The Amazing Race 15

The Amazing Race 15
Season 15
Region 1 DVD cover
Presented by	Phil Keoghan
No. of teams	12
Winner	Meghan Rickey & Cheyne Whitney
No. of legs	12
Distance traveled	25,000 mi (40,000 km)
No. of episodes	11
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 27 (2009-09-27) – December 6, 2009 (2009-12-06)
Additional information
Filming dates	July 18 (2009-07-18) – August 7, 2009 (2009-08-07)
Season chronology
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The Amazing Race 15 is the fifteenth season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. 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. This season visited three continents and nine countries and traveled over 25,000 miles (40,000 km). Starting in Los Angeles, racers traveled through Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, Sweden, Estonia, and the Czech Republic before returning to the United States and finishing in Las Vegas. New twists introduced in this season include the starting line task and elimination and the Switchback, a recreation of a notable task from a previous season. The season premiered on CBS on Sunday, September 27, 2009,^[1] with a two-hour premiere, and the finale aired on December 6, 2009.

Dating couple Meghan Rickey and Cheyne Whitney were the winners of this season, while brothers Sam and Dan McMillen finished in second place, and married couple Brian Kleinschmidt and Ericka Dunlap finished in third place.