The Amazing Race 2

Development and filming

The overview of Pahrump from Pahrump Valley was the starting line of the Race.

The second season of The Amazing Race traveled 52,000 miles in 28 days, spanning 5 continents and 8 different countries. Filming occurred between January and February 2002. The Race visited the countries of Brazil, Namibia, Australia and New Zealand, the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, as well as the continents of South America and, for the first time, Oceania. It was the only season (excluding The Amazing Race 8, which was run only in North America) to non-stop in Europe.

The edition marked the debut of several Race traditions. The color scheme for all route markers and flags was changed to yellow and red after the previous season's yellow and white. In addition, host Phil Keoghan and a local greeter welcomed all teams arriving at the Pit Stops at the end of each leg; previously, Keoghan appeared only to greet (and usually eliminate) the last-place team.

Contestant Cyndi Kalenberg^[1] claimed that there was confusion about the vehicle replacement rules in Leg 2, in which the racers were informed that if their designated jeep broke down, the racers themselves would have to pay for repairs and wait for it to be fixed. Blake and Paige, however, were provided with a new vehicle when their jeep broke down, helping them to beat Hope and Norm in a race for second-to-last place to the Pit Stop. This enabled Blake and Paige to stay in the race, while Hope and Norm were eliminated. For the next season, Race policy was changed so that a team would receive a replacement if a production-provided vehicle broke down or became unsafe to drive through no fault of the team. Teams would not be given any time credit in the event of a break down.

Towards the end of the final leg, Chris and Alex passed Tara (and later Wil) in a footrace to the finish line.^[2] This marks the closest finish in the U.S. version of The Amazing Race; the second season of the Latin American version ended with the winning team beating the second-place team by just a few yards.

Cast

Eleven teams participated in the second season of The Amazing Race. The cast featured twins, a mother/daughter duo, siblings, grandmothers, pastors, and childhood friends.

Oswald and Danny were selected to race in The Amazing Race: All-Stars among a cast of returning teams from the first ten seasons.

The season featured Heloísa Pinheiro, the real-life "Girl from Ipanema", as the woman teams were to find on the "Beach" Detour option in the first leg.

Alex Boylan went on to create and host the first season of Around the World For Free, in which he journeyed around the world with no money to his name, relying on the generosity and hospitality of locals to continue on.^[3]

Gary Rosen later returned to The Amazing Race to work as a story producer for the 5th season

Blake Mycoskie went on to found TOMS Shoes, a footwear company that donates a pair of shoes to children in need for every pair sold.

Marketing

This season had two official sponsors: American Airlines and Royal Caribbean International. These two sponsors provided the prizes that were sometimes awarded to first place teams.

Leg 1 (United States → Brazil)

In Rio de Janeiro, teams traveled to Sugarloaf Mountain where they found the race's first Detour.

Airdate: March 11, 2002

• Pahrump, Nevada, United States (Starting line)
• Las Vegas (McCarran International Airport) to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport)
• Rio de Janeiro (Christ the Redeemer)
• Paquetá Island (Fat Maria)
• Paquetá Island (Lido Hotel - Ilha Tours) (Overnight Rest)
• Rio de Janeiro (Sugarloaf Mountain or Ipanema Beach)
• Rio de Janeiro (Urca Beach – Tocorimé Yacht)

The Race's first Detour was an option of Mountain or Beach. In Mountain, teams had to rappel 590 ft (180 m) down the face of Sugarloaf Mountain. At the bottom, teams would receive their next clue. In Beach, teams had to take the gondola back to the ground and proceed to Ipanema Beach to find the woman who inspired the song "The Girl from Ipanema" (Heloísa Pinheiro) with only a photo and a specific lifeguard station for reference. Once the woman was found, she would give them their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At the starting line on a dry lakebed in Pahrump, Nevada, teams were told the basic rules and opened their first clue, chose a marked car to drive themselves to McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, and flew to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Two flights were provided with only seven teams allowed on the first flight; the remaining four teams took a second flight which left two hours later.
• After finding the clue at Christ the Redeemer, teams had to travel to Paquetá Island, where they had to find a big tree known as "Fat Maria" and follow the local custom of kissing the tree for good luck to receive the next clue.
• When teams got their clue, they were directed to Lido Hotel and had to sign up for one of four boats returning to the mainland the next morning. Teams then spent the night on the island to wait for their boats, departing for the next morning. The first three teams left at 8:00 am, the next two at 8:45 am, three more at 9:30 am, and the last three at 10:15 am.

