The teams set off from their Pit Stop in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana and receive a clue telling them to fly more than 2,000 miles to Panama City, Panama in Central America and find the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. All teams are exciting about finally traveling outside of the United States. When the Institute opens, the teams travel across water to begin their search for a man named Ricardo Diaz and one has a close-call when the operator of their boat tries to head off and pick up someone else. Once the teams find Diaz, they receive a clue directing them to either a Fast Forward or a Detour. One team succesfully completes the Fast Forward, while another is burned and has to return to the Detour --- Rhythm or Coos. Later, the teams take part in a Roadblock in which one member must get a hit or home run against a champion Little League pitcher. The performance on this Roadblock leads to a close race to the finish.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 8 Episode 5 of The Amazing Race resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

The Amazing Race Season 8 Episodes...

• s08e01 - Go Mommy, Go! We Can Beat Them
• s08e02 - How Do We Know We Aren't Going to Get Shot?
• s08e03 - I Don't Kiss, I Make Out!
• s08e04 - Think Like an Office Chair
• s08e05 - We're Getting Out of the Country, Girls
• s08e06 - I'm Sick of Doing Stuff I Can't Do
• s08e07 - You Look Ridiculous
• s08e08 - How's That Face Feel?
• s08e09 - Don't Talk to Me Like I Was an Animal or Something
• s08e10 - The Family Christmas Card
• s08e11 - 25 Days, 50 Cities, and More than 600 Consecutive Hours as a Family...

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.