This season premiered on 21 October 2017 onChannel 2 until 1 November 2017 when the show moved toReshet 13, one of two new stations launched following a split of Channel 2, with the finale on 17 March 2018 and was hosted by Ron Shahar.
Married parents Evelin and Tohar Haimovich were the winners of this season, while models Daniel Peretz and Eliyahu Shabtai finished second, and married parents Regev and Helen Hod finished third.
The sea cliffs ofTzukei Yam overlooking theMediterranean Sea were the Starting Line for the sixth season ofHaMerotz LaMillion.
Unlike the previous two seasons, which featured 14 teams split into two groups of seven teams and eliminated one team per group at the end of the first leg, this season's first leg returned to a single leg format.
This season visited four continents and eight countries including the first visit by anAmazing Race franchise toKyrgyzstan, a country which has not been visited bythe original American edition. The show also featured a special episode in the ninth country ofGreece, where eliminated teams competed in challenges while sequestered.
For the first time in the show's history, the eliminated teams would receive a chance to return to the competition. After the conclusion of Leg 9, all the eliminated teams, with the exception of the team eliminated in Leg 1 and a team medically not cleared to compete, would compete in a leg with the winner being able to return to the competition.
Starting with this season, episodes began with a shortened intro that only featured the show's logo.
After this season, Neta Barazani appeared on theninth season of theIsraeli edition ofBig Brother along withSeason 2 contestant Adel Bespalov andSeason 4 contestant Liron "Tiltil" Orfeli as part of a second wave of houseguests with a secret assignment in order to earn their way into theBig Brother house.[4] Neta and "Tiltil" were unable to earn a spot in the house. In 2020, Regev Hod competed on thetenth season of theIsraeli edition ofSurvivor.[5] He was voted out on Day 30,[6] lost a duel to get back into the game, and became the fourth member of the jury.[7] In 2021, Omer Barazani competed onBig Brother VIP 4 and finished in third place.[8][9]
The following teams participated in this season, with their relationships at the time of filming. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:[10]
Ared team placement means the team was eliminated.
Anorange + indicates that there was a Double Battle on this leg, while anorange − indicates the team that lost the Double Battle and received a 15-minute penalty.
Ayellow < ororange « indicates the team who received a Yield;> and» indicates that the team voted for the recipient.
Anunderlined blue team placement indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a Pit Stop in a non-elimination leg.
Abrown ⊂ indicates the team who received a U-Turn;⊃ indicates that the team voted for the recipient.
Afuchsia ß indicates that a team was brought back into the competition after winning the Return Ticket.
Italicized results indicate the position of the team at the midpoint of a two-episode leg.
Notes
^ Noa & Ma'ayan were not brought to the elimination villa inGreece and were not eligible to compete for the Return Ticket.
^ Jessica & Asaf initially arrived 10th, but they did not complete theUnited Nations Headquarters task, having arrived at the Pit Stop by chance. They were required to turn back and complete the additional task before being allowed to check in. Yossi & Udi checked in while Jessica & Asaf went back, dropping them to last place and resulting in their elimination.
^ While at the elimination villa, Mor & Mor were removed by the show's medical team due to an injury sustained by Mor Sw. during the competition and were not eligible to compete for the Return Ticket.
^ Honey & Avivit were the last team to arrive at the Tarihbaev Mamytzhan School and were eliminated in the middle part of the leg.
^ Nimrod & Yonatan and Yossi & Udi were unable to finish the leg because they decided to stop completing the final challenge after seeing three teams leave Panfilov Park, thus accepting a tied fourth-place finish.
HaMerotz LaMillion 6 route map; light blue indicates the country was featured but not part of the racecourse; the green dot indicates the Starting Line and Finish Line
Destinations
Air travel Rail travel Water travel Bus travel Helicopter travel Bicycle travel Gondola travel
At Winter Lake Park, teams had to walk across anI-beam suspended high above the park, using a short length of rope to balance each other. Once across, they had to sit on the end of the beam and pick up a nearby metallunchbox to have their photograph taken with it, recreating the famousLunch atop a Skyscraper photograph.
At the Netanya IKEA store, teams had to choose a display inside the store to memorize, then make their way to a matching display outside that was missing certain items. They then had to figure out and search the store for the items that the outdoor display was missing, and show them to a judge. If the items were correct, they received their next clue.
At the Yavneh Food Products Group in Kvutzat Yavne, teams had to balance on opposite ends of aseesaw and had to make their way toward the middle to empty cups ofolive oil into a bucket without either end touching the ground, otherwise they had to go back and try again. Once teams filled the bucket, they received their next clue.
After receiving their clue, teams were directed to the Pit Stop, which was described as theMikveh in the center of the country that has been teaching agriculture for almost 150 years, leaving them to figure out that this referred to the Mikveh Israel near Tel Aviv.
For this season's first Double Battle atop two adjacent rooftops in the Industry City complex, teams competed against each other in atug of war match. The first team to pull the other off of their rooftop received their next clue. The team that fell would have to wait for the next opponent. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a 15-minute penalty. Teams made then their way to the nearby American Made Furniture outlet, where they voted for who they wished to Yield.
Additional tasks
In Central Park, teams had to toss a ball resembling abig apple to land on top of a metal structure. They then to walk balancing the ball on the structure to a can, then tilt it so the ball rolls into the can to receive their next clue. If they dropped the ball, they had to start over.
In Washington Square Park, teams had to convince enough park-goers to stand together on aweighing scale to reach a total weight within five kilograms of 1,636 kilograms (3,607 lb), the equivalent to one millionIsraeli new shekels in only five-shekel coins, to receive their next clue.
