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Race Across the World (series 2)

The second series of Race Across the World began airing on 8 March 2020 with five teams setting off from Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City in a race to the most southerly city in the world, Ushuaia in Argentina, covering a distance of 25,000 km in 2 months, passing through 7 checkpoints in Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and Chile.[1] Each racer was given £1,453 for the whole trip, roughly £26 per day.[2] Filming started in September 2019.

Race Across the World
Series 2
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes9
Release
Original networkBBC Two
Original release8 March (2020-03-08) –
3 May 2020 (2020-05-03)
Series chronology
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Series 1
Series 2 start and end points

In this series, the 5 teams of racers were Dom & Lizzie, Jo & Sam, Jen & Rob, Shuntelle & Michael, and Emon and Jamiul. No one was eliminated this series but two teams decided to quit; Shuntelle & Michael left after losing half their money in leg 2 of the race, while Jo & Sam withdrew after they had run out of money in leg 7.[3] The no-fly rule was abandoned this series due to civil unrest in Ecuador which made land travel through the country unsafe, and all the teams were flown from Colombia to Peru to continue the race. The winners were Emon and Jamiul.[4]

The number of episodes increased to nine this series; eight episodes on the race followed by a reunion special.[5]

Contestants

Name Relationship Occupation Age From Ref.
Dom Slater Siblings Teaching Assistant 22 Wetherby [6][7]
Lizzie Slater Chalet Host 21
Emon Choudhury Uncle & nephew Entrepreneur/Business Owner 35 Oldham [4][6]
Jamiul Choudhury Architecture Graduate 25
Jo Gardiner Mother & son Physiotherapist 54 Manchester [6][8]
Sam Gardiner Landscape Gardener 19
Jen Lambra-Stokes Married Resourcing Consultant 33 Reading [6][9]
Rob Lambra-Stokes Systems Engineer 33
Shuntelle Greenidge Dating Project Manager 40 South London [6][10]
Michael Greenway Health and Safety Construction Consultant 47

Results summary

Colour key:

  – Team withdrawn
  – Series winners
Teams Position (by leg)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Emon & Jamiul 5th 4th 1st 3rd 1st 1st 2nd Winners
Jen & Rob 3rd 5th 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd
Dom & Lizzie 2nd 1st 4th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd
Jo & Sam 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 3rd 4th 4th
Shuntelle & Michael 4th 3rd

Route

The checkpoints in the second series are:

Leg From To
1 Chapultepec Castle
Mexico City, Mexico
Clarion Hotel
Copán Ruinas, Honduras
2 Clarion Hotel
Copán Ruinas, Honduras
JW Marriott Panama,
Panama City, Panama
3 JW Marriott Panama,
Panama City, Panama
Bethel Bio Luxury Hotel,
Tatacoa Desert, Colombia
4 Bethel Bio Luxury Hotel,
Tatacoa Desert, Colombia
GHL Hotel Lago Titicaca,
Puno, Peru
5 GHL Hotel Lago Titicaca,
Puno, Peru
Grace Cafayate,
Cafayate, Argentina
6 Grace Cafayate,
Cafayate, Argentina
Pousada Portal do Sol,
Ilha Grande, Brazil
7 Pousada Portal do Sol,
Ilha Grande, Brazil
Park Hyatt,
Mendoza, Argentina
8 Park Hyatt,
Mendoza, Argentina
Summit of Cerro Alarkén,
Ushuaia, Argentina

Race summary

Mode of transportation   Rail     Boat / Ship     Bus/coach     Taxi     Private car   Aeroplane
Activity   Working for money and/or bed and board     Excursion that cost time and money

Leg 1: Mexico City → Copán Ruinas

The first checkpoint was Copán Ruinas in Honduras. Shuntelle & Michael decided to travel to the northern Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula enroute to Belize. Dom & Lizzie chose to go from Oaxaca City to Guatemala via the Pacific coast route, but visited the infinity pool at Hierve el Agua while waiting for a bus at Oaxaca City. Emon & Jamiul chose the interior route so they could see the Mayan ruins at Palenque. Initially they had intended to go via Tonalá, but found that it would mean a six hour detour, and so changed bus half-way through.

Jo & Sam also initially intended to go to Belize, but a stranger in San Cristóbal de las Casas advised them the ideal route was via Guatemala. This proved fortunate as it allowed them to reach Copán Ruinas first on day 6 of the race, despite stopping along the way to work for money at an organic farm in Antigua Guatemala.

At Belize, Shuntelle & Michael and Jen & Rob managed to catch the boat from Placencia to Puerto Cortés in Honduras, but had to take shelter in Honduras after getting caught in Tropical Storm Karen on their way to Copán Ruinas. Emon & Jamiul missed the boat despite taking an expensive taxi ride to Placencia and had to wait until the following day for a boat.[11] They finished last in this leg.

Order Teams Route Hours behind leaders Money left
1 Jo & Sam  San Lázaro (TAPO)  San Cristóbal de las Casas  La MesillaAntigua    Copán Ruinas 87%
2 Dom & Lizzie  Northern Bus Terminal Oaxaca City / Hierve el Agua   Tapachula → Tecún Umán  Lake Atitlán  Copán Ruinas 6 88%
3 Jen & Rob  Puebla Puebla  Frontera Corozal    BethelBelmopan  Placencia  Puerto Cortés  Copán Ruinas 22
4 Shuntelle & Michael  Mérida  Tulum  Belize City  Caye Caulker     → Belize City  Placencia  Puerto Cortés  Copán Ruinas 23 78%
5 Emon & Jamiul   Palenque  Belmopan  Placencia  Puerto CortésCopán Ruinas 33

Leg 2: Copán Ruinas → Panama City

Jo & Sam chose to go through El Salvador to get to Nicaragua. Although they were the first team to leave, they worked for a day at a hostel in El Cuco, El Salvador collecting turtle eggs to earn some money, which lost them their lead. In an effort to get to the front, Dom & Lizzie decided to travel non-stop in Honduras from Santa Rosa de Copán on back-to-back buses, hopping from town to town, and became the first team to cross into Nicaragua. After stopping in Limón, Costa Rica to work in a farm with the Bribri tribe, they arrived at the checkpoint in Panama City first on Day 14 of the race.

