The Amazing Race Australia 6 | |
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Season 6 | |
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Presented by | Beau Ryan Scott Tweedie |
No. of teams | 20 |
Winner | Heath Curry & Toni Hilland |
No. of legs | 21 |
Distance traveled | 55,000 km (34,000 mi) |
No. of episodes | 21 |
Release | |
Original network | Network 10 |
Original release | 29 August – 9 October 2022 |
Additional information | |
Filming dates | 5 March – 16 April 2022 |
Season chronology |
The Amazing Race Australia 6 (also promoted as The Amazing Race: Around the World [1] ) is the sixth season of The Amazing Race Australia , an Australian reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race and the third instalment of Network 10's iteration of the show. The season featured twenty teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world to win the grand prize of A$250,000 and two new cars (an Isuzu D-MAX and an Isuzu MU-X). [2] Beau Ryan returned as the regular host, with presenter Scott Tweedie guest hosting for episodes 8–11 after Ryan caught COVID-19 during filming.
After the previous season was set in Australia due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this season returned to the standard travel format, visited six continents and seven countries and travelled over 55,000 kilometres (34,000 mi) during twenty-one legs. Starting in Melbourne and Sydney, racers travelled through Morocco, Greece, Turkey, Colombia, Belize, Mexico before returning to Australia, travelling through Western Australia and finishing in Broome. New twists introduced in this season include a split-city start, a no-switch Detour and an elimination during a no-rest leg. The season premiered on 29 August 2022, [3] with the finale airing on 9 October 2022.
Married couple Heath Curry & Toni Hilland were the winners of this season, while church friends Angel Williams and Frankie Vaaua finished in second place and newlywed teachers Kelly and Georgia Baildon finished in third place.
On 20 October 2021, Network 10 announced at upfronts that a new season was set to air in the second half of 2022. [4] [5] [6]
Unlike the previous season, which filmed solely in Australia due to COVID-19 restrictions, Beverley McGarvey, Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer of Paramount Global Australia and New Zealand, stated that she intended for the show to resume travelling internationally again after the American version resumed international travel for their 33rd season in September 2021. [7] On 2 February 2022, Daniel Monaghan, 10's Head of Programming, reaffirmed that the show would still be filming internationally as the Omicron surge began to subside. [8]
Filming for the season began in March 2022. This season introduced a new twist involving two groups of ten teams starting The Amazing Race Australia separately, one in Sydney and one in Melbourne, each oblivious to the existence of the other, and racing separately before converging in the next leg. [2] On 5 March 2022, Beau Ryan was spotted in Chefchaouen, Morocco. [9] On 20 March, TV Blackbox reported that a few crew members had tested positive for COVID-19 requiring some of the crew, including Ryan, to self-isolate in hotels while the rest of the crew continued filming. From the eighth to eleventh legs, Scott Tweedie was brought in to temporarily replace Ryan as host. [10] According to TV Tonight, Tweedie was contacted prior to the season to potentially step in as host as part of the production's COVID-safe contingency plan. [11] The show then travelled to İzmir and Alaçatı. [12] Filming wrapped in April 2022. [13] In addition to Morocco, this season included first-time visits to Greece, Colombia, Belize and Mexico.
The Speed Bump, which was not in the previous season, was brought back into this season for teams that returned after self-isolating due to COVID-19.