Teams made their way back to Manhattan to collect a list of items at specific locations in the famousSoHo neighborhood: aflower bouquet and four gifts from Élan Flowers, ten suits from Ari SoHo, eight cups ofcoffee from Ground Support Café, and finally a set ofgolf clubs and arolling suitcase from Art + Autonomy Salon. Once fully collected, they then had to deliver all of the items without dropping or breaking them to a Mr. Donald's loft at 241Centre Street to receive their next clue.
At the LaLine store in Times Square, teams had to carry a tray of a uniquely scentedbody cream around Times Square and convince passersby to apply the cream until a smallAmazing Race flag was uncovered in one of the containers to receive their next clue.
At Big Daddy's diner, teams were given a menu listing only the names of specials, includingMillion Dollar Baby,American Dream, etc. written in Hebrew, and had to find the signature dish by ordering off of the menu. If teams ordered incorrectly, when their order arrived, the server would then empty the food into ablender and purée it with water into asmoothie. Teams then had to drink the entire concoction, served in a single large glass with two straws and would order another dish. Once teams ordered the signature dish, they were then given a normal chocolatemilkshake to finish to receive their next clue.
At United Palace, teams would find out if they were Yielded. The next day, teams had to correctly perform a scene from themusical version ofPeter Pan to receive their next clue. With one team member dressed as thetitular character, and the other asWendy, they watched the choreography on a video, then performed the scene on stage, with the team member playing Peter harnessed to "fly".
At Louis Valentino, Jr. Park and Pier in Brooklyn, both team members dressed as theStatue of Liberty and had to catch fivesoftballs in a net to receive their next clue from a person dressed as the Statue of Liberty.
At the Manhattan headquarters of theUnited Nations, teams listened to the song "In Our Garden," which named multiple countries as well asHawaii. They then had to make their way back to Times Square, find one person each from three of the listed places, and bring all three to a United Nations judge outside of theU.S. Armed Forces recruiting station, who would give them their next clue if they found the correct people by getting them to show theirpassport or identification and say "hello" in their native language as proof. They could then make their way to the nearby Pit Stop. The Yielded team had to wait out their 15-minute penalty before checking in.
For this leg's Double Battle, each team attempted to knock both members of the opposing team off while maintaining balance on aSaturn-shaped pool inflatable. After ten minutes, they could only hold on with one hand. The first team to have both members fall off lost the Double Battle, while the team still standing received their next clue. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a 15-minute penalty.
This season's first Detour was a choice between מעל החול (Over the Sand) or מתחת לחול (Under the Sand). In Over the Sand, teams had to pull a heavy stone across the sand using a rope and four logs, with teams having to move the log in the back to the front of the stone to keep it moving, and across a marked finish to receive their next clue. In Under the Sand, one team member had to become a humanmetal detector by wearing ahelmet with a search coil attached while being held by their legs by their partner, who was wearingheadphones. Teams had to search a roped-off area of the beach and find a metal plate shaped like a hand in theShaka position among several metallic items to receive their next clue. Teams found the U-Turn reveal board near the beach's parking lot.
In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to participate in the land surfing sport ofheʻe hōlua. That person had to ride a wooden sled called a papa hōlua down a hill without falling over and grab one of several clues strung above the base of the hill. If they grabbed a clue with contained a paper saying "Try Again," they would have to slide down the hill again until they found a clue which contained a paper saying "Excellent Surfer" to receive their next clue.
Additional tasks
At Waikiki Beach, teams dressed asmermaids, wearing a costume tail and acoconut bra. They had to crawl along the beach to find a bucket, then return to the starting point, where they would find a mermaid impersonator lying near anoutrigger canoe. They then had to get a local to dump a bucket of water over each of them to wash off the sand, then pose with the mermaid for a photograph to receive their next clue.
At the beach on Sand Island, teams voted for who they wished to U-Turn. Following this, one team member had to ride aFlyboard and manage to propel themselves high enough into the air to view a grid containing well-known icons of Hawaii on a board. They then had to relay to their partner, on shore, the missing icons to fill in on a corresponding grid to receive their next clue.
Teams traveled to afruit drink stand on Sandy Beach in Hawaii Kai, east of Honolulu, to receive a drink provided byספרינג (Spring).
At Papahana Kualoa, teams had to grabsweet potatoes wrapped inAluminium foil cooking on a fire. Teams then had to walk barefoot across sharp rocks to abasket and peel every potato they obtained. Some of the potatoes cooking were purple sweet potatoes, and teams had to peel potatoes until they found 25 purple potatoes to receive their next clue.
At the Koko Marina Center, one team member travelled by boat to thecoral reef in Maunalua Bay, entered a BOBdivesubmersible, and would propel themselves to a metal frame containing several childhood photographs of the contestants. The chosen team member would have to find the six photographs that pictured their partner as a child. Once they believed they got all six photographs, they would return to themarina. If they were wrong, then their partner would have to search for the remaining photographs. Once teams found all six photographs, a person dressed as ashark would give them their next clue.
At Skin Deep Tattoo and Piercing, teams would receive a temporarytattoo of a blank street map of Honolulu, with two red dots signifying the tattoo shop and the location of their next clue, on their backs. Teams had to ask locals what was tattooed on their backs and then make their way on foot to that location to find their next clue.
At Bailey's Antiques and Aloha Shirts, teams had to search through over 15,000Aloha shirts for the one shirt that matched the pattern provided to teams to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to join a group of performers called theVoladores de Papantla. That team member had to climb a 32-metre (105 ft) pole and swing around the pole while suspended upside-down on ropes to the ground. While swinging down the pole, the chosen team member had to spot a sign, which contained the phrase Mexico '70, referring to when Mexico hosted the1970 FIFA World Cup and Israel's first appearance in aWorld Cup, in Hebrew. If they were able to correctly recite the phrase, then they would receive their next clue, otherwise they would have to go to the back of any line that formed, climb the pole, and perform the swing again until they spotted the sign.
