| Episode Title | Description | Who was eliminated (highlight to see)
| The World Is Waiting...Go! (Season premiere) | The reality series in which 11 two-member teams compete for $1 million in a thrilling race around the world returns for a second edition. "The competition this time around is a lot tighter," says host Phil Keoghan. "It is very competitive all the way through and builds to a truly sensational finish." The teammates (most are friends, couples or relatives) begin their quest in Las Vegas and learn of their first stop: Rio de Janeiro. Last year, the teams traveled 35,000 miles in 31 days. This time the total distance is 55,000 over the course of 28 days. "We put them under a lot more pressure this time," reports Keoghan. "We're talking about some pretty cranked-up, jet-lagged, tired people." | Deidre and Hillary
| Help Me, I'm American | Ten teams begin the second leg of the race as they travel from Rio de Janeiro to Iguacu Falls near the Brazil-Argentina border. | Hope and Norm
| My Alarm Clock Didn't Go Off! | Nine teams jet from the jungles of Brazil to Cape Town, South Africa, where a third pair is eliminated. | Peggy and Claire
| This Game Is About Minutes! | The teams struggle to make the first charter flight from Cape Town, South Africa, to Namibia, and then travel more than 500 miles by truck along unmarked desert roads to reach the next pit stop. | Shola and Doyin
| Welcome to the World of Being Human | The teams fly from Namibia to Bangkok, Thailand. | Cyndi and Russel
| I'm Gonna Take His Girl | The teams endure a 15-hour train ride from Bangkok to Northern Thailand then drive into the mountains where they compete in a river-rafting race. | Not an elimination round
| I'm Gonna Throw Up on Phil's Shoes | The teams travel from Northern Thailand to Hong Kong, where they must control a 40-ton crane and consume an ancient Chinese remedy. | Mary and Peach
| I'm Not a Miner! No, You're an Idiot! (2 hours) | The five remaining teams travel from Hong Kong to the Australian outback. | First Half: Not an elimination round | Second Half: Gary and Dave Ready to Lose Our Lives | Four teams travel from the Australian outback to New Zealand, where they take a wild river ride and bungee jump 450 feet. | Not an elimination round
| It's Hammer Time | The four remaining teams travel to Auckland, New Zealand, and rappel into the nearby Lost World caves. | Oswald and Danny
| Follow that Plane!(2 hours) (season finale) | The three remaining teams compete for the $1 million first-place prize as the second edition of the race around the world concludes. "It is a truly sensational finish," reports host Phil Keoghan. "I was standing at the finish line waiting for the teams to come in and thinking 'This is what reality television is all about. To be here right now and not know which team is going to run up first and collect the money.' " At press time, the pairs still in the hunt are lifelong friends Chris and Alex, brother-sister combo Blake and Paige, separated couple Tara and Wil, and best friends Oswald and Danny. The final dash includes stops in Hawaii and Alaska before ending near Las Vegas. | 3rd place: Blake and Paige
| 2nd place: Wil and Tara 1st place: Chris and Alex |
