HaMerotz LaMillion 4 | |
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Season 4 | |
Presented by | Ron Shahar |
No. of teams | 14 |
Winner | Shay Gavriel & Shani Alon |
No. of legs | 13 |
Distance traveled | 50,000 km (31,000 mi) |
No. of episodes | 35 (37 including recaps) |
Release | |
Original network | Channel 2 |
Original release | 22 November 2014 – 28 March 2015 |
Additional information | |
Filming dates | 9 May – 2 June 2014 |
Season chronology |
HaMerotz LaMillion 4 is the fourth season of HaMerotz LaMillion (Hebrew : המירוץ למיליון, lit. The Race to the Million), an Israeli reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race . Hosted by Ron Shahar, it featured fourteen teams of two with a pre-existing relationship in a race around the world to win ₪1,000,000. This season visited four continents and eight countries and traveled over 50,000 kilometres (31,000 mi) during thirteen legs. Starting in Jerusalem and Beit Netofa Valley, racers traveled through Israel, Georgia, Sweden, Finland, England, Costa Rica, Bolivia, and Argentina before finishing in Buenos Aires and learning the results in Ramat Gan. New twists introduced this season was split Starting Lines for the first leg. This season premiered on 22 November 2014 on Channel 2 with the finale on 28 March 2015.
Wife and husband's best friend Shani Alon and Shay Gavriel were the winners of this season, while gay best friends Tom Baum and Uriel Yekutiel finished second, and ex-Haredim friends Yochi Apolion and Linor Fahima finished third.
The season introduced a new Starting Line twist and contained two different first legs that started in different locations. Each of the legs resulted in the elimination of the last team in Israel. The 14 teams were split into two groups of seven and each of the groups ran in one of the alternative first legs, while being unaware of the existence of the second group.
Filming for this season began on 9 May 2014. [1] On 16 May, teams traveled from Stockholm, Sweden, to Helsinki, Finland, with tasks spotted at Sauna Arla and Kaivopuisto. [2] The next day, teams went to Hämeenlinna. [3] Filming concluded in early June. The season visited four continents and eight countries covering a distance of more than 50,000 kilometres (31,000 mi), including the first time that an Amazing Race franchise visited the nation of Georgia, which hadn't been visited by the original American version at the time but would later be visited on the 28th season in 2016. [4]
The results of the final leg (as well as the overall placement) were determined when teams had checked-in at the Pit Stop mat at Estancia La Republica in Argentina. However, teams had to fly back to Israel and make their way to the Moshe Aviv Tower in Tel Aviv before revealing the actual outcome of the season and the winning team.
The cast for this season included politician and businesswomen Pnina Rosenblum, singer Roni Duani and actress Yael Duani, model Alexa Dol, and MTV music editor Tom Baum. [5]
On 8 June 2020, Inbal "Tzuki" Nativ died at the age of 35 after a two year battle with cancer. [6]
Contestants | Age | Relationship [7] | Hometown | Status |
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Pnina Rosenblum (פנינה) | 59 | Businesswoman & Daughter | Tel Aviv | Eliminated 1st (in Jerusalem, Israel) |
Hen Rosenblum (חן) | 21 | |||
Hila "Huti" Peretz (חוטי) | 29 | Cousins | Petah Tikva | Eliminated 2nd (in Petah Tikva, Israel) |
Inbal "Tzuki" Nativ (צוקי) | 29 | |||
Irit Bahir (אירית) | 54 | Mother & Daughter | Ein Harod | Eliminated 3rd (in Tbilisi, Georgia) |
Sinai Bahir (סיני) | 31 | |||
Liron "Tiltil" Urfali (טילטיל) | 38 | Taxi Driver & Money Changer | Tel Aviv | Eliminated 4th (in Tbilisi, Georgia) |
Shay Mizrahi (מזרחי) | 37 | |||
Yafa Barazany (יפה) | 57 | Mother & Son | Rosh HaAyin | Eliminated 5th (in Stockholm, Sweden) |
