing Race 6.

In May 2004, CBS ordered the sixth installment of the show, despite the fact that The Amazing Race 5 had not yet aired. Early renewal was likely due to the success of the changes made in Season 5.[1] CBS also delayed the airing of Season 6 until late in the fall and moved it out of its proposed Saturday time-slot, to create a "cool down" period between races, in the hopes that this would help continue the newfound ratings success.[2]

The Amazing Race 6 spanned a total of 40,000 miles (64,000 km) over ten countries on four continents. The 30 days of filming began on August 13, 2004, and finished on September 12, 2004. The Amazing Race made its first trip to seven countries: Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Hungary, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, and Senegal.

This season was the first in which team members had to complete an equal number of Roadblock tasks. No team member was permitted to complete more than six Roadblocks on the entire competition. Throughout the season, Phil Keoghan verbally stated this rule when introducing each leg's Roadblock. While the rule has remained in all subsequent seasons (except the Family Edition), Keoghan eventually stopped reciting it in each episode. This season also reduced the number of Yields with only three during compared to the previous season, which featured in almost every leg except the last two, and would continue for subsequent seasons.

A task in the second leg marked the first time teams were required to work with each other. The ten teams had to split themselves into two groups of five, each of which had to row a Viking boat across a fjord to a marked dock with a clue box.

During the fifth leg, one of the show's most controversial moments occurred at the Pit Stop when Jonathan, angry at his wife Victoria for picking up his bag during a footrace to the mat, shoved her. He was modestly rebuked at the mat by Phil Keoghan who saw Jonathan berating his wife but hadn't witnessed the shove.

The sixth leg was originally planned as two separate legs with the first part being a non-elimination point (with the losing team being stripped of their money). These planned legs were combined into one after producers realized that begging was prohibited in Hungary.

This season featured a visit to Sri Lanka, where filming occurred just a few weeks before the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. The episodes aired after the earthquake had devastated the island nation and all of the sights and locations the teams had visited. A special message was inserted at the beginning of the episodes featuring Sri Lanka, dedicating them to the victims and to those helping the recovery.

Post-show interviews suggested that Kris & Jon were less than a minute behind winning team Freddy & Kendra before they were held back by a train at a railway crossing. At thefishbowl.com, Bolo suggested that Kris & Jon were only 30–40 seconds behind Freddy & Kendra to the finish. At RealityReel, Kristy said that "Right after Freddy & Kendra started running, literally within 30 seconds or a minute later the train came, and Kris & Jon arrived. Otherwise, it would have come down to a neck-to-neck race." This would be the show's second closest finish ever, after Season 2.[3]

Applications for The Amazing Race 6 were due on April 13, 2004. Semi-finalist interviews were held in May 2004 and final casting interviews were selected at Los Angeles in June 2004.

This season's cast included married professional wrestlers, dating actors, Jewish high school buddies, engaged models, and a team of married entrepreneurs.[4] Don & Mary Jean were chosen for the season after an open casting call in San Diego. Early Show hosts Harry Smith and Dave Price ran the season's first leg (United States & Iceland) with the actual teams, as part of a special segment on their morning show.[5]

After this season:

• Freddy & Kendra were married on May 27, 2005,[6] and had two boys named Jaxson and Brycen. They have since divorced, and Freddy has remarried.[7]
• Hayden & Aaron were married on April 21, 2007 with Kristy was a bridesmaid and Kris & Jon were present among the guests.[8] On December 7, 2008, Hayden & Aaron had a daughter named Kaiya Rachel, who was born with a birth defect that showed improvement as of February 2009.[9] Hayden & Aaron were the first team who became engaged on The Amazing Race when Aaron proposed to Hayden at the Pit Stop of Leg 12 after Phil announced that they were eliminated and she accepted.
• Jonathan & Victoria had a daughter, Trease, who was born in October 2006; they divorced in 2010.

