Race Across the World series 2

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Race Across the World
Series 2
No. of episodes9
Release
Original network BBC Two
Original release8 March (2020-03-08) 
3 May 2020 (2020-05-03)
Series chronology
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Series 1
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Series 3

The second series of Race Across the World began airing on 8 March 2020 with five teams setting off from Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City in a race to the most southerly city in the world, Ushuaia in Argentina, covering a distance of 25,000 km in 2 months, passing through 7 checkpoints in Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, and Argentina. Each racer was given £1,453 for the whole trip, roughly £26 per day. [1] Filming started in September 2019.

Start and end points
Castillo-de-chapultepec.jpg
Baia de Ushuaia (5466320387).jpg
Chapultepec Castle (top) and Ushuaia (bottom)

In this series, the 5 teams of racers were Dom & Lizzie, Jo & Sam, Jen & Rob, Shuntelle & Michael, and Emon and Jamiul. No one was eliminated this series but two teams decided to quit; Shuntelle & Michael left after losing half their money in leg 2 of the race, while Jo & Sam withdrew after they had run out of money in leg 7. [2] The no-fly rule was abandoned this series due to civil unrest in Ecuador which made land travel through the country unsafe, and all the teams were flown from Colombia to Peru to continue the race. The winners were Emon and Jamiul. [3]

The number of episodes increased to nine this series; eight episodes on the race followed by a reunion special. [4]

Contestants

NameRelationshipOccupationAgeFromRef.
Dom SlaterSiblingsTeaching Assistant22 Wetherby [5] [6]
Lizzie SlaterChalet Host21
Emon ChoudhuryUncle & nephewEntrepreneur/Business Owner35 Oldham [5] [3]
Jamiul ChoudhuryArchitecture Graduate25
Jo GardinerMother & sonPhysiotherapist54 Manchester [5] [7]
Sam GardinerLandscape Gardener19
Jen Lambra-StokesMarriedResourcing Consultant33 Reading [5] [8]
Rob Lambra-StokesSystems Engineer33
Shuntelle GreenidgeDatingProject Manager40 South London [5] [9]
Michael GreenwayHealth and Safety Construction Consultant47

Results summary

Colour key:

  – Team withdrawn
  – Series winners
TeamsPosition (by leg)
12345678
Emon & Jamiul5th4th1st3rd1st1st2ndWinners
Jen & Rob3rd5th2nd2nd2nd2nd1st2nd
Dom & Lizzie2nd1st4th4th4th3rd3rd3rd
Jo & Sam1st2nd3rd1st3rd4th4th
Shuntelle & Michael4th3rd

Route

The checkpoints in the second series were:

LegFromTo
1 [10] Chapultepec Castle
Mexico City, Mexico
Clarion Hotel
Copán Ruinas, Honduras
2 [11] Clarion Hotel
Copán Ruinas, Honduras
JW Marriott Panama,
Panama City, Panama
3 [12] JW Marriott Panama,
Panama City, Panama
Bethel Bio Luxury Hotel,
Tatacoa Desert, Colombia
4 [13] Jaén Airport,
Jaén, Peru
GHL Hotel Lago Titicaca,
Puno, Peru
5 [14] GHL Hotel Lago Titicaca,
Puno, Peru
Grace Cafayate,
Cafayate, Argentina
6 [15] Grace Cafayate,
Cafayate, Argentina
Pousada Portal do Sol,
Ilha Grande, Brazil
7 [16] Pousada Portal do Sol,
Ilha Grande, Brazil
Park Hyatt,
Mendoza, Argentina
8 [17] Park Hyatt,
Mendoza, Argentina
Summit of Cerro Alarkén,
Ushuaia, Argentina

Race summary

Mode of transportation Icon train.svg Rail    RWBA Fahre(R).svg Boat / Ship    RWBA Bus.svg Bus/coach    Taxi Icon.png Taxi    Car - The Noun Project.svg Private car Airplane-logo.png Aeroplane
Activity Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg Working for money and/or bed and board    High-contrast-camera-photo.svg Excursion that cost time and money

Leg 1: Mexico City, Mexico → Copán Ruinas, Honduras

Copan Ruinas Copanruinas.jpg
Copán Ruinas

The first checkpoint was Copán Ruinas in Honduras. Shuntelle & Michael decided to travel to the northern Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula enroute to Belize. Dom & Lizzie chose to go from Oaxaca City to Guatemala via the Pacific coast route, but visited the infinity pool at Hierve el Agua while waiting for a bus at Oaxaca City. Emon & Jamiul chose the interior route so they could see the Mayan ruins at Palenque. Initially they had intended to go via Tonalá, but found that it would mean a six hour detour, and so changed bus half-way through.

