The race began at . Before leaving the U.S., the 22 individuals competed in a "Starting Line Task" to determine the order in which they would pick their partners:

Seth Tyler was the first to finish and chose Olive Beauregard . The remaining racers followed suit until 11 teams were formed. The last two racers left, Jessie Shields and Francesca Piccoli , were automatically paired together.

Racers had to search among 22 pieces of luggage for one containing a small Panamanian flag.

"Suck It Up and Survive" is the premiere episode of , which originally aired on March 30, 2017 . This season introduced a major twist: for the first time in the show’s history, 22 complete strangers met at the starting line and were paired into teams based on a preliminary challenge. Starting Line & Team Selection

Arrived last after a 2-hour penalty for failing to complete a Detour before dark.