This season's final Detour was a choice between פיניטה (Piñata) or מרגריטה (Margarita). In Piñata, teams had to choose apiñata and hang it on a rope atop a metal cube. One team member would be blindfolded and had to crack open the piñata through the verbal directions of their teammate, while two boys pulled on the rope to make it harder to hit the piñata, then find acandy with anAmazing Race-colored wrapper, which they could exchange for their next clue. In Margarita, teams had to use a prong attached to a long pole to stack a pyramid of tenmargarita glasses filled with blue-colored water that was able to stand for five seconds to receive their next clue. After teams completed the Detour, they made their way to the U-Turn reveal board outside the house on Rancho Las Abejas 128.
Additional tasks
At El Salón Tenampa, teams had to make aburrito and atamale to receive their next clue while wearing a two-person Mexicanponcho that required team members to work together using one arm each to prepare the dishes.
In the riding ring of Charros del Pedregal, team members had to untangle alasso rope from a metal hemisphere while tethered together within 15 minutes to receive their next clue.
At the Parián garden, teams had to learn how to perform theMexican Hat Dance to the judge's satisfaction to receive their next clue.
Before leaving Lienzo Charro Pedregal, teams made their way to the banquet hall next to the Charros del Pedregal ring and voted for who they wished to U-Turn.
At Embarcadero Cuemanco Xochimilco, teams had to board a local boat called atrajinera and use a long pole to propel their boat through the city'scanals to a soccer field next to the Canal del Bordo within Xochimilco Park.
At the soccer field in Xochimilco Park, team member had to put on vision obscuringgoggles and pass asoccer ball to each other back and forth past a series ofcones until they reached a net. Then, one team member had to shoot the ball at the net and score agoal to receive their next clue.
After completing the soccer task, teams had to propel theirtrajinera back to Embarcadero Cuemanco Xochimilco.
At Biblioteca Vasconcelos, teams made their way to a street typist outside thelibrary, who would type out three pages of text with each page containing a verse of an Israeli song in Spanish that teams had to translate into Hebrew. Teams would have to ask locals for help with translating the texts. When teams translated the texts into Hebrew, they could enter the library. While inside the library, teams would have to notice that each page contained a number (0, 2, 3). Teams would have to unscramble the numbers and search the corresponding section of the library. Once teams found the correct section (230), they would find their next clue hidden among the books.
At Plaza Garibaldi, teams made their way to a table containing four coveredtanks with twoMariachi performers. The Mariachi band would play four songs, and after each song, teams would receive a question about the song they just heard: (1) How many times did the singer say "La Cucaracha?"; (2) How long (in seconds) is the second instrumental section?; (3) Question not shown; (4) How many instrumental pieces are in the song? After answering a question, teams had to open the corresponding numbered tank revealing eithercockroaches,cow eyes,mealworms, ortarantulas. The correct number for each question was the number of items teams had to transfer to an empty corresponding tank on the other end of theplaza. Each team member had to transfer at least one of each item. After teams transferred the correct number of cockroaches, cow eyes, mealworms, and tarantulas to their appropriate tank, a Mariachi performer would hand them their next clue.
At Casa Gilardi, teams had to use a rope andpulley to lift a metal plate revealing an image of theFrida Kahlo painting "Self Portrait Along the Border Line Between Mexico and the United States", memorize the image, travel on foot to a nearbystudio, and placerefrigerator magnets of missing details onto the correct spots of a nearly identical painting to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to enter a tub containing anon-Newtonian mixture of water andcorn starch. While stomping on the mixture to maintain the fluid's solidity, racers had to scrape tencorncobs one at a time against a rack of bare corncobs suspended above the tub and remove all thecorn kernels from the cobs to receive their next clue.
Additional tasks
At Octavio's Farm, one team member had toharvest anagave tequilana plant using traditionalJimador harvesting methods and remove the leaves using a curvedmachete and anaxe while their partner held up a heavy harvested agave plant to receive their next clue. If the team member holding the agave became tired, teams were permitted to switch positions.
At thedistillery of Octavio's Farm, one team member had to transfer chopped and cooked agave to abarrel, where their partner had to stomp the agave with their feet in order to squeeze enoughaguamiel to fill a cup and receive their next clue. Before leaving Octavio's Farm, teams walked to a nearby field with afruit drink stand where they would receive a drink provided by ספרינג (Spring).
At Plaza Central in Malinalco, teams had to sample 12 differentchili peppers and arrange them in order from mildest to hottest according to theScoville scale to receive their next clue. Before leaving Plaza Central, teams voted for who they wished to Yield.
At Plaza Cuicuilco Inbursa, teams had to use a looped wire andliquid soap to form asoap bubble that they had to blow across theshopping mall and through a ring without popping the bubble to receive their next clue.
At Six Flags México, teams made their way to the X-Flight bungee swing, where one team member would be harnessed to the ride along with a person dressed as aDay of the Deadskeleton. The team member on the ground would have to answer seven questions about their partner such as their partner'sastrological sign, favoritetelevision show, favoriteholiday, favoritecolor, and what they did in thearmy based on the questionnaire team members answered before starting the season. If all the questions were answered correctly, the team would receive their next clue. Otherwise, if a question was answered incorrectly, the harnessed team member would plummet 57 m (187 ft) at speeds of up to 112 km/h (70 mph) and swing to the ground. The team would then have to wait out a 15-minute penalty before receiving their next clue. Before leaving Six Flags, teams would find out if they were Yielded at the entrance of theamusement park.
At Francisco's Cactus Farm, one team member had to wear an outfit of 250balloons resembling arabbit and make their way through the field ofcacti with their partner's guidance to a man dressed as a cactus, who would count the remaining balloons on the outfit. If teams were able to cross the cactus field with at least 125 intact balloons, then they could receive their next clue. If teams popped more than half of their balloons, then teams had to carry a balloon sculpture resembling acarrot through the cactus field again and would receive their clue if they were able to carry a carrot through the field with a least 33 balloons intact.