This is one of the three seasons (among the first ten) that was not represented in The Amazing Race: All-Stars, although Kris & Jon were considered.

Jonathan & Victoria appeared on a Dr. Phil special to try to improve their marriage.[10] Jonathan & Victoria then competed on Battle of the Network Reality Stars.[11] Later, in a celebrity version of Fear Factor, Victoria attacked contestant Jon "Jonny Fairplay" Dalton (of Survivor: Pearl Islands), and Jonathan attacked host Joe Rogan resulting in their expulsion from the show.[12] Aaron competed on the twelfth season of Food Network Star but was eliminated on the second episode and on Cutthroat Kitchen.[13][14] Victoria had a cameo appearance on Whose Line is it Anyway?. Rebecca Cardon was in the reality show Kill Reality, had a part in an ultra-low-budget short named Nice Pants, and appeared on the Bravo reality series Work Out.

Teams finished the first leg in Iceland at the famous Blue Lagoon.

Airdate: November 16, 2004

• Chicago, Illinois, United States (Buckingham Fountain) (Starting Line)
• Chicago (Jackson Station or LaSalle Station to O'Hare Station)
• Chicago (O'Hare International Airport) to Reykjavík, Iceland (Keflavík International Airport)
• Suðurland (Seljalandsfoss Waterfall)
• Suðurland (Vatnajökull) (Overnight Rest)
• Hornafjörður (Breiðamerkursandur)
• Svínafell (Hótel Skaftafell) or Hornafjörður (Jökulsárlón)
• Grindavík (Blue Lagoon)

This season's first Detour was a choice between Ice Climb or Ice Search. In Ice Climb, teams traveled 35 miles (56 km) to the Hótel Skaftafell and used special gear to climb the face of a steep ice wall to reach their next clue at the top. In Ice Search, teams had to travel to a nearby glacial lagoon to use a boat and, accompanied by a pilot, search the 7-square-mile (18 km²) lagoon, scattered with thousands of icebergs, for an orange buoy containing their next clue.

Additional task

• From Buckingham Fountain, teams had to run into Downtown Chicago and travel by subway to O'Hare International Airport.[lower-alpha 4]
• Once in Iceland, teams picked up a marked car with their next clue in it instructing them to drive to the Seljalandsfoss waterfall to retrieve their next clue.
• At the base of Vatnajökull, teams had to sign-up for a shuttle bus to take them 10 miles (16 km) to the glacier's edge for their next clue; each shuttle could take up to 3 teams. Once at the glacier's edge, teams chose a marked snowmobile and drove 2.5 miles (4.0 km) across the glacier to a camp. Once there, teams had to choose a tent and shuttle departure time for the following morning.
• Upon departure in the next morning, teams had to take shuttle buses back down the glacier and retrieve their next clue, which instructed teams to drive to Breiðamerkursandur near Jökulsárlón for their next clue.

Once in Oslo, teams went to the Holmenkollen ski jump, where one team member had to ride a zipline.

Airdate: November 23, 2004

• Reykjavík (Keflavík International Airport) to Oslo, Norway (Oslo Airport, Gardermoen)
• Oslo (Holmenkollbakken)
• Brandbu (Raukr Viking Village)
• Hønefoss (Hønefoss Station) to Voss (Voss Station)
• Voss (Bridge)
• Voss (Nesheimstunet)

In the season's first Roadblock, one team member had to climb to the top of the ski jump, then ride a zipline 1,000 feet (300 m) to the bottom to receive the next clue.

This leg's Detour was a choice between Endurance or Accuracy. In Endurance, teams had to roller ski down a 1.75-mile (2.82 km) course to receive their next clue. In Accuracy, teams had to successfully complete three traditional Viking games. First, they had to throw sticks to knock over a circle of eight logs called kubbs before knocking over the king in the center. After knocking over the king, one team member had to throw an axe into a tree trunk target and make it stick. The other team member then had to shoot an arrow into a target 30 feet (9.1 m) away to get their next clue.

