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The Amazing Race Australia 7
Season 7
Presented byBeau Ryan
No. of teams11
No. of episodes4
Release
Original networkNetwork 10
Original release4 October 2023 (2023-10-04) –
present
Additional information
Filming dates8 June (2023-06-08) –
2 July 2023 (2023-07-02)
Season chronology
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Season 6

The Amazing Race Australia 7, also known as The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition, is the seventh season of The Amazing Race Australia, an Australian reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race and the fourth instalment of Network 10's iteration of the show. Hosted by Beau Ryan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship and including at least one celebrity contestant, in a race around Asia to win the grand prize of A$100,000 for the winners' chosen charity.[1][2] Starting in Delhi, racers travelled through India, Malaysia and Cambodia. The season premiered on 4 October 2023.

Production

Development and filming

The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition began at Sunder Nursery in Delhi, India.

During the airing of the previous season, Beau Ryan stated in an interview that he believed that there would eventually be a celebrity season.[3] On 28 April 2023, Network 10 announced that The Amazing Race Australia was renewed and that a new season would be airing in late 2023.[4] Two days later, the network announced that the season would feature celebrity contestants.[5]

Filming for the Celebrity Edition began on 8 June 2023 in Delhi, India with the cast announced on the subsequent day.[6][7] The fifth season was initially set to visit India; however, plans were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] The show filmed in Agra on 9 June.[9] This season included a first-time visit to Malaysia with racers spotted in Penang, Malaysia on 17 June.[10][11][12] Filming wrapped in early July.[13]

Cast

From left to right: Grant Denyer, Rebecca Judd, Ben Gillies, Jackie Gillies, Darren McMullen, Emma Watkins and Jana Pittman

The cast consisted of celebrities and their relatives and friends.[14] Former AFL player Warwick Capper was rumoured to have been set to compete with his son Indiana; however, he dropped out due to a low booking fee.[15][16]

Contestants Notability Age Relationship Charity Status
Dane Simpson Comedian 40 Son & dad Dharriwaa Elders Group Incorporated Eliminated 1st
(in Delhi, India)
Bow Simpson — 69
Grant Denyer Television presenter 45 Husband & wife Lifeline Central West Eliminated 2nd
(in Agra, India)
Cheryl "Chezzi" Denyer Television presenter & producer 43
Peter Rowsthorn Comedian & actor 60 Dad & daughter All Stars for Autism Eliminated 3rd
(in Langkawi, Malaysia)
Frankie Rowsthorn — 20
Alli Simpson Model, singer & actress 25 Daughter and mum Dementia Australia Participating
Angie Simpson — 52
Rebecca "Bec" Judd Model, presenter & WAG 40 Sisters Impatient Advocacy - A Nicole Cooper Foundation Participating
Kate Twigley — 38
Ben Gillies Musician 43 Husband & wife Moira Kelly Creating Hope Foundation Participating
Jackie Gillies Real Housewife of Melbourne 42
Darren McMullen Television presenter 41 Uncle & nephew Feel the Magic Participating
Tristan Dougan — 26
Emma Watkins Children's entertainer 33 Sisters Leonie Jackson Memorial Fund Participating
Hayley Watkins — 34
George Mladenov Australian Survivor contestant 33 Siblings Bankstown Women's Health Centre Participating
Pam Mladenov — 29
Harry Jowsey Too Hot to Handle contestant 26 Best mates Beyond Blue Participating
Teddy Briggs Love Island Australia contestant 29
Jana Pittman Olympian 40 Mum & son Royal Hospital for Women Participating
Cornelis "Cor" Rawlinson — 16
Future appearances

In 2023, Harry Jowsey competed on the thirty-second season of the American version of Dancing with the Stars.[17]