At Jardin de las Cactaceas, teams had to recreate an image depicting a stone carving of anAztec god with six large cubes using a provided photograph for reference to receive their next clue.
At Centro Ceremonial Otomí, teams would find an equation written inMayan hieroglyphs. To decipher the glyphs into numbers, teams had to make their way to the complex's stairs, where each step contained its corresponding numbered glyph. Once teams obtained the correct number and presented the corresponding glyph to the judge, they would receive their next clue directing them to the Pit Stop, where the Yielded teams would have to wait out a 15-minute penalty.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to memorize a book that contained the names, images, and descriptions of twenty models and then enter the Museo de Arte Moderno, where they would find five of the twenty models, who had their appearances altered withcosmetics. They then had to find a woman dressed as Betty from the ColombiantelenovelaYo soy Betty, la fea and had to identify all five models by name to her to receive their next clue. If the chosen team member misidentified a model, then teams would have to make their way outside the museum toBaluarte de San Ignacio, where the participating team member had to undergo a local beauty treatment to revitalize their face. After finishing the beauty treatment, they could attempt the task again.
Additional tasks
At Los Lagos, one team member had to memorize a map, which directed a safe path across a lake with large lily pads, and relay this information to their partner, who had to cross the lake by stepping on the correct lily pads so they could retrieve their next clue. If the team member crossing the lake stepped on a lily pad that sank, they had to return to the start.
At El Balcón, one team member to pedal a high-wire bicycle suspended above the ground while their partner, who was sitting below the bicycle, had to drop ten cutouts of animals indigenous to Colombia, such as asloth, abat, acaterpillar, and acrab, onto images of the animals'habitats to receive their next clue. Before leaving El Balcón, teams made their way to a nearbyfruit drink stand where they would receive a drink provided by ספרינג (Spring).
At Patio de Banderas, teams voted for who they wished to Yield and then made their way to avendor on Camellón de los Mártires selling telephone calls. Teams had to encourage locals within the plaza to purchase a telephone call forCOP$200. Any local who agreed would call a loved one and, following their call, would listen to a phrase in Hebrew, which they had to repeat to the team. Teams had to repeat this process three additional times until they obtained four phrases. Once teams were told all four phrases, they had to combine them and figure out that the phrases directed them to the flower garden within Cartagena'sinquisition museum. Teams then had to travel to the museum to find their next clue.
At Palace of Inquisition, one team member had to place aneasel with large floral display on their back. Using a hinged pole and hook, that team member had to pull bunches of flowers, scissors,pruning shears, and a pinkribbon off their back following their partner's guidance. After all the items were obtained, team members had to work together, with one member still carrying the easel on their back, to place the flowers on a floral foam block following an example to create an image of a globe. Once teams properly recreated the floral display, they would receive their next clue.
At Plaza de los Coches, team members had to don a suit covered withsponges, enter a pool filled withorange juice. After the sponges absorbed the juice, teams made their way across the plaza to a tank, where teams had to squeeze all the juice off their bodies until they transferred 35 liters (9.2 U.S. gal) of juice from the pool to the tank and filled the tank to the red line to receive their next clue.
On Carrera 4, teams found out if they were Yielded.
At El Totumo, team members had to climb into themud bath atop the volcano, search for satchels containing gemstones, wash the satchels in the nearby Ciénaga Del Totumolagoon and deposit the gems into a pan until they acquired 2 kilograms (4.4 lb) of gems to receive their next clue.
After arriving in Loma de Arena, one team member had to push a three-wheeled sandwich cart while their partner pedaled a bicycle wheel to generate electricity to power apanini press. Teams had to follow a marked path to a group of awaiting children in the town square under a statue ofVirgin Mary. Once there, teams had to preparegrilled cheese sandwiches using the cart's panini press andcheese from Israel. After distributing the sandwiches, teams received their next clue.
At El Manantial, teams had to search under 50 cubes ofpanela for one which had a miniatureAmazing Race flag hidden underneath to receive their next clue directing them to the Pit Stop, where the Yielded team would have to wait out a 15-minute penalty. Teams had to eat any panela they picked up.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to stand atop the side of arum barrel and roll the barrel across The Aqueduct to receive their next clue. If they fell off of the barrel, they would have to return to the starting point and try again. After the Roadblock, teams voted for who they wished to Yield.
For this leg's Double Battle, one member of each team would be hung upside-down above a circle of ninetreasure chests while wearing apirateeyepatch. Team members had to place four flags in the four correspondingly colored chests and place a fifth flag within a final chest at the far end of the circle to win a round. The first team to win two of three matches would win the Double Battle and would receive their next clue. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a 15-minute penalty.
Additional tasks
At Charles Gordon Market, one team member had to drive a Jamaican pushcart, typically used to transport food through markets, through the market while their partner rode in the cart and find aRastafarian withAmazing Race-colored beads in hisdreadlocks to receive their next clue.
At St Mary's Preparatory & Kindergarten, teams would be given atablet computer provided byPartner and would watch a video on how to perform theMaypole dance. After watching the video, teams had to weave ribbons around a maypole with the school's children to receive their next clue.
In Granville, teams had to run through the town one kilometre (0.62 mi) up and then down a hill while dragging a heavy log. While running, teams would pass by local residents each holding a sign and wearingmedals displaying a city and a year. Most of the signs contained thehost city and year of previousOlympic Games; however, a couple of signs did not contain real Olympic city and year combinations. Teams had to collect a medal from the people holding signs containing the city and year of theSummer Olympic Games whereUsain Bolt wongold medals. When teams thought that they had all the necessary medals, they had to run back down the hill to the finish line. When teams obtained medals from the people holding signs for theBeijing 2008,London 2012, andRio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics and crossed the finish line in under ten minutes, they would receive their next clue, otherwise they would have to attempt the task again.
