HaMerotz LaMillion 9 | |
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Season 9 | |
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Presented by | Yehuda Levi |
No. of days | 35 |
No. of teams | 13 |
Winner | Lee & Anne Avrahami |
Distance traveled | 59,566 km (37,013 mi) |
No. of episodes | 39 |
Release | |
Original network | Channel 12 |
Original release | 1 July – 25 September 2024 |
Additional information | |
Filming dates | 11 May – 14 June 2023 |
Season chronology |
HaMerotz LaMillion 9, also known as HaMerotz LaMillion 2024, is the ninth 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 , 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.
Sisters Lee and Anne Avrahami were the winners of this season, while niece and uncle Inbar Ben Atia and Avishai Regev finished in second place, and married parents Lior Dabach and Sapir Avisror finished in third place.
During finale press for the previous season, Ron Shahar said that due to the COVID-19 pandemic production for a subsequent season would happen after the countries to which the show would visit had sufficient vaccinated populations. [1] Shahar reiterated that filming for a new season would happen as soon as possible in an interview after his elimination from The Singer in the Mask a year later. [2] In October 2022, Channel 13 announced that it would be producing a local version of Peking Express instead of new seasons of HaMerotz LaMillion due to high production costs, [3] [4] with Peking Express estimated to cost 1.1 million shekels per episode rather than 1.5 million shekels for each episode of HaMerotz LaMillion. [5]
On 11 November 2022, Channel 12 announced that it had acquired the rights to HaMerotz LaMillion and would be filming a new season in 2023. [6] On 12 March 2023, Yehuda Levi was announced as the new host of HaMerotz LaMillion. [7] Filming began in May 2023. [8] [9] On 14 May 2023, racers were spotted in Málaga, Spain. [10] On 9 June, filming occurred in Queenstown, New Zealand. [11] After 35 days, filming concluded in mid-June. [12] Promotion material released before the season began claimed that this season visited more countries that any other season of The Amazing Race globally. [13] This season also includes first-time visits to Iceland, the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, the Arab world with Morocco, Senegal, Azerbaijan, Austria, Germany, and Mongolia.
Casting for the season opened on 24 November 2022. [14] [15] Within a month, over 6,000 people had applied for the show. [16] The cast was finalized in April 2023. [17]
The season was slated to release in early 2024; [5] however, news coverage of the Israel–Hamas war delayed the programming blocks for Channel 12. [18] On 26 June 2024, the premiere date was announced to be 1 July. [19]
Sponsors for this season include Harel Group, Samsung, SKYMAX, Loacker, La Roche-Posay, Papaya Gaming, XL Energy Drink, and Elite Turkish Coffee.
The cast includes Bnot Brak cast member Esti Socolovski, [20] Tnuva vice chairman Guy Rosen, [21] and Yiftach Ramon, son of Space Shuttle Columbia disaster victim Ilan Ramon. [22] [23] [24] The cast was revealed on 1 July 2024. [25]
Contestants | Age | Relationship | Hometown | Status |
