HaMerotz LaMillion 2 | |
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Season 2 | |
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Presented by | Ron Shahar |
No. of teams | 11 |
Winner | Bar Ben-Vakil & Inna Broder |
No. of legs | 13 |
Distance traveled | 20,300 km (12,600 mi) |
No. of episodes | 27 (30 including recaps) |
Release | |
Original network | Channel 2 |
Original release | 25 October 2011 11 February 2012 | –
Additional information | |
Filming dates | 30 March 26 April 2011 11 January 2012 | –
Season chronology |
HaMerotz LaMillion 2 is the second 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, replacing Raz Meirman, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around Eurasia to win ₪1,000,000. This season visited two continents and ten countries and traveled over 20,300 kilometres (12,600 mi) during thirteen legs. Starting in Jerusalem, racers traveled through Israel, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Poland, the Czech Republic, China, Thailand, and Sri Lanka before finishing in Singapore. New twists introduced in this season include a mid-leg elimination, the U-Turn and Yield Vote, the Double Battle, where two teams competed against each other in a task, and the Speed Bump. The season premiered on Channel 2 on 25 October 2011 and ended on 11 February 2012.
Painter and saleswoman Bar Ben-Vakil and Inna Broder were the winners of this season, while brothers Alon and Oren Harel finished in second place, and married Orthodox Jews Akiva and Anaelle Shmueli finished in third place.
In April 2009, during the airing of the show, Reshet had begun preparations for a second season. They considered producing a celebrity edition of the show that would have raised the price of producing the show. [1] Reshet had consulted with CBS and agreed it would film two more seasons at the same time to save expenses, a celebrity and non-celebrity editions. [2] Despite this, on 20 December 2009, Reshet announced that it had cancelled the show. [3] However, in September 2010, Reshet reconsidered, and Channel 2 greenlit the second season on 20 September 2010. [4] On 11 February 2011, Ron Shahar was announced as the show's new host, replacing Raz Meirman. [5]
Most filming was done in a 28-day period from 30 March to 26 April 2011, [6] with the last leg taped on 11 January 2012. [7] The second season spanned nine countries. Eight were previously unvisited, including Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, [8] Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand, as well as the first visit by an Amazing Race franchise to Bosnia and Herzegovina. China was the only previously visited nation from the previous season featured on this season. [9]
This season introduced a franchise-first twist for the Yield and U-Turn, dubbed as a "Yield/U-Turn Vote", where during a certain point on the leg, each team could cast a vote against one team on whom they wished to Yield (which was held at the Pit Stop) or U-Turn (held during the Detour) depending on the leg. Teams (and any multiple teams in the event of a tie) who received more votes would be subjected to a Yield/U-Turn. This season also featured its first double elimination in the Israeli series when in one leg, two teams were eliminated: one at the airport in Israel, and the other at the end of the leg. This season also introduced the Double Battle where teams had to compete head-to-head in a pre-determined challenge, where winning teams can move on to the next challenge, while the losing team had to wait for new challengers. The team who lost the last "Double Battle" would face a time penalty.
Croatian-born Israeli former footballer Đovani Roso appeared as a Pit Stop greeter during Leg 3 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. [10]
Casting for the season began on 21 November 2010 and lasted through early March 2011. [11] [12]
The host recorded blogs during filming, which could be viewed on the show's website.
Eleven teams competed on this season. At 18 years old, Adel was the youngest contestant on The Amazing Race excluding the American version's Family Edition. The casting of Firass & Shira led to calls from far-right groups such as Lehava for a boycott of the show due to opposition against interfaith relationships. [13]
Contestants | Age | Relationship [14] | Hometown | Status |
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Gadi Chait (גדי) | 36 | Friends | Tel Aviv | Eliminated 1st (in Tel Aviv, Israel) |
Alona Ophir (אלונה) | 44 | |||
Tal Shaham (טל) | 54 | Mother & Daughter | Herzliya | Eliminated 2nd (in Budapest, Hungary) |
Mor Shaham (מור) | 29 | |||
Nitzan Avital (ניצן) | 28 | Bakers | Alfei Menashe | Eliminated 3rd (in Budapest, Hungary) |
Frieda "Fifi" Moshe (פיפי) | 21 | |||
Firass Janluka (פיראס) | 36 | Muslim & Jewish Girlfriend | Nazareth Illit | Eliminated 4th (in Dubrovnik, Croatia) |
Shira Dahan (שירה) | 33 | |||
Alon Apple (אלון) | 32 | Newlyweds | Tel Aviv | Eliminated 5th (in Prague, Czech Republic) |
