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The Best Episodes of Race Across the World

In a frenetic race across the world, travellers can choose any route they like - but no flights or phones are allowed. On the trip...

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  1. 8.1/10(43 votes)

    #1 - Mendoza, Argentina to Ushuaia, Argentina

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    S2:E8

    The teams embark on the final leg of their journey, heading off on the 4,800 kilometre trek to the finish line in Ushuaia, Argentina, the most southerly city in the world. However, as they prepare to leave the last checkpoint, one of the teams reveals that they have run out of money and will not be completing the challenge. The three remaining pairs rely on different tactics to get ahead, benefiting from risky gambles, lucky opportunities and the kindness of strangers.

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  2. 8.0/10(32 votes)

    #2 - The Final

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    S4:E8

    Twelve minutes is all that separates the first two teams as they embark on the final leg of their Race Across the World from Jakarta to Lombok.

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  3. 7.9/10(37 votes)

    #3 - Ilha Grande, Brazil to Mendoza, Argentina

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    With two teams at the checkpoint – Ilha Grande in Brazil – the remaining teams are engaged in a frantic race to avoid finishing the leg in last place.

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  4. 7.8/10(33 votes)

    #4 - Episode 7

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    The teams must travel through the populous Indonesian island of Sumatra, where they will endure an ad-hoc transport system, limited accommodation options and virtually zero English spoken.

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  5. 7.7/10(39 votes)

    #5 - Puno, Peru to Cafayate, Argentina

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    S2:E5

    To reach the next checkpoint - Cafayate in Argentina - teams must choose to travel through either Bolivia or Chile, but an unstable political climate in both countries puts everyone’s journeys at risk.

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  6. 7.7/10(37 votes)

    #6 - Cafayate, Argentina to Ilha Grande, Brazil

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    S2:E6

    With three teams at the checkpoint at Cafayate in Argentina, one team is yet to arrive. Dom and Lizzie are over 24 hours behind their competitors and after a disastrous last leg must rely on all their ingenuity to claw their way back into the race.

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  8. 7.7/10(44 votes)

    #7 - Liverpool to St John's

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    S3:E8

    The third series of Race Across the World reaches its epic climax as the pairs complete their gruelling journey across Canada. Which team will triumph?

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  9. 7.6/10(52 votes)

    #8 - Greenwich, London to Delphi, Greece

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    The teams set off from Greenwich. They must pass through five checkpoints to reach their final destination. First up: the ancient city of Delphi.

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  10. 7.6/10(41 votes)

    #9 - Villavieja, Colombia to Puno, Peru

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    As the 25,000km race to Ushuaia approaches the half-way mark, the four teams compete not just with each other but with the extreme altitudes of Peru.

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  11. 7.5/10(45 votes)

    #10 - Koh Rong, Cambodia to Singapore

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    S1:E6

    The teams face the final leg of their journey, travelling 1500 miles down the Malaysian Peninsula to Singapore. However, seven weeks on the road is starting to take its toll. Josh and Felix are reliant on the kindness of strangers, Natalie and Shameema make a desperate gamble, Tony collapses with back pain, and Darron is forced to face his fear of dogs. Last in the series.

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  12. 7.5/10(41 votes)

    #11 - Panama City, Panama to Villavieja, Colombia

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    Setting off from Panama City, they take to the Caribbean Sea, bypassing the most dangerous place in the Western Hemisphere - the Darien Gap.

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  13. 7.5/10(44 votes)

    #12 - Quebec City to Liverpool

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    41 days since the start on Canada's Pacific coast, the teams now have the Atlantic within their reach, lapping the shores of the seventh checkpoint at the seaside town of Liverpool, Nova Scotia.

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  14. 7.5/10(40 votes)

    #13 - Episode 1

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    S4:E1

    In a frenetic race across the world, travellers can choose any route they like - but no flights or phones are allowed. On the trip of a lifetime, which pair will finish first?

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  15. 7.5/10(33 votes)

    #14 - Episode 5

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    The teams must navigate the full length of Thailand to reach the next checkpoint - Koh Phi Phi - an archipelago of islands immortalised by the Hollywood blockbuster movie The Beach.

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  16. 7.5/10(31 votes)

    #15 - Episode 6

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    After the tranquillity of the islands of Koh Phi Phi, the teams now face a giant leap into the unknown, leaving Thailand behind to embark on a 2000km journey to the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

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  17. 7.4/10(49 votes)

    #16 - Delphi, Greece to Baku, Azerbaijan

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    The five teams head to their next checkpoint - Baku in Azerbaijan - a journey that will see them leave behind the familiarity of the West for the exotic and unknown of the East.

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  18. 7.4/10(43 votes)

    #17 - Huangyao, China to Koh Rong, Cambodia

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    It is the penultimate leg of BBC Two’s unrivalled travel series, that has taken viewers on a journey through the wilds of Kazakhstan to ancient villages in China. This leg sees the remaining four teams head through the dense forests and bustling metropolises of Cambodia and Vietnam, and the final checkpoint before Singapore – the island paradise of Koh Rong.

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  19. 7.4/10(45 votes)

    #18 - Manitoulin Island to Quebec City

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    S3:E6

    In the sixth leg of the race, the pairs must brush up on their language skills, as the next stop is in Quebec. To get there, the teams must navigate Canada’s most densely inhabited region.

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  20. 7.4/10(36 votes)

    #19 - Episode 3

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    The teams enter south east Asia, starting the third leg from Vietnamese capital Hanoi. They must race over 2,000km through Vietnam and into the Kingdom of Cambodia to reach Phnom Penh.

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  21. 7.4/10(33 votes)

    #20 - Episode 4

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    The teams are starting from the third checkpoint in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and must travel 1,400 kilometres through Thailand, one of the most visited countries in the world.

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  22. 7.3/10(46 votes)

    #21 - Baku, Azerbaijan to Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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    The four remaining teams leave Azerbaijan and head across the deserts, mountains and Silk Road cities of Central Asia in the third leg of the challenge. Along the way, they meet a stuntman with a high-octane car, get the chance to watch a grisly 13th-century Kazakh sport played between horse riders and using the carcass of a dead goat, and brave a storm on the Caspian sea.

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  23. 7.3/10(43 votes)

    #22 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan to Huangyao, China

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    The global travel series reaches another level this week as the four remaining teams enter the People’s Republic of China. After nearly a month on the road together, relationships are coming under increasing pressure in what is the most challenging leg of the race to date. With vast distances to cover to the checkpoint - the ancient village of Huangyao - budgets are running low and emotions are high.

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  24. 7.3/10(41 votes)

    #23 - Copan Ruinas, Honduras to Panama City, Panama

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    The race to Ushuaia is underway, and the five teams head out of Copan Ruinas in western Honduras to their next checkpoint – Panama City

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  25. 7.3/10(37 votes)

    #24 - Episode 2

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    S4:E2

    The race to Lombok is well underway and less than five hours separate the teams. Leaving Nara City, they must cross their first border into South Korea to reach the second checkpoint in Sokcho.

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  26. 7.2/10(50 votes)

    #25 - Mexico City, Mexico to Copan Ruinas, Honduras

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    In the first episode, the teams set off from Mexico City – a gargantuan metropolis and the largest Spanish speaking city in the world.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Mendoza, Argentina to Ushuaia, Argentina" is the best rated episode of "Race Across the World". It scored 8.1/10 based on 43 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/26/2020. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Final".