The Amazing Race Asia 1, Leg 13 Timeline: Thank God For Women

Money for this episode: $150.00.
Money for the entire race: $744.00, plus whatever was given for Legs 3, 5, 7, 10, and the first half of Leg 9.

Day Twenty-Three
Saturday, June 17th, 2006

The final three teams are scheduled to depart from Dubai:

3:23am - Andrew/Syeon
+17min - Zabrina/Joe Jer (3:40am)
+63min - Sandy/Francesca (4:26am)

Teams must first solve a jigsaw puzzle to reveal their next destination before getting the clue. The picture is the logo used by the Malaysian government to advertise fifty years since independence from Britain. Teams solve the puzzle and get the clue:

1) Andrew/Syeon
2) Zabrina/Joe Jer
3) Sandy/Francesca

It directs them to fly to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. When they land, they must take a taxi to the Menara Kuala Lumpur, which was the first Pit Stop, and get their next clue at the base.

Teams fly to Kuala Lumpur:

Via Bangkok
1) Sandy/Francesca
Direct
2=) Andrew/Syeon, Zabrina/Joe Jer

They get to the Menara Kuala Lumpur:

1) Zabrina/Joe Jer
2) Andrew/Syeon
3) Sandy/Francesca

And are directed to fly to Kucing, in the Malaysian province of Sarawak.

Day Twenty-Four
Sunday, June 18th, 2006

Teams fly to Kucing on the same direct flight. When they arrive, they must drive themselves from the airport to "a cat statue". However, there are several such statues in the city, and teams are not told which statue the clue is at. Teams find the correct one and get the clue:

1) Andrew/Syeon
2) Zabrina/Joe Jer
3) Sandy/Francesca

They must now drive themselves to the Old Courthouse. Teams arrive:

1) Andrew/Syeon
2) Zabrina/Joe Jer
3) Sandy/Francesca

And find a:

Brain <--DETOUR--> Brawn

Teams selecting BRAIN must completely and correctly assemble a wooden park bench, using only a Sony Cybershot picture of a completed bench for reference. PROS: Not physical. CONS: Potentially confusing.
Teams selecting BRAWN must find a marked fruit stall, choose a shoulder basket each, and use them to deliver thirty kilograms of fruit to the waterfront. PROS: Not confusing. CONS: Physical.

All teams choose Brain, and complete the task:

1) Andrew/Syeon
2) Sandy/Francesca
3) Zabrina/Joe Jer

Teams are directed to drive to the Sarawak Cultural Village, 35 kilometres away, and search among the longhouses for a cluebox containing correct clues. Teams find the clue:

1) Sandy/Francesca
2) Zabrina/Joe Jer
3) Andrew/Syeon

They must now use blowpipes to hit six hanging pineapples with blowdarts, with each person hitting the three pineapples of their chosen colour (red or yellow) in order to get the next clue. Teams complete this task:

1) Sandy/Francesca
2) Zabrina/Joe Jer
3) Andrew/Syeon

And receive the clue for their final:

ROADBLOCK
"Who can swing like Tarzan?"

Before the task, teams must first drive themselves to the Permai Rainforest Resort. There, the chosen team member must don provided safety gear, and complete the high ropes course. The task is first come, first served, and players will get their next clue when they finish. The chosen team members start and finish:

1) Zabrina [Zabrina 6, Joe Jer 6]
2) Francesca [Sandy 6, Francesca 6]
3) Andrew [Andrew 6, Syeon 6]

The final clue of the race directs teams to take a boat to Baku National Park, and search the mangrove boardwalks for the finish line. Teams finish:

1) Zabrina/Joe Jer, who win US$100,000
2) Sandy/Francesca
3) Andrew/Syeon

Amazing Race Asia 1, Leg 1 Timeline: Kuala Lalala... Kuala Lulale... France!

Money for this race leg: $50.00
Money for the entire race: $50.00

Day One
Friday, May 26th, 2006

Before the race begins, host Allan Wu introduces the teams racing as they walk to the start line at Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur. The teams are:

A) Ernie/Jeena, married and representing the Philippines
B) Zabrina/Joe Jer, coworkers representing Malaysia
C) Mardy/Marsio, brothers representing Indonesia
D) Aubrey/Jacqueline, best friends representing the Philippines
E) Sandy/Francesca, dating couple representing Hong Kong
F) Andrew/Syeon, dating couple representing Malaysia
G) Howard/Sahran, best friends representing Sri Lanka
H) Sharon/Melody, friends representing Singapore
I) Sahil/Prashant, male models representing India
J) Andy/Laura, engaged couple representing Thailand

When Allan says 'go', teams run to their bags and read the first clue. It reads: "Shop till you drop. Make your way to Times Square Shopping Centre, also known as Berjaya Times Square. Once there, go to the eighth level. You have $50 for this leg of the race."

