() indicates that the team was eliminated. An placement with a double-dagger () indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg, and had to perform a Speed Bump task in the following leg. An italicized and underlined placement indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop, but there was no rest period at the pit stop and all teams were instructed to continue racing. There was no required Speed Bump task in the next leg. A indicates that the team won the Fast Forward. A indicates that the team used an Express Pass on that leg to bypass one of their tasks. A indicates that the team used the U-Turn and a indicates the team on the receiving end of the U-Turn. Notes Race summary Leg 1 (United States → United States Virgin Islands) Episode 1: "Go Big or Go Home" (September 26, 2014) Prize: The Save (awarded to Misti & Jim) Eliminated: Lisa & Michelle Locations New York City, New York (Times Square – Duffy Square) (Starting Line) New York City (Flushing Meadows–Corona Park – Unisphere) New York City → Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie (Vendor's Plaza) Charlotte Amalie → Lovango Cay Lovango Cay → Carval Rock Carval Rock → Hans Lollik Island (Blackbeard's Revenge) Hans Lollik Island (Beach) Hans Lollik Island (Beach) → Enighed Charlotte Amalie (Fort Christian) Episode summary At Duffy Square, teams were told to travel to the location of the finish line from the first season of The Amazing Race, which they had to figure out was the Unisphere at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. There, they found their next clue, which instructed them to fly to the island of Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. At John F. Kennedy International Airport, teams had to book one of two flights to Saint Thomas. The first five teams were booked on the first flight via American Airlines, while the last six teams departed forty minutes later via Delta Air Lines. Once in Saint Thomas, teams had to make their way to Vendor's Plaza in Charlotte Amalie, where they had to sign up for one of six chartered seaplane flights to Lovango Cay. At Lovango Cay, teams took boats out to Carval Rock, where they had to climb up and along its length. At the end of the islet, teams jumped