HaMerotz LaMillion 2
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HaMerotz LaMillion 2 will be the second installment of the Israel
i version of the American
reality
show The Amazing Race
. The series features 11 teams of two with a pre-existing relationship in a race around the world to win ₪1,000,000.
On February 11, 2011 Ron Shahar was announced as the new host of the race, replacing Raz Meirman
. HaMerotz LaMillion 2 premiered on October 25, 2011.
greenlit the second installment on September 20, 2010. Filming took place between March 30, 2011 and April 26, 2011.
Filming for HaMerotz LaMillion 2 lasted for 28 days. The second season spanned nine countries. Among them, at least 6 were previously unvisited countries, including Bosnia and Herzegovina
, Croatia
, Czech Republic
, Hungary
, Poland
and Thailand
. Previously visited countries are China
and Israel
.
At the leg's Detour teams had to choose between Circus or Waltz. In Circus, teams had to perform a cirucs performace by walking on a rope and maintain stabillity on a board on a wheel, after teammate performed properly, they received the next clue. In Waltz, teams had to learn waltz steps and show a waltz dance to judges who will rate their dance accuracy. They needed to score at least 20 points to receive the next clue. At the U-Turn, all teams had to choose the team they want to U-Turn, the team which got the highest number of votes (Alon & Hen) was U-Turned. At the Roadblock, one team member had to enter an aquaraium, with hands and feet tied by iron chains, and let them off by finding two keys in the aquarium and opening the chains, only after the the member let off the chains, the team could receive the next clue.
Additional tasks
At the leg's Detour teams had to choose between Movie Star and TV Star. In Movie Star team members had to dub a scene from a Hungarian movie, only after they dubbed the five phrases as closest as possible, they received the next clue. In TV Star team members had to read from a teleprinter a forecast for Hungary, only after they did it accurately, they received the next clue. At the Roadblock, one team member had to crack a big ice cube, only after the team member cracked it, he/she could take from it the next clue
Additional tasks
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
In this Roadblock, one team member had to wear a swimsuit and get on the ski hill, wear skis and get tied to snowmobile and ride down the hill. Only after the team member rode down the hill successfully, the team received the next clue. In this Football, teams had to choose between Soccer and Basketball. In Football one team member had to play football and score three goals into three targets, while the second member had to cheer him/her. After the first member scored three goals, the both members had to switch, and only after the both members scored three goals each, the team received the next clue. In Basketball, teams had to play against two Croatian basketball players and score twenty baskets, ten baskets each, and use at least one time a trampoline, ladder, supermarket cart and chair to score a basket. After it was done, the team received the next clue.
Additional tasks
Dubrovnik (Dubrovnik Airport
) to Kraków
, Poland
(John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice
)
At this Detour teams had to choos between Men of Chelm and Matzo Balls. In Men of Chelm, teams had to fill a big bucket by carrying on their backs from one point to the bucket, a pole of perforated buckets full of water, only after they filled the big bucket they received the next clue. In Matzo Balls teams had to recognize two songs when an accordionist plays at the beginning only one note. to "purchase" another note, team members had to eat two matzo balls. Only after the team members recognized two song they received the next clue. At this Roadblock one team member had to go down into the mines, push a heavy cart of salt blocks from The Chapel of Saint Kinga until arriving to a hall, then go to a salt wall and lick it until finding a sweet point on it, afterwards dig in the salt blocks cart and find in it a crystal, enter it to the right hole to unlock the next clue.
Additional Tasks
) to Kutná Hora
, Czech Republic
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In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to don a protective suit, and then get lit on fire. While engulfed in flames, they would have to run a slalom course around flaming barrels and then choose the correct briefcase from a choice of three.
Additional Tasks
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i version of the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
reality
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show The Amazing Race
The Amazing Race
The Amazing Race is a reality television game show in which teams of two people, who have some form of a preexisting personal relationship, race around the world in competition with other teams...
. The series features 11 teams of two with a pre-existing relationship in a race around the world to win ₪1,000,000.
On February 11, 2011 Ron Shahar was announced as the new host of the race, replacing Raz Meirman
Raz Meirman
Raz Meirman is Israeli male,the host of HaMerotz LaMillion, the Israeli version of The Amazing Race, an American reality show that first aired on CBS in 2001....
. HaMerotz LaMillion 2 premiered on October 25, 2011.
Development and Filming
Channel 2Channel 2 (Israel)
Channel 2 is an Israeli commercial television channel.- History :In 1990, after 13 years of deliberations, the Knesset passed a law that paved the way for the establishment of commercial television in Israel. The goal was to enhance pluralism and create competition. Channel 2 began broadcasting on...
greenlit the second installment on September 20, 2010. Filming took place between March 30, 2011 and April 26, 2011.
