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The Amazing Race 8 (titled The Amazing Race: Family Edition) is the eighth installment of the popular reality television show, The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 8 differs from previous installments of The Amazing Race in that instead of pairs of adults (with a pre-existing relationship), this race features families of four and allows for the participation of minors (as young as the age of 8). However, the Race will return to the original teams of two adults for The Amazing Race 9.

The season began with a 2-hour premiere on September 27, 2005.


Teams

The following teams participated in the Race, listed in alphabetical order:

Family Name Member, relationship, age Hometown
Aiello Tony, father, 57 Mansfield, Massachusetts
Kevin, son-in-law, 31
Matt, son-in-law, 31
David, son-in-law, 26
Black Reggie, father, 42 Woodbridge, Virginia
Kim, mother, 40
Kenneth, son, 11
Austin, son, 8
Bransen Walter, father, 51 Park Ridge, Illinois
Elizabeth, daughter, 25
Lauren, daughter, 22
Lindsay, daughter, 20
Gaghan Bill, father, 40 Glastonbury, Connecticut
Tammy, mother, 42
Billy, son, 12
Carissa, daughter, 9
Godlewski Michelle, sister, 42 Des Plaines, Illinois
Sharon, sister, 39
Christine, sister, 37
Tricia, sister, 26
Linz Nick, brother, 24 Cincinnati, Ohio
Alex, brother, 22
Megan, sister, 21
Tommy, brother, 19
Paolo Tony, father, 52 Carmel, New York
Marion, mother, 52
DJ, son, 24
Brian, son, 16
Rogers Denny, father, 46 Shreveport, Louisiana
Renee, mother, 42
Brittney, daughter, 22
Brock, son, 19
Schroeder Mark, father, 40 New Orleans, Louisiana
Char, stepmother, 39
Stassi, daughter, 16
Hunter, son, 14
Weaver Linda, widowed mother, 46 Ormond Beach, Florida
Rebecca, daughter, 19
Rachel, daughter, 16
Rolly, son, 14


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Results

The results of each leg of the race are below; teams are listed in reverse finishing order of their final position:

Position (by leg)
Team Relationship 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Godlewski 4 sisters 1st
Gaghan Parents, son, daughter 2nd
Weaver Mother, 2 daughters, 1 son 3rd
Rogers Parents, son, daughter 4th
Schroeder Parents, son, daughter 5th
Paolo Parents, 2 sons 6th
Bransen Father, 3 daughters 7th
Aiello Father, 3 sons-in-law 8th
Linz 3 brothers, 1 sister 9th
Black Parents, 2 sons 10th
  • Red means the team was eliminated.
  • Blue means the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg of the race. This means that while the team was not eliminated, they were forced to give up all their money and did not receive any money at the beginning of the next leg.
  • Green means the team won the Fast Forward clue.
  • A yellow > means that team chose to use the Yield; < indicates the team who received it.

Trivia

General

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Teams for Season 8
  • In total, the winning team logged approximately eleven thousand of miles of travel.
  • At the age of 8, Austin Black is the youngest person to ever compete in the Race.
  • Route Markers have been colored yellow and silver, similar to the Season 1 colors of yellow & white (and in contrast to the yellow & red of seasons 2-7). This matches the silver 'Family Edition' lettering in the logo.

Pre-Race

In-Race

  • For this race, the supplied credit card covers not only airfare, but also gasoline; previously, gasoline had to be purchased with the supplied cash.
  • This Race marks the first time a leg was held entirely within the continental USA, as all other legs that have events inside the USA, mainly the first and last legs of previous Races, end or start in another country. CBS attributes this more domestic race to a family-friendly model. An American flag is clearly featured in the introduction of the show and a challenge in the 1st episode featured retrieving and folding an American flag.
  • Kevin and Drew from Season 1 appeared in the first leg of the race handing out clues for teams in New York.

Post-Race

Race locations

Leg 1 (New York-Pennsylvania)

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The Bransen family receives a clue from Kevin and Drew (Season 1)

Leg 2 (Pennsylvania-)