ImANewUser Amazing Race 6

ImANewUser Amazing Race 6 is the 6th installment of the fictional series, ImANewUser Amazing Race. This season features fourteen teams, some of which originally raced on the show, The Amazing Race. Unlike previous seasons, this season was hosted on a separate Proboards site.

Production

Development and Filming

This season features the same route as Season 5, also spanning 40,000 miles and covering 5 continents.

This season became the first season to not have all teams complete the leg before the first team started the next leg: 8 teams started Leg 4 whereas 4 teams didn't finish Leg 3 yet; 9 teams started Leg 5 whereas Hera & Carissa and Kris & Hayden didn't finish Leg 4 yet. This season also became the first season where a team didn't finish the leg: in Leg 4, Hera & Carissa and Kris & Hayden were given clues directing them to the Leg 5 Pit Stop where they were eliminated for falling so far behind; in the final leg beepboop & Oswald fell so behind that upon finishing the Detour, they were given a clue telling them that the Race was over.

During the legs, there was only one greeter: a user named Sweet.

There was an extended Pit Stop on Leg 7.

Leg 12 was the first non-elimination leg in the series of the Race with no corresponding penalty.

Cast

The teams on this season were either racers on real seasons of The Amazing Race, a user/racer team, a team of two users or completely new racers. Rin & Mac originally appeared on Season 4.

In Leg 1, Yau-Man & Earl were thought to have quit the Race, but pulled through to beat Chris & Alex, who managed to outrun Rin & Mac. After Leg 2, David & Erwin became the first team to quit the Race.

Lyn (of SamKelly1994 & Lyn) also raced in Season 1 alongside Karlyn, making her the only racer to run the ImANewUser Amazing Race three times. SamKelly1994 proceeded to go on the hosting industry. So far, he has hosted several Amazing Race and Survivor games.

sun7kid & Rob became the first team in the history of the series to win four consecutive legs (they won Legs 11 to 14). They, along with Dustin & Zabrina, were chosen to represent the season in Season 7.

Leaderboard

Team	Position (by leg)														Roadblock Tally
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Roadblock Tally
sun7kid & Rob sun7kid	3rd	5th	2nd	3rd	3rd	1st	4th	2nd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st+	1st	1st	sun7kid 7, Rob 6
FromCentralEurope & Charla FromCentralEurope	7th	2nd	6th	4th	7th	4th	5th	1st	1st³	3rd²	4th	4th+⁷	2nd	2nd	FromCentralEurope 7, Charla 6
beepboop & Oswald beepboop	11th	6th	5th²	7th	1st	7th	6th	3rd	4th	5th	2nd>	3rd+	3rd	3rd⁸	beepboop 6, Oswald 7
Joseph & Bolo Splatt001	10th	3rd	1st	6th²	5th³	5th	8th<	5th	5th	4th	3rd	2nd+	4th		Joseph 6, Bolo 6
Dustin & Zabrina Elizabeth	1st	9th	3rd	1st	6th	2nd	1st	6th²	2nd²	1st	5th<				Dustin 4, Zabrina 4
Jeremy & Dani Amarillo	9th	4th	7th	2nd	4th	3rd	2nd	7th	6th	6th					Jeremy 5, Dani 5
Stefani & James JP	4th	1st	4th>	5th	8th	8th⁵	7th⁶	4th	7th						Stefani 4, James 5
Samkelly1994 & Lyn Samkelly1994	5th	10th	9th	8th	2nd²	6th	3rd>	8th							Samkelly1994 4, Lyn 3
Yau-Man & Earl TARfan1	12th	7th	10th	9th	9th	8th⁵	9th⁶								Yau-Man 3, Earl 4
Hera & Carissa Reality_Fan	8th	11th	8th	10th⁴											Hera 2, Carissa 1
Kris & Hayden Acalithos	6th	12th	11th	10th⁴											Kris 2, Hayden 2
Chris & Alex redwings8831	13th	8th	12th<												Chris 2, Alex 1
David & Erwin username	2nd	13th¹													David 1, Erwin 1
Rin & Mac Kuchiki Byakuya	14th														Rin 1, Mac 0

^{Note 1: David and Erwin were performing the Detour when they decided to quit.

Note 2: Having won the Fast Forward last leg, this team moved up a spot this leg. Certain teams used their Fast Forward prize, winning Fast Forwards more than once.