Filming for HaMerotz LaMillion 2 lasted for 28 days. The second season spanned nine countries. Among them, at least 6 were previously unvisited countries, including Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. Previously visited countries are China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
Results
The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcasted on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:| Team | Relationship | Position (by leg) | Roadblocks | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||
| Alon & Hen | Newlyweds | 4th | 6th | 4th | 1st | Alon 3, Hen 2 | ||||||
| Alon & Oren | Brothers | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | Alon 3, Oren 2 | ||||||
| Pundak & Moti | Childhood Friends | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | Pundak 2, Moti 3 | ||||||
| Osnat & Carmit | Best Friends | 6th | 4th | 7th | 4th | Osnat 4, Carmit 1 | ||||||
| Anaelle & Akiva | Married Orthodox Jews | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 5th | Anaelle 2, Akiva 3 | ||||||
| Bar & Inna | Childhood Friends | 8th | 8th | 6th | 6th | Bar 1, Inna 4 | ||||||
| Tom & Adele | Dating | 5th | 3rd | 5th | Tom 3, Adele 2 | |||||||
| Firass & Shira | Dating | 7th | 7th | Firass 2, Shira 1 | ||||||||
| Nitzan & Fifi | Co-Workers | 9th | Nitzan 2, Fifi 0 | |||||||||
| Tal & Mor | Mother/Daughter | , | Tal 1, Mor 0 | |||||||||
| Gadi & Alona | Bandmates | Gadi 0, Alona 0 | ||||||||||
- A team placement means the team was eliminated.
- A indicates that the team won a Fast Forward.
- An underlined leg number indicates that there was no mandatory rest period at the Pit Stop and all teams were ordered to continue racing. The first place team was still awarded a prize for that leg.
- An team's placement indicates that the team came in last on a non-elimination leg and had to perform a Speed Bump during the next leg of the race.
- An indicates that there was a Double Battle on this leg of the race, while an Indicates the team that lost the Double Battle and received a 15-minute penalty.
- A indicates the team who received a U-Turn; indicates that the team voted for the recipient.
- A indicates the team who received a Yield; indicates that the team voted for the recipient.
- ^ Leg 1 was a double-elimination leg. Gadi & Alona were eliminated first when they arrived last at a designated midway checkpoint (see below). Tal & Mor were later eliminated at the Pit Stop (see note 2).
- Tal & Mor initially arrived 8th, but Tal was unable to complete the roadblock task the team was issued a 1-hour penalty. Bar & Inna and Nitzan & Fifi, the only two teams trailing them at that point checked in during that period which meant Tal & Mor were eliminated.
- Osnat & Carmit were unable to complete the ice hockey task and were issued a 1-hour penalty.
- Firass & Shira were issued a 1-hour penalty, because Shira was unable to complete the roadblock, due to a low blood pressure that she suffered from.
- Osant & Carmit were issued to wait until all the teams will finish the double-battle, because of an injury that was caused to Osnat during the double-battle, which because of she couldn't try to perform it again.
Race summary
Leg 1 (Israel → Hungary)
- Jerusalem, IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
(Teddy Stadium) (Starting Line) - RuhamaRuhamaRuhama is a kibbutz in the Negev desert in southern Israel. The original settlement established in 1911, is considered the first modern Jewish settlement in the Negev....
(Wadi Shiqma) - Tel AvivTel AvivTel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
(Ben Gurion International AirportBen Gurion International AirportBen Gurion International Airport , also referred to by its Hebrew acronym Natbag , is the largest and busiest international airport in Israel, handling 12,160,339 passengers in 2010...
) (Elimination Point) Tel Aviv (Ben Gurion International Airport) to BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, HungaryHungaryHungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
(Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport) - PilisvörösvárPilisvörösvárPilisvörösvár is a town in Pest county, Hungary. It is twinned with Schramberg, Germany.- External links :*...
(Shivabenstube Restaurant) - Puss Laci Pigsty
- Budapest (ÓbudaÓbudaÓbuda was a historical city in Hungary. United with Buda and Pest in 1873 it now forms part of District III-Óbuda-Békásmegyer of Budapest. The name means Old Buda in Hungarian...