Jo & Sam also initially intended to go to Belize, but a stranger in San Cristóbal de las Casas advised them the ideal route was via Guatemala. This proved fortunate as it allowed them to reach Copán Ruinas first on day 6 of the race, despite stopping along the way to work for money at an organic farm in Antigua Guatemala.

At Belize, Shuntelle & Michael and Jen & Rob managed to catch the boat from Placencia to Puerto Cortés in Honduras, but had to take shelter in Honduras after getting caught in Tropical Storm Karen on their way to Copán Ruinas. Emon & Jamiul missed the boat despite taking an expensive taxi ride to Placencia and had to wait until the following day for a boat. [10] They finished last in this leg.

OrderTeamsRouteTime behind leadersMoney left
1Jo & Sam Icon train.svg San Lázaro (TAPO) RWBA Bus.svg San Cristóbal de las Casas RWBA Bus.svg La MesillaAntigua Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg RWBA Bus.svg Copán Ruinas 87%
2Dom & Lizzie Taxi Icon.png Northern Bus Terminal RWBA Bus.svg Oaxaca City / Hierve el Agua High-contrast-camera-photo.svg RWBA Bus.svg TapachulaTecún Umán RWBA Bus.svg Lake Atitlán RWBA Bus.svg Copán Ruinas 688%
3Jen & Rob Icon train.svg Puebla RWBA Bus.svg Puebla RWBA Bus.svg Frontera Corozal Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg RWBA Fahre(R).svg BethelBelmopan RWBA Bus.svg Placencia RWBA Fahre(R).svg Puerto Cortés RWBA Bus.svg Copán Ruinas 22
4Shuntelle & Michael RWBA Bus.svg Mérida RWBA Bus.svg Tulum RWBA Bus.svg Belize City RWBA Fahre(R).svg Caye Caulker High-contrast-camera-photo.svg RWBA Fahre(R).svg → Belize City RWBA Bus.svg Placencia RWBA Fahre(R).svg Puerto Cortés RWBA Bus.svg Copán Ruinas 2378%
5Emon & Jamiul RWBA Bus.svg RWBA Bus.svg Palenque High-contrast-camera-photo.svg Belmopan Taxi Icon.png Placencia RWBA Fahre(R).svg Puerto CortésCopán Ruinas 33

Leg 2: Copán Ruinas, Honduras → Panama City, Panama

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JW Marriott Panama, Panama City

Jo & Sam chose to go through El Salvador to get to Nicaragua. Although they were the first team to leave, they worked for a day at a hostel in El Cuco, El Salvador collecting turtle eggs to earn some money, which lost them their lead. In an effort to get to the front, Dom & Lizzie decided to travel non-stop in Honduras from Santa Rosa de Copán on back-to-back buses, hopping from town to town, and became the first team to cross into Nicaragua. After stopping in Limón, Costa Rica to work in a farm with the Bribri tribe, they arrived at the checkpoint in Panama City first on Day 14 of the race.

As they were a long way behind, Emon & Jamiul took the faster CA1 route via San Salvador to make up time. They also took an expensive direct bus ride from Managua to David, Panama. They overtook Jen & Rob, who took a break in León and the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and were the last team to arrive at Panama City.

In Honduras, after buying food at a stop, Michael found that he had lost his money belt containing £1,155, more than half of the team's remaining funds. [18] Even though they tried to earn some money at the Ballena National Marine Park, Shuntelle & Michael decided to quit the race at the second checkpoint as they felt they could no longer compete with too little money left. [11]

