Overview
- BBC One’s hit series, which launched Thursday at 8pm on TV and iPlayer, drew instant posts naming in‑laws Mark and Margo as early favourites.
- Five two‑person teams race without smartphones or bank cards and live on the cash equivalent of the airfare, kept under £26 per person per day, for a £20,000 prize.
- The route stretches from Palermo, Sicily, to Hatgal on Lake Hovsgol in northern Mongolia across eight countries, with temperatures ranging from about 30°C to −20°C.
- The lineup features 19‑year‑old friends Jo and Kush from Liverpool, siblings Katie and Harrison, father and daughter Molly and Andrew, cousins Puja and Roshni, and in‑laws Mark and Margo.
- The nine‑episode run continues weekly to a Thursday May 28, 2026 finale, with one team set to win the cash and the title.