The Amazing Race Australia 1


The Amazing Race Australia 1 is the first season of the Australian reality television game show The Amazing Race Australia, the Australian version of The Amazing Race. The first season featured eleven teams of two in a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world to win the grand prize of. The show was produced by activeTV Australia.
The show premiered on Australia's Seven Network on 16 May 2011 at 8:30pm. The season finale was aired on 1 August 2011.
The season concluded with best friends and surfers Tyler Atkins and Nathan Jolliffe winning the Race.

Production

Filming and Development

Filming began on 5 November 2010 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. The Race travelled across four continents, 11 countries and 23 cities. Some of the countries visited during the series include: Indonesia and Israel. Indonesia was later visited in the nineteenth series of the original American version in October 2011, while Israel has never been visited by other version of the Race outside of Israel's own version.
During the Vietnam leg, all route markers were coloured yellow and green instead of yellow and red. This was done to avoid confusion with the former South Vietnamese national flag, which is also yellow and red. The route markers for the Vietnam leg were similar to those used in, the Brazilian version of the Race.

Cast

Application deadline for the first series closed on 17 September 2010 initially with the applicants required to be at least 18 years old with citizenship or permanent residency. However, due to insurance issues overseas, the minimum age for applicants was raised from 18 to 21 years of age.
The cast included married fitness entrepreneurs, farmers, friends of Egyptian descent, models, Big W workmates and reunited sisters. Notably, Nathan, who teamed up with Tyler, is the boyfriend of 2006 Miss Australia, Erin McNaught. Renae was also the runner up of Miss Universe Australia 2010. Entrepreneurs Richard & Joey Marc are the authors of Please Mum, Don't Supersize Me!. Ryot & Liberty are the brother and sister of the comedian Rebel Wilson.
Dating couple Chris & Anastasia have since split up, although they deny that their relationship was negatively affected by television exposure.

Future appearances

Nathan was a contestant on the second season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia on the Nine Network, in which he came second losing to music guru Ian "Dicko" Dickson. In the final challenge, he raised $80,000 for his charity Epilepsy Australia.
Richard & Joey had a television show on Foxtel called Feel Good TV.
After the 2011 edition, Mel Greig replaced Maude Garrett as a co-host of the Hot30 Countdown on the Today Radio Network, where she later gained international notoriety for her role in a controversial prank call to an English hospital, which was treating the Duchess of Cambridge for morning sickness. Subsequently, she also appeared on the fourth series of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia. She was eliminated in episode 8 and raised $10,000 for Endometriosis Australia.
Mo had a role on a Muslim sketch comedy show on SBS called Legally Brown.
In 2019, Sam Schoers competed in the sixth season of Australian Survivor. She was eliminated on Day 16 and finished in 18th place.

Marketing

The Amazing Race Australia is sponsored by Canon, National Australia Bank, Honda, Vodafone and Gloria Jean's. The Amazing Race Australia also had an app for Android, iPhone and Blackberry where the user could track the teams and watch full episodes.

Results

The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:
  1. ^ For unknown reasons on the subsequent leg, the starting placements of Anne-Marie & Tracy and Alana & Mel were switched, resulting in Anne-Marie & Tracy and Alana & Mel starting in 9th and 8th place, respectively.
  2. Mo & Mos initially arrived 4th, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for being "marked for elimination" and not arriving 1st. Three teams checked in during their penalty time, dropping Mo & Mos to 7th.
  3. ^ Sam & Renae used the Express Pass to bypass the Roadblock in Leg 3. Before using the Express Pass, Sam elected to perform the Roadblock; this is reflected in the total Roadblock count.
  4. ^ Mo & Mos initially arrived 9th, but were issued a 4-hour penalty for not completing the Roadblock. Anne-Marie & Tracey, the only team trailing Mo & Mos at that point, were also issued the same penalty after electing to quit the task; since Mo & Mos began their penalty first, they were allowed to check-in with their remaining penalty time to be assessed at the start of the next leg, while Anne-Marie and Tracy were eliminated without the 4-hour penalty being issued.
  5. ^ Sam & Renae and Chris & Anastasia initially arrived 1st and 2nd, respectively, but both teams were penalized for quitting the Intersection task. Chris & Anastasia were given the full 4-hour penalty for electing to quit the task, while Sam & Renae were given a 2-hour penalty after being forced to quit the task by Chris & Anastasia. While Sam & Renae's placement dropped to 3rd, Chris & Anastasia's placement were dropped to last place and resulted in their elimination.
  6. Dave & Kelly failed to reach the Masada Pit Stop. After all other teams had checked in at the Pit Stop, Grant came out to their location to inform them of their elimination.
  7. ^ Sam & Renae and Nathan & Tyler initially arrived 1st and 2nd, respectively, but both teams were issued a 20-minute penalty for taking a private vehicle to the Roadblock. This did not affect either teams' placements.
  8. Because Sam & Renae finished 1st, their 30-minute "marked for elimination" penalty was nullified.
  9. Jeff & Luke bought 2nd class tickets on the train to Galle, when the clue instructed them to purchase 3rd class tickets. For this, they incurred a 10-minute penalty before leaving Galle Station.

