Teams begin their adventure from Times Square in New York City, where host Phil Keoghan introduces a new game-changing element, "The Save." The team that finishes first in the premiere episode will be awarded "The Save," which they can use to rescue themselves if they come in last on a leg and face elimination. Also, Racers take a gut-wrenching leap of faith during the series' first-ever trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The Race continues through London, England, where the Express Pass is on the line, but several teams' hopes of a first-place finish are capsized while boating in a punt in Oxford.

The Race makes its first-ever visit to the Shetland Islands in Scotland, where teams must corral an unruly flock of sheep down a winding obstacle course.

Racers struggle on a frightening Road Block when they're suspended high above the Atlas Mountains.

When tasked with a painstaking Detour, the Dentists face the realization that they may need to use "The Save." Meanwhile, one team's lack of communication leads to a massive meltdown on the mat.

With a double U-turn looming, emotions run high when two teams accuse each other of playing dirty.

THE AMAZING RACE takes off on its milestone 300th leg as teams race through Palermo, Sicily. Two rival teams form an unlikely alliances and Racers battle to beat the clock in a high octane go-cart race through the mountains.

For the first time in series history, the show travels to Valletta, Malta, where teams are thrown off balance when challenged to serve drinks to the knights of Malta. Also, a blind detour leaves Racers on a slippery slope.

The guys get their hands on a giant-sized basketball and attempt a crazy 170-foot shot off a building. After, pro surfer Bethany Hamilton heads to DP to give Cody a lesson in catching tubes

Teams race to Manila, Philippines where they get muddy with an ornery Ox during a memorable switchback challenge from season five.

For the first time ever, four teams battle it out in the final leg for the million dollar prize, but one team will face a shocking elimination before making it to the finish line, on the season finale.

On the penultimate leg of the Race, two strong teams make a potentially one million dollar mistake. Also, Phil Keoghan greets the teams with shocking news at the Pit Stop.

One dangerous misstep leaves a Racer dangling 600 feet high in the Singapore sky, while a traditional Asian detox leaves several Teams writhing in pain.

The eight remaining contestants head to the tropical paradise of Hawaii for an action-packed week that will address the excuse "I can’t lose weight on vacation." After being warmly welcomed to Oahu with a luau, the players compete in a trivia challenge that awards the winner a cash prize which can be spent on a menu of items. Next it’s off to the breathtaking Kualoa Ranch where "Jurassic Park" was filmed and there the contestants race through a challenge involving tikis and leis for the coveted prize of immunity. Later, a young woman who epitomizes "no excuses" - real-life "Soul Surfer" Bethany Hamilton - teaches the contestants and trainers how to surf. Then at Pearl Harbor, with the USS Missouri in the background, the contestants weigh in to reveal whether they were able to lose weight on vacation before another player is sent home. Alison Sweeney hosts the series and trainers Bob Harper and Dolvett Quince also star.