HaMerotz LaMillion
Encyclopedia
HaMerotz LaMillion was the Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

i version of the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 reality
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...

 show The Amazing Race
The Amazing Race
The Amazing Race is a reality television game show in which teams of two people, who have some form of a preexisting personal relationship, race around the world in competition with other teams...

. It was produced by Reshet
Reshet
thumb|right|"Reshet" logoReshet is one of the two concessionaires running the Israeli commercial television channel, Arutz 2 since 1993. Reshet is considered one of the most successful television networks in Israel....

 and premiered on February 5, 2009 on Channel 2
Channel 2 (Israel)
Channel 2 is an Israeli commercial television channel.- History :In 1990, after 13 years of deliberations, the Knesset passed a law that paved the way for the establishment of commercial television in Israel. The goal was to enhance pluralism and create competition. Channel 2 began broadcasting on...

 with the season finale on June 11, 2009. The show featured 10 teams of two, with the winning couple won
Israeli new sheqel
The Israeli New Shekel is the currency of the State of Israel. The shekel is divided into 100 agorot...

1,000,000. The host of the show was Raz Meirman
Raz Meirman
Raz Meirman is Israeli male,the host of HaMerotz LaMillion, the Israeli version of The Amazing Race, an American reality show that first aired on CBS in 2001....

.

Differing from most of the other franchises of the series, the season finale of this Israeli version filmed in 30 May, 2009, after the program has been broadcast.

On December 20, 2009, Reshet cancelled the show and said that it will not air a second season. However, on September 2010, Reshet reconsidered, and announced that the series will have a second season.


Business Partners Guy & Shay are the winners of this season's race.

Results

The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcasted on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:




Team Relationship Position (by leg) Roadblocks
performed
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Guy & Shay Business Partners 7th 2nd 2nd 5th 4th 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 1st Guy 5, Shay 5
Maya & Amichay Dating 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd Maya 4, Amichay 6
Tom & Gil Stepdaughter/Stepfather 5th 4th 4th 4th 6th 2nd 2nd 4th 1st 3rd Tom 5, Gil 5
Michal & Ran Married Parents 3rd 3rd 5th 2nd 2nd 5th 3rd 1st Michal 4, Ran 5
Hadas & Inbal Friends 4th 8th 7th 3rd 3rd 4th Hadas 4, Inbal 4
Eliana & Yael Lifelong Friends 2nd 6th 6th 6th 5th Eliana 3, Yael 3
Hannah & Margalit Kibbutz
Kibbutz
A kibbutz is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises. Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism...

 Members
9th 9th 1st 7th Hannah 2, Margalit 1
Alen & Inbal Formerly Dating 8th 5th 8th Alen 2, Inbal 2
Maor & Asher Childhood Friends 7th Maor 0, Asher 3
Liran & Elena
Elena Ralph
Elena Ralph is a beauty queen who has represented Israel in the Miss Universe pageant.Ralph won the Miss Israel 2005 title and went on to represent Israel in the Miss Universe 2005 beauty pageant held in Bangkok, Thailand. She made the top ten in the internationally televised pageant, which was...

Beauty Queens 6th Liran 1, Elena 1

  • A team placement indicates that the team was eliminated.
  • A indicates that the team won a Fast Forward clue.
  • A team placement indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg of the race.
    • An placement indicates that the team was forced to relinquish all of their money and belongings (except for passports and the clothes on their back) for the remainder of the race. In addition, they were not allotted money for the next leg and were not allowed to collect money until the next leg started for them.
    • An placement indicates that the team was "Marked for Elimination"; if the team did not place 1st in the next leg, they would receive a 30 minute penalty.
  • A indicates that the team chose to use the Yield; indicates the team who received it.
  • A indicates that the team chose to use a U-Turn; indicates the team who received it.


  1. Hadas & Inbal left the Pit Stop in Vũng Tàu in last place at the start of Leg 5 because they accidentally slept in.
  2. Margalit & Hannah were removed from the race because Margalit was hospitalized due to a severe abdominal infection that she began suffering from earlier in Leg 5.
  3. Tom & Gil initially arrived 4th, but took a taxi instead of walking to the pit stop. They were forced to go back to the last clue box and then walk back to the pit stop. This did not affect their placement.
  4. Hadas & Inbal had been "marked for elimination;" however, since they arrived last, they were eliminated without being issued the 30 minute penalty.


Race summary

Leg 1 (Israel → South Africa)

  • Tel Aviv
    Tel Aviv
    Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...

    , Israel
    Israel
    The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

      (Ben Gurion International Airport
    Ben Gurion International Airport
    Ben Gurion International Airport , also referred to by its Hebrew acronym Natbag , is the largest and busiest international airport in Israel, handling 12,160,339 passengers in 2010...