Square) - Budapest (Astra Filmstudios)
- Budapest (Széchenyi thermal bath)
At the leg's Detour teams had to choose between Circus or Waltz. In Circus, teams had to perform a cirucs performace by walking on a rope and maintain stabillity on a board on a wheel, after teammate performed properly, they received the next clue. In Waltz, teams had to learn waltz steps and show a waltz dance to judges who will rate their dance accuracy. They needed to score at least 20 points to receive the next clue. At the U-Turn, all teams had to choose the team they want to U-Turn, the team which got the highest number of votes (Alon & Hen) was U-Turned. At the Roadblock, one team member had to enter an aquaraium, with hands and feet tied by iron chains, and let them off by finding two keys in the aquarium and opening the chains, only after the the member let off the chains, the team could receive the next clue.
Additional tasks
- At the beginning of the race, each team had to retrieve the key for its vehicle from a pile of ropes, and then climb on rope ladders to enter the car. After the driver from each team pressed the horn, the team received the next clue.
- To find the code to the safes in their cars, teams had to listen to series of songs at Wadi Shiqma and recognize three colors, after they recognized the colors (Red, White and Green) and then to grab three balls with the three colors and numbers on them. After teams found the balls, they could encrypt the code to the safes in their cars which include the flight tickets for the first destination.
- The first five teams received tickets for the first flight from Tel Aviv to Budapest; the next five teams received tickets for the second flight. While the last team to not receive the ticket, they would be eliminated.
- In the restaurant at Pilisvörösvár, teams had to eat a bowl of extremely-spicy goulash soup, when they have only one water glass per team. After the both teammates from each team finished the soup, they received the next clue.
- At Puss Laci Pigsty teams had to catch all the pigs and give them to the farmer. After they done this, they received the next clue.
- At Óbuda Square each team's members had to stand against each other, one member with soda syphon and one with a glass. They had to fill the glass fully with soda from the soda syphon. Only after team's glass was full, they could receive the next clue
- On their way to Astra Filmstudios, teams had to get a cab and direct the driver to the destination, all this when they're wearing strait jackets.
- Teams had to resolve one side of Rubik's CubeRubik's CubeRubik's Cube is a 3-D mechanical puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik.Originally called the "Magic Cube", the puzzle was licensed by Rubik to be sold by Ideal Toy Corp. in 1980 and won the German Game of the Year special award for Best Puzzle that...
with a picture of Széchenyi thermal bath, to discover that is their next pit stop
Leg 2 (Hungary)
- Budapest (Hockey Arena)
- Budapest (Almássy tér) (Double-Battle)
- Budapest (Dohány Street SynagogueDohány Street SynagogueThe Great Synagogue, also known as Dohány Street Synagogue or Tabakgasse Synagogue, is located in Erzsébetváros, the 7th district of Budapest. It is the third largest synagogue in Eurasia and the fifth largest in the world...
) - Budapest (Elisabeth Bridge)
- Budapest (Buda CastleBuda CastleBuda Castle is the historical castle and palace complex of the Hungarian kings in Budapest, first completed in 1265. In the past, it was also called Royal Palace and Royal Castle ....
)
At the leg's Detour teams had to choose between Movie Star and TV Star. In Movie Star team members had to dub a scene from a Hungarian movie, only after they dubbed the five phrases as closest as possible, they received the next clue. In TV Star team members had to read from a teleprinter a forecast for Hungary, only after they did it accurately, they received the next clue. At the Roadblock, one team member had to crack a big ice cube, only after the team member cracked it, he/she could take from it the next clue
Additional tasks
- At the Hockey Arena one team member had to play hockey and score two goals, while one team member holds a big ice cube. The hockey player team member can't play if the ice cube holder team member doesn't hold the ice cube. Only after the hockey player team member scored two goals, the team received the next clue
- In the double-battle at Almássy tér two teams had to fight in a chocolate tub and fill the rival team's chocolate jar until it's full. After the rival team's jar is full, the winner team receives the next clue while the loser team waits to the next team. The last team which left and lost the fight, had to wait 15 minutes until it could receive the next clue.
- At Dohány Street Synagogue teams had to convince five people to wear a beard like Theodor HerzlTheodor HerzlTheodor Herzl , born Benjamin Ze’ev Herzl was an Ashkenazi Jew Austro-Hungarian journalist and the father of modern political Zionism and in effect the State of Israel.-Early life:...
used to have, lean on a fence and say his known sentence "Im Tirzu Ein Zo Agada", only after they took pictures of five people doing the following, they received the next clue - At Elisabeth Bridge teams had to count the columns on one side of the bridge. Only after they got a number of 2,377 columns, they could open a chest with the next clue
Leg 3 (Hungary → Bosnia and Herzegovina → Croatia)
Budapest (Budapest Deli railway station) to SarajevoSarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
- Sarajevo (Gavrilo Princip Bridge)
- Sarajevo (Old Town Square) (Double-Battle)
- Sarajevo (Jahorina Ski ResortJahorinaMount Jahorina , is a mountain in south-eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, located southeast of Sarajevo within Republika Srpska. It borders fellow Olympic mountain Trebević...
