The Amazing Race Australia 9

The Amazing Race Australia 9
Season 9
Presented by	Beau Ryan
No. of teams	13
No. of legs	15
No. of episodes	7
Release
Original network	Network 10
Original release	8 September 2025 (2025-09-08) – present
Additional information
Filming dates	18 March (2025-03-18) – 14 April 2025 (2025-04-14)
Season chronology
← Previous Celebrity Edition 2

The Amazing Race Australia 9, also known as The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition 3, is the ninth season of The Amazing Race Australia , an Australian reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race . The season is the sixth instalment of Network 10's iteration of the show and the third celebrity edition. Hosted by Beau Ryan, it features thirteen 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. Filming took place between 18 March and 14 April 2025. This season visited one continent and five countries during fifteen legs. Starting in Pokhara, racers travelled through Nepal, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Indonesia. New elements introduced in this season include the Face Off. The season premiered on 8 September 2025.

Production

Development and filming

The celebrities assembled at the Shanti Stupa in Pokhara, Nepal, for the start of the third Celebrity Edition race.

On 28 January 2025, Dan Monaghan, Senior Vice President Content & Programming, revealed to TV Tonight that a third celebrity season was in production with the cast set to be revealed soon. ^[1] On 14 March 2025, Beau Ryan announced that he would be taking a weeks-long hiatus from his Triple M radio hosting to film The Amazing Race Australia. ^{[2] [3]} Teams were then spotted leaving from Sydney Airport on 16 March 2025. ^{[4] [5]} Filming for this season began on 18 March 2025 with the cast revealed on the subsequent day. ^[6] This season was the first time that any version of The Amazing Race filmed in Uzbekistan with the show filming in Samarkand and Tersak from 24 March to 27 March. ^{[7] [8]} This season also included first-time visits to Nepal and Taiwan along with returning visits to Sri Lanka and Indonesia, which were previously visited on season 1. ^[8] This season also introduced the Face Off, where two teams had to compete against each other in a task. ^[8] Filming concluded on 14 April 2025. ^[9]

On 18 April 2025, the Herald Sun reported that Ant & Dan were ejected following an off-camera verbal altercation with another team. ^[10] According to the tabloid, Dan Middleton began yelling at Luke & "Sassy" Scott following a night out during a break in between legs. ^[10] Luke & Scott later stated that Middleton approached them multiple times and made homophobic remarks and gestures while becoming increasingly aggressive. ^[11] The event was witnessed by Brendan Fevola, who threatened to leave if Middleton was not removed for his misconduct. ^[10] A representative for Network 10 stated, "Following a breach of the production's code of conduct by one contestant, on a day off during production, a team from The Amazing Race Australia was disqualified and swiftly sent home." ^{[12] [13]} Ant & Dan were notably excluded from preseason marketing, were featured minimally in the edited show prior to their ejection and disqualification, and were removed from the opening sequence following the first episode. ^{[14] [15]}

Casting

With regard to this season's casting, Monaghan stated that "this year we've got siblings, married couples, engaged couples, famous parents and their kids, and then we’ve got a couple of different relationships." ^[1]

Release

Broadcast

On 16 April 2025, Monaghan stated that the season would premiere after Australian Survivor: Australia V The World . ^[9] The first full promo for the season aired on 18 August 2025, with the promo also revealing the premiere date of 8 September 2025. ^[16]

Cast

From left to right: Ed Kavalee, Tiffiny Hall, Bronte Campbell, Brendan "Fev" Fevola, Lindy Rama, Rob Mills, Stephen Curry and Bernard Curry

The cast consists of celebrities and their relatives and friends. ^[6]