Hen Shiloni (חן) | 28 | |||
Idan Pundak (פונדק) | 30 | DJ & Security Company CEO | Petah Tikva | Eliminated 6th (in Beijing, China) |
Moti Lahav (מוטי) | 28 | |||
Osnat Shapir (אסנת) | 45 | Friends | Kiryat Ekron | Eliminated 7th (in Colombo, Sri Lanka) |
Carmit Zacay (כרמית) | 50 | |||
Tom Kashty (טום) | 23 | Footballer and Girlfriend | Petah Tikva | Eliminated 8th (in Singapore) |
Adele Bespalov (אדל) | 18 | Tel Aviv | ||
Akiva Shmueli (עקיבא) | 28 | Married Orthodox Jews | Tirat Yehuda | Third Place |
Anaelle Shmueli (ענהאל) | 26 | |||
Alon Harel (אלון) | 38 | Brothers | Tel Aviv | Second Place |
Oren Harel (אורן) | 47 | Giv'atayim | ||
Bar Ben-Vakil (בר) | 22 | Painter & Saleswoman | Netanya | Winners |
Inna Broder (אינה) | 23 |
Adel Bespalov later appeared on the ninth season of the Israeli edition of Big Brother along with Season 4 contestant Liron "Tiltil" Orfeli 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. [15] Adel earned her way into the house and finished seventh. [16] In 2020, Akiva & Anaelle appeared on the Israeli version of Wife Swap. [17] In 2021, Bespalov competed on the third season of Power Couple VIP. [18]
The following teams, with their relationships at the time of filming, participated in this season. This table is not reflective of all content broadcast on television, due to the inclusion (or exclusion) of data. Listed by finishing order:
Team | Position (by leg) | Roadblocks performed | |||||||||||||
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1 | 2+ | 3+ | 4 | 5+ | 6+ | 7 | 8+ | 9+ | ⊂ 10⊃ | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||
Bar & Inna | 7th | 8th⊃ | 8th⊃ | 6th− | 6th⊃ | 1st | 3rd⊂ | 4th | 5th< | 5th⊂ | 1stƒ 7 | 3rd | 1st | 1st | Bar 4, Inna 5 |
Alon & Oren | 5th | 3rd⊃ | 1st⊃ | 2nd< | 2nd⊃ | 2nd | 2nd | 1st⊂ | 1st− | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | Alon 6, Oren 4 |
Akiva & Anaelle | 1st | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 1st⊃ | 2nd⊃ | 2nd> | 2nd⊃ | 3rd 8 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Akiva 5, Anaelle 5 |
Tom & Adele | 3rd | 5th⊃ | 3rd⊃ | 5th> | 7th⊂ | 6th | 4th⊃ | 3rd⊃ | 4th> | 1st⊃ | 4th | 4th | 4th | Tom 6, Adele 4 | |
Osnat & Carmit | 6th | 6th | 4th− 3 | 7th | 4th⊃ | 3rdƒ 5 | 6th⊃ | 5th 6 | 3rd> | 4th⊃− | 5th | Osnat 5, Carmit 5 | |||
Pundak & Moti | 2nd | 2nd⊃ | 2nd⊃ | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 5th⊃− | 6th⊃ | Pundak 3, Moti 4 | ||||||
Alon & Hen | 4th | 4th⊂ | 6th⊂ | 4th> | 1st | 7th− | Alon 3, Hen 2 | ||||||||
Firass & Shira | 8th | 7th | 7th | 8th> 4 | Firass 2, Shira 1 4 | ||||||||||
Nitzan & Fifi | 9th | 9th | 9th | Nitzan 2, Fifi 0 | |||||||||||
Tal & Mor | 10th | 10th 2 | Tal 1 2, Mor 0 | ||||||||||||
Gadi & Alona | 11th 1 | Gadi 0, Alona 0 |
For the first time in Amazing Race history, teams could vote for a U-Turn or Yield. The team with the most votes received the U-Turn or Yield penalty, depending on the leg.
U-Turn | Yield | U-Turn | U-Turn | Yield | U-Turn | ||||||||
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Leg #: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
U-Turned/Yielded | Alon & Hen | Alon & Hen | Alon & Oren | Tom & Adel | Bar & Inna | Alon & Oren | Bar & Inna | Bar & Inna | Unaired | ||||
Result | 4–2–2–1–1 | 4–1–1–1–1–1 | 3–2–2–1 | 3–2–1–1 | 4–2 | 3–1–1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | |||||
Voter | Team votes | ||||||||||||
Bar & Inna | Alon & Hen | Alon & Hen | Tom & Adel | Tom & Adel | Tom & Adel | Osnat & Carmit | Akiva & Anaelle | Akiva & Anaelle | Unknown | ||||
Alon & Oren | Alon & Hen | Alon & Hen | Alon & Hen | Tom & Adel | Tom & Adel | Tom & Adel | Akiva & Anaelle | Akiva & Anaelle | Unknown | ||||
Akiva & Anaelle | Tal & Mor | Nitzan & Fifi | Bar & Inna | Alon & Oren | Bar & Inna | Alon & Oren | Bar & Inna | Bar & Inna | Unknown | ||||
Tom & Adel | Alon & Hen | Alon & Hen | Alon & Oren | Bar & Inna | Bar & Inna | Alon & Oren | Bar & Inna | Bar & Inna | Unknown | ||||
Osnat & Carmit | Firass & Shira | Tom & Adel | Bar & Inna | Tom & Adel | Bar & Inna | Pundak & Moti | Bar & Inna | Bar & Inna | Unknown | ||||
Pundak & Moti | Alon & Hen | Alon & Hen | Alon & Hen | Alon & Hen | Bar & Inna | Alon & Oren | |||||||
Alon & Hen | Pundak & Moti | Pundak & Moti | Alon & Oren | Alon & Oren | |||||||||
Firass & Shira | Nitzan & Fifi | Osnat & Carmit | Alon & Oren | ||||||||||
Nitzan & Fifi | Firass & Shira | Firass & Shira | |||||||||||
Tal & Mor | Pundak & Moti |
Translated from Hebrew from the official website: [19]
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Airdates: 25 & 30 October, 1 November 2011
This season's first Detour was a choice between קרקס (Qerqes – Circus) or ואלס (Vales – Waltz). In Circus, teams had to perform circus acts. One team member had to walk on a tightrope, and the other team member had to balance on a board placed on a wheel to receive their next clue. In Waltz, teams had to learn and perform a waltz for a panel of judges with teams needing to score at least 20 points to receive their next clue.
