The Amazing Race 5
| The Amazing Race 5 | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
Region 1 DVD cover | |
| Presented by | Phil Keoghan |
| No. of teams | 11 |
| Winners | Chip & Kim McAllister |
| No. of legs | 13 |
| Distance traveled | 72,000 mi (116,000 km) |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | July 6 – September 21, 2004 |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | January 30 – February 27, 2004 |
| Season chronology | |
The Amazing Race 5 is the fifth season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured 11 teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world for US$1,000,000. This season visited six continents and 12 countries, traveling approximately 72,000 miles (116,000 km) over 13 legs. Filming took place between January 30 and February 27, 2004. Starting in Santa Monica, California, racers traveled through Uruguay, Argentina, Russia, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, the United Arab Emirates, India, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Canada before returning to the United States and finishing in Dallas, Texas. New twists introduced this season included the Yield, where one team could force another team to stop racing for a predetermined amount of time, and a new non-elimination leg penalty where teams that finished last were stripped of all of the money they had accumulated during previous legs and did not receive any money at the start of the next leg. The season premiered on CBS on July 6, 2004, and concluded on September 21, 2004.
Married parents Chip and Kim McAllister were the winners of the season, while dating couple Colin Guinn and Christie Woods finished in second place, and models Brandon Davidson and Nicole O'Brian finished in third place.