The Amazing Race season 37 episode 9 recap: The teams head to Naples and face new challenges
The Amazing Race season 37 reached a new phase as the remaining teams flew to Naples, Italy, for their next leg. Episode 9, which aired on April 30, 2025, featured the participants traveling to Italy. There, they faced new challenges, aiming to emerge victorious and secure their spots in the competition as the show approaches its finale.
The episode, titled The Pizza de Resistance, presented the teams with various challenges, including stringing a mandolin, making mozzarella twists, delivering groceries, and making pizza from scratch. It also highlighted Han and Holden's struggle to outperform the others, ultimately finishing the leg in last place.
However, despite coming in fifth position, they were saved by a surprise announcement from host Phil Keoghan. The official synopsis of The Amazing Race season 37 episode 9 reads:
"The teams travel to Naples, Italy, where they must perfect their pizza-making skills."
What happened in episode 9 of The Amazing Race season 37?
The episode kicked off with all the teams from The Amazing Race boarding the same flight to Naples, Italy. Alyssa and Josiah, who won the Express Pass in a previous segment, wanted to hold on to the advantage so they could use it at a later stage of the competition.
After arriving in Naples, each pair had to take a taxi to Castel Sant'Elmo to find their next clue. Hans and Holden, along with Jonathan and Ana, arrived at the location first and secured their clues. The clue instructed them to locate the Pulcinella Statue for their next hint.
While searching for the statue, Brett and Mark, Alyssa and Josiah, and Carson and Jack secured the first clue. Brett and Mark were the first to locate the statue, closely followed by Carson and Jack, and then Alyssa and Josiah, giving them a significant advantage over the remaining teams.
The Amazing Race teams ahead of Jonathan and Ana, as well as Han and Holden, secured their next clue, which notified them about a Detour. The Detour presented two choices: Mandolin or Mozzarella. In Mandolin, teams had to assemble the final pieces of the instrument, while in Mozzarella, they needed to twist six pieces of mozzarella cheese.
The leading teams chose to tackle the Mozzarella Detour. However, Jonathan and Ana, along with Han and Holden, who were initially ahead, fell behind as they struggled to locate the statue. Despite their efforts to collaborate, the teams could not make any progress and got lost. However, after a while, they finally found the statue and obtained the next clue.
Jonathan and Ana opted to complete the Mandolin Detour, while Han and Holden chose to finish the Mozzarella challenge. In the meantime, Brett and Mark gained a significant lead over the other teams by completing four out of six mozzarella twists. However, Carson and Jack outperformed Brett and Mark by getting all their twists approved on their third attempt.
Brett and Mark followed suit and then made their way to the Montesanto Quarter to find their next clue. Elsewhere in The Amazing Race, Jonathan completed the Mandolin challenge with little difficulty since he played the guitar. Consequently, they headed to the Montesanto Quarter as well. Soon after, Alyssa and Josiah completed the Mozzarella Detour, leaving Han and Holden in last place.
Jonathan and Ana were the first team to arrive at their next challenge, where they learned they had to make grocery deliveries, delivering sausage, cheese, and produce up to a balcony of one of the houses on the street using a bucket. Jonathan and Ana completed the task before anyone else and then headed to Ristorante de Ettore, while Brett and Mark finished in second place.
Carson and Jack, along with Alyssa and Josiah, finished making the deliveries shortly after, securing third and fourth places, respectively. Although Jonathan and Ana finished first, Carson and Jack's taxi managed to drive past them, putting them behind in this leg of The Amazing Race.
At the restaurant, the teams had to complete a Roadblock, which involved making a pizza from scratch. Carson, Brett, and Ana volunteered to complete the task. Shortly afterward, Alyssa and Josiah arrived, and Alyssa decided to make the pizza. Meanwhile, Han and Holden were still completing their delivery.
Ana completed the task on her first attempt and was allowed to advance to the Pit Stop: Castel Nuovo. Soon after, Brett's pizza was approved; however, Carson struggled to get the chef's approval. Jonathan and Ana finished the Italy leg as the frontrunners, earning a trip to Mexico City.
Brett and Mark secured second place, with Alyssa and Josiah coming in third. Carson finally received the chef's approval, leaving Han and Holden behind as they started making their pizzas. Han finished making the pizza on her first attempt, while Carson and Jack had yet to reach the Pit Stop.
Eventually, Carson and Jack met host Phil Keoghan at the finish line, making Han and Holden the last team to arrive at the Pit Stop. Although they anticipated elimination, Phil surprised Han and Holden by announcing that this leg of The Amazing Race was a non-elimination leg.
The Amazing Race episodes are available to stream on CBS.