    Prizes

The prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg.
Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers.
  1. "Nothing's Smooth Sailing with Us" – Tracy
  2. "Like Four Seasons in a Day" – Chris
  3. "We've Got Pain, But We've Not Lost Any Weight" – Anne-Marie
  4. "A Town That Was 15-20 Letters Long" – Nathan
  5. "The Woman-ness to Realize Where You Went Wrong" – Chris
  6. "The Last Team Will Spend the Night in the Dungeon" – Last Clue
  7. "It's Just Like Where's Wally" – Tom
  8. "At Least the View's Nice" – Chris
  9. "When I Saw Everyone Freezing to Death" – Kelly
  10. "I Hope We Don't Have to Wear a Crown of Thorns" – Tom
  11. "You the Nice Cowboy" – Israeli Taxi Driver to Matt & Tom
  12. "You're Good at Spending Money" – Tyler & Nathan's Fortune Teller, in Mandarin Chinese, through a translator

    Race summary

Leg 1 (Australia → Indonesia)

Airdate: 16 May 2011
The series' first Roadblock took place at the Starting Line at Melbourne Cricket Ground, where one team member had to scale up one of the six light towers, retrieve their next clue, and abseil to their partner.
The first Detour of the series was a choice of Cash or Carry. In Cash, teams had to make and sell the local traditional bakso for no less than Rp 5,000 per bowl. Once they sold 15 bowls, teams could exchange their earnings with the stall owner, who would give them their next clue. In Carry, teams had to find a market stall and carry traditional produce on their heads to another market stall within the same market before receiving their next clue.
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Airdate: 23 May 2011
The Detour was a choice of Carry Fowl or Carabao. In Carry Fowl, teams had to travel to Bằng Chicken Farm, where they had to gather twenty live chickens and carry them in a to a marked stall at a nearby market. In Carabao, teams had to travel to a rice paddy, where they would use an ox-drawn plow to till the soil, until the plow caught on a buried rope attached to a Race flag, which they could exchange for their next clue.
For this Roadblock, one team member had to retrieve seven coins representing the seven emperors of the Nguyễn dynasty at Minh Mạng Tomb then bring them back to Khải Định Tomb, where they would find out that they had to place the coins in the correct order of the reign of the emperors to receive their next clue. Each table that had a coin at Minh Mạng Tomb also contained information about the reigns of the corresponding emperor, and racers could return to the tomb to obtain this information.
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Airdate: 30 May 2011
The only Fast Forward of the series required one team to perform a ritual that Buddhist monks and nuns usually perform for spiritual growth: completely shaving their head. Once both team members' hair was cut, they would win the Fast Forward award.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Lion Dance and Kung Fu Stance. For both Detour options, teams had to travel to Kowloon Walled City Park. In Lion Dance, teams had to dress up and perform a traditional lion dance to the master's satisfaction to receive their next clue. In Kung Fu Stance, teams had to perform a series of precise kung fu moves to the satisfaction of the kung fu master then break six clay tiles before receiving their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to arrange 12 paper lanterns depicting the animals of the Chinese zodiac in chronological order using clues given to them in their clue. Once the animals were in the correct order of Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig, a gate would open allowing teams entrance to the Pit Stop.
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Airdate: 6 June 2011
outside of Port Elizabeth.
The Detour was a choice between Smash and Bash. For both Detour options, teams had to drive to Kragga Kamma Game Park. In Smash, from a distance, teams had to throw a traditional South African club called a knobkierie at four suspended pots. Once all four pots were shattered, teams would receive their next clue. In Bash, teams had to build a large giraffe feeder using only the tools and materials provided. If the feeder was assembled to the satisfaction of the park ranger, he would hand teams their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to perform the world's highest bridge bungee jump off of the Bloukrans Bridge from a height of. After the team member completed the traumatizing fall, teams would receive their next clue.
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Airdate: 13 June 2011
For this Roadblock, teams had to drive themselves to Melkboss Air Strip. There, one team member had to perform a tandem skydive from a height of. The non-participating team member had to help guide their partner to the landing zone using signal flares. After team members reunited, the instructor would hand them their next clue.
The Detour was a choice between Guns and Rosé. In Guns, teams had to shoot 9 different moving clay targets using a shotgun at the Valley Gun Club to receive their next clue. Team members had to alternate shooting after 5 shots. In Rosé, teams had to roll a large wine barrel across the Nelson's Creek Wine Estate to a wining station and completely fill the barrel with rosé to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: 20 June 2011