In this season's first Roadblock, one team member would be slowly lowered into a vat of water with their hands and feet secured by iron chains much like Hungarian escape artist Harry Houdini and had to escape by finding the correct keys from a set of keys to unlock their shackles and receive their next clue.
Airdates: 6 & 8 November 2011
For this series' first Double Battle, two teams had to wrestle in a tub of chocolate syrup while trying to fill the rival team's jar with chocolate. When a team filled a jar, they would receive their next clue while the team that lost had to wait for the next team. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a 15-minute penalty.
This leg's Detour was a choice between כוכב קולנוע (Khocheb Qelnoah – Movie Star) or כוכב טלוויזיה (Khocheb Televyziah – TV Star). In Movie Star, team members had to correctly dub five phrases Hungarian film scene at Ligetvaros Irodahaz to receive their next clue. In TV Star, teams traveled to Nap TV, where team members had to read the weather forecast for Hungary from a teleprompter, which was written entirely in Hungarian though the text was transliterated into Hebrew characters, to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to break open a block of ice to access their next clue, a picture of the Elisabeth Bridge, frozen inside, using a variety of unusual tools.
Airdates: 13 & 15 November 2011
For this leg's Double Battle, two teams played musical chairs with each other and local residents. The last team with a team member remaining in the game would receive their next clue while the team that lost had to wait for the next team. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a 15-minute penalty.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to strip down to their swimsuit, put on skis, and be towed through a slalom course behind a snowmobile. When they reached the end without falling, they had to let go of their tow rope and coast through the finish line to receive their next clue.
This leg's Detour was a choice between כדורגל (Kaduregel – Soccer) or כדורסל (Kadursal – Basketball). In Soccer, one team member had to kick a soccer ball through three targets while their partner, dressed as a cheerleader, cheered them on. When the first member scored three goals, they would switch roles. Once both members scored three goals, they would receive their next clue. In Basketball, teams played against two Croatian basketball players and had to score 20 baskets (10 apiece). At least one basket had to be scored while using a trampoline, a ladder, a supermarket cart and a chair before they could receive their next clue.
Airdates: 20 & 22 November 2011
This leg's Detour was a choice between חכמי חלם (Hachmey HaChełm – Men of Chełm) or קניידלעך (Qenyeydel'ek – Matzo Balls). In Men of Chełm, teams had to load a series of six buckets onto a pole that they had to carry on their shoulders. After filling two buckets and placing them on the pole, teams had to walk backwards across the Jewish Square through a series of garbage bins, stopping twice to fill up a pair of buckets. The buckets had holes in them and would leak water as they ran. At the end of the course, teams would pour their water into a large bucket. Once it reached a certain point, teams would dump the large bucket into a well and receive their next clue. In Matzo Balls, teams had to listen to an accordionist and recognize the two songs he was playing ( Hava Nagila and Siman Tov u'Mazel Tov) to receive their next clue. However, he would begin by only playing a single note. To "purchase" another note, both team members had to eat two matzo balls.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to push a heavy cart of salt blocks from the Chapel of Saint Kinga through the mines to a hall. They then had to lick a salt wall until they found a spot that tasted sweet. When found, they had to dig through the salt-block cart for a crystal key to unlock their next clue.
Airdates: 27 & 29 November, 5 December 2011
For this leg's Double Battle, two teams had to put on roller skates and dress as witches. They had to roll around a room, collecting animatronic bats hanging from the ceiling and then throw them into a cauldron. The first team to collect four bats would receive their next clue while the team that lost had to wait for the next team. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a 15-minute penalty.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to put on a protective suit and perform an action movie stunt. They would be lit on fire and had to run around flaming barrels to a table with three briefcases. They had to open these briefcases until they found the one containing their next clue, after which they would be extinguished.
In this season's first Fast Forward, one team had to model nude for art students until the class was complete to win the Fast Forward award.
After the tour guide task, Tom & Adel found their Speed Bump on Hybernská Street. For their Speed Bump, Tom & Adel had to sing " Jožin z bažin" and earn Kč100 from passersby on Náměstí Republiky before they could continue racing.
Airdates: 11 & 14 December 2011
For this leg's Double Battle, teams competed in a sunflower seed-cracking race. Teams had to crack open sunflower seeds with their mouths, and the first team to fill their scale with 25 grams (0.88 oz) of de-shelled seeds would receive their next clue while the team that lost had to wait for the next team. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a 15-minute penalty.
