The Amazing Race 37

The Amazing Race 37
Season Information
Version:	United States
Continents Visited:	3
Countries Visited:	9
Cities Visited:	TBA
Distance Traveled:	29,000 mi (47,000 km)
Starting Line:	Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles, California
Finish Line:	Miami, Florida
Filming Dates:	May 18, 2024 - June 14, 2024
Season Run	March 5, 2025 - May 15, 2025
Number of Legs:	12
Number of Teams:	14
Winners:	TBA
Runners-Up:	TBA
Viewership (in millions):	TBD
Cast
Season Chronology
Previous:	The Amazing Race 36
Next:	The Amazing Race 38

The Amazing Race 37 is the thirty-seventh season of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. It premiered on March 5, 2025 and scheduled to end on May 15, 2025 on CBS.

Production

Applications were due on September 29, 2023. Casting for the season was originally to begin in October 9, 2023, but was postponed to December 4, 2023. Casting closed on March 6, 2024.

On May 2, 2024, the show was renewed for a thirty-seventh season with CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach teasing a potential new twist for the show which production billed as a "season of surprises".

Later, it was announced that the show will continue to air 90-minute episodes in spring 2025 alongside Survivor 48. On November 13, 2024, it was announced the season would air on March 5, 2025.

Filming for this season began on May 18, 2024, and ended on June 14, 2024, coincided with the June 2024 South Florida floods occurred a couple of days earlier.

Twists/Changes

• Expanded Cast: For the first time, the Race featured 14 teams.
• Season of Surprises: Each leg will have game-changing twists.
  • Fork in the Road and Double Elimination: In the first leg, teams were given one of two separate race paths, with the last team from each path to arrive at the Pit Stop being eliminated.
  • Intersection: In the second leg, the remaining twelve teams were required to divide themselves into six groups of two, performing all tasks and making decisions together until further notice.
  • Express Pass: In the third leg, the first team whose non-participating member also managed to complete that leg's Roadblock would be awarded the Express Pass, which allows them to skip any task of their choosing until the end of the sixth leg. The Express Pass was then given to the first team to complete an optional task in the eighth leg, which allows them to skip any task of their choosing until the end of the tenth leg.
  • Driver's Seat: In the fourth 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.
    • Double U-Turn Vote: In the fifth leg, teams were gathered at a designated Route Marker and voted privately, with teams later required to publicly reveal their vote. Because votes were locked-in before the public reveal, teams who revealed their vote later were not allowed to change their vote based on the ongoing vote tally, unlike its previous appearance in The Amazing Race 31. The two teams with the most votes were U-Turned.
    • In the seventh leg, teams have the option to U-turn other teams, forcing them to do the other detour. Melinda & Erika choose to U-turn Nick and Mike, and Nick and Mike choose to U-turn Han & Holden.
  • Non-Elimination Leg: The ninth leg featured the first traditional Non-Elimination Leg in the series since The Amazing Race 33. Non-Elimination Legs had previously been retired beginning with The Amazing Race 34.
  • Head-to-Head: The tenth leg featured a Head-to-Head during the Roadblock of this leg. Teams would face off against another team in the order they arrived at the Roadblock, the chosen team member must have to compete in the task. The winning team would be allowed to continue racing, while the losing team must compete against the next team in line. Unlike the previous two appearances in The Amazing Race 30 and The Amazing Race 31, the team that loses the last Head-to-Head would be received a 10-minute penalty.
  • Valet Roulette: The eleventh leg featured a Valet Roulette, which randomly determine whether teams get an automatic or manual car keys from the valet board.

Teams

Carson & Jack  Racing  Carson & Jack Best Friends/Gamers	Alyssa & Josiah  Racing  Alyssa & Josiah Married Nurses	Jonathan & Ana  Racing  Jonathan & Ana Married	Han & Holden  Racing  Han & Holden Siblings	Brett & Mark  5th place  Brett & Mark Married Vegas Performers
Melinda & Erika  6th place  Melinda & Erika Mother/Daughter	Nick & Mike  7th place  Nick & Mike Brothers	Pops & Jeff  8th place  Pops & Jeff Father/Son Lumberjacks	Scott & Lori  9th place  Scott & Lori Married Parents of Eight	Bernie & Carrigain  10th place  Bernie & Carrigain Friends
Courtney & Jasmin  11th place  Courtney & Jasmin Dating Nurses	Ernest & Bridget  12th place  Ernest & Bridget Father/Daughter	Mark & Larry  13th place  Mark & Larry Retired Firefighters	Jackye & Lauren  14th place  Jackye & Lauren Sisters