Results

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

  • A red placement with a dagger (†) indicates that the team was eliminated.
  • An underlined blue placement with a double-dagger (‡) indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a Pit Stop in a non-elimination leg and had to perform a Speed Bump task in the following leg.
  • A green ƒ indicates that the team won the Fast Forward.
  • A violet + indicates that the teams encountered an Intersection.
Team placement (by leg)
Team 1 2+[a] 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Darren & Tristan 1st 5th 1stƒ 1st
Jana & Cor 6th 4th 8th 2nd
Bec & Kate 10th 8th 5th 3rd
Emma & Hayley 3rd 1st 4th 4th
Ben & Jackie 7th 6th 2nd 5th
Alli & Angie 4th 2nd 6th 6th
Harry & Teddy 2nd 3rd 3rd 7th
George & Pam 5th 7th 9th‡ 8th
Peter & Frankie 9th 9th 7th 9th†
Grant & Chezzi 8th 10th†
Dane & Bow 11th†
Notes
  1. ^ This leg featured an Intersection. The teams were paired up thusly: Jana & Cor and Harry & Teddy, Alli & Angie and Emma & Hayley, Darren & Tristan and Ben & Jackie, Grant & Chezzi and Peter & Frankie, and George & Pam and Bec & Kate.

Race summary

Destinations Air travel    Rail travel    Water travel    Bus travel
Helicopter travel    Bicycle travel    Gondola travel
Route Markers Detour    Roadblock    Fast Forward    Intersection
U-Turn    Speed Bump    Pit Stop

Leg 1 (India)

The first Detour of The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition visited Chandni Chowk in Delhi.
  • Episode 1 (4 October 2023)
  • Prize: A stay at a luxurious hotel suite during the Pit Stop (awarded to Darren & Tristan)
  • Eliminated: Dane & Bow
Locations
Episode summary
  • Teams set off from Sunder Nursery in Delhi and had to travel by auto rickshaw to the Royal Palace Hotel in order to find their next clue.
  • Detour: Chicken Dish or Wedding Wish This season's first Detour was a choice between Chicken Dish or Wedding Wish. In Chicken Dish, teams had to purchase five ingredients for a butter chicken sauce and deliver them to Aslam Chicken in order to receive their next clue. In Wedding Wish, teams had to memorise the outfits for a Hindu wedding on two mannequins and purchase the clothing items. Teams then had to don the outfits and have a photograph taken before receiving their next clue.
  • Teams had to travel to the Defence Colony Club and learn a Hindi phrase from children in a pool – "Please help me. I need to get to Qutub Minar." – before receiving their next clue instructing them to use the phrase in order to get there and find the Pit Stop.

Leg 2 (India)

The second leg in India concluded at Mehtab Bagh across from the Taj Mahal in Agra.
  • Episode 2 (5 October 2023)
  • Eliminated: Grant & Chezzi
Locations
Episode summary
  • During the Pit Stop, teams travelled by bus to Agra. Once there, teams had to search the bus station for their next clue, which instructed them to travel by auto rickshaw to Ruchi Chaiwalla Tea Stall, deliver a Masala chai order to a business, receive a business card and exchange the card for their next clue.
  • Detour: Make It Stick or Make It Slick This leg's Detour was a choice between Make It Stick or Make It Slick. In Make It Stick, teams had to make 64 fuel bricks out of cow dung and hay and then stick them to a wall in order to receive their next clue. In Make It Slick, teams had to wash a bundle of dirty laundry, slap out the suds on the banks of the Yamuna River and hang it out to dry in order to receive their next clue.
  • Intersection After the Detour, teams travelled to Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University and encountered an Intersection, where teams were required to work together in pairs to complete tasks until further notice. The teams were paired up thusly: Jana & Cor and Harry & Teddy, Alli & Angie and Emma & Hayley, Darren & Tristan and Ben & Jackie, Grant & Chezzi and Peter & Frankie, and George & Pam and Bec & Kate. After pairing up, teams had to perform a Bollywood dance in order to receive their next clue. At this point, teams were no longer joined.
  • Teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: Mehtab Bagh, overlooking the Taj Mahal.
Additional notes
  • George & Pam and Bec & Kate incurred one-hour penalties each because they chose to quit the Intersection task.
  • Grant lost consciousness after the Intersection task. After Grant regained consciousness, Beau met him and Chezzi out on the racecourse to eliminate them.

