The premier of “Amazing Race” was a J. Crew special, racing from Glostasheah, Mass. to the wilds of Tewkesbury, England. (But, yes, there actually is a Tewksbury, Mass., too.)
I loved this episode for a few reasons, including the fact that when I researched guidebooks in Britain for the Company That Shall Not Be Named, I got lost for hours (often in driving rain), as did just about everyone on the episode. While the tickets were billed to the contestants as a chance to see Stonehenge, in reality, they mostly got a full tour of the petrol stations of the A303, where they pulled over repeatedly to ask directions. (Hello, deja vu!)