This leg's Detour was a choice between מלצרות (Meltzerot – Waitressing) or גלגל ביש המזל (Gelgel Beysh HaMazel – Wheel of Misfortune). For both Detour options, teams had to travel by a marked- pedicab to Nine Gates Snack Restaurant. In Waitressing, teams had to take orders from eight restaurant patrons, spoken in Mandarin Chinese. Teams then had to go into the kitchen, retrieve the correct dishes and serve them to the correct people to receive their next clue. In Wheel of Misfortune, each team member had to spin a Lazy Susan with the names of Chinese meals on it and eat whatever they landed on to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to drink a cup of medicinal tea then endure a painful 20-minute reflexology foot massage before receiving their next clue from the masseuse. If they stopped the massage, they would have to endure another 20-minute session.
Airdates: 18, 20 & 25 December 2011
This leg's Detour was a choice between שפיץ (Shpeytz – Spitz) or קפיץ (Q'feytz – Spring). In Spitz the teams had to learn to play the local version of hackysack called jianzi and bounce a shuttlecock between one another 25 times with only their feet and upturned palms to receive their next clue. In Spring, one team member had to learn how to play " Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" on an erhu while their partner had to learn how to sing the song in Mandarin and then perform to the judge's satisfaction to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to prove themselves worthy of a Chinese bride. They had to apply red lipstick and write "I love you" on a piece of paper with kisses and then brush their teeth with wasabi-flavored toothpaste for one minute to receive their next clue.
Airdates: 4, 5 & 11 January 2012
For this leg's Double Battle, one team member had to meditate with a bowl of water balanced on their head. The other team member had to distract the meditating team member on the other team and make them drop the bowl. After five minutes, they were allowed to tickle their opponent with a feather. The first team member to drop their bowl would lose the Double Battle and had to wait for the next team while their opponents would receive their next clue. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a 15-minute penalty.
This leg's Detour was a choice between לקנות (Leqnot – Buy) or למכור (Lemkhor – Sell). In Buy, teams had to purchase ten items pictured in a book from around the market, using only the 9,000 Thai baht provided to them in their clue. This money was not enough to afford all of the items, so team needed to barter with the store owners. After purchasing the items, teams could exchange them for their next clue. In Sell, teams had to persuade 20 Thai people to eat a falafel. Despite the task's name, the falafels were given away for free. After 20 Thai locals each ate an entire falafel at team's food cart, teams would receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to learn two Muay Thai exercises and perform them correctly against a Thai boxer to receive their next clue.
Airdates: 11, 12 & 18 January 2012
For this season's final Double Battle, teams had to walk around a course on shoes made out of coconut shells while collecting coconuts and placing them into baskets on their backs. If they dropped any coconuts along the way, or if their feet touched the sand, they had to start over. The first team to collect ten coconuts, five for each team member, would receive their next clue while the team that lost had to wait for the next team. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a 15-minute penalty.
This leg's Detour was a choice between שקשק אותו (Sheqsheq Aotov – Slosh It) or פוצץ אותו (Potzetz Aotov – Pop It). In Slosh It, teams tasted a fresh-fruit smoothie and had to identify the fruits from which it was made. They then had to collect large styrofoam fruits scattered on the beach while hopping in a potato sack. If they brought back all of the fruits that had been used in the smoothie, they would get their next clue. In Pop It, teams participated in a traditional activity meant to scare off evil spirits. One team member put on a blindfold and entered a pool filled with balloons. Their partner would pick a color and had to verbally direct the blindfolded member in order to pop all of the balloons of the same color to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, the chosen team member had to wear a white T-shirt and lie on the ground while an elephant put his leg on their body and hit them with its trunk. The team member then had to put a flat wooden pallet under the T-shirt and let the elephant paint on the T-shirt. When the painting was complete, the elephant would give teams their next clue.
Airdates: 25 & 26 January 2012
This leg's Detour was a choice between סבלי תבלינים (Sebley Tebleyneym – Spice Porters) or כובסי כביסה (Khovesy Khvitah – Laundry Washers). In Spice Porters, each team member had to pack 25 kilograms (55 lb) of chili peppers into a sack. They then had to carry them to the mashing stand and mash them into 300 grams (0.66 lb) of paste to receive their next clue. In Laundry Washers, teams had to follow traditional methods and wash 50 sheets, three of which contained Hebrew words. Once all three words had been discovered, teams had to hang all of the sheets they had cleaned and then show the words to a judge to receive their next clue. Each Detour choice had only three workstations.
In this season's second Fast Forward, both members from one team had to get a permanent tattoo of a half-heart design to win the Fast Forward award.
In this season's final Roadblock, one team member had to search among 7,000 letters for one addressed to their team. After finding it, teams could read the letter inside, watch a video message from loved ones, and would find items from home, before receiving their next clue.
Airdate: 2 February 2012
This season's final Detour was a choice between זכר (Zechar – Male) or נקבה (Neqebah – Female). For both tasks, team members could only use their right hand. In Male, teams had to attach a cart to a water buffalo and load the cart with coconuts. They then had to lead the cart along a marked course without dropping any coconuts to receive their next clue. In Female, teams had to milk a female buffalo to fill a cup and receive their next clue.
Airdate: 9 February 2012
For their Speed Bump, Tom & Adel entered a flight simulator of a Boeing 737 and had to complete the takeoff, regular and emergency announcements, and landing. After succeeding in at least three of the four criteria, they could continue racing.
