The Amazing Race 24 (also known as The Amazing Race: All-Stars) is the twenty-fourth season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, ten teams returning from previous editions and a composite team with two members that competed on separate seasons, competing in a race around the world to win US$1,000,000. This season visited three continents and nine countries and traveled over during twelve legs. Starting in Santa Clarita, California, racers traveled through China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, England, and Wales before returning to the United States and finishing in Las Vegas. Elements of the show that returned for this season include the starting line task. The season premiered on CBS on February 23, 2014, and concluded on May 18, 2014.
Father and son Dave and Connor O'Leary from The Amazing Race 22 were the winners of this season, while country singers Caroline Cutbirth and Jennifer Wayne from The Amazing Race 22 finished in second place, and Big Brother newlyweds Brendon Villegas and Rachel Reilly from The Amazing Race 20 finished in third place.
Production Development and filming
Filming for the season began on November 16, 2013, at Cougar Stadium at the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California, with the returning teams spotted at Los Angeles International Airport later in the day. Filming was initially set to begin at the Rose Bowl, but was changed to Cougar Stadium due to "issues of availability to use the Rose Bowl." This season's course traveled , across three continents and nine countries, including a first-time visit to Wales.
Illusionist David Copperfield appeared in the first Roadblock during the finale in Las Vegas.
Casting In casting the teams for this season, host Phil Keoghan said that they sought to bring back teams that fans love as well as teams that spark the biggest fan reactions. One month prior to the start of filming, while the casting process was still ongoing, seven out of the 11 teams that appeared on this season were leaked through Twitter. Returning teams were ultimately selected from previous teams going as far back as season 14, including three teams competing for a third time. Amani & Marcus from season 19 were contacted, but declined the invitation due to work commitments. Art & J.J. from season 20 were originally selected, but were cut a few days before filming. They would later participate in season 31. Tim & Marie from season 23 were originally selected, but declined the invitation.
Contestants
Mark Jackson was originally set to compete with his original partner, Bopper Minton, but Bopper began showing signs of pancreatitis before arriving in Los Angeles for filming and was deemed unfit to compete by the production's medical team. As a last-minute replacement, Mallory Ervin flew in from Nashville to compete as Mark's teammate. This marked the first time that a team without a pre-existing relationship competed on The Amazing Race. ContestantsAgeRelationshipHometownStatus27TwinsThe Amazing Race 21Edgewater, New JerseyEliminated 1st(in Guangzhou, China)2747Team KentuckyThe Amazing Race 20 (Mark)The Amazing Race 17 &The Amazing Race 18 (Mallory)Manchester, KentuckyEliminated 2nd(in Guangzhou, China)28Nashville, Tennessee22YouTube HostsThe Amazing Race 22Los Angeles, CaliforniaEliminated 3rd(in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia)2656Mother & SonThe Amazing Race 14 &The Amazing Race 18Colorado Springs, ColoradoEliminated 4th(in Colombo, Sri Lanka)28Philadelphia, Pennsylvania27EngagedThe Amazing Race 22Eden Prairie, MinnesotaEliminated 5th(in Rome, Italy)28Mora, Minnesota37Harlem GlobetrottersThe Amazing Race 15 &The Amazing Race 18Brinkley, ArkansasEliminated 6th(in Orvieto, Italy)32New Orleans, Louisiana34CowboysThe Amazing Race 16 &The Amazing Race 18Ada, OklahomaEliminated 7th(in Seville, Spain)33Tupelo, Oklahoma27CousinsThe Amazing Race 23Torrance, CaliforniaEliminated 8th(in Peckforton, England)26Irvine, California33NewlywedsThe Amazing Race 20Los Angeles, CaliforniaThird place2930Country SingersThe Amazing Race 22Waco, TexasRunners-up31Nashville, Tennessee59Father & SonThe Amazing Race 22Salt Lake City, UtahWinners22 Future appearances Leo & Jamal and Rachel Reilly returned to compete on The Amazing Race: Reality Showdown. Caroline & Jennifer appeared as clue givers during the finale of season 34 in Nashville. Flight Time and Big Easy and Jet and Cord appeared on The Amazing Race: 25 Years Around the World.
Not long after this season aired, Natalie & Nadiya Anderson competed on Survivor: San Juan del Sur. Natalie returned to compete on Survivor: Winners at War. Nadiya also made an appearance as part of the loved ones visit. Natalie competed on the thirty-sixth season of the MTV reality show The Challenge, but withdrew in the fifth episode after learning that she was pregnant.
On May 25, 2016, Leo & Jamal, Flight Time & Big Easy, and Bopper & Mark appeared on an Amazing Race-themed primetime special episode of The Price Is Right. Rachel Reilly appeared on a Big Brother-themed episode the day before, and Natalie Anderson appeared on a Survivor-themed episode two days prior. Flight Time & Big Easy also appeared on 100 Day Dream Home in 2021. In 2022, Leo competed on the first season of The Challenge: USA. In 2022, Rachel was a contestant on Snake in the Grass. She also competed on the 2023 Peacock reality TV series The Traitors. In 2025, Reilly competed on Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: Heroes vs. Villains. Later that year, she competed on Big Brother 27. In 2026, Natalie Anderson competed on the fourth season of The Traitors.