    ) (Starting Line) Tel Aviv (Ben Gurion International Airport) to Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
    Eastern Cape
    The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are Port Elizabeth and East London. It was formed in 1994 out of the "independent" Xhosa homelands of Transkei and Ciskei, together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province...

    , South Africa
    South Africa
    The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

      (Port Elizabeth Airport
    Port Elizabeth Airport
    Port Elizabeth Airport , formerly H. F. Verwoerd Airport, is an airport situated in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The airport is owned and operated by the Airports Company South Africa which also operates nine other airports around South Africa....

    )
  • Port Elizabeth (Kragga Kamma Game Park)
  • Nomathamsanqa (Fruit Stand)
  • Garden Route
    Garden Route
    The Garden Route is a popular stretch of the south-eastern coast of South Africa. It stretches from Heidelberg in the Western Cape to the Storms River which is crossed along the N2 coastal highway over the Paul Sauer Bridge in the extreme western reach of the neighbouring Eastern Cape...

     (Tsitsikamma National Park
    Tsitsikamma National Park
    The Tsitsikamma National Park is a coastal reserve on the Garden Route in South Africa. It is well known for indigenous forests, dramatic coastline, and the Otter Trail. On 6 March 2009 it was amalgamated with the Wilderness National Park and various other areas of land to form the Garden Route...

    ) (Overnight Rest)
  • Garden Route (Khoisan
    Khoisan
    Khoisan is a unifying name for two ethnic groups of Southern Africa, who share physical and putative linguistic characteristics distinct from the Bantu majority of the region. Culturally, the Khoisan are divided into the foraging San and the pastoral Khoi...

     Village)
  • Garden Route (Bloukrans Bridge
    Bloukrans Bridge
    The Bloukrans Bridge is an arch bridge located near Nature's Valley, Western Cape, South Africa. The construction, which was completed in 1984, stands at height of 216m above the Bloukrans River, making it the highest single span arch bridge in the world...

    )
  • Garden Route (Nature's Valley
    Nature's Valley
    Nature's Valley is a holiday resort and small village on the Garden Route along the southern Cape coast of South Africa, tucked between the Soutrivier, the foothills of the Tsitsikamma Mountains, the Indian Ocean and the Groot River lagoon...

     Rest Camp)


The Detour was a choice between Water of Sky. In Water, teams had to rappel down a waterfall and add up the three numbers posted on the side. In Sky, teams had to do a scary zipline. In the first Roadblock of HaMerotz LaMillion, one of the team member had to perform a bungee jump down Bloukrans Bridge.

Additional tasks
  • At the beginning of the race, teams had to find a stand in the airport and randomly pick one of two envelopes containing tickets to flights to Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
  • At the Kragga Kamma Game Park, teams had to follow a marked course over swamps and then attach a log to their car using a rope. Teams then had to drive a further distance dragging the log behind them to get their next clue.
  • In Nomathamsanqa, each team member had to carry a bowl of fruit on their head to the Sangoma
    Sangoma
    A sangoma is a practitioner of herbal medicine, divination and counselling in traditional Nguni societies of Southern Africa .The philosophy is based on a belief in ancestral spirits...

     priestess without dropping any to receive their next clue.
  • At the Khoisan Village, teams had to throw a tribal stick to break a pot held up by rope.
  • At Nature's Valley Rest Camp, teams had to build a tent to sleep in for the night. Once it has been judged as complete, they can run to the Pit Stop.

Leg 2 (South Africa)

Port Elizabeth (Port Elizabeth Airport) to Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

, Western Cape
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...

 (Cape Town International Airport
Cape Town International Airport
Cape Town International Airport is the primary airport serving the city of Cape Town, and is the second busiest airport in South Africa and third busiest in Africa. Located approximately from the city centre, the airport was opened in 1954 to replace Cape Town's previous airport in the suburb of...

)
  • Cape Town (Table Mountain
    Table Mountain
    Table Mountain is a flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town in South Africa, and is featured in the flag of Cape Town and other local government insignia. It is a significant tourist attraction, with many visitors using the cableway or hiking to the top...

    )
  • Atlantis
    Atlantis, Western Cape
    Atlantis is a town in Western Cape, South Africa, roughly 40 km from Cape Town. It has approximately 210,000 residents. The city suffers under high levels of poverty and unemployment...

     (Atlantis Dunes)
  • Cape Town (Killarney Race Track
    Killarney Motor Racing Complex
    Killarney Motor Racing Complex is a motor racing complex in Cape Town, South Africa. It first saw action in 1947.In 1959/60 the track was upgraded and rebuilt to conform to the required FIA standard for the 1500 cc Formula One cars of the time...

    )
  • Cape Town (Langa
    Langa, Cape Town
    Langa is a suburb found in Cape Town, South Africa. It was established in 1927 interms of the 1923 Urban Areas Act. Similar to Nyanga, Langa is one of the many areas in South Africa that were designated for Black Africans before the apartheid era. It is the oldest of such suburbs in Cape Town and...