The Detour was a choice between Chivalry or Delivery. In Chivalry, teams dressed in knight's armour in Old Town Square and had to search for a Key Master, who would give them a key, by asking "Do you have a key to a damsel's heart?". They then had to search the square for a damsel in distress near the "Prince" and exchange the key for their next clue. In Delivery, teams had to carry a young princess in a royal sedan chair from the St. Agnes of Bohemia Convent to Kinský Palace to receive their next clue.
In this Roadblock, teams had to travel to Střelecký Island and find a medieval village, where one team member had to hit a target on the archery range twice in 40 attempts to receive their next clue. If their arrow struck a bullseye, they would also receive a A$50 bonus from National Australia Bank.
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Airdate: 27 June 2011
The Detour was a choice between Stack Up and Stack In. In Stack Up, teams went into the Pilsner Urquell Brewery, where they had to stack two pallets with cases with 45 Pilsener beer cartons each to receive their next clue. In Stack In, teams had to consume 18 traditional Czech sausages called játernice, which were made from pig offal, to receive their next clue.
For the Roadblock, one team member had to climb to the top of the church then abseil down to the church floor, with the church choir's singing accompanying them on the way down, to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: 4 July 2011
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to push a mine cart through the mine until they reached the end of the line. They then had to dig through the cart to find crystalline keys, one of which would unlock a crypt containing the next clue.
The Detour was a choice between Herd and Hoe Down. In Herd, teams travelled into the Polish countryside, where they had to build a pen using the fences provided and herd at least the three sheep marked with a red stripe into it in order to receive their next clue. In Hoe Down, teams travelled to Karczma Czarci Jar Restaurant, where they donned traditional clothing and learned a Polish axe dance. Once the judge was satisfied with teams' dancing, they received the next clue.
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Airdate: 11 July 2011
For the Roadblock, teams had to first travel by train to the Port of Haifa, where one team member had member to rig a container truck, drive it through an obstacle course, and reverse the containers into a loading space to receive their next clue.
The Detour was a choice between Find Unseen and Make 13. For both Detour options, teams had to travel to Jerusalem Beach. In Find Unseen, teams had to use a metal detector to a search marked area for the one key that would unlock a chest containing the next clue. In Make 13, teams had to play matkot, a traditional Israeli bat and ball game similar to racquet. They had to hit a ball back and forth 13 times without letting it hit the ground before they would receive their next clue.
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Airdate: 18 July 2011
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to translate a Hebrew message written from right-to-left on a scroll resembling the Dead Sea Scrolls using a translation guide and then transcribe the message left-to-right to receive their next clue.
This leg's Detour involved religious aspects of the Holy City and was a choice of Pilgrim's Trail or Holy Grail. In Pilgrim's Trail, teams travelled to the Old City, where they picked up an wooden cross and had to carry it along the Via Dolorosa passing by the nine Stations of the Cross, the path Jesus is said to have taken along to the site of his crucifixion, to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to receive their next clue. In Holy Grail, teams travelled to the Western Wall and entered an active archaeological dig site in the Kotel Tunnels. There, teams had to unearth a clay pot and then walk through the tunnels to deliver it to an archaeologist in the City of David to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: 25 July 2011
The Detour was a choice between Count or Carry. In Count, teams had to find a marked stall with a basket full of fish, which they had to count and provide the correct total to receive their next clue. In Carry, teams had to use a wooden trolley to transfer 15 blocks of unbroken ice through a busy market to a specific marked stall to receive their next clue.
In this Roadblock, one team member had to use an industrial sewing machine to properly sew fabric cuttings into a shirt to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: 1 August 2011
The final Detour of the Race was a choice between Dare or Stair. In Dare, teams had to travel to Tower 1 and take an elevator to the 55th floor. There, each team member had to traverse a tightrope to Tower 2 and back to receive their clue. In Stair, teams travelled to Tower 1 and had to climb the stairs up to the 55th floor, collect a Singaporean plush toy, climbs the stairs back down, and then climb the stairs of Tower 2 to the 56th floor, where they could exchange the souvenir for their next clue.
The final Roadblock of the Race required one team member to pick out 12 flags out of a basket of 16, with the flags of the Philippines, Morocco, Vanuatu, and Greenland as decoys, and arrange the flags of the countries they visited during the Race in chronological order, starting and ending in Australia. The correct order was:
CountryAustraliaIndonesiaVietnamChinaSouth AfricaNetherlandsCzech RepublicPolandIsraelSri LankaSingaporeAustralia
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Once all flags were in the correct order, teams would receive their final clue from a geography professor.
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