Leg 2 (Brazil)

Iguaçu Falls in the southern state of Paraná in Brazil was the focal point of this leg of the race.

Airdate: March 13, 2002

• Barra da Tijuca (Acadêmicos da Barra da Tijuca – Samba Club) (in Portuguese)
  • Rio de Janeiro (Copacabana Beach)
• Rio de Janeiro (Pedra Bonita (in Portuguese) overlooking São Conrado beach)
• Rio de Janeiro (Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio) to Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná (Rodoviária Internacional de Foz do Iguaçu)
• Foz do Iguaçu (Iguaçu National Park, Iguaçu Falls – Macuco Safari Dock)
• Foz do Iguaçu (Iguaçu National Park – Jungle Camp)

The Fast Forward required teams to travel to Copacabana Beach and play a volleyball game against a local team. While the participating team was allowed to use their hands, the locals they were playing against could only use their feet, as per local regulations. The leg's Detour was a choice between Freak Out or Seek Out. In Freak Out, teams had to hang glide in tandem with a local instructor, gliding from the mountain to the beach below. Once both teammates had landed on the beach, they were immediately given their next clue. In Seek Out, teams had to travel down to the same beach and use a marked metal detector to find the next clue buried somewhere along a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) stretch of sand.

For this Roadblock, one team member had to ride a speedboat and use a map to direct the driver to Iguaçu falls. At the falls, teams then had to spot the route marker at the top of a rock formation to retrieve it, and head back to the dock.

Additional tasks

• At the start of the leg, a zodiac boat took the teams from the yacht back to Urca Beach. From there, teams took one of the provided blue taxi cabs to Acadêmicos da Barra da Tijuca. In the first clue, there was also a red feather, which they then had to match to one of the dancers' headdresses. Once the correct dancer was found, she gave them their next clue.
• After the Roadblock, teams had to drive themselves to the Jungle Camp for the next Pit Stop.

Leg 3 (Brazil → South Africa)

In Cape Town, teams traveled to Robben Island, where famous prisoner and former President Nelson Mandela was imprisoned.

Airdate: March 20, 2002

• Foz do Iguaçu (Foz do Iguaçu International Airport) to Cape Town, South Africa (Cape Town International Airport)
• Cape Town (Victoria & Alfred Waterfront – Nelson Mandela Gateway) to Robben Island
• Robben Island (Section B Cell 5)
• Robben Island to Cape Town (Victoria & Alfred Waterfront – Nelson Mandela Gateway)
• Kalk Bay (Kalk Bay Harbour)
  • Stellenbosch (Mooiberge Strawberry Field)
• Kalk Bay (Kalk Bay Station) to Cape Town (Cape Town railway station)
• Langa (Paradise Hair Salon, Zone 23)
• Stellenbosch (Lanzerac Manor)

The Detour was a choice of Dance or Deliver. In Dance, teams had to put on a costume and sing and dance with a local troupe until they made R25 in tips. Once the team had accomplished this task, the troupe leader took the money and gave the team the next clue. In Deliver, teams had to carry fish from a boat and transfer it to the marked scales. Once they had transferred 125 kg (276 lb) of fish, the fishmonger gave the team the next clue. At the bay, teams were also provided the option of choosing the Fast Forward, which required teams to find the Mooiberge Strawberry Field in Stellenbosch. Once there, the teams were required to look inside a "Zebra," (actually a large zebra-shaped scarecrow) to find the Fast Forward pass. This option did not appear on air as no team selected it.^[4]

For this Roadblock, one team member had to search through the Langa township to buy a box of Epsom salts and a "Smiley" (a local name for a roasted sheep's head). After finding the items, they then had to deliver the Smiley as an offering to Ndaba Sangoma, who made a bitter potion out of the salts which the team member had to drink to receive the next clue.

