Leg 1 (Netherlands) for the first leg, teams found the Pit Stop on the Museumplein in the heart of Amsterdam. • Episode 1: "Two Worlds Colliding" (September 25, 2025) • Prize: each (awarded to Jas and Jag) • Eliminated: Jack and Enzo ;Locations •
Hoorn, Netherlands (
Hoorn Railway Station) • Hoorn (IJsbaan De Westfries) • Hoorn (
Roode Steen – Grote Kerk) (Starting Line) •
Volendam (Port of Volendam) •
Edam (
Edam Cheese Market) • Volendam (Port of Volendam) •
Mijdrecht (Van der Wilt Gerbera's) •
Amsterdam (
Museumplein) ;Episode summary • After arriving at the Hoorn railway station, teams were first instructed to travel by taxi to IJsbaan De Westfries and compete in a game of
ice bowling. One team member had to push their partner on a sled down an ice rink towards a set of bowling pins. The first team to get a strike won two Express Passes, one for themselves and one to give to another team, and the last team to finish was penalized with a Hazard. Kyland and Taylor won the Express Pass and chose to give Jas and Jag the other Express Pass. Jack and Enzo were penalized with the Hazard. • Teams then traveled to Grote Kerk to begin the race with their next clue instructing them to drive to the port of Volendam. • The Hazard required Jack and Enzo to each eat a
soused herring and later travel in a
clog-shaped
cargo bike to and from the Edam Cheese Market. • Teams had to travel by
tandem bicycle to the Edam Cheese Market. There, teams had to catch 30 balls of
Edam cheese being unloaded off of a boat, stack them onto a wooden carrier, and deliver the cheese to a vendor to receive their next clue. Teams then had to return to the port of Volendam and drive to Van der Wilt Gerbera's. • In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to search an expansive
greenhouse for nine types of flowers and arrange them in a display box before receiving their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: the Museumplein.
Leg 2 (Netherlands → Czech Republic) . • Episode 2: "Mom's Gonna Have the Willies" (October 1, 2025) • Prize: Cashback rewards for a trip for two to
Sri Lanka (awarded to Jas and Jag) • Eliminated: Angela and Lexi ;Locations •
Amsterdam (
Museumplein) • Amsterdam →
Prague, Czech Republic • Prague (
Žižkov Television Tower) • Prague (Křižovnické Náměstí –
Statue of Charles IV) • Prague (
U Fleků Staročeská Kavárna) • Prague (
Josef Mánes Statue) • Prague (
Žofín Palace) ;Episode summary • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to travel by train to Prague, Czech Republic. Once there, teams had to travel by
Prague Metro and on foot to the Žižkov Television Tower. • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to walk across a narrow plank 255 feet (77 meters) above the ground on the Žižkov Television Tower and retrieve their next clue. • After the Roadblock, teams had to travel by metro and on foot to their next clue by the statue of
Charles IV, near
Charles Bridge. • This season's first Detour was a choice between Remember the Chair or Handle with Care. In Remember the Chair, teams had to memorize eleven village crests, search U Fleků for dining chairs with the same crests, memorize the villages associated with the crests, and reiterate the villages to a historian before receiving their next clue. In Handle with Care, teams had to deliver 48
Bohemian glass goblets to three vendors before receiving their next clue. • After the Detour, teams had to travel on foot to the Josef Mánes statue near
Rudolfinum and find their next clue. Teams then had to travel on foot to the Pit Stop: Žofín Palace. ;Additional note • Tucker and Eric arrived fourth, but had inadvertently skipped the Detour and had to backtrack to complete it; this did not affect their placement.