Airdate: 11 February 2012
The second season had a 30.8% average Jewish household rating across the season. The finale received ratings of 42% Jewish household share with 1.4 million viewers watching the episode. [21]
HaMerotz LaMillion 2 | |
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Season 2 | |
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Presented by | Ron Shahar |
No. of teams | 11 |
Winner | Bar Ben-Vakil & Inna Broder |
No. of legs | 13 |
Distance traveled | 20,300 km (12,600 mi) |
No. of episodes | 27 (30 including recaps) |
Release | |
Original network | Channel 2 |
Original release | 25 October 2011 11 February 2012 | –
Additional information | |
Filming dates | 30 March 26 April 2011 11 January 2012 | –
Season chronology |
HaMerotz LaMillion 2 is the second 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, replacing Raz Meirman, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around Eurasia to win ₪1,000,000. This season visited two continents and ten countries and traveled over 20,300 kilometres (12,600 mi) during thirteen legs. Starting in Jerusalem, racers traveled through Israel, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Poland, the Czech Republic, China, Thailand, and Sri Lanka before finishing in Singapore. New twists introduced in this season include a mid-leg elimination, the U-Turn and Yield Vote, the Double Battle, where two teams competed against each other in a task, and the Speed Bump. The season premiered on Channel 2 on 25 October 2011 and ended on 11 February 2012.
Painter and saleswoman Bar Ben-Vakil and Inna Broder were the winners of this season, while brothers Alon and Oren Harel finished in second place, and married Orthodox Jews Akiva and Anaelle Shmueli finished in third place.
In April 2009, during the airing of the show, Reshet had begun preparations for a second season. They considered producing a celebrity edition of the show that would have raised the price of producing the show. [1] Reshet had consulted with CBS and agreed it would film two more seasons at the same time to save expenses, a celebrity and non-celebrity editions. [2] Despite this, on 20 December 2009, Reshet announced that it had cancelled the show. [3] However, in September 2010, Reshet reconsidered, and Channel 2 greenlit the second season on 20 September 2010. [4] On 11 February 2011, Ron Shahar was announced as the show's new host, replacing Raz Meirman. [5]
Most filming was done in a 28-day period from 30 March to 26 April 2011, [6] with the last leg taped on 11 January 2012. [7] The second season spanned nine countries. Eight were previously unvisited, including Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, [8] Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand, as well as the first visit by an Amazing Race franchise to Bosnia and Herzegovina. China was the only previously visited nation from the previous season featured on this season. [9]
This season introduced a franchise-first twist for the Yield and U-Turn, dubbed as a "Yield/U-Turn Vote", where during a certain point on the leg, each team could cast a vote against one team on whom they wished to Yield (which was held at the Pit Stop) or U-Turn (held during the Detour) depending on the leg. Teams (and any multiple teams in the event of a tie) who received more votes would be subjected to a Yield/U-Turn. This season also featured its first double elimination in the Israeli series when in one leg, two teams were eliminated: one at the airport in Israel, and the other at the end of the leg. This season also introduced the Double Battle where teams had to compete head-to-head in a pre-determined challenge, where winning teams can move on to the next challenge, while the losing team had to wait for new challengers. The team who lost the last "Double Battle" would face a time penalty.
Croatian-born Israeli former footballer Đovani Roso appeared as a Pit Stop greeter during Leg 3 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. [10]
Casting for the season began on 21 November 2010 and lasted through early March 2011. [11] [12]
The host recorded blogs during filming, which could be viewed on the show's website.
Eleven teams competed on this season. At 18 years old, Adel was the youngest contestant on The Amazing Race excluding the American version's Family Edition. The casting of Firass & Shira led to calls from far-right groups such as Lehava for a boycott of the show due to opposition against interfaith relationships. [13]
Contestants | Age | Relationship [14] | Hometown | Status |
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Gadi Chait (גדי) | 36 | Friends | Tel Aviv | Eliminated 1st (in Tel Aviv, Israel) |
Alona Ophir (אלונה) | 44 | |||
Tal Shaham (טל) | 54 | Mother & Daughter | Herzliya | Eliminated 2nd (in Budapest, Hungary) |
Mor Shaham (מור) | 29 | |||
Nitzan Avital (ניצן) | 28 | Bakers | Alfei Menashe | Eliminated 3rd (in Budapest, Hungary) |
Frieda "Fifi" Moshe (פיפי) | 21 | |||
Firass Janluka (פיראס) | 36 | Muslim & Jewish Girlfriend | Nazareth Illit | Eliminated 4th (in Dubrovnik, Croatia) |
Shira Dahan (שירה) | 33 | |||
