Destination X is a British television game show created by the BBC. The series is hosted by Welsh actor and comedian Rob Brydon. The series debuted on 30 July 2025.
Production The series was an Albert Certified Production. A crew of 190 people was used to film the series, which involved two specially fitted-out coaches travelling more than 11,000 km (6875 miles).
The two coaches used in the series had opaque windows which could be briefly made transparent by the production team at the flick of a switch. One coach was used for day time travel with luxury seats (and a toilet). A second coach was fitted out as sleeping quarters for the contestants, with bunk beds. A third vehicle was used to transport portable toilets.
Great care was taken to avoid giving unplanned clues to the contestants. They were chaperoned between vehicles wearing blackout goggles.
Contestants The thirteen contestants competing in the first series of Destination X were revealed on 30 July 2025.
+Ages, names and cities stated as of time of filmingContestantAgeHometownOccupationFinish Mahdi Nacer 22 London, England Content creatorWalked(Episode 1) Deborah Rayner 62 Lytham St Annes, England Crime writer Eliminated 1st (Episode 1) Dawn McAllister 33 Derry, Northern Ireland Care assistant Eliminated 2nd (Episode 2) James Martin-Harper 23 Manchester, England E-commerce manager Eliminated 3rd (Episode 3) Ben Room 42 Swansea, Wales Surf school director Eliminated 4th (Episode 3) Chloe-Anne Banks 27 Oxford, England Historian Eliminated 5th (Episode 4) Ashvin Zacharia 23 London, England Economics Graduate Eliminated 6th (Episode 5) Nick Butter 35 Cornwall, England Endurance athlete Eliminated 7th (Episode 7) Claire Tidy 51 West Sussex, England Retired detective sergeant Eliminated 8th (Episode 8) Daren Parr 58 London, England Taxi driver Eliminated 9th (Episode 9) Saskia Hayman 25 Birmingham, England Marketing executive Third place (Episode 10) Josh Martin 26 Dartford, England Pilot Runner-up (Episode 10) Judith Magambo 27 Bristol, England Nuclear engineer Winner (Episode 10)
Progress While only the contestant eliminated was announced on the show, the BBC Facebook account revealed detailed episode results after airing. Results are categorised as follows:
Legend:
+ContestantEpisode12345678910 JudithHIGHBTMHIGHWININWINIMMBTMBTMWINNER JoshHIGHININIMMWININHIGHWINWINRUNNER-UP SaskiaBTMINHIGHIMMHIGHINWINHIGHHIGHTHIRD PLACE DarenINHIGHBTMIMMHIGHINIMMHIGHELIMGUEST ClaireELIMRTRNIMMBTMINIMMELIM NickINWINWINHIGHININELIM AshvinELIMRTRNBTMELIM Chloe-AnneELIMRTRNELIM BenININELIM JamesINHIGHELIMGUEST DawnWINELIMGUEST DeborahELIM MahdiQUIT Notes:
Destination summary
+EpisodeDistance travelled"Destination X" location1698 kmParis, France2794 kmMatterhorn, Swiss-Italian Border3691 kmMunich, Germany4328 kmSalzburg, Austria5548 kmVenice, Italy6 0 km7279 kmPula, Croatia8728 kmPisa, Italy9834 kmMonte Carlo, Monaco10696 kmSpanish Steps, Rome, Italy
Episodes
Reception Lucy Mangan described the series as a blend of The Traitors and Race Across the World. She describes the challenges as "baffling" with it becoming "slightly hallucinatory and I truly do not know what is going on".
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