Casting for the season began in early November 2021. Contestants were required to be fully vaccinated with filming expected to occur from February 2022 over four to seven weeks. [14]
Isuzu, UBank, Kathmandu and Merrell served as sponsors for this season. [15]
The cast was revealed on 22 August 2022. [16]
Contestants | Age | Subtitle | Hometown | Status |
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Paul Farrell | 67 | Dad & Daughter Brokers | Phillip Island, Victoria | Eliminated 1st (in Ksar Aït Benhaddou, Morocco) |
Rachel Farrell | 33 | |||
Bren Wilkinson | 56 | Vegan Warriors | Western Australia | Eliminated 2nd (in Marrakesh, Morocco) |
Anja Gramueller-Southon | 53 | |||
Jake O'Brien | 29 | Model Couple | Sydney, New South Wales | Eliminated 3rd (in Chefchaouen, Morocco) |
Holly MacAlpine | 24 | |||
Sam Trenwith | 27 | Flamboyant Friends | Adelaide, South Australia | Eliminated 4th (in Athens, Greece) |
Alex Hill | 28 | |||
Sam Kimberley | 23 | The Mullets | Perth, Western Australia | Eliminated 5th (in Arachova, Greece) |
Stu Moorhouse | 23 | |||
Crystal Tawil | 27 | Middle Eastern Mates | New South Wales | Eliminated 6th (in İzmir, Turkey) |
Reem Chokr | 26 | |||
Tammy Chan | 38 | Scientific Siblings | Victoria | Eliminated 7th (in Kula, Turkey) |
Vincent Chan | 40 | Queensland | ||
Morgan Trevethan | 23 | Blonde Buddies | Gold Coast, Queensland | Eliminated 8th (in Alaçatı, Turkey) |
Lilli Robbo | 23 | |||
Kathy Alexandra | 28 | Lawyer Cousins | Sydney, New South Wales | Eliminated 9th (in Bogotá, Colombia) |
Chace Tran | 27 | |||
Stuart McGrath | 31 | Baru Mates | Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory | Eliminated 10th (in Cartagena, Colombia) |
Glennon Babui | 23 | Elcho Island, Northern Territory | ||
Felicity "Flick" Mifsud | 28 | Barista Sisters | Melbourne | Eliminated 11th (in Belize City, Belize) |
Gabby Mifsud | 24 | |||
Felicity "Fliss" Naughton | 20 | Country Kids | Crookwell, New South Wales | Medically removed (in San Ignacio, Belize) |
Josephine "Tottie" O'Brienn | 20 | |||
Jodie Playford | 55 | Dragon Boat Mums | New South Wales | Eliminated 13th (in Caye Caulker, Belize) |
Claire Thomas | 48 | |||
Chelsea Keen | 26 | Engaged Parents | Queensland | Eliminated 14th (in Mérida, Mexico) |
Jamus Maoate | 35 | |||
Lauren Howells | 27 | Cop Couple | Western Australia | Eliminated 15th (in Ekʼ Balam, Mexico) |
Steph McGrath | 34 | |||
Pako Komira | 38 | Hubbies | Sydney, New South Wales | Eliminated 16th (in Perth, Australia) |
Mori Perez | 39 | |||
Tiffany Turland | 36 | Aunty & Niece | Pilbara, Western Australia | Eliminated 17th (in Fremantle, Australia) |
Cynthia Cameron-Turland | 21 | |||
Kelly Baildon | 25 | Newlywed Teachers | Brisbane, Queensland | Third place |
Georgia Baildon | 25 | |||
Angel Williams | 24 | Church Friends | Brisbane, Queensland | Runners-up |
Francis "Frankie" Vaaua | 25 | Gold Coast, Queensland | ||
Heath Curry | 33 | Enduring Love | Melbourne, Victoria | Winners |
Toni Hilland | 38 |
In 2023, Jake O'Brien and Holly MacAlpine appeared on the sixth season of MTV's Ex on the Beach . [17] In 2024, O'Brien appeared on the second season of FBoy Island Australia . [18]
The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.
Team | 1 [a] | 2 [a] | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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Heath & Toni | 5th | 14th | 11th | 1st | 4th | 10th | 2nd | 5th | |
Angel & Frankie | 1st | 9th | 1st | 9th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
Kelly & Georgia | 1st | 5th | 10th | 5th | 6th | 11th | 8th | 8th | |
Tiffany & Cynthia | 4th | 15th | 6th | 15th‡ | 9th | 3rd | 10th | 7th | |
Pako & Mori | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 10th | |
Lauren & Steph | 3rd | 8th | 2nd | 11th | 2nd | 8th | 7th | 3rd | |
Chelsea & Jamus | 9th | 6th | 8th | 6th | 5th | 6th | 11th [b] | 6th | |
Jodie & Claire | 6th | 17th | 9th | 8th | 11th | 12th | 9th | 4th | |
Fliss & Tottie | 8th | 7th | 12th | 4th | 10th | 9th | 6th | 9th | |
Flick & Gabby | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | |
Stuart & Glennon | 8th | 10th | 7th | 13th | 14th | Removed from competition [c] | |||
Kathy & Chace | 2nd | 3rd | Removed from competition [c] | ||||||
Morgan & Lilli | 9th | 11th | 13th | 12th | 8th | 4th | 5th | 11th† | |
