‘The Amazing Race’ Season 39, Episode 8 – Where to Watch, Streaming, Preview & Last Week’s Results

The Amazing Race continues on November 11, 2026, with Episode 8. Here’s everything you need to know before tuning in, including when the episode premieres, where to watch, what happened last week and a preview of what’s ahead.

‘The Amazing Race’ Episode 8:

• Episode Title: “Million Dollar Moves”
• Leg: Leg 8
• Route: Sri Lanka to Laos
• Air Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2026
• Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
• Host: Phil Keoghan
• Network: CBS
• Streaming Service: Paramount+

How to Watch ‘The Amazing Race’

The Amazing Race airs Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. ET on CBS in 90-minute episodes, and streams on Paramount+. It streams live for Paramount+ Premium subscribers, and the following day for Paramount+ Essential subscribers. Previous seasons of The Amazing Race are also available to stream on Paramount+.

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‘The Amazing Race’ Episode 8 Preview

In Vientiane, Laos, a shocking twist shakes up the Race and teams hatch a plan with devastating consequences.

Episode 8, “Million Dollar Moves,” sends the seven remaining teams from Sri Lanka to Vientiane, Laos, for Leg 8. An unexpected twist shakes up the leg, and some teams set a plan in motion. No team holds an Express Pass any longer, since all of them expired at the end of Leg 6.

What Happened on ‘The Amazing Race’ Last Week?

Need a refresher? Here’s what happened in Episode 7 of The Amazing Race.

‘The Amazing Race’ Episode 7 Recap

Leg 7 opened on a beach in Sri Lanka, where the eight remaining teams met host Phil Keoghan and learned that the whole field would vote on who received a Double U-Turn. Doug Matter and Dylan Matter, last across the line in Leg 6, were U-Turned automatically as their penalty, which left two more slots.

Each of the eight teams voted for two teams to U-Turn. The tally: Michelle and Matthew Patterson with six votes, Daisha Wilks and Dalton Hamby with five, Anuar Tager and Andrea Tager Ballesca with three, Ali Krieger and Joanna Lohman with two.

Michelle was unhappy with the result and said she and Matthew would stop sharing navigation help and any tips with other teams. Matthew said the vote was not personal, just as the Driver’s Seat choices the couple made earlier in the season were not.

On the way to Colombo, teams reached a fork between a local bus that took more than an hour and a faster express bus on the highway. Ali and Joanna got off the local bus to catch the express, a move that helped them lead the rest of the leg. Doug and Dylan also took an express bus to close the gap after finishing the Detour behind the field.

‘The Amazing Race’ Episode 7 Roadblock and Detour

The Detour offered a choice between “Sell Out” and “Dry Out.” In Sell Out, teams picked up fish and had to sell 5,000 rupees’ worth to locals. In Dry Out, teams collected salted, gutted fish and laid it out to dry on coconut fiber mats, and mats set too far apart were rejected until they were fixed. The three U-Turned teams had to complete both options, and all three finished the Detour behind the rest of the field.

After a bus ride to Colombo, teams reached Mada Park for the Roadblock, where one member of each team loaded 30 boxes onto a handcart and delivered them to a nearby address.

A Route Info Task, an additional challenge, followed in the form of tuk-tuk polo. One teammate drove a tuk-tuk while the other had to hit a ball between two posts within 60 seconds, with defending tuk-tuks trying to block the shot. Ali and Joanna scored on their eighth attempt. Anuar and Andrea needed two, helped by Anuar’s experience driving tuk-tuks in Mexico, and Michelle and Matthew scored on their first try, which boosted them ahead of many of the teams who U-Turned them.

‘The Amazing Race’ Episode 7 Leg Results

Ali Krieger and Joanna Lohman checked in first at Independence Square in Colombo and won a trip to New Zealand. Anuar Tager and Andrea Tager Ballesca were second. Michelle and Matthew Patterson finished third despite the U-Turn, which ended their three-leg winning streak.

‘The Amazing Race’ Episode 7 Elimination

Doug and Dylan checked in last at the Pit Stop and were eliminated, finishing eighth. The grandfather and grandson from San Diego, California, had also finished last in Leg 6, a non-elimination leg, and carried the automatic U-Turn into Leg 7. It was a close dash with Daisha and Dalton to the finish line, but Doug and Dylan ultimately came up short. Still, it was an impressive run for the grandfather-grandson duo, who made history as the oldest and youngest contestants ever to compete on the show.

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‘The Amazing Race’ Episode Schedule

Follow the season with the schedule below:

New 90-minute episodes air every Wednesday. This schedule will be updated as additional episode titles and air dates are announced.

What is ‘The Amazing Race’ About?

Hosted by Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race sends teams of two with a pre-existing relationship on a race around the world. Each leg has them follow clues between countries, choose between two Detour tasks and send one member into a Roadblock, then sprint for the Pit Stop mat. The last team to check in on most legs is eliminated, and the first team to reach the finish line wins $1 million.

Season 39 marks the show’s twenty-fifth anniversary and sends 13 teams across five continents and nine countries, covering roughly 25,000 miles over twelve legs that begin in Vancouver. It also carries a first for the series: every team started the race holding an Express Pass, good for skipping one task, which had to be used by the end of Leg 6.

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