HaMerotz LaMillion 8 | |
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Season 8 | |
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Presented by | Ron Shahar |
No. of teams | 12 |
Winner | Yael Carmon & Yosiel Neeman |
No. of legs | 12 |
Distance traveled | 35,000 km (22,000 mi) |
No. of episodes | 35 (37 including recaps) |
Release | |
Original network | Channel 13 |
Original release | 6 September 2020 – 8 December 2020 |
Additional information | |
Filming dates | 1 December 2018 – 22 December 2018 [1] 6 December 2020 [2] |
Season chronology |
HaMerotz LaMillion 8, also known as HaMerotz LaMillion: All Stars, [3] is the eighth 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 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 finishing in Tel Aviv. The season premiered on 6 September 2020 on Channel 13 with the finale on 8 December 2020.
Cousins Yael Carmon and Yosiel Neeman from HaMerotz LaMillion 5 were the winners of this season, while childhood friends Asaf Tetro and Netah Merran finished second, and siblings Omer and Neta Barazani from HaMerotz LaMillion 6 finished third.
While the previous season was filming, rumors circulated that teams from previous seasons would be participating on the subsequent season. On 28 November 2018, before the Season 7 finale was filmed, media outlets spotted the six teams returning to the show at Ben Gurion Airport. [4] A few days later, production of the season began in the Philippines directly after the conclusion of the previous season. The second half of the season's first leg was filmed the same day when the tenth leg of The Amazing Race 32 , which also finished in Rizal Park, [5] was being filmed in Manila. Principal filming of the season ended on 22 December 2018. [1] The final segment in Israel was filmed in early December 2020 to prevent the final results from leaking. [6]
This season is the first time an Amazing Race franchise filmed a second season directly after the filming of another season. [7] This season marks the fourth Amazing Race franchise that brought back previous contestants to compete following the original American version, The Amazing Race Vietnam , and The Amazing Race China ( The Amazing Race Canada 7 , which featured a single viewer-voted returning team, aired after HaMerotz LaMillion 8 was filmed but before it aired). This is also the second season, after the second Chinese season ( The Amazing Race Australia 4 , which also featured an international Starting Line, was filmed after HaMerotz LaMillion 8 but aired before this season), in which the Starting Line did not take place in the show's host country.
Similar the previous season, a companion series aired online entitled To Be Ron Shahar, which featured comedians Duvdevani and Kovach following the filming of the season and learning how to be the show's hosts. [8] In addition, after their elimination Vova & Alla hosted a segment where they provided their commentary about episodes that had just aired. [9]
Contestants | Age | Relationship | Hometown | Status |
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Ruthi Ibn Ofir (רותי) | 57 | Cousins | Beit Nekofa | Eliminated 1st (in Manila, Philippines) |
Michal Azulay (מיכל) | 53 | |||
Shiri Stanescu (שירי) | 20 | Identical Twins | Ramat Gan | Eliminated 2nd (in Panglao, Philippines) |
Noga Stanescu (נגה) | 20 | |||
Vova Lazarovitch (וובה) | 31 | Exes HaMerotz LaMillion 4 | Petah Tikva | Eliminated 3rd (in Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
Alla Aibinder (אלה) | 29 | Tel Aviv | ||
Yarden Vizel (ירדן) | 24 | Best Friends HaMerotz LaMillion 6 | Givatayim | Eliminated 4th (in Yerevan, Armenia) |
Anne Zivi (אן) | 24 | |||
Tali Algabi (טלי) | 45 | Siblings | Tel Aviv | Eliminated 5th (in Santiago, Chile) |
Gili Algabi (גילי) | 29 | |||