Leg 3 (Czech Republic) . • Episode 3: "Cry and Rally" (October 8, 2025) • Prize: each (awarded to Natalie and Stephanie) • Eliminated: Megan and Matt ;Locations •
Prague (
Žofín Palace) •
Kutná Hora (Kutná Hora Municipal Brewery) •
Nové Dvory (Kostel sv. Anny) • Kutná Hora (Zimní Stadion Kutná Hora) •
Svatý Mikuláš (
Kačina Château) ;Episode summary • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to drive to Kutná Hora and search the municipal brewery for their next clue. • In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to fill bottles with beer using a
beer tap before receiving their next clue. • Teams encountered a Driver's Seat at the Roadblock, where the first team to arrive at the board determined how many crates of bottles racers had to fill. Natalie and Stephanie took control of the Driver's Seat and publicly assigned one crate to Izzy and Paige, and Hannah and Simone; two crates to themselves, Kristine and Rubina, Kyland and Taylor, Kat and Alex, and Megan and Matt; and three crates to Jas and Jag, Joseph and Adam, Tucker and Eric, and Jack and Chelsie. • After the first Roadblock, teams had to drive to Nové Dvory and find their next clue at Kostel sv. Anny. There, one team member had to pull a
plow called a
ruchadlo through a field while their partner guided the plow until they unearthed their next clue, which directed them to drive to the Zimní Stadion Kutná Hora. • In this leg's second Roadblock, one team member had to don
ice hockey equipment and score a goal through one of five holes in a cutout to receive their next clue. • After the second Roadblock, teams received a coin that depicted the Kačina Château in Svatý Mikuláš, the Pit Stop for this leg. ;Additional note • Megan and Matt got lost on their way to Kostel sv. Anny after the first Roadblock, causing them to fall behind the other teams. They arrived at the plowing task after all the other teams had checked in at the Pit Stop, so Phil came out to inform them of their elimination.
Leg 4 (Czech Republic → Hungary) • Episode 4: "What Would Houdini Do?" (October 15, 2025) • Prize: Cashback rewards for a trip for two to
La Paz, Bolivia (awarded to Tucker and Eric) • Eliminated: Kat and Alex ;Locations •
Prague (Senovážné Náměstí) • Prague →
Budapest, Hungary • Budapest (
Széchenyi Thermal Bath) • Budapest (
Városligeti Műjégpálya) • Budapest (Ludovika Huszár Lovarda) • Budapest (
The House of Houdini) • Budapest (
Capital Circus of Budapest Vasas Szakszervezeti Szövetség) • Budapest (Várkert Bazár) ;Episode summary • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to travel by train to Budapest, Hungary. Once there, teams had to find their next clue at the Széchenyi thermal bath. There, teams had to search the baths for chess players, who would give them a
chess king with their next clue. Teams then had to travel on foot to their next clue outside of Városligeti Műjégpálya within
City Park. • For this season's only Fast Forward, one team had to solve a
Rubik's Cube, given step-by-step directions for doing so. To succeed, each team member had to solve their own cube within 7.5 seconds on the same attempt. Tucker and Eric won the Fast Forward. • Teams who did not attempt the Fast Forward had to travel by taxi to Ludovika Huszár Lovarda. • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had complete a
csikós competition event by steering a horse-drawn
coach through a figure 8 course within 45 seconds to receive their next clue. • After the Roadblock, teams had to travel to The House of Houdini, where they had to unchain and unlock a box containing their next clue. • This leg's Detour was a choice between Juggling Act or Balancing Act. In Juggling Act, teams had to
juggle five rings for ten seconds to receive their next clue. In Balancing Act, teams had to perform a
Hungarian folk dance, which involved balancing a bottle on one racer's head, to receive their next clue. • After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: the Várkert Bazár beneath
Buda Castle.
