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HaMerotz LaMillion (Hebrew: המירוץ למיליון, lit. The Race to the Million) is an Israeli reality television game show based on the American series, The Amazing Race. The fourth installment of the series features 14 teams of two with a pre-existing relationship in a race around the world to win ₪1,000,000.

This season premiered on 22 November 2014 on Channel 2 hosted by Ron Shahar.

Production

The season introduced a new starting line twist and contained two different first legs that started in different locations. Each of the legs resulted in the elimination of the last team in Israel. The 14 teams were split into two groups of 7 and each of the groups run in one of the alternative first legs unaware of the existence of the second group.

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:

Team Relationship[1] Position (by leg) Roadblocks
11 2+ 3 4+3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Daniel & Meiri Business Partners 5th 1st⊃ 3rd 1st 1st Daniel 2, Meiri 1
Raz & Alexa Spouses 5th 2nd 1st> 3rd⊃ 2nd> ⊃ Raz 2, Alexa 1
Tom & Uriel Gay Best Friends 3rd 3rd 2nd> 7th⊃ 3rd> ⊃ Tom 2, Uriel 1
Roni & Yael Sisters 4th 6th 10th> 8th⊃−3 4th> ⊃ Roni 2, Yael 1
Shay & Shani Her Husband's Best Friend 2nd 7th⊃ 5th 6th 5th Shay 2, Shani 1
Gal & Liel Engaged from Ashdod 2nd 8th⊂ 4th> 4th⊃ 6th> ⊃ Gal 1, Liel 2
Shay & Adi Identical Twins 6th 10th 9th> 2nd⊃ 7th> ⊃ Shay 2, Adi 1
Vova & Ala New Olim & Exes 1st 9th⊃ 7th 9th⊂ 8th< ⊂ Vova 2, Ala 1
Yochi & Linor Ex-Religious Friends 4th 4th⊃ 6th 5th 9th> ⊃ Yochi 1, Linor 2
Yafa & Boaz Mother and Son 1st 5th 8th> 10th4 Yafa 1, Boaz 1
Tiltil & Mizrahi Money Changer and Taxi Driver 6th 11th⊃ 11th< Tiltil 1, Mizrahi 1
Irit & Sinai Mother and Daughter 3rd 12th⊃− Irit 1, Sinai 0
Tzuki & Huti Cousins from Petah Tikva 7th Tzuki 0, Huti 0
Pnina & Hen Businesswoman and Daughter 7th2 Pnina 0, Hen 0
  • A red team placement means the team was eliminated.
  • A green ƒ indicates that the team won a Fast Forward.
  • An underlined leg number indicates that there was no mandatory rest period at the Pit Stop and all teams were ordered to continue racing.
  • 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 orange + indicates that there was a Double Battle on this leg of the race, while an orange − Indicates the team that lost the Double Battle and received a 15-minute penalty.
  • A brown ⊂ indicates the team who received a U-Turn; ⊃ indicates that the team voted for the recipient; A cyan ⋑ indicates that the team was granted an exclusive U-Turn in a double U-Turn; ⋐ indicates the team who received it.
  • A yellow < or orange « indicates the team who received a Yield; > or orange » indicates that the team voted for the recipient.
  • Matching colored symbols (teal ^, magenta °, and olive ~) indicate teams who worked together during part of the Leg as a result of an Intersection.
  1. ^ Leg 1 was split into two halves. Seven of the teams completed the first part of the leg in Jerusalem, while the other seven completed the second part in northern Israel. Those who were not eliminated from the first group met up with the second group in Petah Tikva.
  2. ^ Pnina fell at the starting line and fractured her wrist. She was taken to hospital to get treated, and then she proceeded with Hen directly to the Pit Stop to be eliminated.
  3. ^ During the third match of the Double-Battle, Roni became trapped in her kayak and was held underwater for a brief period. Though she was not injured, she was too traumatized to continue the task and chose to forfeit. All other teams to arrive after them immediately received their next clue without performing the Double-Battle. Yafa & Boaz did not arrive, however because of their situation (see below), Roni & Yael received the 15-minute penalty once all of the other teams had passed them.
  4. ^ Boaz felt ill at the beginning of the leg and he and Yafa went to the hospital. Although there ended up being nothing wrong with Boaz, all of the teams had checked into the Pit Stop by the time he had been discharged. As such, they were directed to the Pit Stop to be eliminated without performing any of the tasks.

