Amazing Race

CBS' The Amazing Race finally concluded its 33rd season on March 2 with Kim and Penn Holderness becoming the oldest couple to win.

They also became one of the oldest couples on the show to have travelled to seven countries and 17 cities. The couple, who are also popular internet personalities, broke the age record previously set by Season 5 champions, Chip & Kim McAllister. The 33rd season began filming in February 2020 but came to an abrupt stop once COVID-19 hit.

Kim and Penn Holderness of Raleigh won Season 33 of CBS's The Amazing Race. They talk about their plans to use the money they won, their kids' support ...

“And now that we were able to like, enjoy that moment with them and see the looks on their faces when it was over, it was pretty special.” Very few people ever get to do it, so that was never lost on us.” At the finish, they talked with Keoghan about what the victory meant to them, and to their kids back home. So, that’s a lifestyle change to have that taken care of.” “I would say that it was never lost on us that this was an incredible privilege,” Kim Holderness said. “Even though we finished first, which is kind of awesome.” “Everybody had kind of a cheering section, so when one person would do really well, you know, they’d start cheering,” Kim Holderness said. “That’s how we won $1 million dollars.” “That is going to change not just our lives, because we’re not going to have that burden” Kim Holderness said. But Wednesday’s two-hour finale was still a nail-biter, coming down to the wire. That’s how we won,” he said. Penn Holderness described the feeling of approaching the finish line, with the “warmth of the sun” beating down on them, as “surreal” and as if the couple was “floating on air.”

It's almost time to see which team is taking home $1 million! Check out this exclusive Amazing Race sneak peek before the series finale on March 2.

"The Amazing Race [is about] amazing people going to amazing places…" Phil exclusively told E! News. "I am extremely proud of the team and how everyone turned up for testing when they were meant to and realized that getting through a pandemic like this, it is imperative to consider how your behavior impacts others, not just yourself." "Ryan and I, the lions, went hunting and we made a kill," Dusty says to the camera in the clip.

The journalists-turned-internet-personalities staged a come-from-behind finish in the reality show finale to claim the $1 million prize.

While Raquel and Cayla were ahead for most of the final leg, they did not become just the fourth (!) female team in The Amazing Race's 33-season history to win ...

I would have loved to see them have to choose the actual objects, but I suppose that would have made it much harder to judge whether they were doing it correctly or not, and having a subjective task in the final leg is not my favorite choice. Alas, they didn’t appear to be as strategic about making changes every time they got a fault (ha!), and Kim and Penn heard “game, set, match!” first, and won the $1 million. “I can’t see all the way down there,” Penn said, and I felt for them: even in HD, it was hard to see those columns at the end. Even with some very thin legs, it felt to me like a throwback to earlier seasons, especially with the post-restart season not having any U-Turns or Yields. Penn got creative: “I’m going to turn this into a running challenge,” and ran to the monk to just keep giving numbers until he landed on the right one. They began the race strong, but placed third for five of the final six legs, and were in fourth place that other leg. Before the second Roadblock, teams had to work together to paint a sardine can image on a door. The first Roadblock, choosing a rowboat with a Portuguese explorer’s name on it and then rowing across a marina, was a good combination of brains and brawn—though luck helped too, as Kim just “picked the prettiest boat” and happened to be right. The two tasks in Los Angeles involved both team members. Yikes. They did ask strangers to map routes for them, though. “Internet Personalities” Kim and Penn were very strong throughout the race, and finished third or higher from episode three on. Kim told us she took meticulous notes and drew pictures after each leg—and the final race-recap task was matching photos to descriptions of things they’d done.

Flight attendants Raquel Moore and Cayla Platt talk exclusively with Parade.com about last night's second-place finish on The Amazing Race 33.