Leg 5 (Hungary → Croatia) • Episode 5: "I Wanna Be a Little Angry Right Now" (October 22, 2025) • Prize: each (awarded to Tucker and Eric) • Eliminated: Hannah and Simone ;Locations •
Budapest (
Corinthia Hotel Budapest) • Budapest →
Dubrovnik, Croatia • Dubrovnik (Monument of
Ivan Gundulić) • Dubrovnik (Dubrovnik West Harbour, Bota Šare &
Old Port Old Port) • Dubrovnik (Buža Bar) • Dubrovnik (
Ploće Gate) • Dubrovnik (
Fort Revelin & Ulica Svetog Dominika) • Dubrovnik (
Fort Bokar) ;Episode summary • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Dubrovnik, Croatia. Once there, teams found their next clue by the Monument of Ivan Gundulić. • This leg's Detour was a choice between Fisherman Haul or Skin 'Em All. In Fisherman Haul, teams had to procure fishing nets from the west harbour and a bucket of
chum from Bota Šare and then deliver them on foot to the old port before receiving their next clue. In Skin 'Em All, teams had to make their way to the old port and
fillet two
monkfish before receiving their next clue. • After the Detour, teams had to find their next clue outside of the city walls at Buža Bar. Teams then had to travel on foot to the Ploće Gate. • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to assemble a cart called a
karići and then roll down a street within 36 seconds before receiving their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: Fort Bokar. ;Additional note • This leg featured a Double U-Turn. Jag and Jas chose to use the U-Turn on Izzy and Paige, while Joseph and Adam chose to use the U-Turn on Kristine and Rubina.
Leg 6 (Croatia) and into the
Pelješac peninsula during the sixth leg before finishing in the port village of Prapratno. • Episode 6: "The System Hacked Me" (October 29, 2025) • Prize: Cashback rewards for a trip for two to
Cairo, Egypt (awarded to Tucker and Eric) • Eliminated: Kristine and Rubina ;Locations •
Dubrovnik (
Fort Bokar) •
Trsteno (
Trsteno Arboretum) •
Ston (Solana Ston)
Mali Ston (
Mali Ston Bay & Bota Šare Restaurant) • Ston (Park Komarda) •
Prapratno (Prapratno Cove) ;Episode summary • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to drive to the Trsteno Arboretum and find their next clue by the
Neptune fountain. • This leg's Detour was a choice between Bag It Up or Pull It Up. In Bag It Up, teams had to load a wheelbarrow with salt, fill ten bags with 20 to 21 pounds of salt, and then deliver them to a shipping area to receive their next clue. In Pull It Up, teams had to row a boat into Mali Ston Bay, pull up three buoys with
oysters, and then deliver the oysters to a restaurant in exchange for their next clue. • After the Detour, teams found their next clue at Park Komarda. • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to study a
raised-relief map of Ston, find three
checky shields that each displayed three facts about Croatia, and then answer three questions to receive their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: Prapratno Cove.
Leg 7 (Croatia → Romania) • Episode 7: "It Feels Like Falling the Whole Time" (November 5, 2025) • Prize: each (awarded to Tucker and Eric) • Eliminated: Natalie and Stephanie ;Locations •
Dubrovnik (Valamar Lacroma Hotel) •
Split (Smokvina Travel) • Split →
Bucharest, Romania •
Clinceni (Clinceni Airfield – TNT Brothers Skydiving) •
Comana (Comana Airfield) • Comana (Sheep Farm) • Comana (
Comana Natural Park – Debarcader Lebăda) • Comana (Comana Natural Park –
Neajlov River Delta) • Comana (
Strada Sfântul Dumitru Farm The Paper Mill) • Bucharest (
Carol Park) ;Episode summary • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Bucharest, Romania, with teams required to book their flight at Smokvina Travel in Split. Once there, teams found their next clue at TNT Brothers Skydiving. • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to perform the highest
tandem skydive in
Amazing Race history from a height of before receiving their next clue after landing at the Comana Airfield. • After the Roadblock, teams had to travel on foot to a nearby sheep farm. There, teams had to corral five sheep marked with blue paint into a pen to receive their next clue. Teams then had to drive to Debarcader Lebăda, where they had to assemble a
pontoon boat and paddle out to their next clue in the Neajlov river delta. • This leg's Detour was a choice between Brick Builder or Mask Maker. In Brick Builder, teams had to mold ten bricks called
chirpici out of clay, straw, manure, and water to receive their next clue. In Mask Maker, teams had to sew together two masks, normally used to ward off evil spirits for the
New Year, to receive their next clue. • After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: Carol Park.