Voting history

Teams may vote to choose either U-Turn or Yield. The team with the most votes received the U-Turn or Yield penalty, depending on the respective leg.

U-Turn Yield U-Turn Yield U-Turn
Leg # 2 3 4 5 6
Result: Gal & Liel
(6/12 votes) 		Tiltil & Mizrahi
(6/11 votes) 		Vova & Ala
(5/9 votes) 		Vova & Ala
(6/9 votes) 		Vova & Ala
(6/9 votes)
Voter Team's Vote
Daniel & Meiri Gal & Liel Yafa & Boaz Yafa & Boaz Shay & Shani Shay & Shani
Raz & Alexa Tiltil & Mizrahi Tiltil & Mizrahi Vova & Ala Vova & Ala Vova & Ala
Tom & Uriel Tiltil & Mizrahi Tiltil & Mizrahi Vova & Ala Vova & Ala Vova & Ala
Roni & Yael Tiltil & Mizrahi Tiltil & Mizrahi Vova & Ala Vova & Ala Vova & Ala
Shay & Shani Gal & Liel Yafa & Boaz Yafa & Boaz Daniel & Meiri Daniel & Meiri
Gal & Liel Tiltil & Mizrahi Tiltil & Mizrahi Vova & Ala Vova & Ala Vova & Ala
Shay & Adi Tiltil & Mizrahi Tiltil & Mizrahi Vova & Ala Vova & Ala Vova & Ala
Vova & Ala Gal & Liel Yafa & Boaz Raz & Alexa Raz & Alexa Raz & Alexa
Yochi & Linor Gal & Liel Yafa & Boaz Yafa & Boaz Vova & Ala Vova & Ala
Yafa & Boaz Vova & Ala Tiltil & Mizrahi N/A
Tiltil & Mizrahi Gal & Liel Shay & Adi
Irit & Sinai Gal & Liel

Race summary

Destinations Air travel    Rail travel    Water travel    Bus travel
Helicopter travel    Bicycle travel    Gondola travel
Route Markers צומת (Detour)    מחסום (Roadblock)    קיצור דרך (Fast Forward)
עצור (Yield)    מסלול משותף (Intersection)    סיבוב פרסה (U-Turn)
דו–קרב (Double Battle)    נקודת סיום (Pit Stop)
Route Map of the Race.

Leg 1 (Israel)

Group A

Airdate: 22 November 2014

Colored dice with checkered background
The Montefiore Windmill in Mishkenot Sha'ananim, Jerusalem
and the Eshkol Reservoir in Beit Netofa Valley
both sevred as the starting line of the race.

The race began for seven teams with them running from the neighbourhood of Mishkenot Sha'ananim to the Jaffa Gate, where they found a series of pole and chains forming a climbing wall. Teams needed to work together to climb to the top of this to reach their next clue at the top. This clue would direct them to the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens for the race's first Detour.

In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between דבש (Dvash - Honey) and חלב (Halav - Milk). In Honey, teams would make their way to an apiary in the park where they would have to harvest a full jar of honey from some honeycomb. The twist was that teams would be wearing mesh cages on their heads and would have a bottle of live bees dropped inside of it while they worked. Once they had filled the jar, they would receive their next clue. In Milk, teams made their way to another area of the park. There, they had to use two long sticks (one stick for each team member) to carefully grasp bottles of milk by the neck. If teams could lift 12 bottles of milk and place them into a holding tray without dropping them, they would get their next clue.

The clue after the Detour only told teams to find the "Sweet Singer of Israel", and had to figure out for themselves that this referred to the City of David. There, they would find the Pit Stop.

Group B

Airdate: 26 November 2014

At the Eshkol reservoir, another seven teams had to puddle a raft and collect nine locked puzzle pieces from the reservoir by using a designated key. After collecting all the pieces and completing their puzzle, teams could receive their next clue. Next, teams had to collect water from reservoir by using a hollow tube and use their palms to block the water from leaking out. Then, teams had to become a "human transporter" and transport the tube into the reservoirs filtering station and fill two full cups of water from the transported tube.

