Unbeatable! The Philippines Does It Again.
In the gripping finale episode, Maggie and Parul arrived first at the pit stop in Bali with just minutes to spare havingsurvived challenges insix countries, 12 cities and over 12,000 kilometres, beating 10 other teams to claim the ultimate USD100,000 cash prize.
Hot on their heels were Malaysian beauty queens Chloe Chen and Lee Yvonne who arrived in second place, with Filipino fan favorites Eric Tai and his wife Rona Samson arriving in third. The exhausted but jubilant finalists were welcomed to the last pit stop by series host Allan Wu, and the eliminated teams.
“We warmly congratulate Maggie and Parul on winning this season of The Amazing Race Asia. It was our toughest race yet with several surprising twists and some extremely challenging conditions. All 22 racers should be super proud of what they achieved during their journey. Their determination, camaraderie and sense of humor ensured that The Amazing Race Asia was the top program in its time slot amongst all English general entertainment channels in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines*,” said Virginia Lim, Senior Vice President and Head of Content, Production and Marketing.
Maggie and Parul joined the world’s most famous adventure-reality series in the hopes of winning the US$100,000 for Parul’s family.
“It was such a relief to win because the money can help my family, especially my Dad who suffered a stroke. He taught me to never give up in life and I did this to prove that no matter what life throws at you, never give up,” said Parul.
Throughout the grueling race, Maggie and Parul stayed in the middle of the pack, but strengthened their position and gained serious momentum in the final two legs. While some fans may have viewed them as underdogs, their ‘Team Pinoy’ strategic alliance with Eric and Rona to take out Indonesia’s Treasuri and Louisa helped cement their victory.
“We played the game really well and climbed the ladder ever so slowly. We didn’t want to come in first in any of the legs because we didn’t want to have a target on our backs. Who would have thought that two beauty queens would win! I’m pretty sure we’ll be talking about this moment for decades!” said an ecstatic Maggie.
Eric and Rona put up a great fight throughout the competition but fatigue and the stress of the race set in during the very last challenge, putting the popular celebrity couple in third place.
“We’ve accomplished so many things that we didn’t think we could do before. We came third but we’re leaving our weaknesses in Bali and coming out of this stronger. So that’s why we’re winners,” said Rona.
“What I learned from The Amazing Race Asia is to believe in your partner. Newly married or long term married, you can always work together. You’ve got to believe in each other and just go out and tackle it. This is the best experience we’ve ever had as husband and wife,” said Eric.
AXN fans across Asia tuned in every Thursday night to watch the latest drama and hijinks unfold as the 11 teams competed in a series of physical and mental challenges against diverse geographic backdrops. Connecting fans to the racers, AXN hosted Facebook Live sessions immediately after each episode where fans could ask questions and post messages of support to the eliminated teams. The 18 Facebook Live sessions collectively reached 9.5 million fans and garnered over 2.7 million views to date.
“The Amazing Race Asia Season 5 was designed for maximum fan engagement so we focused on creating a digital narrative with real-time racer interaction and on-location clips that were exclusively available online. We produced over 60 short form webisodes around six different themes, and the social response has exceeded our expectations,” said Virginia. “Fans can look forward to a lot more socially charged, locally relevant series from AXN in the near future.”
The Amazing Race Asia Season 5 is supported by presenting sponsor Wonderful Indonesia, and partners Garuda Indonesia,Grab and Great Eastern.
Beauty and Brains.. Ang galing mag analyze ng clue ni Maggie.. Good job girls..
ReplyDeletewow. at dahil ganyan pala, magbabalik loob ako sa tv. lol. Sana may reruns sa axn
Deletegirl power. congrats
DeleteAtleast Maggie's proving na hindi siya trophy wife lang.
ReplyDeleteWas not a fan of maggie before but when i started watching amazing race asia5, i placed my bet on her and parul. maggie started to impress me when she ate those exotic food like bat, rat, etc. at parang happy go lucky lang sila. they only started to get serious nung nakapasok na sila sa top5. so yeah, I'm glad they won.
ReplyDeleteas for eric and rona, i guess it's just right they placed 3rd coz if you come to think of it, they should have been eliminated before but were able to walk away that time dahil non-elimination round yun. the malaysian beauty queens deserved their spot. they didn't even put pressure on themselves and that made me like them, too, hehe..
Ang sosyal ng dating maggie pero game na nilantakan yung butiki at si parul nman awang awa ky maggie sa challenge na yun
DeleteAng galing nila. Both deserving.
ReplyDeleteWow. Back to back!!! Team philippines 🎉🍾🍷congratulations
ReplyDeleteMagie wilson is the key ....
ReplyDeleteGrabe. Ndi naman. Both played their parts well. Madaming mahihirap na tasks ang ginawa ni Parul
DeleteParul is more on skills but what she had a hard time doing, maggie takes over. Although i find maggie more as the leader between the 2, may mga mahirap din na task that parul can only do it. So yeah, both played their parts
DeleteYesssssss!!!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Parul! - from Baguio with love!
ReplyDeleteCongrats Maggie and Parul. Well deserved.
ReplyDeleteTusong tuso kasi si maggie haha! Love them both. Gusto ko yung pagiging maarte nila in a funny way. Bet!
ReplyDeleteMaggie played it best! And Parul was her perfect "babe" Wala silang ere. Dun ako unang napabilib nung kumain na ng exotic food. Great teamwork you two! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteafter watching amazing race asia i became a fan of maggie. this woman is not only beautiful but she has a very pleasant and warm personality that came out during the race. congratulations!
ReplyDeleteWell deserved.
ReplyDeleteCongrats!!!! Maggie is a good friend. Troth ba na ibibigay nya yun winnings kay Parul so she can get her father treatment?
ReplyDeleteSiguro, kasi mayaman naman yata si Maggie eh. Diba malaking businessman asawa niya?
DeleteBarya lang kay Maggie ang 100,000 dollars. For sure binigay niya kay Parul yun.
DeleteNacurious ako. Mapanood nga.
ReplyDeleteDi ko tlga inexpect na sila mananalo underdog sila sa umpisa nevr nga sila nag no.1 team akala ko si erik at rona pero ayun nahuli ang mkasaky ng taxi...at si maggie ang bilis natapos dun sa noyog challenge na ikinaloka ng asawa ni erik
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