The Amazing Race Australia 5

The Amazing Race Australia 5 is the fifth season of the Australian reality television game show The Amazing Race Australia, an Australian spin-off of the American series The Amazing Race, and the second instalment of Network 10's iteration of the show. The season features fourteen teams of two in a pre-existing relationship in a race across Australia, instead of around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to win A$250,000 .[1]

The Amazing Race Australia 5
Presented byBeau Ryan
No. of teams14
No. of episodes3
Release
Original networkNetwork 10
Original release1 February 2021 (2021-02-01) –
present
Additional information
Filming dates6 October (2020-10-06) –
14 November 2020 (2020-11-14)
Season chronology

The fifth edition of the show premiered at 7:30 pm on 1 February 2021. Beau Ryan, former rugby league footballer, returned to host for his second season of the show.[2]

Production

Development and filming
Teams began their race across Australia in Far North Queensland at the edge of the Daintree Rainforest.
See also: COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television, and Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic

On 10 October 2019, the show's renewal was announced at the 2020 upfronts prior to the premiere of the previous season[3] with the second season from Network 10 initially set to air in late 2020.[4]

After production of the thirty-third season of the American edition of The Amazing Race was halted in February 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, questions were raised over whether a new Australian edition would be filmed later in the year.[5] A Network 10 spokesperson later stated that the network was seeking advice to create a safe route and establish proper safety measures.[6] Host Beau Ryan then stated on The Kyle and Jackie O Show that the season would not be cancelled, but the outbreak had caused producers to change the season's route twice and that the season could film only in Australia if the outbreak worsened.[7] The initial route for this season included visits to India, Brazil and Europe.[8] On 11 March, a Network 10 spokesperson confirmed that the season would film only in Australia.[9][10] Filming was set to occur between June and July 2020[11] but was postponed due to interstate travel restrictions.[12] Beverley McGarvey, the chief content officer and executive vice president of ViacomCBS in Australia and New Zealand, stated that the network was committed to filming the season once state borders reopened.[13] In an interview on Studio 10, Beau Ryan stated that the show created COVID safety officers, contestants and crew members would be regularly tested and provided with personal protective equipment, and the show would be travelling to areas with lower populations to reduce personal interactions.[14]

According to Beau Ryan, production would take place over eight to nine weeks starting in late September with a two-week quarantine before filming. At the time, Ryan believed that Victoria and Western Australia would be hard to include due to border and lockdown restrictions (although WA was later visited in the season).[15][16] Following the quarantine period to medically clear the teams and production, filming started in Queensland in early October 2020.[17][18] During filming, producer Yasmin Kara broke her vertebrae while testing a challenge that involved jumping into water.[19] Production concluded in mid-November.[20]

Pit Stop greeters for this season included Kuku Yalanji Elder Janice Walker (Leg 1), Olympic swimmer Emily Seebohm (Leg 2) and comedy duo the Crackup Sisters (Leg 3).

Format Changes

This season introduced two new game mechanics: the First Class Pass and the T-Junction.

  • The First Class Pass was awarded to the first-place team of a non-elimination leg. The recipients would be able to skip the next leg, during which they will enjoy a special reward experience. Additionally, the holders will allocate The Salvage (an advantage) and The Sabotage (a disadvantage) to the Bottom Two teams of the non-elimination leg (this replaces the Speed Bump non-elimination given the last placing team).
  • The T-Junction is similar to an Intersection, but with all remaining teams being split up into two larger super-teams together for the rest of the leg. The first team to arrive at the T-Junction would create both super-teams. The second super-team to arrive at the Pit Stop would then have to choose one team from the group to eliminate.[21]

Casting

Casting for the fifth season of The Amazing Race Australia initially opened during the finale week of the previous season on 2 December 2019.[22] As the number of coronavirus cases began to decline across much of the country and some states started the process of reopening borders,[23] casting resumed on 16 June 2020.[24] Casting was initially set to close on 26 July 2020 but was extended to 2 August 2020.[25][26]

30,000 people applied for this season, and ultimately 14 teams were chosen to compete,[27] tying this season with the fourth and fifth seasons of the Israeli version of the show for the most teams running a season of The Amazing Race. The cast included actress Aleisha Rose and Dancing with the Stars professional dancer Violeta Mugica.