At Bellefield Great House, teams had to put on a two-personfrog costume with its eyeholes on the sides of its head like actual frog eyes. While hopping throughout the property, teams had to find large fiveflies with different colored wings and use their frog tongue to place their flies in a basket to receive their next clue from a woman dressed asPrincess Tiana.
At Rose Hall, teams made their way to the tomb of theWhite Witch of Rose Hall, who, according to legend, learnedvoodoo from her nanny after her parents died and whose spirit is said to haunt Rose Hall. Once there, team members had to decide who would be "infected" with an evil spirit and who would attempt to remove the evil spirit. The "infected" team member had to don an evil spirit white suit and hold a glass of blue-coloredpotion. Their teammate would use ablowgun to shoot darts at four targets surrounding avoodoo doll symbolizing the evil spirit they are attempting to remove. If the team member blowing darts hit the voodoo doll, then their partner would receive the pain felt by the spirit in the form of an electric shock. When all four targets were hit, the spirit would be "exorcized" and teams would receive their next clue. After the voodoo task, teams discovered if they were Yielded.
At Tropical Bliss, teams had to use a rope andgrappling hook to snatch one of several glass bottles within a marked section of beach. When they retrieved a bottle, teams had to unwrap the paper inside the bottle to reveal a flag. If teams uncovered aJolly Roger, they had to snatch another bottle with the grappling hook until they retrieved a bottle with anAmazing Race flag inside. After raising their flag up their flagpole, teams would find their next clue written on amessage in the bottle that contained the flag. Before leaving Tropical Bliss, teams made their way to a nearbyfruit drink stand where they would receive a drink provided by ספרינג (Spring).
At Chukka Sandy Bay, each team member had to climb up one of twocargo nets suspended high above theCaribbean. Each team member had to retrieve a coin from four bags of their assigned color. After retrieving four coins, each team member had to swing on a rope over to other net and climb up to retrieve their final coins and receive their next clue. If any team member fell off the net, teams would reset and resume the task where they left off.
At Barnett Estate, teams had to carrycoconuts from a coconut pile to aseesawcatapult, then both team members had to launch a coconut into a barrel to receive their next clue.
At Doctor's Cave Beach Club, teams had to pick two locals and form a four-person human table by laying each person's head atop another person's knees. Walking along the beach, each group of four had to pick up two halves of aBob Marleyphonograph record to receive their next clue. If the table collapsed before teams retrieved both halves, they would have to perform the task from the beginning.
At Richmond Hill Inn, teams had to search through 150 bowls ofpowdered sugar by blowing off the sugar until they found the one bowl with abanana to receive their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop, where the Yielded teams had to wait out a 15-minute penalty.
In this season's final Roadblock, one team member had to pilot a remote controlled helicopter and land it on a miniaturehelipad placed on a helmet worn by their teammate to receive their next clue.
Additional tasks
In Manezhnaya Square, one team member had to don atutu and stand atop a spinning platform mimicking a Prima Ballerinamusic box figurine. Their partner had to arrange a series ofgears of different sizes on a board with a number of holes so that the gears could spin to receive their next clue. If the team member atop the rotating platform became dizzy and needed a break, then they would have to wait 15 minutes and their partner also had to stop solving the gear puzzle.
At Yar Restaurant, teams had to sample eight dishes ofRussian cuisine from abuffet, which includedBorscht,Pirozhki,Olivier salad,Pelmeni,Shuba salad, andKompot. After choosing a dish, teams would also be given a checklist of the dish's ingredients. Teams had to completely eat the dish and then had to mark the ingredient missing from the dish on the checklist. When teams thought that they had identified all eight missing ingredients, they had to present their checklists to the restaurant's chef. Any checklist with incorrectly marked ingredients would be given back to teams, and they would have to eat those dishes again. When teams identified all eight missing ingredients, they would receive their next clue.
At Kuskovo Park, teams had to read a marked section from three books:Crime and Punishment,Tevye the Dairyman &Anna Karenina. After memorizing the three sections, teams had to carry fifty book up a staircase to a literature professor, who would show teams a series questions one at a time about the books they read. When teams answered three questions correctly, they would receive their next clue. Otherwise they would have to carry their books back down the staircase and perform the task again until they answered three questions correctly.
At the Mitkovo railway station, teams had to choose a barrel ofoil, specifically refined so that it was not dangerous to the teams, with a letter and three numbers printed on the barrel. Teams had to search the oil to find four tiles with their letter and numbers. When they did, they would receive a key and had to find ashipping container with the same letter and number combination. When they found the container, team had to use their key and attempt to unlock the container. If their key did not unlock the container, then teams had to choose another barrel and search for its tiles. When teams were able to unlock a container, they could retrieve their next clue.
At R-Studios, teams had to navigate a room full of highly sensitivelasers until they could retrieve twoFabergé eggs, with their next clue inside one of the eggs. If any of the beams were broken, an alarm would be triggered and teams had to return to the start.
Outside BEST Dance Studio, teams voted for who they wished to Yield.
At Rumyantsev Acrobatics School, teams had to learn and perform fouracrobatic moves on anaerial hoop while suspended in the air to receive their next clue.
On Tsvetnoy Boulevard, teams made their way to the park near theMoscow Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard, where they had to learnplate spinning. One team member had to spin a plate on a stick and pass it to their partner, who had to place the plate atop a pole. When teams were able to get five plates to spin simultaneously atop the pole for five seconds without falling, they would receive their clue.
At Filevsky Park, teams made their way to apicnic table, where they would find pictures of their loved ones. After enjoying a picnic lunch of bread and Israeli cottage cheese, teams would receive their next clue. Before leaving Filevsky Park, teams found out if they were Yielded.