OrderTeamsRouteTime behind leadersMoney left
1Dom & Lizzie RWBA Bus.svg Santa Rosa de Copán RWBA Bus.svg Peñas BlancasLimón Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg RWBA Bus.svg Panama City (Albrook) Taxi Icon.png → Plaza Francia Taxi Icon.png JW Marriott Panama 74%
2Jo & Sam RWBA Bus.svg San Salvador → El Cuco Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg Managua RWBA Bus.svg RWBA Bus.svg Panama City (Albrook) Icon train.svg → Plaza Francia → JW Marriott Panama 2.575%
3Shuntelle & Michael [a] RWBA Bus.svg Santa Rosa de Copán RWBA Bus.svg Comayagua RWBA Bus.svg Taxi Icon.png RWBA Bus.svg ManaguaBallena National Marine Park Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg RWBA Bus.svg Panama City (Albrook) Icon train.svg → Plaza Francia → JW Marriott Panama 4.514%
4Emon & Jamiul RWBA Bus.svg Santa Rosa de CopánSan SalvadorLeón Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg Managua RWBA Bus.svg David RWBA Bus.svg Panama City 2060%
5Jen & Rob RWBA Bus.svg Santa Rosa de Copán RWBA Bus.svg León RWBA Bus.svg Monteverde / Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve High-contrast-camera-photo.svg Panama City 21.574%

^Note a Shuntelle & Michael withdrew from the race after losing over a thousand pounds.

Leg 3: Panama City, Panama → Tatacoa Desert, Colombia

Tatacoa Desert Villavieja, Huila, desierto Tatacoa - panoramio.jpg
Tatacoa Desert

The original destination was to be Quito, Ecuador; however, due to civil unrest, the checkpoint was moved to the Bethel Hotel near Villavieja in the Tatacoa Desert of Colombia. The teams were instructed to avoid the Darién Gap, so they travelled by sea over the northern coast of Panama from Puerto Tupile in Cartí to the Colombian town Capurganá.

Although Dom & Lizzie were the first to leave, they had to stay overnight at Playón Chico and then missed the boat from Capurganá to Necoclí. As a result, all the teams met up at the port, just as two teams were queuing to leave for Necoclí. Jen & Rob managed to catch the next boat 5 minutes later, but Emon & Jamiul wrongly believed they had missed their chance, and decided to stay for a day at Capurganá and worked at a local scuba-diving school. Fortuitously, they were advised by the locals to travel on an obscure route from Medellín to Neiva. This choice helped them leap to the front, and they reached the checkpoint in the Tatacoa Desert near Villavieja first.

In order to save on accommodation cost, Jen & Rob took two night buses to reach Bogotá via Medellín. After a night in Bogotá, they took a bus heading to Neiva, but arranged a drop-off near Villavieja to avoid a detour. They then trekked to a river, crossing it by boat before reaching the checkpoint to finish second. Jo & Sam decided to take a break at Medellín to relieve the stress of travelling. They then travelled via Cali where they tried to work in a dance club La Matraca, although Sam failed to complete his work as he found it stressful. Dom & Lizzie took a detour to work at Guatapé before going to Bogotá. However, this choice cost them the lead, and they finished behind all the other teams. [12]

OrderTeamsRouteTime behind leadersMoney left
1Emon & Jamiul Taxi Icon.png → Cartí RWBA Fahre(R).svg Ustupo RWBA Fahre(R).svg Capurganá Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg RWBA Fahre(R).svg Necoclí RWBA Bus.svg Medellín RWBA Bus.svg Neiva Taxi Icon.png Villavieja Taxi Icon.png Tatacoa Desert 44%
2Jen & Rob Taxi Icon.png → Cartí RWBA Fahre(R).svg Playón Chico RWBA Fahre(R).svg Capurganá RWBA Fahre(R).svg Necoclí RWBA Bus.svg Medellín RWBA Bus.svg Bogotá RWBA Bus.svg Magdalena River RWBA Fahre(R).svg Villavieja Taxi Icon.png Tatacoa Desert 2.557%
3Jo & Sam Taxi Icon.png → Cartí RWBA Fahre(R).svg Capurganá RWBA Fahre(R).svg Necoclí RWBA Bus.svg Medellín High-contrast-camera-photo.svg RWBA Bus.svg Cali RWBA Bus.svg Neiva Taxi Icon.png Villavieja Taxi Icon.png Tatacoa Desert 9.554%
4Dom & Lizzie Taxi Icon.png → Cartí RWBA Fahre(R).svg Playón Chico RWBA Fahre(R).svg Capurganá RWBA Fahre(R).svg Necoclí RWBA Bus.svg Medellín RWBA Bus.svg Guatapé Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg RWBA Bus.svg Bogotá RWBA Bus.svg Neiva Taxi Icon.png Villavieja Taxi Icon.png Tatacoa Desert 1253%

