"So bittersweet!": The Amazing Race fans saddened over Pops and Jeff Bailey's elimination

The Amazing Race Season 37
The Amazing Race Season 37 Participants Jeff "Pops" Bailey and Jeff Bailey | Image Source: Instagram/ @theamazingrace

The Amazing Race Season 37 Episode 6 was released on April 9, 2025. The episode featured the remaining teams arriving in Dubai for the next competition. As the sixth episode ended, fans witnessed a father and son duo, Jeff "Pops" Bailey and Jeff Bailey going home.

It happened after they missed their train and took on the next train alongside fellow team Nick and Mike. Jeff and Pops came in last as the task was about to end, and thus got eliminated from the show.

After seeing Jeff and Pops getting eliminated from The Amazing Race Season 37, some fans were saddened to see their favorite team going home.

Referring to Jeff and Pops elimination, a fan wrote on X:

"That ending is so bittersweet! So happy to see Nick & Mike still racing but I'm so f***ing sad to see Pops/Jeff get eliminated! #TheAmazingRace."

Another fan commented about the latest elimination on The Amazing Race:

"Now I've lost the only remaining team I was rooting for. I should've known by the edit in the first 30 minutes of the ep. #TheAmazingRace #AmazingRace."

A netizen reacted to Pops and Jeff's elimination:

"Pops and Jeff gone, now idc who wins #theamazingrace."

A person wrote about how Pops and Jeff enjoyed their time doing various tasks on the competition show:

"Eliminations are always sad to see. At least Pops and Jeff had fun time racing! #TheAmazingRace."

An X user commented about the latest episode that ended with Pops and Jeff's elimination:

"THAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST ENTERTAINING & THRILLING FOOT RACES I HAVE EVER SEEN. WOW IT WAS CLOSE..... BUT NICK AND MIKE MADE IT FIRST. WHICH MEANS WE HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE TO POPS & JEFF. #TheAmazingRace #AmazingRace."

Another person referred to the elimination as "the saddest" elimination of the season:

"Pops & Jeff are the saddest elimination yet #theamazingrace."

A fan commented about the possibility of Pops and Jeff coming back for bungee jumping:

"I hope Pops and Jeff come back one day on #theamazingrace #tar @AmazingRaceCBS so he can do his bungee jump. Love their relationship!!"

A fan shared how sad they were over Pops elimination:

"Why am i crying over pops being eliminated #theamazingrace."

A netizen reacted to Pops and Jeff leaving The Amazing Race after their elimination:

"So upset to see pops and Jeff leave tonight I will miss seeing them race together #theamazingrace."

What happened with Jeff and Pops on The Amazing Race Season 37 Episode 6?

The final task on the sixth episode, It Smells Like the Dessert, was set in Dubai. In the end, the two teams Jeff-Pops and Nick-Mike competed closely with each other. They were the last two teams who had yet to finish the task.

As they completed the previous task, Jeff and Pops reached the metro station while Nick and Mark were still running behind. Things went wrong for Jeff and Pops after they missed their train. While they were still figuring out which train they needed to board, their train left the station.

Later, fellow The Amazing Race Season 37 team Nick and Mike joined them, and the two teams boarded the same train. After they arrived at their station, Nick and Mike won the foot race to the endpoint. On the other end, Jeff and Pops were the last team to finish the task, and got eliminated.


Viewers can stream the recently released episode of The Amazing Race Season 37 on Paramount+.

Edited by Sarah Nazamuddin Harniswala