The Amazing Race Australia 3 | |
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Season 3 | |
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Presented by | Grant Bowler |
No. of teams | 10 |
Winner | Daniel Little & Ryan Thomas |
No. of legs | 10 |
Distance traveled | 90,000 km (56,000 mi) |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Release | |
Original network | Seven Network (AU) TVNZ (TV2) (NZ) |
Original release | 4 August – 25 September 2014 |
Additional information | |
Filming dates | 7 March – 30 March 2014 |
Season chronology |
The Amazing Race Australia 3 is the third season of The Amazing Race Australia , an Australian reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race . Officially titled The Amazing Race Australia v New Zealand and hosted by Grant Bowler, it featured ten teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship (five from Australia and five from New Zealand), in a race around the world to win the grand prize of A$250,000. This season visited six continents and ten countries and travelled over 90,000 kilometres (56,000 mi) during ten legs. Starting at Uluru, racers travelled through New Zealand, Cambodia, Thailand, Namibia, Russia, Portugal, Croatia, Argentina and the United States before returning to Australia and finishing in Port Campbell. New twists introduced in this season include awarding the winners of the first leg a second Express Pass that they had to give to another team, the Nation vs. Nation task and the Speed Bump. The season premiered on Australia's Seven Network on 4 August 2014 after The X-Factor and on New Zealand's TV2 on 5 August 2014 after My Kitchen Rules 5. The season concluded in Australia on 25 September 2014 and in New Zealand on 7 October 2014.
The finalists were all Australian teams, with intensive care nurses Daniel Little and Ryan Thomas winning this season. Dating turned-engaged bodybuilders Sally Yamamoto and Tyson Smith finished in second place, and newlyweds Ashleigh and Jarrod Jende finished in third place.
On 14 August 2012, Seven Network announced it was looking for contestants for a third series of The Amazing Race Australia. [1] Despite calling for contestant applications, the show was absent in the Seven Network's 2013 upfronts and was replaced by an unsuccessful revival of the Australian version of The Mole. [2]
The series was renewed again on 22 October 2013. [3] It was also announced that Seven's in-house production company, Seven Productions, would produce the series. ActiveTV, the production company involved in the show's first two series, would no longer be involved. [4]
Filming began in March 2014 at Uluru in Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park. Production wrapped on March 30, 2014, in Port Campbell, Victoria. [5] This season travelled across six continents and ten countries, all of which were first-time visits, covering over 90,000 kilometres (56,000 mi). [6]
Instead of being marked for elimination for finishing last in a non-elimination leg, the Speed Bump was introduced on this series. It required the team that finished last in a non-elimination leg to perform an additional task at some point during the next leg. The Salvage Pass also returned; however, it was awarded to the team that arrived first in the sixth leg rather than the first.
Applications for the third edition originally opened during the second season, despite the show not being officially renewed by Seven Network. [7] When the show was officially renewed for 2014, applications opened again, including to citizens of New Zealand. Applicants who applied previously were given a chance to update their application. This second round of applications ended on 18 December 2013. [8]
Kathmandu, John West Tuna and Virgin Australia were the sponsors for this series.[ citation needed ]
The cast included Jesse O'Brien, who was previously a contestant on the first season of New Zealand Idol . He withdrew from the season to attend to the birth of his daughter. He then returned for the second season. [9] Well-known Australian anthropologist Elizabeth Grant participated with her son, Todd. During leg 6, Tyson Smith proposed to Sally Yamamoto on their fourth anniversary, and she accepted.
Contestants | Age | Relationship | Hometown | Status |
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Inga Lederhaus | 27 | Pageant Models | Perth, Western Australia | Eliminated 1st (in Mesopotamia, New Zealand) |
Tiharna McGregor | 26 | |||
Elizabeth Grant | 50 | Mother & Son | Adelaide, South Australia | Eliminated 2nd (in Siem Reap, Cambodia) |
Todd Grant | 25 | |||
Aston Garratt | 32 | Feisty Friends | Auckland, New Zealand | Eliminated 3rd (in Koh Poda, Thailand) |
Christie Orr | 35 | |||
Emily Trenberth | 24 | Siblings | Christchurch, New Zealand | Eliminated 4th (in Khomas Region, Namibia) |
Jono Trenberth | 26 | |||
John Charles | 35 | Best Mates | Christchurch, New Zealand | Eliminated 5th (in Kostroma, Russia) |
Murray Roeske | 35 | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
Cat O'Brien | 38 | Foster Parents | Hamilton, New Zealand | Eliminated 6th (in Dubrovnik, Croatia) |
Jesse O'Brien | 36 | |||
Carla Beazley | 37 | Fitness Mums | Tauranga, New Zealand | Eliminated 7th (in Tigre, Argentina) |
Hereni Fulton | 42 | |||
Ashleigh Jende | 27 | Newlyweds | Melbourne, Victoria | Third place |
Jarrod Jende | 28 | |||
Sally Yamamoto | 33 | Dating Bodybuilders (Legs 1–6) Engaged Bodybuilders (Legs 6–10) | Perth, Western Australia | Runners-up |
Tyson Smith | 38 | |||
Daniel Little | 28 | Intensive Care Nurses | Sydney, New South Wales | Winners |
Ryan Thomas | 32 |
In 2019, Jonathan "Jono" Trenberth appeared on the third season of Married at First Sight NZ. [10]
The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.