Leg 4: Jaén, Peru → Puno, Peru

Hotel in Puno 095 Hotel Puno Peru 3366 (15119509256).jpg
Hotel in Puno

Due to the continuing civil unrest in Ecuador, the teams were not allowed to travel to Peru by land or sea and were flown to the nearest airport in Jaén in Peru to continue the race. The teams left the Jaén airport in the same order that they arrived in at the checkpoint in the Tatacoa Desert. All the teams went down to the coast to travel to Peru's capital Lima. Emon & Jamiul went to Trujillo and they worked with fishermen for bed and board at Huanchaco, while Jen & Rob went via Chiclayo to a sanctuary for the spectacled bear. They again employed the strategy of travelling on a night bus to save on accommodation.

Both Jo & Sam and Dom & Lizzie also went to Lima via Chiclayo. Jo & Sam chose a more expensive bus ride for greater comfort, as well as taking a break to go sandboarding in the desert oasis of Huacachina near Ica before travelling to their destination in Puno, which depleted their funds. However, as they did not stop to work along the way, Jo & Sam reached the checkpoint first, a hotel on an island connected to the shore of Lake Titicaca at Puno.

Both Emon & Jamiul and Dom & Lizzie went from Lima to Puno via a steeper route through Cusco. Although ahead of the others, Emon & Jamiul took a detour to see the Rainbow Mountain. Jen & Rob travelled in a slower but more gradual climb to Puno via Arequipa. They reached Puno at the same time as Emon & Jamiul, and beat them to the second spot at the checkpoint on Day 27. [13]

Dom & Lizzie spent a night working at a bar in Cusco. It delayed their journey to Puno, and they finished last for the second time.

OrderTeamsRouteTime behind leadersMoney left
1Jo & Sam Airplane-logo.png Jaén RWBA Bus.svg Chiclayo RWBA Bus.svg Lima RWBA Bus.svg IcaHuacachina High-contrast-camera-photo.svg RWBA Bus.svg Puno
2Jen & Rob Airplane-logo.png Jaén RWBA Bus.svg Chiclayo RWBA Bus.svg → Chaparri Reserve Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg RWBA Bus.svg Lima RWBA Bus.svg Arequipa RWBA Bus.svg Puno 1.5
3Emon & Jamiul Airplane-logo.png Jaén RWBA Bus.svg Huanchaco Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg Trujillo RWBA Bus.svg Lima RWBA Bus.svg Cusco RWBA Bus.svg Rainbow Mountain High-contrast-camera-photo.svg RWBA Bus.svg Sicuani RWBA Bus.svg Puno 1.537%
4Dom & Lizzie Airplane-logo.png Jaén RWBA Bus.svg Chiclayo RWBA Bus.svg Lima RWBA Bus.svg Cusco Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg RWBA Bus.svg Puno 8.5

Leg 5: Puno, Peru → Cafayate, Argentina

A vineyard in Cafayate VinedoCafayate.jpg
A vineyard in Cafayate

All three teams apart from Dom & Lizzie went through Bolivia to reach their destination in this leg, which was at a vineyard outside of Cafayate in Argentina. The three teams travelled via La Paz but needed to pass through Bolivia within three days due to a pending election which would close the border.

Emon & Jamiul visited Valle de la Luna near La Paz and worked at the salt flat of Salinas Grandes to earn some extra money, but still managed to reach the checkpoint Grace Cafayate first on Day 33.

Jo & Sam visited the salt flat of Salar de Uyuni before taking a train from Uyuni to the border town of Villazón to cross into Argentina, where they worked for bed and board in Quebrada de Humahuaca before travelling to Cafayate.

Dom & Lizzie chose to go via Chile as the high altitude was making Dom feeling unwell. Dom suffered a seizure while trying to leave Puno, and was forced to stay an extra day back at the checkpoint hotel, before he and Lizzie left 35 hours after the leaders. [19] In order to catch up, they travelled on back-to-back buses, but were trapped at San Pedro de Atacama by a lack of connecting routes, so were forced to take a break in the Atacama Desert. However, civil unrest broke out in Chile and they had to be evacuated to Argentina by car. [14] They were again the last team to arrive at the checkpoint.

