Team Philippines wins The Amazing Race Asia 4

**Monseratto** · December 10th, 2010 05:06 PM

Lampaso yung opposition...

http://ph.news.yahoo.com/pep/2010120...a-fb4fa78.html

PEP - Friday, December 10

Friends Richard Herrera and Richard Hardin finished first in the last leg of the Asian franchise of the popular reality show from the makers of Survivor.

The two Richards, who both were raised in the United States, bested nine other teams, including the other Philippine team—Fil-Australians Jess and Lani, who finished in fourth place.

In the final leg, Richard Herrera, a model, and Richard Hardin, a basketball player, went up against the teams from Singapore (friends Claire and Michelle) and Indonesia (father-and-daughter Hussein and Natasha).

The race was easily won by the two Richards since they were way ahead of the other teams.

The team from Singapore was able to overtake the team from Indonesia and finish in second place, after Hussein failed to complete the Roadblock and was given a four-hour penalty.

The two Richards won $100,000 for winning the race.

The competition took the 10 teams in a race around the world. The race began in Malaysia and ended in Singapore.

In the fourth leg, the teams went to Legzapi, Albay in the Philippines, where the Richards finished in second behind Malaysia's Ethan and Kharie.

The two Richards finished 1st in three legs, 2nd in six legs, 4th in one leg, and their worst finish was in 6th place during the third leg.

In the four seasons of The Amazing Race Asia, this is the first time that a team from the Philippines won.

But the Philippines had a very record in the race.

Last year (Season 3), Tisha Silang and boyfriend Geoff Rodriguez finished in second place, behind the team from Indonesia.

In Season 2, best buddies Marc Nelson and Rovilson Fernandez came in third place. The team from Hong Kong won.

Our worst finish was in the first season, when the two teams from the Philippines—actress Aubrey Miles & model Jacqueline Yu and Ernie and Jeena Lopez—were the first two teams to be eliminated. The team from Malaysia won.

The Amazing Race Asia, aired on cable channel AXN, is hosted by Allan Wu.

**ianmitsulancer** · December 10th, 2010 05:32 PM

Finally, the Philippine Team won! (with a US passport to boot!) hehehehe...

but nonetheless, congrats to the Richards!

**indiej** · December 10th, 2010 08:26 PM

spoiler alert?

**cjv_justice** · December 13th, 2010 10:51 AM

I just saw the replay episode last night sa AXN...

Go Team Philippines! :1stplace:

**CVT** · December 13th, 2010 05:15 PM

It was really bad that Lani and Jess (the Party Girls), the second Philippine team got the boot, going into the final3....

They were not able to 'hire' a taxi (to follow) on their way to a marker (they were running first at that time, if I remember correctly), so they drove on their own and got lost...

The Riches of the Philippines deserve this championship!

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**desert fox** · December 13th, 2010 10:08 PM

Congrats RP team....

**boybi** · December 13th, 2010 10:36 PM

Bakit sila naging team Philippines if they're not Filipino citizens?

**desert fox** · December 13th, 2010 10:57 PM

baka dual....

**tc327** · December 13th, 2010 11:11 PM

Originally Posted by boybi

Bakit sila naging team Philippines if they're not Filipino citizens?

+1 agree ako why they are may be Pilipino by looks not by citizenship they were holding American Passport tsk tsk tsk

peace

**Altis6453** · December 13th, 2010 11:37 PM

Originally Posted by tc327

+1 agree ako why they are may be Pilipino by looks not by citizenship they were holding American Passport tsk tsk tsk

peace

AFAIK, Marc Nelson ain't Filipino either. Nevertheless, he and Rovilson did the country proud even if they finished 3rd.

Kudos to the 2 Richards! Hope we make it 2 in a row next season!