The Amazing Race 2
| The Amazing Race 2 | |
|---|---|
| Season Run | March 11 – May 15, 2002 |
| Filming dates | January 7 – February 3, 2002 |
| No. of Episodes | 11 |
| Winning team | Chris Luca & Alex Boylan |
| All-Stars | Oswald Mendez & Danny Jimenez |
| Season Stats | |
| Continents visited | 5 |
| Countries visited | 8 |
| Cities visited | 27 |
| No. of legs | 13 |
| Distance traveled | 52,000 mi (84,000 km) |
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The Amazing Race 2 is the second season of the American reality television game show, The Amazing Race. The race features eleven teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world. It was premiered on March 11, 2002 and ended on May 15, 2002.
Lifelong friends Chris Luca and Alex Boylan were the winners of this Race.
The second season of The Amazing Race traveled 52,000 miles in 28 days, spanning 5 continents and 8 different countries. Filming occurred between January and February 2002. The Race visited the countries of Brazil, Namibia, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand, as well as the continents of South America and, for the first time, Oceania. It was the only season (excluding The Amazing Race 8 that was run only in North America) to non-stop in Europe.
The edition marked the debut of several Race traditions. The color scheme for all route markers and flags was changed to yellow and red after the previous season's yellow and white. In addition, host Phil Keoghan and a local greeter welcomed all teams arriving at the Pit Stops at the end of each leg; previously, Keoghan appeared only to greet (and usually eliminate) the last-place team.
Contestant Cyndi Kalenberg claimed that there was confusion about the vehicle replacement rules in Leg 2, in which the racers were informed that if their designated jeep broke down the racers themselves would have to pay for repairs and wait for it to be fixed. Blake and Paige, however, were provided with a new vehicle when their jeep broke down, helping them to beat Hope and Norm in a race for second-to-last place to the Pit Stop. This enabled Blake and Paige to stay in the race while Hope and Norm were eliminated. For the next season, Race policy was changed so that a team would receive a replacement if a production-provided vehicle broke down or became unsafe to drive through no fault of the team. Teams would not be given any time credit in the event of a break down.
Towards the end of the final leg, Chris and Alex passed Tara (and later Wil) in a foot race to the finish line. This marks the closest finish in the U.S. version of The Amazing Race; the second season of the Latin American version ended with the winning team beating the second-place team by just a few yards.
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