The Amazing Race Philippines 2


The second season of The Amazing Race Philippines featured eleven teams of two, each in a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the Philippines. Derek Ramsay returned as the host of the show.
The show premiered on October 6, 2014. It was first aired every Monday to Friday at 7:00 p.m., and Saturday at 9:00 p.m. on TV5. During the third week, it was moved to 9:00 p.m. every Monday to Saturday. A special recap episode of those shown during the week aired every Sunday at 9:00 p.m..
Dating couple Matthew "Matt" Edwards and Phoebe Walker were the winners of the second season of The Amazing Race Philippines.

Production

Development and filming

In late 2013, TV5 announced that it had renewed the show for a second season. The network had earlier announced that this season, dubbed The Amazing Race Philippines: Biyaheng Asya, would feature challenges across several Asian countries. However, this was dropped due to time and logistical constraints in order to have the show ready for an October 2014 premiere date.
Filming took place in late August 2014. Like the first season, TV5 commissioned the Australian production company, activeTV to produce the show. According to executive producer, and director, Michael McKay, this season was going to have major changes with a tweaked format and the Fast Forward task, was to be dropped. A total of 39 cameras were used to film the second season with drones filming aerial shots. This season was also the first international race to use the new title card and graphics package introduced on season 23 of the American series.
In Leg 1, judges featured in the "Priscilla, Queen of Desert" task included theatre actors Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo, Michael Williams, Joey Mead King, and Resorts World Manila Entertainment Head, Colin Kerr.
In Leg 2, Jodilly Pendre, from Asia's Next Top Model, was featured as the clue giver at the Makati City Go Kart challenge.
Notable Pit Stop greeters included actresses Jasmine Curtis, Ritz Azul, Beauty Pageant contestant Heidi Ronato, Festival Queen "Reyna ng Aliwan 2014" Steffi Rose Aberasturi, Miss Bohol 2014 Queenie Melody Fullante and Miss Iloilo 2014 Janine May Coo.

Casting

Auditions were held from June 13, 2014, to June 28, 2014, which was then extended to July 18, 2014. Applicants had to be at least 21 years old, and a Filipino citizen, or a permanent resident of the Philippines. Auditions were done using three methods: online, mail-in, and in person at TV5 Broadway Studio in Quezon City as well as other locations such as: SM City CEBU, Matina Town Square, Davao, and Marquee Mall, Pampanga.
During the press conference held on September 22, 2014, at Resorts World Manila, the contestants were revealed. The cast included: Juan Direction cast members Daniel Marsh, Charlie Sutcliffe and Matt Edwards; a member of the girl group Eurasia, Phoebe Walker; Filipina boxer Gretchen "Chen" Abaniel; former housemate Luz McClinton and former Wowowee host RR Enriquez.
It was revealed on the show that after their elimination in Leg 2, Pinay World Champs boxer Gretchen "Chen" Abaniel and Luz McClinton were no longer friends and were no longer on speaking terms. Chen was absent at the Finish Line and did not join the other racers.

Broadcasting

The show was broadcast as a weekday program airing for 30 minutes per episode, six times a week for ten weeks beginning October 6, 2014. Unlike the first season, each leg was shown over the course of a week with each episode showing at least one task that teams had to complete. The race to the Pit Stop aired on Saturday and a 30-minute recap of the weekly episodes aired on Sundays. This is in contrast to other versions of the show which aired each leg in one or two episodes per week. The last two episodes aired an hour long, and with the penultimate episode showcasing not only the final task and subsequent race to the Pit Stop, but also the highlights of the entire race at the end.

Results

The following teams participated in the Race, each listed along with their placements in each leg and their "Team Name" as identified by the program. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television, owing to the inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:
  1. Jeck elected to quit the Roadblock and she and RR were issued a 4-hour penalty at the Roadblock site.
  2. Luz & Chen had lost the bottle cap they needed for a task in Leg 2. They had to wait for all the teams to finish the task and wait an additional 30 minutes before proceeding with the race.
  3. Matt & Phoebe had to turn the hourglass twice at the Yield Reveal Board due to unsafe driving during Leg 4.
  4. Vince & Ed used their Express Pass to bypass the additional task at Bacsil Ridge in Leg 4.
  5. RR & Jeck arrived at Paoay Sand Dunes and were unable to do the task because it was too dark for them to safely perform the task; they were given the next clue instead, and were issued a 2-hour penalty upon arriving at the Pit Stop.
  6. Leg 5 featured a "Super Leg", creating a double-length leg with Leg 6, and were shown over 12 episodes.
  7. Vince & Ed and AJ & Jody failed to complete the final "Hammock Trail" task; both teams were issued 90-minute penalties before receiving their next clue.
  8. Leg 8 was a double-elimination leg. The last two teams checked in at the Pit Stop were both eliminated.