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Michal Matzov (מיכל מצוב) | 29 | Internet Stars | Haifa | Eliminated 1st (in Reykjavík, Iceland) |
Elrom Ben Avraham (אלרום בן אברהם) | 25 | Petah Tikva | ||
Shahar Elbaz (שחר אלבז) | 27 | Mother/Son | Petah Tikva | Eliminated 2nd (in Tangier, Morocco) |
Ronit Elbaz (רונית אלבז) | 56 | |||
Racheli Mizrahi (רחלי מזרחי) | 39 | Sisters | Jerusalem | Eliminated 3rd (in Marrakesh, Morocco) |
Miri Eliezer (מירי אליעזר) | 42 | |||
Amit Chen (עמית חן) | 30 | Best Friends | Tel Aviv | Eliminated 4th (in Dakar, Senegal) |
Rotem Revivo (רותם רביבו) | 29 | |||
Idan Rosen (עידן רוזן) | 26 | Father/Son | Petah Tikva | Eliminated 5th (in Baku, Azerbaijan) |
Guy Rosen (גיא רוזן) | 58 | |||
Hasida "Hasi" Chasson (חסי חסון) | 52 | Mother/Daughter | Rishon LeZion | Eliminated 6th (in Munich, Germany) |
Yarin Chasson (ירין חסון) | 24 | |||
Mahmoud "Modi" Safouri (מודי ספורי) | 46 | Business Partners | Bat Yam | Quit (in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia) |
Miki Laloum (מיקי ללום) | 43 | |||
Udi Naor (אודי נאור) | 28 | Childhood Friends | Ramat HaSharon | Eliminated 8th (in Seoul, South Korea) |
Matan Oved (מתן עובד) | 28 | |||
Sahar Koren (סהר קורן) | 29 | Army Friends | Kfar HaNassi | Eliminated 9th (in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) |
Yiftach Ramon (יפתח רמון) | 31 | Ramat Gan | ||
Itzik Socolovski (איציק סוקולובסקי) | 33 | Married Parents | Bnei Brak | Eliminated 10th (in Queenstown, New Zealand) |
Esti Socolovski (אסתי סוקולובסקי) | 31 | |||
Lior Dabach (ליאור דבח) | 30 | Married Parents | Be'er Ya'akov | Third place |
Sapir Avisror (ספיר אביסרור) | 28 | |||
Inbar Ben Atia (ענבר בן עטיה) | 26 | Uncle/Niece | Gedera | Runners-up |
Avishai Regev (אבישי רגב) | 44 | Talmei Yehiel | ||
Lee Avrahami (לי אברהמי) | 24 | Sisters | Tel Aviv | Winners |
Anne Avrahami (אן אברהמי) | 23 | |||
The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 + | 4 + | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 + | 10 + | 11 | 12 |
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Lee & Anne | 7th⊃ | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | 4th⊃ | 1st⊃ | 2nd | 1st | 3rd< | 1st | 1st |
Inbar & Avishai | 8th⊃ | 9th | 5th> | 7th | 4th | 7th | 3rd⊃ | 3rd | 3rd | 1st> | 3rd | 2nd |
Lior & Sapir | 9th | 8th> | 2nd> | 2nd | 2nd | 6th⊂ | 5th⊃ | 6th⊂ [a] | 2nd | 2nd>− | 2nd | 3rd [b] |
Itzik & Esti | 2nd⊃ | 5th | 7th> | 5th | 3rd> | 2nd | 2nd⊃ | 4th⊃ | 4th | 4th> | 4th† | |
Sahar & Yiftach | 1st | 6th« > | 1st | 4th< | 6th> | 5th⊃ | 4th | 5th⊃ | 5th | 5th† | ||
Udi & Matan | 3rd | 11th» | 8th> | 6th | 8th< | 1st⊃ | 7th⊂ [c] | 1st⊃ | 6th† | |||
Modi & Miki | 5th⊃ | 4th» | 4th> | 8th> | 5th | 3rd | 6th† [d] | |||||
Hasi & Yarin | 11th | 7th | 10th> | 9th | 1st> | 8th† | ||||||
Idan & Guy | 12th⊃ | 2nd» | 9th | 1st> | 9th† | |||||||
Amit & Rotem | 4th⊃ | 3rd» | 6th | 10th†>− | ||||||||
Racheli & Miri | 10th⊃ | 10th< | 11th†<− | |||||||||
Shahar & Ronit | 6th | 12th†> | ||||||||||
Michal & Elrom | 13th†⊂ |
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 | Yield | Yield | Yield | U-Turn | U-Turn | U-Turn | Yield | ||
