The Amazing Race Philippines 1 is the first season of The Amazing Race Philippines. It featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the Philippines to win ₱2 million. The show is hosted by Derek Ramsay.
The show premiered on October 29, 2012. It aired every Mondays to Fridays at 9:00 p.m. (PST) and Saturdays at 8:30 p.m. (PST) on TV5; Also, a special marathon episode of every 6 weekly episodes aired on Sundays at 9:30 p.m. (PST).
Celebrity best friends Lari Jeanne "LJ" Moreno and Criselda Janice "CJ" Jaravata were the winners of this season.
Production Development and filming
In late 2011, TV5 announced that it has acquired the rights to air a local version of the reality show in the Philippines. Filming took place in June of the following year. TV5 had commissioned the Australian production company, activeTV to produce the show.
To promote the show, a mini race for the press was held on October 18, 2012 in Eastwood City. Press members were paired with a team from the race and completed different tasks together. Teams had also appeared on various TV5 shows. Teams were interviewed on talk shows like Ang Latest and Good Morning Club, appeared on game shows like Million Peso Money Drop, Wiltime Bigtime among others.
Leg 1 featured theater actor and director Audie Gemora as a judge in the "Bingo" task and game show host Arnell Ignacio as the quizmaster of the Ikot Detour choice.
Casting Auditions were held from March 5, 2012 to April 27, 2012 (extended from April 2, 2012). Applicants had to be at least 21 years old, a Filipino citizen or a permanent resident of the Philippines. Auditions were done via three methods: online, mail-in, and on-ground at TV5 Broadway Studio in Quezon City and at other various locations.
Broadcasting Unlike its international counterparts, the show was broadcast as a weekday program airing 30 minutes per episode in 6 times a week, Monday through Saturday, compared to other versions of the show which airs 1 to 2 episodes per week. Also, a special marathon episode of the daily episodes per week aired on Sundays.
On December 10, 2012, the show was preempted in order to give way for TV5's telethon to support the victims of Typhoon Bopha (local name: Pablo).
Cast
On October 19, 2012, the contestants were revealed. The cast includes celebrity best friends CJ Jaravata and LJ Moreno, beauty queen Danielle "Dani" Castaño, who represented the Philippines in Miss World 2008, and football player brothers Anton and Armand del Rosario. Jervi Lisaba was the first transgender contestant to compete on any series of The Amazing Race.
ContestantsAgeRelationshipHometownStatus 25Dating Couple Angeles City, PampangaEliminated 1st(in Manila, Metro Manila) 33 30Football BrothersMakati, Metro ManilaEliminated 2nd(in Vigan, Ilocos Sur) 33 41Alabang HousewivesMuntinlupa, Metro ManilaEliminated 3rd(in Baguio, Benguet) 35 22Bombshells Quezon City, Metro ManilaEliminated 4th(in Capas, Tarlac) 23 Vancouver, Canada 47Father & DaughterAngeles City, PampangaEliminated 5th(in Bacacay, Albay) 22 27BuddiesValenzuela, Metro ManilaEliminated 6th(in Cebu City, Cebu) 40 24Amigas San Juan, BatangasEliminated 7th(in Boracay, Aklan) 22 Ozamiz, Misamis Occidental 27Reunited Friends Guam, United StatesEliminated 8th(in Puerto Princesa, Palawan) 24 Antipolo, Rizal 42Gym Buddies Parañaque, Metro ManilaThird Place 27 Manila, Metro Manila 33Brothers-in-lawPasay, Metro ManilaSecond Place 25 Lari 31Celebrity Bestfriends Dagupan, PangasinanWinners Criselda 29 Makati, Metro Manila
Future appearances
After the show, teams appeared on some of the network's TV shows. Pamela & Vanessa later appeared on their own reality show titled after their moniker on the show, The Alabang Housewives. Dani & Mish also guested on some episodes of Pinoy Explorer.