Eviatar Nagar (אביתר) | 30 | Married | Ramat Gan | Eliminated 6th (in Valparaíso, Chile) |
Liane Weinman (ליאן) | 32 | |||
Ash Mor (אש) | 27 | Dating | Jerusalem | Eliminated 7th (in Quito, Ecuador) |
Alice Zanu (אליס) | 24 | |||
Shay Gavriel (שי) | 32 | Friends HaMerotz LaMillion 4 | Ein Ya'akov | Eliminated 8th (in Santos, Brazil) |
Shani Alon (שני) | 31 | |||
Ben Scheflan (בן) | 27 | Brothers HaMerotz LaMillion 5 | Tel Aviv | Eliminated 9th (in São Paulo, Brazil) |
Ori Scheflan (אורי) | 24 | |||
Omer Barazani (עומר) | 26 | Siblings HaMerotz LaMillion 6 | Jerusalem | Third Place |
Neta Barazani (נטע) | 20 | |||
Asaf Tetro (אסף) | 23 | Childhood Friends | Holon | Second Place |
Netah Merran (נתא) | 23 | |||
Yael Carmon (יעל) | 29 | Cousins HaMerotz LaMillion 5 | Tel Aviv | Winners |
Yosiel Neeman (יוסיאל) | 25 | Holon |
The returning teams and their prior placements are: [4]
In 2021, Omer Barazani competed on Big Brother VIP 4 and finished in third place. [10] [11] Alla Aibinder competed on and won the eleventh season of the Israeli edition of Survivor in 2021. [12]
The following teams participated in the 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: [13]
Team | Position (by leg) | Roadblocks performed | |||||||||||
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1 + | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 + | 6 + | 7 + | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
Yael & Yosiel | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 3rd< | 4th< | 1st> | 3rd< | 2nd> 4 | 4th> | 1st> | 1st | 1st | Yael 0, Yosiel 1 |
Netah & Asaf | 3rd | 3rd⊃ | 3rd< | 1st> | 1st> | 6th< | 5th> 3 | 1st< | 1st< | 3rd< | 2nd | 2nd | Netah 0, Asaf 1 |
Omer & Neta | 9th | 8th | 2nd> | 2nd | 6th | 5th>− | 2nd | 5th» | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | Omer 1, Neta 0 |
Ben & Ori | 10th | 9th | 5th> | 5th | 5th− | 3rd> | 4th | 4th> | 5th> | 4th> | 4th | Ben 1, Ori 0 | |
Shay & Shani | 5th 1 | 2nd | 4th | 7th> | 8th> | 2nd | 1st | 3rd» | 3rd> | 5th> | Shay 1, Shani 0 | ||
Ash & Alice | 4th | 1st⊃ | 7th | 6th | 2nd | 7th | 6th− | 6th« | Ash 1, Alice 0 | ||||
Liane & Eviatar | 1st | 5th | 6th | 4th> | 7th> | 4th | 7th> | Liane 0, Eviatar 1 | |||||
Gili & Tali | 8th> | 6th⊃ | 8th | 8th> | 3rd> | 8th | Gili 0, Tali 0 | ||||||
Anne & Yarden | 7th | 10th | 9th> | 9th | Anne 0, Yarden 0 | ||||||||
Vova & Alla | 11th< | 7th⊂ | 10th> | Vova 0, Alla 0 | |||||||||
Shiri & Noga | 6th> | 11th⊃ | Shiri 0, Noga 0 | ||||||||||
Michal & Ruthi | 12th>− 2 | Michal 0, Ruthi 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.
Yield | U-Turn | Yield | ||||||||
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Leg # | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
U-Turned/Yielded | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | Netah & Asaf | Yael & Yosiel | Yael & Yosiel | Netah & Asaf | Yael & Yosiel | Netah & Asaf Ash & Alice | Netah & Asaf | Netah & Asaf |
Result | 3–2–2–1–1–1–1–1 | 4–2–2–1–1–1 | 4–2–2–1–1 | 4–3–1–1 | 4–3–1 | 3–2–1–1–1 | 2–1–1–1–1–1 | 2–2–1–1 | 3–1–1 | 3–1–1 |
Voter | Team's Vote | |||||||||
Yael & Yosiel | Ben & Ori | Ben & Ori | Vova & Alla | Netah & Asaf | Netah & Asaf | Netah & Asaf | Netah & Asaf | Netah & Asaf | Netah & Asaf | Netah & Asaf |
Netah & Asaf | Shay & Shani | Vova & Alla | Yael & Yosiel | Yael & Yosiel | Yael & Yosiel | Yael & Yosiel | Yael & Yosiel | Yael & Yosiel | Yael & Yosiel | Yael & Yosiel |
Omer & Neta | Michal & Ruthi | Netah & Asaf | Netah & Asaf | Netah & Asaf | Netah & Asaf | Netah & Asaf | Ben & Ori | Ash & Alice | Ben & Ori | Ben & Ori |
Ben & Ori | Yael & Yosiel | Yael & Yosiel | Netah & Asaf | Netah & Asaf | Netah & Asaf | Netah & Asaf | Omer & Neta | Netah & Asaf | Netah & Asaf | Netah & Asaf |
Shay & Shani | Shiri & Noga | Ash & Alice | Ash & Alice | Yael & Yosiel | Yael & Yosiel | Ash & Alice | Ash & Alice | Ash & Alice | Netah & Asaf | Netah & Asaf |
