{"id":4056,"date":"2025-06-11T21:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T21:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/?p=4056"},"modified":"2025-06-12T12:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T12:20:10","slug":"race-across-the-world-fans-call-2025-series-best-so-far-after-winners-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/11\/race-across-the-world-fans-call-2025-series-best-so-far-after-winners-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Race Across The World fans call 2025 series \u2018best so far\u2019 after winners announced"},"content":{"rendered":"
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typeof(data.detail.carousel) === ‘undefined’ || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === ‘undefined’) {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tvar player = data.detail.carousel.el_;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tvar container = player.closest(‘.metro-video-player’);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tvar placeholder = container.querySelector(‘.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder’);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tcontainer.removeChild(placeholder);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tcontainer.classList.add(‘metro-video-player–related-videos-loaded’);<br \/>\n\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The winners of BBC One’s <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/race-across-the-world\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/race-across-the-world\/\">Race Across the World <\/a>2025 have been revealed, and fans are already labelling this the best season yet. <\/p>\n<p>After travelling thousands of kilometres across China, Nepal and India, one pair claimed the \u00a320,000 prize after reaching the final checkpoint in Kanniyakumari.<\/p>\n<p>The final leg was the closest the teams had been in 51 days, with just 19 minutes separating first and second place.<\/p>\n<p>However, for the first time in the show’s history, a mother and son pairing have won after <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/06\/11\/travelled-14-000km-race-across-world-this-one-place-everyone-visit-23338021\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/06\/11\/travelled-14-000km-race-across-world-this-one-place-everyone-visit-23338021\/\">Caroline and Tom<\/a> were declared winners following the 14,100km race across the world\u2019s largest continent, Asia.<\/p>\n<p>After the episode, fans on X were quick to brand the latest season the best yet.<\/p>\n<p>@Caz2025xx wrote, ‘ Brilliant series. The best by far. They were all worthy winners’ a sentiment echoed by @louiseolou who added, ‘Best series so far! For once, I loved all 4 couples! It was joyous!’<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"483\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_255195857-a769.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23391655\" alt=\"TITLE:Race Across the World S5,EP NUMBER:8,TX DATE:11-06-2025,TX WEEK:23,EMBARGOED UNTIL:11-06-2025 22:01:01,PEOPLE:Tom and Caroline,DESCRIPTION:Embargoed until post TX8 22.01:01 Wednesday 11th June 2025.,COPYRIGHT:Studio Lambert,CREDIT LINE:BBC\/Studio Lambert\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Mother and son Caroline and Tom have won this season of Race Across the World (Picture: BBC\/ Studio Lambert)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_255195880-512c.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23391643\" alt=\"TITLE:Race Across the World S5,EP NUMBER:8,TX DATE:11-06-2025,TX WEEK:23,EMBARGOED UNTIL:11-06-2025 22:01:01,PEOPLE:Caroline, Tom, Sioned, Fin, Elizabeth, Letitia, Melvyn, Brian,DESCRIPTION:Embargoed until post TX8 22.01:01 Wednesday 11th June 2025.,COPYRIGHT:Studio Lambert,CREDIT LINE:BBC\/Studio Lambert\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>This year’s finalists join together on the beach following the show’s conclusion (Picture: BBC\/Studio Lambert)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>@FishEggs1964 posted, ‘The best yet\u2026well done all participants! Fair play to BBC\u2026it gets enough stick but all credit deserved here. #RaceAcrossTheWorld Roll on the next series.’ <\/p>\n<p>Sisters Elizabeth and Letitia, who have remained consistent throughout the race, came in second place.<\/p>\n<p>They were followed by teenage couple <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/06\/11\/race-across-worlds-sioned-shouldnt-sneered-tears-23389731\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/06\/11\/race-across-worlds-sioned-shouldnt-sneered-tears-23389731\/\">Fin and Sioned<\/a>, while brothers Brian and Melvyn came in fourth.<\/p>\n<p>It was a race to find a boat towards the fishing village of Arockiapuram and there, find the Vattakottai Fort where the last and final sign-in book was waiting. As Caroline and Tom turned to the page to discover they had reached the final checkpoint in first place, they hugged, overcome with emotion.<\/p>\n<p>An emotional Caroline cried: ‘We must never doubt ourselves again. Ever, ever, ever.’<\/p>\n<p>Writing their names in the book, Tom said: ‘That\u2019s a really good feeling, I\u2019m lost for words, I can\u2019t believe it. 51 days racing through countries I never thought I\u2019d go to, I never thought we\u2019d come this far, I never thought we\u2019d achieve so much and I\u2019ve never been prouder of my mum \u2013 she got me through it.’