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Who won the Amazing Race 2025?
Jas and Jag Bains won The Amazing Race 2025 (Season 38), claiming the 1 million dollar grand prize after a tight final leg in New York City, while Kyland Young and Taylor Hale finished second and Joseph and Adam Abdin took third. Second place is reported to receive 25,000 dollars before taxes, with third place getting 10,000 dollars and smaller appearance fees scaled down for the rest of the cast.
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Season 38 Setup and Finalists
Season 38 was branded “The Amazing Race: European Adventure,” featuring 13 teams with at least one former Big Brother houseguest paired with a loved one, racing through multiple European countries before returning to the United States for the finale.
By the time the race reached its last leg, the field had narrowed to three teams: brothers Jas and Jag Bains, showmance duo Kyland Young and Taylor Hale, and brothers Joseph and Adam Abdin, after Izzy Gleicher and Paige Seber were eliminated just short of the finale in France.
The finale episode picked up right after that French cliffhanger, confirming Joseph and Adam as the final team to secure a spot in the New York City showdown. With the cast now entirely made up of Big Brother alumni pairs, the final hour became a sprint where one mistake in any task could shuffle the finishing order.
New York City leg: task-by-task Recap
The final leg began with Phil Keoghan sending all three teams from Europe to New York City, where they landed on the same flight to keep the competition tight. Once on the ground, teams had to race to the Empire State Building, setting up an immediate footrace and taxi scramble through Manhattan traffic.
At the Empire State Building, each team member had to rappel from the 103rd floor down to the 90th floor to retrieve their next clue, a height-intensive challenge designed to test nerve and focus. Jas and Jag arrived first and handled the rappel quickly, Kyland and Taylor followed close behind, and Adam, despite a fear of heights, managed to push through so he and Joseph could stay in the fight.
From there, teams were directed to a bakery and then to Sesame Street, where they had to deliver a special package to Cookie Monster before receiving their next clue from Oscar the Grouch. Jas and Jag maintained their lead through these deliveries, with Taylor and Kyland on their heels, while a taxi issue caused Joseph and Adam to fall a step behind when their driver did not wait.
Spandex House and the crossword challenge
The next major task sent teams to Spandex House, a fabric warehouse in Manhattan, for one of the toughest challenges of the finale. Here, each team needed to locate 16 specific bolts of fabric from a packed two‑story store and then push the heavy rolls on foot for 11 city blocks to deliver them to students at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Jas and Jag finished assembling their order first and started the long push through crowded sidewalks, but one of their fabric rolls opened and tangled in their cart wheel, briefly threatening their lead. They stayed calm, freed the fabric, and kept going, while Kyland and Taylor completed their order soon after and Joseph and Adam followed, still within striking distance if the leaders made a big mistake.
After the fabric delivery, teams were sent to Seret Studio in Brooklyn for the memory-heavy final puzzle: a giant crossword using clues drawn from all the previous legs and key race moments. Jas and Jag reached the studio first but stumbled on spelling and needed time to sort out the grid, allowing Taylor and Kyland, then Joseph and Adam, to enter the puzzle room and turn the endgame into a genuine three‑way battle.
Sprint to Yankee Stadium and final placements
Once the crossword was completed, certain letters were highlighted, and teams had to unscramble them to discover the final destination: Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. Jas and Jag eventually cracked the phrase and bolted for taxis, with Kyland and Taylor finishing seconds later and Joseph and Adam not far behind.
All three teams raced across New York City toward the stadium, with the edit emphasizing how narrow the time gaps had become. In the end, Jas and Jag sprinted onto the final mat at Yankee Stadium first, where Phil Keoghan crowned them the winners of The Amazing Race 38 and handed them the symbolic 1 million dollar check, with Kyland and Taylor arriving shortly after in second and Joseph and Adam closing the race in third.
Prize money and what second place gets
The Amazing Race has kept a consistent 1 million dollar grand prize for the winning pair since its launch in 2001, with Season 38 following the same format. That amount is before federal and state taxes; financial experts estimate winners typically take home significantly less after required deductions, with the exact net depending on their place of residence.
Non‑winning teams also receive money, both through the standard prize ladder and occasional leg prizes such as trips or experiences earned during the race. Reporting sourced to producers and former racers indicates that second place earns 25,000 dollars and third place 10,000 dollars, again before taxes, with every eliminated team getting a smaller appearance payout that increases the longer they remain in the game.
Disclaimer:
The information provided reflects the results of The Amazing Race 2025 (Season 38) as per available sources. Prize amounts are before taxes and may be subject to change. For official updates, refer to the show’s network or production announcements.