    )
  • Cape Town (Nelson Mandela
    Nelson Mandela
    Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing...

     Monument In Marina V&A
    Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
    The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in the historic heart of Cape Town's working harbour is South Africa's most-visited destination, having the highest rate of foreign tourists of any attraction in the country...

    )
  • Cape Town (Rhodes Memorial
    Rhodes Memorial
    Rhodes Memorial on Devil's Peak in Cape Town, South Africa, is a memorial to English-born South African politician Cecil John Rhodes designed by Sir Herbert Baker.-Location:...

    )


The Detour for this leg of the race was Wine Road or Through the Sight. In Wine Road, teams had to travel to Nelson Vineyard and carry one empty barrel, and fill it with wine. In Through the Sight, teams had to travel to Valley Gun Club and shoot to six Flying Discs. In this Roadblock, one team member had to make a fast lap of two minutes into the Killarney Race Track.

Additional tasks
  • At Atlantis Dunes, both team member had to slide down the dune in a board and go over an arch to receive their next clue.
  • At Langa, the teams had to eat two Smileys (Goat heads) to receive their next clue.
  • At Nelson Mandela Monument, teams had to perform a local dance and earn some money to receive their next clue.

Leg 3 (South Africa → Vietnam)

Cape Town (Cape Town International Airport) to Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...

, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

  (Tan Son Nhat International Airport
Tan Son Nhat International Airport
Tan Son Nhat International Airport is Vietnam's largest international airport in terms of area . It has a handling capacity of 15-17 million passengers per year, compared with the capacity of Hanoi - Noi Bai airport of 8 million passengers and Da Nang's 2 million passengers...

)
  • Ho Chi Minh City (Bến Thành Market
    Ben Thanh Market
    Ben Thanh Market is a big marketplace in the downtown area of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in District 1...

    )
  • near Cái Bè
    Cai Be
    Cái Bè is a river-land mixed town in Vietnam. It is a rural district of Tien Giang province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. Along the river, there are docks that handle passengers and goods, and the floating market...

     (Mr Tu Hai Rice Field)
  • near Cái Bè (Trai Ga Chicken Farm)
  • Cái Bè (Trại Rắn Đồng Tâm)
  • Ho Chi Minh City (Theater)
  • Ho Chi Minh City (Hùng Vương
    Hung Vuong
    Hùng Vương is a title used in many modern discussions of the ancient Vietnamese rulers of the Hồng Bàng) period. In antiquity this title began to be used for the ruler who was the religious and political leader of united ancient Vietnam...

     Temple)


In this Detour, teams had to choose between Swamp or Jump. In Swamp, teams had to complete an obstacle course through a bog. In Jump, teams had to cross a river by jumping between large floating leaves in the river without falling. For the Fast Forward, teams had to eat a serving of cooked rat. The Roadblock had one team member collect 5 snakes from an enclosure and transport them into a bucket nearby.

Additional tasks
  • At Ben Thanh Market, teams had to sell flowers to locals on Vietnamese bicycles. Once they made enough money from selling them, they would get their next clue.
  • At the Trai Ga Chicken Farm, teams had to gather 20 chickens in a basket and deliver them to the Cái Bè Market to get their next clue.
  • After delivering the chickens, teams received a goose which they would have to carry until they reached the pit stop.
  • At the Theater, teams had to watch a performance while searching for letters on the performers' fans. Teams had to write down the message correctly to receive their next clue.

Leg 4 (Vietnam)

  • Ho Chi Minh City (Motorcycle Shop)Ho Chi Minh City
    Ho Chi Minh City
    Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...

     (Central Bus Terminal) to Bà Rịa
    Ba Ria
    Bà Rịa is a town in Ba Ria–Vung Tau province in the southeast of Vietnam. Ba Ria is split from Vung Tau by a river crossed by Co May Bridge....

     (Rice Paddy Field)
  • Vũng Tàu
    Vung Tàu
    Vũng Tàu is a city in southern Vietnam. Its population in 2005 was 240,000. The city area is including 13 urban wards and one village. It is the capital of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, and is the crude oil extraction center of Vietnam. It is also known as one of the most beautiful cities of tourism...

     (Fish Stall)
  • Vũng Tàu (Street)
  • Vũng Tàu (Niet Ban Tinh Xa Temple)
  • Vũng Tàu (Cyclo
    Cyclo
    Cyclo may refer to:* Cycle rickshaw* Cyclo , a 1995 Vietnamese film* Cyclo , a 2001 album by Ryoji Ikeda and Carsten Nicolai* A chemical compound with a cyclic structure such as a cycloalkane* Cyclo-cross bicycle* Cyclo Industries...

