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HaMerotz LaMillion (Hebrew: המרוץ למיליון‎, lit. The Race to the Million) is an Israeli reality television game show based on the American series, The Amazing Race. The first installment of the series features 10 teams of two with a pre-existing relationship in a race around the world to win ₪1,000,000.

This season premiered on February 5, 2009 on Channel 2 with the finale on June 11, 2009 and was hosted by Raz Meirman.

Business partners Shay Kahana & Guy Osadon are the winners of this season.

Production

Differing from most of the other franchises of the series, the last leg of the race was not filmed back-to-back with the previous legs. It was filmed on 30 May 2009, months after the penultimate leg had been filmed; during the broadcast of the actual show. The theme song was different than the original US version theme song, and it was in the style of Israel.

On December 20, 2009, Reshet announced that it had cancelled the show and that a second season would not be made. However, on September 2010, Reshet reconsidered, and announced that a second season would be made..

Results

The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:

• A red team placement indicates that the team was eliminated.
• A green ƒ indicates that the team won a Fast Forward clue.
• A blue team placement indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a Pit Stop in a non-elimination leg of the race.
  • An underlined blue placement indicates that the team was forced to relinquish all of their money and belongings (except for passports and the clothes on their back) for the remainder of the race. In addition, they were not allotted money for the next leg and were not allowed to collect money until the next leg started for them.
  • An italicized blue placement indicates that the team was "Marked for Elimination"; if the team did not place 1st in the next leg, they would receive a 30-minute penalty.
• A yellow > indicates that the team chose to use the Yield; < indicates the team who received it.
• A brown ⊃ indicates that the team chose to use a U-Turn; ⊂ indicates the team who received it.

Prizes

• Leg 1 – A stay at an authentic hunting lodge during the Pit Stop, while all other teams slept in tents.
• Leg 2 – A stay at a luxurious suite during the Pit Stop, where delicacies and wine would be served.
• Leg 3 – A massage for each team member during the Pit Stop.
• Leg 4 – A Vietnamese meal served during the Pit Stop, which the winners could invite another team to join them for.
• Leg 5 – A traditional Japanese massage for each team member at local hot springs during the Pit Stop.
• Leg 6 – A stay at a luxurious suite in the Venetian Macao during the Pit Stop, while all other teams slept at a simple hotel.
• Leg 7 – A Harel Relax credit card loaded with $6000, which the winners could use during the Pit Stop to purchase souvenirs and gifts to send back home.
• Leg 8 – A stay at a luxurious suite at the Hilton hotel during the Pit Stop, plus a limo ride to a restaurant to enjoy a high-quality dinner for two.
• Leg 9 – A phone call home, which could optionally be donated to another team.
• Leg 10 –
  • 1st Place – ₪1,000,000 from Harel and two Honda Civic hybrid vehicles
  • 2nd Place – A European spa vacation.
  • 3rd Place – A summer vacation in Israel.

Race summary

Destinations	Air travel    Rail travel    Water travel    Bus travel
Route Markers	צומת (Detour)    מחסום (Roadblock)    קיצור דרך (Fast Forward)    עצור (Yield)    סיבוב פרסה (U-Turn)    נקודת סיום (Pit Stop)

Route Map

Leg 1 (Israel → South Africa)

One team member had to bungee down Bloukrans Bridge near Nature's Valley in the Garden Route, South Africa for the first roadblock of the race

Airdates: February 5, 12, 2012

• Tel Aviv, Israel (Avenue Hall) (Starting Line)
• Tel Aviv (Ben Gurion International Airport) to Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Port Elizabeth Airport)
• Port Elizabeth (Kragga Kamma Game Park)
• Nomathamsanqa (Fruit Stand)
• Garden Route (Tsitsikamma National Park) (Overnight Rest)
• Garden Route (Khoisan Village)
• Garden Route (Bloukrans Bridge)
• Garden Route (Storms River Mouth)

The Detour was a choice between מים (Meym - Water) or שמים (Shemeym - Sky). In Water, teams had to rappel down a waterfall and add up the three numbers posted on the side. In Sky, teams had to do a scary zipline. In the first Roadblock of HaMerotz LaMillion, one of the team member had to perform a bungee jump down Bloukrans Bridge.