Alon Apple (אלון) | 32 | Newlyweds | Tel Aviv | Eliminated 5th (in Prague, Czech Republic) |
Hen Shiloni (חן) | 28 | |||
Idan Pundak (פונדק) | 30 | DJ & Security Company CEO | Petah Tikva | Eliminated 6th (in Beijing, China) |
Moti Lahav (מוטי) | 28 | |||
Osnat Shapir (אסנת) | 45 | Friends | Kiryat Ekron | Eliminated 7th (in Colombo, Sri Lanka) |
Carmit Zacay (כרמית) | 50 | |||
Tom Kashty (טום) | 23 | Footballer and Girlfriend | Petah Tikva | Eliminated 8th (in Singapore) |
Adele Bespalov (אדל) | 18 | Tel Aviv | ||
Akiva Shmueli (עקיבא) | 28 | Married Orthodox Jews | Tirat Yehuda | Third Place |
Anaelle Shmueli (ענהאל) | 26 | |||
Alon Harel (אלון) | 38 | Brothers | Tel Aviv | Second Place |
Oren Harel (אורן) | 47 | Giv'atayim | ||
Bar Ben-Vakil (בר) | 22 | Painter & Saleswoman | Netanya | Winners |
Inna Broder (אינה) | 23 |
Adel Bespalov later appeared on the ninth season of the Israeli edition of Big Brother along with Season 4 contestant Liron "Tiltil" Orfeli 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. [15] Adel earned her way into the house and finished seventh. [16] In 2020, Akiva & Anaelle appeared on the Israeli version of Wife Swap. [17] In 2021, Bespalov competed on the third season of Power Couple VIP. [18]
The following teams, with their relationships at the time of filming, participated in this season. This table is not reflective of all content broadcast on television, due to the inclusion (or exclusion) of data. Listed by finishing order:
Team | Position (by leg) | Roadblocks performed | |||||||||||||
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1 | 2+ | 3+ | 4 | 5+ | 6+ | 7 | 8+ | 9+ | ⊂ 10⊃ | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||
Bar & Inna | 7th | 8th⊃ | 8th⊃ | 6th− | 6th⊃ | 1st | 3rd⊂ | 4th | 5th< | 5th⊂ | 1stƒ 7 | 3rd | 1st | 1st | Bar 4, Inna 5 |
Alon & Oren | 5th | 3rd⊃ | 1st⊃ | 2nd< | 2nd⊃ | 2nd | 2nd | 1st⊂ | 1st− | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | Alon 6, Oren 4 |
Akiva & Anaelle | 1st | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 1st⊃ | 2nd⊃ | 2nd> | 2nd⊃ | 3rd 8 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Akiva 5, Anaelle 5 |
Tom & Adele | 3rd | 5th⊃ | 3rd⊃ | 5th> | 7th⊂ | 6th | 4th⊃ | 3rd⊃ | 4th> | 1st⊃ | 4th | 4th | 4th | Tom 6, Adele 4 | |
Osnat & Carmit | 6th | 6th | 4th− 3 | 7th | 4th⊃ | 3rdƒ 5 | 6th⊃ | 5th 6 | 3rd> | 4th⊃− | 5th | Osnat 5, Carmit 5 | |||
Pundak & Moti | 2nd | 2nd⊃ | 2nd⊃ | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 5th⊃− | 6th⊃ | Pundak 3, Moti 4 | ||||||
Alon & Hen | 4th | 4th⊂ | 6th⊂ | 4th> | 1st | 7th− | Alon 3, Hen 2 | ||||||||
Firass & Shira | 8th | 7th | 7th | 8th> 4 | Firass 2, Shira 1 4 | ||||||||||
Nitzan & Fifi | 9th | 9th | 9th | Nitzan 2, Fifi 0 | |||||||||||
Tal & Mor | 10th | 10th 2 | Tal 1 2, Mor 0 | ||||||||||||
Gadi & Alona | 11th 1 | Gadi 0, Alona 0 |
For the first time in Amazing Race history, teams could vote for a U-Turn or Yield. The team with the most votes received the U-Turn or Yield penalty, depending on the leg.
U-Turn | Yield | U-Turn | U-Turn | Yield | U-Turn | ||||||||
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Leg #: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
U-Turned/Yielded | Alon & Hen | Alon & Hen | Alon & Oren | Tom & Adel | Bar & Inna | Alon & Oren | Bar & Inna | Bar & Inna | Unaired | ||||
Result | 4–2–2–1–1 | 4–1–1–1–1–1 | 3–2–2–1 | 3–2–1–1 | 4–2 | 3–1–1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | |||||
Voter | Team votes | ||||||||||||
Bar & Inna | Alon & Hen | Alon & Hen | Tom & Adel | Tom & Adel | Tom & Adel | Osnat & Carmit | Akiva & Anaelle | Akiva & Anaelle | Unknown | ||||
Alon & Oren | Alon & Hen | Alon & Hen | Alon & Hen | Tom & Adel | Tom & Adel | Tom & Adel | Akiva & Anaelle | Akiva & Anaelle | Unknown | ||||
Akiva & Anaelle | Tal & Mor | Nitzan & Fifi | Bar & Inna | Alon & Oren | Bar & Inna | Alon & Oren | Bar & Inna | Bar & Inna | Unknown | ||||
Tom & Adel | Alon & Hen | Alon & Hen | Alon & Oren | Bar & Inna | Bar & Inna | Alon & Oren | Bar & Inna | Bar & Inna | Unknown | ||||
Osnat & Carmit | Firass & Shira | Tom & Adel | Bar & Inna | Tom & Adel | Bar & Inna | Pundak & Moti | Bar & Inna | Bar & Inna | Unknown | ||||
Pundak & Moti | Alon & Hen | Alon & Hen | Alon & Hen | Alon & Hen | Bar & Inna | Alon & Oren | |||||||
Alon & Hen | Pundak & Moti | Pundak & Moti | Alon & Oren | Alon & Oren | |||||||||
Firass & Shira | Nitzan & Fifi | Osnat & Carmit | Alon & Oren | ||||||||||
Nitzan & Fifi | Firass & Shira | Firass & Shira | |||||||||||
Tal & Mor | Pundak & Moti |
Translated from Hebrew from the official website: [19]
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Airdates: 25 & 30 October, 1 November 2011
This season's first Detour was a choice between קרקס (Qerqes – Circus) or ואלס (Vales – Waltz). In Circus, teams had to perform circus acts. One team member had to walk on a tightrope, and the other team member had to balance on a board placed on a wheel to receive their next clue. In Waltz, teams had to learn and perform a waltz for a panel of judges with teams needing to score at least 20 points to receive their next clue.