At Autoline Bus Depot, teams had to solve a riddle and had to discover the destination of a person named "Stas" in order to find their next clue. Teams would be presented with a riddle which listed Stas's departure date and time and Stas's arrival date and time. Using this information, a map, and a chart withRussia's nine different time zones with theirUTC offsets, teams had to figure out Stas's destination. When they believed to have found Stas's destination, teams had to search the bus depot's parking lot to find a bus with a sign containing their destination. Teams then had to thoroughly clean the bus's exterior. When the bus driver was satisfied, they could open the clue underneath the bus. If the clue contained a paper with the phrase "Try Again," then teams would have to solve the riddle again and wash another bus. When teams chose the correct bus, they would find their next clue.
On Nikolskaya Street, teams had to find a birthday stand. When they found it, one team member had to dress asGena the Crocodile by donning a crocodile head while their partner had to dress asCheburashka in a full bear costume. Teams had to carry a bunch of balloons, a birthday cake and candles, a basket of oranges, and a present with aHamsa keychain along the street and give their gifts to a person celebrating their birthday, which they had to verify by checking their identification. When they did, they would sing "Happy Birthday to You" inRussian following along a video played by atablet computer provided byPartner. After they finished singing, they would lift their birthday guest in a chair the same number of times as their age. Finally, they would need to take a picture of themselves and their birthday guest using the tablet. When they did, they would receive their next clue.
At Alexander Hall, teams had to watch a performance of "Kalinka" sung by theRed Army Choir and had to identify from atop a balcony the member of the choir not actually singing in order to find the Pit Stop. In front of seven members of the choir was a sign listing one of theSeven Sisters, sevenStalinist style skyscrapers in Moscow, which would be partially blocked by twoTrepak dancers. When they believed that they identified thelip syncing choir member, they had to observe the sign in front of him and make their way outside the concert hall where they would find seven images each depicting one of the Seven Sisters with a clue attached. Teams would take a clue from the image of the location that they believed was in front of the lip syncing choir member. If they were incorrect, they would be directed to the building they chose only to find that the Pit Stop was not there. If they were correct, they would be instructed to travel via theMoscow Metro to theKudrinskaya Square Building, where they would find the Pit Stop and where the Yielded teams would have to wait out a 15-minute penalty.
For this season's final Double Battle, teams had to memorize a board listing the 12 animals of theChinese zodiac, which was incorporated into the Kyrgyz calendar, and three celebrities born under the year of each animal. Teams would then make their way to a field with 36 pyramids, each listing one of the 36 celebrities. Teams would spin a wheel and one team member had to find pyramids listing the celebrities listed under whatever animal the wheel landed on. The first team to bring back two out of the three correct pyramids would win the round. The first team to win two rounds would win the Double Battle. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a 15-minute penalty.
Additional tasks
In Kashka Suu, teams had to don Kyrgyz warrior outfits and shoot flaming arrows with a bow at six haystacks. When each team member set three haystacks ablaze, they would search the charred remnants for aBalbal, a tiny carved stone statue depicting a Kyrgyz warrior, which they could exchange for their next clue.
At the banks of the Ala Archa River, teams had to remove a large dirty carpet from ayurt, hang it on top of a cleaning rack, and clean it to thebabushka's satisfaction to receive their next clue.
At Politech Ski Resort, teams made their way to a wooden drying surface for horse and cattlemanure, a fuel source for yurts, which was divided into nine squares. Eight of squares were covered with manure, and teams had to move the manure from one square to the uncovered square enough times until they discovered the word "Salam" (Салам), hello inKyrgyz that they had to reiterate to receive their next clue. Before leaving Politech Ski Resort, teams voted for who they wished to Yield.
In the apple orchard in Ala-Too, teams had to climb atop ascaffolding and roll apples between two metal poles. When the apples were above an apple crate, teams would spread the poles and attempt to drop the apple into the crate. When teams landed an apple in two of the three crates, they would receive their next clue.
Atop the hill near Ala-Too, team members had to don a suit with pictures of Israeli celebrities attached and would be harnessed to aselkinchek, a rigid arm swing typically found in Kyrgyz weddings. While swinging, the team member on the bottom of the swing would pass a picture to their partner, who had to pair the picture of the celebrity with their spouse, which included host Ron Shahar and wife Maya Kramer fromHaMerotz LaMillion 1. If teams needed to stop swinging or made an incorrect pairing, they would wait out a 5-minute penalty. When teams matched every celebrity to their spouse, they would receive their next clue. Before leaving the hill, teams found out if they were Yielded.
After arriving in Kash Bara Suu, teams had to assemble a series of pipes. One team member would hold onto the end of their pipe, while their partner would attach new sections of pipe. The team member holding the assembled pipe could not let it touch the ground, and their partner could not hold onto the pipe to attach a new section. If either occurred, then teams would have to start assembling again. When their pipe was fully assembled, teams had to hold one end of their pipe over awatering trough and pour a bucket of water into the other end. When teams were able to get water into the trough, they would receive aUSB flash drive and had to search the village for a house with alaptop or a television with aUSB port, which they could plug their flash drive into to discover their next clue.
At Chingiz Aitmatov Cinema, teams would watch scenes from the Kyrgyz filmAk-Keme. Teams were instructed to play close attention to find their next clue but during the film, they would be surprised with avideo chat with their loved ones, who would tell teams their next clue at the end of their conversation.
At Osh Bazaar, teams had to encourage passersby to lift a hotsamovar using ropes. Then, teams had to direct the participating passersby to work together to tilt the samovar until ten glasses were filled with tea to the marked line to receive their next clue.
At Dordoy Bazaar, teams had to find a puzzle piece hidden among a bundle of compressed goods. When team members found the piece, they had to load all the unbundled items under ascrew press and compress them again until they reached a height of 40 cm (16 in). Teams then had to repeat this process five times until they found all six pieces that they had to assemble to form theflag of Kyrgyzstan to receive their next clue.
