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# Episode 1
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/relative-race/episode/episode-1-qpieov/
- Published: 2025-08-11T17:15:53.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T14:50:12.000Z
- Description: Thaddeus (Team Red) gets a huge surprise at the first door he knocks on.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Relative Race, Season 11, Episode 1, #ZZZ_Episode_df56b607-040c-4238-b506-5afcaa2e4264, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_5ee416c5-4f8e-4620-aecb-e2444631e5eb, #geo-us, #v1.16

Four teams assemble outside of Philadelphia to compete in a crazy heavy equipment challenge to kick off the race. Thaddeus gets a huge surprise at the first door he knocks on. Nolin learns key information about his adoption. Kantrelle learns about his family's heritage in the South, and Carolyn meets a sister with answers she's been searching for her entire life.