OrderTeamsRouteTime behind leadersMoney left
1Emon & Jamiul RWBA Bus.svg La Paz RWBA Bus.svg / Valle de la Luna High-contrast-camera-photo.svg RWBA Bus.svg Uyuni RWBA Bus.svg Salinas Grandes Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg SaltaCafayate 30%
2Jen & Rob RWBA Bus.svg La Paz RWBA Bus.svg Uyuni RWBA Bus.svg Salta RWBA Bus.svg Cafayate 4.544%
3Jo & Sam RWBA Bus.svg La Paz RWBA Bus.svg Uyuni / Salar de Uyuni High-contrast-camera-photo.svg Icon train.svg Villazón Taxi Icon.png Quebrada de Humahuaca Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg Taxi Icon.png Salta RWBA Bus.svg Cafayate 1031%
4Dom & Lizzie RWBA Bus.svg Tacna Taxi Icon.png Arica RWBA Bus.svg CalamaSan Pedro de Atacama Car - The Noun Project.svg → → Cafayate 29.534%

Leg 6: Cafayate, Argentina → Ilha Grande, Brazil

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Ilha Grande

The racers embarked on the longest leg of the race so far, travelling 3,600 km east to Ilha Grande in Brazil. The long journey across more expensive countries depleted the funds for all the teams.

3 teams concluded that they had to travel via Salta to catch a bus to the border. Both Emon & Jamiul and Jen & Rob chose a shorter route via Paraguay. Emon & Jamiul stopped at Asunción to work in a retirement home. Jen & Rob went to see the Iguazu Falls, and they also took a longer detour for a break to attend the Oktoberfest at Blumenau, which delayed their journey further. They finished second to Emon & Jamiul on Day 40 of the race.

Both Jo & Sam and Dom & Lizzie went on a longer route from Argentina to Brazil before travelling up along the Atlantic coast. Although Dom & Lizzie were the last to leave, at the Cafayete bus station, they were informed by a local that there was a direct bus route to Corrientes. There they caught up with Jo & Sam, who had been forced to stay in Salta overnight. Both teams decided to share a mini-van ride to the border with Brazil to avoid further delay.

Jo & Sam went to Praia do Rosa where they worked for bed and board, as well as a chance for Sam to learn how to surf. Both the last two teams arrived at the checkpoint on the island at the same time, with Dom & Lizzie just pipping Jo & Sam to the third spot. [15]

OrderTeamsRouteTime behind leadersMoney left
1Emon & Jamiul RWBA Bus.svg Salta RWBA Bus.svg Formosa RWBA Bus.svg Asunción Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg Foz do Iguaçu RWBA Bus.svg São Paulo RWBA Bus.svg Angra dos Reis RWBA Fahre(R).svg Ilha Grande 18%
2Jen & Rob RWBA Bus.svg Salta RWBA Bus.svg Clorinda Taxi Icon.png San Antonio RWBA Bus.svg AsunciónIguazu Falls High-contrast-camera-photo.svg RWBA Bus.svg Blumenau High-contrast-camera-photo.svg RWBA Bus.svg Rio de Janeiro → Conceição de Jacareí RWBA Fahre(R).svg Ilha Grande 624%
3Dom & Lizzie RWBA Bus.svg Corrientes RWBA Bus.svg Florianópolis RWBA Bus.svg São PauloAngra dos Reis RWBA Fahre(R).svg Ilha Grande 2416%
4Jo & Sam RWBA Bus.svg SaltaCorrientes → Praia do Rosa Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg Florianópolis RWBA Bus.svg São PauloAngra dos Reis RWBA Fahre(R).svg Ilha Grande 2410%

Leg 7: Ilha Grande, Brazil → Mendoza, Argentina

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Checkpoint in Mendoza, Argentina

The teams travelled back to Argentina to the penultimate leg of the race. Apart from Jen & Rob, all teams faced financial restrictions in continuing with the race. Jen & Rob, despite missing their boat and bus and working in a hostel in Porto Alegre, travelled the quickest and reached the destination in Mendoza, Argentina first on Day 47.