Boaz Vaknin (בועז) | 27 | Kiryat Ono | ||
Roni Duani (רוני) | 28 | Sisters | Tel Aviv | Eliminated 6th (in Hämeenlinna, Finland) |
Yael Duani (יעל) | 32 | |||
Shay Attoun (שי) | 27 | Identical Twins | Eilat | Eliminated 7th (in Jacó, Costa Rica) |
Adi Attoun (עדי) | 27 | |||
Ruth "Alexa" Dolgakov (אלכסה) | 21 | Spouses | Tel Aviv | Eliminated 8th (in San José, Costa Rica) |
Raz Zelcerman (רז) | 29 | |||
Daniel Topaz (דניאל) | 25 | Business Partners | Tel Aviv | Eliminated 9th (in La Paz, Bolivia) |
Meiri Shemesh (מאירי) | 24 | Jerusalem | ||
Gal Almog (גל) | 26 | Engaged | Ashdod | Eliminated 10th (in Huatajata, Bolivia) |
Liel Gelstein (ליאל) | 26 | |||
Vova Lazarovitch (וובה) | 27 | New Olim & Exes | Petah Tikva | Eliminated 11th (in Buenos Aires, Argentina) |
Alla Aibinder (אלה) | 25 | |||
Yochi Apolion (יוכי) | 24 | Ex-Haredim Friends | Givatayim | Third Place |
Linor Fahima (לינור) | 24 | Kiryat Ata | ||
Tom Baum (טום) | 20 | Gay Best Friends | Tel Aviv | Second Place |
Uriel Yekutiel (אוריאל) | 26 | |||
Shay Gavriel (שי) | 28 | Wife & Husband's Best Friend | Ein Ya'akov | Winners |
Shani Alon (שני) | 27 |
Shay & Shani and Vova & Alla competed on HaMerotz LaMillion 8 . [8]
Tom Baum appeared on the third leg of the subsequent season as a clue giver.
In mid-2015, Liron "Tiltil" Orfeli competed on the seventh season of the Israeli edition of Survivor [9] and won the season. [10] "Tiltil" then appeared on the ninth season of the Israeli edition of Big Brother along with Season 2 contestant Adel Bespalov and Season 6 contestant Neta Barazani as part of a second wave of houseguests with a secret assignment in order to earn their way into the Big Brother house. [11] "Tiltil" and Neta were unable to earn a spot in the house. Ruth "Alexa Dol" Dolgakov [12] later competed on the ninth season of Survivor with Season 5 contestant Jonathan "Joezi" Zirah. [13] Alexa was the fifth person voted off of the show and finished in 13th place. [14] Alla Aibinder competed on and won the eleventh season of Survivor in 2021. [15]
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:
Team | Position (by leg) | Roadblocks performed | |||||||||||||
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1 1 | 2 + 3 | 3 | 4 + 4 | 5 | 6 | ⊂ 7 + 7 ⋑ | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 + | 12 | 13 | |||
Shay & Shani | 2nd | 7th⊃ | 5th | 6th | 5th | 6th | 4th* | 4th | 5th | 5th> | 4th | 2nd | 1st | Shay 4, Shani 3 | |
Tom & Uriel | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd> | 7th⊃ | 3rd> | 3rd⊃ | 1st° | 6th> | 4th> | 1st> | 1st | 1st | 2nd | Tom 4, Uriel 3 | |
Yochi & Linor | 4th | 4th⊃ | 6th | 5th | 9th> | 7th⊃ | 6th* | 5th | 1st | 2nd> | 3rd− | 3rd | 3rd 8 | Yochi 4, Linor 3 | |
Vova & Alla | 1st | 9th⊃ | 7th | 9th⊂ | 8th< | 8th⊂ | 7th~ | 7th< | 6th< | 4th> | 2nd | 4th | Vova 4, Alla 3 | ||
Gal & Liel | 2nd | 8th⊂ | 4th> | 4th⊃ | 6th> | 1st⊃ | 5th°− 7 | 3rd> | 3rd> | 3rd< | 5th | Gal 4, Liel 3 | |||
Daniel & Meiri | 5th | 1st⊃ | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd^ | 1st> | 2nd> | 6th | Daniel 3, Meiri 4 | ||||
Alexa & Raz | 5th | 2nd | 1st> | 3rd⊃ | 2nd> | 5th⊃ 6 | 2nd^ | 2nd> | 7th | Alexa 2, Raz 4 | |||||
Shay & Adi | 6th | 10th | 9th> | 2nd⊃ | 7th> | 4th⊃ | 8th~ | 8th | Shay 3, Adi 2 | ||||||
Roni & Yael | 4th | 6th | 10th> | 8th⊃− 4 | 4th> | 9th⊃ | Roni 2, Yael 1 | ||||||||
Yafa & Boaz | 1st | 5th | 8th> | 10th 5 | Yafa 1, Boaz 1 | ||||||||||
Tiltil & Mizrahi | 6th | 11th⊃ | 11th< | Tiltil 1, Mizrahi 1 | |||||||||||
Irit & Sinai | 3rd | 12th⊃− 3 | Irit 1, Sinai 0 | ||||||||||||
Tzuki & Huti | 7th | Tzuki 0, Huti 0 | |||||||||||||
Pnina & Hen | 7th 2 | Pnina 0, Hen 0 |
Teams may vote to choose either U-Turn or Yield. The team with the most votes received the U-Turn or Yield penalty, depending on the respective leg.
