HaMerotz LaMillion 10

HaMerotz LaMillion 10, also known as HaMerotz LaMillion 2026, is the tenth 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, and the second installment of Channel 12's iteration of the show. Hosted by Yehuda Levi, it features fourteen teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world to win ₪1,000,000. Starting in Lovćen National Park or Dajti Mountain National Park, racers traveled through Montenegro, Albania, Croatia, Hong Kong, Macau, and Georgia. Elements of the show that returned for this season include the split Starting Lines during the first leg. The season premiered on 24 January 2026 on Channel 12.

Keshet Media Group renewed HaMerotz LaMillion for a second season on Channel 12 on 30 October 2024.^[1]

Filming for this season began in May 2025,^[2] and concluded in early June.^[3] This season featured the return of two Starting Lines during the first leg for the first time since the fifth season, where two groups of seven teams began the race from two different locations.^[4] This season also includes first-time visits to Montenegro and Albania, countries which have never been featured in any version of The Amazing Race.^[5]

Casting for this season began on 18 July 2024 while the previous season was still airing and prior to the show's renewal.^[6] By the end of October, 14,000 couples had applied for the show with auditions beginning in December.^[7] The first phase of casting concluded in late February 2025.^[8] Olympic bronze medalist Ariel Ze'evi was contacted to compete with his daughter Noam; however, production rescinded the offer after learning that Noam was not 18 years old.^[9]

In December 2025, it was revealed to advertisers that the season would be broadcast in 2026.^[10] On 8 January 2026, reports emerged of a potential 24 January premiere date.^[11] The first trailer for this season was released on 12 January 2026.^[12] On 17 January 2026, the premiere date was announced to be 24 January.^[13]

Sponsors for this season include Harel Group, Hoka, Cal, Osem, La Roche-Posay, Elite Turkish Coffee, Doritos, Müller, and Twentyfourseven.^[14]

The full cast was revealed on 20 January 2026 during the finale of Rising Star.^[15]

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

• A red placement with a dagger (†) indicates that the team was eliminated.
• A brown ⊂ indicates the team who received a U-Turn; ⊃ indicates that the team voted for the recipient.
• A gold < or orange « indicates the team who received a Yield; > or » indicates that the team voted for the recipient.
• An orange + indicates that there was a Duel on this leg, while an orange − indicates the team that lost the final Duel and received a 15-minute penalty.

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.

Translated from Hebrew from the official website:

Group A

• Airdates: 24, 27 & 31 January 2026
• Eliminated: Reuven & Gali

Locations

• Lovćen National Park, Montenegro (Mausoleum of Njegoš – Guvno Lookout Point) (Starting Line)
• Lovćen National Park (Ivanova Korita (in Serbian))
• Njeguši (Konoba Batricevic-Njegusi)
• Kotor (Gurdić Gate)
• Kotor (Muzej Mačaka)
• Budva (Budva Ballerina Statue)
• Budva (Trg Slikara)
• Rijeka Crnojevića (Rijeka Crnojevića River)
• Podgorica (Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ)

Episode summary (Episode 1)

• Seven teams began the race atop Mount Lovćen in Montenegro and had to find their first clue on a marked car. After driving to Ivanova Korita and voting to U-Turn another team, teams had to walk across a beam with only each other for support, collect four keys, and unlock their next clue from a box. Teams then had to drive to Konoba Batricevic-Njegusi in Njeguši.
• This season's first Detour was a choice between Meat (בשר) or Dairy (חלב). In Meat, teams had to make five Njeguši kobasica sausages using a handheld sausage stuffer and then hang them to dry to receive their next clue and a bottle of wine. In Dairy, one team member had to carry a cheese wheel down a hill using a wooden carrier, and their partner had to eat a piece of Njeguši cheese. After racers ate six pieces of cheese, they received their next clue and a bottle of wine.

Episode summary (Episode 2)

• After the Detour, teams found the U-Turn reveal board before driving to the Gurdić Gate in Kotor. There, teams had to convince passersby to carry them on a bed, referencing the country's 'Lazy Olympics', through town to Muzej Mačaka, where they found their next clue.
• From the cat museum, teams had to search the town for a cat, who they would discover was a person dressed as a cat, with their next clue: a music box. Teams had to figure out from the ballerina figurine and the song that they had to drive to the ballerina statue in Budva.

