7 that involved purchasing items for an orphanage using the team's own money. Cast One member of the cast, Luke Adams, was the first deaf contestant in the American series and relied on his mother to communicate in the competition. Margie & Luke had originally applied to be on The Amazing Race: Family Edition (along with two other family members), but ended up being one of the last families cut. Mike White had originally been chosen to participate on The Amazing Race 13 with director Jon Kasdan, but the latter dropped out before filming. The show's casting director wanted White for season 14 and he was ultimately paired with his father for the show. After this season, Jodi Wincheski began working as a casting producer for both The Amazing Race and Survivor. Future appearances Amanda & Kris, Mel & Mike, Kisha & Jen, Margie & Luke, and Jaime & Cara raced again in The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business. Margie & Luke also competed in the second All-Star edition. Outside of The Amazing Race, Jaime Edmondson appeared on The Girls Next Door and The Girls Next Door: The Bunny House. Victoria Hunt appeared on the TLC reality show Extreme Cheapskates in 2012. Mike White later competed on Survivor: David vs. Goliath. Results The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order. A placement with a dagger () 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 placement indicates a team's placement at the midpoint of a double leg. A indicates that the team used the U-Turn; a indicates the team on the receiving end of the U-Turn. Notes Race summary Leg 1 (United States → Switzerland) Episode 1: "Don't Let a Cheese Hit Me" (February 15, 2009) Prize: A trip for two to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (awarded to Margie & Luke) Eliminated: Preston & Jennifer Locations Los Alamitos, California (Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base) (Starting Line) Los Angeles → Zürich, Switzerland Milan, Italy Zürich Milan → Locarno, Switzerland Locarno (Church of Sant'Antonio) Tenero-Contra (Verzasca Dam) Locarno → Interlaken Interlaken (Kleine Rugen Wiese) Stechelberg (Hotel Stechelberg) Stechelberg (Alpenhof Stechelberg) Episode summary Teams set off from the Los Alamitos Joint