At the Dordoy Bazaar's bus parking lot, one team member had to search the bazaar for colored banners while directed by their partner using atablet computer provided byPartner. When the searching team member found a banner, they would read a multiple choice question about Kyrgyzstan to their partner. Each answer contained a three digit number, and the directing team member would attempt to unlock the correspondingly colored box using the numbers of the answer they chose. If unsuccessful, they would have to wait out a 5-minute penalty. If they opened the box and it was empty, then they would have to search for another banner. When teams opened the correct box, they would find a replica of theBurana Tower, which they had to figure out was the Pit Stop, where the Yielded teams would have to wait out a 15-minute penalty.
Eliminated teams were sequestered on the island ofMeganisi inGreece, where they discovered that they had a chance to re-enter the competition.
Airdate: 7 February 2018
New York City (John F. Kennedy International Airport) or Honolulu (Honolulu International Airport) or Mexico City (Mexico City International Airport) or Cartagena (Rafael Núñez International Airport) toPreveza,Greece (Aktion National Airport)
Preveza (Aktion National Airport) or Moscow (Sheremetyevo International Airport) to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Manas International Airport)
Tokmok (Burana Tower)
Elimination villa challenges
In the first challenge, Nimrod & Yonatan and Jessica & Asaf had to stack plates onto a tray and carry them up a set of stairs from Porto Spilla to the Lakis Tavern. The first team to bring 100 intact plates to the tavern would win the challenge and aparasailing reward. Nimrod & Yonatan won this reward.
In the second challenge, the above teams, plus Honey & Avivit and Yossi & Udi would be blindfolded and be served 20 plates ofGreek cuisine. After feeding the food to each other, teams had to match the plates into 10 identical pairs. The first team to do so would win the challenge and asailboat meal reward, which they could share with one team. Jessica & Asaf won this reward and shared it with Yossi & Udi.
In the third challenge, all above teams, plus Mor & Mor would compete one at a time. One team member would paddle a kayak out to a group ofbuoys floating in Abelike Bay. They would then retrieve a satchel attached to each buoy. They would bring the satchels to their partner on shore, who had to unscramble the Hebrew letters inside to spellCrete in Hebrew. The team that completed the challenge the fastest would win the challenge and avideo chat with their loved ones, which they had the option of giving to another team. Jessica & Asaf won this reward and gave it with Yossi & Udi.
Additional notes
At Nydri's harbor, the eliminated teams were informed that they would have a chance to compete for a chance to return to the competition later in the season. They then were brought by boat to the Villa Helena on the island ofMeganisi, where they would be sequestered.
At Spilla Beach, the sequestered teams, with the exception of Mor & Mor, were instructed to travel toKyrgyzstan to compete for the chance to return to the competition. Adi & Meitar were given a clue within amatryoshka doll at theMoscow Pit Stop hotel with the same information. Finally, Regev & Helen were informed by Ron Shahar immediately after their elimination at the Burana Tower that they would be able to earn the ability to return to the competition.
At Burana Tower, Ron Shahar informed the final 4 teams that the previously eliminated teams would be competing for a Return Ticket. Ron then informed the eliminated teams that they would compete a leg in Kyrgyzstan and that the first team to reach the Pit Stop would win the Return Ticket.
At Boom Gorge, teams had to gowhite water rafting on theChu River and grab three flags – thenational flag of the country they were eliminated in, anAmazing Race flag that listed their elimination city, and a flag that contained an image of the greeter of the Pit Stop where they were eliminated – to receive their next clue.
In Jol Bulak, teams had to carry two boards ofkurut across a field and into a house until they delivered 100 kurut to receive their next clue.
At Tarihbaev Mamytzhan School, teams were told their position and were told to keep racing. The last team to arrive was eliminated at this point.
In the mountains surroundingIssyk-Kul, teams would play a game show called חוזרים לרוץ (Running Back) hosted byAdi Shilon. One team member had to answer true-or-false questions related to this season, and their partner pulled down the bucket listing their answer. If they were correct, they would discover that the bucket was empty. If incorrect, the bucket's contents would spill out onto them and teams would have to wait a 5-minute penalty. After answering 15 questions, Adi Shilon would hand teams their next clue.
At the restaurant Tash Kordo, teams had to form 10 braids of sheep's intestines. Teams would then fill 15 bowls with bowel soup and would enter ayurt to serve their soup to the guests to receive their next clue.
At Panfilov Park, teams received a list of 10 familiar quotations and phrases in Hebrew, each missing one word. Teams had to encourage passersby to translate the missing words, communicating them throughpantomime, intoKyrgyz. Teams then had to record themselves speaking the quotations in Hebrew with the locals saying the correct missing words in Kyrgyz on atablet computer provided byPartner to receive their next clue.
Additional note
While the eliminated teams were competing, the Final 4 were given the chance to send letters and a gift to their families using the Click and Pick website at Kafe/Aşhkana.
At Ban Huay Pa Rai Hill Tribe Village, teams had to find a marked house, where one team member had to learn a sentence inThai from the homeowner. They then had to reiterate the sentence relying on their memory to their partner as they made their way to the village farm. When they arrived, the team member who learned the sentence second had to speak the sentence to the farm owner. The sentence teams learned indicated what they had to bring back to the home, and the farm owner would direct teams as to what to bring back based on what they stated. If teams spoke the sentence incorrectly, they would be instructed to bring back the wrong item and would be rejected by the homeowner. When teams spoke the sentence correctly and brought the correct item, they would receive their next clue.