Leg 3 (India)

Teams travelled through the waterways of Kerala during the third leg.
  • Episode 3 (11 October 2023)
  • Prize: A stay at a luxurious hotel suite during the Pit Stop (awarded to Darren & Tristan)
Locations
Episode summary
  • During the Pit Stop, teams travelled by bus and plane to Kochi. Once there, teams had to travel by taxi to the Musical Walkway Bridge in order to find their next clue.
  • Detour: Stripe It or Strike It This leg's Detour was a choice between Stripe It or Strike It. In Stripe It, teams had to paint a tiger face on a Puli Kali dancer's belly in order to receive their next clue. In Strike It, teams had to play kuttiyum kolum, a game similar to cricket, and score 100 points in order to receive their next clue.
  • Fast Forward: What a Stud! For this season's first Fast Forward, one team had to travel to Parakkat Jewels, where both team members had to get a nose piercing. Darren & Tristan won the Fast Forward.
  • Roadblock: "Who is a fast learner?" In this season's first aired Roadblock, one team member had drive a manual transmission auto rickshaw through a Regional Transport Office driving school course without hitting any obstacles in order to receive their next clue.
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to travel by taxi and shikara boat to the Gopi Sundar House. There, teams had to eat through 30 Changalikodan (a local variety of banana) until they found a blue one in order to receive their next clue directing them to the Pit Stop: a houseboat on Meenappally Kayal.
Additional note
  • This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 4 (India → Malaysia)

One Detour option in Langkawi had teams parasailing.
  • Episode 4 (12 October 2023)
  • Eliminated: Peter & Frankie
Locations
Episode summary
  • During the Pit Stop, teams flew to Langkawi, Malaysia. Teams departed the airport in the order that they finished the previous leg and had to drive to Telaga Harbour in order to find their next clue.
  • Speed Bump: Trash Dash For their Speed Bump, George & Pam had to clean up a section of beach and fill two Hessian sacks with trash before they could continue racing.
  • Detour: Eagle Eye or Mai Tai This leg's Detour was a choice between Eagle Eye or Mai Tai. In Eagle Eye, teams had to drive a personal watercraft to Datai Bay, parasail above the bay, and spot a piece of eagle artwork. Teams then had to choose a trinket at a floating shop that matched the artwork in order to receive their next clue. In Mai Tai, teams had to drive a personal watercraft to Pulau Rebak Besar and use a standup paddleboard to deliver a tray of two cocktails to a pair of holiday-makers on a boat in order to receive their next clue.
  • After the Detour, team had to travel by boat to Gua Pinang and search inside the cave for their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "You fond the bats, who will find their fruit?" In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to replicate a fruit basket in order to receive their next clue directing them to the Pit Stop: Tanjung Rhu Beach.

Additional note Although the last team to arrive at the Pit Stop was eliminated, there was no rest period at the end of the leg and all remaining teams were instead instructed to continue racing.

Upcoming legs

Leg 5 (Malaysia)
  • Episode 5 (18 October 2023)
Locations
Leg 6 (Malaysia)
  • Episode 6 (19 October 2023)
Locations

Future legs

Reception

Ratings

Rating data is from OzTAM and represents the viewership from the 5 largest Australian metropolitan centres (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide).

Week Episode Air date Timeslot Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total ratings Source
Viewers Rank Viewers Viewers Rank
1 1 4 October 2023 Wednesday 7:30 pm 486,000 8 [21]
2 5 October 2023 Thursday 7:30 pm 429,000 10 [22]
2 3 11 October 2023 Wednesday 7:30 pm
4 12 October 2023 Thursday 7:30 pm

References

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  22. ^ Knox, David (6 October 2023). "Thursday 5 October 2023". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
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