HaMerotz LaMillion 8

HaMerotz LaMillion 8 is the eighth installment of the reality television show, HaMerotz LaMillion, the Israeli version of The Amazing Race. This season cast features six teams from previous seasons racing against six teams of new racers.

Development

This season was filmed in December 2018, immediately after the conclusion of Season 7, with the Starting Line in Philippines, the location of Season 7's Finish Line. This marks the first time two Amazing Race seasons have been filmed back-to-back.

Teams

1st place Yael & Yosiel Cousins HaMerotz LaMillion 5	2nd place Natanel & Assaf Childhood Friends	3rd place Neta & Omer Siblings HaMerotz LaMillion 6	4th place Ben & Ori Brothers HaMerotz LaMillion 5	5th place Shay & Shani Her Husband's Best Friend HaMerotz LaMillion 4
6th place Ash & Alis Dating Couple	7th place Lian & Eviatar Married Couple	8th place Gili & Tali Siblings	9th place Ann & Yarden Friends HaMerotz LaMillion 6	10th place Vova & Alla New Olim & Exes HaMerotz LaMillion 4
11th place Shiri & Noga Identical Twins	12th place Michal & Ruthi Cousins

Episodes

Episode	Air Date	Leg	Destination	First Place	Last Place	Finish
1	6 September 2020	1	Philippines	Lian & Eviatar	Michal & Ruthi	1st Eliminated 12th Place
2	7 September 2020
3	9 September 2020
4	14 September 2020	2	Philippines	Ash & Alis	Shiri & Noga	2nd Eliminated 11th Place
5	15 September 2020
6	16 September 2020
7	21 September 2020
8	23 September 2020	3	Philippines → Netherlands	Yael & Yosiel	Vova & Alla	3rd Eliminated 10th Place
9	24 September 2020
10	28 September 2020
11	3 October 2020	4	Netherlands → Armenia	Nata & Assaf	Ann & Yarden	4th Eliminated 9th Place
12	6 October 2020
13	10 October 2020
14	13 October 2020
15	14 October 2020	5	Armenia	Nata & Assaf	Shay & Shani	Non-Elimination Leg
16	17 October 2020
17	21 October 2020
18	24 October 2020
18	24 October 2020	6	Armenia → Chile	Yael & Yosiel	Gili & Tali	5th Eliminated 8th Place
19	28 October 2020
20	31 October 2020
21	1 November 2020	7	Chile	Shay & Shani	Lian & Eviatar	6th Eliminated 7th Place
22	4 November 2020
23	7 November 2020
24	8 November 2020
25	11 November 2020	8	Chile → Ecuador	Nata & Assaf	Ash & Alis	7th Eliminated 6th Place
26	14 November 2020	8	Chile → Ecuador	Nata & Assaf	Ash & Alis	7th Eliminated 6th Place
27	18 November 2020	9	Ecuador	Nata & Assaf	Ben & Ori	Non-Elimination Leg
28	21 November 2020
29	22 November 2020
30	24 November 2020	10	Ecuador → Brazil	Yael & Yosiel	Shay & Shani	8th Eliminated 5th Place
31	28 November 2020	10	Ecuador → Brazil	Yael & Yosiel	Shay & Shani	8th Eliminated 5th Place
33	30 November 2020	None	Recap Episode
32	29 November 2020	11	Brazil	Yael & Yosiel	Ben & Ori	9th Eliminated 4th Place
34	1 December 2020
35	2 December 2020
36	7 December 2020	None	Recap Episode
37	8 December 2020	12	Brazil → Israel	Yael & Yosiel	Neta & Omer	3rd Place
37	8 December 2020	12	Brazil → Israel	Yael & Yosiel	Nata & Assaf	2nd Place

Leaderboard

The following teams participated in the Race. Placements are listed in finishing order:

