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Jet Lag: The Game: Race to the End of the World

8 episodes Premiered Mar 1, 2023 Updated Oct 6, 2026

We turned New Zealand into a giant real-life board game.

Previously on Jet Lag: The Game

Season 5 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Jet Lag: The Game Season 4.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season overview

We turned New Zealand into a giant real-life board game.

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Season 5 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 5: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S5·E1 Mytharc

Episode 1

Mar 1, 2023 · 25 min

Sam and Toby begin their race with Ben and Adam from the top of New Zealand to the bottom.

S5·E2 Core

Episode 2

Mar 8, 2023 · 40 min

Will one team’s lead extend while the other waits out their veto punishment?

S5·E3 Core

Episode 3

Mar 15, 2023 · 29 min

Both teams head towards a major challenge in Auckland.

S5·E4 Core

Episode 4

Mar 22, 2023 · 37 min

Which team will escape Auckland first?

S5·E5 Core

Episode 5

Mar 29, 2023 · 39 min

Both teams heads toward the ferry to South Island. Whoever gets across first will gain a huge lead.

S5·E6 Core

Episode 6

Apr 5, 2023 · 24 min

Adam and Ben regroup after a troubling turn of events.

S5·E7 Mytharc

Episode 7

Apr 12, 2023 · 44 min

Both teams try different strategies as the game continues on New Zealand’s South Island.

S5·E8 Mytharc

Episode 8

Apr 19, 2023 · 56 min

Will a curse at a critical moment change the fate of both teams?

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