Season 29 begins with 22 strangers meeting at the starting line in Los Angeles and then pairing up to form 11 teams who then fly to the first destination, Panama City.

Teams travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil where tensions rise between two teams when one goes back on their word.

Racers travel to Zanzibar, Tanzania where teams build and deliver desks to a local school. Also, tensions rise when teams face a blind double U-turn, and one team's Race may be in jeopardy when they misplace their passports.

A previously played U-turn causes friction between two teams in Tanzania.

Racers take on a record setting Roadblock by helping build a 13-story bonfire in Norway.

The race continues in Milan and Lake Como, Italy.

The race continues in Athens, Greece.

The race continues in Ninh Binh, Vietnam, where teams battle scorching heat while transporting shrimp baskets for one mile to a local fisherman. One racers nears their breaking point during the exhausting Roadblock.

The final three teams race to Chicago where they must complete their last challenges within the city's most iconic landmarks, including Wrigley Field, the home of the World Series champion Chicago Cubs, before they dash to the finish line.