Hosted by Ron Shahar, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world to win ₪1,000,000.
Starting in Haifa, racers traveled through Israel, Spain, France, Brazil, Cuba, the United States, and Taiwan before finishing in Taipei.
In August 2012, Reshet began casting for a third season of HaMerotz LaMillion, with final applications due on 31 December 2012.
[3] The cast for this season included married grandparents from New York and South Africa, friends from the Ezra youth movement, Port of Ashdod dock workers, and cousins of Persian descent.
The two were married on 3 October 2013, in a ceremony attended by Debbie & Dana, Eliran & Itzik, Ma'ayan & Bat-El, Romi & Coral, and Talia & Koby.