The Amazing Race Australia 3
The Amazing Race Australia 3 is the third season of the Australian reality television game show The Amazing Race Australia, the Australian version of The Amazing Race. Officially titled The Amazing Race Australia v New Zealand, featuring ten teams of two in 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.
The Amazing Race Australia 3 | |
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Presented by | Grant Bowler |
No. of teams | 10 |
Winners | 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 2014 – 25 September 2014 (AU) 5 August 2014 – 7 October 2014 (NZ) |
Additional information | |
Filming dates | 7 March – 30 March 2014 |
Season chronology |
The show 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.
Australian intensive care nurses Daniel Little and Ryan Thomas were the winners of this season.
Production
Development and Filming
On August 14, 2012, the Seven Network announced the show was looking for contestants for its third series.[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 production, would no longer be involved.[4]
Filming began in March 2014 at Uluru in Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park. This season travelled across six continents and ten countries covering over 90,000 kilometres (56,000 mi),[5] marking the first time that one of the international versions of The Amazing Race traveled to all six inhabited continents. This racecourse was the longest among the non-American versions and third longest overall behind the courses from The Amazing Race 5 and The Amazing Race 9.
Replacing Marked for Elimination, the Speed Bump was introduced during this third 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 returned; however, it was awarded to the team that arrived first in the sixth leg rather than the first.
Casting
Applications for the third edition originally opened during the second season, despite the show not being officially renewed by Seven Network. 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 22 December 2013.
Jesse O'Brien 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, where he placed fourth.[6] He participated with his wife, Cat O'Brien.
Elizabeth Grant, a well-known Australian anthropologist and academic, participated with her son, Todd. She was injured during Leg 2 and was subsequently eliminated.
During Leg 6, Tyson Smith proposed to Sally Yamamoto on their fourth anniversary, and she accepted.
Marketing
Kathmandu, John West Tuna and Virgin Australia were the sponsors for this series.
Results
The following teams participated in the season, with their relationships at the time of filming. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:
Team | Relationship | Position (by leg) | Roadblocks performed | ||||||||||
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1+ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6+ | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
Daniel & Ryan | Intensive Care Nurses | 4th− | 3rd | 3rd2 | 6th | 3rd^ | 1st | 1st | 3rdƒ | 3rd | 1st | Daniel 4, Ryan 5 | |
Sally & Tyson | Dating→Engaged4 Bodybuilders | 9th− | 4th | 4th⊂ | 5th | 4th^ | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | Sally 6, Tyson 5 | |
Ashleigh & Jarrod | Newlyweds | 6th− | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd+ | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | Ashleigh 5, Jarrod 6 | |
Carla & Hereni | Fitness Mums | 2nd | 8th | 6th | 1stə3 | 5th– | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | Carla 63, Hereni 4 | ||
Cat & Jesse | Foster Parents | 8th | 5th | 7th | 4th | 6th– | 4th | 3rd | 5th | Cat 4, Jesse 5 | |||
John & Murray | Best Mates | 1st | 2ndε1 | 1st⊃ | 2nd | 1st+ | 6th5 | John 2, Murray 31 | |||||
Emily & Jono | Siblings | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 7th | Emily 2, Jono 2 | |||||||
Aston & Christie | Feisty Friends | 7th | 6th | 8th | Aston 2, Christie 1 | ||||||||
Elizabeth & Todd | Mother/Son | 5th− | 9th | Elizabeth 1, Todd 1 | |||||||||
Inga & Tiharna | Pageant Models | 10th− | Inga 0, Tiharna 1 | ||||||||||
- A red team placement means the team was eliminated.
- A green ƒ indicates that the team won a Fast Forward.
- An underlined leg number indicates that there was no mandatory rest period at the Pit Stop and all teams were ordered to continue racing. An underlined team placement indicates that the team came in last, was ordered to continue racing, and didn't have to perform a Speed Bump in the next leg.
- An underlined blue team's placement indicates that the team came in last on a non-elimination leg and had to perform a Speed Bump during the next leg.