Marketing

Telstra, Bundaberg Brewed Drinks and Subway served as sponsors for this season.[28]

Results

The following teams participated in the season, each listed along with leg placements and subtitles listed on the program. This table may not necessarily be reflective of all content broadcast on the program, owing to the inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order.[29][30][31]

Team Subtitle Position (by leg) Roadblocks
performed
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Jaskirat & Anurag Super Sikhs 1st 1st Ƒ Jaskirat 0, Anurag 1
Shane & Deb Parents 5th 2nd 1st Shane 1, Deb 0
Brendon & Jackson Cowboys 12th 3rd 2nd Brendon 1, Jackson 0
Ashleigh & Amanda Gold Coast Girls 8th 4th 3rd Ashleigh 1, Amanda 0
Skye-Blue & Jake Siblings 6th 10th 4th Skye-Blue 0, Jake 1
Holly & Dolor Power Couple 9th 11th 5th Holly 0, Dolor 1
Jobelle & Rani Daughter & Dad 13th1 7th 6th Jobelle 0, Rani 1
Sefa & Jessica Besties 7th 9th 7th Sefa 1, Jessica 0
Chris & Aleisha Geek & Princess 3rd 8th 8th Chris 1, Aleisha 0
Dwes & Katherine Kimberley Cousins 14th 9th2 Dwes 0, Katherine 0
Jordan & Violeta Dancing Exes 4th 5th 10th Jordan 1, Violeta 0
Malaan & Tina Childhood Friends 11th 6th 11th4 Malaan 1, Tina 0
Jude & Shannon Mums 10th 12th3 12th Jude 0, Shannon 1
Alex & Jack Twin Models 2nd 13th2 Alex 0, Jack 0
Key
  • A red team placement means the team was eliminated.
  • A green ƒ indicates that the team won a Fast Forward.
  • A gold Ƒ indicates that the team skipped this leg, as they won a First Class Pass in the previous leg.
  • A blue team placement indicates that the team came in the bottom two on a non-elimination leg, but received a Salvage advantage or a Sabotage penalty by the leg winners for the next leg.
    • An italicized blue indicates that the team received the Salvage advantage.
    • An underlined blue indicates that the team received the Sabotage penality.
  • A brown ⊂ indicates the team who received a U-Turn. ⊃ indicates the team who voted for the U-Turned team or used the U-Turn against another team.
  • Matching coloured symbols (pink + and teal ^) indicate teams who worked together during this leg as a result of an T-Junction.
Notes
  1. ^ Jobelle & Rani initially arrived 11th but were issued a 30-minute penalty for failing to complete the "Bombs Away" task. Malaan & Tina and Brendon & Jackson checked in during their penalty time, dropping them to 13th place.
  2. ^a b Alex & Jack elected to withdraw from the show before the second leg, citing mental health reasons. Dwes & Katherine returned to the race at Longreach Airport to replace Alex & Jack in Leg 3.
  3. ^ Jude & Shannon initially arrived 11th, but were forced to backtrack as they did not have their backpacks. Holly & Dolor checked in during this time, dropping them to 12th.
  4. ^ Malaan & Tina initially arrived 8th but were issued a 10-minute penalty for breaking a puzzle piece during the dinosaur jigsaw task. Three teams (Chris & Aleisha, Dwes & Katherine and Jordan & Violetta) checked in during their penalty time, dropping them to 11th place.

Prizes

The prize for each leg was awarded to the first-place team for that leg. The prizes were:

Salvage & Sabotage

Replacing the Speed Bump as the non-elimination game mechanic is the Salvage and the Sabotage. On a non-elimination leg, the leg winners (who will also win a First Class Pass) will delegate between the bottom two teams the Salvage (to assist the team), and the Sabotage (to penalise the team). The Salvages and Sabotages for each non-elimination leg are as follows:

Leg Leg Winners Salvage Sabotage
Team Advantage Outcome Team Penalty Outcome
2 Jaskirat & Anurag Holly & Dolor The ability to jump the queue at any challenge during Leg 3. Used to jump the queue at the Truck Museum sign up board Jude & Shannon One team member is not allowed to talk for the entirety of Leg 3. Shannon did not talk

Race summary
Destinations Air travel    Rail travel    Water travel    Bus travel
Helicopter travel    Bicycle travel    Gondola travel
Route Markers Detour    Roadblock    Fast Forward    U-Turn    T-Junction    Pit Stop

Leg 1 (Queensland)
The first Detour was set at the Exchange Hotel in Mossman, Queensland.