Additional tasks

• At the beginning of the race, teams had to find a stand in the airport and randomly pick one of two envelopes containing tickets to flights to Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• At the Kragga Kamma Game Park, teams had to follow a marked course over swamps and then attach a log to their car using a rope. Teams then had to drive a further distance dragging the log behind them to get their next clue.
• In Nomathamsanqa, each team member had to carry a bowl of fruit on their head to the Sangoma priestess without dropping any to receive their next clue.
• At the Khoisan Village, teams had to throw a tribal stick to break a pot held up by rope.
• At Storms River Mouth, teams had to build a tent to sleep in for the night. Once it has been judged as complete, they can run to the Pit Stop.

Leg 2 (South Africa)

Rhodes Memorial was the second pit stop of the race.

• Port Elizabeth (Port Elizabeth Airport) to Cape Town, Western Cape (Cape Town International Airport)
• Cape Town (Table Mountain)
• Cape Town (Nelson Vineyard or Valley Gun Club)
• Atlantis (Atlantis Dunes)
• Cape Town (Killarney Race Track)
• Cape Town (Langa)
• Cape Town (Nelson Mandela Monument In Marina V&A)
• Cape Town (Rhodes Memorial)

The Detour for this leg of the race was דרך היין (Derkh HaYayn - Wine Road) or דרך הכוונת (Derkh Hekhvenet - Through the Sight). In Wine Road, teams had to travel to Nelson Vineyard and carry one empty barrel, and fill it with wine. In Through the Sight, teams had to travel to Valley Gun Club and shoot to six Flying Discs. In this Roadblock, one team member had to make a fast lap of two minutes into the Killarney Race Track.

Additional tasks

• At Atlantis Dunes, both team member had to slide down the dune in a board and go over an arch to receive their next clue.
• At Langa, the teams had to eat two Smileys (Goat heads) to receive their next clue.
• At Nelson Mandela Monument, teams had to perform a local dance and earn some money to receive their next clue.

Leg 3 (South Africa → Vietnam)

In Leg 3, teams had to go to Bến Thành Market and sell flowers to locals.

• Cape Town (Cape Town International Airport) to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Tan Son Nhat International Airport)
• Ho Chi Minh City (Bến Thành Market)
• Cái Bè, Tiền Giang Province (Mr Tu Hai Rice Field)
  • Cái Bè (Restaurant)
• Cái Bè (Trai Ga Chicken Farm)
• Cái Bè (Trại Rắn Đồng Tâm)
• Ho Chi Minh City (Theater)
• Ho Chi Minh City (Hùng Vương Temple)

In this Detour, teams had to choose between בוץ (Botz - Swamp) or קפוץ (Qefots - Jump). In Swamp, teams had to complete an obstacle course through a bog. In Jump, teams had to cross a river by jumping between large floating leaves in the river without falling. For the Fast Forward, teams had to eat a serving of cooked rat. The Roadblock had one team member collect 5 snakes from an enclosure and transport them into a bucket nearby.

Additional tasks

• At Ben Thanh Market, teams had to sell flowers to locals on Vietnamese bicycles. Once they made enough money from selling them, they would get their next clue.
• At the Trai Ga Chicken Farm, teams had to gather 20 chickens in a basket and deliver them to the Cái Bè Market to get their next clue.
• After delivering the chickens, teams received a goose which they would have to carry until they reached the pit stop.
• At the Theater, teams had to watch a performance while searching for letters on the performers' fans. Teams had to write down the message correctly to receive their next clue.

Leg 4 (Vietnam)

In the roadblock, one team member had to direct a carabao through a figure 8 track.

