The Amazing Race 37
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The Amazing Race 37 is the thirty-seventh season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it features 14 teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world to win US$1,000,000. This season visited three continents and 10 countries and regions and traveled over 29,000 miles (47,000 km) during 12 legs. Starting in Los Angeles, racers traveled through Hong Kong, Japan, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, Italy, Germany, France, and Portugal before returning to the United States and finishing in Miami. It has been described as a "season of surprises", as each leg of the race includes a twist in the form of an obstacle or a unique task. New elements introduced this season include the Fork in the Road, the Driver's Seat, and Valet Roulette. Elements of the show that returned for this season include the double elimination leg, the Intersection, the Live U-Turn Vote, the Fast Forward, the Double U-Turn, the non-elimination leg, the Head-to-Head, and the Scramble. The season premiered on CBS on March 5, 2025, and concluded on May 15, 2025. Best friends and gamers Carson McCalley and Jack Dodge were the winners of this season, while siblings Han and Holden Nguyen finished in second place, and married parents Jonathan and Ana Towns finished in third place.
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| Contestants | Age | Relationship | Hometown | Status |
| Jackye Clayton | 51 | Sisters | Waco, Texas | Eliminated 1st & 2nd(in Hong Kong) |
| Lauren McKinney | 61 | |||
| Mark Crawford | 63 | Retired Firefighters | Watertown, Tennessee | |
| Larry Graham | 59 | Bartlett, Tennessee | ||
| Ernest Cato | 59 | Father & Daughter | Chicago, Illinois | Eliminated 3rd(in Minoh, Japan) |
| Bridget Cato | 28 | Somerville, Massachusetts | ||
| Courtney Ramsey | 33 | Dating Nurses | Leland, North Carolina | Eliminated 4th(in Kyoto, Japan) |
| Jasmin Carey | 34 | |||
| Bernie Gutierrez | 31 | Friends | Dallas, Texas | Eliminated 5th(in Kubu, Indonesia) |
| Carrigain Scadden | 33 | Denver, Colorado | ||
| Scott Thompson | 47 | Married Parents of Eight | Salt Lake City, Utah | Eliminated 6th (in Nusa Dua, Indonesia) |
| Lori Thompson | 49 | |||
| Jeff "Pops" Bailey | 65 | Father & Son Lumberjacks | St. Louis, Missouri | Eliminated 7th (in Dubai, United Arab Emirates) |
| Jeff Bailey | 36 | |||
| Nick Fiorito | 32 | Brothers | Brooklyn, New York | Eliminated 8th (in Sarantsi, Bulgaria) |
| Mike Fiorito | 28 | |||
| Melinda Papadeas | 66 | Mother & Daughter | Chandler, Arizona | Eliminated 9th (in Sofia, Bulgaria) |
| Erika Papadeas | 32 | Englewood, Colorado | ||
| Brett Hamby | 36 | Married Vegas Performers | Las Vegas, Nevada | Eliminated 10th (in Scherwiller, France) |
| Mark Romain | 37 | |||
| Alyssa Borden | 31 | Married Nurses | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Eliminated 11th (in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal) |
| Josiah Borden | 32 | |||
| Jonathan Towns | 42 | Married Parents | Pomona, California | Third place |
| Ana Towns | 35 | |||
| Han Nguyen | 26 | Siblings | Los Gatos, California | Runners-up |
| Holden Nguyen | 22 | |||
| Carson McCalley | 28 | Best Friends & Gamers | Brooklyn, New York | Winners |
| Jack Dodge | 27 |
| Team | 1γ | 2+ | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Carson & Jack | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1stƒ | 6th | 4th | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| Han & Holden | 5th | 11th | 9th | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 4th⊂ | 5th | 5th‡ | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | |
| Jonathan & Ana | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1stε | 8th⊂ | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | |
| Alyssa & Josiah | 1st | 3rd | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2ndε | 4th† | ||
| Brett & Mark | 2nd | 9th | 5th | 7th | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 5th† | |||
| Melinda & Erika | 6th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 5th⊃ | 6th† | |||||
| Nick & Mike | 5th | 10th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 7th†⊂⊃ | ||||||
| Pops & Jeff | 4th | 7th | 6th | 9th | 4th | 8th† | |||||||
| Scott & Lori | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 9th†⊂ | ||||||||