Emon & Jamiul chose a longer route through Uruguay as they needed to earn money. They cleaned yachts in Punta del Este, and then worked at a barber shop in Buenos Aires. Dom & Lizzie also had to find ways to save on money, and decided to hitch-hike from the border of Argentina to Posadas, where they worked cleaning boats, before travelling to Mendoza.

Jo & Sam no longer had enough money to finish the leg, so were forced to travel in the opposite direction for work in Rio de Janeiro. They also worked on the bus in Argentina to pay for half their fare to go to Córdoba, Argentina, where they worked on a cattle ranch. [16] With their funds virtually gone, they quit the race at the ranch. [2]

OrderTeamsRouteTime behind leadersMoney left
1Jen & Rob RWBA Fahre(R).svg Angra dos Reis RWBA Bus.svg Curitiba RWBA Bus.svg Porto Alegre Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg Buenos Aires RWBA Bus.svg Mendoza 12%
2Emon & Jamiul RWBA Fahre(R).svg Angra dos Reis RWBA Bus.svg → → Punta del Este Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg MontevideoColonia del Sacramento RWBA Fahre(R).svg Buenos Aires Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg RWBA Bus.svg Mendoza 46%
3Dom & Lizzie RWBA Fahre(R).svg Angra dos Reis RWBA Bus.svg São Paulo RWBA Bus.svg Car - The Noun Project.svg Posadas Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg RWBA Bus.svg Santa FeMendoza 97%
4Jo & Sam RWBA Fahre(R).svg Angra dos Reis RWBA Bus.svg Rio de Janeiro Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg Puerto Iguazú RWBA Bus.svg Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg Córdoba Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg

Leg 8: Mendoza, Argentina → Ushuaia, Argentina

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Final checkpoint near hotel (bottom centre) in Ushuaia

Jen & Rob went to Neuquén before deciding to take the mountain route to Bariloche to work. However, travelling to the mountain instead of the faster coastal route delayed their journey. As Emon & Jamiul were running low on money, they decided to work in Mendoza while waiting for a bus to Bahía Blanca. They also worked on a fishing boat in Puerto San Julián. They secured a free ride with a fisherman to Río Gallegos.

Dom & Lizzie also went to Neuquén for work in an almond plantation nearby. They spent most of their money going to Río Gallegos and were the first to arrive there. However, there was no connecting bus to Río Grande until the following day, which allowed all the teams to meet up, and they travelled on the same bus to Río Grande. Dom & Lizzie did not have enough money to pay for a taxi to Ushuaia, so had to hitch-hike all the way and were the last to arrive. Both Jen & Rob and Emon & Jamiul took taxis. Although Emon & Jamiul did not have enough money to pay for all the fare, they negotiated with the driver to pay for the rest of the fare with an mp3 player. Both teams reached Ushuaia around the same time, and in a foot race, first to Arakur Ushuaia hotel and then the final checkpoint at the summit of Cerro Alarkén, Emon & Jamiul beat Jen & Rob to win the race by 20 seconds. [20] [17]

OrderTeamsRouteTime behind leadersMoney left
1Emon & Jamiul Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg RWBA Bus.svg Bahía Blanca RWBA Bus.svg Puerto San Julián Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg Car - The Noun Project.svg Río Gallegos RWBA Bus.svg Río Grande Taxi Icon.png Ushuaia £3.38
2Jen & Rob RWBA Bus.svg → -NeuquénBariloche Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg RWBA Bus.svg Río GallegosRío Grande Taxi Icon.png Ushuaia 0 (20 seconds)£45.83
3Dom & Lizzie RWBA Bus.svg → -Neuquén Font Awesome 5 solid pound-sign.svg Comodoro RivadaviaRío Gallegos RWBA Bus.svg Río Grande Car - The Noun Project.svg Ushuaia 2£18.39

Reception

In the second series, Joel Golby of The Guardian judged it "an astounding piece of TV" that "captures all the vibrant highs and exhausted lows of travel in all of their raw glory", and one that made him "genuinely caring how this one ends and the impact it will have on the lives of those who lived it". [21] Anita Singh of The Telegraph thought "the casting is one of the strengths of the series" and she "can't help but warm to these wacky racers". [22] However, Chris Moss of the same paper was more negative; he found that the obstacles the contestants faced were "largely fictive" and the tension "fabricated", and thought the show used the "old idiot abroad trope", and the viewers were "asked not to marvel at faraway places but to engage with the participants". [23] Equally negative was Barry Didcock of The Herald who considered the show's premise of travelling without flying "a frivolous exercise" and of questionable taste as the budget of racers would exceed that of a refugee at the Mexico-Guatemala border. [24] In contrast, Shaun Kitchener wrote in Metro that the show "is the heartfelt light we all need in these dark times" as it was aired during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the "masterful combination of escapism (the scenery!), warmth (the contestants!), drama (the conflict!) and adrenaline (the actual race!), Race Across the World is a merciful piece of TV to keep us briefly distracted over the next few weeks". [25]

