Eleven new teams of 2 travel from Los Angeles, California to Bora Bora, French Polynesia. The game changes when it is revealed that the first team to check in at the Pit Stop will receive two Express Passes, one that they can use themselves and the other that they must give to another team of their choice before the fourth leg. Written by Allister Coots

The ten remaining teams stay in Bora Bora, French Polynesia, where they have to choose between setting up for an underwater picnic or diving for pearls at the Detour.

The nine remaining teams travel from Bora Bora, French Polynesia to Windwhistle, New Zealand. One team has to undergo medical treatment that will decide whether or not they can continue in the race.

The nine teams continue racing as they travel from Windwhistle, New Zealand to Uluwatu, Indonesia. Several teams face the prospect of unravelling at a detail-oriented Detour choice.

The eight remaining teams travel from Uluwatu, Indonesia to Hanoi, Vietnam, where they face a Double U-Turn. One team receive some crushing news.

The seven remaining teams travel from Hanoi, Vietnam to Xhumaga, Botswana, where they experience the cultural practices of the Kalahari Bushmen.

The seven teams stay in Botswana as they travel from Xhumaga to Maun. The teams have to transport two small goats up a river by canoe at the Road Block.

The six remaining teams travel from Maun, Botswana to Grindelwald, Switzerland, where at the Switchback, they revisit a classic challenge when they grapple with giant wheels of cheese.

The five remaining teams travel from Grindelwald, Switzerland to Berlin, Germany, where they have to take a 37-storey plunge. At the Road Block, one person from each team takes a twisted journey through a psychedelic labyrinth.

The five teams travel from Berlin, Germany to Edinburgh, Scotland, where they encounter a Double U-Turn that puts two teams at risk of elimination.

The four remaining teams travel from Edinburgh, Scotland to Belfast, Northern Ireland, where one person from each team gets down and dirty at the Road Block as the pressure to make it to the last leg mounts. The final three teams then travel to Mount Vernon, Virginia. In Washington, D.C., a Secret Service agent prepares them for a photograph with President Barack Obama. The first team to reach the finish line wins the US$1 million prize. Written by Allister Coots