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Leg # | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
U-Turned/Yielded | Michal & Elrom | Racheli & Miri Sahar & Yiftach | Racheli & Miri | Sahar & Yiftach | Udi & Matan | Lior & Sapir | Udi & Matan | Lior & Sapir | Lee & Anne | |
Result | 7–1–1–1–1–1–1 | 4–4–2–1–1 | 6–2–2–1 | 3–2–2–1–1–1 | 3–2–2–1–1 | 3–1–1–1–1–1 | 4–1–1–1 | 3–2–1 | 3–1–1 | |
Voter | Team's Vote | |||||||||
Lee & Anne | Michal & Elrom | Shahar & Ronit | Lior & Sapir | Lior & Sapir | Lior & Sapir | Lior & Sapir | Udi & Matan | Udi & Matan | Inbar & Avishai | |
Inbar & Avishai | Michal & Elrom | Racheli & Miri | Racheli & Miri | Hasi & Yarin | Hasi & Yarin | Hasi & Yarin | Udi & Matan | Lee & Anne | Lee & Anne | |
Lior & Sapir | Racheli & Miri | Racheli & Miri | Racheli & Miri | Lee & Anne | Lee & Anne | Lee & Anne | Udi & Matan | Udi & Matan | Lee & Anne | |
Itzik & Esti | Michal & Elrom | Shahar & Ronit | Racheli & Miri | Udi & Matan | Udi & Matan | Udi & Matan | Udi & Matan | Lior & Sapir | Lee & Anne | |
Sahar & Yiftach | Modi & Miki | Racheli & Miri | Udi & Matan | Udi & Matan | Udi & Matan | Lior & Sapir | Modi & Miki | Lior & Sapir | Lior & Sapir | |
Udi & Matan | Lior & Sapir | Sahar & Yiftach | Racheli & Miri | Hasi & Yarin | Hasi & Yarin | Lior & Sapir | Lior & Sapir | Lior & Sapir | ||
Modi & Miki | Michal & Elrom | Sahar & Yiftach | Racheli & Miri | Sahar & Yiftach | Sahar & Yiftach | Sahar & Yiftach | Sahar & Yiftach | |||
Hasi & Yarin | Udi & Matan | Udi & Matan | Racheli & Miri | Inbar & Avishai | Udi & Matan | Inbar & Avishai | ||||
Idan & Guy | Michal & Elrom | Sahar & Yiftach | Udi & Matan | Sahar & Yiftach | Sahar & Yiftach | |||||
Amit & Rotem | Michal & Elrom | Sahar & Yiftach | Sahar & Yiftach | Sahar & Yiftach | ||||||
Racheli & Miri | Michal & Elrom | Lior & Sapir | Lior & Sapir | |||||||
Shahar & Ronit | Inbar & Avishai | Racheli & Miri | ||||||||
Michal & Elrom | Amit & Rotem | |||||||||
Translated from Hebrew from the official website: [26]
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Leg | Image | Source | Note |
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1 | American flag | Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur | D |
1 | Beer | Sitting Detour | F |
3 | Apple | Prince of Persia Double Battle | E |
4 | Stamp | Baguette Delivery | B |
5 | Cherries | Dağüstü Park | C |
5 | Strawberries | Fire Daiquiri Garnish | C |
6 | Rose | Maria's Favorite Things | B |
6 | Poodle | Maria's Favorite Things | A |
7 | Yak | Nomad Village | A |
8 | Salted Fish | Red Light Green Light | C |
8 | Tomato | King of Mask Singer Roadblock Mask | D |
10 | Cycle Rickshaw | Thanh Đa Island | D |
All | HaMerotz LaMillion Logo | Treble Clef | |
HaMerotz LaMillion 2024 was the tenth most-watched Israeli program for 2024 with an average viewership of 16.7%. [29] 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 | 1 July 2024 | "The Premiere Episode" | 6.4% | 1 | 15.6% | 440,000 | [30] [31] |
2 | 2 July 2024 | "The Start - The Second Part" | 5.4% | 1 | 15.0% | 370,000 | [32] [33] |
3 | 7 July 2024 | "The First Elimination" | 5.6% | 1 | 14.0% | 383,000 | [34] [35] |
4 | 8 July 2024 | "Arriving in Spain" | 5.4% | 1 | 13.6% | 370,000 | [36] [37] |
