The Amazing Race Australia 9

The Amazing Race Australia 9
Season 9
Presented byBeau Ryan
No. of teams13
WinnersStephen & Bernard Curry
No. of legs15
Distance traveled24,000 km (15,000 mi)
No. of episodes15
Release
Original networkNetwork 10
Original release8 September (2025-09-08) –
20 October 2025 (2025-10-20)
Additional information
Filming dates18 March (2025-03-18) –
14 April 2025 (2025-04-14)
Season chronology
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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, travelling approximately 24,000 kilometres (15,000 mi) over fifteen legs. Starting in Pokhara, racers travelled through Nepal, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Indonesia before finishing in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. New elements introduced in this season include the Face Off. The season premiered on 8 September 2025 and concluded on 20 October 2025.

Actor brothers Stephen and Bernard Curry were the winners of this season, while entertainer couple Rob Mills and Georgie Tunny finished in second place and reality star Aesha Scott and her partner Scott Dobson finished in third place.

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 Klim, 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 N/a[a] Disqualified
(in Pokhara, Nepal)
Dan Middleton N/a 46
Bronte Campbell Olympian swimmer 30 Olympian & Fiancé Carers Australia Eliminated 2nd
(in Bhaktapur, Nepal)
Benfield Lainchbury N/a 35
Steph Tisdell Comedian 32 Comedian Sister & Brother Bright Water Foundation Eliminated 3rd
(in Samarkand, Uzbekistan)
Ben Tisdell N/a 34
Dom "Tomato" Di Tommaso Freerunning athlete 32 YouTube Parkour Mates National Breast Cancer Foundation Eliminated 4th
(in Tersak, Uzbekistan)
Marx Marsters N/a 33
Brendan "Fev" Fevola AFL Legend 44 Footy Dad & Daughter Small Steps 4 Hannah Withdrew
(in Negombo, Sri Lanka)
Leni Fevola N/a 18
Lindy Klim Model 46 Princess & Daughter Good Shepherd Australia & New Zealand Medically removed
(in Negombo, Sri Lanka)
Stella Klim N/a 19
Melissa Leong MasterChef & Dessert Masters host 43 Foodie Besties Orygen Eliminated 5th
(in Sigiriya, Sri Lanka)
Leah Wilson N/a 44
Gretel Killeen Comedian & former Big Brother host 62 Screen Icon & Daughter Hunter Medical Research Institute Women's Health Program Eliminated 6th
(in Wulai District, Taiwan)
Epiphany Morgan N/a 33
Luke O'Halloran Viral stars 34 TikTok Brothers Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal Eliminated 7th
(in Majaksingi, Indonesia)
"Sassy" Scott O'Halloran 39
Aesha Scott Below Deck star 33 Reality Star & Partner Peace of Mind Foundation Third place
Scott Dobson N/a 34
Rob Mills Singer & Australian Idol finalist 42 Entertainer Couple Australian Children's Music Foundation Runners-up
Georgie Tunny Journalist & The Project co-host 34
Stephen "Steve" Curry Actors 48 Actor Brothers One In Five Winners
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 10х 11 12 13 14 15
Steve & Bernie 6th 3rd 1st 7th 8th 1st 4th 3rd 5th 2nd 5th‡ 1st 2nd 2nd 1st
Rob & Georgie 4th 4th 4th 5th 2nd 4th 6th 1st 3rd 1st 1st 4th 1st 1st 2nd
Aesha & Scott 7th 7th 6th 4th 4th 7th 1st 6th‡ 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd
Luke & Scott 11th 10th 10th 8th 7th 2nd 5th 4th 2nd 4th 3rd 3rd 4th‡ 4th†
Gretel & Epiphany 8th 5th 2nd 3rd 1st 5th 3rd 2nd 4th 5th 4th 5th†
Melissa & Leah 9th 6th 5th 6th 6th 3rd 7th 5th 6th†
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]
Notes
  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. ^ Due to Leni's illness, Brendan ran the entirety of Leg 7 alone. After arriving 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
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.
  • Detour: Maize Rack or Haystack 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
Episode summary
  • Roadblock: "Who knows their lines?" 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.
  • Roadblock: "Who hasn't done a Roadblock today?" 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.
  • Detour: Fur or Feast 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
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.
  • Speed Bump: Holey Bowls For their Speed Bump, Steph & Ben had to deliver water using bowls with holes in them.
  • Roadblock: "Who's good behind the wheel?" 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.
  • Detour: Brush On or Brush Off 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
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.
  • Detour: Fruit or Veg 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.
  • Intersection 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
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.
  • Detour: Fix Up or Fill Up 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.
  • Roadblock: "Who's locked and loaded?" 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) Pit Start Speed Bump: Hidden Keys
  • Tersak (Mountain Stream) Detour: Balls or Guts
  • Tersak (Khaqberdy's Potato Farm)
  • Tersak (Stable) Roadblock: "Who likes to toot their own horn?"
  • Tersak (Muhyiddin's Farm) Pit Stop: Leg 6
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to drive to the village of Tersak.
  • Speed Bump: Hidden Keys For their Speed Bump, Brendan & Leni had to find their keys hidden somewhere in their car.
  • Detour: Balls or Guts 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.
  • Roadblock: "Who likes to toot their own horn?" 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
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.
  • Detour: Wet or Dry 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.
  • Roadblock: "Who's better at networking?" 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)

