The Amazing Race 37

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The Amazing Race 37
Season 37
Presented by Phil Keoghan
No. of teams14
Distance traveled29,000 mi (47,000 km)
No. of episodes6
Release
Original network CBS
Original releaseMarch 5, 2025 (2025-03-05) 
present
Additional information
Filming datesMay 18 (2024-05-18) 
June 14, 2024 (2024-06-14)
Season chronology
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The Amazing Race 37 is the thirty-seventh season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race . Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it features fourteen 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 three continents and nine countries and traveled over 29,000 miles (47,000 km). Starting in Los Angeles, racers traveled through Hong Kong, Japan, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, Italy, France, and Portugal before returning to the United States and finishing in Miami. It has been described as a "season of surprises", [1] as each leg of the race is said to include a twist in the form of an obstacle or a unique task. New elements introduced this season include the Fork in the Road and the Driver's Seat. Elements of the show that returned for this season include the double elimination leg, the Intersection, the Live U-Turn Vote, and the Fast Forward. The season premiered on CBS on March 5, 2025, and is set to conclude on May 15, 2025.

Production

Development and filming

Teams began their race around the world at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. The Sphere Academy Museum 2021.jpg
Teams began their race around the world at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.

On May 2, 2024, the show was renewed for a thirty-seventh season with CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach teasing a potential new twist for the show. [2] In an interview before the finale of the thirty-sixth season, Phil Keoghan stated, "We know the audience loves the airports; we know the audience loves mixing things up. We know that the audience loves going to new places, like Slovenia in Season 35. We got so much great feedback about Slovenia, so expect to see some new destinations, and also trying some new things." [3]

Filming for this season began on May 18, 2024, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles with teams then flying to Hong Kong. [4] [5] On May 21, teams left Hong Kong for Osaka, Japan. [4] On June 10, a leg was filmed in Sabrosa, Portugal. [6] Filming concluded on June 14 in Miami. [7] [8] This season also included visits to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Strasbourg, France as well as a first-time visit to Bulgaria. [9] In total the season featured nine countries across 29,000 miles (47,000 km). [10]

In August 2024, Keoghan stated in an interview, "We wanted to do a season where there were a few surprise elements, so I guess that's what I would say would summarize what we did. There's just some things that come of left field for the contestants and I think the viewers will find it fun. Not necessarily new twists but just surprises." [11]

This season was dubbed the "Season of Surprises" by CBS, where every episode features a "game-changing twist". [9] These twists include longstanding staples of the show including the Fast Forward (last seen in season 29) and U-Turn as well as a new twist called the "Fork in the Road" during the first leg in Hong Kong, where teams have to choose one of two race routes to the Pit Stop and two teams are eliminated at the end of the leg. [12] [13] The Intersection returned for the first time since season 16 during the second leg. [14] The fourth leg also introduced a new twist called the Driver's Seat, where one team gained the power to determine how much work racers had to perform during the Roadblock. [15] The fifth leg saw the return of the U-Turn Vote through a public forum much like during season 31 rather than a private vote. [16]

Casting

Casting for the season began on December 4, 2023. [17]

Release

Broadcast

In May 2024, CBS announced that the thirty-seventh season would air in 2025 on Wednesday nights alongside Survivor 48 with 90-minute episodes. [18] On November 13, 2024, CBS announced that the season's premiere date as March 5, 2025. [19]

Marketing

The first episode of this season was screened at SCAD TVfest in Atlanta during a panel with Phil Keoghan, Han & Holden, and Nick & Mike on February 5, 2025. [20] [21] The first trailer for this season was released on February 19, 2025. [22]

Contestants

Scott and Lori Thompson were revealed early on January 9, 2025, during the cast announcement for the second season of Raid the Cage . [23] The full cast was revealed on February 5, 2025. [24] With fourteen teams, this season features the largest cast for the American edition of The Amazing Race. [25]