Additional task

• In the morning at the Viking village at Brandbu, the ten teams would be split into two groups and each group had to row across a fjord to their next clue, which instructed them to take a train to Voss and then drive to a marked bridge to find their next clue.

While in Sweden, teams visited the world's largest IKEA (at the time) at Kungens Kurva for the Detour.

Airdate: November 30, 2004

• Voss (Voss Station) to Oslo (Oslo Central Station)
• Oslo (Oslo Bus Terminal) to Stockholm, Sweden (Cityterminalen)
• Stockholm (Nordic Sea Hotel – Ice Bar)
• Stockholm (Kungens Kurva – IKEA)
• Stockholm (Stockholm Central Station) to Häggvik (Häggvik Station (in Swedish))
• Sollentuna (Bögs Gård Farm (in Swedish))
• Häggvik (Häggvik Station) to Stockholm (Stockholm Central Station)
• Stockholm (Skeppsholmen – af Chapman )

This leg's Detour was a choice between Count It or Build It. In Count It, teams had to count the number of pots, pans, and stuffed animals in three large bins and give the correct number (2,304) to the supervisor to receive their next clue. In Build It, teams had to properly assemble a desk using all of the provided parts and an instruction manual to receive their next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to unroll through 270 hay bales to find one of 20 hay bales with their next clue. This task was later revisited on Season 15 as a Switchback.

Additional tasks

• At the Nordic Sea Hotel's Ice Bar, a nightclub made entirely of ice, team members had to slide ice shot glasses across the bar. If either team member landed a glass on a target at the end, they received their next clue. If both members missed, they had to go back to the end of the line and wait to try again.
• After the Detour, teams had to take a train to Häggvik then ride a tandem bicycle 2 miles (3.2 km) to find a Yield board and their next clue at a farm.
• After the Roadblock, teams had to ride their tandem bicycle back to the Häggvik Train Station and take a train to Stockholm to find the next Pit Stop at the af Chapman.

Temams finished this leg in Senegal on the streets of Gorée Island.

Airdate: December 7, 2004

• Stockholm (Town Hall Tower)
• Stockholm (Stockholm Arlanda Airport) to Dakar, Senegal (Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport)
• Dakar (Bel Aire Cemetery (in French))
• Kayar (Vieux Ngom Carpenter Shop)
• Rufisque Department (Lac Rose Salt Mounds)
• Dakar (Dakar Ferry Terminal) to Gorée Island (Gorée Island Ferry Terminal)
• Gorée Island (Rue des Batteries)

This leg's Detour was a choice between Stack 'Em Up or Pull 'Em Up. In Stack 'Em Up, teams had to stack enough fish to properly cover a drying table. Once the table was properly covered, the fisherwoman would hand them their next clue. In Pull 'Em Up, teams traveled on fishing boats and used traditional fishing gear to catch four fish. When they brought four fishes to a bounty man on the shore, he would give them their next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to use the traditional tools provided to harvest enough salt from the bed of Lac Rose to fill a 25-US-gallon (95 L) basket to receive their next clue.

Additional task

• After arriving in Dakar, Senegal, teams had to search outside the airport for the next clue, which contained a poem and told to go to its author's grave. Teams had to figure out that it was by former Senegalese President Léopold Sédar Senghor, whose grave was at the Bel Aire Cemetery.

While in Berlin, teams visited Broken Chain Sculpture, across the street from the partially destroyed Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, for a clue.