| Bernie & Carrigain | 4th | 8th | 10th | 10th† | |||||||||
| Courtney & Jasmin | 6th | 6th | 11th† | ||||||||||
| Ernest & Bridget | 3rd | 12th† | |||||||||||
| Mark & Larry | 7th† | ||||||||||||
| Jackye & Lauren | 7th† | ||||||||||||
| Team | Vote |
| Brett & Mark | Scott & Lori |
| Jonathan & Ana | Nick & Mike |
| Pops & Jeff | Jonathan & Ana |
| Han & Holden | Scott & Lori |
| Melinda & Erika | Scott & Lori |
| Carson & Jack | Jonathan & Ana |
| Nick & Mike | Scott & Lori |
| Alyssa & Josiah | Jonathan & Ana |
| Scott & Lori | Jonathan & Ana |
| Leg | Letter | Image | Twist |
| 1 | A | Tian Tan Buddha | Fork in the Road |
| 2 | M | Taiko drummers | Intersection |
| 3 | A | Kemari | Express Pass |
| 4 | Z | Kuber Waterfall | Driver's Seat |
| 5 | I | Surfboards | Live Double U-Turn |
| 6 | N | Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve | Fast Forward |
| 7 | G | Kukeri dancers | Double U-Turn |
| 8 | R | Horo dancers | Express Pass |
| 9 | A | Il Capitano | Non-Elimination Leg |
| 10 | C | Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg | Head-to-Head |
| 11 | E | Ferdinand Magellan | Valet Roulette |
| 12 | ! | Domino | Scramble |
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating(18–49) | Viewers(millions) | DVR(18–49) | DVR viewers(millions) | Total(18–49) | Total viewers(millions) | Ref. |
| 1 | "Double the Stakes, Double the Eliminations" | March 5, 2025 (2025-03-05) | 0.3/5 | 2.62 | 0.3 | 1.58 | 0.6 | 4.20 | |
| 2 | "Very Strong Warrior Energy" | March 12, 2025 (2025-03-12) | 0.3/5 | 2.56 | 0.2 | 1.45 | 0.5 | 4.01 | |
| 3 | "Chaotic, Crazy, That's What We're Used To" | March 19, 2025 (2025-03-19) | 0.4/6 | 2.67 | 0.2 | 1.43 | 0.7 | 4.10 | |
| 4 | "There's No Addresses in the Jungle" | March 26, 2025 (2025-03-26) | 0.3/4 | 2.48 | 0.2 | 1.47 | 0.5 | 3.94 | |
| 5 | "It's Not Personal, It's Business" | April 2, 2025 (2025-04-02) | 0.3/5 | 2.53 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 6 | "It Smells Like the Desert" | April 9, 2025 (2025-04-09) | 0.4/5 | 2.65 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 7 | "Be One With the Hay" | April 16, 2025 (2025-04-16) | 0.3/4 | 2.59 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 8 | "We're Letting Race Brain Win" | April 23, 2025 (2025-04-23) | 0.3/4 | 2.44 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 9 | "The Pizza de Résistance" | April 30, 2025 (2025-04-30) | 0.3/4 | 2.68 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 10 | "Up the River Without a Joust" | May 7, 2025 (2025-05-07) | 0.3/4 | 2.57 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 11 | "My Knight in Shining Armor" | May 14, 2025 (2025-05-14) | 0.3/4 | 2.51 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 12 | "We're in Miami Baby!" | May 15, 2025 (2025-05-15) | 0.3/4 | 2.82 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
References
- This leg featured a Fork in the Road, where teams were presented with two routes to the Pit Stop. Teams in the left colu
- This leg featured an Intersection. The combined teams were, in order of formation: Ernest & Bridget and Brett & Mark, Ca
- Nick & Mike chose to use the U-Turn on Han & Holden.
- Jonathan & Ana used their Express Pass to bypass the Roadblock on this leg.
- In leg 5, the teams each voted for one team to be U-Turned; the two teams with the most votes received the U-Turn. Scott
- Alyssa & Josiah used their Express Pass to bypass the cheese task on this leg.
- Melinda & Erika chose to use the U-Turn on Nick & Mike.
- The eleventh episode ended on a cliffhanger with Alyssa & Josiah and Jonathan & Ana still working on the mural. The subs
- Due to their Fast Forward win in Leg 6, Carson & Jack were able to freely choose who performed this Roadblock.
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- "RACERS TRAVEL TO BALI, INDONESIA, WHERE THE FIRST TEAM TO ARRIVE AT THE "DRIVER'S SEAT" BOARD MUST MAKE A DIFFICULT DECISION THAT IMPACTS THE OUTCOME OF THE ROADBLOCK AND THE GAME, ON "THE AMAZING RACE," WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26"https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-amazing-race/releases/?view=111148-racers-travel-to-bali-indonesia-where-the-first-team-to-arrive-at-the-drivers-seat-board-must-make-a-difficult-decision-that-impacts-the-outcome-of-th
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