List of The Amazing Race Australia contestants

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This is a list of contestants who have appeared on The Amazing Race Australia , an Australian reality game show based on the American series, The Amazing Race . A total of 180 contestants have appeared in the series.

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Contestants

Season 1 (2010)

NameAgeHometownFinishSource
Ryan "Ryot" Wilson23 Sydney 11th
Liberty Wilson27 Sydney 11th
Anne-Marie Brown53 Perth 10th
Tracy Read46 Perth 10th
Richard Toutounji29 Sydney 9th
Joey Toutounji30 Sydney 9th
Mohammed "Mo" El-Leissy 26 Melbourne 8th [1]
Mostafa "Mos" Haroun25 Melbourne 8th [1]
Alana Munday25 Adelaide 7th
Melanie "Mel" Greig 28 Adelaide 7th
Anastasia Natasa Drimousis21 Sydney 6th
Chris Pselletes23 Sydney 6th
David "Dave" Miller52 Geraldton 5th
Kelly Miller37 Geraldton 5th
Matthew "Matt" Nunn26 Queensland 4th
Thomas "Tom" Warriner26 Northern Territory 4th
Jeffrey "Jeff" Downes60 Brisbane 3rd
Lucas "Luke" Downes32 Brisbane 3rd
Samantha "Sam" Schoers22 Perth 2nd [2]
Renae Wauhop23 Perth 2nd [2]
Tyler Atkins25 Sydney 1st [3]
Nathan Joliffe25 Sydney 1st [3]

Season 2 (2011)

NameAgeHometownFinishSource
Adam Corowa30 Tweed Heads 11th [4]
Dane Corowa29 Tweed Heads 11th [4]
Susan "Sue" Bumback40 Geraldton 10th [4]
Teresa Italiano44 Geraldton 10th [4]
Kym Bouckaert46 Brisbane 9th [4]
Donna Verney42 Brisbane 9th [4]
Ross Thornton 55 Melbourne 8th [4] [5]
Tarryn Lee Thornton27 Melbourne 8th [4] [5]
Geoff "Sticky" Stick24 Launceston 7th [4] [6]
Samuel "Sam" Hay24 Launceston 7th [4] [6]
James Kingsbury23 Melbourne 6th [4] [5]
Sarah Roza32 Melbourne 6th [4] [5]
Lucy Pelosi36 Sydney 5th [4]
Emilia Pelosi30 Sydney 5th [4]
Joseph Caristo22 Sydney 4th [4]
Grace Caristo21 Sydney 4th [4]
Michelle Troy26 Sydney 3rd [4] [7]
Joanne "Jo" Troy26 Sydney 3rd [4] [7]
Paul Montgomery27 Melbourne 2nd [4] [5]
Steven "Steve" Scale29 Melbourne 2nd [4] [5]
Shane Haw43 Melbourne 1st [4] [5] [8]
Andrew Thoday35 Melbourne 1st [4] [5] [8]

Season 3 (2014)

NameAgeHometownFinishSource
Inga Lederhaus27 Perth 10th [9]
Tiharna McGregor26 Perth 10th [9]
Dr Elizabeth Grant 50 Adelaide 9th [10]
Todd Grant25 Adelaide 9th [10]
Aston Garrett32 Auckland 8th [11]
Christina "Christie" Orr35 Auckland 8th [11]
Emily Trenberth24 Christchurch 7th [11]
Jonathan "Jono" Trenberth26 Christchurch 7th [11]
John Gbenda Charles35 Christchurch 6th [11]
Murray Roeske35 Wellington 6th [11]
Catherine "Cat" O'Brien38 Hamilton 5th [11]
Jesse O'Brien36 Hamilton 5th [11]
Carla Beazley37 Tauranga 4th [11]
Hereni Fulton42 Tauranga 4th [11]
Ashleigh "Ash" Jende27 Melbourne 3rd [9]
Jarrod Jende28 Melbourne 3rd [9]
Sally Yamamoto33 Perth 2nd [9]
Tyson Smith38 Perth 2nd [9]
Daniel Little28 Sydney 1st [9]
Ryan Thomas32 Sydney 1st [9]

Season 4 (2019)