Note 3: Having won the previous leg, this team won the chance to move up this leg.

Note 4: Hera and Carissa and Kris and Hayden, still finishing Leg 4 while the other teams finished Leg 5, received a clue directing them both to the Leg 5 Pit Stop in Mali, where they were both eliminated.

Note 5: Usually, ties for last place are broken. However, since this is a non-elimination leg, both teams were just "marked for elimination" instead.

Note 6: Stefani and James arrived sixth, but fell to seventh due to the penalty. Yau-Man and Earl arrived last, so there was no need to apply the penalty.

Note 7: FromCentralEurope and Charla arrived last. However, it was a non-elimination leg. However, unlike the other non-elimination leg, they will not get a penalty even if they don't finish first next leg.

Note 8: beepboop & Oswald had fallen so far behind that they were not able to complete the final leg. Upon finishing the Detour in Kaohsiung, they were given a clue telling them that the Race was over.}

Red means the team was eliminated.
Blue means the team came in last at a non-elimination leg and was thus "marked for elimination," meaning that if that team did not place first on the next leg, they would receive a 30 minute penalty.
Green means the team won the Fast Forward clue. A green leg number means no team took the Fast Forward this leg.
A < means the team was Yielded. A > means the team used their Yield. A <> indicates an unused Yield.
Matching colors of symbols indicate teams who worked together during part of the leg as a result of the Intersection route marker.

Prizes

Leg 1 – An extra Fast Forward
Leg 2 – An extra Yield
Leg 3 – A +2 position power
Leg 4 – An extra Fast Forward
Leg 5 – An extra Yield
Leg 6 – A +2 position power
Leg 7 – An extra Fast Forward
Leg 8 – A +2 position power
Leg 9 – A +1 position power
Leg 10 – A +1 position power
Leg 14 – $1,000,000

Elimination Station

The first eight eliminated teams were sequestered in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Subsequent eliminated teams continued to run the race as decoys.

After they were eliminated in Leg 1, Rin & Mac were the first to be sent to the villa.
After they quit in Leg 2, David & Erwin were next to arrive. The dating couple were shocked to realize they quit.
After a strenuous Leg 3, Chris & Alex were next to arrive. The best friends told the other two teams of the stress and weariness they had experienced last leg.
After a long Leg 4 and longer Leg 5, Kris & Hayden and Hera & Carissa arrived at the same time, to the shock of the other teams. They then informed the rest about their bad flight delay and how they fell two legs behind, thus causing a double elimination.
After Leg 6, teams fell asleep waiting for an eliminated team to arrive. When Kris woke up, she speculated it was a non-elimination leg.
After Leg 7, Yau-Man & Earl arrived. The duo told the group stories about how fun Survivor: Fiji was. This prompted Rin to apply for the next Survivor season as soon as they get back home.
After Leg 8, Samkelly1994 & Lyn arrived. Teams exchanged stories while Yau-Man, Rin, Hayden, Alex and Sam raced in the pool.
After Leg 9, Stefani & James were the eighth and final team to be sent to the villa. The team recalled their past experiences on The Apprentice and both stated it was tougher to last this time around.
After Leg 10, teams received a call from a stressed out Jeremy & Dani. They then joked over the phone that at least they didn't quit this time.
After Leg 11, teams received a phone call from Dustin & Zabrina. The teams were shocked to hear from them as they expected some other team to call from Shanghai.
After Leg 12, teams expected a phone call from an eliminated team. However, they grew tired of waiting and just assumed it was a non-elimination leg.
After Leg 13, the teams at the villa received a call from Joseph & Bolo. The teams back at the villa then flew to the unspecified end city where they met up with the rest of the teams.
After Leg 14, the eliminated teams pondered on their experiences and expressed their thoughts on the Final Three.

Race Locations

Air travel

Rail travel

Detour Roadblock Fast Forward Yield Intersection Pit Stop

IANUAR6RouteMap — The IANU AR 6 route map

Leg 1 (United States Of America → Colombia)

IANUAR6Leg1 — The first clue for this season directed teams to the city of Bogota.

Miami, Florida , United States Of America (The Everglades) (Starting Line)
Miami (Miami International Airport) to Bogota, Colombia (El Dorado International Airport)
Bogota (Simon Bolivar Metropolitan Park)
Bogota (Parque Jaime Duque)
Bogota (El Dorado International Airport) to Cartagena (Rafael Nuñez International Airport)
Cartagena (Torre de la Escollera)
Cartagena (El Castillo de San Felipe)

The Fast Forward required a team to perform a bambuco piece.

