NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Nine countries, 25,000 miles, and, for the first time, a $2 million payoff: The Amazing Race.

But getting to that prize is a whole different matter.

The show, which won this year’s Emmy for Outstanding Reality Competition Program, is now in its 21st season.

Two of the contestants, Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell, are a real life couple. The two stopped by The Couch for a sneak peek at the upcoming season.