- An orange + indicates that there was a Nation vs. Nation task on this leg, while an orange − indicates the team that lost the Nation vs. Nation task and received a 10-minute penalty.
- A purple ε indicates that the team decided to use the first Express Pass on that leg. A magenta ə indicates the team had previously been given the second Express Pass and used it on that leg.
- A brown ⊃ indicates that the team chose to use the U-Turn; ⊂ indicates the team who received it.
- Matching coloured symbols (pink +, teal ^ and fuchsia –) indicate teams who worked together during part of the leg as a result of an Intersection.
- ^a b John & Murray were subject to various placement changes on the second leg:
- They departed the Pit Start in Christchurch 5th as they overslept and missed their departure time by one hour.
- They used their Express Pass to bypass the Roadblock on Leg 2. Neither of them was shown choosing to perform the Roadblock, so it is not counted towards their Roadblock count.
- They initially arrived at the Pit Stop 1st, but had not paid their tuk-tuk driver. They were required to settle the bill before being allowed to check in. Emily & Jono checked in while they went back, dropping them to 2nd.
- ^ Daniel & Ryan received a 30-minute time credit at the start of Leg 3 for doing the best in the step counter task in Leg 2, thus departing at the Pit Start first.
- ^a b Carla & Hereni used their Express Pass to bypass the Roadblock in Leg 4. Before using the Express Pass, Carla elected to perform the Roadblock; this is reflected in the total Roadblock count.
- ^ At the Leg 6 Pit Stop, Tyson proposed to Sally, who accepted. Their relationship title was changed from "Dating" to "Engaged". The "Bodybuilders" caption remained the same.
- ^ John & Murray came last but had the opportunity to be saved by Daniel & Ryan with the Salvage Pass. They chose not to save John & Murray, resulting in their elimination.
Episode title quotes
Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers.[7]
- "I Gotta Have Two Legs to Run the Race!" – Christie
- "She's Got One Hell of a Body on Her and She Just Used It" – Jarrod
- "Proper Preparation Prevents Piss-Poor Performance" – Christie
- "We Have A Lot of Experience with Poo" – Carla
- "Right Now I Don't Care If He Pees in His Pants" – Sally
- "I'm Not Going to Come Last, I'm Just Going to Die on The Amazing Race" – Daniel
- "There's A Lot of Bones In This, I Really Don't Wanna Die" – Cat
- "I Can't Feel My Nadz!" – Jessie
- "Dude, We Don't Want To Go To Your House" – Ryan
- "At Least We Did Better Than the Bloody Kiwis" – Jarrod
Prizes
Prizes were awarded throughout the season, generally to the team placing first in each leg but also for special tasks that took place throughout the season. Most prizes were sponsored by Virgin Australia and their affiliated products.
- Leg 1 – Two Express Passes1 and two Business Class airline tickets to Los Angeles
- Leg 2 – A$10,000 voucher and two frequent flyer cards
- Step Counter Task – A 30-minute time-credit for Leg 3, awarded to Daniel & Ryan
- Leg 3 – Two tickets with Virgin and codeshare partners Etihad Airways to one of their European destinations and A$5,000 spending money
- Leg 4 – 500,000 Velocity Frequent Flyer Points which can be used for any Velocity reward of their choosing
- Leg 5 – First class train tickets to their next destination for themselves and a team of their choice
- Leg 6 – A five star, seven-night holiday for two to Phuket, Thailand from Virgin Holidays and the Salvage Pass 2
- Leg 7 – Two Business Class airline tickets to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Leg 8 – A$10,000 voucher and a Platinum Velocity Frequent Flyer Card
- Leg 9 – A five star, seven-night holiday for two to Bali, Indonesia from Virgin Holiday
- Leg 10 – A$250,000
- 2nd & 3rd Place – 1,000,000 Velocity Frequent Flyer Points
- Location Matching Task – Two Business Class tickets to Los Angeles, awarded to Daniel & Ryan
- Notes
- ^ The Express Pass could be used to skip any one task of the team's choosing until the fifth leg. The winning team kept one for themselves but had to relinquish the second to another team before the end of the third leg.
