The Amazing Race

Season 12

In a final Amazing Race leg unlike any homestretch before it, the Racers are surprised to learn upon checkout that their next flight is their last flight for the entire race.

All one Racer wants for her birthday is a spot in the Final 3…will her birthday wish be granted? The gloves come off as one team tries to convince an airline employee to not sell tickets to another team. Will the employee comply?

Tension is at an all-time high after the previous leg's airport fiasco. The remaining teams continue in the ninth leg of the race.

One team resorts to performance art in an attempt to trick another team into buying tickets for a later flight. Progress in one team's relationship comes to a halt when one team member shows signs of his former self.

One team faces a major setback when they lose their clue—and their way—in Italy. In a role reversal, one often-bickering team mends their wounds and starts working well together, while one usually cohesive team melts down.

Five teams have already fallen by the wayside. The teams face mounting pressure as they race in the sixth leg. Azaria begins losing patience with Hendekea. Nathan and Jennifer reach a "breaking point" during a task that involves rowing.

The remaining teams tackle the fifth leg of the race. Ronald, already nursing an injury, takes a spill at a Detour task involving stilts. Shana and Jennifer have a harrowing moment involving an oncoming bus.

It's American Idol, African-style, as teams take center stage and dance to impress local celebrities from Burkina Faso. Perform without originality and suffer a 10-minute penalty!

The severe pain of a hernia attacks one Racer at the worst time. One of the older men on the Race falls under the spell of two young, feisty, hip-shaking female Racers.

The remaining ten teams head to the Netherlands for the second leg, where they face a pole-vaulting challenge.

11 teams set out from the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, CA for Shannon, Ireland.