The Amazing Race Race to the Finish: Part 1 (Season 1, Episode 12)
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TV Episode | 45 min | Adventure, Family, Reality-TV

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The Amazing Race

Race to the Finish: Part 1 (Season 1, Episode 12)

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TV Episode | 45 min | Adventure, Family, Reality-TV

The teams began in Beijing, China. Their first task was to head to Tiantan park and retrieve the clue from a kite being flown by a local. From there they headed to the Great Wall for a Detour. They had to chose between walking up steep ...See moreThe teams began in Beijing, China. Their first task was to head to Tiantan park and retrieve the clue from a kite being flown by a local. From there they headed to the Great Wall for a Detour. They had to chose between walking up steep steps in close range or flat steps farther away. All the teams chose the steep steps. In this task, we began to see some problems with Frank/Margarita's relationship. Margarita later said they had to work as a team, always in order to win the race. At the top of the Great Wall, there is a clue. The teams have to get to a bed and breakfast in Anchorage, Alaska. All the teams got tickets to San Francisco and from there to Seattle and finally to the destination (Anchorage, Alaska.) When in Alaska, they stayed the night at the bed and breakfast. In the morning they had to perform an old Alaskan ritual, called a "Blanket Toss" to find where the next clue was, in which they were "trampolined" by the locals. The next clue involved them getting to a glacier, where in a Roadblock, one of them had to climb it. Joe and Bill did not make it to this task yet and did not arrive at the pit stop in this episode. No teams were eliminated in this episode. Written by Anonymous See less

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23 cast members

Name	Known for
Phil Keoghan Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	The Amazing Race (2001)
Paul J. Alessi Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Paul) Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Paul) See fewer	Alpha Males Experiment (2009)
Amie Barsky Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Amie) Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Amie) See fewer	Land of Smiles (2016)
Drew Feinberg Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Drew) Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Drew) See fewer	The Amazing Race (2001)
Kevin O'Connor Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Kevin) Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Kevin) See fewer	The Amazing Race (2001)
Rob Frisbee Self - Contestant (as Rob) Self - Contestant (as Rob) See fewer	Stranglehold (I)
Brennan Swain Self - Contestant (as Brennan) Self - Contestant (as Brennan) See fewer	The Amazing Race (2001)
Frank Mesa Self - Contestant (as Frank) Self - Contestant (as Frank) See fewer	The Amazing Race (2001)
Margarita Mesa Self - Contestant (as Margarita) Self - Contestant (as Margarita) See fewer	The Amazing Race (2001)
Kim Smith Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Kim) Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Kim) See fewer	The Amazing Race (2001)
Leslie Kellner Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Leslie) Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Leslie) See fewer	The Amazing Race (2001)
David Groark Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Dave) Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Dave) See fewer	The Amazing Race (2001)
Margaretta Groark Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Margaretta) Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Margaretta) See fewer	The Amazing Race (2001)
Nancy Hoyt Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Nancy) Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Nancy) See fewer	The Amazing Race (2001)
Emily Hoyt Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Emily) Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Emily) See fewer	The Amazing Race (2001)
Lenny Hudson Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Lenny) Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Lenny) See fewer	The Amazing Race (2001)
Karyn Jefferson Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Karyn) Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Karyn) See fewer	The Amazing Race (2001)
Matt Robar Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Matt) Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Matt) See fewer	The Amazing Race (2001)
Ana Robar Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Ana) Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Ana) See fewer	The Amazing Race (2001)
Bill Bartek Self - Contestant (as Bill) Self - Contestant (as Bill) See fewer	The Amazing Race (2001)
Joe Baldassare Self - Contestant (as Joe) Self - Contestant (as Joe) See fewer	The Amazing Race (2001)
Patricia Pierce Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Pat) Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Pat) See fewer	Luck of the Draw (2007)
Brenda Mehta Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Brenda) Self - Contestant (credit only) (as Brenda) See fewer	The Amazing Race (2001)