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After 40,000 miles, spanning four continents and twenty-four cities, engaged models Freddy & Kendra won THE AMAZING RACE 6 where it all began, in Chicago, Illinois. The pair edged out long-distance dating couple Kris & Jon by securing an earlier flight from Honolulu to Chicago. Trailing the entire time because of a weak finish in the prior leg that eliminated dating actors Hayden & Aaron, formerly dating couple Adam & Rebecca finished in third place.
PAINT YOUR WAGON
Departing the Pit Stop in Shanghai, China in first place at 11:20 pm, Hayden & Aaron opened their clue to discover they must travel 800 miles by train to Xi'an, one of China's oldest cities. Once there, Teams must take a taxi to the Drum Tower to find their next clue. As Hayden & Aaron, Freddy & Kendra and Kris & Jon all gathered at the train station preparing for a 17-hour ride leaving at 8:50 the next morning, Adam & Rebecca begged in the Shanghai streets to earn money for a ticket. Rebecca's panhandling prowess resulted in 180 US dollars, enough to join the other Teams on the train.
Arriving at Xi'an, Teams discovered the Drum Tower didn't open until 8:00 the next morning. When the gates opened, the Teams mounted the steps into the colorful tower and discovered a Detour. In this Detour, Teams had to choose between Spray and Scroll. Teams choosing Spray must travel 34 miles to a car factory, don uniforms and spray the entire shell of a locally made car. Teams could have difficulty finding the factory, but, once there, painting the car required little skill, so they could finish quickly. Teams opting for Scroll must travel 31 miles to a textile factory, search through 10 bolts of fabric using a light table to find two Chinese characters stamped within two of the 10 bolts, and cut out the characters to trade for their next clue. While the factory was closer, without keen eyes, searching through the fabric could take some time.
With all four Teams opting for Spray, Adam & Rebecca got the early jump, arriving at the factory first after Freddy & Kendra got stuck in traffic and Hayden & Aaron's driver took a longer route. Although all four Teams were painting at the same time, the early start by Adam & Rebecca resulted in an early finish for them as well. Opening their next clue, the formerly dating couple learned they must travel 40 miles to the Terracotta Warriors Museum that houses an army made of clay nearly 7,000 figures strong. Built to guard the burial site of China's first emperor, the clay warriors weren't discovered until 1974. Teams would find their next clue here. In the cab to the museum, Rebecca commented, "It's a good feeling to be in first, because we don't normally know what this feeling is."
While Adam & Rebecca's lead was decimated when a government motorcade stopped them in their tracks, they edged out Kris & Jon in a footrace to the Terracotta Warriors Museum entrance. As Kris & Jon searched for the correct entrance, Adam & Rebecca entered the stunning museum that houses the clay warriors. After quickly finding the cluebox submerged in the sea of visitors, Adam wisely told Rebecca to run as quickly as possible to the other side of the museum to lead Kris & Jon down the wrong path. Opening their clue, the formerly dating couple discovered they must travel 70 miles to the north peak of Mount Hua for the next Route Marker. Adam & Rebecca's feint worked as Kris & Jon searched in vain in the wrong area before finally locating the cluebox just as Freddy & Kendra, having gotten lost, arrived at the museum.
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