Additional note

• Teams were instructed to fly from Foz do Iguaçu to Cape Town, South Africa via São Paulo.

Additional task

• Upon arriving in Cape Town, teams took a ferry to Robben Island and had to find the cell "Section B Cell 5" (Nelson Mandela's prison cell for 18 years) to retrieve the next clue.

Leg 4 (South Africa → Namibia)

The Swakopmund Lighthouse in Swakopmund, was the site of a Fast Forward clue.

Airdate: March 27, 2002

• Cape Town (Cape Aviation Business Centre, Cape Town International Airport) to Walvis Bay, Namibia (Walvis Bay Airport)
• Swakopmund (Swakopmund Lighthouse)^[5]
  • Swakopmund (Swakopmund Hotel)
• Erongo Region (Dorob National Park – Matterhorn Sand Dune)
• Usakos (Spitzkoppe – General Dealer)
• Usakos (Spitzkoppe – Woodcarver's Market)
• Khomas Region (Amani Lodge)

The Fast Forward required teams to look "where the railway tracks used to run". Once teams realized that the Swakopmund Hotel had been a railway station, they then searched the hotel grounds for the Fast Forward pass, which was in the center of the pool. The Detour was a choice between Slide or Stride. In Slide, teams had to take a safety briefing from an instructor and then slide down the steep side of a dune to a route marker at the bottom, reaching speeds of up to 60 mph. In Stride, teams had to walk down the opposite side of the dune, following a path of flags to the next clue.

For this Roadblock, one team member had to buy five wood animal carvings (lion, rhino, buffalo, leopard, and elephant) for the lowest price possible, using their own money. Once this was accomplished, each team took the five woodcarvings to a bushman, who exchanged them for a carving of a large wood giraffe with the next clue attached.

Additional tasks

• At the start of the leg, teams were provided a map and told to travel to the Cape Aviation Business Center to find Ryan Blake Air. They signed up a charter flight to Walvis Bay, Namibia, with the first four teams leaving at 9:00 am, and the last four at 12:00 pm.
• At Swakopmund Lighthouse, teams had to spot marked 4x4 vehicles on a parking lot. Once spotted, teams must travel down to the lot and choose a vehicle with their next clue on the windshield. For safety reasons, they were accompanied by a local driver who took over the wheel at dusk.
• At the General Dealer convenience store in Spitzkoppe, teams went inside and asked for the "postcard of the day", which was their next clue.
• After the Roadblock, teams then took the giraffe carving to Amani Lodge near Windhoek, the next Pit Stop.

Leg 5 (Namibia → Thailand)

Upon arriving in Bangkok, teams traveled to the Erawan Shrine, where they discovered that they had to perform a Detour.

Airdate: April 3, 2002

• Windhoek (Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport) to Bangkok, Thailand (Don Mueang International Airport)
• Bangkok (BTS Skytrain – Siam Station) to (Erawan Shrine)
  • Bangkok (Wat Ratchanadda – Amulet Market)
• Bangkok (Bird Market or Chinatown)
• Bangkok (Sai Tai Mai) to Ratchaburi
• Ratchaburi^[6] (Wat Kao Chong Phran)
• Amphawa (Ban Plai Pong Pang)

There was a Fast Forward which required teams to find the Amulet Market at Wat Ratchanadda. Here, one team member was required to have their head shaved - a Buddhist tradition. However, the Fast Forward went unaired.^[7] The Detour was a choice between Confusion Now and Confusion Later. In Confusion Now, teams had to search for a specific water taxi dock to find the correct taxi that would take them to a bird market. Once there, they simply had to buy and release a cage full of sparrows for good karma. In Confusion Later, teams had to take a taxi to Chinatown in Charoen Krung Soi 21, where they had to purchase a "car" to burn and send to their ancestors from the Lee Ti Biew shrine. However, teams had to figure out that the "car" they needed was one of the many small paper cars sold at multiple booths near the shrine.

