HaMerotz LaMillion 6 is the sixth season of HaMerotz LaMillion (, lit. The Race to the Million), an Israeli reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. It featured 12 teams of two with a pre-existing relationship in a race around the world to win ₪1,000,000. Starting in Tzukei Yam, racers traveled through Israel, the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Jamaica, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, and Thailand before returning to Israel and finishing in Jerusalem.
This season premiered on 21 October 2017 on Channel 2 until 1 November 2017 when the show moved to Reshet 13, one of two new stations launched following a split of Channel 2, with the finale on 17 March 2018 and was hosted by Ron Shahar.
Married parents Evelin and Tohar Haimovich were the winners of this season, while models Daniel Peretz and Eliyahu Shabtai finished second, and married parents Regev and Helen Hod finished third.
Production Development and filming
Unlike the previous two seasons, which featured 14 teams split into two groups of seven teams and eliminated one team per group at the end of the first leg, this season's first leg returned to a single leg format.
This season visited four continents and eight countries including the first visit by an Amazing Race franchise to Kyrgyzstan, a country which has not been visited by the original American edition. The show also featured a special episode in the ninth country of Greece, where eliminated teams competed in challenges while sequestered.
Former New York Jets Flight Crew and The Amazing Race 27 contestant Krista DeBono was the Pit Stop greeter on Leg 2 in New York City.
For the first time in the show's history, the eliminated teams would receive a chance to return to the competition. After the conclusion of Leg 9, all the eliminated teams, with the exception of the team eliminated in Leg 1 and a team medically not cleared to compete, would compete in a leg with the winner being able to return to the competition.
Starting with this season, episodes began with a shortened intro that only featured the show's logo.
Marketing Harel Group, Spring, Mobileye, and Partner Communications Company served as sponsors for this season.
Cast
The cast for this season included TLV - Doing Tel Aviv cast member Mor Silver and singer Regev Hod.
ContestantsAgeRelationshipHometownStatus (נעה) 28CousinsRamat EfalEliminated 1st(in Holon, Israel) (מעיין) 25 (אסף)(Returned to competition)Eliminated 2nd(in New York City, United States) (ג'סיכה) (נמרוד)(Returned to competition)Eliminated 3rd(in Honolulu, United States) (יונתן) (אביבית)(Returned to competition)Eliminated 4th(in Mexico City, Mexico) (הני) (יוסי)(Returned to competition)Eliminated 5th(in Toluca, Mexico) (אודי) (מור) 32New MothersTel AvivEliminated 6th(in Cartagena, Colombia) (מור) 31 (מיתר)(Returned to competition)Eliminated 7th(in Moscow, Russia) (עדי) (רגב)(Returned to competition)Eliminated 8th(in Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan) (הלן) (אביבית) 31Parking Enforcement OfficersHolonEliminated 9th(in Jol Bulak, Kyrgyzstan) (הני) 29 (אסף) 26ExesHerzliyaEliminated 10th(in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) (ג'סיכה) 25 (מיתר) 23Childhood FriendsRishon LeZionEliminated 11th(in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) (עדי) 23 (יוסי) 40Firefighter & Volunteer Policeman TiberiasEliminated 12th(in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) (אודי) 40 Beit She'an (נמרוד) 23Pianists Tel AvivEliminated 13th(in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) (יונתן) 23 Karkur (ירדן) 23Best Friends NetanyaEliminated 14th(in Lamphun, Thailand) (אן) 23 Givatayim (עומר) 25SiblingsJerusalemEliminated 15th(in Chiang Mai, Thailand) (נטע) 18 (רגב) 37Married ParentsRehovotThird Place (הלן) 29 (דניאל) 23Models TzafriaSecond Place (אליהו) 26 Rehovot (טוהר) 35Married ParentsTel AvivWinners (אוולין) 31
Future appearances Anne & Yarden and Omer & Neta competed on HaMerotz LaMillion 8.