• Ho Chi Minh City (Motorcycle Shop)
• Ho Chi Minh City (Central Bus Terminal) to Bà Rịa, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province (Rice Paddy Field)
• Vũng Tàu (Fish Stall)
• Vũng Tàu (Street)
• Vũng Tàu (Niet Ban Tinh Xa Temple)
• Vũng Tàu (Cyclo Parking Lot)
• Vũng Tàu (Villa Blanche)

In the Roadblock of this leg, one team member had to choose a carabao and then lead it around a muddy field to plough it in a figure 8 direction. Their path is clearly marked by posts and race flags and teams have to lead their carabao back to where they started in the correct direction to receive their next clue. Teams are taught beforehand on some of the common vocal commands they may give to help control their carabao. If teams need help, they may ask for it, but will have to return to the starting line again. The Detour on this leg was סירה במים (Syrah Bemeym - Water Boats) or לדווש ברגליים (Ledvesh Bergeleym - Pedal Feet). In Water Boats teams take a basket boat across the river to get a dangling clue. In Pedal Feet teams took a bike laden with shrimp baskets and travel 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to a house where they would get their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At the Motorcycle Shop, teams had to assemble a motorcycle using an assembled motorcycle for reference.
• At the Fish Stall, teams had to count the number of fish in a basket. Once teams got the correct number, they would get their next clue.
• At the street in Vũng Tàu, teams had to perform a dance correctly, which involves jumping over sticks on time. Once they did it correctly, they would get their next clue.
• At the Temple, teams had to solve a large Tower of Hanoi puzzle
• At the cyclos, one team member had to transport their partner to the next pit stop on the cyclo.

Leg 5 (Vietnam → Japan)

Upon arrival in Tokyo, teams had to make their way to the Shibuya Scramble crossing and find their next clue on one of the screens.

• Ho Chi Minh City (Tan Son Nhat International Airport) to Tokyo, Japan (Narita International Airport)
• Tokyo (Shibuya Scramble)
• Tokyo (J-Pop Cafe (Japanese))
• Tokyo (Geinu Kodansha School) (Overnight Rest)
• Tokyo (Shinjuku Station) to Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture (Gotemba Station)
• Gotemba (Forest)
• Gotemba (Mother Village)
• Yamanakako (Lake Yamanaka)

In this Detour, teams had to choose between ללמד (Lelmed - Teach) or ללמוד (Lelmod - Learn). In Teach, they would have to teach schoolchildren who did not speak Hebrew to memorize ten words of Hebrew, in which they will later be tested by a local teacher. In Learn, teams have to learn from the local schoolchildren ten words in Japanese. Teams will later be tested for these words by a local teacher. The Roadblock required one team member to go through archways in 3 rows, getting the correct number in reach row. If they got the number wrong, they were sent back to the beginning by ninjas. If team members did not get the numbers correct within 5 tries, they would be sent to the back of the teams waiting to complete the task.

Additional tasks

• At the Shibuya Crossing, teams had to find their next clue on one of the large screens. This would lead them to a woman wearing a kimono who would give them their next clue.
• At the J-Pop Cafe, teams had to look around the cosplaying girls for one with a Kanji character on her shoe or clothes to get their next clue.
• At the Mother Village in Gotemba, teams had to endure 7 minutes of a pedicure treatment given by baby piranhas and solve a puzzle box encompassing the next clue.
• At Lake Yamanaka, teams had to take a swan boat and paddle out to the Pit Stop, the big swan.

Leg 6 (Japan → Macau, China)

In Macau one of the teams members was required to jump off the Macau Tower, 338 meters from the ground

• Tokyo (Narita International Airport) to Taipa, Macau , China (Macau International Airport)
• Macau Peninsula (Senado Square)
• Macau Peninsula (Kuan Yin statue)
• Macau Peninsula (Nam Van Lake) (Overnight Rest)
• Macau Peninsula (Macau Tower)
• Taipa (Taipa Center)
• Macau Peninsula (Fortaleza do Monte)
• Cotai (The Venetian Macao)

In this Roadblock the team member was required to fall 338 metres (1,109 ft) from the 61st floor of The Macau Tower, only after the team member successfully executed the free fall, the team got the next clue. In this Detour, teams had to choose between אטריות (Ateriot - Noodles) or עוגיות ('Eogiot - Cookies). In Noodles, teams prepared dough in the traditional way and make little and narrow pieces of Noodles, only after they made a ball of Noodles, they got the next clue. In Cookies, teams ate 2,000 cookies and find one cookie with meat in it, only after they found the cookie with the meat, they got the next clue

