The Amazing Race
The Amazing Race: Season 20

Air Date

February 19, 2012

Episodes

12 episodes

The Amazing Race

Season 20

Overview

The Amazing Race 20 is the twentieth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 20 features eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world. The twentieth Race premiered on Sunday, February 19, 2012. It aired on CBS in the United States on Sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT with the two-hour season finale on May 6, 2012. The show is hosted by Phil Keoghan.

Episodes

Tears of a Clown

1. Tears of a Clown

February 19, 2012
42 min

One team struggles with anxiety as everyone travels to Argentina; the contestants must skydive from a plane at 10,000 feet.

You Know I'm Not as Smart as You

2. You Know I'm Not as Smart as You

February 26, 2012
42 min

The ten remaining teams depart the Argentinian Patios de Cafayate winery on the next leg of a race around the world for one million dollars.

Bust Me Right in the Head with It

3. Bust Me Right in the Head with It

March 4, 2012
42 min

The remaining teams continue on the third leg of the race.

Taste Your Salami

4. Taste Your Salami

March 11, 2012
42 min

The eight remaining teams depart the Pit Stop at Escalinata de Antequera in Asuncion, Paraguay and continue on the fourth leg of the race.

Uglier Than a Mud Rail Fence

5. Uglier Than a Mud Rail Fence

March 18, 2012
42 min

The eight remaining teams depart the Pit Stop at Piazza Castello in Turin, Italyand make their way via train and car to the German state of Bavaria, with Bopper and Mark knowing a Speed Bump awaits them.

This is Wicked Strange

6. This is Wicked Strange

March 25, 2012
42 min

The seven remaining teams depart the Pit Stop at Landhannes Farm in Bavaria and fly to Baku, Azerbaijan.

I Didn't Make Her Cry

7. I Didn't Make Her Cry

April 8, 2012
42 min

The six remaining teams set off from Baku, Azerbaijan on the seventh leg of the race. The disagreement that has been building up all season culminates in this episode.

Let Them Drink Their Haterade

8. Let Them Drink Their Haterade

April 15, 2012
42 min

The Race takes an unexpected turn when an early alliance is betrayed, and an unforgiving team savors the opportunity to exact their revenge in a game twist.

Bollywood Travolta

9. Bollywood Travolta

April 22, 2012
42 min

Gender disparities cause one Team to lose faith when a challenge seems insurmountable, and emotions run high as a Racer must weigh their own well-being against their future in the game.

I Need Hair to Be Pretty

10. I Need Hair to Be Pretty

April 29, 2012
42 min

One determined Racer powers through pain in the wake of a physical misstep, and teams pull out all of the bells and whistles for a larger than life challenge.

It's a Great Place to Become Millionaires (1)

11. It's a Great Place to Become Millionaires (1)

May 6, 2012
42 min

The final four Teams battle for the $1 million prize in a grueling two-hour season finale that starts in Japan and concludes in Hawaii, where Teams hit the waves to put their rescue mission skills to the test.

It's a Great Place to Become Millionaires (2)

12. It's a Great Place to Become Millionaires (2)

May 6, 2012
42 min