Race Across The World 2025 Betting Odds: Caroline And Tom Back In The Lead
Race Across the World's latest episode began with just six-and-a-half hours separating the four teams.
It was the closest the race has been so far in the first six episodes - but, once again, it's all change on betting sites after episode seven.
The epic BBC One show features four pairings travelling 14,000km from the Great Wall of China to Kanniyakumari, a town in the southern tip of India.
They aren't allowed to fly, or use phones and bank cards amid the jaunt, but the winning pairing will win a £20,000 cash prize.
Last Wednesday was leg seven, the penultimate part of the journey, as the four teams travelled through India from Sasan Gir to Panaji, Goa, the seventh checkpoint.
Brian And Melvyn's Massive Shock
Brothers Brian and Melvyn began episode seven as the 13/8 favourites on betting apps to win this year's series - but they were left cursing their choices by the end of the leg.
The siblings have had a series of self-discovery, as many of the teams have, and during the latest episode they were confident of heading into the eighth and final leg still in front.
Brian and Melvyn began the latest episode with a two-hour lead over Caroline and Tom, and they aimed to extend that by splashing out £48 on a taxi to a ferry port.
They were the only team to catch the last ferry of the day, and were confident they would still be leading thanks to that decision.
Race Across The World Odds:
Team | Odds | Probability |
Caroline & Tom | Evens | 50% |
Elizabeth & Letitia | 2/1 | 33.3% |
Fin and Sioned | 9/4 | 30.8% |
Brian & Melvyn | 4/1 | 20% |
The pair worked out that ferry might have given them an eight-hour advantage over the other three teams, who wouldn't be able to travel by sea to reach the checkpoint.
However, they had a huge shock.
Upon reaching Panaji, the siblings were stunned to discover they were in fourth place - and a massive 17 hours and 11 minutes behind the new leaders.
Melvyn said: "I don't know how we've done that," but he later insisted they were "not despondent".
Brian and Melvyn are now propping up the market at 4/1 to win this year's Race Across the World, but they plan to give it their all in the last leg.
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Caroline And Tom Regain Favouritism
On the flip side, mother and son duo Caroline and Tom are the Evens favourites to win the series, from 2/1 last time out.
The pair made a great start to the latest leg by hitching a free lift, and they later took a risk by putting themselves on a reserve list for a train.
Fortunately, they managed to secure tickets - and that gamble clearly had a big part to play in them ending leg seven in front.
They were delighted to be back in the lead heading into the final leg, with Caroline saying: "I can't believe we are first. It's the most incredible feeling."
The mother and son are six hours and 54 minutes ahead of second-place sisters Elizabeth and Letitia (2/1).
Early on in leg seven, the siblings made a gut-decision to snub a 10-hour bus journey and they chanced a train instead.
Fortunately, there was one available.
Upon discovering they are second heading into the last part of the journey, Letitia admitted it would've been nice to be first.
But the pair are confident they will be at the end of the jaunt.
Fin And Sioned's Outside Chance
Fin and Sioned head into the final leg as 9/4 third favourites.
The teenage couple are less than an hour behind Elizabeth and Letitia, but they have the least budget of the four teams.
During last Wednesday night's episode, the pair worked at a chai shop to boost their funds, but had a setback when a customer told them trains from Mumbai to Goa were always booked up months in advance.
During the episode, Sioned admitted she and Fin have learned to interact more with locals to gain an advantage, and they were rewarded when a local in India helped out by booking a taxi for them.
Upon discovering they are third, Sioned said: "It's fine, because we're all very close together. Think of it that way."
Fin added: "At least we're not 31 hours behind again."
After racing for nearly 13,000km, there is just one leg to go for the four pairings.
Only eight hours separate the top three teams, but Brian and Melvyn have it all to do.
It promises to be an epic finale on Wednesday night.
* Reminder: These are hypothetical odds provided by industry experts.
