the first All-Stars season. Frank Mesa made an appearance at the starting line of season 25. Rob & Brennan made an appearance at the starting line of season 27. Results The following teams are listed with their placements in each episode. 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 → South Africa → Zambia) Episode 1: "The Race Begins" (September 5, 2001) Eliminated: Matt & Ana Locations New York City, New York (Central Park – Bethesda Fountain) (Starting Line) New York City → Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg (Lanseria Airport – Ryan Blake Air) Johannesburg → Livingstone, Zambia Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park (Victoria Falls – Knife's Edge Bridge) Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park (Victoria Falls – Boiling Pot) Livingstone District (Batoka Gorge – Abseil Zambia) Livingstone District (Songwe Village) (Unaired) Episode summary Teams set off from Bethesda Fountain in Central Park and traveled to John F. Kennedy International Airport, where they had to book one of three flights to Johannesburg, South Africa. The first was a direct South African Airways flight that arrived first, the second was a Swissair flight connecting in Zürich that arrived second, and the third was an Alitalia flight connecting in Milan that arrived last. After arriving in Johannesburg, teams had to go directly to Lanseria Airport, where they had to book one of four charter flights to an unknown destination (Livingstone, Zambia). Once there, teams had to find a vehicle with their next clue, instructing them to find "the smoke that thunders", which they to figure out was the local name for Victoria Falls (Mosi-oa-Tunya). Teams could either drive themselves or hire a driver (who could not provide directions) to the falls in order to find their next clue. For the series' very first Fast Forward, one team had to hike down a steep canyon to the Boiling Pot on the Zambezi River. Rob & Brennan won the Fast Forward. The series' very first Detour was a choice between Air or Land. In Air, teams had to take a quick trip along a zip-line across Batoka Gorge and then experience a gorge swing to reach the bottom in order to