For this Roadblock, one team member had to don a protective mask, gloves, and boots (due to dangerous bacterium) and venture into a nearby cave filled with millions of bats to retrieve the next clue.

Additional task

• Once arrived in Bangkok, teams took the BTS Skytrain from Siam Station, then traveled to Erawan Shrine where they had to find the next clue near the temple dancers.

Leg 6 (Thailand)

A few tasks of this leg in Northern Thailand involved riding Asian elephants.

Airdate: April 10, 2002

• Bangkok (Pak Khlong Talad Flower Market)
• Bangkok (Hua Lam Phong Railway Station) to Chiang Mai (Chiang Mai Railway Station)
• Chiang Mai (Old Bridge on Ban Muang Kut) (Maetang River Camp)
• Chiang Mai Province (Mae Ping Village)
• Chiang Dao District (Karen Village)

The Detour was a choice between Boat and Beast. In Boat, teams had to travel 1.5 miles (2.4 km) down the river using a bamboo raft with long wooden poles as the locals do. In Beast, teams had to ride the same 1.5 miles (2.4 km) on the back of an elephant down the path next to the river.

For this Roadblock, one team member had to wash a series of chalk decorations from a religious ceremony off an elephant using only water, some soap, and sponge. When the elephant master was satisfied, they were given their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At the start of the leg, teams traveled back to Bangkok by car and searched for a flower vendor around Pak Khlong Talad using given street names to find their next clue.
• After the Detour, teams then chose a marked vehicle which they had to drive to Mae Ping Village.

Leg 7 (Thailand → Hong Kong)

In Hong Kong, teams traveled to the Central Plaza where they had to search the skyline for the Star Ferry Pier.

Airdate: April 17, 2002

• Chiang Mai (Seven Spires)
• Chiang Mai (Chiang Mai International Airport) to Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport)
• Wan Chai District (Central Plaza)
  • Wong Tai Sin District (Wong Tai Sin Temple)
• Wan Chai District (Wan Chai Pier) to Yau Tsim Mong District (Star Ferry Pier, Tsim Sha Tsui)
• Tai Po District (Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees) or Yau Tsim Mong District (Sang Sang Medicine Hall, Reclamation Street)
• Sai Kung District (somewhere in Sai Kung Town) (unaired)
• Kwai Tsing District (Hong Kong International Terminals Limited (HIT))
• Central and Western District (Lung Wui Road, on board a sampan connecting the Duk Ling Chinese Junk floating in Victoria Harbour)

The Fast Forward required teams to travel to Wong Tai Sin Temple in Wong Tai Sin, where they found fortune teller Amelia Chow in the basement of the Fortune-telling and Oblation Arcade, who then gave one team member a face reading and the other a palm reading. The Detour was a choice between Wishing Tree and Herbal Tea. In Wishing Tree, teams had to take a taxi 18 miles (29 km) to Lam Tsuen and find a wishing tree. Once there, they needed to each write one wish on a scroll and throw it into the tree's branches to receive the next clue. In Herbal Tea, teams had to walk to a nearby herbalist shop (生生藥行) on Reclamation Street and ask for a bitter herbal tea. Both team members then had to each drink a cup of foul-tasting tea to receive the next clue.

For this Roadblock, one team member had to climb into a crane and use the controls to lift one 2,000 lb (910 kg) shipping container off of a truck and onto the ground. The same team member then had to return the crane to its original position. Once this was done, the other team member was allowed to get the next clue from the side of the shipping container.

Additional tasks

• At Seven Spires, teams were told to travel "to the top floor of the tallest building in Hong Kong".^[8] They had to figure out it meant the Central Plaza.
• At the 46^th floor (not the top) of Central Plaza, teams used binoculars to search the area for a "green and white star", leaving to figure out that the logo of Star Ferry at Wan Chai Pier on the ground below.