     Parking Lot)
  • Vũng Tàu (Villa Blanche)


In the Roadblock of this leg, one team member had to choose a carabao
Carabao
The carabao or Bubalus bubalis carabanesis is a subspecies of the domesticated water buffalo found in the Philippines, Guam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and various parts of Southeast Asia...

 and then lead it around a muddy field to plough it in a figure 8
Figure 8
Figure 8 may refer to:* 8 , in Arabic numeralsIn entertainment* Figure 8 , by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith* "Figure of Eight" from the album Flowers in the Dirt by Paul McCartney...

 direction. Their path is clearly marked by posts and race flags and teams have to lead their carabao back to where they started in the correct direction to receive their next clue. Teams are taught beforehand on some of the common vocal commands they may give to help control their carabao. If teams need help, they may ask for it, but will have to return to the starting line again. The Detour on this leg was Water Boats of Pedal Feet. In Water Boatd teams take a basket boat across the river to get a dangling clue. In Pedal Feet teams took a bike laden with shrimp baskets and travel 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to a house where they would get their next clue.

Additional tasks
  • At the Motorcycle Shop, teams had to assemble a motorcycle
    Motorcycle
    A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...

     using an assembled motorcycle for reference.
  • At the Fish Stall, teams had to count the number of fish in a basket. Once teams got the correct number, they would get their next clue.
  • At the street in Vũng Tàu, teams had to perform a dance correctly, which involves jumping over sticks on time. Once they did it correctly, they would get their next clue.
  • At the Temple, teams had to solve a large Tower of Hanoi
    Tower of Hanoi
    The Tower of Hanoi or Towers of Hanoi, also called the Tower of Brahma or Towers of Brahma, is a mathematical game or puzzle. It consists of three rods, and a number of disks of different sizes which can slide onto any rod...

     puzzle
  • At the cyclos, one team member had to transport their partner to the next pit stop on the cyclo.

Leg 5 (Vietnam → Japan)

Ho Chi Minh City (Tan Son Nhat International Airport) to Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

  (Narita International Airport
Narita International Airport
is an international airport serving the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is located east of Tokyo Station and east-southeast of Narita Station in the city of Narita, and the adjacent town of Shibayama....

)
  • Shibuya
    Shibuya, Tokyo
    is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km². The total area is 15.11 km²....

    , Tokyo (Shibuya Scramble)
  • Shibuya, Tokyo (J-Pop Cafe )
  • Shibuya, Tokyo (Geinu Kodansha
    Kodansha
    , the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...

     School) (Overnight Rest) Shinjuku
    Shinjuku, Tokyo
    is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the busiest train station in the world and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration center for the government of Tokyo.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population...

    , Tokyo (Shinjuku Station
    Shinjuku Station
    is a train station located in Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan.Serving as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between central Tokyo and its western suburbs on inter-city rail, commuter rail and metro lines, the station was used by an average of 3.64 million people per day in 2007,...

    ) to Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture
    Shizuoka Prefecture
    is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...

     (Gotemba Station
    Gotemba Station
    is a railway station on the Gotemba Line of Central Japan Railway Company located in the eastern part of Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.- History :...

    )
  • Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture (Forest)
  • Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture (Mother Village)
  • Yamanakako
    Yamanakako, Yamanashi
    is a village located in Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 5,356 and a density of 101.42 persons per km². The total area is 52.81 km².-External links:*...

    , Yamanashi Prefecture
    Yamanashi Prefecture
    is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Kōfu.-Pre-history to the 14th century:People have been living in the Yamanashi area for about 30,000 years...

     (Lake Yamanaka
    Lake Yamanaka
    is the biggest of the Fuji Five Lakes. Located in Yamanashi Prefecture near Mount Fuji, Japan, the lake is used for boating, fishing, water-skiing, windsurfing, sightseeing and swimming. If the wind comes from the west, the lake provides a smooth lift for paragliding at Mount Myouyama. There are...

    )


In this Detour, teams had to choose between Teach or Learn. In Teach, they would have to teach schoolchildren who did not speak Hebrew
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...

 to memorize ten words of Hebrew, in which they will later be tested by a local teacher. In Learn, teams have to learn from the local schoolchildren ten words in Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...

. Teams will later be tested for these words by a local teacher. The Roadblock required one team member to go through archways in 3 rows, getting the correct number in reach row. If they got the number wrong, they were sent back to the beginning by ninja
Ninja
A or was a covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, as well as open combat in certain situations...

s. If team members did not get the numbers correct within 5 tries, they would be sent to the back of the teams waiting to complete the task.

