Yael & Yosiel

Yael & Yosiel
Team Profile
Hometown:	Tel Aviv (Yael) Holon (Yosiel)
Relation:	Cousins
Occupation:	Dancer/Choreographer (Yael)
Legs Competed:	11
Legs Won:	1
Placement:	5th
Average Position:	4.82
RoadblockCount:	Yael: 2 Yosiel: 2
CountriesRaced:
Legs Competed:	12
Legs Won:	5
Placement:	1st
Average Position:	2.25
RoadblockCount:	Yael: 0 Yosiel: 1
CountriesRaced:

Yael Carmon and Yosiel Neeman are a team of Cousins on HaMerotz LaMillion 5 and the Official Winners of HaMerotz LaMillion 8.

Profile

HaMerotz LaMillion 5 HaMerotz LaMillion 8 Yael and Yosiel are cousins in a large Persian family with 49 cousins. Yossiel Ne'eman (23), Shmulik's son, was born in Holon and grew up in the area. He works in the family nuts business – "Ne'eman Nuts". All his life he used to be the family's clown and dreamed of becoming an actor, but he decided not to waste his time on acting and went to study at the preparatory school for business administration. Yossiel is full of humor and a passionate fan of Maccabi Tel Aviv in football. Yael Carmon (27), Riki's daughter, was born in Holon and lives in Tel Aviv. Dancer in the "Traram" company and choreographer. She, too, is a fan of Maccabi Tel Aviv and goes to soccer games with Yosiel. Besides being cousins, they are also best friends - their relationship is expressed in spending time together, in their own language, and in the synchronization between them. They both came to devour the world and prove to everyone that blood is stronger than water. Yael Carmon and Yosiel Ne'eman, the cousins who won the title of "Most Beloved Couple in the Race to the Million", participated in the fifth season and were eliminated in the quarterfinals. Yael and Yosiel come to this season with a great hunger to win this time and claim that the bond between them is stronger than ever, as far as they are concerned, the millionth of the fifth season belongs to them and they come to the eighth season to demand it without seeing it with their own eyes.

HaMerotz LaMillion 5

Race History

Yael & Yosiel's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	Israel	No Detour	No Roadblock	2 of 7
3	2	Israel → Italy	בשר / חלב	No Roadblock	9 of 12
4
5
6	3	Italy	No Detour	Yael	9 of 11
7
8
9	4	Italy → Romania	התעמלות אמנותית / אתלטיקה קלה	Yosiel	2 of 10<
10
11
12	5	Romania → Namibia	No Detour	No Roadblock	5 of 9<
13
14	6	Namibia	No Detour	Yosiel	7 of 9<
15
16
17	7	Namibia → Tanzania	ברמן / מלצר	No Roadblock	7 of 8⊃
18
19
20	8	Tanzania → India	אכיל / שביר	No Roadblock	2 of 7⊃
21
22
23	9	India → South Korea	No Detour	No Roadblock	4 of 6
24
25
26
27	10	South Korea → Vietnam	איטי / מהיר	No Roadblock	1 of 6
28
29
30	11	Vietnam → Cambodia	No Detour	Yael	5 of 5
31
32
				Average	4.82
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 ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn ∇ The team that lost the Double Battle

HaMerotz LaMillion 8

Race History

Yael & Yosiel's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	Philippines	No Detour	No Roadblock	2 of 12
2	2	Philippines	כביסה / תפוחי אדמה	No Roadblock	4 of 11
3	3	Philippines → Netherlands	No Detour	No Roadblock	1 of 10
4	4	Netherlands → Armenia	No Detour	No Roadblock	3 of 9<
5	5	Armenia	No Detour	No Roadblock	4 of 8<
6	6	Armenia → Chile	No Detour	No Roadblock	1 of 8
7	7	Chile	No Detour	Yosiel	3 of 7<
8	8	Chile → Ecuador	No Detour	No Roadblock	2 of 6	[1]
9	9	Ecuador	No Detour	No Roadblock	4 of 5
10	10	Ecuador → Brazil	No Detour	No Roadblock	1 of 5
11	11	Brazil	No Detour	No Roadblock	1 of 4
12	12	Brazil → Israel	No Detour	No Roadblock	1 of 3
				Average	2.25
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 ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn ∇ The team that lost the Double Battle
Notes: 1: Yael & Yosiel initially arrived 1st, but were not allow to check in as they hadn't found their ticket to disembark the bus by the time they arrived at the Pit Stop. Natanel & Assaf checked in during this time, dropping them to 2nd place.

Trivia

Franchise Records

• Yael & Yosiel are the first team of cousins to win the race.

HaMerotz LaMillion Records

• Yael & Yosiel are the first team to win multiple legs on their second race.
• First team of Returning Racers to win HaMerotz LaMillion.
• Highest racing average of a team who won HaMerotz LaMillion, at 2.25.
• Yael & Yosiel are set the record for the most legs won by any team in HaMerotz LaMillion during their second season, with 5 (tied with Amit & Raz and Lee & Anne).

External links

Social Media Profiles

• Yael's Instagram: /yaelcarmon