) - MostarMostarMostar is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the largest and one of the most important cities in the Herzegovina region and the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. Mostar is situated on the Neretva river and is the fifth-largest city in the country...
(Stari MostStari mostStari Most is a 16th century Ottoman bridge in the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina that crosses the river Neretva and connects two parts of the city. The Old Bridge stood for 427 years, until it was destroyed on November 9, 1993 during the Croat-Bosniak War...
) - DubrovnikDubrovnikDubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea coast, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its total population is 42,641...
, CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
(Sport Center) - Dubrovnik (Dubrovnik Cremeschnitte Festival)
- Dubrovnik (Walls of DubrovnikWalls of DubrovnikThe Walls of Dubrovnik are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the citizens of the afterward proclaimed maritime city-state of Dubrovnik , situated in southern Croatia, since the city's founding prior to the 7th century as a Byzantium castrum on a rocky island...
) - Dubrovnik (Minčeta Tower)
In this Roadblock, one team member had to wear a swimsuit and get on the ski hill, wear skis and get tied to snowmobile and ride down the hill. Only after the team member rode down the hill successfully, the team received the next clue. In this Football, teams had to choose between Soccer and Basketball. In Football one team member had to play football and score three goals into three targets, while the second member had to cheer him/her. After the first member scored three goals, the both members had to switch, and only after the both members scored three goals each, the team received the next clue. In Basketball, teams had to play against two Croatian basketball players and score twenty baskets, ten baskets each, and use at least one time a trampoline, ladder, supermarket cart and chair to score a basket. After it was done, the team received the next clue.
Additional tasks
- In Gavrilo Princip Bridge, each team's members had to stand against each other, one member throwing alive fishes to the second member who had to catch it by his mouth and eat it. After every five misses, the thrower member had to eat one fish. Only after the second member caught one fish, the team could receive the next clue.
- In the double-battle at Old Town Square, teams had to play musical chairs with each other and local people. If after a round one team's member were out, the second team will get the next clue. The loser team had to wait to the next team, and the last team had to wait 15 minutes until it will can continue.
- In Dubrovnik Cremeschnitte Festival teams had to eat 1.5 kg of CremeschnitteKremna rezinaKremna rezina is a vanilla and custard cream cake dessert commonly associated with the town of Bled, a popular Alpine tourist destination in northwestern Slovenia. The recipe cake was brought to the local Hotel Park in 1953 by Ištvan Kovačevič, chef of the hotel's confectionery store. He came to...
cake, just by their mouth. After they did it, they received the next clue. - At the Walls of Dubrovnik one team member had to climb the walls which are divided into three levels. Meanwhile, the second member had to collect gold coins from passers-by. After every five coins which are give to the gatekeeper, the first member could climb one more level. After the first member finished climbing the wall, the team had to put the gold coins in a chest to receive the next clue.
- On Minčeta Tower, teams had to find the sculpture of Lady Pee and drink from the water. After they do it, they can continue to the Pit Stop. (The Yield of this Leg occurred there)
Leg 4 (Croatia → Poland)
Dubrovnik Airport
-Traffic statistics:Dubrovnik Airport handled 1,270,062 passengers in 2010.In 1987 Dubrovnik Airport handled 1.5 million passengers and 2500 tons of cargo, making 1987 year the busiest thus far...
) to Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
(John Paul II International Airport Kraków-BaliceJohn Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice
-Traffic:Figures in MillionsThe busiest international routes are to London and Dublin.-Getting there:In addition to road access by private car or taxi, other options are:-By train:...
)
- Kraków (Main Market SquareMain Market Square, KrakówThe Main Market Square in Kraków is the most important market square of the Old Town in Kraków, Poland and a principal urban space located at the center of the city...
) - Kraków (KazimierzKazimierzKazimierz is a historical district of Kraków , best known for being home to a Jewish community from the 14th century until the Second World War.-Early history:...
) - Kraków (Opera KrakowskaOpera KrakowskaThe Opera Krakowska , located at Lubicz 48 Street in Kraków, Poland, was founded in 1954. The company stages 200 performances each year, including ballet, operettas and musicals for the young, with an audience occupancy rate of 98%...
) - WieliczkaWieliczka-External links:***...