Airdate: 1 February 2021

This season's first Detour was a choice between Food and Bev. In Food, teams had to properly peel 2 kilograms (4.4 lb) of prawns to receive their next clue. In Bev, both team members had to deliver a tray of seven schooners of beer without spilling them past a red line to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks
  • From Newell Beach, 7 teams had to run 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) up the beach while the other 7 had to travel by boat 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) upriver in a slow tinny to find a car that would serve as their transportation for this leg.
  • At Drumsara Station, one team member had to don a classic flight suit and swing in the air in order to toss four balls thrown to them by their partner into a target, referencing the air raid on Mossman during World War II, before retrieving their next clue. Only four teams could complete this task at a time.
  • At Mossman Sugar Mill, teams had to find a pair of tongs in a pile a cut sugarcane and a sugar cube in a pile of raw sugar. Then, teams had to drop the sugar cube into a large tea cup to receive their next clue.
  • At the Mossman River, teams had to catch 20 cane toads by hand and place them in a box to receive their next clue.
Additional note

Leg 2 (Queensland)
In Gold Coast, Queensland, teams took part in a lifeguard exercise on North Kirra Beach.

Airdate: 2 February 2021

This leg's Detour was a choice between Swim To The Beat or Snappy Feet. In Swim To The Beat, teams had to learn and perform a synchronised swimming routine with the Gold Coast Mermaids to the satisfaction of the Olympic coach to receive their next clue. In Snappy Feet, teams had to select a pair of ugg boots from a display and stick a hand into one boot each until they found a "golden surprise", a gold mousetrap (hidden among boots with normal mousetraps), to receive their next clue.

In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to complete one lap around a motocross course on a dirt bike in under 55 seconds to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks
  • At North Kirra SLSC, one team member had to learn a series of flag commands to direct their partner, who had taken a inflatable rescue boat offshore to a series of buoys, to three allocated buoys. At each buoy, they had to retrieve an Amazing Race flag and then exchange the three flags for their next clue.
  • At Telstra 5G Innovation Centre, teams had to search for the location of their next Pit Stop, which was displayed was on an electronic billboard outside of the building.
  • At Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast, teams had to ride the AquaLoop before checking into the Pit Stop.

Leg 3 (Queensland)
After travelling to Winton, Queensland, teams took part in the local Dunny Derby.

Airdate: 3 February 2021

This leg's Detour was a choice between Pick or Polish. In Pick, teams had clean 3 freshly-shorn fleece and roll a bale of wool to a farmer to receive their next clue. In Polish, teams had to clean 42 solar panels to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks
  • Outside the North Gregory Hotel, teams participated in the local Dunny Derby. Teams had to pull a local in a mobile dunny around a racetrack while one team member balanced a bedpan full of dunny water. After completing a lap, teams had to pour the remaining water into a bucket and repeat the derby until they filled the bucket to a red line to receive their next clue from derby coordinator Robyn Stephens.
  • At the Australian Age of Dinosaurs, teams had to search a marked area to find 33 puzzle pieces and assemble them to form a dinosaur skeleton to receive their next clue from a paleontologist. If teams broke any bones, they would receive a time penalty at the Pit Stop.
  • At the Winton Truck Museum, teams had to sign up for one of 11 departure times, 5 minutes apart starting from 7:00 a.m. the following morning. In the morning, teams had to fit two 80 kilograms (180 lb) tyres onto a road train to receive their next clue.
Additional note
  • At the Longreach Airport, teams experienced a Welcome to Country ceremony from the Iningai. Teams were then greeted by Beau, who announced that Dwes & Katherine would be reentering the competition to replace Alex & Jack. Teams then left the airport in their marked cars to drive to the town of Winton in the order they arrived at the previous Pit Stop.

Upcoming legs
Leg 4 (Queensland)

Airdate: 7 February 2021

Future legs

Reception

Ratings

Ratings 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 Rank Viewers Rank
1 1 1 February 2021 Monday 7:30 pm 501,000 13 [42]
2 2 February 2021 Tuesday 7:30 pm 493,000 11 [43]
3 3 February 2021 Wednesday 7:30 pm 447,000 15 [44]
2 4 7 February 2021 Sunday 7:30 pm
5 8 February 2021 Monday 7:30 pm
6 9 February 2021 Tuesday 7:30 pm

Notes
  1. While unaired in the epside, some teams chose to fly into Brisbane Airport and took a taxi to the Gold Coast area.[32]

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