HaMerotz LaMillion 5

HaMerotz LaMillion 5
Season 5
Presented by	Ron Shahar
No. of teams	14
Winner	Amit & Raz Gal
No. of legs	13
Distance traveled	37,200 km (23,100 mi)
No. of episodes	36 (38 including recaps)
Release
Original network	Channel 2
Original release	17 May (2016-05-17) – 26 September 2016 (2016-09-26)
Additional information
Filming dates	6 November (2015-11-06) – 4 December 2015 (2015-12-04)
Season chronology
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HaMerotz LaMillion 5 is the fifth season of HaMerotz LaMillion (Hebrew: המירוץ למיליון, lit. The Race to the Million), an Israeli reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Hosted by Ron Shahar, it featured fourteen teams of two with a pre-existing relationship in a race around the world to win ₪1,000,000. This season visited four continents and ten countries and traveled over 37,200 kilometres (23,100 mi) during thirteen legs. Starting in Tel Aviv and Yavne, racers traveled through Israel, Italy, Romania, Namibia, Tanzania, India, South Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Australia before finishing in Melbourne and learning the results in Tel Aviv. This season premiered on 17 May 2016 on Channel 2 with the finale on 26 September 2016.

Father and son Amit and Raz Gal were the winners of this season. Amit, who was at the age of 63 at time of filming and turned 64^[1] during the course of filming, surpassed David O'Leary of The Amazing Race 24 (59 at time of filming) as the oldest winner in any edition of The Amazing Race. At a combined age of 96, Amit & Raz are also the oldest team to win any edition of The Amazing Race. Friends Lee Hadad and Tal Alkobi finished second, and French New Olim Joezi Zirah and Alex Amar finished third.