For this Roadblock, that person had to search the construction workers for one with a bottle of aguapanela, a local drink. Once they found him, they had to drink the entire bottle to receive their next clue.

In the Detour, Cane Top or Cotton Top, teams chose between making a Sombrero Vueltiao or taking a picture of the Cottontop Tamarin.

Additional Task

At the Parque Jaime Duque, teams signed up for one of four charter flights to Cartagena the following morning.

Leg 2 (Colombia → Brazil)

IANUAR6Leg2 — The Praça dos Três Poderes, where teams found the Roadblock clue.

Cartagena (Palace Of The Inquisition)
Cartagena (Rafael Nuñez International Airport) to Brasilia, Brazil (Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport)
Brasilia (Praça Dos Três Poderes)
Brasilia (Juscelino-Kubitschek Bridge)
Brasilia (Metropolitan Cathedral Of Brasilia)
Brasilia (Paranoá Lake)

The Fast Forward required a team to search the Juscelino-Kubitschek Bridge for the Fast Forward.

For this Roadblock, that person had to search the Lucio Costa Space for the building model with a race flag flying above it. Afterwards, they had to then head to the actual building to receive their next clue. However, teams didn't know that the Lucio Costa Space was beneath the Praça dos Três Poderes.

In the Detour, Samba Lesson or Saintly Vision, teams chose between making a learning a samba performance and dancing it or searching the city streets for a church named after the saint who pictured a city that looked like Brasilia in a dream.

Leg 3 (Brazil → Egypt)

IANUAR6Leg3 — The Pit Stop for this leg of the Race was at the Sphinx.

Brasilia (Temple of the Legião da Boa Vontade)
Brasilia (Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport) to Cairo, Egypt (Cairo International Airport)
Cairo (Cairo Tower)
Cairo (Pharaonic Village)
Cairo (Khan El-Khalili)
Cairo (The Sphinx)

The Fast Forward required a team to carry a sarcophagus from the Pharaonic Village to the temple.

In the Detour, Lost In Translation or Lost In The Desert, teams chose between translating three Egyptian messages or searching the entire plateau for their next clue.

For this Roadblock, that person had to shop for 5 items in the nearby suq to receive their next clue.

Leg 4 (Egypt → Democratic Republic Of The Congo)

IANUAR6Leg4 — The Fast Forward for this leg was hidden somewhere in the Boulevard du 30 Juin.

Cairo (Cairo International Airport) to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Of The Congo (N'Djili International Airport)
Kinshasa (Stade Des Martyrs)
Kinshasa (Boulevard Du 30 Juin)
Kinshasa (Kinshasa Museum)
Kinshasa (Kinshasa Central Market)
Kinshasa (Hotel Memling)

The Fast Forward required a team to search for it somewhere in the Boulevard du 30 Juin.

In the Detour, teams chose between Animals From The Jungle or Rumble In The Jungle. In Animals From The Jungle, teams had to take a picture of an okapi in the Kinshasa zoo to get their next clue. For Rumble In The Jungle, teams had to search the Stade Tata Raphaël for their next clue.

For this Roadblock, that team member had to learn how to hunt to receive their next clue.

Leg 5 (Democratic Republic Of The Congo → Mali)

IANUAR6Leg5 — For the Roadblock, team members searched the National Museum of Mali for an artifact.

Kinshasa (N'Djili International Airport) to Bamako, Mali (Senou International Airport)
Bamako (BCEAO Tower)
Bamako (National Museum of Mali)
Bamako (Bamako Botanical Gardens)
Bamako (Point G Hill)

The unused Fast Forward required a team to make bogolon, genuine mudcloth.

For this Roadblock, that member had to search the museum for an artifact with their next clue.

In the Detour, teams chose between Teachings and Preachings. In Teachings, teams had to teach the N'Ko alphabet to three students to receive their next clue. For Preachings, teams had to perform 3 daily Muslim rites inside a mosque for their next clue.

Leg 6 (Mali → Hungary)

IANUAR6Leg6 — Using a catapult, teams had to break a box 50 feet away at the *Catapult* Detour.