U-Turn | Yield | U-Turn | Yield | U-Turn | Double U-Turn | Yield | ||||
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Leg # | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
U-Turned/Yielded | Gal & Liel | Tiltil & Mizrahi | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | Unaired | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | Gal & Liel | |
Result | 6–5–1 | 6–4–1 | 5–3–1 | 6–1–1–1 | 6–1–1–1 | 4–3–1 | 3–2–1–1 | 4–2 | ||
Voter | Team's Vote | |||||||||
Shay & Shani | Gal & Liel | Yafa & Boaz | Yafa & Boaz | Daniel & Meiri | Daniel & Meiri | Unknown | Alexa & Raz | Tom & Uriel | Gal & Liel | |
Tom & Uriel | Tiltil & Mizrahi | Tiltil & Mizrahi | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | Gal & Liel | ||
Yochi & Linor | Gal & Liel | Yafa & Boaz | Yafa & Boaz | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | Alexa & Raz | Alexa & Raz | Gal & Liel | ||
Vova & Alla | Gal & Liel | Yafa & Boaz | Alexa & Raz | Alexa & Raz | Alexa & Raz | Alexa & Raz | Tom & Uriel | Gal & Liel | ||
Gal & Liel | Tiltil & Mizrahi | Tiltil & Mizrahi | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | ||
Daniel & Meiri | Gal & Liel | Yafa & Boaz | Yafa & Boaz | Shay & Shani | Shay & Shani | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | ||
Alexa & Raz | Tiltil & Mizrahi | Tiltil & Mizrahi | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | Yochi & Linor | |||
Shay & Adi | Tiltil & Mizrahi | Tiltil & Mizrahi | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | Yochi & Linor | ||||
Roni & Yael | Tiltil & Mizrahi | Tiltil & Mizrahi | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | |||||
Yafa & Boaz | Vova & Alla | Tiltil & Mizrahi | N/A | |||||||
Tiltil & Mizrahi | Gal & Liel | Shay & Adi | ||||||||
Irit & Sinai | Gal & Liel |
Translated from Hebrew from the official website: [16]
Destinations | Air travel Rail travel Water travel Bus travel Helicopter travel Bicycle travel Gondola travel |
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Route Markers | צומת (Detour) מחסום (Roadblock) עצור (Yield) מסלול משותף (Intersection) סיבוב פרסה (U-Turn) דו–קרב (Double Battle) נקודת סיום (Pit Stop) |
Airdate: 22 November 2014
This season's first Detour was a choice between חלב (Halav – Milk) or דבש (Dvash – Honey). In Milk, teams had to use two long sticks (one stick for each team member) to move five bottles of milk by the neck into a holding tray without dropping them to receive their next clue. In Honey, teams would make their way to an apiary in the park where they would have to harvest a full jar of honey from honeycomb, while wearing mesh cages on their heads that would each have a jar of live bees dropped inside, to receive their next clue.
Airdate: 26 November 2014
Airdates: 29 November 2014, 3 & 6 December 2014
This leg's Detour was a choice between ז׳רטיס שמברבלי (Zhrtil Shmeberbli – Transport) or צ'ורצ'חלה ( Churchkhela ). In Transport, teams had to find the Tqkap Junkyard, where they would have to load old broken car parts onto the roof of another car and secure them down with seatbelts. Once everything was secure, teams had to manually push the cars out of the gates of the junkyard to get their next clue. In Churchkhela, teams had to find the Dry Bridge Bazaar, where they would pick up a display of Churchkhela, a local candy. They would have to sell every piece of candy they had for 1lari each. They could exchange all of their money for their next clue. Teams were then directed to Rustaveli Avenue where they found the U-Turn reveal board.