After reaching Bat Shlomo teams had to drive to a field and play an historical memory game: The field contained two sets of balloons connected to sealed envelopes. One set contained pictures of historical events and the other contained a year. Teams had to match one historical event to its correct year and present it to the history teacher in order to receive their next clue. Had a team given the wrong match to the teacher they would have to listen a history lecture about the subject before they could search again.

After receiving their clue teams were directed to the Pit Stop which was described as "the area which was formerly been the stables of Malabas". Teams had to figure out that they were being directed to the HaMoshava stadium in Petah Tikva.

Leg 2 (Israel → Georgia)

Teams spent a major part of this leg in the city of Tbilisi.

Airdates: 29 November 2014, 3 & 6 December 2014

After landing at the Tbilisi International Airport, teams needed to grab a clue from the windshield of one of 12 vehicles. Six of these clues would let the team depart immediately, while the other six required the teams to wait 30 minutes before departing. The clue directed them to Zaza's Chicken Farm in Martqopi. Once there, one team member had to enter an empty chicken pen and be covered with honey, chicken feed and worms while they lay on the ground. The other team member then had to enter an adjoining pen and move all of the chickens from there into the one with their partner. Only once the second pen was cleared of chickens, they had to search among the many eggs hidden there for one with a golden-coloured yolk inside. Once found, teams would get their next clue. Before departing the farm, teams had to vote the U-Turn.

After the previous task was the Detour. Teams had to choose between ז׳רטיס שמברבלי (Zhrtil Shmeberbli - Transport) and צ'ורצ'חלה (Churchkhela). In Transport, teams had to find the Tqkap Junkyard, where they would have to load old broken car parts onto the roof of another car and secure them down with seatbelts. Once everything was secure, teams had to manually push the cars out of the gates of the junkyard to get their next clue. In Churchkhela, teams had to find the Dry Bridge Bazaar, where they would pick up a display of Churchkhela, a local candy. They would have to sell every piece of candy they had for 1lari each. They could exchange all of their money for their next clue.

Teams were then directed to Rustaveli Avenue where they found the U-Turn reveal board. Teams traveled to the Georgian Dance Academy, where they would have to learn and perform a complex Georgian dance. This would involve timed steps and jumps, stunt fighting with swords and shields, and balancing a wine bottle on their heads. If the judge was satisfied, they would get a clue directing them to the Tbilisi-Spa. There, they would have to give a local man a mud bath, covering all exposed skin on his body except his head. After it soaked his skin for a certain time, they would scrape it off and wash his body before receiving their next clue.

Teams were then directed to the Olympic Reserves National Training Centre for a Double-Battle. Teams had to face off against one another in Chidaoba Wrestling, where contestants wore vests that could be grabbed by opponents. Two members of the team would fight each other, trying to throw the other to the ground or force them out of the ring. Then, the other two team members would fight. If both members of a team won, they would get their next clue. If one from each team won, then those two contestants would face off a third time to decide victory.

Teams then proceeded to the Tbilisi TV Tower, where they would sign up for departure times in the following morning. Four teams would leave at 8:30, four would leave at 9:15, and the last four would leave at 10:00. When the tower opened, teams found a Roadblock. The chosen team member had to climb up the ladder attached to one of the legs of the tower, and then continue climbing up a rope ladder. They then had to cross one of the support beams of the tower before they could pull up their next clue, dangling in the air by a rope.

This clue would lead teams to a Soviet Era Apartment building in Mukhiani district, where teams had to search for one of two elderly women. These women would try to teach the teams how to say a classical Georgian nursery rhyme. Every so often, the women would insist that both team members eat either a Khinkali or a Lobiani, both full of dough and calories. When teams could recite the nursery rhyme, they would get their next clue leading them to Alexander Park. Here, one team member had to partner with a local to describe the letters of the Georgian alphabet that made up a phrase, using their bodies to indicate the shape of the letter. If the other team member could spell out the phrase, they would receive a picture of the Chronicle of Georgia monument. This was their only clue as to the location of the Pit Stop.

