HaMerotz LaMillion 8

HaMerotz LaMillion 8
Season Information
Version:	Israel
Continents Visited:	1
Countries Visited:	1
Starting Line:	Manila, Philippines
Filming Dates:	1 December 2018 – 29 December 2018
Season Run	6 September 2020 – TBA
Number of Legs:	12
Number of Teams:	12
Season Chronology
Previous:	HaMerotz LaMillion 7
Next:	HaMerotz LaMillion 9

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 the 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

Racing  Lian & Eviatar Married Couple	Racing  Yael & Yosiel Cousins HaMerotz LaMillion 5	Racing  Natanel & Assaf Childhood Friends	Racing  Elisa & Ashriel Dating Couple	Racing  Shay & Shani Her Husband's Best Friend HaMerotz LaMillion 4
Racing  Shiri & Noga Identical Twins	Racing  Ann & Yarden Friends HaMerotz LaMillion 6	Racing  Gili & Tali Siblings	Racing  Neta & Omer Siblings HaMerotz LaMillion 6	Racing  Ben & Ori Brothers HaMerotz LaMillion 5
Racing  Vova & Alla New Olim & Exes HaMerotz LaMillion 4	12th place  Michal & Ruti Cousins

Episodes

Episode	Air Date	Leg	Destination	First Place	Last Place	Finish	Viewership
1	6 September 2020	1	The Philippines	Lian & Eviatar	Michal & Ruthi	1st Eliminated 12th Place
2	7 September 2020
3	9 September 2020
4	14 September 2020	2	The Philippines
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6

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
	Lian & Eviatar	1
	Yael & Yosiel	2
	Nata & Assaf	3
	Ash & Alis	4
	Shay & Shani	5
	Shiri & Noga	6
	Anne & Yarden	7
	Gili & Tali	8
	Omer & Neta	9
	Ben & Ori	10
	Vova & Alla	11<
12	Michal & Ruthi	12∇												12.00	0-0
Notes		[1] [2]
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 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.

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
Leg #	1
Vote	Vova & Alla
Vote	3–2–2–1–1–1–1–1
Voter	Team's Vote
Anne & Yarden	Nata & Assaf
Ash & Alis	Shay & Shani
Ben & Ori	Yael & Yosiel
Gili & Tali	Vova & Alla
Lian & Eviatar	Anne & Yarden
Michal & Ruthi	Vova & Alla
Nata & Assaf	Shay & Shani
Omer & Neta	Michal & Ruthi
Shay & Shani	Shiri & Noga
Shiri & Noga	Vova & Alla
Vova & Alla	Nata & Assaf
Yael & Yosiel	Ben & Ori

Trivia

• First season of HaMerotz LaMillion to feature returning racers.

Franchise

• First season of The Amazing Race to be filmed immediately following another.