Airdate: December 14, 2004

• Gorée Island (House of Slaves)
• Gorée Island (Gorée Island Ferry Terminal) to Dakar (Dakar Ferry Terminal)
• Dakar (Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport) to Berlin, Germany (Berlin Tegel Airport)
• Berlin (Berlin Zoologischer Garten Railway Station to Berlin Warschauer Straße Station)
• Berlin (East Side Gallery)
• Berlin (Kurfürstendamm – Broken Chain Sculpture)
• Berlin (Brauhaus Spandau Bar (in German) or Zitadelle)
• Berlin (Teufelsberg)
• Berlin (Unter den Linden)
• Berlin (Straße des 17. Juni overlooking Brandenburg Gate)

This leg's Detour was a choice between Beer or Brats. In Beer, teams traveled to the Brauhaus Spandau bar, where each team member had to search the tables at the crowded bar for five coasters bearing his or her teams' name and picture. They then had to trade two full beer steins to the patron in exchange for each coaster. Once both team members collected five of their coasters, they would receive their next clue. In Brats, teams traveled to Zitadelle, where they had to use a hand-operated sausage maker to create one rope of five 7-inch (18 cm) bratwursts to receive their next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to climb to the top of Teufelsberg and complete a soap box derby course in 37 seconds or less to receive the next clue.

Additional tasks

• At the House of Slaves, teams learned about the events of slavery on Gorée Island. Afterwards, they laid a single rose at the historic archway known as the Door of No Return as a tribute to African slave trade before being given their next clue.
• At the East Side Gallery, teams searched a stretch of the former Berlin Wall for the next clue. There, teams made their way to the Broken Chain Sculpture across the street from a partially destroyed church for another clue.
• After the Roadblock, teams had to choose a marked car and drive to a route marker on Unter den Linden and find a drehorgelspieler, an organ grinder, who would give teams their next clue, which went unaired, instructing them to run on foot to the Pit Stop at the Brandenburg Gate.

Upon arrival in Hungary, teams drove a Trabant 601 to Eger.

For the Fast Forward, one team traveled beneath Buda Castle, where they drank a goblet of pig's blood recalling when Transylvania was part of Hungary.

Airdates: December 21, 2004 & January 4, 2005

• Berlin (Checkpoint Charlie)
• Berlin (Olympic Stadium)
• Berlin (Berlin Tegel Airport) to Budapest, Hungary (Budapest Ferihegy International Airport)
• Eger (Eger Castle)
• Eger (Eger Railway Station (in Hungarian)) to Budapest (Budapest Keleti Railway Station)
• Budapest (Net Klub Internet Kafé) (Halfway Point)
• Budapest (Heritage Rail Museum)
  • Budapest (Buda Castle – Budavári Labirintus)
• Budapest (Margit Island – Hajos Alfred Nemzeti Sportuszoda)
• Budapest (Gundel Restaurant)
• Budapest (Point Zero)
• Budapest (Fisherman's Bastion)

In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member was strapped into a "hot rocket bungee" and launched 200 feet (61 m) in the air. After returning to the ground, the jump master gave them their next clue.

This leg's first Detour was a choice between Catapult Crash or Cannonball Run. In Catapult Crash, teams had to use a catapult to hurl a watermelon 150 feet (46 m) onto a wooden target to retrieve the clue hidden within. In Cannonball Run, teams had to push a cannon up a hill to the castle courtyard, then carry 55 4-pound (1.8 kg) cannonballs and stack them into a pyramid next to the cannon to receive their next clue.

For the season's first Fast Forward, one team to travel to Budavári Labirintus. There, they had to descend through a cavernous labyrinth, where they would discover that they had to partake in the legend of vampires by drinking a goblet of pig's blood, recalling when Transylvania was part of Hungary, to win the Fast Forward and travel directly to the Pit Stop.

This leg's second Detour was a choice between Swim or Paddle. In Swim, teams had to play a game of water polo in an Olympic-size swimming pool. Working together, they had to score a goal against a top Hungarian water polo player to receive the next clue. In Paddle, teams had to inflate a raft with a hand pump and paddle across the Danube River to an Amazing Race flag on the other side to retrieve their next clue.