At Huay Tung Tao Lake, one team member had to pull themselves along azip-line above the lake until they reached a fruit basket. Their partner would be in a boat floating on the lake and would find a bamboo raft that listed a Thai fruit, a month, and a riddle. The team member on the zip-line had to toss the correct fruit based on the provided information to their partner on the lake. The team member in the lake had to place the fruit in the correct baskets. When all the fruits were in the correct baskets, teams would receive their next clue.
At Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, teams had to memorize the different types ofBuddha statues within the temple. After memorizing the statues, team had to make their way to the temple's souvenir market and search among thousands of replica statues until they found an exact match for each of the nine statues within the temple. When teams found the correct replicas, they would receive their next clue.
At Baan Suan Rubber Plantation, teams had to fill four small bowls, attached to a pair ofstilts, withlatex. One team member had to walk on the stilts, assisted by their partner, across the plantation to a partially filled large bowl, where they would transfer the latex remaining from their four bowls. Teams would continue until they filled the large bowl to the marked line. When they did, teams would be given a basket ofrubber bands, which they had to wrap around awatermelon. When the watermelon exploded, teams would receive their next clue.
At the Old Chiang Mai Cultural Center, one team member had to learn thethousand-hand dance. After learning the dance by watching a video on atablet computer provided byPartner, one team member had to perform in-sync with a dance group, with their partner able to assist them by saying the order of the movements, to receive their next clue.
At the Festival of Light field, teams had to use a long bamboo pole to transferpaper lanterns among four trees until each tree consisted of lanterns of one color. When all the lanterns were on the proper tree, teams would receive their next clue directing them to the Pit Stop.
At Tat Mok Waterfall, both team members had toabseil 30 m (98 ft) down each side the waterfall and had make four stops along the way. At each stop, both team members would find a picture depicting four animals. Only one animal appeared on both images at a parallel stop. Teams members had to find this animal, without saying the animal names to each other, and memorize the number underneath it. When teams believed that they found all four numbers and reached the bottom, they would input their numbers into acombination lock. If they inputted the correct numbers (6136), they would unlock their next clue.
At Baan Pa Bong Piang, teams would be tethered together and would enter arice paddy. There, teams would find numbered bamboo poles with wrapped white fabric. Similar toconnect the dots, teams would unwrap the fabric and tie it to the subsequent pole. When teams finished, amultirotor would fly over their field. If they were correct, they would discover an image of anelephant and would receive their next clue after reiterating this fact to the judge.
At The River Market Restaurant, each team member made their to a table with a bowl of eithertom yum ortom kha kai and bowls of ingredients. Using aladle, team members had to search their soup to discover its ingredients. Then, they would ask their partner for the ingredients for their soup. Team members would then transfer ingredients to each other using oversizedchopsticks and would place them in a large bowl. When both team members obtained their ingredients, they would receive their next clue.
At Phoenix Adventure Park, each team member would enter a cage that would be secured with four locks. Team members had to roll their cages along a marked course retrieving keys along the way needed to unlock their cages before retrieving their next clue.
At Anusarn Market, teams had to encourage seven passersby to don colored shirts and pants, representing days of the week. They then had to applyhair spray, the same color as the shirt and pants, onto each person. When each person was wearing their appropriate color, teams would receive their next clue.
At Saa Paper & Umbrella Handicraft Centre, teams would be tethered together with a rope and then had to openoil-paper umbrellas until they found one with a smallAmazing Race flag that they could exchange for their next clue directing them to the Pit Stop. Teams would have to hold on to or attach to their rope any umbrella they opened. If teams felt couldn't hold any more umbrellas, they would have to wait out a 5-minute penalty and could drop off their umbrellas.
Teams began the leg by taking a ride in ahot air balloon above Chiang Mai before traveling toBangkok.
At Rajamangala National Stadium, teams would harnessed to two ends of a rope andpulley system that would allow one team member to pull their partner into the air alongside a huge metal frame. The suspended team member had to describe to their partner an image ofThai script divided into twelve squares, each with a number. The team member on the ground had to pull their partner until they reached large puzzle pieces. They had to grab the pieces in the correct order according to the numbers and the description given and pass them to their partner, who would place them in the corresponding spot. When all the pieces were placed on the frame, teams would receive their next clue.
At Molly Bar, one team member had to don a mask and atablet computer provided byPartner and carry out five Thai delicacies. The team member carrying the food couldn't speak, so their partner remaining at the bar had to convince five people to each eat one of the five delicacies. When all the meals were eaten, teams would receive their next clue.
At Sky Walk Condominium, teams made their way to the building'shelipad. There, teams had to use three hooks with attached stirrups to climb out along metal beams suspended 220 m (720 ft) above the city until they could retrieve two clues envelopes at the other end. If teams fell off, they would be pulled back to the start. After they retrieved the clues and climbed back to the building's helipad, they could combine the clues to reveal their next destination.
At Mini Siam, teams found a clue in front of areplica of the Statue of Liberty. They were informed that the season had not ended and were instructed to travel to Muvix Concept in Tel Aviv. Teams were released fromBen Gurion Airport in the same order they arrived atMini Siam.
At Muvix Concept, teams had to discover the location of the Finish Line. Teams would watch video clips of the season while listening to four songs written during the 70 years of Israel's existence about cities where there is a university (Jerusalem,Tel Aviv,Beersheba, andHaifa). Teams had to find the song that was most recently written and travel to the university within that city in order to find the Finish Line. If teams determined that the song about Jerusalem, "Guardians of the Walls" (שומר החומות), was the most recently written song, then they would find the Finish Line at the Rothberg Amphitheater within theHebrew University of Jerusalem.
Air travel 
Rail travel 
Water travel 
Bus travel
Helicopter travel 
Bicycle travel 
Gondola travel
צומת (Detour) 
מחסום (Roadblock) 
דו–קרב (Double Battle)
סיבוב פרסה (U-Turn) 
עצור (Yield) 
נקודת סיום (Pit Stop)
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