Tammy & Vincent | 5th | 4th | 15th | 7th | 13th | 7th | 12th† | ||
Crystal & Reem | 4th | 16th | 5th | 14th | 12th | 13th† | |||
Sam & Stu | 7th | 12th | 14th | 10th | 15th† | ||||
Sam & Alex | 6th | 13th | 16th† | ||||||
Jake & Holly | 7th | 18th† [d] | |||||||
Bren & Anja | 10th† | ||||||||
Paul & Rachel | 10th† |
Team | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
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Heath & Toni | 5th | 6th‡ | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd⊃ [e] | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st |
Angel & Frankie | 1st | 2nd | 3rd [f] | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd |
Kelly & Georgia | Removed from competition [c] | 5th | 5th | 5th [g] | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | |||
Tiffany & Cynthia | Removed from competition [c] | 6th | 4th | 4th | 6th⊂ [e] | 3rd | 2nd | 4th† | ||||
Pako & Mori | 4th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 4th⊃ [h] | 2nd | 5th† [i] | ||
Lauren & Steph | Removed from competition [c] | 7th | 6th | 5th⊂ [h] | 6th† | |||||||
Chelsea & Jamus | 3rd | 5th [j] | 5th | 1st | 4th | 6th | 7th [k] | 7th† | ||||
Jodie & Claire | Removed from competition [c] | 7th [l] | 8th† | |||||||||
Fliss & Tottie | Removed from competition [c] | † [m] | ||||||||||
Flick & Gabby | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 5th† | ||||||||
Stuart & Glennon | 6th | 3rd [n] | 6th† | |||||||||
Kathy & Chace | 7th† |
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Route Markers | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Order | Clock | Country |
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1 | Chefchaouen Clock | Morocco |
2 | Arachova Clock Tower | Greece |
3 | İzmir Clock Tower | Turkey |
4 | Supreme Court of Belize | Belize |
5 | Palacio Municipal de Mérida | Mexico |
6 | Fremantle Town Hall | Australia |
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 | ||
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Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Viewers | Rank | |||||
1 | 1 | 29 August 2022 | Monday 7:30 pm | 451,000 | 14 | 110,000 | 841,000 | 13 | [19] |
2 | 30 August 2022 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 316,000 | 16 | 107,000 | 672,000 | 13 | [20] | |
3 | 31 August 2022 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 342,000 | 16 | 124,000 | 719,000 | 14 | [21] | |
2 | 4 | 4 September 2022 | Sunday 7:30 pm | 315,000 | 10 | 103,000 | 625,000 | 9 | [22] |
5 | 5 September 2022 | Monday 7:30 pm | 386,000 | 16 | 89,000 | 694,000 | 16 | [23] | |
6 | 6 September 2022 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 338,000 | 14 | 74,000 | 612,000 | 13 | [24] | |
3 | 7 | 11 September 2022 | Sunday 7:30 pm | 319,000 | 9 | 58,000 | 572,000 | 9 | [25] |
8 | 12 September 2022 | Monday 7:30 pm | 353,000 | 18 | 75,000 | 653,000 | 14 | [26] | |
9 | 13 September 2022 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 342,000 | 14 | 60,000 | 613,000 | 13 | [27] | |
4 | 10 | 18 September 2022 | Sunday 7:30 pm | 291,000 | 10 | 95,000 | 585,000 | 10 | [28] |
11 [a] | 19 September 2022 | Monday 7:30 pm | 185,000 | >20 | 95,000 | 459,000 | 16 | [30] | |
12 | 20 September 2022 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 286,000 | 18 | 85,000 | 600,000 | 13 | [31] | |
5 | 13 | 25 September 2022 | Sunday 7:30 pm | 291,000 | 10 | 74,000 | 543,000 | 9 | [32] |
14 | 26 September 2022 | Monday 7:30 pm | 332,000 | 17 | 66,000 | 597,000 | 16 | [33] | |
15 | 27 September 2022 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 326,000 | 16 | 79,000 | 605,000 | 14 | [34] | |
16 | 28 September 2022 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 309,000 | 17 | 93,000 | 595,000 | 14 | [35] | |
17 | 29 September 2022 | Thursday 7:30 pm | 292,000 | 16 | 97,000 | 596,000 | 13 | [36] | |
6 | 18 [b] | 2 October 2022 | Sunday 7:30 pm | 291,000 | 12 | 73,000 | 540,000 | 12 | [37] |
19 | 3 October 2022 | Monday 7:30 pm | 331,000 | 17 | 72,000 | 616,000 | 16 | [38] | |
20 | 4 October 2022 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 308,000 | 16 | 74,000 | 570,000 | 14 | [39] | |
7 | 21 [c] | 9 October 2022 | Sunday 7:30 pm | 376,000 | 11 | 51,000 | 628,000 | 12 | [40] |
438,000 | 9 | 64,000 | 744,000 | 9 |