In this leg's second Roadblock, one team member had to eat a 24-ounce (680 g) bowl of a traditional Hungarian spicy soup to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

• Before performing the first Roadblock, teams had to sign-up to determine the jump order for the task.
• Upon arrival in Budapest, teams had to search for a marked Trabant 601 car and drive to Eger Castle in Eger, where they would find their next clue.
• After the first Detour, teams took the train back to Budapest and took a taxi to the Net Klub Internet Kafé. On the broadcast of second episode, teams logged onto their AOL accounts with a wireless laptop and received a clue via e-mail.
• At the Heritage Rail Museum, teams picked a number to ride a draisine down the tracks at speeds up to 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) to retrieve their next clue.
• Teams who chose not to go for the Fast Forward had to take taxis to Margaret Island on the Danube River and travel to the Nemzeti Sportuszoda.
• After the second Roadblock, teams had to make their way to Point Zero, then either take the Budapest Castle Hill Funicular or make their way on foot to the Pit Stop at the Fisherman's Bastion.

Teams finished this leg at L'Île-Rousse's La Pietra in the French island of Corsica.

Airdate: January 11, 2005

• Budapest (Promontor Borudvar)
• Budapest (Budapest Ferihegy International Airport) to Ajaccio, Corsica, France (Campo dell'Oro Airport)
• Ajaccio (Maison Bonaparte)
  • Ajaccio (Ajaccio Harbor)
• Calvi (Camp Raffalli)
• Zilia (Domaine 'Alzipratu Winery)
• L'Île-Rousse (La Pietra)

For the season's second Fast Forward, one team had to locate a harbor in Ajaccio and don old-style diving suits, weighing more than 100 pounds (45 kg) each, to walk across the ocean floor to a lobster trap and retrieve the Fast Forward award in it.

This leg's Detour was a choice between Climb Up or Fly Behind. In Climb Up, teams had to use a mechanical ascender to climb a 45-foot (14 m) rock wall. Once at the top, they received a medal from a French legionnaire on the terrace, and proceeded to rappel 75 feet (23 m) down to receive their next clue. In Fly Behind, teams had to choose a Zodiac boat and, with one member directing the pilot and the other trailing behind on a raft, search among 25 buoys for one of 12 with a clue attached.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to stomp 55 pounds (25 kg) of grapes with their feet in order to squeeze enough juice to fill five wine bottles. They then had to drink a glass of grape juice to receive the next clue.

Additional tasks

• At the start of the leg, teams were instructed to find the Promontor Borudvar winery and follow the marked path towards the 14,000-US-gallon (53,000 l; 12,000 imp gal) wine cask where their next clue was located.
• Upon arrival in the city of Ajaccio, teams made their way to Napoleon's birthplace to find their next clue in the room where he was born.
• Teams that chose not to go for the Fast Forward had to choose a marked car and drive to Camp Raffalli in Calvi for the next clue.

St. George's Church in Lalibela was the site of this leg's Roadblock.

Airdate: January 18, 2005

• Calvi (Port of Calvi) to Nice (Nice Ferry Terminal)
• Nice (City Garden (in French) – Statue of Albert I)
• Nice (Nice Côte d'Azur Airport) to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Bole International Airport)
• Addis Ababa (Bole International Airport) to Lalibela (Lalibela Airport)
• North Wollo (Lewz Village)
• Lalibela (St. George's Church)
• Lalibela (Lookout)