    Voting history

In this season, teams encountered a Voting Board sometime during each leg. There, they had to cast their vote for the team they wished to delay during that leg. However, unlike last season, teams were unaware if the team they were voting for would either be U-Turned or Yielded until the clue prior to the Reveal Board. The team with the most votes was either delayed by a U-Turn or a Yield. Teams that had been U-Turned had to complete both Detour choices while teams that had been Yielded incurred a time penalty and had to turn an hour glass at the Yield Reveal Board before proceeding with the race.

Prizes

The winners of the Race won ₱2 million from PLDT Home Telpad, two house and land lots from RCD Homes, and two brand new Kia Sportage cars. From Leg 2 onwards, the winning team of each leg won ₱200,000 from Shell V-Power Nitro+ or PLDT HOME Bro Ultera.
The winners of Leg 1 won the Express Pass, allowing them to skip a single task of their choosing in a future leg of the Race.

Race summary

Leg 1 (Metro Manila)

Air dates: October 6–11, 2014
Teams received their Roadblock clue as their race's first clue, where one team member had to do a face-first rappel from the 29th floor of the office tower of the SM Aura shopping mall to the mall's penthouse where their partner was waiting to receive the next clue.
At the University of Makati Stadium, teams dueled in a 100-meter track and field sprint. The team winning each duel received their next clue while the losing team had to wait for the next team to arrive and run again. The last losing team was required to run one lap around the entire oval, with coaches Rio dela Cruz and Ani de Leon-Brown, to receive their next clue.
The first Detour of the Race required teams to choose between Serve or Souffle. In Serve, teams had to travel to the Little Tokyo restaurant in Makati and take food orders of various Japanese dishes from customers. If they could memorize and correctly recite them to a chef, they would then have to serve the right dish to each customer and were given their next clue. In Souffle, teams had to travel to the Center for Culinary Arts and bake a whole batch of CCA's Signature Filipino soufflés. If the head chef was satisfied with their work, teams were given their next clue.
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Air dates: October 13–18, 2014
In this Roadblock, one team member had to rock climb and retrieve one of several plastic water bottles at the top of the climbing wall. On the underside of the bottle caps were numbers that teams would use later in the leg.
The leg's Detour was a choice between "Fruits" or "Fashion. For Fruits, teams had to purchase specified amounts of fruit on a list using only the allotted amount of money, and deliver it, using a wooden cart, to a marked area in the market. In "Fashion", teams had to dress a mannequin using five pieces of clothing they had to purchase from various stalls in the market. After dressing the mannequin, they had to return it to a marked stall and convince locals to exchange the clothes they were wearing for those on the mannequin. Once all the pieces of clothing were exchanged, teams were given their next clue. Both clues instruct teams to drive to the Shrine of Our Lady Lourdes to find out the results of the U-Turn.
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Teams returned to Resorts World Manila to begin the leg.

Leg 3 (Batangas → Pangasinan)