Results The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order. A placement with a dagger () indicates that the team was eliminated. An placement with a double-dagger () indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a Pit Stop in a non-elimination leg, and had to perform a Speed Bump task in the following leg. A indicates that the team used an Express Pass on that leg to bypass one of their tasks. A indicates that the team used the U-Turn and a indicates the team on the receiving end of the U-Turn. +Team placement (by leg) Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Dave & Connor4th4th1st2nd1st4th3rd4th1st1st1st1st Caroline & Jennifer10th3rd6th4th2nd2nd5th4th2nd2nd Brendon & Rachel2nd1st8th7th5th1st1st4th2nd3rd3rd Leo & Jamal5th7th3rd3rd4th1st5th3rd3rd3rd Jet & Cord1st6th2nd1st3rd2nd4th2nd2nd Flight Time & Big Easy7th5th5th6th6th6th6th Jessica & John9th8th7th5th5th3rd Margie & Luke3rd2nd4th7th Joey & Meghan8th9th Mark & Mallory6th Natalie & Nadiya Notes
Race summary
Leg 1 (United States → China)
Episode 1: "Back in the Saddle" (February 23, 2014) Prize: Two Express Passes (awarded to Jet & Cord; one for themselves and the other to be given to another team) Eliminated: Natalie & Nadiya Locations Santa Clarita, California (College of the Canyons – Cougar Stadium) (Starting Line) Los Angeles → Guangzhou, China Guangzhou (Jiangnan Avenue North – Precious One, Silver Gorgeous, Rich Forest & Beauty) Guangzhou (Canton Tower) Guangzhou (Haixinsha Stadium) Guangzhou (Guangzhou Opera House) Episode summary At Cougar Stadium, teams had to find one of several UCLA Bruin Marching Band members with the Chinese symbols for Guangzhou – – on their shako, which matched the badges displayed on the shakos of the field commanders, and bring the band member to Phil Keoghan. The first four teams who found a band member with the correct shako received tickets on the first flight to Guangzhou, China. It arrived one hour before the second flight, which carried the remaining seven teams. After arriving in Guangzhou, teams went to the city's wedding boutique district and searched for one of three boutiques that had their next clue. Each store had only a limited number of clues, which directed teams to find "the building with the bubbles on top", giving them a replica "bubble", and they had to figure out that it referred to the Canton Tower. There, teams had to select one of the bubble cars of the Ferris wheel located at the top of the tower and search for their clue, which was only revealed when the door to the car closed. Depending on which car they entered, the clue either informed teams to try another car or directed them to their next location: Haixinsha Stadium. In this season's first Roadblock, one racer had to perform five aerial somersaults while suspended in the air attached by wires to the stadium's towers in order to receive their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: the Guangzhou Opera House.
Leg 2 (China)
Episode 2: "Baby Bear's Soup" (March 2, 2014) Prize: each (awarded to Brendon & Rachel) Eliminated: Mark & Mallory Locations Guangzhou (Guangzhou Opera House) Guangzhou (Chen Clan Academy) Guangzhou (Gate 5 Mall – Edaytown Guangzhou) Guangzhou (Guangzhou Children's Activities Center) Guangzhou (Liwanhu Park Sauna Center) Guangzhou (Shamian Island Promenade) Episode summary At the start of this leg, teams went to the Chen Clan Academy, where they had to watch a martial arts demonstration. Afterwards, the master stamped the name of their next destination in Mandarin Chinese on the foreheads of both team members. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to correctly assemble a child's motorized car in order to receive their next clue. Caroline & Jennifer used their Express Pass to bypass this Roadblock. After the Roadblock, teams had to deliver the toy car they had assembled to the Guangzhou Children's Activities Center in order to receive their next clue. This season's first Detour was a choice between Featherball or China Cup. In Featherball, teams had to play jianzi (a game similar to hackeysack) with two local players. Once the teams successfully volleyed the shuttlecock a combined ten times, they could receive their next clue. In China Cup, each team member had to receive a traditional massage involving cupping therapy in order to receive their next clue. After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: the Shamian Island Promenade.
Leg 3 (China → Malaysia)
Episode 3: "Welcome to the Jungle" (March 9, 2014) Prize: A trip for two to Budapest, Hungary (awarded to Dave & Connor) Eliminated: Joey & Meghan Locations Guangzhou (Shamian Island Promenade) Guangzhou (Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport) → Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Inanam (Kiansom Waterfall) Kiulu (Kampung Tompinahaton) Kiulu (Kampung Tombung Kampung Linsuk) Kota Kinabalu (Tanjung Aru Water Village) Episode summary At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Kota Kinabalu in Malaysian Borneo. There were only two available flights with limited seats from Guangzhou to Kota Kinabalu, so the first six teams to check in at the airport left three hours before the last three teams. Once there, teams had to travel to the Kiansom Waterfall in Inanam. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to take their Travelocity Roaming Gnome, travel through the treetops on a safety line, and then rappel down the waterfall, collecting their next clue along the way. After the Roadblock, teams had to travel to Kampung Tompinahaton in order to find their next clue.