Episode summary (Episode 3)

• Teams had to walk on two pairs of connected stilts down Trg Slikara to receive their next clue from the tallest man in Montenegro.
• Teams then had to drive to the town of Rijeka Crnojevića, where they had to decipher an A26Z1 substitution cipher using the hint "N=13" and decode the phrase "The Bottle is the Way". After presenting their message to the judge, he placed it into a bottle and dropped it into the river. Teams had to figure out that they had to empty out their wine bottle from the Detour to discover the location of the Pit Stop: the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ.

Additional note

• Three teams chose to use the U-Turn on Mai & Itay.

Group B

• Airdates: 3, 7 & 9 February 2026
• Eliminated: Yotam & Nofar

Locations

• Dajti Mountain National Park, Albania (Dajti Overlook) (Starting Line)
• Dajti Mountain National Park (Dajti Ekspres Upper Gondola Station) → Tirana (Dajti Ekspres Lower Gondola Station)
• Tirana (Pyramid of Tirana)
• Tirana (Skanderbeg Square – Mother Teresa Garden)
• Krujë (Old Bazaar)
• Fishtë (Mrizi i Zanave Organic Farm)
• Lezhë (Skanderbeg National Memorial)

Episode summary (Episode 4)

• Seven additional teams began the race atop Mount Dajti in Albania and had to follow a marked path to a field and their first clue. After voting to U-Turn another team, teams were attached to a bungee chord and had to grab 10 large Albanian tiles one at a time and arrange them like dominoes so each adjacent tile had a matching pattern to receive their next clue.
• After traveling down the gondola, teams found a marked car with their next clue, which they had to figure out was the car's hanging air freshener that resembled the Pyramid of Tirana. There, teams received a clue with three colors written in Albanian and had to count the number of structures in the pyramid with those colors. The numbers gave them a three-digit combination needed to unlock their next clue.

Episode summary (Episode 5)

• From the Pyramid of Tirana, teams had to travel to the Mother Teresa Garden in Skanderbeg Square. There, teams were instructed to "connect with the legacy of Mother Teresa" to find their next clue. There were several people in the square who needed assistance; however, teams had to figure out that they were distractions and their next destination – the Old Bazaar in Krujë – was written on a monument to Mother Teresa right next to the clue box.
• This launch's Detour was a choice between Stabilize (לייצב) or Stand (להתייצב). In Stabilize, teams had to use two boards to carry 50 jars to a stand to receive their next clue. In Stand, one team member had to ride an electric skateboard resembling an Albanian carpet while their partner controlled it up a cobblestone street and past obstacles to receive their next clue.

Episode summary (Episode 6)

• After the Detour, teams found the U-Turn reveal board before driving to the Mrizi i Zanave Organic Farm. There, teams had to crack open a rose water ice dessert to find a cork with a unique letter. Teams then had to search the winery for a bottle with a matching cork. In exchange, teams received the same bottles that the other teams dropped into the river in Montenegro, and teams had to figure out from the message "The Bottle is the Way" that the location on the bottle's label – the Skanderbeg National Memorial – was the Pit Stop.

Additional notes

• Three teams chose to use the U-Turn on Adi & Or.
• When teams arrived at the Pit Stop, they learned about the teams who raced in Montenegro and that they would be starting the next leg with the team who finished in the same placement in Montenegro.

• Airdates: 14, 18, 21 & 24 February 2026
• Eliminated: Emuna & Nerya

Locations

• Igalo, Montenegro (Palmon Bay Hotel & Spa)
• Dubrovnik, Croatia (Fort of St. Lawrence)
• Dubrovnik (Dubrovnik Cable Car Main Station → Dubrovnik Cable Car Top Station)
• Dubrovnik (Panorama Restaurant)
• Dubrovnik (Dubrovnik Cable Car Top Station → Dubrovnik Cable Car Main Station)
• Dubrovnik (Fort Revelin)
• Dubrovnik (Nogometno Igralište Gospino Polje)
• Dubrovnik (TUP Hall)
• Dubrovnik (Pile Gate & Minčeta Tower)
• Komolac (ACI Marina Dubrovnik – Sorkočević Summer Residence)

Episode summary (Episode 7)

• At the start of this leg, teams departed in pairs and were instructed to drive to the Fort of St. Lawrence in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
• For this season's first Duel, two teams had to don knights armor and throw monkey's fists at each other until they knocked over three pitchers. The first team to do so received their next clue, while the losing team had to choose their next opponents. The team that lost the final Duel had to wait out a 15-minute penalty. Emuna & Nerya lost the final Duel.
• After the Duel, teams had to travel by cable car to the top of Mount Srđ and vote to Yield another team. They then had to retrieve a platter of food from Panorama Restaurant and travel back down to reach Fort Revelin. There, teams had to learn how to fire breathe using powder and light a coat of arms on fire before they could present their platter to a king in exchange for their next clue.