Contestants	Notability	Age	Relationship	Charity	Status
Ed Kavalee	Comedian	45	Married	Learning for Life Autism Centre	Eliminated 1st (in Pokhara, Nepal)
Tiffiny "Tiff" Hall	Former Gladiator & The Biggest Loser trainer	40
Ant Middleton	Former soldier & television personality	44	Brothers	— [a]	Disqualified (in Pokhara, Nepal)
Dan Middleton	—	46
Bronte Campbell	Olympian swimmer	30	Olympian & Fiancé	Carers Australia	Eliminated 2nd (in Bhaktapur, Nepal)
Benfield Lainchbury	—	35
Steph Tisdell	Comedian	32	Comedian Sister & Brother	Bright Water Foundation	Eliminated 3rd (in Samarkand, Uzbekistan)
Ben Tisdell	—	34
Dom "Tomato" Di Tommaso	Freerunning athlete	32	YouTube Parkour Mates	National Breast Cancer Foundation	Eliminated 4th (in Tersak, Uzbekistan)
Marx Marsters	—	33
Lindy Rama	Model	46	Princess & Daughter	Good Shepherd Australia & New Zealand	Medically removed (in Negombo, Sri Lanka)
Stella Klim	—	19
Brendan "Fev" Fevola	AFL Legend	44	Footy Dad & Daughter	Small Steps 4 Hannah	Quit (in Negombo, Sri Lanka)
Leni Fevola	—	18
Aesha Scott	Below Deck star	33	Reality Star & Partner	Peace of Mind Foundation	Participating
Scott Dobson	—	34
Gretel Killeen	Comedian & former Big Brother Australia host	62	Screen Icon & Daughter	Hunter Medical Research Institute	Participating
Epiphany Morgan	—	33
Luke O'Halloran	Viral stars	34	TikTok Brothers	Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal	Participating
"Sassy" Scott O'Halloran		39
Melissa Leong	MasterChef Australia & Dessert Masters host	43	Foodie Besties	Orygen	Participating
Leah Wilson	—	44
Rob Mills	Singer & Australian Idol finalist	42	Entertainer Couple	Australian Children's Music Foundation	Participating
Georgie Tunny	Journalist & The Project co-host	34
Stephen "Steve" Curry	Actors	48	Actor Brothers	One In Five	Participating
Bernard "Bernie" Curry		50

1. Ant & Dan did not have their charity publicised during their participation on the show.

Future appearances

Following this season, Luke & Scott O'Halloran competed on a celebrity edition of Deal or No Deal . ^[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.
• An italicized and underlined placement indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a Virtual Pit Stop, and had to perform a Speed Bump task in the following leg. There was no rest period at this Virtual Pit Stop with all teams instructed to continue racing.
• A violet + indicates that the teams encountered an Intersection.
• A teal х indicates that the leg featured a Face Off challenge.

Team placement (by leg)

Team	1	2	3	4 + [a]	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Aesha & Scott	7th	7th	6th	4th	4th	7th	1st
Gretel & Epiphany	8th	5th	2nd	3rd	1st	5th	3rd
Luke & Scott	11th	10th	10th	8th	7th	2nd	4th
Steve & Bernie	6th	3rd	1st	7th	8th	1st	5th
Rob & Georgie	4th	4th	4th	5th	2nd	4th	6th
Melissa & Leah	9th	6th	5th	6th	6th	3rd	7th
Brendan & Leni	3rd	9th	7th	2nd	9th‡	6th	2nd† [b]
Lindy & Stella	12th	8th	8th	9th	5th	8th	8th† [c]
Dom & Marx	2nd	1st	3rd	1st	3rd	9th† [d]
Steph & Ben	10th	11th	9th	10th†
Bronte & Benfield	5th	2nd	11th†
Ant & Dan	1st	† [e]
Ed & Tiff	13th† [f]

