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The Amazing Race Australia

The Amazing Race Australia
The Amazing Race Australia logo.jpg
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
New Zealand TV2 (season 3)
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Original release 16 May 2011 (2011-05-16) – 25 September 2014 (2014-09-25)
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 has 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 is to be 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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