As they were a long way behind, Emon & Jamiul took the faster CA1 route via San Salvador to make up time. They also took an expensive direct bus ride from Managua to David, Panama. They overtook Jen & Rob, who took a break in León and the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and were the last team to arrive at Panama City.

In Honduras, after buying food at a stop, Michael found that he had lost his money belt containing £1,155, more than half of the team's remaining funds.[12] Even though they tried to earn some money at the Ballena National Marine Park, Shuntelle & Michael decided to quit the race at the second checkpoint as they felt they could no longer compete with too little money left.[13]

Order Teams Route Hours behind leaders Money left
1 Dom & Lizzie  Santa Rosa de Copán Peñas BlancasLimón    Panama City (Albrook)   → Plaza Francia  JW Marriott Panama 74%
2 Jo & Sam  San Salvador → El Cuco  Managua   Panama City (Albrook)   → Plaza Francia → JW Marriott Panama 2.5 75%
3 Shuntelle & Michael[a]  Santa Rosa de Copán  Comayagua    ManaguaBallena National Marine Park    Panama City (Albrook)   → Plaza Francia → JW Marriott Panama 4.5 14%
4 Emon & Jamiul  Santa Rosa de CopánSan SalvadorLeón  Managua  David  Panama City 20 60%
5 Jen & Rob  Santa Rosa de Copán  León  Monteverde / Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve  Panama City 21.5 74%

^Note a Shuntelle & Michael withdrew from the race after losing over a thousand pounds.

Leg 3: Panama City → Villavieja

The original destination was to be Quito, Ecuador; however, due to civil unrest, the checkpoint was moved to the Bethel Hotel near Villavieja in the Tatacoa Desert of Colombia. The teams were instructed to avoid the Darién Gap, so they travelled by sea over the northern coast of Panama from Puerto Tupile in Cartí to the Colombian town Capurganá.

Although Dom & Lizzie were the first to leave, they had to stay overnight at Playón Chico and then missed the boat from Capurganá to Necoclí. As a result, all the teams met up at the port, just as two teams were queuing to leave for Necoclí. Jen & Rob managed to catch the next boat 5 minutes later, but Emon & Jamiul wrongly believed they had missed their chance, and decided to stay for a day at Capurganá and worked at a local scuba-diving school. Fortuitously, they were advised by the locals to travel on an obscure route from Medellín to Neiva. This choice helped them leap to the front, and they reached the checkpoint in the Tatacoa Desert near Villavieja first.

In order to save on accommodation cost, Jen & Rob took two night buses to reach Bogotá via Medellín. After a night in Bogotá, they took a bus heading to Neiva, but arranged a drop-off near Villavieja to avoid a detour. They then trekked to a river, crossing it by boat before reaching the checkpoint to finish second. Jo & Sam decided to take a break at Medellín to relieve the stress of travelling. They then travelled via Cali where they tried to work in a dance club La Matraca, although Sam failed to complete his work as he found it stressful. Dom & Lizzie took a detour to work at Guatapé before going to Bogotá. However, this choice cost them the lead, and they finished behind all the other teams.[14]

Order Teams Route Hours behind leaders Money left
1 Emon & Jamiul   → Cartí  Ustupo  Capurganá    Necoclí  Medellín  Neiva  Villavieja  Tatacoa Desert 44%
2 Jen & Rob   → Cartí  Playón Chico  Capurganá  Necoclí  Medellín  Bogotá  Magdalena River  Villavieja  Tatacoa Desert 2.5 57%
3 Jo & Sam   → Cartí  Capurganá  Necoclí  Medellín    Cali  Neiva  Villavieja  Tatacoa Desert 9.5 54%
4 Dom & Lizzie   → Cartí  Playón Chico  Capurganá  Necoclí  Medellín  Guatapé    Bogotá  Neiva  Villavieja  Tatacoa Desert 12 53%

Leg 4: Villavieja → Puno

 
Hotel in Puno

Due to the continuing civil unrest in Ecuador, the teams were not allowed to travel to Peru by land or sea and were flown to the nearest airport in Jaén in Peru to continue the race. The teams left the Jaén airport in the same order that they arrived in at the checkpoint in the Tatacoa Desert. All the teams went down to the coast to travel to Peru's capital Lima. Emon & Jamiul went to Trujillo and they worked with fishermen for bed and board at Huanchaco, while Jen & Rob went via Chiclayo to a sanctuary for the spectacled bear. They again employed the strategy of travelling on a night bus to save on accommodation.

Both Jo & Sam and Dom & Lizzie also went to Lima via Chiclayo. Jo & Sam chose a more expensive bus ride for greater comfort, as well as taking a break to go sandboarding in the desert oasis of Huacachina near Ica before travelling to their destination in Puno, which depleted their funds. However, as they did not stop to work along the way, Jo & Sam reached the checkpoint first, a hotel on an island connected to the shore of Lake Titicaca at Puno.