Additional tasks
  • At the Shibuya Crossing, teams had to find their next clue on one of the large screens. This would lead them to a woman wearing a kimono
    Kimono
    The is a Japanese traditional garment worn by men, women and children. The word "kimono", which literally means a "thing to wear" , has come to denote these full-length robes...

     who would give them their next clue.
  • At the J-Pop Cafe, teams had to look around the cosplaying girls for one with a Kanji
    Kanji
    Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...

     character on her shoe or clothes to get their next clue.
  • At the Mother Village in Gotemba, teams had to endure 7 minutes of a pedicure
    Pedicure
    A pedicure is a way to improve the appearance of the feet and the nails. It provides a similar service to a manicure. The word pedicure refers to superficial cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails...

     treatment given by baby piranhas and solve a puzzle box encompassing the next clue.
  • At Lake Yamanaka, teams had to take a swan boat and paddle out to the Pit Stop, the big swan.

Leg 6 (Japan → Macau)

Narita, Chiba (Narita International Airport) to Macau
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...

 , China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

  (Macau International Airport
Macau International Airport
- Cargo airlines :The following cargo airlines serve Macau International Airport :*Air Macau*EVA Air Cargo*Shanghai Airlines Cargo*Singapore Airlines Cargo- Other Tenants :* Macau Customs Service...

)
  • Macau (Senado Square
    Senado Square
    The Senado Square, or Senate Square , is a paved area in the centre of the former Portuguese colony of Macau, China, enclosed by the buildings of the Leal Senado, the General Post Office, and St. Dominic’s Church. The square is paved in the traditional Portuguese pavement. The main road of Macau's...

    )
  • Macau (Kuan Yin
    Kuan Yin
    Guanyin is the bodhisattva associated with compassion as venerated by East Asian Buddhists, usually as a female. The name Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin which means "Observing the Sounds of the World". She is also sometimes referred to as Guanyin Pusa...

     statue)
  • Macau (Nam Van Lake
    Nam Van Lake
    Nam Van Lake is one of two man made lakes in the Macau Peninsula. It is located at the southern end of the peninsula.The lake was once a bay , created when the causeway partially closed off the bay. The project to close the lake began in 1991 to attract more development in Macau...

    ) (Overnight Rest)
  • Macau (Macau Tower
    Macau Tower
    Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre , also known as Macau Tower, is a tower located in the former Portuguese colony of Macau, now a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The tower measures 338 m in height from ground level to the highest point...

    )
  • Macau (Taipa Center)
  • Macau (Fortaleza do Monte
    Fortaleza do Monte
    Fortaleza do Monte is the historical military centre of the former Portuguese colony of Macau, in the People's Republic of China...

    )
  • Macau (The Venetian Macao
    The Venetian Macao
    The Venetian Macao is a hotel and casino resort in Macau owned by the Las Vegas Sands corporation. The Venetian is a 40-story, $2.4 billion anchor for the 7 hotels on the Cotai Strip in Macau...

    )


In this Roadblock the team member was required to fall 338 meters from the 61st floor of The Macau Tower
Macau Tower
Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre , also known as Macau Tower, is a tower located in the former Portuguese colony of Macau, now a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The tower measures 338 m in height from ground level to the highest point...

, only after the team member successfully executed the free fall, the team got the next clue. In this Detour, teams had to choose between Noodles or Cookies. In Noodles, teams prepared dough in the traditional way and make little and narrow pieces of Noodles, only after they made a ball of Noodles, they got the next clue. In Cookies, teams ate 2000 cookies and find one cookie with meat in it, only after they found the cookie with the meat, they got the next clue

Additional tasks
  • In Senado Square, the teams were needed to find dragon head sculpture and take it to Kuan Yin statue and there they found the dragon tail sculpture, after that they was needed to walk to the lake and there the teams was checked in with the sculptures.
  • In Nam Van Lake, the teams were needed to put the dragon sculptures in a boat and then, circle the lake in the boat. After they succeeded the circle, they got the next clue.
  • In Fortaleza do Monte, the teams were needed to get key and try to open 1000 locks. Only after the teams succeeded to open the right lock, they got the next clue.
  • To reach the Pit Stop, the teams were needed to sail in gondolas to the Pit Stop in The Venetian Macao.

Leg 7 (Macau → Hong Kong)

Macau (Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier, Macau
Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier, Macau
The Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal , also known as the Macau Ferry Terminal or Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier , is located in Porto Exterior, Macau Peninsula, in the former Portuguese colony of Macau, now a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, near the reservoir on...

) to Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

  (Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier, Hong Kong
Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier, Hong Kong
The Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal is a ferry terminal and heliport, centrally located in Hong Kong. It is also known as the Macau Ferry Terminal, the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier or the Shun Tak Heliport, and has an ICAO code of VHST....

) by TurboJET
TurboJET
TurboJET is the brand name for the operations of the Hong Kong-headquartered Shun Tak-China Travel Ship Management Limited , which was established from the joint venture between Shun Tak Holdings Limited and China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Limited in July 1999...

  • Causeway Bay
    Causeway Bay
    Causeway Bay is a heavily built-up area of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, located on the Hong Kong Island, and covering parts of Wan Chai and Eastern districts. The Chinese name is also romanized as Tung Lo Wan as in Tung Lo Wan Road...