Bamako (Place Des Heroes)
Bamako (Senou International Airport) to Budapest, Hungary (Budapest Ferihegy International Airport)
Budapest (Csepel Island)
Budapest (Széchenyi Medicinal Bath)
Budapest (Buda Castle)
Budapest (Fisherman's Bastion)

The unused Fast Forward required a team to to take a bath in one of the two thermal springs located in Széchenyi Medicinal Bath.

In the Detour, teams chose between Catapult and Canoe. In Catapult, teams had to break a box 50 feet away with their next clue using a catapult. In Canoe, teams had to search the Danube river from Csepel Island on canoe for a buoy with their next clue.

For this Roadblock, that team member had to drink a glass of blood to receive their next clue.

Leg 7 (Hungary → Croatia)

IANUAR6Leg7 — The Yield for this leg was located in front of the Croatian National Theatre.

Budapest (Budapest Ferihegy International Airport) to Zagreb, Croatia (Pleso Airport)
Zagreb (Ban Jelačić Square)
Zagreb (Arts and Crafts Museum)
Zagreb (Croatian Naive Art Museum)
Zagreb (Croatian National Theatre)
Zagreb (Medvedgrad Fortress)

For the Fast Forward, that team had to make their way to the Croatian Naive Art Museum. Once there, they had to assemble a painting inside a marked room to form a picture of the Pit Stop.

In the Detour, teams chose between Arts & Crafts. In Arts, teams had to paint a portrait of their teammate. They had to then search the museum for a guy named Art who approved the portraits they made of each other. In Crafts, teams had to search the museum for a guy named Craft holding a piece just like the enclosed handicraft.

For this Roadblock, that team member had to search for the Vatroslav Lisinski concert hall. Once there, they had to sing a Croatian opera for their next clue.

Leg 8 (Croatia)

IANUAR6Leg8 — Teams took a train from Zagreb to Split.

Zagreb (Zagreb Main Station) to Split (Split Train Station)
Split (Brela Beach)
Split (Bell Tower)
Split (Archeological Museum)
Split (Palace of Diocletian)

The unused Fast Forward was hidden somewhere in Brela Beach.

In the Detour, teams chose between Bacon and Bakalar. In Bacon, teams had to deliver 5 meals containing a locally-made bacon to receive their next clue. In Bakalar, teams had to prepare bakalar, a local meal, using a recipe written in Croatian (without asking the chefs to translate the recipe). Once the head chef was satisfied with their work, they received their next clue. In both tasks, teams had to head to a marked shack in the beach.

For this Roadblock, that team member had to dig for a Croatian coin for their next clue.

Leg 9 (Croatia → Syria)

IANUAR6Leg9 — Teams made a visit to the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus.

Split (Split Airport) to Damascus, Syria (Damascus International Airport)
Damascus (House of Ananias)
Damascus (Ananias Chapel)
Damascus (Bab Sharqi)
Damascus (Umayyad Mosque - Minaret Of The Bride)
Damascus (Al-Hijaz Station)
Damascus (Damascus Oasis)

For this Fast Forward, that team had to search the Ananias Chapel for a bible and hand it to the local priest. However, the team had to do it as peacefully as possible for it to count, observing the chapel's sanctity.

For this Roadblock, that team member had to navigate Bab Sharqi to find a man with their next clue.

In this Detour, teams chose between Pipe and Paper. In Pipe, teams had to spot a man smoking a hookah for their next clue. In Paper, teams had to write a local encantation in Arabic.

Leg 10 (Syria → Afghanistan)

IANUAR6Leg10 — From Kabul, teams drove to the city of Kandahār.

Damascus (Damascus International Airport) to Kabul, Afghanistan (Kabul International Airport)
Kabul (Bagh-e Babur Park)
Kandahār (Mosque of the Cloak of the Prophet Muhammad)
Kandahār (Kabul Bazaar)
Kandahār (Char Suq)
Kandahār (Shrine of Baba Wali)

The unused Fast Forward required teams to pay their respects to the Mughal Emperor Babur in the Bagh-e Babur Park.

For this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Inside and Outside. In Inside, teams had to eat an entire plate of Qabuli Palau, a traditional rice dish. In Outside, teams had to correctly perform a spice rub on a piece of chicken being prepared for a local dinner. In both Detours, teams had to head to the Kabul Bazaar and search for a certain stall.

For this Roadblock, that team member had to make a traditional Afghan carpet and successfully sell an already-made Afghan carpet.