Additional notes

• Though the section in Sai Kung Town was edited out, there was a scene showing a passer-by helped Tara and Wil to speak "towards Sai Kung" (in Cantonese) to their taxi driver near the herbalist store. Meanwhile, Blake and Paige instructed their taxi driver "to Kwai Chung" at Ping Shek Estate terminus, the closest urban transport hub from Sai Kung, suggesting that this unaired route marker was after the Detour but before the Roadblock. In addition, Mary and Peach were seen to make "our own Pit Stop" inside Corner Café, a bar in Sai Kung Town, after completing the Detour, proving that there was an unaired segment in the area.

• The boarding place of the sampan to the Pit Stop was wrongly introduced as in Aberdeen instead of Central, both on CBS website^[9] and by Phil's narration. "Having won the Fast Forward, Gary and Dave can now skip all remaining tasks, go to the town of Aberdeen, find this pier, and then catch a ride on one of these boats known as sampans. The sampan will take them to the Chinese junk anchored in the middle of Hong Kong harbour," said Phil on the episode. Yet, Alex, Wil and Blake all said to the taxi drivers heading to Lung Wui Road for that sampan; Wil even spelt out the road name to the taxi radio station for direction.

Leg 8 (Hong Kong → Australia)

While in Sydney, teams visited the famous Sydney Opera House for the beginning of their Roadblock.

Airdate: April 24, 2002

• Central and Western District (Exchange Square) to Southern District (Repulse Bay Beach)
• Southern District (Kwun Yam Shrine – Tin Hau Statue)
  • Ngong Ping, Islands District (Po Lin Monastery – Tian Tan Buddha)
• Southern District (Stanley – Murray House)
• Chek Lap Kok (Hong Kong International Airport)^[10] to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Sydney Airport)
• Sydney (City Centre – Sydney Opera House)
• Sydney (City Centre – Martin Place, Hyde Park, and Circular Quay)
• Sydney (City Centre – Rooftop of Museum of Contemporary Art overlooking Sydney Harbour Bridge)

The Fast Forward required teams to find Po Lin Monastery, and then climb 268 steps to the Tian Tan Buddha to find the Fast Forward award. The leg's Detour was a choice between Dragon and Lion. In Dragon, teams had to row a dragon boat, usually suited for twelve people, through a short, marked 600 m (2,000 ft) course to receive the next clue. In Lion, teams had to carry a ceremonial lion normally made for two through a 2,400 m (7,900 ft) course through narrow markets and steep stairs to receive the next clue.

For this Roadblock, one member from each team had to follow a series of clues written in Australian slang to receive the next clue. First, they had to find: the surfie (surfer) in the lairy daks (flashy, colorful shorts) at Martin Place, then the anklebiter (child) riding a bicycle around Archibald Fountain at Hyde Park, then find a Sheila (woman, usually single and attractive) in the Aussie cozzie (swim suit) near Captain Cook Statue in Hyde Park and ask for "the good oil", then the bushie (country person who resides in the Australian Outback) in Circular Quay. Once the slang was done, they may return to their partner.

Additional task

• At the start of the leg, teams were told to travel by bus to Repulse Bay to receive their next clue.

Leg 9 (Australia)

The Detour of this leg of the race paid tribute to the opal mining industry in South Australia.