    , Hong Kong Island
    Hong Kong Island
    Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km², as of 2008...

     (Yee Wo Street
    Yee Wo Street
    Yee Wo Street is a street in East Point and Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Its junction with Hennessy Road is one of the busiest junctions in Hong Kong.-Name:...

    )
  • Wan Chai
    Wan Chai
    Wan Chai is a metropolitan area situated at the western part of the Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. Its other boundaries are Canal Road to the east, Arsenal Street to the west and Bowen Road to the south. The area north of Gloucester Road is often called...

    , Hong Kong Island (Cosmo Hotel)
  • Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island (Southorn Stadium)
    • Lai Chi Kok
      Lai Chi Kok
      Lai Chi Kok is a neighborhood in New Kowloon, Hong Kong, east of Kwai Chung and west of Cheung Sha Wan. Mei Foo Sun Chuen is the largest housing estate in the area. Administratively, it belongs to the Sham Shui Po District.-History:...

       (Lai Chi Kok Park)
  • Central
    Central, Hong Kong
    Central is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in Central and Western District, on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui, the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula...

    , Hong Kong Island (Ko Shing Market)
  • Kowloon
    Kowloon
    Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of...

     (Kowloon Walled City
    Kowloon Walled City
    Kowloon Walled City was a densely populated, largely ungoverned settlement in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Originally a Chinese military fort, the Walled City became an enclave after the New Territories were leased to Britain in 1898....

    )
  • Hong Kong (Captain's Rock)
  • Wong Tai Sin
    Wong Tai Sin
    Wong Tai Sin is a Chinese deity popular in Hong Kong with the power of healing. His name literally translates to the "Great Immortal Wong". Wong Tai Sin is the divine form of the individual "Wong Cho Ping".-Legend:...

     (Wong Tai Sin Temple
    Wong Tai Sin Temple
    Wong Tai Sin Temple is one of the most famous shrines in Hong Kong. It is dedicated to Wong Tai Sin, or the Great Immortal Wong. The 18,000-m² Taoist temple is famed for the many prayers answered: "What you request is what you get" via a practice called kau cim...

    )
  • Shatin (Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
    Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
    Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery is a Buddhist temple in Sha Tin, Hong Kong. It is located at 220 Pai Tau Village, Sha Tin. It is not an actual monastery as there are no resident monks and is managed by laypersons.-Historic background:...

    )


In the Roadblock, one team member had to play Ping Pong with a champion kid. After the team member got 7 points in the game, they would get their next clue. For this Fast Forward, teams travelled to Lai Chi Kok Park and had to shave their hair. Only after one team shaved all the hair, they would win the Fast Forward. In this Detour teams had to choose between Kung Fu or Lion Dance. In Kung Fu, teams had to learn some Kung Fu moves and test with the Kung Fu master, after this the teams had to break many bricks with one strike, and after all this the teams got the next clue. In Lion Dance teams had to learn the Lion Dance with the lion costume and find the local master to show the moves to him to get the next clue.

Additional tasks
  • In Yee Wo Street, teams had to find the answers to the next questions: The squares number on the logo of PCCW
    PCCW
    PCCW Limited is the holding company of HKT Group Holdings Limited, Hong Kong's premier telecommunications provider in the Information and Communications Technologies industry. PCCW also holds a majority interest in Pacific Century Premium Developments Limited...

     (Answer: 12). The number of the triangles on the logo of SOGO
    Sogo
    Sogo Co., Ltd. is a department store chain that operates an extensive network of branches in Japan. It once owned stores in locations as diverse as Beijing in China, Causeway Bay in Hong Kong, Taipei in Taiwan, Jakarta, Medan, Bandung & Surabaya in Indonesia, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Singapore,...

     (Answer: 2). The price of the daily newspaper South China Morning Post
    South China Morning Post
    The South China Morning Post , together with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is an English-language Hong Kong newspaper, published by the SCMP Group with a circulation of 104,000....

     (Answer: 7). The number of the gates on the railway bridge (Answer: 17). The missing number in the elevator of Cosmo Hotel (Answer: 4).
  • In Cosmo Hotel, teams had to go to the safe room of the hotel, and take the numbers of the previous mission and make some math calculations to find the number 1748 that open the safe. In the safe, the next clue and a Visa Card awaits.
  • In Ko Shing Market, teams had to get ingredients to a Chinese soup in the market and bring the ingredients to the local pharmacist and eat the soup to get the next clue.
  • In Wong Tai Sin Temple, teams had to hear their future in the race from one of three types of fortune tellers to get the next clue.
  • In Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery, teams had to count the buddha sculpturesve that have only one hand visible in their way upstairs, the teams need to count 54 Buddhas and write the number to a monk to reach the pit stop.