Episode summary (Episode 8)

• After driving to Nogometno Igralište Gospino Polje, teams had to perform a blind football drill. One team member was blindfolded and had to dribble a ball through a series of cones and score a goal under guidance from their partner to receive their next clue.
• Teams then had to drive to TUP Hall, where one team member had to navigate a ring through a Nikola Tesla-inspired wire maze with their partner receiving an electric shock each time the ring touched the wire to receive their next clue.

Episode summary (Episode 9)

• After the Nikola Tesla task, teams found the Yield reveal board before driving to their next clue in Pile Gate.
• In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to carry a five-kilogram stone up to the watchman in Minčeta Tower, where they were asked a question: "How many stairs did you climb with a stone in your hands?". Once racers gave the answer of 272, they received their next clue.

Episode summary (Episode 10)

• After the Roadblock, teams received a small paper cutout with the letter M and number 2 and had to place it on the corresponding grid location of their Dubrovnik map to find the Pit Stop: the Sorkočević Summer Residence at the ACI Marina Dubrovnik in Komolac.

Additional note

• Four teams each chose to use the Yield on Adi & Or and Ezi & Dani.

• Airdates: 3, 7, 8 & 10 March 2026
• Eliminated: Ron & Meitav

Locations

• Komolac (ACI Marina Dubrovnik – Sorkočević Summer Residence)
• Dubrovnik (Dubrovnik Airport) → Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport)
• Hong Kong (Kerry Hotel Hong Kong)
• Hong Kong (The Bay Hub)
• Hong Kong (Good Friend Cafe → I-Feng Mansions)
• Hong Kong (Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier → Central Piers or Hung Hom Ferry Pier → North Point Ferry Pier)
• Hong Kong (Central–Mid-Levels Escalators)
• Hong Kong (Kee Hing Restaurant)
• Hong Kong (King Yin Lei)
• Hong Kong (Arsenal Street Tram Stop → Wan Chai Commercial Centre or Island Building)
• Hong Kong (Wan Chai Pier)

Episode summary (Episode 11)

• At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Hong Kong. Once there, teams were released from the Kerry Hotel Hong Kong and instructed to travel to The Bay Hub in Kowloon Bay, where one team member had to search from atop the building for a truck driving by with the solution for a Chinese pattern puzzle. Their partner then had to assemble the puzzle to receive their next clue.
• After voting to Yield another team, teams had to travel to the Good Friend Cafe in Ma Tau Kok, pick up a takeaway order, and deliver it using a tandem bicycle to a listed address written in Cantonese. When teams arrived at the I-Feng Mansions, they had to search the massive apartment complex for the correct apartment to receive their next clue, which instructed them to travel by ferry to Hong Kong Island and then search the Central–Mid-Levels Escalators for their next clue.

Episode summary (Episode 12)

• At the Central–Mid-Levels Escalators, teams had to choose a wooden Chinese chop seal and search the covered escalator system for a person wearing a shirt with the same Cantonese symbol as their seal to receive their next clue.
• Teams then had to travel to the Kee Hing Restaurant in Kowloon Bay, where one team member had to feed a plate of dumplings to their partner using a giant set of chopsticks to receive their next clue instructing them to travel to the King Yin Lei mansion in the Mid-Levels.
• In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to memorize and perform a series of snake kung fu moves alongside an ongoing demonstration with a snake around their neck to receive their next clue.

Episode summary (Episodes 13 & 14)

• After the Roadblock, teams found the Yield reveal board before traveling by taxi or bus to the Arsenal Street Tram Stop in Wan Chai, where they had to ride the Hong Kong Tramways, colloquially known as the "Ding Ding", and look for one of two signs while on the tram (located on the Wan Chai Commercial Centre near the Fleming Road Tram Stop and on the Island Building near the Canal Road West Tram Stop reading Pit Stop Wan Chai Pier) that revealed the name of the Pit Stop: the Wan Chai Pier. If teams reached the Causeway Bay Terminus without finding either sign, they had to return to Arsenal Street and start again.