Airdate: April 24, 2002

• Sydney (BridgeClimb Sydney)
  • Sydney (Woolloomooloo – Harry's Cafe de Wheels)
• Sydney (Sydney Harbour Bridge)
• Sydney (Sydney Airport) to Adelaide, South Australia (Adelaide International Airport)
• Adelaide (National Jet Systems Terminal)
• Adelaide (Adelaide International Airport) to Coober Pedy (Coober Pedy Airport)
• Coober Pedy (Metal Tree)
• Coober Pedy (Opal Quest Mine or Coober Pedy Opal Fields Golf Club)
• Breakaways National Park (Lookout 2)
• Breakaways National Park (Aboriginal Camp)

The Fast Forward required the teams to go to Harry's Cafe de Wheels, where both team members had to eat a meat pie to win the Fast Forward award. The Detour was a choice between Cool Down and Heat Up. In Cool Down, teams had to find the Opal Quest mine in Coober Pedy. Once at the mining company, teams headed down into the cool tunnels and search within a large pile of dirt that hid an opal using traditional mining tools. After finding an "opal", they returned to the surface to show the judge their opals and collect the next clue. In Heat Up, teams played three holes of golf on the driest golf course in the world. However, the holes all criss-cross each other and teams had to play in the intense heat of up to 130 °F (54 °C) using only a map and one ball.

For this Roadblock, one team member had to throw a boomerang from within a circle such that the boomerang would leave, return to, and land within the circle.

Additional tasks

• At the start of the leg, the teams traveled to find BridgeClimb Sydney, where each team had to climb to the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge to obtain the next clue.
• After getting their clue, the teams were instructed to travel to Coober Pedy. To get there, they had to fly to Adelaide and make their way to National Jet Systems Terminal which they signed up for one of three flights to Coober Pedy. The first two teams departed at 1:00 pm, two more at 1:15 pm, and the last team at 1:30 pm.
• Upon arriving in Coober Pedy, the teams had to use a marked vehicle to drive themselves to the Metal Tree sculpture for the next clue.
• After completing the Detour, the teams were told to travel to Lookout 2 inside Breakaways National Park and follow a series of flags on a valley to get their next clue.
• After completing the Roadblock, the teams continued to follow the trail of flags to the Aboriginal Camp, the Pit Stop for this leg of the Race.

Leg 10 (Australia → New Zealand)

In the Quick Jump Detour task, teams had to bungee jump 450 feet (140 m) off the Nevis Highwire Platform.

Airdate: May 1, 2002

• Glendambo (Airstrip)
• Adelaide (Adelaide International Airport) to Queenstown, New Zealand (Queenstown Airport)
  • Queenstown (Shotover River)
• Gibbston Valley (Wentworth Station)
• Nevis River (Nevis Highwire Platform)
• Mount Somers (Canterbury Plains - Inverary Sheep Station)

The Fast Forward required the teams to make their way to Shotover River. There, they must take a boat and find a flag and grab the Fast Forward pass. The Detour was a choice between Quick Jump or Long Hike. In Quick Jump, teams had to take a tandem bungee jump 450 feet (140 m) down to the clue at the bottom of the canyon, the second-highest bungee-jump in the world at the time. In Long Hike, teams had to hike down a long trail to the bottom of the canyon to reach the clue box.

For this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to enter a pen full of sheep and separate the three black sheep from 22 white sheep to a second pen at the end of the corral. When they were finished, the team then ran to the Pit Stop nearby.

Additional tasks

• Teams had to drive back to Coober Pedy and load their vehicles onto a selected trailer called a road train, and transported them into Glendambo. They then drove to a local airstrip and signed up one of two charter flights to Adelaide. The first two teams leave at 10:30 am, and the last two at 11:15 am.
• At Wentworth Station, teams took a marked car to Nevis Highwire Platform and instructed their drivers to take them to a gondola on a cliffside.

Leg 11 (New Zealand)

The Fast Forward in this leg of the race required teams to do a scree run down Mount Tarawera, New Zealand's North Island dormant volcano.