Ash & Alice | Shay & Shani | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | Shay & Shani | Shay & Shani | Shay & Shani | Shay & Shani | Shay & Shani | ||
Liane & Eviatar | Anne & Yarden | Ben & Ori | Yael & Yosiel | Yael & Yosiel | Yael & Yosiel | Yael & Yosiel | Yael & Yosiel | |||
Gili & Tali | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | Anne & Yarden | Yael & Yosiel | Yael & Yosiel | Neta & Omer | ||||
Anne & Yarden | Netah & Asaf | Liane & Eviatar | Netah & Asaf | Gili & Tali | ||||||
Vova & Alla | Netah & Asaf | Netah & Asaf | Netah & Asaf | |||||||
Shiri & Noga | Vova & Alla | Vova & Alla | ||||||||
Michal & Ruthi | Vova & Alla | |||||||||
Translated from Hebrew from the official website: [14]
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Airdates: 6, 7 & 9 September 2020
For this season's first Double Battle, one team stood on a floating platform in the middle of a pool and members of the opposing team would be on either side of the platform swinging a bar that the team members on the platform had to jump over to earn a point. After two minutes, teams would swap roles. After the second round the team with the higher score would receive their next clue, while the losing team had to wait for another team. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a 15-minute penalty. Teams would then vote for the team they wished to Yield.
Airdates: 14, 15, 16 & 21 September 2020
This season's only Detour was a choice between כביסה (Laundry) or תפוחי אדמה (Potatoes). In Laundry, teams had to tightrope walk across the Loboc River while carrying a basket of laundry to receive their next clue. In Potatoes, teams had to walk on land skis, with the team member up front blindfolded. The non-blindfolded team member had to direct their partner to use a reach extender to grab three marked potatoes and place them in a basket on their back to receive their next clue. After either task, teams returned to Ocho Food Stop to find out if they had been U-Turned.
Airdates: 23, 24 & 28 September 2020
Airdates: 3, 6, 10 & 13 October 2020
Airdates: 14, 17, 21 & 24 October 2020
For this leg's Double Battle, teams competed in jousting. One member from each team had to sit on a barrel and use a sword to knock down their opponent. The first team to win two matches would receive their next clue, while the losing team had to wait for another team. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a 15-minute penalty.
Airdates: 24, 28 & 31 October 2020
For this leg's Double Battle, one member from each team had to stand on a rotating platform and throw one Chilean produce ( rocoto , papa lisa , or caigua ) past their opponent and into a net bearing the produce's name. The first team to win two matches would receive their next clue, while the losing team had to wait for another team. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a 15-minute penalty.
Airdates: 1, 4, 7 & 8 November 2020
For this season's final Double Battle, one member from each team had to swim across a section of the largest swimming pool in South America to their next clue while hooked to a fishing rod and held back by their opponent's partner. The losing team had to wait for another team, and the team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a 15-minute penalty.
In this season's only Roadblock, one team member had to climb up a wire bridge, which included sections of movable planks, without falling to retrieve their next clue.
Airdates: 11 & 14 November 2020
Airdates: 18, 21 & 22 November 2020
Airdates: 24 & 28 November 2020
Airdates: 29, 1 & 2 December 2020
Airdate: 8 December 2020
Data courtesy of the Israeli Rating Committee, according to individuals aged 4+ from the general population.
