The Amazing Race Asia — Season 1, Episode 2: They're Speedy, They're Fast and They're First

Episode synopsis

From Kuala Lumpur, the Teams headed off to Jakarta, Indonesia, where they faced giant snakes and pushcarts. Mardy & Marsio slipped to second place, while the Indian Team took first place after winning the Fast Forward. We also say goodbye to the first team eliminated from The Amazing Race Asia.

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

• E1I Don't Think I Can Do This
• 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