The Amazing Race 25 is the twenty-fifth season of the American reality television show The Amazing Race. It featured eleven teams of two competing in a race around the world. The season premiered on CBS on September 26, 2014, with the season finale airing on December 19, 2014. Food scientists Amy DeJong and Maya Warren were the winners of this season, while married dentists Jim and Misti Raman finished in second place, and married surfers Adam Dirks and Bethany Hamilton finished in third. Production Development and filming Filming began in the early morning of May 31, 2014, at Times Square in New York City. CBS invited fans to appear at the starting line to see the teams off. The publicity of the Times Square start led CBS to announce the identities of the competing teams the same day. It was revealed at the public start that instead of the Express Pass, teams would be awarded a new immunity from elimination pass called The Save for finishing first in the first leg. It could be used by that team if they were to finish last on any elimination leg before Leg 9. The Save was presented once in a non-elimination leg so it was never used. This season spanned through eight countries, including first time visits to the U.S. Virgin Islands, Malta, and the Shetland Islands of Scotland. At various points throughout the filming of the season, teams encountered host Phil Keoghan on the course where he explained a task to the home audience while the competition continued behind him. For the first time in The Amazing Race history, four teams competed in the season's final leg. However, Phil eliminated one team in the middle of the final leg, leaving only three teams racing to the finish line. Cast The cast included married professional surfers Bethany Hamilton, a shark attack survivor whose story was told in her memoirs and the film Soul Surfer, and Adam Dirks; former Survivor: South Pacific contestants and engaged couple Whitney Duncan and Keith Tollefson; and TNA Wrestling stars Brooke Adams and Robbie Strauss. Future appearances In 2017, Brooke Adams appeared on the second season of the TLC reality show Rattled. In 2019, Robbie Strauss competed on the second episode of The Titan Games. Results The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order. A placement with a dagger