- ^ The Salvage Pass has the power to give the holder an hour time-credit or to save the last placing team from elimination.
Race summary
Destinations | Air travel Rail travel Water travel Bus travel Helicopter travel Bicycle travel Gondola travel |
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Route Markers | Detour Roadblock Fast Forward Nation vs. Nation Intersection U-Turn Speed Bump Pit Stop |
Leg 1 (Australia → New Zealand)
Airdate: 4 August 2014 (AU); 5 August 2014 (NZ)
- Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park, Northern Territory, Australia (Uluru) (Starting Line)
- Yulara (Ayers Rock Airport) to Christchurch, New Zealand (Christchurch Airport)
- Christchurch (Cardboard Cathedral) (Overnight Rest)
- Peel Forest (Rangitata River – Rangitata Rafts)
- Mesopotamia (Rata Peak Station)
- Mesopotamia (Southern Alps)
In this series' first Nation vs. Nation task, the ten teams were divided into two groups of five teams based on their nationality to compete in a "Trans-Tasman tug of war". The first nation to pull their opponents' flag past a marker would be given a 10-minute head-start to the airport.
In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to navigate a tractor through a slalom course and move four hay bales into a marked area. Then, they had to go to a sheep paddock and find the sheep with the exact match of the other half of their ring from the rafting challenge.
- Additional tasks
- At Ayers Rock Airport, teams had to book one of two available flights to Christchurch, the first of which carried four teams and arrived an hour before the second.
- At Cardboard Cathedral, teams signed up for one of three departure times for the following morning; 8:00 a.m., 8:15 a.m., or 8:30 a.m. The next morning, teams would be given their next clue and had to find a marked vehicle.
- At Rangitata Rafts on the Rangitata River, teams had to raft down grade five rapids and find one half of a ring from The Lord of the Rings to receive their next clue.
- The two ring halves from the rafting task and the Roadblock told teams to "Continue west to the Pit Stop" towards the Southern Alps to find the Pit Stop.
Leg 2 (New Zealand → Cambodia)
Airdate: 11 August 2014 (AU); 12 August 2014 (NZ)
- Christchurch (Cathedral Junction) (Pit Start)
- Christchurch (Christchurch Airport) to Siem Reap, Cambodia (Siem Reap International Airport)
- Siem Reap (Penny Lane – Old Market)
- Siem Reap (Tourist Information Center)
- Siem Reap (Angkor Wat)
- Siem Reap (Tjoup Snae Restaurant)
- Tonlé Sap (Fishing Port or Chong Khneas)
- Siem Reap (Baphuon)
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to count the monks wearing red and yellow prayer beads. Once all monks were counted, team members collected an offering to present to two other monks inside the temple. The racer had to pick one of the two monks to give their answer, but one of the monks would lie even if the racer had the right answer. Once the truth-telling monk was given the correct answer (26), he would give them their next clue.
This season's first Detour was a choice between Shrimp and Shoot. In Shrimp, teams had to collect 750 grams (26 oz) of shrimp from fish traps in Tonlé Sap to receive their next clue from a fisherman. In Shoot, teams had to travel to the floating village of Chong Khneas and find the local pool hall, where they had to level out a pool table and then sink five balls, while competing against a local player, to receive their next clue.
- Additional tasks
- At Old Market, each team had to eat a total of seven fried tarantulas with each individual team member having to eat at least three to receive their next clue from the vendor.
- At the Tourist Information Center, teams had to buy an entry ticket to Angkor Wat and would also be provided with step counters that teams had to wear for the duration of the leg. The team with the closest number of steps between team members would receive a special prize at the end of the leg.
- At Tjoup Snae Restaurant, teams had to write down the readings on their step counters before retrieving their next clue.