Results The following teams participated in the season, each listed along with their placements in each leg and their team name as identified by the program. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television, owing to the inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:
Team Position (by leg) Roadblocksperformed12345678910111213 LJ & CJ 7th 2nd 2nd 4th 6th 5th 5th 5th 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st LJ 7, CJ 7 Fausto & Dayal 9th 8th 8th 7th 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd Fausto 7, Dayal 6 Marc & Kat 1st 1st 1st 1st 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 3rd Marc 8, Kat 6 Sheena & Gee 5th 6th 5th 6th 7th 4th 4th 6th 5th 4th 4th 4th Sheena 7, Gee 5 Saida & Jervi 4th 3rd 4th 2nd 5th 6th 6th 4th 4th 5th Saida 6, Jervi 4 Boom & Cheng 2nd 5th 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 6th Boom 7, Cheng 2 Ed & Angel 8th 4th 7th 8th 3rd 7th 7th 7th Ed 5, Angel 3 Dani & Mish 3rd 7th 6th 5th 8th 8th Dani 2, Mish 4 Pamela & Vanessa 10th 9th 9th 9th Pamela 2, Vanessa 2 Anton & Armand 6th 10th Anton 1, Armand 1 Crystel & Mykey 11th Crystel 1, Mykey 0 Notes
^ Due to rain, Crystel & Mykey and Pamela & Vanessa were unable to complete either Detour choices at Star City and instead, had their next clues given to them. Boom & Cheng and Anton & Armand were each issued 14-minute penalties after breaking 14 jars in the burnay jar transporting task; Pamela & Vanessa and Sheena & Gee, 20 minutes for 20 jars; Fausto & Dayal and Dani & Mish, 11 minutes for 11 jars. Marc & Kat used their Salvage Pass to enter the Bantay Bell Tower before the "Hours of Operation." Anton & Armand initially arrived 4th, but were issued a 24-hour penalty as they contacted someone outside the race, which was strictly prohibited against the show's rules. The last six teams trailing them checked-in during their penalty time, dropping Anton & Armand to last place and resulting in their elimination. Fausto & Dayal initially arrived 6th, but did not perform an additional task at the Maligcong Rice Terraces. They were instructed to perform the additional task before they could be checked in. Dani & Mish and Ed & Angel checked-in while they went back, dropping Fausto & Dayal to 8th. Pamela & Vanessa did not complete final task. Already in last place, they were allowed to check-in at the Pit Stop and were eliminated without being assessed a penalty. Marc & Kat used the Express Pass to bypass the Roadblock in Leg 5. Before using the Express Pass, Marc elected to perform the Roadblock, and this is reflected in the total Roadblock count. Dani & Mish were issued a 20-minute penalty at the Roadblock site due to Dani asking Dayal the answer to the Roadblock puzzle. They had to turn the hourglass at the nearby Yield station before continuing with their Roadblock. Dani did not finish the Roadblock after three attempts and she & Mish were issued a 4-hour penalty at the Roadblock site. ^ Boom & Cheng and Marc & Kat were each issued 1-hour penalties upon arrival at Manila for not riding a jeepney from the Pit Start to the bus terminal. Ed & Angel did not finish the task at the Red Labuyo Restaurant and were issued a 2-hour penalty. They arrived at the Pit Stop last, but were notified that it was a non-elimination leg. The 2-hour penalty they would have taken from the task was instead applied to their starting time in Leg 8. Ed & Angel had been "Marked for Elimination"; however, after the other teams had checked-in, Derek came out to Luyang Beach and eliminated them without the 30-minute penalty being issued. ^ Boom & Cheng and Fausto & Dayal were each issued 40-minute penalties after arriving at Mactan–Cebu International Airport for booking business class tickets instead of economy class tickets. Sheena & Gee initially arrived 5th, but were not immediately allowed to check in because they did not come into agreement with their driver in their fare. Derek questioned the taxi driver and accepted; allowing Sheena & Gee to check-in. This did not affect their placement. Marc & Kat initially arrived 2nd, but were issued a 40-minute penalty for untying the ropes used at the Lulubog Detour. LJ & CJ checked in during their penalty time, dropping Marc & Kat to 3rd. Sheena & Gee initially arrived 3rd, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for being "Marked for Elimination" and not arriving 1st. LJ & CJ checked in during the penalty time, dropping Sheena & Gee to last place and resulting in their elimination. At the Smart Puerto Princesa challenge on Leg 13, Fausto & Dayal were issued a 15-minute penalty for using one of the illegal words in the description.