Ratings

The first episode had an overnight rating of 1.9 million. [26] The penultimate episode showing the final leg of the race was watched by an overnight audience of 3.3 million. [27]

EpisodeAirdate7 day viewers
(millions)
28 day viewers
(millions)
BBC Two
weekly ranking [28]
18 March 20203.1043.6781
215 March 20203.4213.7031
322 March 20203.8034.1281
429 March 20203.8124.1031
55 April 20203.9024.1181
612 April 20204.1524.3461
719 April 20204.3954.5981
826 April 20204.3114.4401
93 May 20202.9113.0632

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The Amazing Race 5 is the fifth season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world to win US$1,000,000. This season visited six continents and twelve countries and traveled over 72,000 miles (116,000 km) during thirteen legs. Starting in Santa Monica, racers traveled through Uruguay, Argentina, Russia, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, the United Arab Emirates, India, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Canada before finishing in Dallas. New twists introduced in this season included the Yield, where one team could force another team to stop racing for a predetermined amount of time, and a new non-elimination leg penalty where teams that finished last where stripped of all of the money they had accumulated during previous legs and would not receive any money in the subsequent leg. The season premiered on CBS on July 6, 2004, and concluded on September 21, 2004.

<i>The Amazing Race 7</i> Season of television series

The Amazing Race 7 is the seventh season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world to win US$1,000,000. This season visited five continents and ten countries and traveled over 40,000 miles (64,000 km) during twelve legs. Starting in Long Beach, racers traveled through Peru, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, Botswana, India, Turkey, England, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico before finishing in Miami-Fort Lauderdale. A new twist introduced in this season includes an expansion of the non-elimination leg penalty where teams also were stripped of possessions excluding their passports and the clothes that they were wearing. The season premiered on CBS March 1, 2005, and concluded on May 10, 2005.

<i>The Amazing Race 10</i> Season of television series

The Amazing Race 10 is the tenth season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured twelve teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world in order to win US$1,000,000. This season visited four continents and thirteen countries and traveled over 40,000 miles (64,000 km). Starting in Seattle, racers traveled through China, Mongolia, Vietnam, India, Kuwait, Mauritius, Madagascar, Finland, Ukraine, Morocco, Spain, and France before finishing in the Hudson Valley. New twists introduced in this season include a mid-leg elimination; the Intersection, where two teams had to join up for a task; and a new non-elimination penalty, where the team who finished last in the previous leg had to finish first in the subsequent leg or else incur a 30-minute penalty. The season premiered on CBS on September 17, 2006, and concluded on December 10, 2006.

<i>The Amazing Race Asia 3</i> Season of television series

The Amazing Race Asia 3 is the third season of The Amazing Race Asia, a reality television game show based on the American series The Amazing Race. It featured ten teams of two with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around Asia to win US$100,000. This season visited the entirety of Asia and six countries and travelled over 21,600 kilometres (13,400 mi) during eleven legs. Starting in Bangkok, teams travelled through Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, India, and Oman, before finishing in Phuket. The season premiered on AXN Asia on September 11, 2008 and consisted of 11 episodes, two episodes fewer than the first and second seasons. The season finale aired on November 20, 2008.

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Mark Ian Macleod Beaumont is a British long-distance cyclist, broadcaster and author. He holds the record for cycling round the world, completing his 18,000-mile (29,000 km) route on 18 September 2017, having taken less than 79 days. On 18 February 2010 Beaumont completed a quest to cycle the Americas, cycling from Anchorage, Alaska, US to Ushuaia in Southern Argentina, for a BBC Television series.

World Shut Your Mouth is a hidden camera television series starring Dom Joly. It ran on Friday nights in 2005 on BBC One.