For this season's first Double Battle, teams had to face off against one another in Chidaoba Wrestling, where contestants wore vests that could be grabbed by opponents. Two members of the team would fight each other, trying to throw the other to the ground or force them out of the ring. Then, the other two team members would fight. The first team to win two matches would receive their next clue. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a fifteen-minute penalty.
In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to climb up the ladder attached to one of the legs of the tower, and then continue climbing up a rope ladder. They then had to cross one of the support beams of the tower before they could pull up their next clue, dangling in the air by a rope.
Airdates: 10, 13 & 17 December 2014
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to search through 45 full sets of matryoshka dolls to find one piece that was marked with a tiny Amazing Race flag to get their next clue. However, the teammate who did not participate in this Roadblock had to put back together all of the matryoshka dolls that their teammate had taken apart. Once all of the dolls were reassembled, teams were permitted to leave the site. Before departing, teams would discover if they were Yielded.
Airdates: 20, 24 & 27 December 2014
This leg's Detour was a choice between גרביים (Garbayim – Socks) or גלגיליות (Galgilyiot – Skates), both of which were themed after Pippi Longstocking and required teams to wear Pippi Longstocking wigs. In Socks, team members would each have to put on 10 pairs of stockings at once. Then they had to bounce on a trampoline, and had to continue bouncing while trying to take off the socks and hang them on a clothesline above. Once all 20 pairs of socks were hanging, teams would get their next clue. In Skates, one team member had to put on a pair of roller skates. Then, each team member had to stay at opposite ends of one of the roads in the park with frying pans, trying to pass a pancake between each other using them. Teams had to exchange the pancake every time they passed a mark along the road, of which there were at least 30. Once at the end, teams then had to toss the pancake onto a plate. Once 15 pancakes, taken one at a time through this process, were on the plate, teams would get their next clue. Teams would also find a U-Turn reveal board before leaving.
For this leg's Double Battle, teams had to get into kayaks, with one team member paddling and the other standing up and holding a battering weapon. The two standing members of each team had to battle it out and try to knock their opponent into the water. The one left standing would receive the next clue. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a fifteen-minute penalty.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to pick a rabbit and run it through a rabbit show jumping course without knocking over any of the obstacles to get their next clue.
Airdates: 31 December 2014, 3 & 7 January 2015
Airdates: 7, 10, 14 & 17 January 2015
This leg's Detour was a choice between לפשפש (Lapeshpesh – Rummage) or לייבש (Laibesh – Dry). In Rummage, teams would have to choose one of three distinct plastic fish-shaped lures. They then had to climb into a waist-deep container of fish guts and garbage body parts, searching for a matching lure somewhere in the muck. If they found it, they would get their next clue. In Dry, teams had to filet fish and cut off their heads, skewering the heads onto a spike and threading six of them together into a fish head necklace. Each necklace that teams made had to be worn until the challenge was done. Once teams had created six necklaces and hung them out to dry, they would get their next clue. Before leaving the harbour, teams would also find the U-Turn reveal board.
Airdates: 21, 24 & 28 January 2015
In this leg's James Bond-themed Roadblock, one team member would be given a martini to hold until they had completed the task. After traveling from Limehouse Marina to the Presidents Quay House by speedboat, the chosen team member would have to figure out the code to unlock a safe containing the key to the telephone box. The code could be deciphered by arranging six actors who had played the part of James Bond into chronological order. The team member had to arrange placards of the actors into the correct order, all while holding the martini, and then use the numbers on the placards to figure out the code. Once they had unlocked the save, rescued the girl, and disarmed the bomb, teams would get their next clue. However, there was a 2-minute time limit before the bomb "exploded", at which point teams would be sent to the back of the queue to try again.
For this leg's Double Battle, one team member from each team would dress up as a member of the Queen's Guard and had to stand before a guardhouse. The remaining team member of the opposing team would then try to get them to flinch or laugh, using whatever means they wished without touching them. The first guard to crack would lose the Double Battle. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a fifteen-minute penalty.