Comments
Voting history In addition to the original Yield format used on the fourth and ninth legs, where only a single team could Yield another team of their choosing, all teams on the fifth and sixth legs voted for who should receive the Yield and U-Turn. This format is similar to the format introduced on the second season of Israel's version of The Amazing Race, HaMerotz LaMillion. Teams would encounter, at the beginning of the leg, a board where they had to cast their vote for the team they wanted to either Yield (Leg 5) or U-Turn (Leg 6). The team with the most Yield votes had to stop racing for a predetermined amount of time later in the leg before continuing; while the team who has the most U-Turn votes must complete both tasks of the Detour.
Yield U-Turn Leg # 5 6U-Turned/Yielded Marc & KatDani & Mish Dani & MishResult 3–3–1–1 3–2–2–1 Voter Vote LJ & CJ Dani & Mish Dani & Mish Fausto & Dayal Marc & Kat Marc & Kat Marc & Kat Dani & Mish Dani & Mish Sheena & Gee Fausto & Dayal Fausto & Dayal Saida & Jervi Dani & Mish Dani & Mish Boom & Cheng LJ & CJ Fausto & Dayal Ed & Angel Marc & Kat Marc & Kat Dani & Mish Marc & Kat LJ & CJ
Prizes The prize for each leg, with the exception of Leg 5, was awarded to the first place team for that leg. The cash prizes for Legs 1 to 10 were sponsored by American Tourister, the cash prize in Leg 11 was sponsored by Smart Communications, and the prize for Leg 12 was a one-year supply of fuel with Techron and was sponsored by Caltex. The grand prize was sponsored by Brother Industries Philippines. Additional prizes were awarded as follows: The winners of Leg 1 won the Salvage Pass, enabling them to either save the last place team from elimination or receive a 30-minute headstart at any point where they are faced with a time restriction. The winners of Leg 3 won the Express Pass, allowing them at a later point during the race to bypass any task and automatically receive their next clue. In Leg 11, the team that finished the printer task at Marajo Tower the fastest were awarded worth of printers and printing supplies courtesy of Brother Industries Philippines; it was coincidental that the winners of the regular prize also won the bonus prize.
Race summary
Leg 1 (Metro Manila)
Airdates: October 29–November 2, 2012 Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines (Paco Park) (Starting Line) Manila (Manila Yacht Club) Pasay (Midas Hotel and Casino) Pasay (Cuneta Astrodome) Manila (Plaza Miranda) Pasay (Star City) Manila (University of Santo Tomas)
In this series' first Roadblock, one team member had to throw five basketballs from the free throw line into a hoop to receive their next clue.
This series' first Detour was a choice between Pindot (Press) or Ikot (Spin). In Pindot, teams had to find and take a picture of a route marker flag located in another ride called the Wild River using an Olympus camera while riding an inverted roller coaster called the Star Flyer to receive their next clue. In Ikot, teams had to solve three mathematical questions while riding a pendulum ride called the Star Frisbee to receive their next clue from the quizmaster Arnell Ignacio. If teams failed to answer a question correctly, they would have to repeat the ride again.
Additional tasks At the Manila Yacht Club, teams had to decode nautical flags with decoders scattered around the area. The phrase needed to get their next clue was "Blue Skies and Calm Waters".