The Amazing Race: European Adventure

The Amazing Race: European Adventure
Season Information
Version:	United States
Continents Visited:	2
Countries Visited:	9
Cities Visited:	TBA
Distance Traveled:	TBA
Starting Line:	Roode Steen – Grote Kerk, Hoorn, North Holland, Netherlands
Finish Line:	TBA
Filming Dates:	March 17, 2025 - April 9, 2025
Season Run	September 25, 2025 - TBD
Number of Legs:	12
Number of Teams:	13
Cast
Opening Sequence
Season Chronology
Previous:	The Amazing Race 37
Next:	The Amazing Race

The Amazing Race: European Adventure is the thirty-eighth season of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. It premiered on September 25, 2025 on CBS.

Production

The show was renewed for a thirty-eighth season and will air 90-minute episodes in the fall of 2025 alongside Survivor 49. Filming of this season began on March 17, 2025 in the city of Hoorn, Netherlands, where the Big Brother franchise started, and concluded on April 9, 2025.

On July 10, 2025, it was confirmed by host Phil Keoghan during an Entertainment Tonight interview with Big Brother host Julie Chen-Moonves that this season would feature teams with players who have previously competed on Big Brother with a loved one (either a family member or a significant other), coinciding with the show's twenty-fifth anniversary in the United States. The cast was later officially revealed during the August 14, 2025 episode of Big Brother 27.

Casting

Casting finals took place on February 7, 2025. Four-time Big Brother contestant and The Amazing Race 31 contestant Janelle Pierzina (Big Brother 6, 7, 14, and 22) was invited to compete, but declined due to insufficient compensation. Danielle Reyes (Big Brother 3 and 7) and Xavier Prather (Big Brother 23) also declined due to similar reasons. Josh Martinez (Big Brother 19) and his sister Maytee Martinez were in consideration, but were cut. Cory Wurtenberger (Big Brother 25) and his brother Zach Wurtenberger of Survivor 42 were chosen as alternates, but ultimately did not make it to the final cast. Ian Terry (Big Brother 14 and 22) and his girlfriend were considered, but both declined. Haleigh Broucher (Big Brother 20) was considered, but declined due to school.

Twists/Changes

• Reality Crossover: Each team consisted of at least one player from fellow CBS reality show, Big Brother, competing with their loved ones.
• Pre-Race Task: Prior to the official start of the Race, a Pre-Race Task was held. The first team to complete this challenge would win an Express Pass, while the last team to finish was penalized with a Hazard.
• Double Express Pass: The first team to complete the Pre-Race Task would be awarded two Express Passes. However, they must give the second Express Pass away to another team before the official start of the Race. Both Express Passes allow their holders to skip any task of their choosing until the end of the eighth leg.
• Hazard: The last team to complete the Pre-Race Task was penalized with an additional task in the first leg that only they would have to perform.
• Driver’s Seat: In the third leg, the first team to arrive at a designated board determined how much work the remaining teams had to do for that leg's Roadblock.
• Double U-Turn: Double U-Turns are available on certain legs of the Race.

Teams

Tucker & Eric  Racing  Tucker & Eric Brothers	Jas & Jag  Racing  Jas & Jag Brothers/Entrepreneurs	Joseph & Adam  Racing  Joseph & Adam Brothers	Kyland & Taylor  Racing  Kyland & Taylor Dating	Jack & Chelsie  Racing  Jack & Chelsie Father/Daughter
Izzy & Paige  Racing  Izzy & Paige Engaged	Natalie & Stephanie  7th place  Natalie & Stephanie Sisters	Kristine & Rubina  8th place  Kristine & Rubina Sisters	Hannah & Simone  9th place  Hannah & Simone Sisters	Kat & Alex  10th place  Kat & Alex Dating
Megan & Matt  11th place  Megan & Matt Newlyweds	Angela & Lexi  12th place  Angela & Lexi Mother/Daughter	Jack & Enzo  13th place  Jack & Enzo Jersey Brothers

The Big Brother houseguests are listed as follows:

• From Big Brother 12:
  • Enzo Palumbo, also competed in Big Brother 22

• From Big Brother 18:
  • Natalie Negrotti

• From Big Brother 21:
  • Kathryn Dunn

• From Big Brother 23:
  • Hannah Chaddha
  • Kyland Young

• From Big Brother 24:
  • Joseph Abdin
  • Matt Turner
  • Taylor Hale

• From Big Brother 25:
  • Izzy Gleicher
  • Jag Bains

• From Big Brother 26:
  • Angela Murray
  • Chelsie Baham
  • Rubina Bernabe
  • Tucker Des Lauriers

