The families take off from their Pit Stop at Lake Powell, Arizona and receive a clue instructing them to drive to John Ford's Point at a Navajo park in Monument Valley, Utah. There is then a two-person Roadblock in which two members of each family must ride a helicopter to the top of Elephant Butte. They then travel to Gemini Bridges Mohad, Utah, 180 miles away. A Detour requires a choice between Drop Down or Ride Down in which they must either rappel down a cliff or take a six-mile bike ride. All families except the Weavers choose Drop Down. Later, the families participate in a second Roadblock in which one member must do a ski jump. The Pit Stop is at the Salt Like City Library, but the last team to arrive is not eliminated.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 8 Episode 8 of The Amazing Race resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

The Amazing Race Season 8 Episodes...

• s08e01 - Go Mommy, Go! We Can Beat Them
• s08e02 - How Do We Know We Aren't Going to Get Shot?
• s08e03 - I Don't Kiss, I Make Out!
• s08e04 - Think Like an Office Chair
• s08e05 - We're Getting Out of the Country, Girls
• s08e06 - I'm Sick of Doing Stuff I Can't Do
• s08e07 - You Look Ridiculous
• s08e08 - How's That Face Feel?
• s08e09 - Don't Talk to Me Like I Was an Animal or Something
• s08e10 - The Family Christmas Card
• s08e11 - 25 Days, 50 Cities, and More than 600 Consecutive Hours as a Family...

The Amazing Race Show Summary

The Amazing Race is an adventure reality show hosted by Phil Keoghan that pits 10, 11, or 12 teams of 2 or 4 people against each other in a race around the world for approximately 40 days. In a leg, they go to destinations where they will complete a roadblock, a task where 1 person completes (Season 1-7) or 2 people (Season 8), a detour, where you have to decide between two tasks that are usually opposite of each other, and a miscellaneous task.

After they complete all these tasks, they will be directed to go to a Pit stop where they will have a 24 hour rest period where they will be able to eat, drink, sleep, and mingle with other teams. The last team to check into the Pit Stop usually is eliminated, but sometimes there is a non-elimination leg in which no one is eliminated. After all teams are eliminated except for 3, these three race to the finish line where the winning team wins 1 million dollars.