No. | Air date | Episode | Percentage | Nightly Rank | Jewish Household Percentage | Viewers | Ref |
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1 | 6 September 2020 | The Launch Event | 7.2% | 1 | 17.1% | 469,000 | [15] [16] |
2 | 7 September 2020 | The All Stars vs. the Rookies | 6.9% | 1 | 17.8% | 453,000 | [17] [18] |
3 | 9 September 2020 | First Elimination | 6.4% | 1 | 15.2% | 421,000 | [19] [20] |
4 | 14 September 2020 | Shani's Exercise | 6.5% | 3 | 16.3% | 423,000 | [21] [22] |
5 | 15 September 2020 | Vova & Alla Against Everyone | 6.9% | 1 | 17.2% | 450,000 | [23] [24] |
6 | 16 September 2020 | The All Stars War | 6.8% | 1 | 16.1% | 442,000 | [25] [26] |
7 | 21 September 2020 | Dramatic Elimination | 7.4% | 1 | 16.0% | 487,000 | [27] [28] |
8 | 23 September 2020 | The Move that Changed Everything | 5.4% | 4 | 12.4% | 351,000 | [29] [30] |
9 | 24 September 2020 | The Storm Continues | 5.9% | 3 | 13.4% | 383,000 | [31] [32] |
10 | 28 September 2020 | Painful Elimination | 7.5% | 3 | 15.2% | 490,000 | [33] [34] |
11 | 3 October 2020 | The Mountain of Screams | 5.5% | 3 | 11.7% | 357,000 | [35] [36] |
12 | 6 October 2020 | The Kardashians | 5.6% | 4 | 13.2% | 366,000 | [37] [38] |
13 | 10 October 2020 | The Cruel Mission | 6.0% | 3 | 13.0% | 391,000 | [39] [40] |
14 | 13 October 2020 | Surprising Elimination | 4.5% | 5 | 10.2% | 297,000 | [41] [42] |
15 | 14 October 2020 | The Accident | 5.2% | 3 | 10.5% | 340,000 | [43] [44] |
16 | 17 October 2020 | Battle of Knights | 6.2% | 3 | 13.9% | 404,000 | [45] [46] |
17 | 21 October 2020 | The Sweet Mission | 5.7% | 3 | 13.4% | 372,000 | [47] [48] |
18 | 24 October 2020 | Elimination Before South America | 6.5% | 3 | 13.7% | 425,000 | [49] [50] |
19 | 28 October 2020 | Adventure in Chile | 5.3% | 3 | 12.2% | 348,000 | [51] [52] |
20 | 31 October 2020 | Elimination in Chile | 6.2% | 2 | 14.7% | 407,000 | [53] [54] |
21 | 1 November 2020 | The Event that Turned the Season | 5.2% | 3 | 11.9% | 338,000 | [55] [56] |
22 | 4 November 2020 | Shani's Injury | 4.9% | 5 | 12.7% | 322,000 | [57] [58] |
23 | 7 November 2020 | The Mission that Dismantled the Teams | 5.9% | 3 | 13.1% | 389,000 | [59] [60] |
24 | 8 November 2020 | The Fall of Yael & Yosiel | 4.8% | 5 | 10.8% | 317,000 | [61] [62] |
25 | 11 November 2020 | Neta in Intensive Care | 5.5% | 3 | 13.9% | 363,000 | [63] [64] |
26 | 14 November 2020 | Elimination Episode | 5.3% | 4 | 13.0% | 348,000 | [65] [66] |
27 | 18 November 2020 | Amazon Animals | 4.8% | 4 | 11.9% | 315,000 | [67] [68] |
28 | 21 November 2020 | The Families Join | <5.1% | >5 | 11.4% | 320,000 | [69] [70] |
29 | 22 November 2020 | Elimination Episode | <4.4% | >5 | 9.6% | 269,000 | [71] [72] |
30 | 24 November 2020 | Final Country | 4.5% | 4 | 10.5% | 292,000 | [73] [74] |
31 | 28 November 2020 | The Craziest Elimination in the World | 5.4% | 4 | 11.7% | 354,000 | [75] [76] |
32 | 29 November 2020 | The "Selfie" Mission | 5.9% | 3 | 13.5% | 389,000 | [77] [78] |
33 | 30 November 2020 | Episode Collection | <3.9% | >5 | 7% | 202,000 | [79] [80] |
34 | 1 December 2020 | The Ticket to the Final | 5.3% | 3 | 12.2% | 345,000 | [81] [82] |
35 | 2 December 2020 | Who Will Be the Final Three? | 5.3% | 4 | 12.4% | 350,000 | [83] [84] |
36 | 7 December 2020 | 24 Hours to the Final | <4.3% | >5 | 7.8% | 202,000 | [85] [86] |
37 | 8 December 2020 | The Great Final | 6.7% | 1 | 13.9% | 437,000 | [87] [88] |