not be given any time credit in the event of a breakdown. Casting Casting for the second season began during the summer of 2001 before the first season premiered. Casting finals took place in Los Angeles in September during the September 11 attacks. 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. 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. Future appearances Oswald & Danny were selected to race in The Amazing Race: All-Stars. Alex Boylan went on to create and host the first season of the WGN America online reality show Around the World for Free, in which he journeyed around the world with no money, relying on the generosity and hospitality of locals. Blake Mycoskie appeared as a guest shark during the twelfth season of Shark Tank. 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. A indicates that the team won the Fast Forward. Notes Race summary Leg 1 (United States → Brazil) Episode 1: "The World Is Waiting: Go!" (March 11, 2002) Prize: A vacation to Hawaii (awarded to Tara & Wil) Eliminated: Deidre & Hillary Locations Pahrump, Nevada (Pahrump Valley) (Starting Line) Las Vegas → Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rio de Janeiro (Corcovado – Christ the Redeemer ) Rio de Janeiro → Paquetá Island Paquetá Island (Fat Maria) Paquetá Island (Lido Hotel – Ilha Tours) Paquetá Island → Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (Sugarloaf Mountain) Rio de Janeiro (Sugarloaf Mountain Ipanema Beach) Rio de Janeiro (Urca Beach → Guanabara Bay – Tocorimé ) Episode summary From a dry lake bed in Pahrump, Nevada, teams had to drive themselves to McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas and then fly to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Teams had to book one of two American Airlines flights; only seven teams were able to take the first flight, while the remaining four teams were on the second flight, which left 2:15 hours later. Once there, teams had to climb to