Leg 3 (Cambodia → Thailand)
Airdate: 18 August 2014 (AU); 19 August 2014 (NZ)
- Poipet (Cambodia–Thailand Border Crossing) to Bangkok, Thailand (Mo Chit Bus Terminal)
- Bangkok (Now Travel)
- Bangkok (Don Mueang International Airport) to Krabi (Krabi Airport)
- Ao Nang (Thai Thai Massage)
- Ao Phang Nga National Park (Phra Nang Beach)
- Ao Phang Nga National Park (East Railay Beach)
- Ao Phang Nga National Park (Chicken Island)
- Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park (Koh Poda)
This leg's Detour was a choice between Climb Up and Drill Down. For both Detour options, teams had to travel by long-tail boat to Phra Nang Beach. In Climb Up, teams had to scale a sheer rock face to retrieve an Amazing Race flag. Once both team members obtained a flag, they could exchange their flags for their next clue. In Drill Down, teams had to first build a hand drill and then use it to extract enough coconut juice from a pile of coconuts to fill a container to a marked line to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, teams had to travel to a marked area of the sea, where one team member had dive down to the seafloor to retrieve a golden clam with a pearl that contained their next clue.
- Additional tasks
- At the start of the leg, teams had to travel by taxi to the border crossing in Poipet, cross it on foot, and then take a bus to reach Bangkok. After arriving in Bangkok, teams had to find Now Travel to retrieve their next clue.
- At Thai Thai Massage, teams had to choose one of eight spa treatments, written in Thai and without knowing how long the treatment would take. Once the treatment was complete, teams would receive their next clue.
Leg 4 (Thailand → Namibia)
Airdate: 25 August 2014 (AU); 26 August 2014 (NZ)
- Krabi (Krabi Airport) to Windhoek, Namibia (Hosea Kutako International Airport)
- Khomas Region (Na'an Kuse Wildlife Sanctuary – Baboon Walk)
- Khomas Region (Na'an Kuse Wildlife Sanctuary – Lion Enclosure)
- Khomas Region (Na'an Kuse Wildlife Sanctuary – Clever Cubs School)
- Khomas Region (Na'an Kuse Wildlife Sanctuary – Watering Hole)
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to cut up a pile of offal and, following an example, prepare the correct quantity to feed to a pride of lions and receive their next clue.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Pipe and Poo. For both Detour options, teams had to travel to a local village by donkey cart. In Pipe, teams had to use a traditional bush method to make fire. Once teams had built enough fire to allow the village chief to light his pipe, they would receive their next clue. In Poo, each team member had to participate in a local game called bokdrool, which required them to spit elephant dung pellets 8 metres (26 ft) away and across a line. Once each member spit two pellets across the line, teams received their next clue.
- Additional tasks
- After arriving in Windhoek, teams had to search the airport carpark for a vehicle with their next clue.
- At Na'an Kuse Wildlife Sanctuary, teams had to lead two baboons along a marked path to receive their next clue.
- At Clever Cubs School, teams had to learn a song in the local San language and perform it with the San school children to receive their next clue.
Leg 5 (Namibia → Russia)
Airdate: 25 August 2014 (AU); 2 September 2014 (NZ)
- Windhoek (Hosea Kutako International Airport) to Saint Petersburg, Russia (Pulkovo Airport)
- Saint Petersburg (Battleship Aurora )
- Saint Petersburg (Nevsky Prospekt – Kazan Cathedral)
- Saint Petersburg (Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace)
- Saint Petersburg (Taleon Imperial Hotel – Imperial Ballroom)
- Saint Petersburg (Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood)
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to decipher a message communicated by the ship commander from the top of the battleship in flag semaphore and written in the Russian Cyrillic alphabet (Russian: Не́вский проспе́кт, tr. Nevsky Prospekt ) to receive their next clue.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Cossack and Coat Rack. In Cossack, teams had to learn the traditional Cossack dance. Once the instructor was satisfied with teams' effort, they received their next clue. In Coat Rack, teams had to search through a pile of over three hundred tags to find the one that was missing. They had to then search the coats in the coat room for the missing tag. Once teams handed the correct missing tag to the attendant, she would hand them their next clue.