Teams are shown arriving at their bags and reading the clue:
1) Sahil/Prashant
2) Zabrina/Joe Jer
3) Sandy/Francesca
4) Mardy/Marsio
5) Ernie/Jeena
6) Sharon/Melody
7) Andy/Laura
8) Howard/Sahran
Not shown) Aubrey/Jacqueline; Andrew/Syeon

They all take taxis to the mall, and arrive at the eighth floor:
1) Zabrina/Joe Jer
2) Andew/Syeon
3) Aubrey/Jacqueline
4) Mardy/Marsio
5) Howard/Sahran
6) Ernie/Jeena
7) Sahil/Prashant
8) Sharon/Melody
9) Andy/Laura
10) Sandy/Francesca

There, they find out that each team member must perform a seven-storey free abseil to the ground. Team members may opt to not complete the task, but will incur a time penalty of unshown length. Nobody opts for this penalty, and teams complete the task:
1) Zabrina/Joe Jer
2) Andrew/Syeon
3) Aubrey/Jacqueline
4) Ernie/Jeena
5) Mardy/Marsio
6) Sahil/Prashant
7) Howard/Sahran
8) Sharon/Melody
9) Andy/Laura
10) Sandy/Francesca

Teams are now directed to take taxis to Kompleks Kraf, an outdoor art and craft complex, to get the next clue. They arrive there:

1) Zabrina/Joe Jer
2) Ernie/Jeena
3) Andrew/Syeon
4) Aubrey/Jacqueline
5) Mardy/Marsio
6) Sahil/Prashant
7) Sharon/Melody
8) Sandy/Francesca (though the caption shows them in 7th Place)
9) Howard/Sahran (though the caption shows them in 8th Place)
10) Andy/Laura

And encounter their first:

Paint <--DETOUR--> Pot

Teams selecting PAINT must trace, wax, and paint a flower design in a local artform called Batik, to the satisfaction of the judge. PROS: Task is less difficult. CONS: Task is more complicated.
Teams selecting POT must correctly make one clay pot on a kickwheel to the satisfaction of a judge, with one team member forming the pot and the other controlling the wheel's speed. PROS: Task is less complicated. CONS: Task is more difficult.

Ernie/Jeena choose Pot, all other teams choose Paint. They finish their chosen option:

1) Zabrina/Joe Jer
2) Andrew/Syeon
3) Ernie/Jeena, who needed two attempts
4) Mardy/Marsio
5) Aubrey/Jacqueline
6) Sharon/Melody
7) Howard/Sahran
8) Sandy/Francesca, who needed two attempts
9) Sahil/Prashant, who needed two attempts
10) Andy/Laura

Teams must now choose a car and drive themselves to City Carting Enterprise, a carting company in the shadow of Shah Alam Stadium (which was one of the main venues for the 1998 Commonwealth Games). There, they must each ride "four complete and consecutive laps" of the race track in order to get the next clue. Teams arrive at the track:

1) Andrew/Syeon
2) Zabrina/Joe Jer
3) Mardy/Marsio
4) Aubrey/Jacqueline
5) Ernie/Jeena
6) Sharon/Melody
7) Andy/Laura
8) Howard/Sahran
9) Sahil/Prashant
10) Sandy/Francesca

And finish their required eight laps:

1) Andrew/Syeon
2) Mardy/Marsio
3) Aubrey/Jacqueline
4) Ernie/Jeena
5) Zabrina/Joe Jer
6) Sharon/Melody
7) Andy/Laura
8) Sahil/Prashant
9) Howard/Sahran
10) Sandy/Francesca

Teams receive a clue which tells them to head to the next Pit Stop, at Menara Kuala Lumpur (aka KL Tower). To get there, they must first drive to Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve, and proceed on foot along a winding path through the forest to the tower. Teams arrive:

1) Mardy/Marsio, who do not win a prize
2) Ernie/Jeena
3) Zabrina/Joe Jer
4) Aubrey/Jacqueline
5) Andrew/Syeon (who had arrived first but were sent back for not following the final clue correctly)
6) Sharon/Melody
7) Andy/Laura
8) Sahil/Prashant
9) Howard/Sahran
10) Sandy/Francesca, who are not eliminated. They are to give Allan all their money, and will not be receiving any at the start of the next leg.