Leg 8 (Romania) • Episode 8: "Oh Egg, Where Art Thou" (November 12, 2025) • Prize: Cashback rewards for a trip for two to
Bermuda (awarded to Jas and Jag) ;Locations •
Bucharest (
Carol Park) • Bucharest (
Herăstrău Park) • Bucharest (
Palace of the Parliament) • Bucharest (
Palatul Camerei de Comerț București Casa Grădișteanu Ghica) • Bucharest (Green Hours Jazz & Theatre Café) •
Mogoșoaia (
Mogoșoaia Palace) ;Episode summary • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to travel to Herăstrău Park and find their next clue. • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to
hunt among numerous
intricately-decorated Easter egg hidden in a grassy field for one that matched a giant egg and then roll the giant egg into a nest before receiving their next clue. Jag and Jas used their Express Pass to bypass this task. • After the Roadblock, teams received a
postcard depicting the Palace of the Parliament, where they found their next clue. • This leg's Detour was a choice between Find the Beat or Hit the Note. In Find the Beat, teams had to perform a
Transylvanian folk dance to receive their next clue. In Hit the Note, teams had to assemble two
nai pan flutes and then play a tune to receive their next clue. Kyland and Taylor used their Express Pass to bypass this task. • After the Detour, teams traveled to the Green Hours Jazz & Theatre Café, where both team members had to roll ten
mici sausages and then each eat a grilled sausage before receiving their next clue directing them to the Pit Stop: Mogoșoaia Palace. ;Additional note • This was a non-elimination leg.
Leg 9 (Romania → Greece) and the Acropolis of Athens in the birthplace of democracy, teams voted to U-Turn each other. • Episode 9: "I'm Not a Big Fan of Olives" (November 19, 2025) • Prize: Cashback rewards for a trip for two to
Siem Reap, Cambodia (awarded to Jas and Jag) • Eliminated: Tucker and Eric ;Locations •
Bucharest (
Romanian Athenaeum) • Bucharest →
Athens, Greece • Athens (
Pnyka Hill –
National Observatory of Athens) • Athens (
Acropolis of Athens) • Athens (Klafthmonos Square &
Monastiraki Square Ariana Olives) • Athens (
Hill of Muses) • Athens (Dora Stratou Theatre) • Athens (
Kotzia Square) ;Episode summary • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Athens, Greece. Once there, teams had to travel to Pnyka Hill, where Phil Keoghan surprised them with a Live U-Turn Vote. After the vote, teams had to search the Acropolis for a man with an
Amazing Race flag and their next clue. • This season's final Detour was a choice between Music in the Air or Olives Everywhere. In Music in the Air, teams had to bring a crank-operated piano called a
laterna to Monastiraki Square and earn ten
euros from passersby to receive their next clue. In Olives Everywhere, teams had to sample ten varieties of
olives and then correctly identify them to receive their next clue. • After the Detour, teams had to roll a boulder up the Hill of Muses to
Sisyphus, who had their next clue sending them to the Dora Stratou Theatre. • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to memorize and recite the 24 lowercase letters of the
Greek alphabet before receiving their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: Kotzia Square. ;Additional note • Teams encountered a Live U-Turn Vote. As a penalty for finishing last in the previous leg, Joseph and Adam received a penalty vote. Each team voted for two teams, with the top two vote recipients intended to be U-Turned. Tucker and Eric received a majority of votes with Jas and Jag and Kyland and Taylor tied for second place. A revote was held between the two tied teams. As the vote was deadlocked following the revote, three teams were U-Turned instead of two. The teams' votes were as follows: :
Leg 10 (Greece → Italy) . • Episode 10: "It's Hard Not to Feel Hopeless" (November 26, 2025) • Prize: US$7,500 each (awarded to Jas and Jag) • Eliminated: Jack and Chelsie ;Locations •
Athens (
Kotzia Square) • Athens (Dimidis Tours) • Athens →
Milan, Italy (
Milan Malpensa Airport) • Milan (
Rotonda della Besana) •
Vigevano (
Visconti-Sforza Castle) • Vigevano (Mulino di Mora Bassa) •
Corbetta (Villa Borri Manzoli) ;Episode summary • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Milan, Italy, with teams required to book their flight at Dimidis Tours. Once there, teams found their next clue outside of the airport and had to drive to Rotonda della Besana. • In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to replicate a floral dress by pinning flowers on a
mannequin to receive their next clue. • After the first Roadblock, teams had to drive to the Visconti-Sforza Castle in Vigevano. • In this leg's second Roadblock, one team member had to complete two
Palio games. First, they had to build a replica of the Torre del Bramante. Then, they had to ride a wooden horse and spear four rings with a
jousting lance to receive their next clue. • After the second Roadblock, teams had to drive to Mulino di Mora Bassa. There, teams had to assemble a self-supporting bridge designed by
Leonardo da Vinci to receive their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: the Villa Borri Manzoli. ;Additional note • Adam became dizzy during the first Roadblock, which required medics to intervene and treat his conditions, as Joseph expressed his concern. As a precaution, the mannequin was moved out of sunlight into shade.