Both Emon & Jamiul and Dom & Lizzie went from Lima to Puno via a steeper route through Cusco. Although ahead of the others, Emon & Jamiul took a detour to see the Rainbow Mountain. Jen & Rob travelled in a slower but more gradual climb to Puno via Arequipa. They reached Puno at the same time as Emon & Jamiul, and beat them to the second spot at the checkpoint on Day 27.[15]

Dom & Lizzie spent a night working at a bar in Cusco. It delayed their journey to Puno, and they finished last for the second time.

Order Teams Route Hours behind leaders Money left
1 Jo & Sam  Jaén  Chiclayo  Lima  IcaHuacachina    Puno
2 Jen & Rob  Jaén  Chiclayo   → Chaparri Reserve    Lima  Arequipa  Puno 1.5
3 Emon & Jamiul  Jaén  Huanchaco  Trujillo Lima  Cusco  Rainbow Mountain    Sicuani  Puno 1.5 37%
4 Dom & Lizzie  Jaén  Chiclayo  Lima  Cusco    Puno 8.5

Leg 5: Puno → Cafayate

 
A vineyard in Cafayate

All three teams apart from Dom & Lizzie went through Bolivia to reach their destination in this leg, which was at a vineyard outside of Cafayate in Argentina. The three teams travelled via La Paz but needed to pass through Bolivia within three days due to a pending election which would close the border.

Emon & Jamiul visited Valle de la Luna near La Paz and worked at the salt flat of Salinas Grandes to earn some extra money, but still managed to reach the checkpoint Grace Cafayate first on Day 33.

Jo & Sam visited the salt flat of Salar de Uyuni before taking a train from Uyuni to the border town of Villazón to cross into Argentina, where they worked for bed and board in Quebrada de Humahuaca before travelling to Cafayate.

Dom & Lizzie chose to go via Chile as the high altitude was making Dom feeling unwell. Dom suffered a seizure while trying to leave Puno, and was forced to stay an extra day back at the checkpoint hotel, before he and Lizzie left 35 hours after the leaders.[16] In order to catch up, they travelled on back-to-back buses, but were trapped at San Pedro de Atacama by a lack of connecting routes, so were forced to take a break in the Atacama Desert. However, civil unrest broke out in Chile and they had to be evacuated to Argentina by car.[17] They were again the last team to arrive at the checkpoint.

Order Teams Route Hours behind leaders Money left
1 Emon & Jamiul  La Paz   / Valle de la Luna    Uyuni  Salinas Grandes  SaltaCafayate 30%
2 Jen & Rob  La Paz  Uyuni  Salta  Cafayate 4.5 44%
3 Jo & Sam  La Paz  Uyuni / Salar de Uyuni    Villazón  Quebrada de Humahuaca    Salta  Cafayate 10 31%
4 Dom & Lizzie  Tacna  Arica  CalamaSan Pedro de Atacama   → → Cafayate 29.5 34%

Leg 6: Cafayate → Ilha Grande

The racers embarked on the longest leg of the race so far, travelling 3,600 km east to Ilha Grande in Brazil. The long journey across more expensive countries depleted the funds for all the teams.

3 teams concluded that they had to travel via Salta to catch a bus to the border. Both Emon & Jamiul and Jen & Rob chose a shorter route via Paraguay. Emon & Jamiul stopped at Asunción to work in a retirement home. Jen & Rob went to see the Iguazu Falls, and they also took a longer detour for a break to attend the Oktoberfest at Blumenau, which delayed their journey further. They finished second to Emon & Jamiul on Day 40 of the race.

Both Jo & Sam and Dom & Lizzie went on a longer route from Argentina to Brazil before travelling up along the Atlantic coast. Although Dom & Lizzie were the last to leave, at the Cafayete bus station, they were informed by a local that there was a direct bus route to Corrientes. There they caught up with Jo & Sam, who had been forced to stay in Salta overnight. Both teams decided to share a mini-van ride to the border with Brazil to avoid further delay.

Jo & Sam went to Praia do Rosa where they worked for bed and board, as well as a chance for Sam to learn how to surf. Both the last two teams arrived at the checkpoint on the island at the same time, with Dom & Lizzie just pipping Jo & Sam to the third spot.[18]

Order Teams Route Hours behind leaders Money left
1 Emon & Jamiul  Salta  Formosa  Asunción  Foz do Iguaçu  São Paulo  Angra dos Reis  Ilha Grande 18%
2 Jen & Rob  Salta  Clorinda San Antonio  AsunciónIguazu Falls    Blumenau    Rio de Janeiro → Conceição de Jacareí  Ilha Grande 6 24%
3 Dom & Lizzie  Corrientes  Florianópolis São PauloAngra dos Reis  Ilha Grande 24 16%
4 Jo & Sam  SaltaCorrientes → Praia do Rosa  Florianópolis  São PauloAngra dos Reis  Ilha Grande 24 10%

Leg 7: Ilha Grande → Mendoza

 
Checkpoint in Mendoza, Argentina

The teams travelled back to Argentina to the penultimate leg of the race. Apart from Jen & Rob, all teams faced financial restrictions in continuing with the race. Jen & Rob, despite missing their boat and bus and working in a hostel in Porto Alegre, travelled the quickest and reached the destination in Mendoza, Argentina first on Day 47.

Emon & Jamiul chose a longer route through Uruguay as they needed to earn money. They cleaned yachts in Punta del Este, and then worked at a barber shop in Buenos Aires. Dom & Lizzie also had to find ways to save on money, and decided to hitch-hike from the border of Argentina to Posadas, where they worked cleaning boats, before travelling to Mendoza.