1. This leg featured an Intersection. The teams were paired up thusly: Brendan & Leni and Dom & Marx, Aesha & Scott and Gretel & Epiphany, Rob & Georgie and Melissa & Leah, Luke & Scott and Steve & Bernie, Lindy & Stella and Steph & Ben.
2. After Leni fell ill, Brendan ran the entirety of Leg 7 by himself. Upon his arrival at the Virtual Pit Stop, he elected to withdraw himself and Leni from the competition.
3. Lindy & Stella were medically removed from the competition in Leg 7 after Stella suffered from heat exhaustion after the Detour.
4. Dom & Marx initially arrived 4th at the Pit Stop; however, they were issued a 30-minute penalty for not completing the Detour. Eight teams checked in during this penalty time, dropping Dom & Marx to last.
5. Ant & Dan were removed from the competition prior to the start of the second leg for a breach of conduct.
6. Ed & Tiff initially arrived 11th at the Pit Stop; however, they were issued a 20-minute penalty for not completing the Detour. Luke & Scott and Lindy & Stella checked in during this penalty time, dropping Ed & Tiff to last.

Race summary

Destinations	Air travel    Rail travel    Water travel    Bus travel Helicopter travel    Bicycle travel    Gondola travel
Route Markers	Detour    Roadblock    Face Off    Speed Bump    Intersection    Pit Stop

Leg 1 (Nepal)

The first Detour of the season was set in the village of Dhampus within the Annapurna mountain range of the Himalayas.

• Episode 1 (8 September 2025)
• Eliminated: Ed & Tiff

Locations

• Pokhara, Nepal (Shanti Stupa) (Starting Line)
• Pokhara (Phewa Lake)
• Pokhara (Pal Ewam Namgyal Monastic School)
• Dhampus (Maithigar Hotel & Restaurant – Terrace Farm)
• Pokhara (Pema Ts'al Sakya Monastery)

Episode summary

• Teams began at the Shanti Stupa and were instructed to travel to Phewa Lake, where they had to row a boat to a floating shrine and present an offering to the goddess Barahi before retrieving their next clue.
• After rowing back to shore, teams then had to travel by marked car to Pal Ewam Namgyal Monastic School and learn a Buddhist chant in Nepali from the student monks before receiving their next clue.
• This season's first Detour was a choice between Maize Rack or Haystack. In Maize Rack, teams had to tie cobs of maize into 30 bundles and hang them on a rack before receiving their next clue. In Haystack, teams had to stack hay around a bamboo pole to a specified width and height before receiving their next clue.
• After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: the Pema Ts'al Sakya Monastery.

Leg 2 (Nepal)

Beau informed the celebrities that they were still racing at Swayambhunath.

• Episode 2 (9 September 2025)
• Disqualified: Ant & Dan

Locations

• Sarangkot (Viewpoint)
• Sarangkot (ZipFlyer Nepal)
• Pokhara (Tree House Agro Resort)
• Pokhara (Pokhara International Airport) → Kathmandu (Tribhuvan International Airport)
• Kathmandu (WanderThirst Hostel)
• Kathmandu (Shree Gha Temple)
• Kathmandu (Swayambhunath)

Episode summary

• In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to ride down the world's steepest zipline at speeds of up to 140 kilometres per hour (87 mph) before receiving their next clue.
• In this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to seesaw their arms 13 times while balancing a pair of tingsha bells in their hands without making a sound to receive their next clue.
• After the second Roadblock, teams had to book one of two flights to Kathmandu. Once there, teams had to spend the night at the WanderThirst Hostel, where the first four teams received private rooms and the remaining teams slept in shared dormitories.
• This leg's Detour was a choice between Fur or Feast. In Fur, teams had to take part in a Kukur Tihar tradition and make flower garlands for a pair of dogs before receiving their next clue. In Feast, both team members had to eat a bowl of two Newari delicacies – buffalo spinal cord and buffalo stomach filled with bone marrow – before receiving their next clue.
• After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: Swayambhunath.

Additional notes

• Following an off-camera breach in the show's code of conduct by Dan Middleton during the Pit Stop, he and Ant were removed from the competition.
• There was no elimination at the end of this leg; all teams were instead instructed to continue racing.