ContestantsAgeRelationshipHometownStatus
Jackye Clayton51Sisters Waco, Texas Eliminated 1st & 2nd
(in Hong Kong)
Lauren McKinney61
Mark Crawford63Retired Firefighters Watertown, Tennessee
Larry Graham59 Bartlett, Tennessee
Ernest Cato59Father & Daughter Chicago, Illinois Eliminated 3rd
(in Minoh, Japan)
Bridget Cato28 Somerville, Massachusetts
Courtney Ramsey33Dating Nurses Leland, North Carolina Eliminated 4th
(in Kyoto, Japan)
Jasmin Carey34
Bernie Gutierrez31Friends Dallas, Texas Eliminated 5th
(in Kubu, Indonesia)
Carrigain Scadden33 Denver, Colorado
Scott Thompson47Married Parents of Eight Salt Lake City, Utah Eliminated 6th
(in Nusa Dua, Indonesia)
Lori Thompson49
Jeff "Pops" Bailey65Father & Son Lumberjacks St. Louis, Missouri Eliminated 7th
(in Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
Jeff Bailey36
Alyssa Borden31Married Nurses Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Participating
Josiah Borden32
Brett Hamby36Married Vegas Performers Las Vegas, Nevada
Mark Romain37
Carson McCalley28Best Friends & Gamers Brooklyn, New York
Jack Dodge27
Han Nguyen26Siblings Los Gatos, California
Holden Nguyen22
Jonathan Towns42Married Parents Pomona, California
Ana Towns35
Melinda Papadeas66Mother & Daughter Chandler, Arizona
Erika Papadeas32 Englewood, Colorado
Nick Fiorito32Brothers Brooklyn, New York
Mike Fiorito28

Results

The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.

Team placement (by leg)
Team 1 γ [a] 2 + [b] 3 4 Δ 5 6 7 8 9 101112
Carson & Jack1st4th2nd2nd2nd1stƒ
Han & Holden5th11th9th6th5th2nd
Alyssa & Josiah1st3rd7th5th3rd3rd
Brett & Mark2nd9th5th7th1st4th
Jonathan & Ana2nd1st3rd1stε [c] 8th [d] 5th
Melinda & Erika6th5th4th4th6th6th
Nick & Mike5th10th8th8th7th7th
Pops & Jeff4th7th6th9th4th8th
Scott & Lori3rd2nd1st3rd9th [d]
Bernie & Carrigain4th8th10th10th
Courtney & Jasmin6th6th11th
Ernest & Bridget3rd12th
Mark & Larry7th
Jackye & Lauren7th
  1. This leg featured a Fork in the Road, where teams were presented with two routes to the Pit Stop. Teams in the left column chose the Sing route, while teams in the right column chose the Dance route.
  2. This leg featured an Intersection. The combined teams were, in order of formation: Ernest & Bridget and Brett & Mark, Carson & Jack and Jonathan & Ana, Alyssa & Josiah and Nick & Mike, Courtney & Jasmin and Pops & Jeff, Han & Holden and Melinda & Erika, and Bernie & Carrigain and Scott & Lori.
  3. Jonathan & Ana used their Express Pass to bypass the Roadblock on this leg
  4. 1 2 In leg 5, the teams each voted for one team to be U-Turned; the two teams with the most votes received the U-Turn. Scott & Lori and Jonathan & Ana tied for the most votes (4 each), while Nick & Mike received 1 vote.

