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The Amazing Race Australia 1

The Amazing Race Australia 1 is the first season of The Amazing Race Australia, an Australian reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Hosted by Grant Bowler, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world to win the grand prize of A$250,000. The show was produced by activeTV Australia.[1] This season visited four continents and eleven countries and travelled over 50,000 kilometres (31,000 mi) during twelve legs. Starting in Melbourne, racers travelled through Indonesia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Macau, South Africa, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Poland, Israel, Sri Lanka and Singapore before finishing in Perth. The show premiered on Australia's Seven Network on 16 May 2011.[2] The season finale aired on 1 August 2011.[3]

Best friends and surfers Tyler Atkins and Nathan Jolliffe were the winners of this season, while models and friends Sam Schoers and Renae Wauhop finished in second place and father and son Jeff and Luke Downes finished in third place.[4]

Production

Filming and Development

The first series of The Amazing Race Australia started in Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with a Roadblock sending racers up and down one of the stadium's six light towers.

Filming began on 5 November 2010 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne.[5] The season travelled across four continents, 11 countries and 23 cities.[6] Some of the countries visited during the series include Indonesia and Israel.[7]

Casting

Application deadline for the first series closed on 17 September 2010 (extended from 6 September 2010[8]) 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.[9][10][11]

Marketing

The Amazing Race Australia was sponsored by Canon, National Australia Bank, Honda, Vodafone and Gloria Jean's Coffees.[12]

Cast

Mel Greig
Tyler Atkins and Nathan Joliffe

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.[13] Renae was also the runner up of Miss Universe Australia 2010.[6] Entrepreneurs Richard & Joey Marc were the authors of Please Mum, Don't Supersize Me![14] Ryot & Liberty were the brother and sister of Rebel Wilson.[15]

Future appearances

Nathan Joliffe later competed on the second season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia.

Richard & Joey had a television show on Foxtel called Feel Good TV.[16]

After this season, 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 that was treating Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge for morning sickness.[17] Subsequently, she also appeared on the fourth season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia.[18]

Mo El-Leissy had a role on a Muslim sketch comedy show on SBS called Legally Brown.[19]

In 2019, Sam Schoers competed in the sixth season of Australian Survivor.[20]

Results

The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.

Notes
  1. ^ A team that is "marked for elimination" must check in at the Pit Stop in first place; otherwise they would receive a 30-minute penalty.
  2. ^ This leg featured an Intersection. The teams were paired up thusly: Tyler & Nathan and Jeff & Luke, Matt & Tom and Chris & Anastasia, Dave & Kelly and Alana & Mel, and Sam & Renae and Mo & Mos.
  3. ^ This leg featured an Intersection. The teams were paired up thusly: Jeff & Luke and Tyler & Nathan, Sam & Renae and Chris & Anastasia, and Dave & Kelly and Matt & Tom.
  4. ^ a b Tyler & Nathan chose to use the U-Turn on Richard & Joey.
  5. ^ This team used their Express Pass to bypass one of the tasks on this leg.
  6. ^ a b 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 chosing 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 dropped to last.
  7. ^ This team arrived last at the Pit Stop, but they were instructed to continue racing.
  8. ^ a b The starting placements of Anne-Marie & Tracy and Alana & Mel were switched, resulting in Anne-Marie & Tracy and Alana & Mel beginning this leg in 9th and 8th place, respectively. No explanation was given for this switch.
  9. ^ 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 this penalty time, dropping Mo & Mos to 7th.
  10. ^ This team won the Fast Forward on this leg.

Race summary

The route map of the first series of The Amazing Race Australia.

Leg 1 (Australia → Indonesia)

The islet of Gili Trawangan was the first Pit Stop in the inaugural series of The Amazing Race Australia.
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Leg 2 (Indonesia → Vietnam)

This leg's Pit Stop was located at the citadel of the former Vietnamese capital in Huế.
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Leg 3 (Vietnam → Hong Kong → Macau)

In Hong Kong, teams visited the Jumbo Floating Restaurant, where they had to bite into fortune cookies to find their clue.
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Leg 4 (Macau → South Africa)

For the leg's Roadblock, racers had to bungee jump off of the Bloukrans Bridge outside of Port Elizabeth.
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Leg 5 (South Africa)

The final task in Cape Town had teams search the Atlantis Dunes for a clue.
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Leg 6 (South Africa → Netherlands → Czech Republic)

Teams visited the Oud Hollands Gebakkraam food cart in Amsterdam, where each team member had to eat two appelbollen before receiving their next clue.
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Leg 7 (Czech Republic)

While in Prague, teams paid a visit to the Dancing House.
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Leg 8 (Czech Republic → Poland)

Teams ended this leg in Poland at Niedzica Castle.
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Leg 9 (Poland → Israel)

After arriving in Israel, teams visited the Azrieli Center for a clue.
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Leg 10 (Israel)

In the "Pilgrim's Trail" Detour in Jerusalem, teams had to carry an 80-kg cross along the Via Dolorosa, the path Jesus took to his crucifixion.
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Leg 11 (Israel → Sri Lanka)

In the town of Ambalangoda, teams had to search a street festival for a man wearing a particular mask in order to receive their next clue.
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Leg 12 (Sri Lanka → Singapore → Australia)

Teams visited the Singapore Flyer before returning to Australia.
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Ratings

References

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