Leg 8 (Hong Kong → Australia)

Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong International Airport is the main airport in Hong Kong. It is colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport , being built on the island of Chek Lap Kok by land reclamation, and also to distinguish it from its predecessor, the closed Kai Tak Airport.The airport opened for commercial...

) to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

  (Sydney Airport
Sydney Airport
Sydney Airport may refer to:* Sydney Airport, also known as Kingsford Smith International Airport, in Sydney, Australia* Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport, in Nova Scotia, Canada...

)
  • Sydney (Dawes Point)
  • Woolloomooloo, Sydney (Harry's Cafe de Wheels
    Harry's Cafe de Wheels
    Harry's Cafe de Wheels is an iconic pie cart located in Woolloomooloo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on Cowper Wharf Road, near the Finger Wharf and Fleet Base East of Garden Island Navy Base, opposite the Woolloomooloo Bay Hotel....

    ) (Overnight Rest)
  • Sydney (Sydney Harbour Bridge
    Sydney Harbour Bridge
    The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district and the North Shore. The dramatic view of the bridge, the harbour, and the nearby Sydney Opera House is an iconic...

    )
  • Sydney (Olympic BVD
    Sydney Olympic Park
    Sydney Olympic Park is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sydney Olympic Park is located 16 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Auburn Council....

    )
  • Sydney (Olympic BVD - Athlete Sculpture) Sydney (Circular Quay ferry wharf
    Circular Quay ferry wharf, Sydney
    Circular Quay Ferry Wharf is the complex of the main commuter wharves in Circular Quay in Sydney, Australia. It is part of the Sydney Ferries network. It is the terminus for all public ferry routes in Sydney....

    ) to Manly
    Manly, New South Wales
    Manly is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Manly is located 17 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of Manly Council, in the Northern Beaches region.-History:Manly was named...

    , Sydney (Manly wharf
    Manly ferry services, Sydney
    Manly ferry services connect the suburb of Manly, New South Wales with Circular Quay by commuter ferry. The services are provided by Sydney Ferries Corporation, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. The route is coloured light blue on the current Sydney Ferries network map. Vessels in the...

    )
  • Manly, Sydney (Manly Beach)
  • Sydney (Hilton Hotel)
  • Sydney (Australian Heritage Hotel in The Rocks
    The Rocks, New South Wales
    The Rocks is an urban locality, tourist precinct and historic area of Sydney's city centre, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour, immediately north-west of the Sydney central business district...

    )
  • Sydney (Royal Botanical Gardens)


In this Detour, teams had to choose between Water Dance or Sky Roll. In Water Dance teams had to enter a swimming pool and learn pools silicate moves and perform them perfectly to get the next clue. In Sky Roll teams had to hang on special rope with the feet and swing to the professional man and fall down to get the next clue. In this Roadblock, one team member had to rappel from the roof of the hotel in reverse. After teams completed the rappel, they received their next clue.

Additional tasks
  • At Dawes Point, teams had to use binoculars to find their next destination.
  • At Harry's Cafe de Wheels, teams had to eat 6 pies that includes 1000 calories per pie. After eating the pies, the teams would receive their next clue and a departure time for the next morning.
  • At Sydney Harbour Bridge, teams had to learn a cheer song and then climb the bridge. After finishing the climb, teams had to sing the cheer they learned before to get their next clue.
  • At Manly Beach, teams had to find an "Aussie cossie", a woman wearing a swimsuit with a design of the Australian flag on it, to receive their next clue.
  • At Australian Heritage Hotel, teams had to make 3 beer cups in the Australian hard way and take the beers on tray to another pub and make more 3 beers and then go to another pub and give the tray to the bartender to check the beer level. If the level of the beers is good, the teams would receive the next clue.

Leg 9 (Australia → New Zealand)

Sydney (Sydney Airport) to Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

  (Auckland Airport)
  • Auckland (Westhaven Marina
    Westhaven Marina
    Westhaven Marina in Auckland, New Zealand, is the largest yacht marina in the Southern Hemisphere. The marina has nearly two thousand berths and swing moorings, and tends to be continually booked...

    )
  • Matamata
    Matamata
    Matamata is a rural Waikato town in New Zealand with a population of around 12,000 . It is located near the base of the Kaimai Ranges, and is a thriving farming area known for Thoroughbred horse breeding and training pursuits...

     (Hobbiton Movie Set) (Overnight Rest)
  • Matamata (Shire's Rest Farm)
  • Rotorua
    Rotorua
    Rotorua is a city on the southern shores of the lake of the same name, in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. The city is the seat of the Rotorua District, a territorial authority encompassing the city and several other nearby towns...

     (Te Puia)
  • Rotorua (Hell's Gate
    Tikitere
    Tikitere, also known as "Hell's Gate", is Rotorua's most active geothermal area on State Highway 30, between Lake Rotorua and Lake Rotoiti in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand...