Leg 3 (Nepal)

Racers had to make a clay bowl at Pottery Square for the Roadblock in Bhaktapur.

• Episode 3 (10 September 2025)
• Eliminated: Bronte & Benfield

Locations

• Lalitpur (Patan Durbar Square – Manga Hiti)
• Bhaktapur (Pottery Square)
• Bhaktapur (Golmadhi or Bhaktapur Durbar Square)
• Bhaktapur (Nyatapola Temple)

Episode summary

• At the start of this leg, teams had to travel to Patan Durbar Square, fill two bowls with water from a fountain and follow the green street poles to a community courtyard. There, teams had to fill a bucket up to the marked line to receive their next clue.
• For their Speed Bump, Steph & Ben had to deliver water using bowls with holes in them.
• In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to make a clay bowl using a potter's wheel at Pottery Square to receive their next clue.
• This leg's Detour was a choice between Brush On or Brush Off. In Brush On, teams had to sand down and repaint a door near Golmadhi to receive their next clue. In Brush Off, teams had to find Bhaktapur Durbar Square and clean 55 roof tiles for a temple undergoing reconstruction following the April 2015 Nepal earthquake before receiving their next clue.
• After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: Nyatapola Temple.

Leg 4 (Nepal → Uzbekistan)

The first ever task in Uzbekistan took place at the Registan.

• Episode 4 (14 September 2025)
• Eliminated: Steph & Ben

Locations

• Kathmandu (Tribhuvan International Airport) → Samarkand, Uzbekistan (Samarkand International Airport)
• Samarkand (Registan)
• Samarkand (Siyob Bazaar)
• Samarkand (Samarkand Regional Puppet Theater)
• Samarkand (Ulugh Beg Observatory)

Episode summary

• At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Once there, teams had to travel to the Registan, where they had to eat a loaf of Samarkand non and a side dish of fat called qurdiuq to receive their next clue.
• This leg's Detour was a choice between Fruit or Veg. In Fruit, teams had to press, bottle and sell pomegranate juice until they earned 200,000 sum (approximately A$25) to receive their next clue. In Veg, teams had to sort and stack four varieties of vegetables to a specified height so as to recreate a vegetable stall to receive their next clue.
• After the Detour, teams had to travel to the Samarkand Regional Puppet Theatre and encountered an Intersection, where teams were required to work together in pairs to complete the following task. Teams had to perform an Andijan polka to receive their next clue. The teams were paired up thusly: Brendan & Leni and Dom & Marx, Aesha & Scott and Gretel & Epiphany, Rob & Georgie and Melissa & Leah, Luke & Scott and Steve & Bernie, Lindy & Stella and Steph & Ben.
• After the Intersection, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: the Ulugh Beg Observatory.

Leg 5 (Uzbekistan)

The Roadblock had racers unlocking a Soviet-era Lada that they needed to drive to the Pit Stop.

• Episode 5 (15 September 2025)

Locations

• Samarkand (Zarafshan Basin Irrigation Systems Authority Building)
• Oqdaryo (Eco Dry Food)
• Samarkand (Buyuk Ipak Yo'li Street Apartment Blocks)
• Samarkand (Aquapark Sogdiana)

Episode summary

• At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to travel to Eco Dry Food, where they had to collect and destalk one kilogram of raisins before receiving their next clue.
• This leg's Detour was a choice between Fix Up or Fill Up. In Fix Up, teams had to completely clean an Uzbek carpet before receiving their next clue. In Fill Up, teams had to eat their way through 30 bowls of sumalak until they found seven Cyrillic letters. Teams then had to unscramble the letters and spell sumalak in Uzbek Cyrillic – Сумалак – to receive their next clue.
• In this leg's Roadblock, one team member was provided a key ring with hundreds of keys and they had to find the one key that unlocked a garage shed containing a Lada Niva and their next clue.
• After the Roadblock, teams had to drive their Lada to the Pit Stop: the Aquapark Sogdiana.