Race summary

Destinations Legenda lotnisko.svg Air travel    Legenda kolej.svg Rail travel    BSicon BOOT.svg Water travel    Bus-logo.svg Bus travel
Maki-heliport-15.svg Helicopter travel    Maki-bicycle-15.svg Bicycle travel    Maki-aerialway-15.svg Gondola travel
Route Markers Detour icon.svg Detour    Roadblock icon.svg Roadblock    Fast Forward icon.svg Fast Forward    TAR Fork in the Road.png Fork in the Road    Intersection icon.svg Intersection
TAR-Express Pass Card.png Express Pass TAR Drivers Seat.png Driver's Seat    U-Turn icon.svg U-Turn    TAR-pitstop-icon.png Pit Stop

Leg 1 (United States → Hong Kong)

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The first ever Fork in the Road made teams choose between two parallel routes to the Pit Stop in Hong Kong: perform a Lion Dance routine or perform a Cantonese Opera.
Locations
Episode summary
Additional note

Leg 2 (Hong Kong → Japan)

For a combined Intersection and Roadblock, racers had to perform with a taiko drum group while in Osaka. Taiko stage after Futako-Tamagawa fireworks 5.jpg
For a combined Intersection and Roadblock, racers had to perform with a taiko drum group while in Osaka.
Locations
Episode summary

Leg 3 (Japan)

During their second leg in the Kansai region, teams had a chance to win an Express Pass by playing kemari in Kyoto. Kemari Matsuri at Tanzan Shrine 2.jpg
During their second leg in the Kansai region, teams had a chance to win an Express Pass by playing kemari in Kyoto.
Locations
Episode summary

Leg 4 (Japan → Indonesia)

On the island of Bali, the first ever Driver's Seat determined how much rice racers had to thresh during the Roadblock. WikiSubak - Subak Aya Babahan - ES -40 Rice Harvesting.jpg
On the island of Bali, the first ever Driver's Seat determined how much rice racers had to thresh during the Roadblock.
Locations
Episode summary

Leg 5 (Indonesia)

After finding Phil Keoghan outside of Pura Dalem Agung Padangtegal, teams took part in a Live U-Turn Vote. Pura Dalem Agung Padantegal 200507.jpg
After finding Phil Keoghan outside of Pura Dalem Agung Padangtegal, teams took part in a Live U-Turn Vote.
Locations
Episode summary
TeamVote
Brett & MarkScott & Lori
Jonathan & AnaNick & Mike
Pops & JeffJonathan & Ana
Han & HoldenScott & Lori
Melinda & ErikaScott & Lori
Carson & JackJonathan & Ana
Nick & MikeScott & Lori
Alyssa & JosiahJonathan & Ana
Scott & LoriJonathan & Ana

Leg 6 (Indonesia → United Arab Emirates)

The Fast Forward in Dubai required one team to search the underwater cityscape of Deep Dive Dubai. Deep dive uae.jpg
The Fast Forward in Dubai required one team to search the underwater cityscape of Deep Dive Dubai.
Locations
Episode summary

Leg 7 (United Arab Emirates → Bulgaria)

Locations

Leg 8 (Bulgaria)

Locations

Leg 9 (Bulgaria → Italy)

Locations

Leg 10 (Italy → France)

Locations

Leg 11 (France → Portugal)

Locations

Leg 12 (Portugal → United States)

Locations

Reception

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Amazing Race 37
No.TitleAir date Rating
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
Ref.
1"Double the Stakes, Double the Eliminations"March 5, 2025 (2025-03-05)0.3/52.620.31.580.64.20 [30]
2"Very Strong Warrior Energy"March 12, 2025 (2025-03-12)0.3/52.560.21.450.54.01 [31]
3"Chaotic, Crazy, That's What We're Used To"March 19, 2025 (2025-03-19)0.4/62.670.21.430.74.10 [32]
4"There's No Addresses in the Jungle"March 26, 2025 (2025-03-26)0.3/42.480.21.470.53.94 [33]
5"It's Not Personal, It's Business"April 2, 2025 (2025-04-02)0.3/52.53TBDTBDTBDTBD [34]
6"It Smells Like the Desert"April 9, 2025 (2025-04-09)0.4/52.65TBDTBDTBDTBD [35]
7"Be One With the Hay"April 16, 2025 (2025-04-16)TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD

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