The Amazing Race 20

The Amazing Race 20
Season 20
Region 1 DVD cover
Presented byPhil Keoghan
No. of teams11
WinnerRachel Brown & Dave Brown Jr.
No. of legs12
Distance traveled36,000 mi (58,000 km)
No. of episodes11
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseFebruary 19 (2012-02-19)[1] –
May 6, 2012 (2012-05-06)[2]
Additional information
Filming datesNovember 26 (2011-11-26) –
December 19, 2011 (2011-12-19)
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The Amazing Race 20 is the twentieth season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven 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 five continents and ten countries and traveled over 36,000 miles (58,000 km). Starting in Santa Barbara wine country, racers traveled through Argentina, Paraguay, Italy, Austria, Germany, Azerbaijan, Tanzania, India, and Japan before returning to the United States and finishing in Oahu. The season premiered on CBS on Sunday, February 19, 2012,[1] and the two-hour finale aired on May 6, 2012.

Married couple Dave and Rachel Brown were the winners of this season, while U.S. Border Patrol agents Art Velez and J.J. Carrell finished in second place, and Big Brother dating couple Brendon Villegas and Rachel Reilly finished in third place.

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  2. ^ 03/22/2012 2:47 pm (March 22, 2012). "Season Finale Dates For CBS: 'How I Met Your Mother,' 'The Amazing Race,' 'The Good Wife' And More". Huffington Post. Retrieved January 20, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)