The Amazing Race 20
| The Amazing Race 20 | |
|---|---|
| Season 20 | |
Region 1 DVD cover | |
| Presented by | Phil Keoghan |
| No. of teams | 11 |
| Winner | Rachel Brown & Dave Brown Jr. |
| No. of legs | 12 |
| Distance traveled | 36,000 mi (58,000 km) |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | February 19 – May 6, 2012 |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | November 26 – December 19, 2011 |
| Season chronology | |
The Amazing Race 20 is the twentieth season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world to win US$1,000,000. This season visited five continents and ten countries and traveled over 36,000 miles (58,000 km) during twelve legs. Starting in Santa Barbara wine country, racers traveled through Argentina, Paraguay, Italy, Austria, Germany, Azerbaijan, Tanzania, India, and Japan before returning to the United States and finishing in Oahu. Elements of the show that returned for this season include the Switchback. The season premiered on CBS on Sunday, February 19, 2012, and the two-hour finale aired on May 6, 2012.
Married couple Dave and Rachel Brown were the winners of this season, while U.S. Border Patrol agents Art Velez and J.J. Carrell finished in second place, and Big Brother dating couple Brendon Villegas and Rachel Reilly finished in third place.