(Wieliczka Salt Mine) - Kraków (Kraków Streets)
- Kraków (16 Sebastianna Street)
At this Detour teams had to choos between Men of Chelm and Matzo Balls. In Men of Chelm, teams had to fill a big bucket by carrying on their backs from one point to the bucket, a pole of perforated buckets full of water, only after they filled the big bucket they received the next clue. In Matzo Balls teams had to recognize two songs when an accordionist plays at the beginning only one note. to "purchase" another note, team members had to eat two matzo balls. Only after the team members recognized two song they received the next clue. At this Roadblock one team member had to go down into the mines, push a heavy cart of salt blocks from The Chapel of Saint Kinga until arriving to a hall, then go to a salt wall and lick it until finding a sweet point on it, afterwards dig in the salt blocks cart and find in it a crystal, enter it to the right hole to unlock the next clue.
Additional Tasks
- At Main Market Square teams had to convince passers-by to help them carry a Fiat 126Fiat 126The Fiat 126 is a city car introduced in October 1972 at the Turin Auto Show as a replacement for the Fiat 500. Most were produced in Bielsko-Biała, Poland as the Polski Fiat 126p until 2000...
car from its parking point to another point which is marked. After they did it, all the people who helped them including the teams members themselves had to enter the car and close the doors. After all the people including the team members entered successfully the car, they received the next clue - At Kazimierz teams had to communicate through their tablet to three Israeli famous entertainers: Tzipi Shavit, Hanny Nahmias and Irit Anabi and tell them five jokes about Polish women. They could use their tablets for one minute to find jokes on the web. After the three approved that all the five jokes are funny, they will give the teams the next clue
- At Opera Krakowska teams had to learn a sequence of ballet steps from Swan LakeSwan LakeSwan Lake ballet, op. 20, by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, composed 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, was fashioned from Russian folk tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. The choreographer of the original production was Julius Reisinger...
ballet and perform them for the teacher's satisfaction to receive the next clue - At Kraków Streets one team member had to ask pedestrians to give him/her a kiss, while the other one had to take photos of the first member doing it by their tablet. Teams have to collect fifty kisses in total to receive the next clue
Leg 5 (Poland → Czech Republic)
Kraków (Kraków Główny railway stationKraków Główny railway station
The Kraków Central station is the largest and the most centrally located railway station in Kraków.The building, constructed between 1844 and 1847 , is parallel to the tracks. The design was chosen to allow for future line expansion. The station was initially a terminus of the KrakówUpper Silesia...
) to Kutná Hora
Kutná Hora
Kutná Hora is a city in Bohemia, now the Czech Republic in the Central Bohemian Region.-History:The town began in 1142 with the settlement of the first Cistercian Monastery in Bohemia, Kloster Sedlitz, brought from the Imperial immediate Cistercian Waldsassen Abbey...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
- Kutná Hora (Church of BonesSedlec OssuaryThe Sedlec Ossuary is a small Roman Catholic chapel, located beneath the Cemetery Church of All Saints in Sedlec, a suburb of Kutná Hora in the Czech Republic...
) - Kutná Hora (Church of Bones - Underground Tunnels) (Double-Battle)
- Kutná Hora (Florence Street)
- PraguePraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
(Wenceslas SquareWenceslas SquareWenceslas Square is one of the main city squares and the centre of the business and cultural communities in the New Town of Prague, Czech Republic. Many historical events occurred there, and it is a traditional setting for demonstrations, celebrations, and other public gatherings...
) - Prague (Old Town SquareOld Town Square (Prague)Old Town Square is a historic square in the Old Town quarter of Prague in the Czech Republic at .Located between Wenceslas Square and the Charles Bridge, Prague's Old Town Square is often bursting at the seams with tourists in the summer. Featuring various architectural styles including the...
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In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to don a protective suit, and then get lit on fire. While engulfed in flames, they would have to run a slalom course around flaming barrels and then choose the correct briefcase from a choice of three.
Additional Tasks
- At the Church of Bones one team member had to count the number of skulls in the main hall while the other team member had to read out loud the history of the Church
- At the Kutná Hora underground tunnels teams had to enter the witch chamber and figure out they have to use the witch's broom to sweep the floor in order to reveal their next clue
- In the double-battle at the underground tunnels teams had to put on roller-skates and dress-up as witches. Team had to collect plastic bats while skating and throw them into a vase. The first team to collect 4 plastic bats wins the double-battle and receives their next clue
- After the roadblock teams had to find their next clue in a local newspaper. The clue directed them to Wenceslas Square where the next clue was