Airdate: May 8, 2002

• Picton (Interislander Picton Ferry Terminal) to Wellington (Interislander Wellington Ferry Terminal) via Interislander
• Rotorua (Maori Arts & Crafts Institute)
  • Rotorua District (Mount Tarawera)
• Waitomo District (Waitomo Caves – The Lost World)
• Auckland (Woodhill – 4 Track Adventures)
• Auckland (Ardmore Airport – Warbirds Hangar)

In the last Fast Forward of the Race, one team had to perform a "scree run" down Mount Tarawera — a run down the loose rock walls directly into the mouth of the dormant volcano. The Detour was a choice between Drop and Climb. In Drop, teams had to descend 350 feet (110 m) into a cavern known as "The Lost World" and then walk a short distance to Jesus Rock to receive the next clue. In Climb, teams had to climb down a 100 feet (30 m) ladder into the same cavern, then walk a much longer distance to reach the next clue.

For this Roadblock, one team member had to ride an ATV through a challenging off-road course over difficult terrain, then collect the clue at the end of the course.

Additional note

• Teams chose a campervan which they would use for the rest of the leg.

Leg 12 (New Zealand → United States)

Teams traveled to the island of Molokini in Hawaii to perform a Roadblock.

Airdate: May 15, 2002

• Auckland (One Tree Hill – Sir John Logan Campbell Monument)
• Auckland (Auckland Airport) to Kahului, Maui, Hawaii, USA (Kahului Airport)
• Paia (Old Campus of Maui High School)
• Haiku-Pauwela (Pauwela Pineapple Field)
• Maalaea (McGregor Point) to Molokini
• Mokulau (Huialoha Church)

The Detour was a choice between Bike and Walk. In Bike, teams had to search the large pineapple field on a pair of bikes to find the only red plastic pineapple for the clue inside. In Walk, teams searched the same field on foot to find one of four yellow plastic pineapples also for the clue inside.

For this Roadblock, one team member had to snorkel near the sunken island and find and open one of three yellow cases chained underwater to retrieve the clue sealed inside.

Additional tasks

• At the start of the leg, the teams were told to find the "Father of Auckland". They had to figure out that their next destination was the Monument of Sir John Logan Campbell at One Tree Hill, who earned the name "the Father of Auckland".
• Upon arriving in Maui, teams had to choose a marked vehicle and a provided map to find the ruins of an abandoned Sugar Mill, located near the old campus of Maui High School.
• After the Detour, teams headed to McGregor Point where they had to navigate the arrows to the water's edge, and chose a motorboat to take them to Molokini island along a course of red and yellow buoys for their next clue.

Leg 13 (United States)

Fort Baker in Sausalito, overlooking the majestic Golden Gate Bridge, hosted the finish line of The Amazing Race 2.

Airdate: May 15, 2002

• Hana (Queen Kaʻahumanu's Birthplace near Hana Bay)
• Kahului (Kahului Airport) to Anchorage, Alaska (Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport)
• Anchorage (Rust's Flying Service)
• Anchorage (Lake Hood Strip) to Trapper Creek (Overnight Rest)
• Big Lake (Homesteader's Hardware Store)
• Hurricane Gulch
• Anchorage (Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport) to Oakland, California (Oakland International Airport)
• San Francisco (Landmark #97, Atkinson-Esher House)
• San Francisco (Municipal Pier)
• Sausalito (Murray Circle on East Fort Baker overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge)

The final Roadblock of the Race required one team member used the tools picked up from the hardware store - a hammer, chisel, drill, and/or flamethrower - to retrieve the clue frozen inside a large globe of ice.

Additional tasks

• At the start of the leg, teams had to drive themselves to a pier in Hana Bay and find Queen Kaʻahumanu's Birthplace to look for their next clue.
• At Rust's Flying Service, teams had to instruct their pilots to fly to Trapper Creek, where teams spent the night in an igloo before receiving the next clue.
• At the following morning, the teams had to put on snowshoes and hiked through the woods to obtain the next clue, where one team member drove a Snowcat across a frozen lake (this is said to be part of the unused final Detour of the Race).
• At Homesteader's Hardware Store, teams had to pick up some tools and a propane tank with their next clue.
• On arrival in San Francisco, teams had to find Atkinson-Esher House, Landmark #97 between Broadway and Jones streets to obtain the next clue.
• The clue from the house instructed teams to travel by foot to Municipal Pier for the final clue.