This leg's Detour was a choice between מטריות (Mitriyot – Umbrellas) or לא להיות (Lo LiHiot – Not To Be). In Umbrellas, one team member made their way to a plaza where a series of umbrellas were arranged, each with a letter of the English alphabet written on top. Their partner would be on the balcony above with a clear view of the umbrellas, and had to help the one on the ground spell out the famous word from Mary Poppins – Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious – to receive their next clue from a Mary Poppins impersonator. In Not To Be, teams had to learn and perform a scene from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet , with one playing the part of Romeo and the other Juliet. They would be judged on memorization as well as their dramatic performance. If the judge gave his approval, teams would get their next clue.
Airdates: 4 & 7 February 2015
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to choose a surfer of the same gender that they were and then take a surfboard out onto the waters. They would be tied to the surfboard of their surfer with a white buoy in the middle. The team member and the surfer would try to paddle away from each other, much like in tug-of-war, and try to drag the white buoy across the yellow buoys on their side. Once the team member could do this, they would receive their next clue. Before leaving, teams would find out the results of the Yield.
Airdates: 11, 14 & 18 February 2015
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member would have to traverse across a series of hammocks hanging between trees, making their way from the start to the end of the course without touching the ground. At the end of the last hammock, they would find their next clue. The clue then told teams that the other team member would have to complete the course in a must faster time, to receive their next clue proper. Before leaving the reserve, teams voted for who would be Yielded.
This season's final Detour was a choice between בננה (Banana) or אננס (Ananas – Pineapple). In Banana, teams made their way to Finca La Rebusca, a banana plantation, and entered the field of banana trees. Each team was given a number, and teams would have to find five bushels of bananas that were marked with this number and harvest them. They would then load the five bushels onto a hanging track and use the local pulley system to deliver them to the preparation plant, where they would receive their next clue. In Pineapple, teams made their way to a nearby pineapple field where they would have to harvest 100 pineapples and then load them into a truck to receive their next clue.
Airdates: 21, 25 & 28 February 2015
In this season's final Roadblock, one team member and their chosen local would play a game show called כל ישראל אחים (All Brothers of Israel). They would be asked a series of "this or that" questions and both of them had to write down their answer. The team member and their local had to answer 15 questions exactly the same to receive their next clue.
Airdates: 4 & 7 March 2015
For this season's final Double Battle, one team member from each competing team had to play on a best of three match of a traditional Incan game at Tiwanaku Ruins. They had to run around the field flipping the coins so that both halves are their respective colour. The first team to fully turn all three coins to their colour received their next clue. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a fifteen-minute penalty.
Airdates: 14, 21 & 25 March 2015 [lower-alpha 1]
Airdate: 28 March 2015
The fourth season averaged a 33.6% average and 46.3% household share with approximately a million viewers tuning in regularly across the season. The finale received ratings of 41.8% and 58.1% household share with 1.5 million viewers watching the episode, which was an all-time record for a finale episode of a reality competition show. [17]
Data courtesy of the Israeli Rating Committee, according to individuals aged 4+ from the general population.
No. | Air date | Episode | Percentage | Nightly Rank | Ref |
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1 | 22 November 2014 | "Kickoff Event!" | 17.9% | 1 | [18] |
2 | 26 November 2014 | "New Teams Join" | 14.0% | 1 | [19] |
3 | 29 November 2014 | "Landing in Georgia" | 16.4% | 1 | [20] |
4 | 3 December 2014 | "Georgian Battle" | 11.9% | 1 | [21] |
5 | 6 December 2014 | "The Tallest Tower in Georgia" | 16.5% | 1 | [22] |
6 | 10 December 2014 | "Gold Tooth Mission" | 13.7% | 1 | [23] |
7 | 13 December 2014 | "Silence of the Lambs!" | 15.5% | 1 | [24] |
8 | 17 December 2014 | "Elimination in Georgia" | 13.3% | 1 | [25] |
9 | 20 December 2014 | "Landing in Sweden!" | 15.1% | 1 | [26] |