After this season, Neta Barazani appeared on the ninth season of the Israeli edition of Big Brother along with Season 2 contestant Adel Bespalov and Season 4 contestant Liron "Tiltil" Orfeli as part of a second wave of houseguests with a secret assignment in order to earn their way into the Big Brother house. Neta and "Tiltil" were unable to earn a spot in the house. In 2020, Regev Hod competed on the tenth season of the Israeli edition of Survivor. He was voted out on Day 30, lost a duel to get back into the game, and became the fourth member of the jury. In 2021, Omer Barazani competed on Big Brother VIP 4 and finished in third place.
Results The following teams participated in this season, 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:
TeamPosition (by leg)Roadblocksperformed12345678910111213Evelin & Tohar3rd8th9th1st1st6th3rd5th4th2nd3rd1stEvelin 3, Tohar 3Daniel & Eliyahu11th1st1st4th7th4th2nd2nd2nd1st1st2ndDaniel 4, Eliyahu 2Regev & Helen 1st7th2nd2nd6th1st4th3rd1st1st4th2nd3rdRegev 3, Helen 3Omer & Neta10th4th6th3rd3rd5th1st1st3rdOmer 3, Neta 3Anne & Yarden4th9th5th5th5th2nd5th4th3rdAnne 3, Yarden 3Adi & Meitar2nd2nd3rd7th4th3rd 1st2ndAdi 3, Meitar, 3Mor & Mor 6th5th7th8th2ndMor Si. 3, Mor Sw. 1Yossi & Udi8th10th4th6th4thYossi 2, Udi 1Honey & Avivit7th6th8th Honey 1, Avivit 1Nimrod & Yonatan5th3rd5thNimrod 0, Yonatan 1Jessica & Asaf9th3rdJessica 0, Asaf 0Noa & Ma'ayan Noa 0, Ma'ayan 0
Key A team placement means the team was eliminated. An indicates that there was a Duel on this leg, while an indicates the team that lost the Duel and received a 15-minute penalty. A or indicates the team who received a Yield; and indicates that the team voted for the recipient. An team placement indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a Pit Stop in a non-elimination leg. A indicates the team who received a U-Turn; indicates that the team voted for the recipient. A indicates that a team was brought back into the competition after winning the Return Ticket. Italicized results indicate the position of the team at the midpoint of a two-episode leg.
Notes
Noa & Ma'ayan were not brought to the elimination villa in Greece and were not eligible to compete for the Return Ticket. Jessica & Asaf initially arrived 10th, but they did not complete the United Nations Headquarters task, having arrived at the Pit Stop by chance. They were required to turn back and complete the additional task before being allowed to check in. Yossi & Udi checked in while Jessica & Asaf went back, dropping them to last place and resulting in their elimination. While at the elimination villa, Mor & Mor were removed by the show's medical team due to an injury sustained by Mor Sw. during the competition and were not eligible to compete for the Return Ticket. Honey & Avivit were the last team to arrive at the Tarihbaev Mamytzhan School and were eliminated in the middle part of the leg. Nimrod & Yonatan and Yossi & Udi were unable to finish the leg because they decided to stop completing the final challenge after seeing three teams leave Panfilov Park, thus accepting a tied fourth-place finish.
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.