    )
  • Auckland (One Tree Hill
    One Tree Hill, New Zealand
    One Tree Hill is a 182 metre volcanic peak located in Auckland, New Zealand. It is an important memorial place for both Māori and other New Zealanders...

    )


In this Roadblock, one team member had to control 3 sheep, and transfer them to a small fenced area to receive the next clue.
In this Detour, teams had to choose between Snatch or Catch. In Snatch teams had to play Rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...

 against professional Rugby players, the objective was to run with the ball 22 meters while trying to avoid the players' attempts to touch in order to spike the ball. Then they would have to kick the ball through the field goal to receive the next clue. In Catch teams had to learn the Maori dance and perform it perfectly to receive the next clue.

Additional tasks
  • In the start of the leg, teams had to arrive to Issta
    Issta
    Issta Lines Group is one of Israel's oldest and leading travel companies. Issta Lines markets flights, hotels, organized tours, car rental, ski holidays, cruises and a large selection of various travel products. Issta is also a wholesale provider and operates charter flights and package holidays...

    's travel agency and receive tickets to the next flight.
  • At Westhaven Marina, teams had to prepare a yacht to sail. Teams had a ready yacht to example. After the "skipper" approved that the yacht is ready, he gave to the teams the next clue.
  • In Hobbiton Movie Set, teams had to find 2 items from the movie Lord of the Rings
    The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
    The Lord of the Rings is an epic film trilogy consisting of three fantasy adventure films based on the three-volume book of the same name by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. The films are The Fellowship of the Ring , The Two Towers and The Return of the King .The films were directed by Peter...

     and bring the items to the magician to receive the next clue.
  • In Hell's Gate, teams had to enter to the mud pools and find there 2 totems and convert them to the next clue.

Leg 10 (New Zealand)

Auckland (Auckland Airport) to Queenstown
Queenstown, New Zealand
Queenstown is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is built around an inlet called Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has spectacular views of nearby mountains....

 (Queenstown Airport)
  • Queenstown (Shotover River
    Shotover River
    The Shotover River is located in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. The name correctly suggests that this 60 kilometre-long river is fast flowing, with numerous rapids...

    )
  • Queenstown (Farm)
  • Queenstown (Bakery)
  • Queenstown (Lake Hayes)
  • Queenstown (Deer Park Heights) (Overnight Rest)
  • Queenstown (Actionflite)
  • Otago
    Otago
    Otago is a region of New Zealand in the south of the South Island. The region covers an area of approximately making it the country's second largest region. The population of Otago is...

     (Kawarau River
    Kawarau River
    Kawarau River drains Lake Wakatipu, in northwestern Otago, New Zealand. The river flows generally eastwards for about 60 km and passes through the steep Kawarau Gorge until it joins Lake Dunstan near Cromwell. The Shotover River enters it from the north; the Nevis River enters it from the south...

    )Mad Dog River Boarding
  • Otago (Farm)
  • Queenstown (Nevis Highwire
    Nevis Highwire Platform
    The Nevis Highwire Platform is a bungee jumping platform in the Southern Alps near Queenstown on New Zealand's South Island. It is the third highest bungee jumping platform in the world at a height of 134 metres. It is suspended by high-tension cords, which are fixed at both ends on either side of...

    )
  • Otago (Black Rock Valley)


In this Roadblock, one team member had to do a flight with stunt airplane, only after the team member will survive the flight teams would receive their next clue. The task at the Nevis Highwire was presented as an additional task, but it was actually a Detour. In the one aired choice, teams had to fall the famous swing jump. After both team members fell, they would get their next clue.

Additional tasks
  • In Shotover River, the teams had to sail on an extreme jet boat and take their next clue while sailing.
  • In the first Farm, teams had to find their next clue in hay
    Hay
    Hay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs...

     pile from 50 different piles.
  • In the Bakery, teams had to cook 4 Pavlova
    Pavlova
    - Persons :* Anna Pavlova * Anna Pavlova * Alla Pavlova * Karolina Pavlova * Anelia Pavlova * The feminine form of Pavlov, a common Russian and Bulgarian family name- Other :...

    s and sell them for 50NZ$ to get their next clue.
  • In Lake Hayes, teams had to cut 9 stocks and use them to answer on questions about the race and correct to get the next clue.
  • In Kawarau River, teams had to go riverboarding
    Riverboarding
    Riverboarding is a boardsport in which the participant lies prone on their board with fins on their feet for propulsion and steering. This sport is also known as hydrospeed in Europe and as riverboarding or white-water sledging in New Zealand, depending on the type of board used...

    down the river to get their next clue.
  • In the second Farm, teams had to answer questions about the teams. After both team members answered the questions with the same answers, they would get their next clue.
  • In Black Rock Valley, teams had to roll a 250 kg globe. Only after the teams finished rolling the globe, they could run to the Finish Line.

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