The Midwest is best, as the saying goes! The stakes are higher than ever as the teams reach the halfway point of the race, and they must work even harder to beat the clock.

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Dan J. Debenham

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Watch the four competing couples take off from the starting line in San Francisco and conquer day one of Relative Race -- all without their smart phones. From heartwarming reunions to unsettling discoveries, a lot can happen in just one day!

Episode 1

On day two of the race, the couples hit the road to find four new destinations and four new relatives. Emotions run high and interstates shut down as the contestants navigate Utah and Arizona.

Episode 2

The American Southwest is on the agenda for day three of Relative Race. With nothing but a paper map, will one of the couples be able to find a town with a population of less than 200?

Episode 3

It's day four of the race, and some of the couples are tasked with finding their family in our nation's second-largest state. See how your favorite team fares while driving across Texas and the Great Plains.

The excitement continues as the couples keep searching for family and adventure, from St. Louis, Missouri, to small towns in Texas.

On day seven, the contestants drive through Missouri, Alabama, and Tennessee in search of more relatives. Will southern hospitality help them beat the clock?

Episode 7

Small towns in Kentucky and South Carolina are on the agenda for day eight of the race, and there is no shortage of challenges and surprises.

Episode 8

Time is running out! As the teams head for New England, they find that their patience and navigation skills will be tested to the max.

Episode 9

The couples arrive in New York City to compete in their last challenge in the final episode of Relative Race season one. Will your favorite team cross the finish line first?

Episode 10

Watch the winning contestants pay their prize money forward in this special follow-up episode

Episode 11

Contestants race across the country in search of relatives they have never met, in hopes they will reach the finish line first and win the grand prize. Four teams (red, blue, green, black) are given clues and challenges along the way that lead them to people who share the same DNA. The last-place finisher at each stage of the competition receives a strike. Three strikes and that team is out.

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