Air dates: October 20–25, 2014
In this Roadblock, one team member rode a marked boat and delivered two basins of fish to the Magsaysay Fish Market. There, the team member unloaded the fish from the boat by crossing a long, thin, wooden plank delivering the basins of fish to a marked fish stall where the market vendor gave them their next clue. If teams dropped their fish in the water, they had to go back to the fish port and get a new batch. If they dropped fish in the water a second time, they would have to serve a short pre-determined time penalty.
The Detour was a choice between Investigation or Operation. In Investigation, they were briefed on how to correctly identify and handle evidence at a crime scene. Afterwards, teams were taken to a mock crime scene and, in addition to drawing a chalk mark around the victim, had to correctly identify items of evidence they found relating to the crime and number them. If they correctly identified all the evidence, they were given their next clue; if not, they had to redo the briefing and start the task again. In Operation, the teams were briefed on the names of various medical instruments. After the briefing, they went to an operating room where a mock operation was being performed. Teams had to correctly identify, and turn in, five instruments that a doctor asked for, during the messy operation, to get their next clue.
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Air dates: October 27–November 1, 2014
The Detour was a choice of Brains or Broom. In Brains, one team member had to go to the top of Poro Point lighthouse and give directions to their team member so they could solve the puzzle on the ground below. In Broom, teams had to drive to the San Fernando wet market and find the marked broom vendor who would give them 20 brooms to sell for ₱120 each. When the team was able to sell the brooms for a total of ₱2,400, the broom vendor gave them their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, where one team member had to figure out a way to pass through rows of surfboards and surfers that were guarding the way. If they chose the wrong surfer, they had to return to the start and wait for the other teams to finish before they could try again.
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Air dates: November 3–8, 2014
In this Roadblock, one member of the team had to choose a key from a board and use it to unlock the correct door to one of the fourteen windmills containing their next clue.
For this Detour, teams had to choose between Music or Massage. In Music, teams had to travel to a diner and recruit fifteen people to join them in a song and dance performance. Once the teams and their band of locals satisfied the judge, they received their next clue. In Massage, teams had to proceed to a massage salon and have a painful, ten-minute foot massage to obtain their next clue. At Aurora Park, teams had to go through the U-Turn Reveal Board to check whether they could proceed or go back and do the other side of the Detour. At Dhevie Kate's Salt Refinery, teams had to choose a salt pan and search for a crystallized salt containing a red and yellow flag in exchange for their next clue.
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Air dates: November 10–15, 2014
For this Roadblock, one team member had to use a professional mountain bike and complete the marked cross-country trail to receive their next clue.
At Fort San Pedro, teams had to engage in a best of three medieval duel against another team. Teams found three giant coins cut in half. When the two parts were combined they made up the image of Lapu-Lapu or Ferdinand Magellan. The first team to fully turn all three coins to their correct image received their next clue. The last team left in the duel was given a photograph of a model galleon and had to find the same model ship among many ships before they could receive their clue.
Teams would find their outcome of the Yield before they could perform the Detour, a choice between Martial Arts or The Art of Cooking.In Martial Arts, teams had to travel to Boardwalk Complex and learn an Escrima martial arts routine consisting of fourteen moves. Once they beat the Escrima Grand Master, teams received their next clue. In The Art of Cooking, teams had to travel to the Mandaue public market and learn to make Poso rice pockets to the satisfaction of the vendor to obtain their next clue. After the Detour, teams had to go to Espeleta Street and immerse themselves in a big and colorful street parade of the Sinulog festival. Only three teams could enter at a time. Teams had to take photographs of three differences on some performers that differed from the rest, and show the pictures to the Queen of the Sinulog Festival. Once they provided the correct photograph, they would receive their next clue.
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Airdate: November 17–22, 2014
In this Roadblock, one team member had to play a traditional fiesta carnival game. Teams were first given three cubes that were colored differently on each side. On the game board, they had to place these cubes atop a hanging plane and pull a string to release the cubes onto the lower portion of the board. On the lower portion of the board, the area was painted with the same colors as those on the cubes. The objective of the game was to land all three cubes with their top sides matching the corresponding colors on the bottom of the board. They had to play the game twice in order to receive their next clue.
The Detour for this leg was a choice between Paddle or Ice. In Paddle, teams had to travel to Loboc River and paddle for 2.3 kilometers while standing on a paddle board to get their next clue hanging from a tree. In Ice, teams had to travel to CDO Ice Plant and retrieve their next clue encased within a large block of ice. Teams were given an assortment of unusual tools to accomplish this. Should they were unable to complete the task in under 40 minutes, they were given an ice pick to help them.
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Airdate: November 24–29, 2014
The Roadblock of this leg was also a Duel, and teams had to take a number from the cluebox to determine the order in which they would start the challenge. For this task, one team member had to choose a carabao and its trainer and ride a wooden chariot along a course. Team members had to capture three flags and cross the finish line and get the fourth flag in the fastest time to beat their opponent for their next clue. After the Roadblock, teams will vote for who they wished to be U-Turned.
The Detour had teams to choose between Bamboo or Bicycle. In Bamboo, teams had to deliver two bamboo poles to a marked drop-off area inside the market. Once teams successfully delivered them they received their next clue. Teams were not allowed to carry only one pole at a time. In Bicycle, teams used a pedicab going to Mandurriao Public Market and fetched a lady waiting for them outside the market. They took the lady to her destination, along with all of the things she bought, to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: December 1– 6, 2014
The Detour was a choice between Milk It or Herd It. In Milk It, teams had to milk a cow until the milk reached a line on the inside of a wooden bucket to get their next clue. In Herd It, teams had to herd a flock of ostriches into one of the corrals to receive their next clue.
At Kampo Juan Eco Adventure Park, teams had to engage in a best of three duel against another team. They had to ride a anicycle crossing a distance of over, suspended above ground, while racing against another team. The first team to win two matches receive their next clue. The last team left in the duel had to perform a penalty round by biking the whole course before they receive their next clue.
Teams found out the outcome of the Yield before performing the Roadblock; one team member had to cross a bridge spanning 300 meters while memorizing a series of numbers they encountered along the way. They then had to unlock all four padlocks on a door using the numbers in the same order that they encountered them when they crossed the bridge, to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: December 7, 2014
In the final Roadblock of the Race, one team member had to take a boat going to the Sunken Cemetery. Once there, the team member was given two minutes to memorize eight alibata symbols that are embedded inside the monument. The team member travelled to the Old Church Ruins back on Catarman island, where they would encounter an eight layered column where they had to spin the alibata symbols in the correct order that they appeared in the monument. Once they had the order correct, a monk will give them their next clue.
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Television ratings for the second season of The Amazing Race Philippines on TV5 collected by two firms - AGB Nielsen and Kantar Media. AGB Nielsen's survey ratings were gathered from Mega Manila households, while Kantar Media's survey ratings were gathered from urban and rural households all over the Philippines.