Leg 3 (Georgia)

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The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi was the Pit Stop for the third leg of the Race.

Airdates: 10, 13 & 17 December 2014

Teams were first directed to the Tbilisi central station, where they had to search for a person with gold teeth. If they found the correct person, she would hand them a business card written entirely in Georgian. This would lead teams to the dental office of Dr. Ilya Stomtashvili. There, teams would have to fill out a medical questionnaire and then be told to sit in the dentist's chair. Mr. Stomtashvili and his assistant would make to appear as if teams had to endure a painful dental procedure, but it was all a show to scare the teams. In the end, teams would receive a false gold tooth to wear over one of their regular teeth and their next clue. Before departing, they would vote for who would be Yielded.

When teams found the Tamura Farm in Akhalsopeli, they would have to unload 150 hay bales off of a truck and stack them into a neat arrangement on the ground. After this grueling task, teams received their next clue directing them to Gachiani. At the sheep farm, teams had to choose a number between 1 and 100. They would then have to chase after a flock of sheep, each wearing a tag with the numbers 1 to 100 on it, and find the sheep that had a tag matching the number they had chosen. Once they found it, they would carry it out of the pasture and fully shear it to get their next clue. This would direct them to the metallurgical plant in Rustavi, where teams had to carry many heavy pieces of scrap metal into the plant and place them into a marked bin. One team member would then use the plant's crane to pick up and move the bin to a marked "X" on the ground to receive their next clue. Before departing, teams would discover who would be Yielded.

Teams then returned to Tbilisi and found Pushkin Park. On the way, one team member would have to dress as a Soviet-era dictator. Once at the park, teams had to paste 56 propaganda posters (featuring pictures of themselves) to a 10 foot-high wall. They would then have to take one of two kinds of pictures with locals. The one dressed as the dictator either had to take a picture with a baby or young child, or had to be photographed with three different locals kissing their hand. If the photos were good, teams would get their next clue.

At the Children's Palace, teams found a Roadblock. The chosen team member would have to search through 45 full sets of matryoshka dolls to find one piece that was marked with a tiny race flag. If found, teams would get their next clue. However, this could would instruct whoever did not perform the Roadblock to put back together all of the matryoshka dolls that their partner had taken apart. Only once all of the dolls were perfect would teams be allowed to leave. The Pit Stop was at the Sameba Cathedral, and the Yield was located just outside the entrance.

Leg 4 (Georgia → Sweden)

At Södra Teatern, teams had to memorize and present correctly the achievements of two out of five Jewish Nobel Prize laureates in order to receive the next clue.

Airdates: 20, 24 & 27 December 2014

Teams were told to fly to Stockholm in Sweden. Once they landed at the airport, teams had to choose an attractive local Swede who would act as their guide for the first part of this leg, as well as their driver. This local would stay with them until further notice, though teams still had to do all of the navigating. If teams spend too much time between tasks, such as when driving or looking for clues, the local would periodically insist that the teams receive a Swedish massage from them, which they would be obliged to accept. Once at the Hötorget, teams would vote for who would be U-Turned before searching for an ABBA fan who had their next clue. Teams would have to dress as pop stars and choose an ABBA song. They would perform this song on the street for locals, and had to earn 100 krona from locals. However, teams were only permitted to beg once the audio track switched over to Money, Money, Money.

Teams were then directed to the park at Biskopsudden for a Detour. Teams had to choose גרביים (Grebeym - Socks) or גלגיליות (Gelgiliot - Skates), both of which were themed after Pippi Longstocking and required teams to wear Pippi Longstocking wigs. In Socks, team members would each have to put on 10 pairs of stockings at once. Then they had to bounce on a trampoline, and had to continue bouncing while trying to take off the socks and hang them on a clothesline above. Once all 20 pairs of socks were hanging, teams would get their next clue. In Skates, one team member had to put on a pair of roller skates. Then, each team member had to stay at opposite ends of one of the roads in the park with frying pans, trying to pass a pancake between each other using them. Teams had to exchange the pancake every time they passed a mark along the road, of which there were at least 30. Once at the end, teams then had to toss the pancake onto a plate. Once 15 pancakes, taken one at a time through this process, were on the plate, teams would get their next clue. Teams discovered who was U-Turned before leaving.