Team | 1 x [a] | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 + [b] | 6 x [a] | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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Daniel & Ryan | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 1st | 1st§ [c] | 3rdƒ [d] | 3rd | 1st |
Sally & Tyson | 9th | 4th | 4th⊂ [e] | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
Ashleigh & Jarrod | 6th | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 5th‡ | 2nd | 1st | 3rd |
Carla & Hereni | 2nd | 8th | 6th | 1stε [f] | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 4th† | |
Cat & Jesse | 8th | 5th | 7th | 4th | 6th [g] | 4th | 3rd | 5th† | ||
John & Murray | 1st | 2ndε [f] [h] | 1st⊃ [e] | 2nd | 1st | 6th† | ||||
Emily & Jono | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 7th† | ||||||
Aston & Christie | 7th | 6th | 8th† | |||||||
Elizabeth & Todd | 5th | 9th† | ||||||||
Inga & Tiharna | 10th† |
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Leg | Country | Item |
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1 | New Zealand | Gumboots |
2 | Cambodia | Golden leaves |
3 | Thailand | Coconut |
4 | Namibia | Bow |
5 | Russia | Ushanka |
6 | Russia | Auger |
7 | Portugal | Sword |
8 | Croatia | Red kerchief |
9 | Argentina | Polo mallet |
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All ratings data in Australia are taken from the five major metropolitan centres. Data from regional areas is not accounted for. Due to poor programming from Channel 7 there is no set time-slot, but the start time for the show was around 8:40 p.m. to 9:10 p.m. Times are taken from Electronic Programming Guides which still may not be accurate as to the real start time. Despite the lower ratings compared to the previous series, the show rated well in time shift, often being among the highest viewership gainers for the night.
# | Airdate | Timeslot | Overnight Viewers | 7 Day Time-shift (Rank) | Ref | |||||
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Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane | Adelaide | Perth | Total (Rank) | |||||
1 | 4 August 2014 | 9:07 pm – 11:02 pm | 191,000 | 149,000 | 107,000 | 60,000 | 82,000 | 588,000 (18) | 734,000 (13) | [11] [12] |
2 | 11 August 2014 | 8:47 pm – 10:08 pm | 167,000 | 193,000 | 110,000 | 75,000 | 109,000 | 655,000 (17) | 763,000 (12) | [13] [14] |
3 | 18 August 2014 | 8:45 pm – 9:54 pm | — | — | — | — | — | 616,000 (<20) | 754,000 (12) | [15] [16] |
4/5 | 25 August 2014 | 8:49 pm – 11:03 pm | 177,000 | 193,000 | 106,000 | 79,000 | 108,000 | 663,000 (18) | 769,000 (14) | [17] [18] |
6 | 1 September 2014 | 8:44 pm – 10:03 pm | 154,000 | 179,000 | 116,000 | 74,000 | 112,000 | 635,000 (19) | 731,000 (14) | [19] [20] |
7 | 8 September 2014 | 8:54 pm – 10:08 pm | 176,000 | 171,000 | 122,000 | 71,000 | 94,000 | 634,000 (19) | 711,000 (15) | [21] [22] |
8/9 | 15 September 2014 | 8:52 pm – 11:19 pm | 155,000 | 206,000 | 128,000 | 72,000 | 96,000 | 656,000 (17) | 768,000 (13) | [23] [24] |
10 | 25 September 2014 | 9:03 pm – 10:27 pm | — | — | — | — | — | 416,000 (<20) | 531,000 (20) | [25] [26] |
# | Airdate | Timeslot | Viewers | 7 Day Timeshift | Ref |
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1 | 5 August 2014 | 8:45 pm – 10:30 pm | 260,620 (TV2) 25,410 (TV2+1) | +27,350 | [27] [28] |
2 | 12 August 2014 | 8:45 pm – 10:00 pm | 250,390 (TV2) | +36,390 | [29] [30] |
3 | 19 August 2014 | 9:00 pm – 10:05 pm | 267,890 (TV2) | +21,830 | [31] [32] |
4 | 26 August 2014 | 8:35 pm – 9:40 pm | 267,800 (TV2) 25,510 (TV2+1) | +19,850 | [33] [34] |
5 | 2 September 2014 | 8:35 pm – 9:40 pm | 245,300 (TV2) | +23,590 | [35] [36] |
6 | 9 September 2014 | 8:30 pm – 9:45 pm | 235,990 (TV2) 30,340 (TV2+1) | +23,790 | [37] [38] |
7 | 16 September 2014 | 8:30 pm – 9:40 pm | 183,920 (TV2) 23,480 (TV2+1) | +16,700 | [39] [40] |
8 | 23 September 2014 | 8:30 pm – 9:35 pm | 191,930 (TV2) | +9,580 | [41] [42] |
9 | 30 September 2014 | 8:30 pm – 9:50 pm | 226,860 (TV2) | +14,460 | [43] [44] |
10 | 7 October 2014 | 8:30 pm – 9:50 pm | 202,900 (TV2) | +14,310 | [45] [46] |
CRISS-CROSSING the world the Amazing Race Australian competitors have seen it all – including Port Campbell. Over the weekend an episode to feature in the current season was filmed in Port Campbell and at Loch Ard Gorge.