The BEST episodes of The Amazing Race season 38
Every episode of The Amazing Race season 38, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Amazing Race season 38!
This reality television game show pits 11 teams against each other in a worldwide, 30 to 40-day journey through diverse cities and countries spanning the globe. The first team to reach the final destination will be rewarded with $1 million.
#1 - I'm Not a Big Fan of Olives
Season 38 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2025
After a surprising live double U-Turn, Phil sends the teams off to race through Athens, Greece.
#2 - What Would Houdini Do?
Season 38 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2025
Racers travel to illusionist Harry Houdini’s birthplace, Budapest, Hungary, where a puzzling Fast Forward puts one team to the test, while a horse drawn carriage has teams racing against the clock.
#3 - It Feels Like Falling the Whole Time
Season 38 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2025
Teams skydive through the clouds of Romania and one team is forced to play catch up after struggling during a sheep herding challenge.
#4 - The System Hacked Me
Season 38 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/2025
The race intensifies in Croatia where one team reconsiders their alliance and another team’s Roadblock strategy falls apart.
#5 - I Wanna Be a Little Angry Right Now
Season 38 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2025
Teams travel to Croatia, where a double U-Turn shakes up the Race, and a frustrating Roadblock brings some teams to tears.
#6 - Oh Egg, Where Art Thou
Season 38 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2025
In Bucharest, two teams strategically use their Express Pass, eager to gain an advantage, while navigational frustration reaches a boiling point for another team.
#7 - The Can't Can't
Season 38 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/3/2025
The final four teams race through Moulin Rouge, the Eiffel Tower and other iconic Paris locations.
#8 - It's Hard Not to Feel Hopeless
Season 38 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/2025
Racers visit Milan, Italy, where one team faces a major setback when they’re forced to travel an hour behind the pack, while heat exhaustion threatens to end the race for another team.
#9 - Mom's Gonna Have the Willies
Season 38 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2025
Teams depart for Prague, Czech Republic, where they encounter a Roadblock requiring them to walk across a narrow plank hundreds of feet above ground at the city’s tallest landmark, the Žižkov Television Tower, to retrieve their next clue.
#10 - Cry and Rally
Season 38 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2025
Racers travel to Kutná Hora, Czech Republic, where a new alliance takes control of the “Driver’s Seat” when the first team to arrive at the Roadblock must assign how many bottles of beer each team has to fill, and a self-drive causes stress and anxiety for teams.
#11 - Two Worlds Colliding
Season 38 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2025
The 13 Big Brother based teams kick off the season in Amsterdam, where they face classic game pieces and unexpected twists right off the bat.
#12 - One Million Cookies
Season 38 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/10/2025
The final three teams race through New York City where they rappel down the Empire State Building and one host Phil Keoghan crowns one team the winners.