YieldU-TurnU-TurnYieldYieldYieldYieldYieldLeg #23456789U-Turned/YieldedRegev & HelenRegev & HelenRegev & HelenRegev & HelenDaniel & EliyahuDaniel & EliyahuRegev & HelenDaniel & EliyahuRegev & HelenDaniel & EliyahuDaniel & EliyahuAnne & YardenResult6–2–1–1–15–2–1–1–13–2–1–1–1–12–2–1–1–1–13–2–1–12–2–1–12–2–1–12–2–1VoterTeam's VoteEvelin & ToharJessica & AsafYossi & UdiOmer & NetaDaniel & EliyahuDaniel & EliyahuDaniel & EliyahuDaniel & EliyahuDaniel & EliyahuDaniel & EliyahuRegev & HelenRegev & HelenRegev & HelenRegev & HelenRegev & HelenRegev & HelenRegev & HelenAnne & YardenRegev & HelenEvelin & ToharDaniel & EliyahuAvivit & HoneyDaniel & EliyahuDaniel & EliyahuDaniel & EliyahuDaniel & EliyahuDaniel & EliyahuOmer & NetaRegev & HelenRegev & HelenMor & MorEvelin & ToharAnne & YardenAnne & YardenAnne & YardenAnne & YardenAnne & YardenRegev & HelenYossi & UdiYossi & UdiYossi & UdiOmer & NetaOmer & NetaOmer & NetaOmer & NetaAdi & MeitarRegev & HelenRegev & HelenRegev & HelenRegev & HelenRegev & HelenRegev & HelenRegev & HelenMor & MorHoney & AvivitNimrod & YonatanOmer & NetaOmer & NetaDaniel & EliyahuYossi & UdiAnne & YardenAnne & YardenAnne & YardenAnne & YardenHoney & AvivitRegev & HelenRegev & HelenRegev & HelenNimrod & YonatanRegev & HelenRegev & HelenJessica & AsafEvelin & Tohar
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Race summary
Leg 1 (Israel)
Airdate: 21 October 2017 Tzukei Yam, Israel (Sea Cliffs) (Starting Line) Netanya (Winter Lake Park) Netanya (IKEA) Central District (Kvutzat Yavne – Yavneh Food Products Group) Tel Aviv District (Mikveh Israel)
Additional tasks At Winter Lake Park, teams had to walk across an I-beam suspended high above the park, using a short length of rope to balance each other. Once across, they had to sit on the end of the beam and pick up a nearby metal lunchbox to have their photograph taken with it, recreating the famous Lunch atop a Skyscraper photograph. At the Netanya IKEA store, teams had to choose a display inside the store to memorize, then make their way to a matching display outside that was missing certain items. They then had to figure out and search the store for the items that the outdoor display was missing, and show them to a judge. If the items were correct, they received their next clue. At the Yavneh Food Products Group in Kvutzat Yavne, teams had to balance on opposite ends of a seesaw and had to make their way toward the middle to empty cups of olive oil into a bucket without either end touching the ground, otherwise they had to go back and try again. Once teams filled the bucket, they received their next clue. After receiving their clue, teams were directed to the Pit Stop, which was described as the Mikveh in the center of the country that has been teaching agriculture for almost 150 years, leaving them to figure out that this referred to the Mikveh Israel near Tel Aviv.
Leg 2 (Israel → United States)
Airdates: 25 & 28 October, 1 November 2017 Tel Aviv (Ben Gurion Airport) to Newark, New Jersey, United States (Newark Liberty International Airport) New York City, New York (Central Park) New York City (Washington Square Park) New York City (Sunset Park – Industry City) New York City (Sunset Park – American Made Furniture) New York City (SoHo – Élan Flowers, Ari SoHo, Ground Support, Art + Autonomy Salon and 241 Centre Street) New York City (Times Square – LaLine) New York City (Upper West Side – Big Daddy's) New York City (Washington Heights – United Palace) (Overnight Rest) New York City (Louis Valentino, Jr. Park and Pier) New York City (United Nations Headquarters and Times Square – U.S. Armed Forces Recruiting Station) New York City (Times Square – Traffic Island at 7th Avenue and W 46th Street)
For this season's first Duel atop two adjacent rooftops in the Industry City complex, teams competed against each other in a tug of war match. The first team to pull the other off of their rooftop received their next clue. The team that fell would have to wait for the next opponent. The team that lost the final Duel had to wait out a 15-minute penalty. Teams made then their way to the nearby American Made Furniture outlet, where they voted for who they wished to Yield.
Additional tasks In Central Park, teams had to toss a ball resembling a big apple to land on top of a metal structure. They then to walk balancing the ball on the structure to a can, then tilt it so the ball rolls into the can to receive their next clue. If they dropped the ball, they had to start over.