The Amazing Race 24

The Amazing Race 24 is the twenty-fourth season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured 11 teams of two, 10 teams returning from previous editions and a composite team with two members that competed on separate seasons, competing in a race around the world to win US$1,000,000. This season visited three continents and nine countries and traveled over during 12 legs. Starting in Santa Clarita, California, racers traveled through China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, England, and Wales before returning to the United States and finishing in Las Vegas. Elements of the show that returned for this season include the starting line task. The season premiered on CBS on February 23, 2014, and the season finale aired on May 18, 2014.
Father and son Dave and Connor O'Leary from The Amazing Race 22 were the winners of this season, while country singers Caroline Cutbirth and Jennifer Wayne from The Amazing Race 22 finished in second place, and Big Brother newlyweds Brendon Villegas and Rachel Reilly from The Amazing Race 20 finished in third place.

Production

Development and filming

Filming for the season began on November 16, 2013, at Cougar Stadium at the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California, with the returning teams spotted at Los Angeles International Airport later in the day. Filming was initially set to begin at the Rose Bowl, but was changed to Cougar Stadium due to "issues of availability to use the Rose Bowl." This season's course traveled, across three continents and nine countries, including a first-time visit to Wales.
Illusionist David Copperfield appeared in the first Roadblock during the finale in Las Vegas.

Casting

In casting the teams for this season, host Phil Keoghan said that they sought to bring back teams that fans love as well as teams that spark the biggest fan reactions. One month prior to the start of filming, while the casting process was still ongoing, seven out of the 11 teams that appeared on this season were leaked through Twitter. Returning teams were ultimately selected from previous teams going as far back as season 14, including three teams competing for a third time.

Amani & Marcus from season 19 were contacted, but declined the invitation due to work commitments.
Art & J.J. from season 20 were originally selected, but were cut a few days before filming. They would later participate in season 31.
Tim & Marie from season 23 were originally selected, but declined the invitation.
Contestants

Mark Jackson was originally set to compete with his original partner, Bopper Minton, but Bopper began showing signs of pancreatitis before arriving in Los Angeles for filming and was deemed unfit to compete by the production's medical team. As a last-minute replacement, Mallory Ervin flew in from Nashville to compete as Mark's teammate. This marked the first time that a team without a pre-existing relationship competed on The Amazing Race.

Contestants	Age	Relationship	Hometown	Status
	27	Twins The Amazing Race 21	Edgewater, New Jersey	Eliminated 1st '
	27	Twins The Amazing Race 21	Edgewater, New Jersey	Eliminated 1st '
	47	Team Kentucky The Amazing Race 20 The Amazing Race 17 & The Amazing Race 18	Manchester, Kentucky	Eliminated 2nd '
	28	Team Kentucky The Amazing Race 20 The Amazing Race 17 & The Amazing Race 18	Nashville, Tennessee	Eliminated 2nd '
	22	YouTube Hosts The Amazing Race 22	Los Angeles, California	Eliminated 3rd '
	26	YouTube Hosts The Amazing Race 22	Los Angeles, California	Eliminated 3rd '
	56	Mother & Son The Amazing Race 14 & The Amazing Race 18	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Eliminated 4th '
	28	Mother & Son The Amazing Race 14 & The Amazing Race 18	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Eliminated 4th '
	27	Engaged The Amazing Race 22	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Eliminated 5th '
	28	Engaged The Amazing Race 22	Mora, Minnesota	Eliminated 5th '
	37	Harlem Globetrotters The Amazing Race 15 & The Amazing Race 18	Brinkley, Arkansas	Eliminated 6th '
	32	Harlem Globetrotters The Amazing Race 15 & The Amazing Race 18	New Orleans, Louisiana	Eliminated 6th '
	34	Cowboys The Amazing Race 16 & The Amazing Race 18	Ada, Oklahoma	Eliminated 7th '
	33	Cowboys The Amazing Race 16 & The Amazing Race 18	Tupelo, Oklahoma	Eliminated 7th '
	27	Cousins The Amazing Race 23	Torrance, California	Eliminated 8th '
	26	Cousins The Amazing Race 23	Irvine, California	Eliminated 8th '
	33	Newlyweds The Amazing Race 20	Los Angeles, California	Third place
	29	Newlyweds The Amazing Race 20	Los Angeles, California	Third place
	30	Country Singers The Amazing Race 22	Waco, Texas	Runners-up
	31	Country Singers The Amazing Race 22	Nashville, Tennessee	Runners-up
	59	Father & Son The Amazing Race 22	Salt Lake City, Utah	Winners
	22	Father & Son The Amazing Race 22	Salt Lake City, Utah	Winners

;Future appearances
Leo & Jamal and Rachel Reilly returned to compete on The Amazing Race: Reality Showdown. Caroline & Jennifer appeared as clue givers during the finale of season 34 in Nashville.
Not long after this season aired, Natalie & Nadiya Anderson competed on Survivor: San Juan del Sur. Natalie returned to compete on Survivor: Winners at War. Nadiya also made an appearance as part of the loved ones visit. Natalie competed on the thirty-sixth season of the MTV reality show The Challenge, but withdrew in the fifth episode after learning that she was pregnant.
On May 25, 2016, Leo & Jamal, Flight Time & Big Easy, and Bopper & Mark appeared on an Amazing Race-themed primetime special episode of The Price Is Right. Rachel Reilly appeared on a Big Brother-themed episode the day before, and Natalie Anderson appeared on a Survivor-themed episode two days prior. Flight Time & Big Easy also appeared on 100 Day Dream Home in 2021. In 2022, Leo competed on the first season of The Challenge: USA. In 2022, Rachel was a contestant on Snake in the Grass. She also competed on the 2023 Peacock reality TV series The Traitors. In 2025, Reilly competed on Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: Heroes vs. Villains. Later that year, she competed on Big Brother 27. In 2026, Natalie Anderson competed on the fourth season of The Traitors.

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.
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 → China)

Episode 1: "Back in the Saddle"
Prize: Two Express Passes
Eliminated: Natalie & Nadiya

;Locations

Santa Clarita, California
Los Angeles → Guangzhou, China
Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou

;Episode summary

At Cougar Stadium, teams had to find one of several UCLA Bruin Marching Band members with the Chinese symbols for Guangzhou – 广州 – on their shako, which matched the badges displayed on the shakos of the field commanders, and bring the band member to Phil Keoghan. The first four teams who found a band member with the correct shako received tickets on the first flight to Guangzhou, China. It arrived one hour before the second flight, which carried the remaining seven teams.
After arriving in Guangzhou, teams went to the city's wedding boutique district and searched for one of three boutiques that had their next clue. Each store had only a limited number of clues, which directed teams to find "the building with the bubbles on top", giving them a replica "bubble", and they had to figure out that it referred to the Canton Tower. There, teams had to select one of the bubble cars of the Ferris wheel located at the top of the tower and search for their clue, which was only revealed when the door to the car closed. Depending on which car they entered, the clue either informed teams to try another car or directed them to their next location: Haixinsha Stadium.
In this season's first Roadblock, one racer had to perform five aerial somersaults while suspended in the air attached by wires to the stadium's towers in order to receive their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: the Guangzhou Opera House.