Season 5 Plot
Four teams embark on a life-changing journey as they race to find their long-lost relatives.
Relative Race Season 5 aired on March 10th, 2019.
Season 5 Episodes
1. Episode 1
Four new teams take off from St. Louis with a stunning twist at the starting line. Chonta discovers her southern slavery roots. Marcus learns Arkansas is a state, and takes part in a family dance-off.
2. Episode 2
Teams Red and Blue battle heavy rain and compete head-to-head in a building block challenge. Kaley and Kristin go back to driving school with a relative. Demetrius falls to his knees after meeting the first blood relative on his father's side.
3. Episode 3
All the teams must smell” their way to victory competing in a blindfolded challenge. Maria’s life is changed forever. Kaley and Kristin connect with their family at a recording studio.
4. Episode 4
The brothers from L.A. get a geography lesson and throw pottery for the first time. All teams carefully balance their way through a challenge. Demetrius discovers another relative on his Dad’s side & Maria attends a very special surprise birthday party.
5. Episode 5
The teams show off their singing abilities. Huge paper airplanes are made to pop through a challenge. Elizabeth discovers her Dad’s side of the family. Team Black finds out twins run in their family.
6. Episode 6
Chonta’s surprised by an emotional cousin. Team Red plays hockey with their newfound family, Team Green camps and learns to wakeboard, and Team Black learns baseball from their relatives.
7. Episode 7
Each team’s art skills are put to the test in a challenge. Elizabeth's emotions are conflicted with a close relative. The twins continue their journey and meet a key relative in the search for their Dad. Marcus connects with his Dad’s side.
8. Episode 8
The teams are faced with a marble challenge and their teamwork is tested. Keith and Marcus go to Las Vegas for the first time. Elizabeth's maternal family blossoms with a close connection. Maria gets overwhelmed by the pressure of the competition.
9. Episode 9
The teams get a challenge that tests their hearing. Demetrius meets a key paternal relative in Chicago, Illinois. Marcus and his Dad share a heartwarming discovery. Team Red heads to Abington, Pennsylvania for laser tag with their family.
10. Episode 10
After 9 days on the road, the remaining teams face off in the desert of Tucson, Arizona for the chance to win the $50,000 prize. They are challenged in cowboy skills, like quick-draw gun duels, rock climbing, corn shucking, and a cattle roundup.