- Additional tasks
- After the Roadblock, teams were given a photograph of Kazan Cathedral as their only hint of the location of their next clue.
- At the Imperial Ballroom at Taleon Imperial Hotel, one team member from each of the intersected teams had to enter a vault full of highly sensitive lasers to retrieve a jeweled egg, which contained a small figurine of Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood as their only hint for the location of their next Pit Stop.
- Additional note
- Due to limited availability of flights, teams were provided tickets on a 2:45 p.m. flight to Saint Petersburg but were under no obligation to use them.
Leg 6 (Russia)
Airdate: 1 September 2014 (AU); 9 September 2014 (NZ)
- Saint Petersburg (Moskovsky Railway Station) to Kostroma (Kostroma New Railway Station)
- Kostroma (Museum of Wooden Architecture (in Russian))
- Kostroma (Susaninskaya Square)
- Kostroma (Azimut Hotel Kostroma)
- Neysky District (Kotkishevo Village – North Hope Sled Dog Center)
- Kostroma (Confluence of Kostroma River and Volga River overlooking Ipatiev Monastery)
In this season's second Nation vs. Nation task, teams from each country had to team up, select three matryoshka dolls, and search among hundreds of other nesting dolls in five separate houses to find the four smaller pieces that belonged to each of the dolls they chose. Once the three teams had collected all twelve pieces, they all would receive their next clue.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Boil and Build. In Boil, teams had to fill a Russian outdoor bathing kettle with water until it reached the marked line and also had to use wood and paper scraps to light a fire underneath it. Once the kettle was full and the fire was alight, teams had to submerge themselves in the icy water before receiving their next clue. In Build, teams had to stack all of the firewood provided, following a traditional method, within a marked area. Once their stack was complete, teams receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, teams travelled to the North Hope Sled Dog Center, where one team member had to ride a dog sled of Siberian Huskies and Alaskan Malamutes around a slalom course through the forest to receive their next clue.
Leg 7 (Russia → Portugal)
Airdate: 8 September 2014 (AU); 16 September 2014 (NZ)
- Moscow (Orekhovo-Borisovo Metochion) (Pit Start)
- Moscow (Domodedovo International Airport) to Lisbon, Portugal (Lisbon Airport)
- Lisbon (Belém Tower)
- Lisbon (Fábrica Sant'Anna to Largo das Portas do Sol)
- Lisbon (Rua de São Miguel and Beco do Pocinho or Calçadinha de São Miguel)
- Lisbon (Largo do Chafariz de Dentro)
- Cascais (Fisherman's Beach)
- Cascais (Restaurante A Económica (in Portuguese))
- Sintra (Pena Palace)
This leg's Detour was a choice between Wet and Dry. In Wet, teams made their way to a section of the Lisbon streets celebrating the Agitagueda Art Festival, where thousands of umbrellas were hung above the streets, and had to count all of the yellow umbrellas (297). When teams wrote the correct answer on a chalkboard and presented it to a judge at a café on Rua da Regueira, they would receive their next clue. In Dry, teams had to find a group of women on the streets with had a laundry basket that had the laundry lady's name attached. Teams then had to search among the clotheslines above the nearby streets for the article of clothing with a name tag listing their laundry lady to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to pick up a large fish, 2 kilograms (4.4 lb) of mussels, and 5 kilograms (11 lb) of octopus and carry them across town to Restaurante A Económica. Once they delivered their seafood, they would then be served a traditional Portuguese fish stew, cataplana, which they had to eat to receive their next clue.
- Additional tasks
- At Belém Tower, teams had learn and correctly sing the Portuguese lyrics of the song Fado do Cansaço in with sync the music to receive their next clue from famous Fado singer Cuca Roseta.
- At Largo do Chafariz de Dentro, teams had to pick up a Renault Mégane parked across Museu do Fado and drive themselves to Fisherman's Beach, known locally as Praia dos Pescadores, in Cascais.
