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Amazing Race 13 Episode: "Bees Are Much Calmer Than All This!"

Season 13, Episode 1
Episode Synopsis: The race begins with 11 teams departing the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and flying to Salvador, Brazil, where they must either climb up a large stone staircase on their hands and knees or climb down a 240-foot cargo net. The first pit stop is Forte São Marcelo and the last team to arrive is eliminated. Original Air Date: Sep 28, 2008

"Bees Are Much Calmer Than All This!"

Winning its sixth consecutive Emmy award last week for Outstanding Reality Competition Program the thirteenth premiere of The Amazing Race looks as if this season will continue to keep running without huffing and puffing Are you ready for another whirlwind race around the world I am And so are the 11 teams that met up with TAR host Phil Keoghan at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum With 1 million at stake lets see whos first out of the gate where theyre going and which team will be the first to be eliminatedThe race began with teams heading to LAX and locating the marked gates for flights on United or American Airlines taking them to Salvador Brazil The AA flight has a three-hour advantage and every split second counts as the teams rush to the desk to get in line for those limited available seats Even with an hour and a half delayed layover in Rio de Janeiro the AA flight still landed before the later United flight Teams on the first flight include 149 Comic book read more

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Premiered: September 28, 2008, on CBS
Rating: TV-PG
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Premise: Eleven two-member teams race around the world for a $1 million grand prize. The pairs begin their global trek, which covers over 30,000 miles, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

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