The 15th season begins with 12 teams in Los Angeles. One pair are eliminated before leaving the starting line, while the other 11 duos fly to Japan---the first stop on a 21-day, eight-country trek. Phil Keoghan is the host.
It's Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars The ten remaining teams depart Cai Be, Vietnam, on the third leg of a race around the world for one million dollars.
The nine remaining teams depart Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's Reunification Palace for Cambodia on the fourth leg of a race around the world for one million dollars.
The eight remaining teams depart Phnom Penh, Cambodia on the fifth leg of a race around the world for one million dollars.
The teams get the feeling of being delirious during a detour where the temperatures exceed 130 degrees. Elsewhere, while performing a task, one racer becomes paralyzed with fear.
The teams fly to the Netherlands to race. Phil Keoghan is the host.
The teams travel to Stockholm, where they encounter the game's first Switchback, which sends the five remaining pairs to the site of one of the show's most difficult Roadblocks. It requires them to search through bales of hay to find a clue.
The five remaining teams depart the Bögs Gård Farm Pit Stop in Väsby, Sweden on the ninth leg of a race around the world for one million dollars, with Gary/Matt knowing they'll also have to overcome a Speed Bump if they're to stay in the Race.
The four remaining teams depart the Pit Stop in the bogs outside Tallinn, Estonia on the tenth leg of a race around the world for one million dollars.
The four remaining teams depart the Pit Stop at Prague Castle on the eleventh leg of a race around the world for one million dollars, with Brian and Ericka knowing they'll be facing a Speed Bump that will take up valuable time in their attempt to make it to the final three.