This reality competition sees teams embark on a trek around the world to amazing destinations where they must compete in a series of challenges, some mental and some physical. Only when the tasks are completed will they learn of their next location. Teams who are the farthest behind will gradually be eliminated as the contest progresses, with the first team to arrive at the final destination winning the race and the $1 million prize.
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#1 – You’ve Just Made Me a Millionaire
Season 5 – Episode 12
The teams set off from the Coconut Palace in Manila, Philippines, knowing that one team will be eliminated. Intense battles and struggles ensue as the teams make their way to El Nido on two charter flights, then struggle with a challenge that involves finding an island with the flag of the Philippines. The mistake of one team costs them dearly, but in the end, a Roadblock that involves rapelling up a high cliff proves the undoing of another. The remaining teams head into the final leg, which finds them all on a flight to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. There, they all struggle to hike up a long hill and then receive a clue telling them to head to Olympic Park. There, they face a detour: Slide or Ride, in which they must either complete a luge course in 34 seconds, or complete a challenging biking course in three minutes. One team attempts and fails the bike course, but all teams eventually end up completing the luge. The teams then make their way to the final destination of Dallas, Texas, wh
The episode was rated from 43 votes.
#2 – The Final Push
Season 12 – Episode 11
Ronald Hsu & Christina Hsu, TK Erwin & Rachel Rosales and Nicolas Fulks & Donald Jerousek are the three teams racing for the top prize of one million dollars. TK and Rachel have issues with a Detour, while Donald comes down Nicolas after he makes a mistake. Meanwhile, Ronald watches as Christina hangs on for her life in a challenging task.
The episode was rated from 27 votes.
#3 – Take Down That Million (2)
Season 21 – Episode 12
The final four teams race through France and then fly to New York City, where they face a Houdini-inspired challenge before running to the finish line to claim the $1 million top prize.
The episode was rated from 19 votes.
#4 – Amazing “Crazy” Race (2)
Season 23 – Episode 12
The final teams take part in a human bowling competition in Tokyo; one team wins $1 million.
The episode was rated from 42 votes.
#5 – Beacon of Hope (1)
Season 22 – Episode 11
After the final four teams go bog snorkeling in Belfast, Ireland, one team’s race comes to an end; the three remaining teams scour historic landmarks in Washington, D.C.; the winning team is determined. Part one of two.
The episode was rated from 72 votes.
#6 – If I Were In Town, I Would Ask For Your Number (2)
Season 11 – Episode 8
The teams continue in the second part of a double-length episode. Departing from the Pit Stop nearby the Jan III Sobieski Lozenki statue in Warsaw, Poland, the teams learn that they must travel by charter bus to Auschwitz, Birkenau. The charter buses carry three teams and leave four hours apart. Upon arriving at the Auschwitz concentration camp, teams are required to light a candle and have a moment of silence for the victims of the Holocaust. It’s a very emotional moment that teams find themselves reflecting on and in some cases relating to personal experiences, or past history of their own families. Teams then proceed forty miles to a theatre in Krakow where they find themselves facing an Intersection, requiring them to pair up with another team. Two teams work this great advantage by partnering for a Fast Forward, but one loses a sizable lead by being forced to wait for the trailing charter bus. All teams ultimately find themselves heading to the Pieskowa Skała castle. Those that did not claim the Fast Forward must first complete the Roadblock before checking in, but one is too late and is eliminated from the race.
The episode was rated from 13 votes.
#7 – Do It for the Hood! Do It for the Suburbs!
Season 15 – Episode 5
The seven remaining teams depart the Souk Madinat Jumeirah pitstop, staying in Dubai. The Roadblock involving retrieving a watch to use to unlock a briefcase and Detours of weighing a half-millon dollars in gold or assembling a dozen hookahs are made even worse by stifling 130° heat. But Mika faces the ultimate test of courage when a six-story waterslide clashes with her dual fears of water and heights.
The episode was rated from 30 votes.
#8 – Taste Your Salami
Season 20 – Episode 4
The eight remaining teams depart the Pit Stop at Escalinata de Antequera in Asuncion, Paraguay. An unexpected beheading occurs as teams polish off a dirty task, and a random act of kindness leaves one team in tears.
The episode was rated from 58 votes.
#9 – Amazing “Crazy” Race (1)
Season 23 – Episode 11
The final teams take part in a human bowling competition in Tokyo; one team wins $1 million.
The episode was rated from 92 votes.
#10 – Beards In the Wind
Season 23 – Episode 4
Racers take a plunge into the Arctic in Svolvaer, Norway; Marie and Tim have a tough decision to make.
The episode was rated from 116 votes.