This leg's Detour was a choice between Raise the Roof or Mud the Hut. In Raise the Roof, teams assisted a group of locals carrying a roof two-thirds of a mile (1,100 m) and placed it on top of a house. Once the roof was on, one team member would then place a jug on the roof to receive their next clue. In Mud the Hut, teams had to use a plaster made of dirt, water, and straw to cover an entire wall of a traditional Ethiopian house to receive their next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to enter the 850-year-old church to receive a pendant from the head priest. There, the racer had to search among hundreds of worshipers standing outside for one with a matching pendant, which could be traded for their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At the start of the leg, teams boarded a ferry to Nice, then made their way to the city gardens and found their clue at a bust of Albert I.
• Upon arrival in Addis Ababa, teams had to search the marked airline counter to sign-up for one of two charter flights to Lalibela, with each flight carrying three teams. Once in Lalibela, teams found their next clue on the windshields of marked vans outside the airport. Teams then directed the provided driver to take them to the marked overlook of Lewz Village.
• After the Detour, teams have to take two donkeys from a marked pen and delivered them to a farmer 3 miles (4.8 km) away, near St. George's Church, to receive the next clue. Teams would also find a Yield board at the end of the task.
• After the Roadblock, teams had to travel approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) on foot to the next Pit Stop at the Lalibela Lookout.

The Roadblock in Sri Lanka required one team member to climb the Lion Rock of Sigiriya and look for the Pit Stop.

Airdate: January 25, 2005

• Lalibela (Lalibela Airport) to Addis Ababa (Bole International Airport)
• Addis Ababa (Addis Ababa Stadium)
• Addis Ababa (Bole International Airport) to Colombo, Sri Lanka (Bandaranaike International Airport)
• Colombo (Fort Railway Station) to Galle (Galle Railway Station)
• Galle (Fort Galle)
• Galle (Coconut Plantation or Mahinda College Cricket Field)
• Galle (Galle Bus Station) to Kandy (Kandy Bus Station)
• Kandy (Kandyan Art Association)
• Kandy (Temple of the Tooth)
• Kandy (Kandy Bus Station) to Dambulla (Dambulla Bus Station)
• Sigiriya (Lion Rock)
• Sigiriya (Hotel Sigiriya)

This leg's Detour was a choice between Tree Trunks or Elephant Trunks. In Tree Trunks, teams traveled 2 miles (3.2 km) by tuk-tuk to a coconut plantation. Once there, each person had to climb to the top of a 50-foot (15 m) tree to retrieve a jug filled with tree sap, which each person had to pour into a container to receive the next clue. In Elephant Trunks, teams traveled 2.5 miles (4.0 km) by tuk-tuk to an elephant polo field, where each team member had to ride an elephant down the length of the field, hitting a polo ball around a large pole and scoring a goal in order to receive their next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to ascend more than 1,000 steps to the top of Lion Rock. Once at the top, from a vantage point 600 feet (180 m) above the ground, the racer had to use a pair of binoculars to look through the jungle for a flag near the pool at the Hotel Sigiriya. Once they located the hotel, teams would then proceed to the hotel and swam the length of the pool before checking in at the Pit Stop.

Additional tasks

• At the start the leg, teams returned to Lalibela Airport to signup for one of two charter flights to Addis Ababa, leaving 30 minutes apart with 3 teams on the first flight. Once in Addis Ababa, teams had to search for the Addis Ababa Stadium and choose two locals runners with whom to complete a 4-man track relay to receive their next clue.
• At Kandyan Art Association in Kandy, teams had to purchase an offering which they exchanged at the nearby Temple of the Tooth for their clue.

Upon arrival in Shanghai, teams traveled to Yuyuan Gardens to search for their next clue.

Airdate: February 1, 2005

• Colombo (Bandaranaike International Airport) to Shanghai, China (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
• Shanghai (Yuyuan Garden)
• Shanghai (Huaneng Union Tower)
• Shanghai (HuaXia Bank Tower)
• Shanghai (Huangpu District – People's Heroes Monument)
• Shanghai (End of Jiangpu Road)
• Shanghai (Peace Hotel South)

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to wash a window on the exterior of the HuaXia Bank Tower, 40 stories above the ground, to reveal a hidden message (Tai Chi). Once the team member could read the message, they had to lower themselves to the ground and repeat the message to the supervisor, who would hand them their next clue.