<\/p>\n<p>As sisters Elizabeth and Letitia turned the page to claim second place, Elizabeth said: ‘Ah, Tom and Caroline, so close, 19 minutes,’ with Letitia adding: ‘I\u2019m proud of us.’<\/p>\n<p>Just 45 minutes behind the winners, Fin and Sioned arrived in third place. Fin said: ‘We\u2019ve done well.’ <\/p>\n<p>He added: ‘It would have been incredible to have come first, but obviously we can\u2019t all come first.. we\u2019ve gone more than 12000km\u2026’<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"485\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_255195986-44c2.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23391647\" alt=\"TITLE:Race Across the World S5,EP NUMBER:8,TX DATE:11-06-2025,TX WEEK:23,EMBARGOED UNTIL:11-06-2025 22:01:01,PEOPLE:Letitia and Elizabeth,DESCRIPTION:Embargoed until post TX8 22.01:01 Wednesday 11th June 2025.,COPYRIGHT:Studio Lambert,CREDIT LINE:BBC\/Studio Lambert\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Elizabeth and Letitia finished just 19 minutes behind Caroline and Tom (Picture: BBC\/Studio Lambert)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"432\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_247642144-b05d.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22913101\" alt=\"TITLE:Race Across the World S5,EP NUMBER:1,TX DATE: ,TX WEEK:16,EMBARGOED UNTIL:15-04-2025 00:00:00,PEOPLE:Elizabeth and Letitia,DESCRIPTION:Series 5,COPYRIGHT:Studio Lambert,CREDIT LINE:BBC\/Studio Lambert\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>In second place, sisters Elizabeth and Letitia were narrowly behind Caroline and Tom (Picture: BBC\/ Studio Lambert)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sioned continued: ‘It\u2019s been more than just the distance, it\u2019s been a journey for us.’<\/p>\n<p>Brian and Melvyn, who arrived in fourth place, only 3 hours and 5 minutes behind the race winners, said: ‘We\u2019ve done very well actually. Really pleased for the guys that have won it. Beer? Desperately, and definitely!’<\/p>\n<p>Following the episode, fans took to social media to congratulate the winners and commiserate with the losers. <\/p>\n<p>@Welly_springer wrote on X: ‘Congratulations to Caroline & Tom. Worthy winners. Enjoyed every minute’ while @PremierLeedsMOT added, ‘yet again my favourite team won! Great result and another great season’.<\/p>\n<p>@jamessmccarthy meanwhile wrote: ‘Really pleased that Caroline and Tom won #RaceAcrossTheWorld. Lovely people this series’.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_255191902-b917.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23391423\" alt=\"TITLE:Race Across the World S5,EP NUMBER:9,TX DATE:18-06-2025,TX WEEK:24,EMBARGOED UNTIL:10-06-2025 00:00:01,PEOPLE:Caroline, Tom, Fin, Elizabeth, Letitia, Sioned, Melvyn, Brian, Gaz, Yin,DESCRIPTION:,COPYRIGHT:Studio Lambert,CREDIT LINE:BBC\/Studio Lambert\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Fans have branded this season the ‘best yet’ (Picture:BBC\/Studio Lambert)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Other fans felt slightly dejected that their preferred team didn’t win, with @Katieharris99 joking on x that she’s ‘fuming it wasn\u2019t Brian and Melvin’ while @ellasrhapsody labelled Fin and Sioned ‘the people’s princesses’. <\/p>\n<p>Sadly, not everyone was pleased with Caroline and Tom’s victory. Several X users described the final as ‘the ending the majority didn\u2019t want’ and criticised the pair for their perceived ‘poshness’.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the backlash, though, the pair have their defenders, including @beginningwithm, who took to X to express their frustration with those criticising Tom and Caroline. <\/p>\n<p>‘To the people being horrible about Tom and Caroline. Grow up,’ they wrote. ‘They’ve come across as really nice people all the way through this. Try not to hate so much.’<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"485\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_255191904-6370.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23391420\" alt=\"TITLE:Race Across the World S5,EP NUMBER:8,TX DATE:11-06-2025,TX WEEK:24,EMBARGOED UNTIL:10-06-2025 19:00:01,PEOPLE:Letitia, Fin, Elizabeth, Tom, Melvyn, Sioned, Caroline, Brian,DESCRIPTION:Embargoed until 7pm Tuesday 10th June 2025.,COPYRIGHT:Studio Lambert,CREDIT LINE:BBC \/ Studio Lambert\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Fans have been sharing their thoughts on the winners online (Picture: BBC \/ Studio Lambert)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These feelings were echoed by @IAmDrBaldHead, who explained they were ‘slightly gobsmacked’ by how cruel viewers were being about the pair before congratulating Tom and Caroline for being ‘decent, genuine people’.<\/p>\n<p>The final episode saw Caroline and Tom begin the last leg in the lead, 6 hours and 54 minutes ahead of Elizabeth and Letitia.<\/p>\n<p>They started from the 7th checkpoint, Panaji in Goa with just over 1000km to traverse across the southern Indian states to reach the finish line at the southernmost tip of India in Kanniyakumari.<\/p>\n<p>Arriving into Kanniyakumari by taxi, Tom said how nervous he was, and worried more when he exclaimed: ‘I\u2019ve just seen Fin and Sioned, I promise you, I have, oh no.’ <\/p>\n<p>Getting caught in a traffic jam, Caroline and Tom were visibly despondent.