Once in Colombo, teams found their first clue at the Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque.
  • Episode 8 (28 September 2025)
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to travel by bus to the Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque and find their next clue. Teams then had to load a trolley with 12 jackfruit at Pettah Market and deliver them to a shop at 142 4th Cross Street to receive their next clue.
  • Detour: Cuppa or Cracker This leg's Detour was a choice between Cuppa or Cracker. In Cuppa, teams had to memorise a Ceylon tea order from six hotel guests. Then, teams had to identify the correct teas by smell and taste from eight unlabelled teas and serve them to the guests before receiving their next clue. In Cracker, teams had to cook eight servings of street food called egg hoppers before receiving their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had to travel to Viharamahadevi Park and play a Sinhalese New Year game of Kana Mutti Bindima. One team member was blindfolded and had to smash 100 hanging pots under the direction of their partner until they found one with yellow-coloured water and a miniature Amazing Race clue, which they could exchange for their next clue. Teams then had to travel to the Pit Stop: Galle Face Green.
Additional note
  • This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 9 (Sri Lanka)

The ninth leg was set in the ancient city of Sigiriya.
  • Episode 9 (29 September 2025)
  • Eliminated: Melissa & Leah
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to travel by train to Sigiriya and then climb to the top of Lion Rock to find their next clue. Teams then had descend the rock and find a snake charmer at Sigriya Moat. There, one team member had to play a pungi to distract a cobra while their partner retrieved a token from the cobra's basket to receive their next clue. For the remainder of the leg, teams had to drive an auto rickshaw.
  • Speed Bump: Change Flat Tyre For their Speed Bump, Aesha & Scott had to change a flat tyre on their auto rickshaw before they could continue racing.
  • Detour: Fire Dance or Fire Mask This leg's Detour was a choice between Fire Dance or Fire Mask. In Fire Dance, teams had to perform the Gini Sisila fire dance before receiving their next clue. In Fire Mask, one team member had to paint a raksha mask while their partner painted their face before receiving their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: the Pidurangala Ruins.
Additional note
  • Steve & Bernie elected to quit the Detour and had to wait out a 30-minute penalty before they could continue racing.

Leg 10 (Sri Lanka → Taiwan)

The first ever Face Off for The Amazing Race Australia was at iFG Farglory Square.
  • Episode 10 (5 October 2025)
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Taipei, Taiwan. Once there, teams had to travel by Taipei Metro to the NTU Hospital metro station and search for their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "Who never puts a foot wrong?" In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to walk barefoot down a reflexology with their backpack on and point to the heart pressure point on a woman's foot to receive their next clue.
  • Face Off: Hado For this season's only Face Off, two teams had to compete against each other in a game of augmented reality dodgeball. Racers had to don head-mounted displays and toss virtual balls at their opponents. The team that scored more hits after 80 seconds received their next clue, while the losing team had to wait for another team. The last remaining team had to wait out a five-minute penalty.
  • Detour: Sing It or Shake It This leg's Detour was a choice between Sing It or Shake It. In Sing It, teams had to don historical outfits and sing karaoke to a Taiwanese folk song before receiving their next clue. In Shake It, teams had to perform a K-pop dance routine before receiving their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: Taipei Cinema Park.
Additional notes
  • AI VTuber Ubi-chan appeared as the Pit Stop greeter during this leg.
  • There was no elimination at the end of this leg; all teams were instead instructed to continue racing.