This leg's Detour was a choice between Bricks or Ice. In Bricks, teams had to use a traditional device to transport 300 clay bricks off a barge while balancing on a narrow wooden plank. From there, they had to stack the bricks on a wooden pallet to receive their clue. In Ice, teams had to load two 220-pound (100 kg) blocks of ice onto the back of flatbed tricycles and deliver them to a fish market four blocks away. Once there, they would have to break them into smaller pieces and place them into a tub to receive the next clue.

Additional tasks

• Once in Shanghai, teams had to search the ground at Yuyuan Garden for their next clue.
• At Yincheng Road, teams had to search the Huaneng Union Tower to find the Yield board and their next clue.
• At the Monument to the People's Heroes on The Bund, teams had to find a group of tai chi performers and search for one of four masters with their next clue.

The famous Terra Cotta Warriors Museum in Xi'an was visited by the teams on this leg.

Airdate: February 8, 2005

• Shanghai (Shanghai Railway Station) to Xi'an (Xi'an Railway Station)
• Xi'an (Drum Tower)
• Xi'an (BYD Auto Factory or Xi'an Tang Du Factory)
• Xi'an (Terra Cotta Warriors Museum – Pit 1)
• Huayin (Mount Hua – North Peak)
• Xi'an (Xi'an City Wall – South Gate)

This leg's Detour was a choice between Spray or Scroll. In Spray, teams traveled 34 miles (55 km) to a car factory, put on uniforms, and spray painted the shell of a Chinese-made car to receive the next clue. In Scroll, teams traveled 31 miles (50 km) to a textile factory and searched through 10 bolts of fabric with a light table. When they found and cut out the two Chinese characters stamped within 2 of the 10 bolts, they received the next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to search among 3,000 padlocks for the one which would unlock the padlock using a provided key for the next clue. Team members had to complete the Roadblock before the last gondola's departure time at 7:00 p.m..

Additional tasks

• At the Terra Cotta Warriors Museum, teams had to find the viewing platform of Pit 1 to locate their next clue.
• At the base of Mount Hua, teams had to travel by shuttle bus and a gondola to the North Peak.

Ping Tom Memorial Park in Chicago was the Finish Line of The Amazing Race 6.

Airdate: February 8, 2005

• Xi'an (Xi'an Xianyang International Airport) to Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States (Honolulu International Airport)
• Honolulu (Puu Ualakaa State Park)
• Honolulu (Hilo Hattie or Lōkahi Canoe Club)
• Honolulu (Kamaka Air)
• Kaneohe (Kaneohe Bay)
• Honolulu (Honolulu International Airport) to Chicago, Illinois (O'Hare International Airport)
• Chicago (O'Hare Station to Chicago Station)
• Chicago (Chicago Water Tower)
• Chicago (Gino's East)
• Chicago (Ping Tom Memorial Park)

This season's final Detour was a choice between Outfits or Out-riggers. In Outfits, teams traveled 10 miles (16 km) to a tropical clothing distributor and searched racks filled with 165,000 Aloha shirts for the match of a provided mannequin to receive their next clue. In Out-riggers, teams had to drive 6 miles (9.7 km) to a canoe club and, with the help of a provided assistant, paddle an outrigger canoe down a 2-mile (3.2 km) course to receive their next clue.

In this season's final Roadblock, one team member have to tandem skydive with an instructor from 11,000 feet (3,400 m), landing on a sandbar in Kaneohe Bay, to get their next clue from there.

Additional tasks

• Once in Honolulu, teams drove themselves to Puu Ualakaa State Park to find their next clue on the marked lookout point.
• Once in Chicago, teams had to take a train to the Chicago Water Tower. There, teams were then instructed to take a taxi to Gino's East Pizzeria where each person had to eat two slices of a deep dish pizza to receive the final clue.

Additional note

• Teams were required to book their flights at a travel agency before proceeding to Xi'an Xianyang International Airport in order to travel to Honolulu.