Teams then traveled to the Vasa Museum and had to search the interior for a clue. At this point, they would say goodbye to their Swedish locals and leave their cars behind. Teams would have to dress up in Viking costumes and use public buses to travel to Djurgården. There, teams would have to toss axes at a wooden target. One team member would throw axes until they hit the target, and then their partner would go. The yellow area of the target was worth 10 points, the black area worth 20, and the red center worth 30. Together, teams had to score at least 30 points, so if the first team member hit the center, the second team member would not have to hit the target. The next clue would direct them to a different area of the park, where they would have to eat a can of Surströmming, one of the most foul-smelling foods in the world.

Teams would then travel to the Kanotklubb in Brunnsviken to compete in a Double-Battle. Teams would get into kayaks, with one team member paddling and the other standing up and holding a battering weapon. The two standing members of each team had to battle it out and try to knock their opponent into the water. The one left standing would earn the next clue, directing them to the Danicahallen Sports Hall. There, teams found a Roadblock, and the chosen team member had to pick a rabbit and run it through a rabbit show jumping course without knocking over any of the obstacles. If successful, they would get their next clue.

Teams then traveled to Södra Teatern. While traveling there, they would be given information about five famous Jewish people who had won the Nobel Prize: Albert Einstein, Ada Yonath, Arieh Warshel, Avram Hershko and Dan Shechtman. They had to try to memorize all of the achievements that earned these people the award. They then had to enter the theatre and put on a mock presentation ceremony for two of these people, making sure to correctly recite all five achievements for each. If everything was correct, teams would get a clue directing them to Soile Monica Katrina Nord. A scientist there had their last clue, but would put it through a paper shredder when teams arrived. Teams had to put the shreds back together to discover the location of the Pit Stop at the Stadion station. Teams that showed up after the station closed at 1am found the Pit Stop just outside the entrance.

Leg 5 (Sweden → Finland)

Teams visited the islands of Suomenlinna during this leg of the Race.

Airdates: 31 December 2014, 3 & 7 January 2015

Teams had to travel by ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki, and would receive their next clue from Captain Olaf when the ship docked. They would first travel to Sauna Arla, where they would enter a sauna room with temperatures from 80-100 degrees Celsius. While in here, they would have to wipe the sweat off of each other with cloths and deposit the sweat into a measuring cup. Teams would get their next clue once they had collected 50mL of sweat. If the heat became too much for teams, they would have to wait outside in their bathing suits for 20 minutes before being allowed to continue. Before leaving the sauna, teams voted for who would be Yielded.

Teams then traveled to Kaivopuisto, where they would take part in a game of Angry Birds. One team member would dress as the red bird, while the other would dress as the pig king. The bird would be attached to a gigantic slingshot and be flung into the air, while the pig had to stand in a marked circle and toss a ball so that the bird could catch it. Teams only had four balls per launch. If successful, teams would be directed to Kaisaniemi Park, where they participated in the sport of mobile phone throwing. One team member had to throw a stool into a large hoop, their partner had to throw a boot into a medium hoop, and then the first team member would have to throw a mobile phone into a small hoop. Team members would have to spin around eight times before making each throw. After getting their clue, teams would discover who would be Yielded before leaving.

Teams then proceeded to Tavastia Klubi while dressed in a two-person envelope costume, recalling the days before SMS was invented and first distributed in Finland. Once at the club, teams would dress up as Finnish Heavy Metal musicians, including extensive face-paint. They would have to learn how to perform a heavy metal cover of one of two Hebrew songs that were much calmer: Let It Be (לו יהי) or Where Are Those Girls? (איפה הן הבחורות ההן). If their performance met the satisfaction of a panel of judges, they would receive their next clue. Teams would have to travel on foot to their next destination, Senate Square, while wearing headphones playing heavy metal music at full volume, and could not take them off until they arrived.

