HaMerotz LaMillion 8
HaMerotz LaMillion 8, also known as HaMerotz LaMillion: All Stars, is the eighth season of "HaMerotz LaMillion" (, "lit." The Race to the Million), an Israeli reality television game show based on the American series "The Amazing Race". The eighth installment of the series features 6 new teams of two with a pre-existing relationship and 6 returning teams of two in a race around the world to win ₪1,000,000. The season premiered on 6 September 2020 on Channel 13 with the finale on 8 December 2020 and is hosted by Ron Shahar. Cousins Yael Carmon and  Yosiel Neeman from "HaMerotz LaMillion 5" were the winners of this season. Production. Development and filming. While the previous season was filming, rumors circulated that teams from previous seasons would be participating on the subsequent season. On 28 November 2018, before the Season 7 finale was filmed, media outlets spotted the six teams returning to the show at Ben Gurion Airport. A few days later, production of the season began in the Philippines directly after the conclusion of the previous season. The second half of the season's first leg was filmed the same day when the tenth leg of  The Amazing Race 32, which also finished in Rizal Park, was being filmed in Manila. Principal filming of the season ended on 22 December 2018. The final segment in Israel was filmed in early December 2020 to prevent the final results from leaking. This season is the first time an "Amazing Race" franchise filmed a second season directly after the filming of another season. This season marks the fourth "Amazing Race" franchise that brought back previous contestants to compete following the original American version, "The Amazing Race Vietnam", and "The Amazing Race China" ("The Amazing Race Canada 7", which featured  a single viewer-voted returning team, aired after "HaMerotz LaMillion 8" was filmed but before it aired). This is also the second season, after the second Chinese season ("The Amazing Race Australia 4", which also featured an international Starting Line, was filmed after "HaMerotz LaMillion 8" but aired before this season), in which the Starting Line did not take place in the show's host country. Similar the previous season, a companion series aired online entitled "To Be Ron Shahar", which featured comedians Duvdevani and Kovach following the filming of the season and learning how to be the show's  hosts. In addition, after their elimination Vova & Alla hosted a segment where they provided their commentary about episodes that had just aired. Casting. The returning teams and their prior placements are: Future appearances. In 2021, Omer Barazani competed on "Big Brother VIP 4" and finished in third place. Alla Aibinder competed on and won the of the Israeli edition of "Survivor" in 2021. Results. The following teams participated in the season, with their relationships at the time of filming. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some  data. Placements are listed in finishing order: 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. Episode Titles. Translated from Hebrew from the official website: Race summary. Leg 1 (Philippines). Airdates: 6, 7 & 9 September 2020 For this season's first Double Battle, one team stood on a floating platform in the middle of a pool and members of the opposing team would be on either side of the platform swinging a bar that the team members on the  platform had to jump over to earn a point. After two minutes, teams would swap roles. After the second round the team with the higher score would receive their next clue, while the losing team had to wait for another team. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a 15-minute penalty. Teams would then vote for the team they wished to Yield. Leg 2 (Philippines). Airdates: 14, 15, 16 & 21 September 2020 This season's only Detour was a choice between כביסה (Laundry) or תפוחי אדמה (Potatoes). In Laundry, teams had to tightrope walk  across the Loboc River while carrying a basket of laundry to receive their next clue. In Potatoes, teams had to walk on land skis, with the team member up front blindfolded. The non-blindfolded team member had to direct their partner to use a reach extender to grab three marked potatoes and place them in a basket on their back to receive their next clue. After either task, teams returned to Ocho Food Stop to find out if they had been U-Turned. Leg 3 (Philippines → Netherlands). Airdates: 23, 24 & 28 September 2020 Leg 4 (Netherlands → Armenia). Airdates : 3, 6, 10 & 13 October 2020 Leg 5 (Armenia). Airdates: 14, 17, 21 & 24 October 2020 For this leg's Double Battle, teams competed in jousting. One member from each team had to sit on a barrel and use a sword to knock down their opponent. The first team to win two matches would receive their next clue, while the losing team had to wait for another team. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a 15-minute penalty. Leg 6 (Armenia → Chile). Airdates: 24, 28 & 31 October 2020 For this leg's Double  Battle, one member from each team had to stand on a rotating platform and throw one Chilean produce ("rocoto", "papa lisa", or "caigua") past their opponent and into a net bearing the produce's name. The first team to win two matches would receive their next clue, while the losing team had to wait for another team. The team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a 15-minute penalty. Leg 7 (Chile). Airdates: 1, 4, 7 & 8 November 2020 For this season's final Double Battle, one member from each team had to swim across a  section of the largest swimming pool in South America to their next clue while hooked to a fishing rod and held back by their opponent's partner. The losing team had to wait for another team, and the team that lost the final Double Battle had to wait out a 15-minute penalty. In this season's only Roadblock, one team member had to climb up a wire bridge, which included sections of movable planks, without falling to retrieve their next clue. Leg 8 (Chile → Ecuador). Airdates: 11 & 14 November 2020 Leg 9 (Ecuador). Airdates: 18, 21 & 22 November  2020 Leg 10 (Ecuador → Brazil). Airdates: 24 & 28 November 2020 Leg 11 (Brazil). Airdates: 29, 1 & 2 December 2020 Leg 12 (Brazil → Israel). Airdate: 8 December 2020 Ratings. Data courtesy of the Israeli Rating Committee, according to individuals aged 4+ from the general population.