Amazing Race Australia
| The Amazing Race Australia | |
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| Genre | Reality competition |
| Created by |
Elise Doganieri Bertram van Munster |
| Presented by | Grant Bowler |
| Starring | The Amazing Race Australia contestants |
| Theme music composer | John M. Keane |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 34 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Michael McKay (2011–2012) Trent Chapman (2011–2012) Brad Lyons |
| Producer(s) | Kylie Washington Ariel White |
| Location(s) | See below |
| Cinematography | Ryan Godard |
| Running time | 60-90 minutes |
| Production company(s) | activeTV (2011-2012) Seven Productions (2014-present) |
| Distributor | Disney Media Distribution Asia Pacific |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Seven Network TV2 (season 3)
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| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 16 May 2011 – 25 September 2014 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | International Versions |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Amazing Race Australia is an Australian reality game show based on the American TV series, The Amazing Race.
On 19 July 2010, Seven Network purchased the format rights to produce the Australian series. The first two series of the show was produced by activeTV in association with ABC Studios. The third series was produced in-house by the Seven Network. It is distributed by Disney Media Distribution Asia Pacific. The host for the show is New Zealand-born actor Grant Bowler.
It is the third Asia-Pacific version of the franchise after The Amazing Race Asia (also produced by activeTV) and The Amazing Race: China Rush; however, it is the first adaptation by a country with English as its first language.
The grand prize for the winning team is A$250,000.
The Amazing Race Australia is a reality television competition between teams of two in a race around the world. The race is divided into a number of legs wherein teams travel and complete various tasks to obtain clues to help them progress to a Pit Stop where teams are given a chance to rest and recover before starting the next leg twelve hours later. The first team to arrive at a Pit Stop is often awarded a prize (up to the value of A$10,000) while the last team is normally eliminated from the race (except in non-elimination legs, where the last team to arrive may be penalised in the following leg). The final leg of each race is run by the last three remaining teams, and the first to arrive at the final destination wins the A$250,000 cash prize.
Each team is composed of two individuals who have some type of relationship to each other. A total of 64 participants have joined The Amazing Race Australia.
Route Markers are yellow and red flags that mark the places where teams must go. Most Route Markers are attached to the boxes that contain clue envelopes, but some may mark the place where the teams must go in order to complete tasks, or may be used to line a course that the teams must follow. Route markers were, however, coloured yellow and green in the second leg of series 1 to avoid confusion with the flag of South Vietnam.
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