Jo & Sam no longer had enough money to finish the leg, so were forced to travel in the opposite direction for work in Rio de Janeiro. They also worked on the bus in Argentina to pay for half their fare to go to Córdoba, Argentina, where they worked on a cattle ranch.[19] With their funds virtually gone, they quit the race at the ranch.[3]

Order Teams Route Hours behind leaders Money left
1 Jen & Rob  Angra dos Reis  Curitiba  Porto Alegre  Buenos Aires  Mendoza 12%
2 Emon & Jamiul  Angra dos Reis   → → Punta del Este  MontevideoColonia del Sacramento Buenos Aires    Mendoza 4 6%
3 Dom & Lizzie  Angra dos Reis  São Paulo   Posadas    Santa FeMendoza 9 7%
4 Jo & Sam  Angra dos Reis  Rio de Janeiro  Puerto Iguazú    Córdoba  

Leg 8: Mendoza → Ushuaia

 
Final checkpoint near hotel (bottom centre) in Ushuaia

Jen & Rob went to Neuquén before deciding to take the mountain route to Bariloche to work. However, travelling to the mountain instead of the faster coastal route delayed their journey. As Emon & Jamiul were running low on money, they decided to work in Mendoza while waiting for a bus to Bahía Blanca. They also worked on a fishing boat in Puerto San Julián. They secured a free ride with a fisherman to Río Gallegos.

Dom & Lizzie also went to Neuquén for work in an almond plantation nearby. They spent most of their money going to Río Gallegos and were the first to arrive there. However, there was no connecting bus to Río Grande until the following day, which allowed all the teams to meet up, and they travelled on the same bus to Río Grande. Dom & Lizzie did not have enough money to pay for a taxi to Ushuaia, so had to hitch-hike all the way and were the last to arrive. Both Jen & Rob and Emon & Jamiul took taxis. Although Emon & Jamiul did not have enough money to pay for all the fare, they negotiated with the driver to pay for the rest of the fare with an mp3 player. Both teams reached Ushuaia around the same time, and in a foot race, first to Arakur Ushuaia hotel and then the final checkpoint at the summit of Cerro Alarkén, Emon & Jamiul beat Jen & Rob to win the race by 20 seconds.[20][21]

Order Teams Route Hours behind leaders Money left
1 Emon & Jamiul    Bahía Blanca  Puerto San Julián    Río Gallegos  Río Grande  Ushuaia
2 Jen & Rob   → -NeuquénBariloche    Río GallegosRío Grande  Ushuaia 0 (20 seconds)
3 Dom & Lizzie   → -Neuquén  Comodoro RivadaviaRío Gallegos  Río Grande  Ushuaia 2

Reception

In the second series, Joel Golby of The Guardian judged it "an astounding piece of TV" that "captures all the vibrant highs and exhausted lows of travel in all of their raw glory", and one that made him "genuinely caring how this one ends and the impact it will have on the lives of those who lived it".[22] Anita Singh of The Telegraph thought "the casting is one of the strengths of the series" and she "can't help but warm to these wacky racers".[23] However, Chris Moss of the same paper was more negative; he found that the obstacles the contestants faced were "largely fictive" and the tension "fabricated", and thought the show used the "old idiot abroad trope", and the viewers were "asked not to marvel at faraway places but to engage with the participants".[24] Equally negative was Barry Didcock of The Herald who considered the show's premise of travelling without flying "a frivolous exercise" and of questionable taste as the budget of racers would exceed that of a refugee at the Mexico-Guatemala border.[25] In contrast, Shaun Kitchener wrote in Metro that the show "is the heartfelt light we all need in these dark times" as it was aired during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the "masterful combination of escapism (the scenery!), warmth (the contestants!), drama (the conflict!) and adrenaline (the actual race!), Race Across The World is a merciful piece of TV to keep us briefly distracted over the next few weeks".[26]

Ratings

The first episode had an overnight rating of 1.9 million.[27] The penultimate episode showing the final leg of the race was watched by an overnight audience of 3.3 million.[28]

Episode Airdate 7 day viewers
(millions)
28 day viewers
(millions)
BBC Two
weekly ranking[29]
1 8 March 2020 (2020-03-08) 3.104 3.678 1
2 15 March 2020 (2020-03-15) 3.421 3.703 1
3 22 March 2020 (2020-03-22) 3.803 4.128 1
4 29 March 2020 (2020-03-29) 3.812 4.103 1
5 5 April 2020 (2020-04-05) 3.902 4.118 1
6 12 April 2020 (2020-04-12) 4.152 4.346 1
7 19 April 2020 (2020-04-19) 4.395 4.598 1
8 26 April 2020 (2020-04-26) 4.311 4.440 1
9 3 May 2020 (2020-05-03) 2.911 3.063 2

