Though this season is the 36th to air, it was the 35th to be filmed. The season was postponed following the decision to air 90-minute episodes as a result of the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike. The episodes were re-edited to include cut footage. The season premiered on CBS on March 13, 2024 and concluded on May 15, 2024.
Filming for this season began on October 25, 2022, outside of the United States for a second time in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The final episode was filmed in Philadelphia in mid-November. Much like the 33rd and 34th seasons, teams traveled by chartered plane. A charter was used to transport teams and production crew between locations to reduce personal interactions associated with COVID-19 infections. This This is the first season to visit Barbados and the Dominican Republic.
Boyfriends Ricky Rotandi and César Aldrete were the winners of this season, while military pilots Juan Villa and Shane Bilek finished in second place. Married couple Rod (former NFL player) and Leticia Gardner finished in third place.
The legs of the race included:
- Leg 1 (Mexico)
- Leg 2 (Mexico)
- Leg 3 (Mexico → Colombia)
- Leg 4 (Colombia)
- Leg 5 (Colombia → Chile)
- Leg 6 (Chile → Argentina)
- Leg 7 (Argentina → Uruguay)
- Leg 8 (Uruguay → Barbados)
- Leg 9 (Barbados → Dominican Republic)
- Leg 10 (Dominican Republic)
- Leg 11 (Dominican Republic → United States)
Although the use of a charter makes it somewhat pedestrian, I enjoyed the season. I particularly enjoyed the stop at the Botero Plaza in Medellín, Columbia. The plaza contains 23 sculptures by Colombian artist Fernando Botero. Donum Estates has one of his sculptures. Sharon and I haven't traveled in South America. This definitely needs to be on our travel list at some point.
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