Best Episodes
This reality competition sees teams embark on a trek around the world to amazing destinations where they must compete in a series of challenges, some mental and some physical. Only when the tasks are completed will they learn of their next location. Teams who are the farthest behind will gradually be eliminated as the contest progresses, with the first team to arrive at the final destination winning the race and the $1 million prize.
Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 06, 2023.
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Six teams encounter a double U-turn; one team considers a major decision.
The episode was rated 8.10 from 113 votes.
The final three teams soar to new heights over Southern California, competing in the final leg for a shot at the million-dollar prize and, for two teams, the chance to become the first ever all-female team to win the series.
The episode was rated 8.10 from 41 votes.
The racers square off with Roman gladiators in a medieval detour; three teams make a deal in hope of avoiding elimination.
The episode was rated 8.11 from 126 votes.
The teams race through Las Vegas, where they face a final challenge designed by magician David Copperfield.
The episode was rated 8.11 from 123 votes.
The teams receive a clue instructing them to travel fifteen miles from their Pit Stop at the South Breakwater to the Silver Bells Tower. Tensions ensue when Eric and Jeremy cancel other teams taxis and then shift the blame to Joseph and Monica. However, it doesn't affect placings as all teams make the same flight to Darwin, Australia --- 1,700 miles away. The teams wade through crocodile-infested waters for a clue and then travel 50 miles to an airfield in the town of Batchelor. One team just manages to reach a Yield before another and then Yields the team they beat. In a Roadblock, one member of each team must take part in a tandem skydive. The teams then travel to the Magnetic Termite Mounds where they face a Detour choice of either Wet or Dry. Some teams fall behind after choosing the extremely challenging Wet task, requiring them to hike and swim one mile through treacherous wilderness. The other two teams choose Dry and duplicate a note on a didgeridoo. While one team arrives comfortably in first place, the rest find themselves facing a three-way foot-race.
The episode was rated 8.13 from 31 votes.
Racers take a plunge into the Arctic in Svolvaer, Norway; Marie and Tim have a tough decision to make.
The episode was rated 8.15 from 118 votes.
The final teams take part in a human bowling competition in Tokyo; one team wins $1 million.
The episode was rated 8.17 from 95 votes.
The eight remaining teams depart the Pit Stop at Escalinata de Antequera in Asuncion, Paraguay and continue on the fourth leg of the race.
The episode was rated 8.18 from 61 votes.
The seven remaining teams depart the Souk Madinat Jumeirah pitstop, staying in Dubai. The Roadblock involving retrieving a watch to use to unlock a briefcase and Detours of weighing a half-millon dollars in gold or assembling a dozen hookahs are made even worse by stifling 130° heat. But Mika faces the ultimate test of courage when a six-story waterslide clashes with her dual fears of water and heights.
The episode was rated 8.27 from 30 votes.
The final four teams race through France and then fly to New York City, where they face a Houdini-inspired challenge before running to the finish line to claim the $1 million top prize.
The episode was rated 8.28 from 18 votes.
After the final four teams go bog snorkeling in Belfast, Ireland, one team's race comes to an end; the three remaining teams scour historic landmarks in Washington, D.C.; the winning team is determined. Part one of two.
The episode was rated 8.32 from 73 votes.
The final teams take part in a human bowling competition in Tokyo; one team wins $1 million.
The episode was rated 8.35 from 43 votes.
The teams set off from the Coconut Palace in Manila, Philippines, knowing that one team will be eliminated. Intense battles and struggles ensue as the teams make their way to El Nido on two charter flights, then struggle with a challenge that involves finding an island with the flag of the Philippines. The mistake of one team costs them dearly, but in the end, a Roadblock that involves rapelling up a high cliff proves the undoing of another. The remaining teams head into the final leg, which finds them all on a flight to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. There, they all struggle to hike up a long hill and then receive a clue telling them to head to Olympic Park. There, they face a detour: Slide or Ride, in which they must either complete a luge course in 34 seconds, or complete a challenging biking course in three minutes. One team attempts and fails the bike course, but all teams eventually end up completing the luge. The teams then make their way to the final destination of Dallas, Texas, wh
The episode was rated 8.35 from 43 votes.
Ronald Hsu & Christina Hsu, TK Erwin & Rachel Rosales and Nicolas Fulks & Donald Jerousek are the three teams racing for the top prize of one million dollars. TK and Rachel have issues with a Detour, while Donald comes down Nicolas after he makes a mistake. Meanwhile, Ronald watches as Christina hangs on for her life in a challenging task.
The episode was rated 8.37 from 27 votes.
The episode was rated 8.43 from 14 votes.