10 | 24 December 2014 | "Swedish Delicacy" | 14.0% | 1 | [27] |
11 | 27 December 2014 | "Elimination in Sweden" | 15.8% | 1 | [28] |
12 | 31 December 2014 | "Hot Finland!" | 14.7% | 1 | [29] |
13 | 3 January 2015 | "Heavy Metal Show!" | 16.0% | 1 | [30] |
14 | 7 January 2015 | "Christmas in Finland" | 16.1% | 1 | [31] |
15 | 10 January 2015 | "Upside-down Obstacle Course" | 16.9% | 1 | [32] |
16 | 14 January 2015 | "Celebration in Finland!" | 13.8% | 1 | [33] |
17 | 17 January 2015 | "Surprising Elimination in Finland" | 17.0% | 1 | [34] |
18 | 21 January 2015 | "Landing in London" | 15.8% | 1 | [35] |
19 | 24 January 2015 | "Pop Group!" | 15.0% | 1 | [36] |
20 | 28 January 2015 | "The Race Halts!" | 14.0% | 1 | [37] |
21 | 31 January 2015 | "Summary of Europe" | 13.1% | 1 | [38] |
22 | 4 February 2015 | "Costa Rica" | 14.4% | 1 | [39] |
23 | 7 February 2015 | "Tropical Warfare" | 16.0% | 1 | [40] |
24 | 11 February 2015 | "Animals of the Forest!" | 15.8% | 1 | [41] |
25 | 14 February 2015 | "Hammock and Harvest" | 17.4% | 1 | [42] |
26 | 18 February 2015 | "Dramatic Scavenging!" | 15.6% | 1 | [43] |
27 | 21 February 2015 | "Conquering Bolivia" | 17.5% | 1 | [44] |
28 | 25 February 2015 | "Shocking Mission!" | 16.0% | 1 | [45] |
29 | 28 February 2015 | "Shocking Elimination!" | 16.6% | 1 | [46] |
30 | 4 March 2015 | "The Bolivian Desert!" | 14.9% | 1 | [47] |
31 | 7 March 2015 | "Bolivian Soldiers!" | 16.9% | 1 | [48] |
32 | 11 March 2015 | "Who Will Reach the Finals" | 10.5% | 1 | [49] |
33 | 14 March 2015 | "Semifinals!" | 15.1% | 1 | [50] |
34 | 21 March 2015 | "Looking for Mother" | 15.8% | 1 | [51] |
35 | 25 March 2015 | "Semifinals!" | 15.7% | 1 | [52] |
36 | 28 March 2015 | "Grand Finale!" | 22.6% | 1 | [53] |
37 | 1 April 2015 | "Reunion" | 9.3% | 1 | [54] |
In 2015, the season won an Israeli Academy of Film and Television Award for best reality program. [55]
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HaMerotz LaMillion is an Israeli reality competition entertainment show, drawing inspiration from the American series The Amazing Race. Following the premise of other versions in the Amazing Race franchise, the show closely follows the competitive journeys of many couples overcoming challenges and making their way into the final stage of the race, as they often navigating their ways worldwide. Each season is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselves in foreign areas, interact with locals, perform physical and mental challenges, and travel by air, boat, car, taxi, and other modes of transport. Teams are progressively eliminated at the end of most legs for being the last to arrive at designated Pit Stops. The first team to arrive at the Finish Line wins a grand prize of ₪1,000,000.
Velyki Perehony was a Ukrainian reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Following the premise of other versions in the Amazing Race franchise, the show follows ten teams of two as they race around the world. The show was split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselves in foreign areas, interact with locals, perform physical and mental challenges, and travel by air, boat, car, taxi, and other modes of transport. Teams are progressively eliminated at the end of most legs for being the last to arrive at designated Pit Stops. Starting in Kyiv, teams travelled through Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, Singapore, the Philippines, South Africa, the Netherlands, and Poland before returning to Kyiv. The first team to arrive at the Finish Line wins the grand prize of ₴500,000.
HaMerotz LaMillion 3 is the third season of HaMerotz LaMillion, an Israeli reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Hosted by Ron Shahar, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world to win ₪1,000,000. This season visited four continents and seven countries and traveled over 37,000 kilometres (23,000 mi) during thirteen legs. Starting in Haifa, racers traveled through Israel, Spain, France, Brazil, Cuba, the United States, and Taiwan before finishing in Taipei. New twists introduced in this season include the Double U-Turn, with the recipients of a U-Turn Vote allowed to use the U-Turn on another team; the Intersection; the no-rest leg; and the Salvage Pass, which was awarded to the winners of the second leg and gave them a choice between a head start in the next leg or saving the last team from elimination. The season premiered on 11 May 2013 on Channel 2 and the finale aired on 31 August 2013.
The Amazing Race Vietnam: Cuộc đua kỳ thú 2014 is the third season of the reality television game show, The Amazing Race Vietnam. It featured nine teams of two in a race around Vietnam for 300 million₫.