Additional tasks

• In Senado Square, the teams were needed to find dragon head sculpture and take it to Kuan Yin statue and there they found the dragon tail sculpture, after that they was needed to walk to the lake and there the teams was checked in with the sculptures.
• In Nam Van Lake, the teams were needed to put the dragon sculptures in a boat and then, circle the lake in the boat. After they succeeded the circle, they got the next clue.
• In Fortaleza do Monte, the teams were needed to get key and try to open 1000 locks. Only after the teams succeeded to open the right lock, they got the next clue.
• To reach the Pit Stop, the teams were needed to sail in gondolas to the Pit Stop in The Venetian Macao.

Leg 7 (Macau, China → Hong Kong, China)

The teams sailed with TurboJET from Macau to Hong Kong

• Macau (Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier, Macau) to Sheung Wan, Hong Kong (Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier, Hong Kong) by TurboJET
• Causeway Bay (Yee Wo Street)
• Wan Chai (Cosmo Hotel)
• Wan Chai (Southorn Stadium)
  • Lai Chi Kok (Lai Chi Kok Park)
• Central (Ko Shing Market)
• Kowloon (Kowloon Walled City)
• Hong Kong (Captain's Rock)
• Wong Tai Sin (Wong Tai Sin Temple)
• Shatin (Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery)

In the Roadblock, one team member had to play Ping Pong with a champion kid. After the team member got 7 points in the game, they would get their next clue. For this Fast Forward, teams had to shave their hair. Only after one team shaved all the hair, they would win the Fast Forward. In this Detour teams had to choose between קונג פו (Kung Fu) or ריקוד האריה (Reyqod HaReyah - Lion Dance). In Kung Fu, teams had to learn some Kung Fu moves and test with the Kung Fu master, after this the teams had to break many bricks with one strike, and after all this the teams got the next clue. In Lion Dance teams had to learn the Lion Dance with the lion costume and find the local master to show the moves to him to get the next clue.

Additional tasks

• In Yee Wo Street, teams had to find the answers to the next questions: The squares number on the logo of PCCW (Answer: 12). The number of the triangles on the logo of SOGO (Answer: 2). The price of the daily newspaper South China Morning Post (Answer: 7). The number of the gates on the railway bridge (Answer: 17). The missing number in the elevator of Cosmo Hotel (Answer: 4).
• In Cosmo Hotel, teams had to go to the safe room of the hotel, and take the numbers of the previous mission and make some math calculations to find the number 1748 that open the safe. In the safe, the next clue and a Visa Card awaits.
• In Ko Shing Market, teams had to get ingredients to a Chinese soup in the market and bring the ingredients to the local pharmacist and eat the soup to get the next clue.
• In Wong Tai Sin Temple, teams had to hear their future in the race from one of three types of fortune tellers to get the next clue.
• In Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery, teams had to count the buddha sculpturesve that have only one hand visible in their way upstairs, the teams need to count 54 Buddhas and write the number to a monk to reach the pit stop.

Leg 8 (Hong Kong, China → Australia)

Teams had to climb Sydney Harbour Bridge in this leg of the race

• Chek Lap Kok (Hong Kong International Airport) to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Sydney Airport)
• Dawes Point
• Woolloomooloo (Harry's Cafe de Wheels) (Overnight Rest)
• Sydney (Sydney Harbour Bridge)
• Sydney Olympic Park (Olympic BVD)
• Sydney Olympic Park (Olympic BVD - Athlete Sculpture)
• Circular Quay (Circular Quay ferry wharf) to Manly (Manly wharf)
• Manly (Manly Beach)
• Sydney (Hilton Hotel)
• The Rocks (Australian Heritage Hotel)
• Sydney (Royal Botanical Gardens)