Leg 8 (Portugal → Croatia)
Airdate: 15 September 2014 (AU); 23 September 2014 (NZ)
- Lisbon (Lisbon Airport) to Dubrovnik, Croatia (Dubrovnik Airport)
- Dubrovnik (Ploča Gate)
- Dubrovnik (Minčeta Tower)
- Dubrovnik (Old Harbour) (Overnight Rest)
- Dubrovnik (Dominican Monastery (in Croatian))
- Dubrovnik (Croata Necktie near Dubrovnik Cathedral)
- Dubrovnik (Big Onofrio Fountain)
- Dubrovnik (Fort Bokar)
- Dubrovnik (Fort Saint John)
- Dubrovnik (Fort St. Lawrence)
In this season's only Fast Forward, teams had to travel to the Dominican Monastery, where they were instructed to collect three prayer cards from three different local churches, deliver them to Muški Frizerski Salon, and would discover that they had to get a tonsure haircut for men or a nun haircut for women. The first team to do so would win the Fast Forward award.
For their Speed Bump, Ashleigh & Jarrod had to properly knot a necktie on each other, a bow tie and a four-in-hand, before they could continue racing.
In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to abseil face-first down the side of Fort Bokar to receive their next clue.
In this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who sat out the first Roadblock had to climb up Fort Saint John using an ascender to receive their next clue.
- Additional tasks
- At Ploča Gate, teams had to carry two stones up to the Watchman's Keep atop Minčeta Tower. Once there, the city guard would ask teams, "How many stairs did you count to reach me?" If teams wrote the right answer (139) on a chalkboard, the guard would give them their next clue.
- At Old Harbour, teams signed up for one of three departure times, fifteen minutes apart from each other, starting at 8:30 a.m.
- After the first Roadblock teams had to walk along the city walls and search for their next clue near the south harbour wall of Fort Saint John.
Leg 9 (Croatia → Argentina)
Airdate: 15 September 2014 (AU); 30 September 2014 (NZ)
- Dubrovnik (Dubrovnik Airport) to Buenos Aires, Argentina (Ministro Pistarini International Airport)
- Luján (Estancia Las Bétulas (in Spanish))
- Buenos Aires (El Ateneo Grand Splendid)
- Buenos Aires (Pasaje de la Defensa or La Bombonera and La Recoleta Cemetery)
- Tigre (Argentina Rowing Club to Tigre Club)
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to navigate a sulky, a horse-drawn carriage, to a polo field, where they had to properly dress and saddle a polo horse for competition to the satisfaction of a local polo player to receive their next clue.
This leg's Detour, which paid tribute to Argentina's cultural heritage, was a choice of Tango and Tribute. In Tango, teams had to search through Carlos Gardel's biography, Tangos Que Cantó Gardel, for a card directing them to Pasaje de la Defensa, where both team members had to learn to perform a complex tango routine. Once they could dance to the satisfaction of a judge, teams would receive their next clue. In Tribute, teams had to search page 197 of Diego Maradona's biography, Cebollita Maradona, to find his home stadium La Bombonera, where a football player instructed them in Spanish, "Find in the book, the hospital where Diego Maradona was born. Come back with the answer." Once teams found the answer in their book, Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos Evita, the football player then handed them a picture of Eva Perón directing them to the site of her grave, La Recoleta Cemetery, where they would find their next clue.
- Additional tasks
- The clue after the Roadblock instructed teams to find Buenos Aires's "most dramatic bookstore", which teams had to figure out was the El Ateneo Grand Splendid, a former theatre which was converted to a bookstore, to find their next clue.
- At the Argentina Rowing Club in Tigre, teams had to row a rowboat upriver to the Pit Stop at the Tigre Club.
