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The Best Episodes of The Amazing Race Season 35

Every episode of The Amazing Race Season 35 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Amazing Race Season 35!

This reality competition sees teams embark on a trek around the world to amazing destinations where they must compete in a series of challenges, some mental and some physical. Only when the tasks are completed will they learn of their next location. Teams who are the farthest behind will gradually be eliminated as the contest progresses, with the first team to arrive at the final destination winning the race and the $1 million prize.

Genre:Reality
Network:CBS

Season 35 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Amazing Race" season 35 is "The Amazing Race Is Back!", rated 8/10 from 119 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "The Amazing Race Is Back!" aired on 9/27/2023 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "You Don't See That at Home".

  • The Amazing Race Is Back!
    8.0/10 119 votes

    #1 - The Amazing Race Is Back!

    Season 35 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2023

    For the first time, a former team surprises racers as judges; one team member must traverse a tightrope stretched from one rooftop to another at the historic Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles before heading to their first location, Thailand.

    Director: N/A

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  • You Don't See That at Home
    8.2/10 92 votes

    #2 - You Don't See That at Home

    Season 35 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2023

    Teams dive deeper into the countryside of Thailand for the second leg of the race, encountering catfish-infested waters and pomelo-filled rivers.

    Director: N/A

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  • No Sleep and a Million Dollar Dream
    8.3/10 91 votes

    #3 - No Sleep and a Million Dollar Dream

    Season 35 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2023

    The teams feel the strain of commercial travel and float their way through the Mekong Delta as they are challenged between making rice paper or customizing a scooter by wrapping it in vinyl in Vietnam.

    Director: N/A

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  • The Day Keeps Rockin' Here in Vietnam
    8.5/10 92 votes

    #4 - The Day Keeps Rockin' Here in Vietnam

    Season 35 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2023

    Teams continue racing in Vietnam and face the hustle and bustle of a congested Vietnamese market, where they must properly set up a fish stand and deliver mattresses to a local hotel.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Yessir, the Pink City
    8.4/10 88 votes

    #5 - Yessir, the Pink City

    Season 35 Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/2023

    Teams travel more than 2,000 miles from Vietnam to India where they must balance traditional pots on their heads while performing a folk dance and assemble a life-size, three-dimensional mural.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Driving Head-On Into Scooters
    8.2/10 81 votes

    #6 - Driving Head-On Into Scooters

    Season 35 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2023

    For the first time, the votes for the mandatory U-turn are in and one team must complete both detours in India, bundling up flowers and transporting building materials on rickshaws in the bustling streets of Jaipur.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Like Two Cats Fighting in a Car
    8.3/10 88 votes

    #7 - Like Two Cats Fighting in a Car

    Season 35 Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/2023

    Having experienced the U-turn in India, relationships are tested as teams take on their first self-drive leg in Germany. Also, teams rappel down a castle wall and use their taste buds to identify different mustards.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Planes, Trains and Automobiles Day
    8.6/10 77 votes

    #8 - A Planes, Trains and Automobiles Day

    Season 35 Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2023

    For the first time, teams visit the country of Slovenia. Racers soar to new heights in glider planes, experience roadblock surprises, and battle to remain in the race.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • In the Belly of the Earth
    8.4/10 76 votes

    #9 - In the Belly of the Earth

    Season 35 Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/2023

    Teams continue racing in Slovenia, carefully traveling on foot carrying wooden pieces on their back, descending deep into a cave to assemble a giant dragon, and scraping off mussels and barnacles in the waters.

    Director: N/A

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  • Everyone Loves a Comeback Story
    8.6/10 80 votes

    #10 - Everyone Loves a Comeback Story

    Season 35 Episode 10 - Aired 11/29/2023

    Teams travel 1,000 miles from Slovenia to Sweden where they must face their fears and skydive from 10,000 feet over the Baltic sea, recreate a midsummer tradition, and sort through recyclable items.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • We're Finding Our Pot of Gold
    8.6/10 76 votes

    #11 - We're Finding Our Pot of Gold

    Season 35 Episode 11 - Aired 12/6/2023

    Teams travel to Dublin, Ireland, where they complete four challenges in the penultimate leg, including swimming in the Irish Sea, dancing with the legendary Riverdance troupe, scoring a point with the hurling team, and reciting quotes from a famed Irish novelist

    Director: N/A

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  • A Sunset, Seattle Scramble
    8.6/10 88 votes

    #12 - A Sunset, Seattle Scramble

    Season 35 Episode 12 - Aired 12/13/2023

    The final three teams travel to Seattle, where they must complete three challenges in a scramble leg, a first in AMAZING RACE history. The challenges are inspired by Seattle’s art scene and include swinging from a high trapeze, glassblowing and being a roadie for a grunge band. The team that successfully completes these challenges and arrives first will win the $1 million prize, on the season finale.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A