The Amazing Race Norge 1


The first season of the reality television game show, The Amazing Race Norge featured eleven teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world to win and a Subaru XV for each team member for a total worth of.
The show is presented by football-player Freddy dos Santos and was produced by TV 2 and the television production company Rubicon TV.
It premiered on 11 April 2012 at 20:00 and aired twice a week, every Monday and Wednesday. The finale aired on 30 May 2012 at 21:40, with a special Highlights episode on 3 June.
Brothers Morten and Truls Bjerke from Bodø were the winning team of the Race.

Production

Development and filming

greenlit the first season of the series in October 2011. Filming for this season started on 9 January 2012.
The Race used various colours for route markers; yellow and red, yellow and white, and yellow and green, whereas in the original version, a single colour scheme is used.
The non-elimination penalty was called a Handicap. It affects teams by making a certain task in the next leg harder for the team or by giving a penalty. For example, in the second leg, Martha & Elise had to make 75 dung cakes instead of 50 and make a higher stack of dried dung cakes than the other teams in order to receive their next clue. In Leg 10, the team was required to do both Detours.
This season was the first international spin-off in which the location of the Starting Line was also the location of the Finish Line: Holmenkollbakken. The other edition to do so was the ninth season of the original version.

Cast

Applications were accepted from 11 October 2011 and ended on 31 October 2011.

Broadcasting

Episodes 11–13 switched from the show's regular scheduled air dates and times slots for a football championship.

Marketing

The season's sponsors include Hotels.com, Nordea, :no:Proffice|Proffice, and Subaru.

The Team's Video Blogs

Each team were given a video camera before the race. Teams could record a video diary during their free time, travels between destinations, or record reflections about the Leg, or even events after checking into the Pit Stop. These video blogs .

Results

The following teams will be participating in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:
  1. Kenneth & Hakan were the last team to complete the task at the Oslo Airport and were eliminated as per the provisions of Leg 1's rules.
  2. Kari & Bjørn initially arrived 4th, but were issued a 1-hour penalty for not travelling in an Abra boat from Dubai's Creek to the Gold Souk as the clue has specified. Five teams checked in during the penalty time dropping them to 9th place.
  3. Pål Christian & Ivar were issued a 4-hour penalty for quitting the Roadblock. Already in last place, they were allowed to check in at the Pit Stop and were eliminated without the 4-hour penalty being issued.
  4. Cathrine & Michelle elected to use the Express Pass to bypass the additional task at the theatre in Leg 4.
  5. Cathrine & Michelle initially arrived 1st, but were issued a 1-hour penalty for knocking over and picking through the thinner side of the ice block instead of it being left upright at the Roadblock. Karim & Khabat and Morten & Truls checked-in during the penalty time, dropping Cathrine & Michelle to 3rd place.
  6. Kari & Bjørn were issued a 4-hour penalty for quitting the Handicap. Already in last place, they were allowed to check in at the Pit Stop and were eliminated without the 4-hour penalty being issued.
  7. Frank & Ivar arrived last at the Green Bazar during closing time and were unable to buy the ingredients for their final task. Instead, they were instructed to wait for Cathrine & Michelle to finish the task, they then go directly to the Pit Stop for elimination.

    Prizes

Individual prizes were awarded to the first team to complete certain legs.

Leg 1 (Norway → United Arab Emirates)