Leg 11 (Taiwan)

After night fell in the city of Taipei, teams encountered a Detour at the Raohe Street Night Market.
  • Episode 11 (6 October 2025)
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to find their next clue by the Ciyou Temple.
  • Speed Bump: Translate Clue For their Speed Bump, Gretel & Epiphany had to find a person to translate their Detour clue from Taiwanese Mandarin to English.
  • Detour: Beards or Birds This leg's Detour was a choice between Beards or Birds. In Beards, teams had to make 18 pieces of dragon's beard candy before receiving their next clue. In Birds, both team members had to eat a bowl of duck blood stinky tofu and share a plate of chicken comb, duck heart and duck tongue to receive their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams were told to find Beau at the intersection of Wuchang Street and Kunming Street. There, teams had to figure out that Beau was on an electronic billboard that pointed to a nearby arcade, where they had to play a claw machine game and retrieve a ball with their next clue. However, only a few balls contained the clue, while the remaining balls had envelopes that told teams to try again.
  • Roadblock: "Who won't techno for an answer?" In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to figure out the name of the chief Electric-Techno Neon God. Racers had to search among the twenty Techno Gods in Ximending for the one – Nezha – with the same two emojis on its scrolling LED sign as the chief Techno God's. After racers bowed, danced, and gave the correct name to the chief Techno God, they received their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: the Rainbow Six crossing on Ximending, Wanhua District.
Additional note
  • This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 12 (Taiwan)

The twelfth Pit Stop was located along the Nanshi River in the Wulai District.
  • Episode 12 (12 October 2025)
  • Prize: A stay at a hotel suite during the Pit Stop (awarded to Steve & Bernie)
  • Eliminated: Gretel & Epiphany
Locations
  • Taipei (Howard Plaza Hotel Taipei) Pit Start
  • Wulai District (Jiajiuliao River) Speed Bump: Jutongfan
  • Wulai District (Fushan Village) Roadblock: "Who is street smart?"
  • Wulai District (Fushan Elementary School)
  • Wulai District (Nanshi River or Delanan Cultural Camp) Detour: Tribal Trap or Tribal Tap
  • Wulai District (Nanshi River) Pit Stop: Leg 12
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to drive to the Jiajiuliao River in Wulai and search for their next clue.
  • Speed Bump: Cifantuan For their Speed Bump, Steve & Bernie both had to eat a serving of jutongfan – a Tayal dish of sticky rice cooked in bamboo – before they could continue racing.
  • Teams had to trek up the Jiajiuliao River to a waterfall and retrieve their next clue from behind the falls.
  • Roadblock: "Who is street smart?" In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to search a village for a house with a mural of a married couple, translate the house's street number from Tayal to English and reiterate the number to a judge in exchange for their next clue.
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to travel to the Fushan Elementary School and spin a giant spinning top for 15 seconds before receiving their next clue.
  • Detour: Tribal Trap or Tribal Tap This leg's Detour was a choice between Tribal Trap or Tribal Tap, each with a limit of three stations. In Tribal Trap, teams had to retrieve a broken bamboo fishing trap from the Nanshi River and repair it before receiving their next clue. In Tribal Tap, teams had to don Tayal clothing and perform a bamboo stepping dance before receiving their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: the Nanshi River.

Leg 13 (Taiwan → Indonesia)

Teams could either prepare a dish called sambal or pedal a local home on a becak during the Detour in Yogyakarta.
  • Episode 13 (13 October 2025)
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on the island of Java. Once there, teams found their next clue outside of Pasar Ngasem.
  • Detour: Grind or Gears This leg's Detour was a choice between Grind or Gears. In Grind, teams had to grind chilli peppers into a paste called sambal and then both team members had to eat a bowl of sambal before receiving their next clue. In Gears, teams had to transport a local home using a becak. During their journey, both team members had to fulfill the roles of pedaling the bicycle and navigating using a map. Halfway to the local's home, teams had to stop at a cafe and purchase three cups of iced Java coffee. After completing their journey, teams received their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had to travel to Ramayana Ballet Purawisata, where they had to memorise and play a tune on a saron and bonang alongside a group called a gamelan to receive their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "Who wants to be in pole position?" In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to take part in an Independence Day tradition called panjat pinang. They had to climb a bamboo pole three times and retrieve a basket during each climb. The baskets contained the words Tempat Berhenti nDalem Ngabean, which teams had to figure out it translated to the location of the next Pit Stop as "stopping point nDalem Ngabean".
Additional note
  • This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 14 (Indonesia)