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The second series of Race Across the World began airing on 8 March 2020 with five teams setting off from Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City in a race to the most southerly city in the world Ushuaia in Argentina covering a distance of 25 000 km in 2 months passing through 7 checkpoints in Honduras Panama Colombia Peru Bolivia Brazil and Chile 1 Each racer was given 1 453 for the whole trip roughly 26 per day 2 Filming started in September 2019 Race Across the WorldSeries 2Country of originUnited KingdomNo of episodes9ReleaseOriginal networkBBC TwoOriginal release8 March 2020 03 08 3 May 2020 2020 05 03 Series chronology PreviousSeries 1Series 2 start and end pointsChapultepec Castle and Ushuaia In this series the 5 teams of racers were Dom amp Lizzie Jo amp Sam Jen amp Rob Shuntelle amp Michael and Emon and Jamiul No one was eliminated this series but two teams decided to quit Shuntelle amp Michael left after losing half their money in leg 2 of the race while Jo amp Sam withdrew after they had run out of money in leg 7 3 The no fly rule was abandoned this series due to civil unrest in Ecuador which made land travel through the country unsafe and all the teams were flown from Colombia to Peru to continue the race The winners were Emon and Jamiul 4 The number of episodes increased to nine this series eight episodes on the race followed by a reunion special 5 Contents 1 Contestants 2 Results summary 3 Route 4 Race summary 4 1 Leg 1 Mexico City Copan Ruinas 4 2 Leg 2 Copan Ruinas Panama City 4 3 Leg 3 Panama City Villavieja 4 4 Leg 4 Villavieja Puno 4 5 Leg 5 Puno Cafayate 4 6 Leg 6 Cafayate Ilha Grande 4 7 Leg 7 Ilha Grande Mendoza 4 8 Leg 8 Mendoza Ushuaia 5 Reception 6 Ratings 7 References 8 External linksContestants EditName Relationship Occupation Age From Ref Dom Slater Siblings Teaching Assistant 22 Wetherby 6 7 Lizzie Slater Chalet Host 21Emon Choudhury Uncle amp nephew Entrepreneur Business Owner 35 Oldham 4 6 Jamiul Choudhury Architecture Graduate 25Jo Gardiner Mother amp son Physiotherapist 54 Manchester 6 8 Sam Gardiner Landscape Gardener 19Jen Lambra Stokes Married Resourcing Consultant 33 Reading 6 9 Rob Lambra Stokes Systems Engineer 33Shuntelle Greenidge Dating Project Manager 40 South London 6 10 Michael Greenway Health and Safety Construction Consultant 47Results summary EditColour key Team withdrawn Series winnersTeams Position by leg 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Emon amp Jamiul 5th 4th 1st 3rd 1st 1st 2nd WinnersJen amp Rob 3rd 5th 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2ndDom amp Lizzie 2nd 1st 4th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rdJo amp Sam 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 3rd 4th 4thShuntelle amp Michael 4th 3rdRoute EditThe checkpoints in the second series are Leg From To1 Chapultepec CastleMexico City Mexico Clarion HotelCopan Ruinas Honduras2 Clarion HotelCopan Ruinas Honduras JW Marriott Panama Panama City Panama3 JW Marriott Panama Panama City Panama Bethel Bio Luxury Hotel Tatacoa Desert Colombia4 Bethel Bio Luxury Hotel Tatacoa Desert Colombia GHL Hotel Lago Titicaca Puno Peru5 GHL Hotel Lago Titicaca Puno Peru Grace Cafayate Cafayate Argentina6 Grace Cafayate Cafayate Argentina Pousada Portal do Sol Ilha Grande Brazil7 Pousada Portal do Sol Ilha Grande Brazil Park Hyatt Mendoza Argentina8 Park Hyatt Mendoza Argentina Summit of Cerro Alarken Ushuaia ArgentinaRace summary EditMode of transportation Rail Boat Ship Bus coach Taxi Private car AeroplaneActivity Working for money and or bed and board Excursion that cost time and moneyLeg 1 Mexico City Copan Ruinas Edit Copan Ruinas The first checkpoint was Copan Ruinas in Honduras Shuntelle amp Michael decided to travel to the northern Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula enroute to Belize Dom amp Lizzie chose to go from Oaxaca City to Guatemala via the Pacific coast route but visited the infinity pool at Hierve el Agua while waiting for a bus at Oaxaca City Emon amp Jamiul chose the interior route so they could see the Mayan ruins at Palenque Initially they had intended to go via Tonala but found that it would mean a six hour detour and so changed bus half way through Jo amp Sam also initially intended to go to Belize but a stranger in San Cristobal de las Casas advised them the ideal route was via Guatemala This proved fortunate as it allowed them to reach Copan Ruinas first on day 6 of the race despite stopping along the way to work for money at an organic farm in Antigua Guatemala At Belize Shuntelle amp Michael and Jen amp Rob managed to catch the boat from Placencia to Puerto Cortes in Honduras but had to take shelter in Honduras after getting caught in Tropical Storm Karen on their way to Copan Ruinas Emon amp Jamiul missed the boat despite taking an expensive taxi ride to Placencia and had to wait until the following day for a boat 11 They finished last in this leg Order Teams Route Hours behind leaders Money left1 Jo amp Sam San Lazaro TAPO San Cristobal de las Casas La Mesilla Antigua Copan Ruinas 87 2 Dom amp Lizzie Northern Bus Terminal Oaxaca City Hierve el Agua Tapachula Tecun Uman Lake Atitlan Copan Ruinas 6 88 3 Jen amp Rob Puebla Puebla Frontera Corozal Bethel Belmopan Placencia Puerto Cortes Copan Ruinas 224 Shuntelle amp Michael Merida Tulum Belize City Caye Caulker Belize City Placencia Puerto Cortes Copan Ruinas 23 78 5 Emon amp Jamiul Palenque Belmopan Placencia Puerto Cortes Copan Ruinas 33Leg 2 Copan Ruinas Panama City Edit JW Marriott Panama Panama City Jo amp Sam chose to go through El Salvador to get to Nicaragua Although they were the first team to leave they worked for a day at a hostel in El Cuco El Salvador collecting turtle eggs to earn some