NameAgeHometownFinishSource
Alana Pappas21 Adelaide 11th [12] [13]
Niko Pappas19 Adelaide 11th [12] [14]
Judy Bowe53 Canberra 10th [12] [14]
Therese Mills45 Canberra 10th [12] [13]
Rowah Hassan42 Sydney 9th [12] [15]
Amani Mawass18 Sydney 9th [12] [15]
Chris Williams58 Mount Compass 8th [12] [14]
Adrienne Clarke59 Mount Compass 8th [12] [14]
Hayley Foruria29 Townsville 7th [12] [14]
Mikayla Foruria24 Cairns 7th [12] [14]
Sidney "Sid" Pierucci26 Bondi Beach 6th [12] [14]
Ashley "Ash" Ruscoe30 Bondi Beach 6th [12] [14]
Femi Ogunsiji23 Sydney 5th [12] [14]
Nicholas "Nick" Evbuomwan23 Sydney 5th [12] [14]
Tom Wilkinson23 Melbourne 4th [12] [16]
Tyler Roos23 Melbourne 4th [12] [17]
Vivienne "Viv" Dinh25 Melbourne 3rd [12] [14]
Joey Dinh28 Melbourne 3rd [12] [14]
Jasmin Onus30 Darwin 2nd [12] [18]
Jerome Cubillo30 Darwin 2nd [12] [18]
Tim Sattler-Jones29 Newcastle 1st [12] [14]
Rod Sattler-Jones28 Newcastle 1st [12] [14]

Season 5 (2021)

NameAgeHometownFinishSource
Alex Newell28 Sydney 16th [19]
Jack Newell28 Sydney 16th [19]
Jude Richards49 Brisbane 15th [19]
Shannon Nay45 Gold Coast 15th [19]
Malaan Ajang27 Melbourne 14th [19]
Tina Kuek26 Melbourne 14th [19]
Shane Wilson47 Wollongong 13th [19]
Deborah "Deb" Wilson41 Wollongong 13th [19]
Jobelle Collier29 Shepparton 12th [19]
Rani Alegre52 Shepparton 12th [19]
Sefa Palu29 Sydney 11th [19]
Jessica Matavao32 Sydney 11th [19]
Dwesmond "Dwes" Wiggan-Dann32 Ardyaloon 10th [20]
Katherine Dann31 Broome 10th [20]
Jordan Saisi23 Melbourne 9th [19]
Violeta Brau Mugica22 Melbourne 9th [19]
Stan Turek36 Richmond 8th [21] [22]
Wayne Marino26 Richmond 8th [21] [22]
Holly Edwards25 Sydney 7th [23]
Dolor Edosomwan26 Sydney 7th [23]
Marijana "MJ" Rajčić 31 Adelaide 6th [24]
Chelsea Randall 29 Adelaide 6th [24]
Skye-Blue Henderson27 Melbourne 5th [23]
Jake Henderson29 Long Forest 5th [23]
Chris Peever DiLoreto31 Brisbane 4th [19]
Aleisha Rose Groth 30 Brisbane 4th [19]
Jaskirat Dhingra29 Sydney 3rd [19]
Anurag Sobti29 Sydney 3rd [19]
Ashleigh Lawrence32 Gold Coast 2nd [19]
Amanda Blanks29 Gold Coast 2nd [19]
Brendon Crawley25 Yass 1st [23]
Jackson Dening23 Tamworth 1st [23]

Season 6 (2022)

NameAgeHometownFinishSource
Paul Farrell20th
Rachel Farrell20th
Brenda "Bren" Wilkinson19th
Anja Gramueller-Southon19th
Jake O'Brien18th
Holly MacAlpine18th
Sam Trenwith17th
Alex Hill17th
Sam Kimberley16th
Stuart "Stu" Moorhouse16th
Crystal Tawil15th
Reem Chokr15th
Tammy Chan14th
Vincent Chan14th
Morgan Trevethan13th
Lilli Robbo13th

Season 7 (2023)

NameAgeHometownFinishSource
Dane Simpson40 Wagga Wagga 11th [25]
Bow Simpson69 Walgett 11th [25]
Grant Denyer 45 Bathurst 10th [25]
Cheryl "Chezzi" Denyer43 Bathurst 10th [25]
Peter Rowsthorn 60 Perth 9th [25]
Frankie Rowsthorn20 Perth 9th [25]
Ben Gillies 43 Melbourne 8th [25]
Jackie Gillies 42 Melbourne 8th [25]
George Mladenov 33 Bankstown 7th [25]
Pamela Mladenov24 Bankstown 7th [25]
Rebecca "Bec" Judd 40 Melbourne 6th [25]
Kate Twigley38 Perth 6th [25]
Jana Pittman 40 Castle Hill 5th [25]
Cornelis Rawlinson16 Castle Hill 5th [25]
Harry Jowsey 26 Los Angeles 4th [25]
Teddy Briggs29 Gold Coast 4th [25]
Alli Simpson 25 Gold Coast 1st [25]
Angie Simpson52 Gold Coast 1st [25]
Emma Watkins 33 Robertson 1st [25]
Hayley Watkins34 Sydney 1st [25]
Darren McMullen 41 Sydney 1st [25]
Tristan Dougan26 Sydney 1st [25]

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