In this Detour, teams had to choose between ריקוד במים (Reyqod Bemeym - Water Dance) or גלגול בשמיים (Gelgol Beshemeym - Sky Roll). In Water Dance teams had to enter a swimming pool and learn pools silicate moves and perform them perfectly to get the next clue. In Sky Roll teams had to hang on special rope with the feet and swing to the professional man and fall down to get the next clue. In this Roadblock, one team member had to rappel from the roof of the hotel in reverse. After teams completed the rappel, they received their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At Dawes Point, teams had to use binoculars to find their next destination.
• At Harry's Cafe de Wheels, teams had to eat 6 pies that includes 1,000 calories per pie. After eating the pies, the teams would receive their next clue and a departure time for the next morning.
• At Sydney Harbour Bridge, teams had to learn a cheer song and then climb the bridge. After finishing the climb, teams had to sing the cheer they learned before to get their next clue.
• At Manly Beach, teams had to find an "Aussie cossie", a woman wearing a swimsuit with a design of the Australian flag on it, to receive their next clue.
• At Australian Heritage Hotel, teams had to make 3 beer cups in the Australian hard way and take the beers on tray to another pub and make more 3 beers and then go to another pub and give the tray to the bartender to check the beer level. If the level of the beers is good, the teams would receive the next clue.

Leg 9 (Australia → New Zealand)

Teams visited in Hobbiton Movie Set in this leg

• Sydney (Sydney Airport) to Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland Airport)
• Auckland (Westhaven Marina)
• Matamata, Waikato (Hobbiton Movie Set) (Overnight Rest)
• Matamata (Shire's Rest Farm)
• Rotorua (Te Puia)
• Rotorua (Hell's Gate)
• Auckland (One Tree Hill)

In this Roadblock, one team member had to control 3 sheep, and transfer them to a small fenced area to receive the next clue. In this Detour, teams had to choose between לחטוף (Lechtof - Snatch) or לתפוס (Letfos - Catch). In Snatch teams had to play Rugby against professional Rugby players, the objective was to run with the ball 22 meters while trying to avoid the players' attempts to touch in order to spike the ball. Then they would have to kick the ball through the field goal to receive the next clue. In Catch teams had to learn the Māori dance and perform it perfectly to receive the next clue.

Additional tasks

• In the start of the leg, teams had to arrive to Issta's travel agency and receive tickets to the next flight.
• At Westhaven Marina, teams had to prepare a yacht to sail. Teams had a ready yacht to example. After the "skipper" approved that the yacht is ready, he gave to the teams the next clue.
• In Hobbiton Movie Set, teams had to find 2 items from the film trilogy The Lord of the Rings and bring the items to the magician to receive the next clue.
• In Hell's Gate, teams had to enter to the mud pools and find there 2 totems and convert them to the next clue.

Leg 10 (New Zealand)

Teams had to take a clue while sailing in the Shotover Jet

• Queenstown, Otago (Shotover River)
• Queenstown (Farm)
• Queenstown (Bakery)
• Queenstown (Lake Hayes)
• Queenstown (Deer Park Heights) (Overnight Rest)
• Queenstown (Queenstown Airport - Actionflite)
• Otago (Kawarau River) Mad Dog River Boarding
• Otago (Farm)
• Nevis River (Nevis Highwire)
• Otago (Black Rock Valley)

In this Roadblock, one team member had to do a flight with stunt airplane, only after the team member will survive the flight teams would receive their next clue. The task at the Nevis Highwire was presented as an additional task, but it was actually a Detour. In the one aired choice, קפוץ יחד (Leqefotz 'Yeched - Jump Together), teams had to fall the famous swing jump. After both team members fell, they would get their next clue.

Additional tasks

• In Shotover River, the teams had to sail on an extreme jet boat and take their next clue while sailing.
• In the first Farm, teams had to find their next clue in hay pile from 50 different piles.
• In the Bakery, teams had to cook 4 Pavlovas and sell them for 50NZ$ to get their next clue.
• In Lake Hayes, teams had to cut 9 stocks and use them to answer on questions about the race and correct to get the next clue.
• In Kawarau River, teams had to go riverboarding down the river to get their next clue.
• In the second Farm, teams had to answer questions about the teams. After both team members answered the questions with the same answers, they would get their next clue.
• In Black Rock Valley, teams had to roll a 250 kilograms (550 lb) globe. Only after the teams finished rolling the globe, they could run to the Finish Line.

References

External links

• Official website (Hebrew)