Episodes

Episode		Air Date	Leg	Destination	First Place	Last Place	Finish	Viewership (millions)	Ratings/Share (18-49)
1	"Two Worlds Colliding"	September 25, 2025	1	Netherlands	Jas & Jag	Jack & Enzo	1st Eliminated 13th Place
2	"Mom's Gonna Have the Willies"	October 1, 2025	2	Netherlands → Czech Republic	Jas & Jag	Angela & Lexi	2nd Eliminated 12th Place
3	"Cry and Rally"	October 8, 2025	3	Czech Republic	Natalie & Stephanie	Megan & Matt	3rd Eliminated 11th Place
4	"What Would Houdini Do?"	October 15, 2025	4	Czech Republic → Hungary	Tucker & Eric	Kat & Alex	4th Eliminated 10th Place
5	"I Wanna Be a Little Angry Right Now"	October 22, 2025	5	Hungary → Croatia	Tucker & Eric	Hannah & Simone	5th Eliminated 9th Place
6	"The System Hacked Me"	October 29, 2025	6	Croatia	Tucker & Eric	Kristine & Rubina	6th Eliminated 8th Place
7	"It Feels Like Falling the Whole Time"	November 5, 2025	7	Croatia → Romania	Tucker & Eric	Natalie & Stephanie	7th Eliminated 7th Place
8	"Oh Egg, Where Art Thou"	November 12, 2025	8	Romania	TBD	TBD	TBD
9	"I'm Not a Big Fan of Olives"	November 19, 2025	9	Romania → Greece	TBD	TBD	TBD
10	"It's Hard Not to Feel Hopeless"	November 26, 2025	10	Greece → Italy	TBD	TBD	TBD
11	"The Can't Can't"	December 3, 2025	11	Italy → France	TBD	TBD	TBD

Leaderboard

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
	Tucker & Eric	2	4	3	1►	1	1	1							4-3
	Jas & Jag	1	1	2	5	3⊂	2	2							5-3
	Joseph & Adam	8	2	4	7	4⋐	5	3							5-3
	Kyland & Taylor	9	9	9	4	2	3	4							4-4
	Jack & Chelsie	6	7	8	9	6	6	5							4-4
	Izzy & Paige	3	6	6	3	7⊃	7	6							4-4
7	Natalie & Stephanie	5	3	1	2	5	4	7						3.86	4-4
8	Kristine & Rubina	4	8	7	8	8⋑	8							7.17	4-3
9	Hannah & Simone	7	5	5	6	9								6.40	2-4
10	Kat & Alex	11	10	10	10									10.25	2-3
11	Megan & Matt	12	11	11										11.33	0-3
12	Angela & Lexi	10	12											11.00	0-2
13	Jack & Enzo	13H												13.00	1-0
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 or continue racing in a no-rest 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 ϵ The team used the Express Pass somewhere during the leg ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn ⋐ The team that used the second slot of the "Double U-Turn" ⋑ Recipient of a second U-Turn due to the "Double U-Turn" twist H This team was penalized with a Hazard
Notes: 1: Tucker & Eric initially arrived 4th, but had inadvertently skipped the Detour and had to backtrack to complete it. This did not affect their placement. 2: Megan & Matt fell too far behind the rest of the cast and arrived at Kostel sv. Anny after it was already closed. Host Phil Keoghan was present to inform them of their elimination.

Trivia

Franchise

• Most family teams competing in standard format, 9.
  • Most sibling teams, 7.

US

• This is the second season to feature multiple teams with contestants from Big Brother, following The Amazing Race 31.
• Third season to start outside of the United States, following The Amazing Race 34 and The Amazing Race 36.
  • Second season to start in Europe, following The Amazing Race 34, and the first without COVID protocols to do so.
  • This season's starting line was in The Netherlands, which was the first country to produce a version of Big Brother.
• First season since The Amazing Race 19 to feature the Hazard.
• Fourth season not to feature a friend team, following The Amazing Race: Family Edition, The Amazing Race 26, and The Amazing Race 29, and the first season without any relationship-related twists to do so.
• First season to have five all-female teams.
• Most Asian-American contestants, with 8.
• This season's visit to Hungary breaks the record for the largest gap between one country's visit in a season and its previous visit (32 seasons since its last visit in The Amazing Race 6), surpassing Uruguay in The Amazing Race 36.