Episodes

Episode		Air Date	Leg	Destination	First Place	Last Place	Finish	Viewership (millions)	Ratings/Share (18-49)
1	"Double the Stakes, Double the Eliminations"	March 5, 2025	1	United States → Hong Kong	Alyssa & Josiah	Jackye & Lauren	1st Eliminated 14th place	2.62	0.3/5
					Carson & Jack	Mark & Larry	2nd Eliminated 13th place
2	"Very Strong Warrior Energy"	March 12, 2025	2	Hong Kong → Japan	Jonathan & Ana	Ernest & Bridget	3rd Eliminated 12th place	2.56	0.3/5
3	"Chaotic, Crazy, That's What We're Used to"	March 19, 2025	3	Japan	Scott & Lori	Courtney & Jasmin	4th Eliminated 11th place	2.67	0.4/6
4	"There's No Addresses in the Jungle"	March 26, 2025	4	Japan → Indonesia	Jonathan & Ana	Bernie & Carrigain	5th Eliminated 10th place
5	"It's Not Personal, It's Business"	April 2, 2025	5	Indonesia	Brett & Mark	Scott & Lori	6th Eliminated 9th place
6	"It Smells Like the Desert"	April 9, 2025	6	Indonesia → United Arab Emirates	Carson & Jack	Pops & Jeff	7th Eliminated 8th place
7	"Be One With the Hay"	April 16, 2025	7	United Arab Emirates → Bulgaria	Alyssa & Josiah	Nick & Mike	8th Eliminated 7th place
8	"We're Letting Race Brain Win"	April 23, 2025	8	Bulgaria	Brett & Mark	Melinda & Erika	9th Eliminated 6th place
9	"The Pizza de Résistance"	April 30, 2025	9	Bulgaria → Italy	Jonathan & Ana	Han & Holden	Non-Elimination Leg
10	"Up the River Without a Joust"	May 7, 2025	10	Italy → Germany → France	Carson & Jack	Brett & Mark	10th Eliminated 5th place
11	"My Knight in Shining Armor"	May 14, 2025	11	France → Germany → Portugal	TBD	TBD	11th Eliminated 4th place
12	"We're in Miami Baby!"	May 15, 2025	12	Portugal → United States	TBD	TBD	3rd place
						TBD	2nd place

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
	Carson & Jack		1	4~	2	2	2	1►	6	4	4	1				5-5
	Alyssa & Josiah	1		3+	7	5	3	3	1	2	3	2ϵ				5-6
	Jonathan & Ana	2		1~	3	1ϵ	8⋑	5	3	3	1	3				5-6
	Han & Holden	5		11=	9	6	5	2	4⋑	5	5	4				6-5
5	Brett & Mark		2	9^	5	7	1	4	2	1	2	5∇			3.80	5-6
6	Melinda & Erika	6		5=	4	4	6	6	5⊂	6					5.25	4-5
7	Nick & Mike		5	10+	8	8	7	7	7⊃⋐						7.43	4-3
8	Pops & Jeff	4		7-	6	9	4	8							6.33	4-3
9	Scott & Lori	3		2*	1	3	9⊃								3.60	3-2
10	Bernie & Carrigain		4	8*	10	10									8.00	2-2
11	Courtney & Jasmin		6	6-	11										7.67	2-1
12	Ernest & Bridget		3	12^											7.50	1-1
13	Mark & Larry		7												7.00	1-0
14	Jackye & Lauren	7													7.00	0-1
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 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 Same symbols (^, ~, +, -, =, *) denote the teams that worked together during an Intersection ∇ The team that lost the Double Battle
Notes: 1: Leg 1 featured a Fork in the Road where teams presented with two routes en route to the Pit Stop. Teams on the left column chose the Sing route, while teams on the right column chose the Dance route. 2: Jonathan & Ana used their Express Pass to bypass the Roadblock on Leg 4. Before using the Express Pass, Ana elected to perform the Roadblock, and this is reflected in the total Roadblock count. 3: Nick & Mike failed to complete the second Detour task (Haystack) that they had to do as a result of being U-Turned. After all of the other teams had already checked in at the Pit Stop, host Phil Keoghan came out to their location and eliminated them. 4: Melinda & Erika were subject to four 30-minute penalties for taking taxis to four different Route Markers (first, for taking a taxi from Lake Ariana to Russian Monument Square; second, for taking a taxi from the square to St. Kliment Ohridski Central Library; third, for taking a taxi from the library to the Museum of Socialist Art; lastly, for taking a taxi from the museum to the Central Military Club), all of which were explicitly prohibited in their clue. Already in last place, they arrived at the Pit Stop and were eliminated without the penalties being applied. 5: Alyssa & Josiah used their Express Pass to bypass the cheese task on Leg 10.

Voting History

On the fifth leg, teams participated in an open vote for who should receive the U-Turn privately, with teams later required to publicly reveal their vote. The two teams who had the most votes had to complete both Detour tasks.

Leg	5
U-Turned	Jonathan & Ana	Scott & Lori
Vote	4-4-1
Voter	Vote
Alyssa & Josiah	Jonathan & Ana
Brett & Mark	Scott & Lori
Carson & Jack	Jonathan & Ana
Han & Holden	Scott & Lori
Jonathan & Ana	Nick & Mike
Melinda & Erika	Scott & Lori
Nick & Mike	Scott & Lori
Pops & Jeff	Jonathan & Ana
Scott & Lori	Jonathan & Ana

Trivia

Franchise

• First season to visit Bulgaria.
• First season to feature the Fork in the Road, Driver's Seat and Valet Roulette.
• Most number of all-male teams, 5 (tied with The Amazing Race 4, The Amazing Race 23, The Amazing Race 30, The Amazing Race 32, and The Amazing Race 35).
• Oldest average age of teams in a season, at 40.1.
• Most number of LGBTQ racers: 7
• This season contains the longest chain of consecutive Pit Stop eliminations, with 8 from the first eight legs (tied with The Amazing Race 35).
  • This is the second consecutive season to do so by film date.

US

• First season to feature 14 teams.
• Most number of all-female teams, 4 (tied with The Amazing Race 17, The Amazing Race 25, and The Amazing Race 35).
• Most number of African-American contestants, with 10.
• One quarter of the 28 contestants are over 50 years of age.
• First season since The Amazing Race 29 to feature a Fast Forward.
• First season since The Amazing Race 19 to have a Double Elimination.
• First season since The Amazing Race 16 to feature an Intersection.
• First season since The Amazing Race 33 to feature an official Non-Elimination Leg.
• First season since The Amazing Race 31 to feature a Head-to-Head.
• First season to have an intro where the cast is listed in alphabetical order instead of random order.
• First season to feature a two-part episode in two consecutive nights.