The Amazing Race Philippines 2 is the second season of The Amazing Race Philippines. It featured eleven teams of two, each in a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the Philippines. Derek Ramsay returned as the host of the show.
The Amazing Race Vietnam: Cuộc đua kỳ thú 2015 is the fourth season of the reality television game show, The Amazing Race Vietnam. It featured eight teams of two in a race around Vietnam for 300 million₫. This season's teams included celebrities and Amazing Race franchise fans.
HaMerotz LaMillion 5 is the fifth season of HaMerotz LaMillion, an Israeli reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Hosted by Ron Shahar, it featured fourteen teams of two with a pre-existing relationship in a race around the world to win ₪1,000,000. This season visited four continents and ten countries and traveled over 37,200 kilometres (23,100 mi) during thirteen legs. Starting in Tel Aviv and Yavne, racers traveled through Israel, Italy, Romania, Namibia, Tanzania, India, South Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Australia before finishing in Melbourne and learning the results in Tel Aviv. This season premiered on 17 May 2016 on Channel 2 with the finale on 26 September 2016.
The Amazing Race Asia 5 is the fifth season of The Amazing Race Asia, a reality television game show based on the American series The Amazing Race. It returned after a 6-year hiatus and featured eleven teams of two for the first time in the Asia's version of franchise, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race across Southeast Asia to win US$100,000.
HaMerotz LaMillion 6 is the sixth season of HaMerotz LaMillion, an Israeli reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. It featured 12 teams of two with a pre-existing relationship in a race around the world to win ₪1,000,000. Starting in Tzukei Yam, racers traveled through Israel, the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Jamaica, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, and Thailand before finishing in Pattaya but ended in Jerusalem.
HaMerotz LaMillion 7 is the seventh season of HaMerotz LaMillion, an Israeli reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. It featured 12 teams of two with a pre-existing relationship in a race around the world to win ₪1,000,000. Starting in Jerusalem, racers traveled through Israel, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Nepal, China, and the Philippines before finishing in Quezon City but ended in Tel Aviv.
HaMerotz LaMillion 8, also known as HaMerotz LaMillion: All Stars, is the eighth season of HaMerotz LaMillion, an Israeli reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Hosted by Ron Shahar, it featured six new teams of two with a pre-existing relationship and six returning teams of two in a race around the world to win ₪1,000,000. This season visited three continents and seven countries and traveled over 35,000 kilometres (22,000 mi) during twelve legs. Starting in Las Piñas, racers traveled through the Philippines, the Netherlands, Armenia, Chile, Ecuador, Brazil, and Israel before ending in Tel Aviv. The season premiered on 6 September 2020 on Channel 13 with the finale on 8 December 2020.
The Amazing Race Vietnam: Cuộc đua kỳ thú 2019 is the sixth season of the reality television game show, The Amazing Race Vietnam. It featured ten teams of two celebrities in a race around Vietnam for 300 million₫.
Ro'im et Hakol is an Israeli television mystery music game show series based on the South Korean programme I Can See Your Voice. It premiered on Keshet 12 on 28 February 2023, and has been aired for two seasons.
HaMerotz LaMillion 9, also known as HaMerotz LaMillion 2024, is the ninth season of HaMerotz LaMillion, an Israeli reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race, and the first installment of Channel 12's iteration of the show. Hosted by Yehuda Levi, replacing Ron Shahar who hosted the previous seasons of the show, it featured thirteen teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world to win ₪1,000,000. This season visited four continents and twelve countries and traveled over 59,566 kilometres (37,013 mi) during twelve legs. Starting in Mýrdalshreppur, racers travelled through Iceland, Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, Senegal, Azerbaijan, Austria, Germany, Mongolia, South Korea, Vietnam, and New Zealand before finishing in Gibbston. New twists introduced in this season include Partner Swap. Elements of the show that returned for this season include the Fast Forward and the no-rest leg. The season was set to premiere in early 2024, although the premiere date was delayed by the Israel-Hamas war. The season premiered on 1 July 2024 on Channel 12 and concluded on 25 September 2024.
The first season of the Israeli television mystery music game show Ro'im et Hakol premiered on Keshet 12 on 28 February 2023.
The second season of the Israeli television mystery music game show Ro'im et Hakol premiered on Keshet 12 on 14 August 2023.