5 | 13 July 2024 | "The Battle of Gibraltar" | 6.6% | 2 | 15.8% | 451,000 | [38] [39] |
6 | 16 July 2024 | "A Storm in Morocco" | 6.6% | 1 | 17.0% | 447,000 | [40] [41] |
7 | 17 July 2024 | "Elimination Episode!" | 6.1% | 1 | 16.0% | 420,000 | [42] [43] |
8 | 20 July 2024 | "Crazy Day in the Desert" | 5.9% | 2 | 15.2% | 403,000 | [44] [45] |
9 | 22 July 2024 | "Itzik in His Life's Mission" | 7.1% | 1 | 17.6% | 486,000 | [46] [47] |
10 | 23 July 2024 | "The Dramatic Night in Marrakesh" | 5.9% | 1 | 15.0% | 404,000 | [48] |
11 | 1 August 2024 | "Not Easy at all in Senegal" | 5.6% | 1 | 14.0% | 384,000 | [49] [50] |
12 | 3 August 2024 | "The Sweet Revenge" | 5.8% | 2 | 14.0% | 395,000 | [51] [52] |
13 | 5 August 2024 | "48 Hours of Drama" | 6.1% | 2 | 15.8% | 420,000 | [53] [54] |
14 | 6 August 2024 | "Heartbreaking Elimination" | 6.2% | 1 | 15.1% | 427,000 | [55] [56] |
15 | 10 August 2024 | "The Race Has Reopened" | 5.4% | 2 | 13.6% | 371,000 | [57] [58] |
16 | 13 August 2024 | "The Fight That Became a Victory" | 6.1% | 1 | 15.9% | 416,000 | [59] [60] |
17 | 17 August 2024 | "Upheavals in Azerbaijan" | 5.9% | 3 | 14.4% | 404,000 | [61] [62] |
18 | 19 August 2024 | "A Strong Team is Eliminated!" | 6.1% | 1 | 16.0% | 414,000 | [63] [64] |
19 | 20 August 2024 | "Landing in Austria" | 6.6% | 1 | 17.5% | 448,000 | [65] [66] |
20 | 22 August 2024 | "Love or Rejection?" | 5.7% | 2 | 14.5% | 387,000 | [67] [68] |
21 | 24 August 2024 | "Last Minute Elimination" | 6.9% | 1 | 17.5% | 471,000 | [69] [70] |
22 | 26 August 2024 | "The Race in Mongolia" | 6.2% | 1 | 16.1% | 423,000 | [71] [72] |
23 | 27 August 2024 | "Mongolian Dance" | 6.9% | 1 | 17.8% | 473,000 | [73] [74] |
24 | 31 August 2024 | "The Rule-Breaking Elimination" | 6.9% | 1 | 16.3% | 469,000 | [75] [76] |
25 | 2 September 2024 | "Landing in Korea!" | 6.8% | 2 | 17.0% | 466,000 | [77] [78] |
26 | 3 September 2024 | "The Task That Overwhelms Everyone" | 7.1% | 1 | 19.6% | 482,000 | [79] [80] |
27 | 5 September 2024 | "The Teams Are Revealed" | 6.3% | 1 | 16.5% | 432,000 | [81] [82] |
28 | 7 September 2024 | "The First Challenge!" | 7.5% | 1 | 18.9% | 516,000 | [83] [84] |
29 | 8 September 2024 | "Team Litzik in Seoul" | 7.7% | 1 | 18.4% | 525,000 | [85] [86] |
30 | 10 September 2024 | "Esti's Choice" | 6.8% | 1 | 16.9% | 464,000 | [87] [88] |
31 | 11 September 2024 | "A Single Task and an Elimination" | 7.4% | 1 | 18.6% | 504,000 | [89] [90] |
32 | 14 September 2024 | "The Battle for the Semi-Finals" | 7.2% | 1 | 17.2% | 489,000 | [91] [92] |
33 | 15 September 2024 | "The Storm in Vietnam" | 6.9% | 1 | 18.5% | 469,000 | [93] [94] |
34 | 17 September 2024 | "The Painful Elimination" | 7.2% | 2 | 19.0% | 498,000 | [95] [96] |
35 | 18 September 2024 | "The Battle for a Place in the Finals" | 6.2% | 2 | 16.6% | 425,000 | [97] [98] |
36 | 21 September 2024 | "The Fateful Day" | 7.2% | 2 | 17.5% | 489,000 | [99] [100] |
37 | 22 September 2024 | "The Last Elimination" | 7.9% | 1 | 19.6% | 540,000 | [101] [102] |
38 | 24 September 2024 | "The Final Shock: Part 1" | 8.3% | 1 | 20.8% | 568,000 | [103] [104] |
39 | 25 September 2024 | "The Final Shock: Part 2" | 9.8% | 1 | 22.3% | 672,000 | [105] [106] |