money which lost them their lead In an effort to get to the front Dom amp Lizzie decided to travel non stop in Honduras from Santa Rosa de Copan on back to back buses hopping from town to town and became the first team to cross into Nicaragua After stopping in Limon Costa Rica to work in a farm with the Bribri tribe they arrived at the checkpoint in Panama City first on Day 14 of the race As they were a long way behind Emon amp Jamiul took the faster CA1 route via San Salvador to make up time They also took an expensive direct bus ride from Managua to David Panama They overtook Jen amp Rob who took a break in Leon and the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and were the last team to arrive at Panama City In Honduras after buying food at a stop Michael found that he had lost his money belt containing 1 155 more than half of the team s remaining funds 12 Even though they tried to earn some money at the Ballena National Marine Park Shuntelle amp Michael decided to quit the race at the second checkpoint as they felt they could no longer compete with too little money left 13 Order Teams Route Hours behind leaders Money left1 Dom amp Lizzie Santa Rosa de Copan Penas Blancas Limon Panama City Albrook Plaza Francia JW Marriott Panama 74 2 Jo amp Sam San Salvador El Cuco Managua Panama City Albrook Plaza Francia JW Marriott Panama 2 5 75 3 Shuntelle amp Michael a Santa Rosa de Copan Comayagua Managua Ballena National Marine Park Panama City Albrook Plaza Francia JW Marriott Panama 4 5 14 4 Emon amp Jamiul Santa Rosa de Copan San Salvador Leon Managua David Panama City 20 60 5 Jen amp Rob Santa Rosa de Copan Leon Monteverde Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve Panama City 21 5 74 Note a Shuntelle amp Michael withdrew from the race after losing over a thousand pounds Leg 3 Panama City Villavieja Edit Tatacoa Desert The original destination was to be Quito Ecuador however due to civil unrest the checkpoint was moved to the Bethel Hotel near Villavieja in the Tatacoa Desert of Colombia The teams were instructed to avoid the Darien Gap so they travelled by sea over the northern coast of Panama from Puerto Tupile in Carti to the Colombian town Capurgana Although Dom amp Lizzie were the first to leave they had to stay overnight at Playon Chico and then missed the boat from Capurgana to Necocli As a result all the teams met up at the port just as two teams were queuing to leave for Necocli Jen amp Rob managed to catch the next boat 5 minutes later but Emon amp Jamiul wrongly believed they had missed their chance and decided to stay for a day at Capurgana and worked at a local scuba diving school Fortuitously they were advised by the locals to travel on an obscure route from Medellin to Neiva This choice helped them leap to the front and they reached the checkpoint in the Tatacoa Desert near Villavieja first In order to save on accommodation cost Jen amp Rob took two night buses to reach Bogota via Medellin After a night in Bogota they took a bus heading to Neiva but arranged a drop off near Villavieja to avoid a detour They then trekked to a river crossing it by boat before reaching the checkpoint to finish second Jo amp Sam decided to take a break at Medellin to relieve the stress of travelling They then travelled via Cali where they tried to work in a dance club La Matraca although Sam failed to complete his work as he found it stressful Dom amp Lizzie took a detour to work at Guatape before going to Bogota However this choice cost them the lead and they finished behind all the other teams 14 Order Teams Route Hours behind leaders Money left1 Emon amp Jamiul Carti Ustupo Capurgana Necocli Medellin Neiva Villavieja Tatacoa Desert 44 2 Jen amp Rob Carti Playon Chico Capurgana Necocli Medellin Bogota Magdalena River Villavieja Tatacoa Desert 2 5 57 3 Jo amp Sam Carti Capurgana Necocli Medellin Cali Neiva Villavieja Tatacoa Desert 9 5 54 4 Dom amp Lizzie Carti Playon Chico Capurgana Necocli Medellin Guatape Bogota Neiva Villavieja Tatacoa Desert 12 53 Leg 4 Villavieja Puno Edit Hotel in Puno Due to the continuing civil unrest in Ecuador the teams were not allowed to travel to Peru by land or sea and were flown to the nearest airport in Jaen in Peru to continue the race The teams left the Jaen airport in the same order that they arrived in at the checkpoint in the Tatacoa Desert All the teams went down to the coast to travel to Peru s capital Lima Emon amp Jamiul went to Trujillo and they worked with fishermen for bed and board at Huanchaco while Jen amp Rob went via Chiclayo to a sanctuary for the spectacled bear They again employed the strategy of travelling on a night bus to save on accommodation Both Jo amp Sam and Dom amp Lizzie also went to Lima via Chiclayo Jo amp Sam chose a more expensive bus ride for greater comfort as well as taking a break to go sandboarding in the desert oasis of Huacachina near Ica before travelling to their destination in Puno which depleted their funds However as they did not stop to work along the way Jo amp Sam reached the checkpoint first a hotel on an island connected to the shore of Lake Titicaca at Puno Both Emon amp Jamiul and Dom amp Lizzie went from Lima to Puno via a steeper route through Cusco Although ahead of the others Emon amp Jamiul took a detour to see the Rainbow Mountain Jen amp Rob travelled in a slower but more gradual climb to Puno via Arequipa They reached Puno at the same time as Emon amp Jamiul and beat them to the second spot at the checkpoint on Day 27 15 Dom amp Lizzie spent a night working at a bar in Cusco It delayed their journey to Puno and they finished last for the second time Order Teams Route Hours behind leaders Money left1 Jo amp Sam Jaen Chiclayo Lima Ica Huacachina Puno 2 Jen amp Rob Jaen Chiclayo Chaparri Reserve Lima Arequipa