Once at Senate Square, one team member would meet with a Finnish interpreter who would teach them how to say everyday questions in Finnish. They would relay these questions to their partner via walkee talkee, who would have to ask them to passers-by. If they spoke the questions legibly enough to be understood and receive an expected answer three times, they would receive their next clue. This would direct them to the islands of Suomenlinna. Once there, teams had to travel by canoe from the island of Pikku Mustasaari, through the canals between the islands, to reach the Pit Stop at King's Gate.

Leg 6 (Finland)

Airdates: 7, 10, 14 & 17 January 2015

  • Ferry: Suomenlinna (Suomenlinna Ferry Terminal) to Helsinki (Kauppatori Ferry Terminal)
  • Helsinki (Kivikon Hiihtohalli)
  • Helsinki (Suburbs)
  • Porvoo (Church Square)
  • Porvoo (Kokonniemen Maauimala)
  • Espoo (Port of Valko) Detour: Rummage or Dry U-Turn: 6 teams U-Turned Vova & Ala
  • Uusimaa (Bekananoka Oi Swamp)
  • Hämeenlinna (City Square)
  • Petais

Upon returning to Helsinki, teams had to find Kivikon Hiihtohalli, described to teams as the "Snow Centre of Helsinki". There, they entered a temperature controlled room that recreated Finnish Lappland, and found their next clue at the ice bar. One team member had to dress as Santa Claus, while the other would dress as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The two would attach themselves to a single pair of skis and travel along a snowy path, picking up presents from along the path. All of the presents they picked up had to have the same kind of wrapping. Then, the one dressed as Rudolph would pull the one dressed as Santa, who was riding with the presents in a sleigh. The teams' next clue instructed them to travel into the Helsinki suburbs to deliver the presents to passers-by. Each Finnish local could only receive one present, and teams were specifically instructed not to give the presents to working people such as taxi drivers. The locals had to open up the gifts in the presence of teams, as one of the gifts had their next clue inside.

Teams were then told to travel to the church square in Porvoo after being provided a driver for the rest of the leg. In Porvoo, teams had to load pieces of firewood into a wheelbarrow, twice the amount that the wheelbarrow could fit. They then had to transport it through town, up and down hills and over very uneven pavement, with each team member lifting one of the wheelbarrow's handles. Once they delivered the wood to a specified address, they would get their next clue. This directed them to Kokonniemen Maauimala. Here, they would participate in the local sport of Wife-carrying. One team member would have to hold the other team member upside down around their back as if they were a backpack. While carrying their partner like this, they had to run through a course around the lake and through shallow parts of it. They would also have to climb over haybales. Traditionally in this sport, the one being carried is a female as per the name, and so any males who were being carried had to wear a blonde female wig. After completing the course, teams would receive their next clue and vote for who would be U-Turned.

They then travelled to the Port of Valko in Espoo, where they found a Detour. Teams had to choose between לפשפש (Lapeshpesh - Rummage) and לייבש (Laibesh - Dry). In Rummage, teams would have to choose one of three distinct plastic fish-shaped lures. They then had to climb into a waist-deep container of fish guts and garbage body parts, searching for a matching lure somewhere in the muck. If they found it, they would get their next clue. In Dry, teams had to filet fish and cut off their heads, skewering the heads onto a spike and threading six of them together into a fish head necklace. Each necklace that teams made had to be worn until the challenge was done. Once teams had created six necklaces and hung them out to dry, they would get their next clue. Before leaving the harbour, teams would discover who had been U-Turned.

Teams then traveled to the Bekananoka Oi swamp, where they would participate in a game of swamp volleyball. Teams would play volleyball against a pair of local players in the mud of a swamp. The first to reach 10 points would win, and if teams won a match they would get their next clue. This would direct them to the city square of Hämeenlinna. There, one team member had to stand behind a line on the ground and throw fruit pies at their partner standing a distance away. They would have to try to hit their partner in the face with a berry pie. If teams found a berry pie, but it didn't hit the recipient's face, it didn't count. Once teams scored a hit, they would receive their next clue.

References

  1. ^ HaMerotz LaMillion, season 3, current episodes, originally aired May 11, 2013

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