Leg 11 (Italy → France) • Episode 11: "The Can't Can't" (December 3, 2025) • Prize: Cashback rewards for a trip for two to
Fiji (awarded to Jas and Jag) • Eliminated: Izzy and Paige ;Locations •
Corbetta (Villa Borri Manzoli) •
Milan →
Paris, France • Paris (
Moulin Rouge) • Paris (
Notre-Dame de Paris) • Paris (
Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles) • Paris (
Île aux Cygnes,
Jardin du Luxembourg &
Musée des Arts et Métiers) • Paris (
Place du Trocadéro) ;Episode summary • During the Pit Stop, teams had to book a flight to Paris, France, using a
mobile app. Once there, teams had to travel by taxi to the Moulin Rouge and perform a
can-can with a group of backup dancers to receive their next clue. Teams then had to travel to the Notre-Dame cathedral and find their next clue, which sent them to the Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles. • In this season's final Roadblock, one team member had to type "
The New Colossus" in
braille using a
Perkins Brailler braille typewriter to receive their next clue. • After the Roadblock, teams encountered a Scramble, where they had to travel to three
replicas of the Statue of Liberty in Paris and retrieve a clue piece at each statue that, when assembled, formed a replica of the Pit Stop: the Place du Trocadéro, overlooking the
Eiffel Tower.
Leg 12 (France → United States) : Yankee Stadium. • Episode 12: "One Million Cookies" (December 10, 2025) • Prize: US$1,000,000 • Winners: Jas and Jag • Runners-up: Kyland and Taylor • Third place: Joseph and Adam ;Locations •
Paris (
Place du Trocadéro) • Paris →
New York City, New York • New York City (
Empire State Building) • New York City (Epices Bakery) • New York City (
Sesame Workshop) • New York City (Spandex House) • New York City (
Fashion Institute of Technology – Feldman Center) • New York City (
Greenpoint – Seret Studios) • New York City (
Yankee Stadium) ;Episode summary • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to New York City, New York. Once there, teams had to travel to the Empire State Building in
Manhattan and find their next clue. There, teams had to rappel 13 stories down the building's spire from a height of over 1,200 feet to receive their next clue. • From the Empire State Building, teams had to travel to Epices Bakery, retrieve an order of cookies, and deliver them to
Cookie Monster at Sesame Workshop before receiving their next clue from
Oscar the Grouch sending them to Spandex House. • At Spandex House, teams had to choose an order form with five
fabric swatches of specified quantities, retrieve 16 bolts of fabric, and deliver them across the
Garment District to a fashion student outside of the Feldman Center of the Fashion Institute of Technology to receive their next clue, which sent them to Seret Studios in
Brooklyn. • For their final memory challenge, teams had to solve a
crossword puzzle. Once complete, several letters were highlighted, which teams had to unscramble to find the finish line: Yankee Stadium. The correct answers were: : ==Reception==