Leg 10 (Argentina → United States → Australia)
Airdate: 25 September 2014 (AU); 7 October 2014 (NZ)
- Buenos Aires (Puerto Madero) (Pit Start)
- Buenos Aires (Ministro Pistarini International Airport) to Los Angeles, California, United States (Los Angeles International Airport)
- Los Angeles (Hollywood Boulevard – Hollywood Walk of Fame and Ray's Photo Lab)
- Los Angeles (Pink's Hot Dogs)
- Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Melbourne Airport)
- Melbourne (Moorabbin – Moorabbin Airport) to Port Campbell (Great Ocean Road) via Great Otway National Park (Otway Fly Treetop Walk)
- Port Campbell (Port Campbell Jetty)
- Port Campbell (Port Campbell Beach)
- Port Campbell National Park (Loch Ard Gorge)
- Port Campbell National Park (Loch Ard Gorge – Mutton Bird Island Lookout)
In this season's final Roadblock, one team member had to find the nine items worn or held by the Pit Stop greeters from a vast array of items and place the items in the correct order teams encountered them atop barrels to receive their final clue. The correct order of items was:
Leg # Flag Country Item 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
- Additional tasks
- Upon arrival in Los Angeles, teams had to find a Ford Mustang with their next clue, which instructed them to photograph themselves with three movie characters, who were portrayed by Australian-born actors, on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Then, teams had to check the photos at Ray's Photo Lab. If they were correct, they would receive their next clue.
- At Pink's Hot Dogs, each team member had to eat a traditional Pink's hot dog to receive their next clue.
- At the Great Otway National Park, teams had to search the Otway Fly Treetop Walk for their next clue located on the cantilever.
- After finding the clue on Otway Fly Treetop Walk, teams were instructed to begin an "Air, Land & Sea" task. For the first task, teams would fly past the Twelve Apostles and had to search Port Campbell for a boat on land with the word "Loch" on it. When they found the word, they would land on Great Ocean Road and had to find a local fisherman at Port Campbell Jetty, who would give them their next clue for the second task in exchange for the correct word. Their second task was to find their second word "Ard" in a sandcastle on Port Campbell Beach. Lastly, they had to paddle out to a buoy in Port Campbell Bay and collect their third item, "Gorge". After returning ashore, teams had to present all three words to a lifeguard to receive their next clue, which instructed teams to combine the three words to form the location of their next clue: Loch Ard Gorge.
- Additional note
- On the flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne, all teams were given a free upgrade to Virgin Australia's business class. Along the way, teams were given a challenge to name the locations on the Virgin Australia route map. The best performing team on this task won a special prize.
Ratings
Australian Ratings
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) |
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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) | [8][9] |
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) | [10][11] |
3 | 18 August 2014 | 8:45 pm – 9:54 pm | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 616,000 (<20) | 754,000 (12) | [12][13] |
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) | [14][15] |
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) | [16][17] |
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) | [18][19] |
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) | [20][21] |
10 | 25 September 2014 | 9:03 pm – 10:27 pm | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 416,000 (<20) | 531,000 (20) | [22][23] |
New Zealand Ratings
# | 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 | [24][25] |
2 | 12 August 2014 | 8:45 pm – 10:00 pm | 250,390 (TV2) | +36,390 | [26][27] |
3 | 19 August 2014 | 9:00 pm – 10:05 pm | 267,890 (TV2) | +21,830 | [28][29] |
4 | 26 August 2014 | 8:35 pm – 9:40 pm | 267,800 (TV2) 25,510 (TV2+1) | +19,850 | [30][31] |
5 | 2 September 2014 | 8:35 pm – 9:40 pm | 245,300 (TV2) | +23,590 | [32][33] |
6 | 9 September 2014 | 8:30 pm – 9:45 pm | 235,990 (TV2) 30,340 (TV2+1) | +23,790 | [34][35] |
7 | 16 September 2014 | 8:30 pm – 9:40 pm | 183,920 (TV2) 23,480 (TV2+1) | +16,700 | [36][37] |
8 | 23 September 2014 | 8:30 pm – 9:35 pm | 191,930 (TV2) | +9,580 | [38][39] |
9 | 30 September 2014 | 8:30 pm – 9:50 pm | 226,860 (TV2) | +14,460 | [40][41] |
10 | 7 October 2014 | 8:30 pm – 9:50 pm | 202,900 (TV2) | +14,310 | [42][43] |
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