Place	Team	Leg 1	Leg 2	Leg 3	Leg 4	Leg 5	Leg 6	Leg 7	Leg 8	Leg 9	Leg 10	Leg 11	Leg 12	Average
1	Yael & Yosiel	2	4	1	3<	4<	1	3<	2	4	1	1	1	2.25	0-1
2	Nata & Assaf	3	3	3<	1	1	6<	5	1<	1<	3<	2	2	2.58	0-1
3	Neta & Omer	9	8	2	2	6	5∇	2	5	2	2	3	3	4.08	0-1
4	Ben & Ori	10	9	5	5	5∇	3	4	4	5	4	4		5.28	1-0
5	Shay & Shani	5	2	4	7	8	2	1	3	3	5			4.00	1-0
6	Ash & Alis	4	1	7	6	2	7	6∇	6<					4.88	1-0
7	Lian & Eviatar	1	5	6	4	7	4	7						4.86	0-1
8	Gili & Tali	8	6	8	8	3	8							6.83	0-0
9	Ann & Yarden	7	10	9	9									8.75	0-0
10	Vova & Alla	11<	7⊃	10										9.33	0-0
11	Shiri & Noga	6	11											8.50	0-0
12	Michal & Ruthi	12∇												12.00	0-0
Notes		^[1]^[2]						^[3]	^[4]		^[5]
Legend: The team finished in first place The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg The team that won The Amazing Race The team that crossed the Finish Line second The team that crossed the Finish Line third ► The team used the Fast Forward pass > The team used the Yield < Recipient of the Yield Same symbols (^, ~, +, -, =, ) denote the teams that worked together during an Intersection*
Notes: 1: Due to Lian's fear of water, Shay & Shani forfeited a match in the Double Battle, allowing Lian & Eviatar to receive their next clue. 2: Michal & Ruthi forfeited the final match of the Double Battle and received a 15-minute penalty. 3: Nata & Assaf forfeited a match in the Double Battle, allowing Neta & Omer to receive their next clue. 4: Yael & Yosiel initially arrived 1st, but hadn't found their ticket to disembark the bus by the time they arrived at the Pit Stop and were turned back. Nata & Assaf checked in during this time, dropping them to 2nd place. 5: Ben & Ori and Shay & Shani arrived on the mat nearly simultaneously. After a review of the video footage determined Shani was the last person to step on the mat, Shay & Shani were eliminated.

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.

	Yield	U-Turn	Yield	Yield	Yield	Yield	Yield	Yield	Yield	Yield
Leg #	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Vote	Vova & Alla	Vova & Alla	Nata & Assaf	Yael & Yosiel	Yael & Yosiel	Nata & Assaf	Yael & Yosiel	Nata & Assaf Ash & Alis	Nata & Assaf	Nata & Assaf
Vote	3–2–2–1–1–1–1–1	4-2-2-1-1-1	4-2-2-1-1	4-3-1-1	4-3-1	3-2-1-1-1	2-1-1-1-1-1	2-2-1-1	3-1-1	3-1-1
Voter	Team's Vote
Ben & Ori	Yael & Yosiel	Yael & Yosiel	Nata & Assaf	Nata & Assaf	Nata & Assaf	Nata & Assaf	Neta & Omer	Nata & Assaf	Nata & Assaf	Nata & Assaf
Nata & Assaf	Shay & Shani	Vova & Alla	Yael & Yosiel	Yael & Yosiel	Yael & Yosiel	Yael & Yosiel	Yael & Yosiel	Yael & Yosiel	Yael & Yosiel	Yael & Yosiel
Neta & Omer	Michal & Ruthi	Nata & Assaf	Nata & Assaf	Nata & Assaf	Nata & Assaf	Nata & Assaf	Ben & Ori	Ash & Alis	Ben & Ori	Ben & Ori
Shay & Shani	Shiri & Noga	Ash & Alis	Ash & Alis	Yael & Yosiel	Yael & Yosiel	Ash & Alis	Ash & Alis	Ash & Alis	Nata & Assaf	Nata & Assaf
Yael & Yosiel	Ben & Ori	Ben & Ori	Vova & Alla	Nata & Assaf	Nata & Assaf	Nata & Assaf	Nata & Assaf	Nata & Assaf	Nata & Assaf	Nata & Assaf
Ash & Alis	Shay & Shani	Vova & Alla	Vova & Alla	Shay & Shani	Shay & Shani	Shay & Shani	Shay & Shani	Shay & Shani
Lian & Eviatar	Ann & Yarden	Ben & Ori	Yael & Yosiel	Yael & Yosiel	Yael & Yosiel	Yael & Yosiel	Yael & Yosiel
Gili & Tali	Vova & Alla	Vova & Alla	Ann & Yarden	Yael & Yosiel	Yael & Yosiel	Neta & Omer
Ann & Yarden	Nata & Assaf	Lian & Eviatar	Nata & Assaf	Gili & Tali
Vova & Alla	Nata & Assaf	Nata & Assaf	Nata & Assaf
Shiri & Noga	Vova & Alla	Vova & Alla
Michal & Ruthi	Vova & Alla

Trivia

First season of HaMerotz LaMillion to feature returning racers.

Franchise

First season of The Amazing Race to be filmed immediately following another.
Least amount of Roadblocks with 1.

External links

The Amazing Race Season Index
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Asia	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Australia	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Brazil	1
Canada	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8
Central Europe	Cancelled
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China Rush	1 · 2 · 3
France	1
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Latin America	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
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Ukraine	1
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