Velyki Perehony

Velyki Perehony (Ukrainian: Великі Перегони; English: Great Race) was a Ukrainian reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Following the premise of other versions in the Amazing Race franchise, the show follows ten teams of two as they race around Afro-Eurasia. The show was split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselves in foreign areas, interact with locals, perform physical and mental challenges, and travel by air, boat, car, taxi, and other modes of transport. Teams are progressively eliminated at the end of most legs for being the last to arrive at designated Pit Stops. The show visited three continents and eight countries and traveled over 35,000 kilometres (22,000 mi) during twelve legs. Starting in Kyiv, teams travelled through the United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, Singapore, the Philippines, South Africa, the Netherlands, and Poland before returning to Ukraine, travelling through Lviv Oblast and finishing in Kyiv. The first team to arrive at the Finish Line wins the grand prize of ₴500,000.

The show was hosted by Oleksandr "Fozzy" Sydorenko and produced by Sister's Production (Сістерз Продакшн), in association with ABC Studios and premiered on 1+1 on 13 April 2013 at 20:00 EEST. The finale aired on 29 June, and a special "Life after the Race" episode aired on 6 July.

Beauty queens Valeria Nikiforets and Bohdana Primak were the winners, while common-law married couple Oleksiy Yeremeyev and Olena Dolzhenko finished in second place and father and son Kostyantin and Yakiv Potomkyiv finished in third place.