Puno 1 53 Emon amp Jamiul Jaen Huanchaco Trujillo Lima Cusco Rainbow Mountain Sicuani Puno 1 5 37 4 Dom amp Lizzie Jaen Chiclayo Lima Cusco Puno 8 5Leg 5 Puno Cafayate Edit A vineyard in Cafayate All three teams apart from Dom amp Lizzie went through Bolivia to reach their destination in this leg which was at a vineyard outside of Cafayate in Argentina The three teams travelled via La Paz but needed to pass through Bolivia within three days due to a pending election which would close the border Emon amp Jamiul visited Valle de la Luna near La Paz and worked at the salt flat of Salinas Grandes to earn some extra money but still managed to reach the checkpoint Grace Cafayate first on Day 33 Jo amp Sam visited the salt flat of Salar de Uyuni before taking a train from Uyuni to the border town of Villazon to cross into Argentina where they worked for bed and board in Quebrada de Humahuaca before travelling to Cafayate Dom amp Lizzie chose to go via Chile as the high altitude was making Dom feeling unwell Dom suffered a seizure while trying to leave Puno and was forced to stay an extra day back at the checkpoint hotel before he and Lizzie left 35 hours after the leaders 16 In order to catch up they travelled on back to back buses but were trapped at San Pedro de Atacama by a lack of connecting routes so were forced to take a break in the Atacama Desert However civil unrest broke out in Chile and they had to be evacuated to Argentina by car 17 They were again the last team to arrive at the checkpoint Order Teams Route Hours behind leaders Money left1 Emon amp Jamiul La Paz Valle de la Luna Uyuni Salinas Grandes Salta Cafayate 30 2 Jen amp Rob La Paz Uyuni Salta Cafayate 4 5 44 3 Jo amp Sam La Paz Uyuni Salar de Uyuni Villazon Quebrada de Humahuaca Salta Cafayate 10 31 4 Dom amp Lizzie Tacna Arica Calama San Pedro de Atacama Cafayate 29 5 34 Leg 6 Cafayate Ilha Grande Edit Ilha Grande The racers embarked on the longest leg of the race so far travelling 3 600 km east to Ilha Grande in Brazil The long journey across more expensive countries depleted the funds for all the teams 3 teams concluded that they had to travel via Salta to catch a bus to the border Both Emon amp Jamiul and Jen amp Rob chose a shorter route via Paraguay Emon amp Jamiul stopped at Asuncion to work in a retirement home Jen amp Rob went to see the Iguazu Falls and they also took a longer detour for a break to attend the Oktoberfest at Blumenau which delayed their journey further They finished second to Emon amp Jamiul on Day 40 of the race Both Jo amp Sam and Dom amp Lizzie went on a longer route from Argentina to Brazil before travelling up along the Atlantic coast Although Dom amp Lizzie were the last to leave at the Cafayete bus station they were informed by a local that there was a direct bus route to Corrientes There they caught up with Jo amp Sam who had been forced to stay in Salta overnight Both teams decided to share a mini van ride to the border with Brazil to avoid further delay Jo amp Sam went to Praia do Rosa where they worked for bed and board as well as a chance for Sam to learn how to surf Both the last two teams arrived at the checkpoint on the island at the same time with Dom amp Lizzie just pipping Jo amp Sam to the third spot 18 Order Teams Route Hours behind leaders Money left1 Emon amp Jamiul Salta Formosa Asuncion Foz do Iguacu Sao Paulo Angra dos Reis Ilha Grande 18 2 Jen amp Rob Salta Clorinda San Antonio Asuncion Iguazu Falls Blumenau Rio de Janeiro Conceicao de Jacarei Ilha Grande 6 24 3 Dom amp Lizzie Corrientes Florianopolis Sao Paulo Angra dos Reis Ilha Grande 24 16 4 Jo amp Sam Salta Corrientes Praia do Rosa Florianopolis Sao Paulo Angra dos Reis Ilha Grande 24 10 Leg 7 Ilha Grande Mendoza Edit Checkpoint in Mendoza Argentina The teams travelled back to Argentina to the penultimate leg of the race Apart from Jen amp Rob all teams faced financial restrictions in continuing with the race Jen amp Rob despite missing their boat and bus and working in a hostel in Porto Alegre travelled the quickest and reached the destination in Mendoza Argentina first on Day 47 Emon amp Jamiul chose a longer route through Uruguay as they needed to earn money They cleaned yachts in Punta del Este and then worked at a barber shop in Buenos Aires Dom amp Lizzie also had to find ways to save on money and decided to hitch hike from the border of Argentina to Posadas where they worked cleaning boats before travelling to Mendoza Jo amp Sam no longer had enough money to finish the leg so were forced to travel in the opposite direction for work in Rio de Janeiro They also worked on the bus in Argentina to pay for half their fare to go to Cordoba Argentina where they worked on a cattle ranch 19 With their funds virtually gone they quit the race at the ranch 3 Order Teams Route Hours behind leaders Money left1 Jen amp Rob Angra dos Reis Curitiba Porto Alegre Buenos Aires Mendoza 12 2 Emon amp Jamiul Angra dos Reis Punta del Este Montevideo Colonia del Sacramento Buenos Aires Mendoza 4 6 3 Dom amp Lizzie Angra dos Reis Sao Paulo Posadas Santa Fe Mendoza 9 7 4 Jo amp Sam Angra dos Reis Rio de Janeiro Puerto Iguazu Cordoba Leg 8 Mendoza Ushuaia Edit Final checkpoint near hotel bottom centre in Ushuaia Jen amp Rob went to Neuquen before deciding to take the mountain route to Bariloche to work However travelling to the mountain instead of the faster coastal route delayed their journey As Emon amp Jamiul were running low on money they decided to work in Mendoza while waiting for a bus to Bahia Blanca They also worked on a fishing boat in Puerto San Julian They secured a free ride with a fisherman to Rio Gallegos Dom amp Lizzie also went to Neuquen for work in an almond plantation nearby They spent most of their money going to Rio Gallegos and were the first to