In this season's first Roadblock, one team member would be slowly lowered into a vat of water with their hands and feet secured by iron chains much like Hungarian escape artist Harry Houdini and had to escape by finding the correct keys from a set of keys to unlock their shackles and receive their next clue.
Airdates: 6 & 8 November 2011
For this series' first Double Battle, two teams had to wrestle in a tub of chocolate syrup while trying to fill the rival team's jar with chocolate. When a team filled a jar, they would receive their next clue while the team that lost had to wait for the next team. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a 15-minute penalty.
This leg's Detour was a choice between כוכב קולנוע (Khocheb Qelnoah – Movie Star) or כוכב טלוויזיה (Khocheb Televyziah – TV Star). In Movie Star, team members had to correctly dub five phrases Hungarian film scene at Ligetvaros Irodahaz to receive their next clue. In TV Star, teams traveled to Nap TV, where team members had to read the weather forecast for Hungary from a teleprompter, which was written entirely in Hungarian though the text was transliterated into Hebrew characters, to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to break open a block of ice to access their next clue, a picture of the Elisabeth Bridge, frozen inside, using a variety of unusual tools.
Airdates: 13 & 15 November 2011
For this leg's Double Battle, two teams played musical chairs with each other and local residents. The last team with a team member remaining in the game would receive their next clue while the team that lost had to wait for the next team. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a 15-minute penalty.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to strip down to their swimsuit, put on skis, and be towed through a slalom course behind a snowmobile. When they reached the end without falling, they had to let go of their tow rope and coast through the finish line to receive their next clue.
This leg's Detour was a choice between כדורגל (Kaduregel – Soccer) or כדורסל (Kadursal – Basketball). In Soccer, one team member had to kick a soccer ball through three targets while their partner, dressed as a cheerleader, cheered them on. When the first member scored three goals, they would switch roles. Once both members scored three goals, they would receive their next clue. In Basketball, teams played against two Croatian basketball players and had to score 20 baskets (10 apiece). At least one basket had to be scored while using a trampoline, a ladder, a supermarket cart and a chair before they could receive their next clue.
Airdates: 20 & 22 November 2011
This leg's Detour was a choice between חכמי חלם (Hachmey HaChełm – Men of Chełm) or קניידלעך (Qenyeydel'ek – Matzo Balls). In Men of Chełm, teams had to load a series of six buckets onto a pole that they had to carry on their shoulders. After filling two buckets and placing them on the pole, teams had to walk backwards across the Jewish Square through a series of garbage bins, stopping twice to fill up a pair of buckets. The buckets had holes in them and would leak water as they ran. At the end of the course, teams would pour their water into a large bucket. Once it reached a certain point, teams would dump the large bucket into a well and receive their next clue. In Matzo Balls, teams had to listen to an accordionist and recognize the two songs he was playing ( Hava Nagila and Siman Tov u'Mazel Tov) to receive their next clue. However, he would begin by only playing a single note. To "purchase" another note, both team members had to eat two matzo balls.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to push a heavy cart of salt blocks from the Chapel of Saint Kinga through the mines to a hall. They then had to lick a salt wall until they found a spot that tasted sweet. When found, they had to dig through the salt-block cart for a crystal key to unlock their next clue.
Airdates: 27 & 29 November, 5 December 2011
For this leg's Double Battle, two teams had to put on roller skates and dress as witches. They had to roll around a room, collecting animatronic bats hanging from the ceiling and then throw them into a cauldron. The first team to collect four bats would receive their next clue while the team that lost had to wait for the next team. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a 15-minute penalty.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to put on a protective suit and perform an action movie stunt. They would be lit on fire and had to run around flaming barrels to a table with three briefcases. They had to open these briefcases until they found the one containing their next clue, after which they would be extinguished.
In this season's first Fast Forward, one team had to model nude for art students until the class was complete to win the Fast Forward award.
After the tour guide task, Tom & Adel found their Speed Bump on Hybernská Street. For their Speed Bump, Tom & Adel had to sing " Jožin z bažin" and earn Kč100 from passersby on Náměstí Republiky before they could continue racing.
Airdates: 11 & 14 December 2011
For this leg's Double Battle, teams competed in a sunflower seed-cracking race. Teams had to crack open sunflower seeds with their mouths, and the first team to fill their scale with 25 grams (0.88 oz) of de-shelled seeds would receive their next clue while the team that lost had to wait for the next team. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a 15-minute penalty.
