a few months before the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. The episodes aired after the earthquake had devastated the locations the teams had visited. A special message was inserted at the beginning of the episodes in Sri Lanka, dedicating them to the victims and to those helping with the recovery. Cast This season's cast included married professional wrestlers, dating actors, Jewish high school buddies, engaged models, and a team of married entrepreneurs. Early Show hosts Harry Smith and Dave Price ran the season's first leg with the actual teams as part of a special segment on their morning show. Future appearances Jonathan & Victoria appeared on a Dr. Phil special to try to improve their marriage. Jonathan & Victoria then competed on Battle of the Network Reality Stars. Later, in a celebrity version of Fear Factor, Victoria attacked contestant Jon "Jonny Fairplay" Dalton (of Survivor: Pearl Islands), and Jonathan attacked host Joe Rogan, resulting in their expulsion from the show. Aaron competed on the twelfth season of Food Network Star and on Cutthroat Kitchen. Victoria had a cameo appearance on Whose Line is it Anyway?. Rebecca Cardon was in the reality show Kill Reality and appeared on the Bravo reality series Work Out. 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. As a penalty, they were stripped of all their money and were not given any at the start of the next leg. An italicized placement means it is a team's placement at the midpoint of a double leg. A indicates that the team won the Fast Forward. A indicates that the team used the Yield and a indicates the team on the receiving end of the Yield. Notes Race summary Leg 1 (United States → Iceland) Episode 1: "The Game's Afoot" (November 16, 2004) Prize: A vacation to Hawaii (awarded to Hayden & Aaron) Eliminated: Avi & Joe Locations Chicago, Illinois (Buckingham Fountain) (Starting Line) Chicago (O'Hare International Airport) Chicago → Reykjavík, Iceland Suðurland (Seljalandsfoss Waterfall) Suðurland (Vatnajökull) Hornafjörður (Breiðamerkursandur) Svínafell (Hótel Skaftafell) Hornafjörður (Jökulsárlón) Grindavík (Blue Lagoon) Episode summary From Buckingham Fountain, teams had to race into downtown Chicago and travel by