arrive there However there was no connecting bus to Rio Grande until the following day which allowed all the teams to meet up and they travelled on the same bus to Rio Grande Dom amp Lizzie did not have enough money to pay for a taxi to Ushuaia so had to hitch hike all the way and were the last to arrive Both Jen amp Rob and Emon amp Jamiul took taxis Although Emon amp Jamiul did not have enough money to pay for all the fare they negotiated with the driver to pay for the rest of the fare with an mp3 player Both teams reached Ushuaia around the same time and in a foot race first to Arakur Ushuaia hotel and then the final checkpoint at the summit of Cerro Alarken Emon amp Jamiul beat Jen amp Rob to win the race by 20 seconds 20 21 Order Teams Route Hours behind leaders Money left1 Emon amp Jamiul Bahia Blanca Puerto San Julian Rio Gallegos Rio Grande Ushuaia 2 Jen amp Rob Neuquen Bariloche Rio Gallegos Rio Grande Ushuaia 0 20 seconds 3 Dom amp Lizzie Neuquen Comodoro Rivadavia Rio Gallegos Rio Grande Ushuaia 2Reception EditIn the second series Joel Golby of The Guardian judged it an astounding piece of TV that captures all the vibrant highs and exhausted lows of travel in all of their raw glory and one that made him genuinely caring how this one ends and the impact it will have on the lives of those who lived it 22 Anita Singh of The Telegraph thought the casting is one of the strengths of the series and she can t help but warm to these wacky racers 23 However Chris Moss of the same paper was more negative he found that the obstacles the contestants faced were largely fictive and the tension fabricated and thought the show used the old idiot abroad trope and the viewers were asked not to marvel at faraway places but to engage with the participants 24 Equally negative was Barry Didcock of The Herald who considered the show s premise of travelling without flying a frivolous exercise and of questionable taste as the budget of racers would exceed that of a refugee at the Mexico Guatemala border 25 In contrast Shaun Kitchener wrote in Metro that the show is the heartfelt light we all need in these dark times as it was aired during the COVID 19 pandemic With the masterful combination of escapism the scenery warmth the contestants drama the conflict and adrenaline the actual race Race Across The World is a merciful piece of TV to keep us briefly distracted over the next few weeks 26 Ratings EditThe first episode had an overnight rating of 1 9 million 27 The penultimate episode showing the final leg of the race was watched by an overnight audience of 3 3 million 28 Episode Airdate 7 day viewers millions 28 day viewers millions BBC Twoweekly ranking 29 1 8 March 2020 2020 03 08 3 104 3 678 12 15 March 2020 2020 03 15 3 421 3 703 13 22 March 2020 2020 03 22 3 803 4 128 14 29 March 2020 2020 03 29 3 812 4 103 15 5 April 2020 2020 04 05 3 902 4 118 16 12 April 2020 2020 04 12 4 152 4 346 17 19 April 2020 2020 04 19 4 395 4 598 18 26 April 2020 2020 04 26 4 311 4 440 19 3 May 2020 2020 05 03 2 911 3 063 2References Edit BBC Two Race across the World Series 2 BBC Doward Jamie 26 April 2020 End of the road for travellers who kept Britons on the edge of their armchairs The Observer a b Williams Isla 26 April 2020 Race Across The World fans devastated after Jo and Sam drop out of race in show s final Metro a b Race Across the World victors pledge winnings to help street children BBC 27 April 2020 Morris Lauren 29 April 2020 When is Race Across the World Revealed on TV Radio Times a b c d e BBC Two Race across the World Meet the Couples BBC Retrieved 4 April 2019 Dzinzi Mellissa 2 May 2020 Race Around The World Leeds duo share what it s really like to appear on hit BBC show Leeds Live Kelly Emma 27 May 2020 Race Across The World star Jo is officially in remission after cancer returned Metro Low Jonathan 1 May 2020 ace Across the World The Reading couple who came within 20 seconds of scooping 20 000 prize Berkshire Live Porter Toby 16 March 2020 Sydenham and Lewisham couple testing their relationship by racing the length of South America London News Online Race Across the World Series 2 Episode 1 BBC Porter Toby 16 March 2020 Sydenham and Lewisham couple testing their relationship by racing the length of South America London News Online Race Across the World Series 2 Episode 2 BBC Race Across the World Series 2 Episode 3 BBC Race Across the World Series 2 Episode 4 BBC Pearce Tilly 5 April 2020 Race Across The World horror as Dom suffers seizure and collapses in the middle of Bolivia Metro Race Across the World Series 2 Episode 5 BBC Race Across the World Series 2 Episode 6 BBC Race Across the World Series 2 Episode 7 BBC BBC Emon and Jamiul win BBC Two s Race Across The World by just 20 seconds Media Centre www bbc co uk 26 April 2020 Race Across the World Series 2 Episode 8 BBC Golby Joel 21 March 2020 Race Across the World a competitive gap year you end up caring about The Guardian Singh Anita 8 March 2020 Race Across the World review I can t help but warm to these wacky racers The Telegraph Moss Chris 16 March 2020 What Race Across the World gets wrong about Latin America and modern travel The Telegraph Didcock Barry Barry Didcock s TV review Race Across The World BBC Two Sunday Kitchener Shaun 18 March 2020 Race Across The World is the heartfelt light we all need in these dark times Metro BBC2 s Race starts well Broadcast Now 13 March 2020 Goldbart Max 27 April 2020 ITV s Amsterdam drama re boot grips 5m Broadcast Now Four screen dashboard Broadcasters Audience Research Board External links EditRace Across the World series 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Race Across the World series 2 amp oldid 1127148964, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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