Teams visited Borobudur, the largest Buddhist temple in the world, during the penultimate leg.
  • Episode 14 (19 October 2025)
  • Eliminated: Luke & Scott
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to travel to Borobudur, where they had to search the temple for the 25 lion statues and then plot each statue on a map before receiving their next clue. Teams then had to drive to the village of Nanggulan and then pedal a tandem bicycle to the rice fields to their next clue.
  • Speed Bump: Rice Field For their Speed Bump, Luke & Scott had to trek on foot through the rice fields, find an Amazing Race flag and retrieve their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "Who thinks they are a catch?" In this season's final Roadblock, one team member had to catch 15 rice-paddy eels from a rice paddy to receive their next clue.
  • Detour: Good Fortune or Good Focus This season's final Detour was a choice between Good Fortune or Good Focus, each with a limit of three stations. In Good Fortune, teams had to string together 200 pieces of fruits and vegetables and assemble an offering called a gunungan to receive their next clue. In Good Focus, teams had to perform a traditional form of Javanese archery called Jemparingan, where one team member had to hit a target with an arrow while sitting or kneeling to receive their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: Watu Putih View.

Leg 15 (Indonesia)

The final leg was set beneath Mount Merapi, the most active volcano in Indonesia.
  • Episode 15 (20 October 2025)
  • Prize: A$100,000 for the team's chosen charity
  • Winners: Steve & Bernie
  • Runners-up: Rob & Georgie
  • Third place: Aesha & Scott
Locations
  • Sambirejo (Sumberwatu Heritage Resort) Pit Start
  • Bugisan (Plaosan)
  • Kaliurang (Mount Merapi Quarry)
  • Klidon (BBPPMPV Seni dan Budaya)
  • Glagaharjo (Teras Merapi)
  • Sambirejo (Sumberwatu Heritage Resort) Finish Line
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams began simultaneously at the Sumberwatu Heritage Resort before driving to the Plaosan temple complex, where they had to take part in a kebo-keboan festival. Teams had to transfer handfuls of rice husks across a field while avoiding two men dressed as buffalo until they filled a basket to receive their next clue. Teams then had to drive to a quarry, where they had to split two volcanic rocks before receiving their next clue.
  • From the quarry, teams had to drive to a theatre, where they had to perform a dance called Ratoh Jaroe in sync with a group of dancers before receiving their next clue. Teams then had to drive to Teras Merapi for their final memory task and had to arrange 14 dragon eggs, each of which displayed a symbol that were also displayed on the flags present at each Pit Stop, on a dragon boat in chronological order before receiving their final clue, which directed them to the finish line: the Sumberwatu Heritage Resort.
Correct answers
Leg Symbol
1 Moon with rays
2 Om
3 Temple
4 Madrasa
5 Star and crescent
6 Yurt
7 Floral arrangement
8 Lion
9 Lotus
10 Blue Sky with a White Sun
11 New Taipei City seal
12 Waterfall
13 National emblem of Indonesia
14 Stupa

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 1,292,000 789,000 7 [28][29]
7 22 September 2025 Monday 7:30 pm 980,000 540,000 14 1,315,000 808,000 11 [30][31]
4 8 28 September 2025 Sunday 7:00 pm 888,000 528,000 11 1,208,000 773,000 8 [32][33]
9 29 September 2025 Monday 7:30 pm 1,011,000 518,000 12 1,337,000 771,000 10 [34][35]
5 10[a] 5 October 2025 Sunday 7:00 pm 788,000 403,000 15 1,117,000 688,000 10 [36][37]
11 6 October 2025 Monday 7:30 pm 943,000 489,000 15 1,279,000 750,000 12 [38][39]
6 12 12 October 2025 Sunday 7:00 pm 964,000 550,000 10 1,281,000 809,000 10 [40][41]
13 13 October 2025 Monday 7:30 pm 952,000 540,000 16 1,293,000 820,000 10 [42][43]
7 14 19 October 2025 Sunday 7:00 pm 865,000 529,000 10 1,112,000 734,000 9 [44][45]
15 20 October 2025 Monday 7:30 pm 1,119,000 663,000 11 1,353,000 868,000 11 [46][47]
Notes
  1. ^ Episode 10 aired the same night as the 2025 NRL Grand Final.

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