The Amazing Race Season 6 Episode 1 Synopsis

The sixth season premieres. First teams take off from the United States to Iceland, racing to make one of three flights that connect to Iceland. Weather delays move some teams from first to last, but the teams all end up together at Europe's largest glacier. After doing some snowmobiling, they camp on the glacier for the night and then take charters leaving at half-hour intervals determined by tickets they pulled from their tents. Their next clue brings them to Glacier Ice Beach, where they have a Detour choice of Ice Climb or Ice Search. Most teams opt for the Ice Climb, which involves climbing up a glacier using special gear. Three go for the Ice Climb, which involves searching a seven square-mile area for an orange buoy. This allows some teams to finish fast, but leaves one hopelessly lost for a good while. Ultimately, the 200 mile drive to the Pit Stop at the Blue Lagoon determines the final results, as two teams find themselves in a two way race to the Pit Stop, but one is too late to find the check-in area and is eliminated.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 6 Episode 1 of The Amazing Race resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

The Amazing Race Season 6 Episodes...

• s06e01 - The Game's Afoot
• s06e02 - I'm Not His Wife -- He Doesn't Need to Scream at Me
• s06e03 - Counting Bears Is Not Rocket Science
• s06e04 - What if It Isn't Sanitary?
• s06e05 - Quit Following Us
• s06e06 - They Should Probably Have Some Counseling
• s06e07 - Phil Is a Choo-Choo Charlie
• s06e08 - One of You, I'm Gonna Break in Half
• s06e09 - Tell My Mom I Love Her
• s06e10 - Are There Instructions on Donkey Handling?
• s06e11 - It Always Comes Down to the Details
• s06e12 - You Deal With This Before I Hyperventilate
• s06e13 - 4 Continents, 24 Cities, 40,000 Miles

The Amazing Race Show Summary

The Amazing Race is an adventure reality show hosted by Phil Keoghan that pits 10, 11, or 12 teams of 2 or 4 people against each other in a race around the world for approximately 40 days. In a leg, they go to destinations where they will complete a roadblock, a task where 1 person completes (Season 1-7) or 2 people (Season 8), a detour, where you have to decide between two tasks that are usually opposite of each other, and a miscellaneous task.

After they complete all these tasks, they will be directed to go to a Pit stop where they will have a 24 hour rest period where they will be able to eat, drink, sleep, and mingle with other teams. The last team to check into the Pit Stop usually is eliminated, but sometimes there is a non-elimination leg in which no one is eliminated. After all teams are eliminated except for 3, these three race to the finish line where the winning team wins 1 million dollars.