This leg's Detour was a choice between מלצרות (Meltzerot – Waitressing) or גלגל ביש המזל (Gelgel Beysh HaMazel – Wheel of Misfortune). For both Detour options, teams had to travel by a marked- pedicab to Nine Gates Snack Restaurant. In Waitressing, teams had to take orders from eight restaurant patrons, spoken in Mandarin Chinese. Teams then had to go into the kitchen, retrieve the correct dishes and serve them to the correct people to receive their next clue. In Wheel of Misfortune, each team member had to spin a Lazy Susan with the names of Chinese meals on it and eat whatever they landed on to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to drink a cup of medicinal tea then endure a painful 20-minute reflexology foot massage before receiving their next clue from the masseuse. If they stopped the massage, they would have to endure another 20-minute session.
Airdates: 18, 20 & 25 December 2011
This leg's Detour was a choice between שפיץ (Shpeytz – Spitz) or קפיץ (Q'feytz – Spring). In Spitz the teams had to learn to play the local version of hackysack called jianzi and bounce a shuttlecock between one another 25 times with only their feet and upturned palms to receive their next clue. In Spring, one team member had to learn how to play " Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" on an erhu while their partner had to learn how to sing the song in Mandarin and then perform to the judge's satisfaction to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to prove themselves worthy of a Chinese bride. They had to apply red lipstick and write "I love you" on a piece of paper with kisses and then brush their teeth with wasabi-flavored toothpaste for one minute to receive their next clue.
Airdates: 4, 5 & 11 January 2012
For this leg's Double Battle, one team member had to meditate with a bowl of water balanced on their head. The other team member had to distract the meditating team member on the other team and make them drop the bowl. After five minutes, they were allowed to tickle their opponent with a feather. The first team member to drop their bowl would lose the Double Battle and had to wait for the next team while their opponents would receive their next clue. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a 15-minute penalty.
This leg's Detour was a choice between לקנות (Leqnot – Buy) or למכור (Lemkhor – Sell). In Buy, teams had to purchase ten items pictured in a book from around the market, using only the 9,000 Thai baht provided to them in their clue. This money was not enough to afford all of the items, so team needed to barter with the store owners. After purchasing the items, teams could exchange them for their next clue. In Sell, teams had to persuade 20 Thai people to eat a falafel. Despite the task's name, the falafels were given away for free. After 20 Thai locals each ate an entire falafel at team's food cart, teams would receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to learn two Muay Thai exercises and perform them correctly against a Thai boxer to receive their next clue.
Airdates: 11, 12 & 18 January 2012
For this season's final Double Battle, teams had to walk around a course on shoes made out of coconut shells while collecting coconuts and placing them into baskets on their backs. If they dropped any coconuts along the way, or if their feet touched the sand, they had to start over. The first team to collect ten coconuts, five for each team member, would receive their next clue while the team that lost had to wait for the next team. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a 15-minute penalty.
This leg's Detour was a choice between שקשק אותו (Sheqsheq Aotov – Slosh It) or פוצץ אותו (Potzetz Aotov – Pop It). In Slosh It, teams tasted a fresh-fruit smoothie and had to identify the fruits from which it was made. They then had to collect large styrofoam fruits scattered on the beach while hopping in a potato sack. If they brought back all of the fruits that had been used in the smoothie, they would get their next clue. In Pop It, teams participated in a traditional activity meant to scare off evil spirits. One team member put on a blindfold and entered a pool filled with balloons. Their partner would pick a color and had to verbally direct the blindfolded member in order to pop all of the balloons of the same color to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, the chosen team member had to wear a white T-shirt and lie on the ground while an elephant put his leg on their body and hit them with its trunk. The team member then had to put a flat wooden pallet under the T-shirt and let the elephant paint on the T-shirt. When the painting was complete, the elephant would give teams their next clue.
Airdates: 25 & 26 January 2012
This leg's Detour was a choice between סבלי תבלינים (Sebley Tebleyneym – Spice Porters) or כובסי כביסה (Khovesy Khvitah – Laundry Washers). In Spice Porters, each team member had to pack 25 kilograms (55 lb) of chili peppers into a sack. They then had to carry them to the mashing stand and mash them into 300 grams (0.66 lb) of paste to receive their next clue. In Laundry Washers, teams had to follow traditional methods and wash 50 sheets, three of which contained Hebrew words. Once all three words had been discovered, teams had to hang all of the sheets they had cleaned and then show the words to a judge to receive their next clue. Each Detour choice had only three workstations.
In this season's second Fast Forward, both members from one team had to get a permanent tattoo of a half-heart design to win the Fast Forward award.
In this season's final Roadblock, one team member had to search among 7,000 letters for one addressed to their team. After finding it, teams could read the letter inside, watch a video message from loved ones, and would find items from home, before receiving their next clue.
Airdate: 2 February 2012
This season's final Detour was a choice between זכר (Zechar – Male) or נקבה (Neqebah – Female). For both tasks, team members could only use their right hand. In Male, teams had to attach a cart to a water buffalo and load the cart with coconuts. They then had to lead the cart along a marked course without dropping any coconuts to receive their next clue. In Female, teams had to milk a female buffalo to fill a cup and receive their next clue.
Airdate: 9 February 2012
For their Speed Bump, Tom & Adel entered a flight simulator of a Boeing 737 and had to complete the takeoff, regular and emergency announcements, and landing. After succeeding in at least three of the four criteria, they could continue racing.
Airdate: 11 February 2012
The second season had a 30.8% average Jewish household rating across the season. The finale received ratings of 42% Jewish household share with 1.4 million viewers watching the episode. [21]