Additional notes

• Three teams chose to use the Yield on Adi & Or.
• The eleventh episode was originally set to air on 28 February but was postponed due to news coverage of the 2026 Israeli–United States strikes on Iran. When the episode aired on 3 March, the broadcast was briefly interrupted due to news reports of ballistic missiles launched at Israel. Following a second interruption, the episode concluded prematurely.
• The twelfth episode's broadcast was delayed 30 minutes due to a speech from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and news reports of missiles launched at Jerusalem. During the broadcast, there was another interruption as reports of missiles launched to the communities in the Negev became known. Eventually, the broadcast returned to normal.

• Airdates: 14, 15, 17, 21 & 22 March 2026
• Eliminated: Michal & Nooni

Locations

• Hong Kong (Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal) → Macau (Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal)
• Macau (Sai Van Lake Square)
• Macau (A-Ma Temple)
• Macau (Centro Náutico da Praia Grande (in Chinese))
• Macau (Lisboeta Macau (in Chinese) – Macau Palace)
• Macau (Macau Fisherman's Wharf)
• Macau (The Venetian Macao – Shoppes at Venetian)
• Macau (Tap Seac Square)
• Macau (Studio City Macau – Golden Reel)
• Macau (Fortaleza do Monte)

Episode summary (Episode 15)

• Teams were brought to Macau during the Pit Stop and received their first clue from dragon dancers at Sai Van Lake Square. Teams first had to carry a gong from the square to the A-Ma Temple to receive their next clue, which sent them to the Centro Náutico da Praia Grande on the shores of Nam Van Lake.
• After voting to Yield another team, teams had to paddle a dragon boat into the lake to a buoy, retrieve one of five keys, and return to the dock. When teams chose the correct key, they could unlock their next clue, which instructed them to travel to the Macau Palace restaurant.

Episode summary (Episode 16)

• For this leg's Duel, one member from each team had to wager how many servings of a spicy Chinese dish their partner could eat. The racer with the higher number had three minutes to eat that amount to win a point; otherwise the other team received that point. The first team to win three points received their next clue, while the losing team had to wait for their next opponents. The team that lost the final Duel had to wait out a 15-minute penalty. Sapir & Sapir lost the final Duel.
• After the Duel, teams had to travel to the Macau Fisherman's Wharf. There, one team member had to spin a plate atop a stick, walk across a balance beam, and pass the spinning plate to their partner, who had to place it atop a pole. Once teams had ten plates spinning simultaneously atop the poles for ten seconds, they received their next clue, which instructed them to find their next clue at the Shoppes at Venetian shopping mall inside the The Venetian Macao.

Episode summary (Episode 17)

• Inside The Venetian Macao, teams had to convince two other people to play Chinese whispers. One racer had to state an action in Hebrew (e.g. "blow out a candle", "count to three", "bark like a dog", "eat two grapes", and "hug a blue teddy bear"), and the phrase had to be passed along to their partner, who had to perform that action using the items from a provided shelf. After three actions were completed, teams received their next clue, which sent them to Tap Seac Square.
• Once at Tap Seac Square, teams found their next clue. One team member had to stand on top of a stack of five discs, and their partner had to use a mallet to remove four of the discs without knocking off their partner until they revealed the yin and yang disc on the bottom to receive their next clue.

Episode summary (Episode 18)

• After finding the Yield reveal board, teams had to travel to the Studio City Macau and ride the Golden Reel figure-8 Ferris wheel. Teams were instructed to find the location of their next Pit Stop but had figure out that they had to find a clue hidden inside the fire blanket compartment in their capsule. The clue had the question "I want to go to the big cannon fort. How do you get there?" transliterated from Cantonese to Hebrew, which teams had to use to figure out and travel to the Pit Stop: the Fortaleza do Monte.

Additional notes

• Five teams chose to use the Yield on Michal & Nooni.
• The eighteenth episode's broadcast was interrupted and concluded prematurely due to news coverage of missile launches towards the Northern Region and casualties from a strike in Arad. The second half of the episode aired on the next day.

• Airdates: 24 March 2026

Locations

• Macau (Fortaleza do Monte)
• Macau (Macau International Airport) → Tbilisi, Georgia (Tbilisi International Airport)
• Dusheti Municipality (Ananuri)

Data courtesy of the Israeli Rating Committee, according to individuals aged 4+ from the general population.