The Amazing Race Asia — Season 1, Episode 1: I Don't Think I Can Do This

Episode synopsis

The first leg of The Amazing Race Asia started off in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, The two Malaysian Teams took home ground advantage although Andrew & Syeon made a last-minute blunder that let Mardy & Marsio take first place. Francesca & Sandy, nearly made an early departure from the race, but fortunately for them, this was a non-elimination round.

About The Amazing Race Asia

The Amazing Race Asia is a reality game show based on the American series The Amazing Race. On 17 October 2005, CBS gave other countries the chance to franchise The Amazing Race. The Asian cable TV network AXN Asia was among the first to acquire the rights to produce a version for its territories. The show is produced by Australian television production company ActiveTV, for AXN, in association with Buena Vista International Television-Asia Pacific. The host for the show is Singapore based Chinese-American actor Allan Wu. The ultimate prize is US$100,000, whilst the American show gives away US$1,000,000. The general manager of SPE Networks-Asia which runs AXN, Ricky Ow explained the smaller prize, saying, "It is not really about the money but the adventure and opportunity to be in one of the world's greatest reality shows".

More episodes from Season 1

• E2They're Speedy, They're Fast and They're First
• E3Its on now!
• E4Just Shut Up and Do It
• E5It's Blowing Like Your Mum's Pants on a Windy Day
• E6What Have You Been Eating!
• E7Don't Stand There Doing Nothing!
• E8My Legs Are Shaking Like Jelly
• E9This is Totally, Totally Out of This World!
• E10War Has Begun!
• E11This is Going to be Embarrassing!
• E12Oh My Goodness, I Have to Eat a Brain!
• E1324 Days, 15 Cities, 39,000 Kilometers and it Comes Down to This