<i>The Amazing Race Australia 2</i> Season of television series

The Amazing Race Australia 2 is the second season of The Amazing Race Australia, an Australian reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Hosted by Grant Bowler, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world to win the grand prize of A$250,000. The show was produced by activeTV Australia. This season visited five continents and nine countries and travelled over 65,000 kilometres (40,000 mi) during twelve legs. Starting in Sydney, racers travelled through the Philippines, India, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, France, Cuba, Canada and China before finishing in Fraser Island. New twists introduced in this season include the U-Turn Vote, the Anonymous U-Turn, the Yield and the Salvage Pass, which was awarded to the winners of the first leg and gave them a choice between a one-hour head start or saving the last team from elimination. This season premiered on Australia's Seven Network on 30 May 2012, one week after the last episode of the twentieth season of the American version aired in Australia. The show moved back to its old Monday schedule at 7:30 p.m. on 25 June 2012. The season then concluded on 15 August 2012.

<i>The Amazing Race Australia</i> Australian adventure reality game show

The Amazing Race Australia is an Australian adventure 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 teams of two as they race around the world. 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 A$250,000.

<i>The Amazing Race 21</i> Season of television series

The Amazing Race 21 is the twenty-first season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world. This season visited three continents and nine countries and traveled over 25,000 miles (40,000 km). Starting in Pasadena, California, racers traveled through China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Turkey, Russia, the Netherlands, Spain, and France before finishing in New York City. New twists introduced in this season include the Blind Double U-Turn and the Double Your Money prize. While the prize for winning the season remained at US$1 million, if the team that came in first in the first leg had also won the final leg, the prize would have been doubled to US$2 million. The season premiered on CBS on September 30, 2012, and the two-hour season finale aired on December 9, 2012.

The Amazing Race Canada 4 is the fourth season of The Amazing Race Canada, a Canadian reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Hosted by Jon Montgomery, it featured ten teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race across Canada and the world. The grand prize included a CA$250,000 cash payout, a trip for two around the world, and the choice of any two Chevrolet vehicles driven during the season. This season visited six provinces, one territory, and two additional countries and travelled over 25,000 kilometres (16,000 mi) during eleven legs. Starting in Yellowknife, racers travelled through the Northwest Territories, Alberta, Vietnam, British Columbia, Ontario, Cuba, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Quebec before finishing in Montreal. The season premiere aired on CTV on June 28, 2016, with the finale airing on September 13, 2016.

<i>Race Across the World</i> British television series

Race Across the World is a British television competition programme, in which teams of two race across an area of the world to become the fastest to reach a destination using any means of transportation other than air travel. The programme was broadcast on BBC Two for the first two series, but due to better than expected viewership moved to BBC One for the third series. It has been narrated by John Hannah since first airing in 2019.

<i>Race Across the World</i> series 1 First series of Race Across the World

The first series of Race Across the World first aired on BBC Two from 3 March to 7 April 2019. Five pairs of racers travelled from London to Singapore, with the contestants each given £1,329 for the whole race without using air transport. The racers travelled over a distance of 12,000 miles in 50 days.

<i>Race Across the World</i> series 3 Third series of Race Across the World

The third series of Race Across the World began airing on 22 March 2023. Unlike the transcontinental races in previous series, the race took place entirely in Canada between Vancouver, British Columbia and St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Each two-person team was required to cross the country on a 16,000-kilometre (9,900 mi) route without using air travel, and was given a budget equal to the cost of the air fare. Contestants were provided a map, GPS tracker, travel guide, and bear spray.

<i>Celebrity Race Across the World</i> series 1 First series of Celebrity Race Across the World

The first series of Celebrity Race Across the World was first announced on 3 October 2019, but production was subsequently delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

<i>Race Across the World</i> series 4 Fourth series of Race Across the World

The fourth series of Race Across the World began airing on 10 April 2024. Each two-person team was required to complete the 15,000 kilometres (9,300 mi) route from Japan to Indonesia without using air travel, and was given a budget equal to the cost of the air fare. Contestants were provided with only a map, travel guide and GPS tracker.

<i>Celebrity Race Across the World</i> series 2 Second series of Celebrity Race Across the World

The second series of Celebrity Race Across the World was a race over 12,500 kilometres (7,800 mi) across South America, starting in Belém, Brazil and finishing in Frutillar, Chile.

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