<\/p>\n<p>Receiving their first instructions to reach the tip of India, Caroline and Tom raced through huge crowds of people trying to watch the incredible sunrise but with little time to appreciate the stunning views: ‘It\u2019s a nice sunrise, bit hard to focus on, but it\u2019s nice.’<\/p>\n<p>Hot on Caroline and Tom\u2019s heels, Elizabeth and Letitia received the next instructions to proceed on foot to the front of Our Lady of Ransom Shrine. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_255195981-af45.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23391649\" alt=\"TITLE:Race Across the World S5,EP NUMBER:8,TX DATE:11-06-2025,TX WEEK:23,EMBARGOED UNTIL:11-06-2025 22:01:01,PEOPLE:Fin and Sioned,DESCRIPTION:Embargoed until post TX8 22.01:01 Wednesday 11th June 2025.,COPYRIGHT:Studio Lambert,CREDIT LINE:BBC\/Studio Lambert\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The young Welsh couple finished in a respectable third place (Picture: BBC\/Studio Lambert)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_254152002-143d.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23387599\" alt=\"TITLE:Race Across the World S5,EP NUMBER:7,TX DATE:04-06-2025,TX WEEK:22,EMBARGOED UNTIL:27-05-2025 00:00:00,PEOPLE:Sioned and Fin,DESCRIPTION:,COPYRIGHT:Studio Lambert,CREDIT LINE:BBC\/Studio Lambert\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Sioned and Fin underwent an emotional journey during the series (Picture: BBC\/ Studio Lambert)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Not hesitating to ask multiple people for help, the teams made their way and discovered they must then take a boat to the Arockiapuram fishing village.<\/p>\n<p>Caroline and Tom secured a boat for 1000 rupees, stressing that they were in a race and the need for speed to their driver. Still worried about having seen Fin and Sioned, Tom said: ‘I still can\u2019t see Fin and Sioned, I don\u2019t know if they can see us.’<\/p>\n<p>The teams received a message instructing them to head on foot to the Vattakottai Fort. Running through the winding streets, trying to find the beach, Tom said: ‘It\u2019s so far out of the way.’<\/p>\n<p>On reaching the entrance to the Fort, Caroline and Tom ran in with Caroline asking, ‘Can you see anyone else, Thomas?’ and Tom replying, ‘I don\u2019t see anyone.’<\/p>\n<p>The pair reached the book and discovered they had won the race of a lifetime and a \u00a320,000 prize.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"485\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_255195972-484f.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23391645\" alt=\"TITLE:Race Across the World S5,EP NUMBER:8,TX DATE:11-06-2025,TX WEEK:23,EMBARGOED UNTIL:11-06-2025 22:01:01,PEOPLE:Brian, Melvyn,DESCRIPTION:Embargoed until post TX8 22.01:01 Wednesday 11th June 2025.,COPYRIGHT:Studio Lambert,CREDIT LINE:BBC\/Studio Lambert\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Brian and Melvyn finally reach the finish line together (Picture:BBC\/Studio Lambert)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_250349489-5d30.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23336560\" alt=\"Brian and Melvyn on Race Across The World. The brothers are sitting at a table next to each other\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Brothers Brian and Melvyn reconnected in this series (Picture: BBC\/ Studio Lambert)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Over the eight-part series, the four pairs have raced over 14,000km over 51 days. <\/p>\n<p>The teams have successfully journeyed across the world\u2019s largest continent, Asia, taking in three of its most diverse and fascinating nations \u2013 China, Nepal and India. <\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve had to navigate crowds, congestion and cultural barriers, as well as a multitude of vast ranging landscapes on an epic journey from The Great Wall of China in northeastern China all the way to the southernmost tip of India \u2013 Kanniyakumari \u2013 all without smartphones, internet access and bank cards, and armed only with the cash equivalent of flying the route.<\/p>\n<p>Following the final episode of Race Across the World, the teams will return for a heart-warming reunion celebration, which airs at 9pm on Wednesday, 18th June on BBC One.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Race Across the World is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify mb-2\" >{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Metro.co.uk”,”duration”:”T1M31S”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/06\/12\/08\/99291575-0-image-m-29_1749711682345.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2025-06-11T16:07:22+0100″,”description”:”The duo were the first to sign their names in the book, bagging them u00a320,000″,”contentUrl”:”https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2025\/06\/11\/7710079209850450310\/480x270_MP4_7710079209850450310.mp4″,”height”:270,”width”:480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener(‘metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded’, function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4056"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4056"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4076,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4056\/revisions\/4076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}