Molly and Andrew Race for £20,000 Final in Hatgal — Who Won Race Across The World 2026 Tonight
The Race Across the World 2026 final will be decided by the first team to reach Hatgal and take the £20,000 prize, and the field is down to a 950km last leg. who won race across the world 2026 tonight will come down to one final push after more than 11,000km through Europe and Asia.
The sixth series winner will be settled when the first pair crosses the finish line in Hatgal. The final airs on iPlayer and One at 8pm on Thursday 21 May.
Hatgal Decides the Prize
Molly said the last two home stays were the highlight of the race. Her description fit the travel style of the series: the stops brought moments with families and, as she put it, “it felt very real.”
Andrew pointed to Mongolia as his own high point. “Getting to Mongolia was the highlight for me,” he said, adding, “It was like going to the moon.” Standing there carried mixed emotions because the race was ending and the pair were still in with a chance of winning.
Molly And Andrew Push On
The final stretch leaves little margin. The teams have crossed Europe and Asia over 11,000km, and only 950km now separate them from Hatgal, where the first arrival takes the prize.
Molly said the pace of the race was the hardest part because they were constantly trying to keep moving. “I think Khiva was tough,” she said, while Andrew described the grind as “that constant pressure of having to make decisions and kind of missing out because you had to keep racing.”
The father-daughter pair said the journey changed their relationship from family to something more like a unit. Molly put it plainly: “We’re going into the last leg knowing that we have thoroughly enjoyed the first seven, and we are willing to do whatever we need to.” Andrew added that he was missing his wife, but that they would race when they had to and enjoy it where they can.
Race Across The World Final
The result now rests on which pair handles the last 950km best under pressure. With Hatgal as the finish line, the race is no longer about covering distance across the map; it is about the final decision, the final route, and the final arrival.