Airdate: 11 April 2012
in the United Arab Emirates, including a visit to the Burj Khalifa.
In the first Roadblock of the Race, one team member had to wear a wetsuit and retrieve their next clue in a shark tank at the Atlantis, The Palm.
The first Detour of the Race was a choice between Karat and Bære Smart. In Karat, teams had to make their way to Al Nafis Jewellers who would give them a small bag with an address written on it. Once the teams got to the given address, they would receive another bag with their next address. After delivering this bag to Sona Jewellery, they would receive their next clue. In Bære Smart, teams had to find a boat going from Dubai to Iran in the Dubai harbour and load ten large bags onto the boat to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: 16 April 2012
The leg's Detour was a choice between Ull and Stein. In Ull, teams had to make their way to Jain Carpet Industries, then teams had to carry 50 kilograms of coloured wool to Diamond Carpets and exchange them for their next clue. In Stein, teams had to make their way to J.K Cottage Industries and using a special wetgrinder they had to grind small mosaic tiles to make them fit the small square in the middle of a stone circle.
This leg's Roadblock required one team member to complete a 120-piece jigsaw puzzle of the Taj Mahal. Once complete, teams could run to the Pit Stop.
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Airdate: 18 April 2012
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to search among scattered boxes at the Paana Meena Stepwell for a gem which they can use to exchange for their next clue.
The leg's Detour was a choice between Langsomt og Vond or Kort og Brutalt. In Langsomt og Vond, teams had to lie on a bed of nails. In Kort og Brutalt, teams had to walk across a bed of hot charcoals on fire.
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Airdate: 23 April 2012
The leg's Detour was a choice between Dandere or Maltraktere. In Dandere, teams had to go to the Nang Loeng market and make a Thai garland called a phuang malai. In Maltraktere, teams had to attempt to break a piece of bamboo using Muay Thai.
In this Roadblock, one team member had to pick their way through a block of ice to get their next clue.
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Airdate: 25 April 2012
This leg's Detour was a choice between Bure Fugl and Plukke Fugl. In Bure Fugl, teams had to make one of a local handicraft of the village, birdcages, before receiving their next clue. In Plukke Fugl, teams had to boil and pluck four chickens before they receive their next clue.
The Roadblock required one team member to prepare and then consume snake wine, made from the snake's blood and bile, and then the snake itself to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: 30 April 2012
In the Roadblock, one team member had to observe an example of a traditional Vietnamese bouquet, then search around the tomb for many flower girls who each had different flowers. They needed to return with exactly the same flowers, as well as the correct amount, and create a perfect replica of the bouquet to get the next clue.
In the Detour, teams chose between På Jordet or På Bordet. In På Jordet, teams had to guide a carabao around a muddy course. In På Bordet, teams had to travel to Trung Tâm Giáo Dục Thường Xuyên Phú Yên and learn how to properly make 50 sticks of Vietnamese incense.
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Airdate: 2 May 2012
The Detour was a choice between Ball or Bikini. Both detours had teams travel to Coogee Beach. In Ball, teams had to play a game of beach volleyball and score seven points. In Bikini, teams had to look for a woman wearing a bikini with an Australian flag, "the Aussie in a Cossie", who would give them their next clue.
In this Roadblock, one team member had to learn Australian slang from the Aussie on a bench. If they had successfully repeated what they learned to a man nearby, they would receive their next clue.
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Airdate: 7 May 2012
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to transfer two snakes from one box to another box to receive their next clue.
The leg's Detour was a choice between Kort Opp or Langt Ned. In Kort Opp, teams had to rock climb a cliff. In Langt Ned, teams had to abseil down a higher cliff.
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Airdate: 9 May 2012
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to sky dive into the Rochford Winery where his or her team member waited.
The leg's Detour was a choice between Liten Ball or Stor Ball. In Liten Ball, teams had to go to Scotch College and play a game of tennis and score two points. In Stor Ball, teams had to go to Aegis Park and score 3 goals in an Australian rules football course after getting bumped and tackled by a row of players.
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Airdate: 14 May 2012
In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Rask Ball or Rask Mat. In Rask Ball, teams had to go to the Sports Centre of the park and score 10 points in a game of table tennis against a kid. In Rask Mat, teams had to go to the Olympic square of the park where both team member had to finish their plates of dim sum faster against a competitor. For being Handicapped, Kari & Bjørn had to do both Detour choices, one after the other.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to chop wooden planks using Kung fu moves. Once they chop enough planks they would receive their next clue.
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Airdate: 21 May 2012
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to skydive from the Macau Tower.
In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Pensler or Pinner. In Pensler, teams had to travel to the Ruins of St. Paul where they had to learn to write "The Amazing Race" in Chinese characters using a brush. In Pinner, teams had to travel to the Senado Square where they had to transfer noodles, beans, and tofu to new plates using chopsticks.
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Airdate: 28 May 2012
In this leg's Detour teams had to choose between Hoppe 300 Meter or Løfte 10 000 kg. In Hoppe 300 Meter, teams had to jump off diving boards adding up to. In Løfte 10 000 kg, teams had to lift a total of 10 tonnes in a deadlift exercise.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to search for their next clue hanging among envelopes marked "The Amazing Fake Norge" on several trees while having snowballs thrown at them.
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Airdate: 30 May 2012
In the final Roadblock of the Race, located at Holmenkollen National Arena, one team member had to do a winter biathlon. First they had to ski 1 km in a lap, then they had to do rifle shooting and hit 5 targets. If the team misses a target, they would have to ski 150 metres for each miss. After doing two rounds, teams would receive their next clue.
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