Leg 11 (Afghanistan → China)

IANUAR6Leg11 — At the *Bricks* Detour, teams had to transport 300 bricks off a barge.

Kandahār (Kandahār International Airport) to Shanghai, China (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
Shanghai (Yuyuan Gardens)
Shanghai (Jade Buddha Temple)
Shanghai (Huaneng Union Tower)
Shanghai (People's Heroes Monument)
Shanghai (Jiangpu Road)
Shanghai (Peace Hotel South)

The unaired Fast Forward required teams to perform a Buddhist ritual.

For this Roadblock, the chosen team members had to wash a window 40 stories above the ground on the Huaneng Union Tower. Washing the window would reveal a message, and they would have to report the message to the supervisor to receive their next clue.

The Detour had teams choose between Bricks or Ice. In Bricks, teams had to use a traditional device to transport 300 clay bricks off a barge to receive their clue. In Ice, teams had to load two 220-pound blocks of ice onto flatbed tricycles and deliver them to a fish market, where they would have to break them into smaller pieces.

Leg 12 (China → Russia)

IANUAR6Leg12 — The Khabarovsk Bridge served as the Pit Stop for this leg of the Race.

Shanghai (Jing'an Temple)
Shanghai (Oriental Pearl Tower)
Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport) to Khabarovsk, Russia (Khabarovsk Novy Airport)
Khabarovsk (Khabarovsk Bridge)

For this Detour, teams had to choose between Art and Fashion. In Art, teams had to go to Shanghai School, pick up a painting, and then search the nearby shikumen residences for a painter who would give them their next clue. In Fashion, teams had to go to Chenghuang Miao Shopping Center. Once there, they had to search for a stall and make a qipao to fit on a mannequin using the tools provided. Once satisfied, a lady gave them their next clue.

Upon arrival at the Oriental Pearl Tower, teams faced an Intersection. At the Intersection, teams had to join with one other team to complete tasks and make decisions together until further notice.

For this Roadblock, the Intersected team members had to perform a Russian ballet to receive a map guiding them to the next Pit Stop. After finishing the Roadblock, teams were not Intersected anymore.

Leg 13 (Russia → Taiwan)

IANUAR6Leg13 — At the Roadblock, team members tackled the Taipei Rapid Transit System in search of five people wearing Race-colored scarves.

Khabarovsk (Khabarovsk Novy Airport) to Taipei, Taiwan (Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport)
Taipei (Taipei 101)
Taipei (Shilin Night Market)
Taipei (Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall)
Taipei (Longshan Temple)

For this Detour, teams had to choose between Oyster Omelet and Taipei Tofu. In Oyster Omelet, teams had to search the market for a stall which made oyster omelettes. When teams found it, they had to finish one oyster omelet to receive their next clue. In Taipei Tofu, teams had to search for a certain stall. Once there, they had to make and sell 5 packages of stinky tofu to receive their next clue.

For this Roadblock, that team member had to search the Taipei Rapid Transit System for five people wearing a Race-colored scarf. When they found one, they had to have them sign on a given sheet of paper. When all 5 signatures were completed, they had to head back to the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall and show it to the guard, who handed them their next clue.

Leg 14 (Taiwan → United States Of America)

IANUAR6Leg14 — IANU AR 6's Final Destination City: Seattle, Washington.

Taipei (National Palace Museum)
Kaohsiung (Kaohsiung International Airport)
Kaohsiung (Love River)
Kaohsiung (Holy Rosary Cathedral)
Kaohsiung (Lotus Lake)
Kaohsiung (Kaohsiung International Airport) to Seattle, Washington , United States Of America (Seattle-Tacoma International Airport)
Seattle (Seattle Space Needle)
Seattle (Henry Art Gallery)
Seattle (Green Lake Park) (Finish Line)

For the final Roadblock of the Race, that team member had to navigate the sailboat containing their teammate to the other side of the river where their next clue was waiting.

The final Detour of the Race had teams choosing between Pavilion or Pagoda. In Pavilion, teams had to sketch the Spring and Autumn Pavilions and show it to an artist who gave them their next clue. In Pagoda, teams had to ascend the Tiger or Dragon Pagoda and search for one of two jade necklaces. Once they found it, they had to drive themselves to a jewelry store where the jeweler handed them their next clue in exchange for the necklace.