The eighth season of HaMerotz LaMillion is an upcoming 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.
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 November 28, before the Season 7 finale was filmed, media outlets spotted the six teams returning to the Race at Ben Gurion Airport. A few days later, production of the season began in the Philippines directly after the conclusion of the previous season with principal filming ending on December 29. 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 Race franchise that brought back previous contestants to compete following the original American version, The Amazing Race Vietnam, and The Amazing Race China. This is also the second season, after the second Chinese season, in which the Starting Line did not take place in the show's host country.
Casting
The returning teams and their prior Race placements are:
From Season 4:
*Shay & Shani, Her Husband's Best Friend, 1st place
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 broadcast on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:
A team placement means the team was eliminated.
A team placement indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a Pit Stop in a non-elimination 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 or indicates the team who received a Yield; and indicates that the team voted for the recipient.
A indicates the team who received a U-Turn; indicates that the team voted for the recipient.
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.