Additional note

• This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 6 (Uzbekistan)

Teams ventured into the village of Tersak within the Zarafshan Range for the sixth leg.

• Episode 6 (21 September 2025)
• Eliminated: Dom & Marx

Locations

• Samarkand (Avto Ehtiyot Qismlar)
• Tersak (Mountain Stream)
• Tersak (Khaqberdy's Potato Farm)
• Tersak (Stable)
• Tersak (Muhyiddin's Farm)

Episode summary

• At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to drive to the village of Tersak.
• For their Speed Bump, Brendan & Leni had to find their keys hidden somewhere in their car.
• This leg's Detour was a choice between Balls or Guts, each with a limit of five stations. In Balls, both team members had to roll 50 cheese balls called qurut before receiving their next clue. In Guts, teams had to clean sheep intestines in a stream before receiving their next clue.
• After the Detour, teams had to plant a row of seed potatoes and fertilise the row with cow dung before receiving their next clue. Teams then had to lead a donkey to a stable before receiving their next clue.
• In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to perform a tune on a karnay before receiving their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: Muhyiddin's Farm.

Leg 7 (Uzbekistan → Sri Lanka)

For one Detour option in Negombo, teams had to lay out fish to dry on the beach.

• Episode 7 (22 September 2025)
• Withdrew: Brendan & Leni
• Medically removed: Lindy & Stella

Locations

• Tersak (Muhyiddin's Farm)
• Samarkand (Samarkand International Airport) → Colombo, Sri Lanka (Bandaranaike International Airport)
• Negombo (Negombo Beach)
• Negombo (Negombo Fish Market)
• Negombo (Morawala Beach)
• Negombo (Aruthini Beach)

Episode summary

• At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Colombo, Sri Lanka. Once there, teams had to travel to Negombo Beach, push an oruwa into the Indian Ocean, sail to a buoy and dive down to their next clue.
• This leg's Detour was a choice between Wet or Dry. In Wet, teams had to gut four baskets of fish before receiving their next clue. In Dry, teams had to lay out four barrels of fish to dry before receiving their next clue.
• In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to completely untangle a fishing net before receiving their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: Aruthini Beach.

Additional notes

• Once in Sri Lanka, Leni became ill leaving Brendan to run the leg by himself. Once at the Pit Stop, Brendan chose to withdraw from the race.
• During the Detour, Stella developed heat exhaustion and had to receive medical treatment. Beau then informed Lindy & Stella that they were eliminated.
• There was no rest period at the end of the leg and all remaining teams were instead instructed to continue racing.

Leg 8 (Sri Lanka)

• Episode 8 (28 September 2025)

Locations

• Colombo

Future legs

• Indonesia
  • Java ^[8]
• Taiwan ^[8]

Reception

Ratings

Week	Episode	Airdate	Timeslot	Overnight			7 Day Timeshift			Source
				Reach viewers	Total viewers	Rank	Reach viewers	Total viewers	Rank
1	1	8 September 2025	Monday 7:30 pm	1,337,000	684,000	9	1,733,000	1,009,000	6	[18] [19]
	2	9 September 2025	Tuesday 7:30 pm	1,051,000	595,000	12	1,439,000	908,000	8	[20] [21]
	3	10 September 2025	Wednesday 7:30 pm	971,000	545,000	13	1,321,000	832,000	10	[22] [23]
2	4	14 September 2025	Sunday 7:00 pm	1,007,000	548,000	10	1,333,000	817,000	7	[24] [25]
	5	15 September 2025	Monday 7:30 pm	989,000	561,000	15	1,334,000	836,000	12	[26] [27]
3	6	21 September 2025	Sunday 7:00 pm	976,000	547,000	11				[28]
	7	22 September 2025	Monday 7:30 pm	980,000	540,000	14				[29]
4	8	28 September 2025	Sunday 7:00 pm
	9	29 September 2025	Monday 7:30 pm

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External links

• Official website