The BEST episodes of The Amazing Race Australia

Every episode of The Amazing Race Australia ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Amazing Race Australia!

Based on the hugely popular franchise The Amazing Race, this reality competition follows the same format seen in various countries around the world. Teams of two compete against each other as they race around the globe in hopes of winning $250,000.

Last Updated: 1/20/2026Network: Network 10Status: Continuing

8.70

23 votes

#1 - Leg 21

Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/9/2022

In the nail-biting finale, which team will be first to meet Beau at the Pit Stop and claim the biggest prize in the program's history: $250,000 and a brand-new Isuzu D-MAX and Isuzu MU-X?

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8.56

18 votes

#2 - Leg 12

Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/9/2023

In the grand finale, our teams battle to recreate an intricate dessert, navigate a maze-like bookstore, and then recall past destinations, all leading to a pit stop finish like never before.

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8.38

21 votes

#3 - Leg 16

Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/28/2022

It's sink or swim in Mexico's coastal city of Campeche, where teams must eat edible insect cuisine, shoot down pinatas, and make rope out of henequen plants before a spiritual dip in a local sinkhole.

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8.33

21 votes

#4 - Leg 24

Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/28/2021

In the final leg, the teams travel from Sydney, to Canberra, and then up to the Snowy Mountains for the epic race to the finish line.

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8.33

24 votes

#5 - Leg 19

Season 6 - Episode 19 - Aired 10/3/2022

Racers return to Australia, with team members heading into the clouds for a joyride before making noise at Perth's Bell Tower and getting a taste of virtual reality as they head to the Pit Stop.

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8.30

27 votes

#6 - Leg 14

Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 9/26/2022

To avoid their race ending in ruins, teams go back to school and pick between a game of Pok-A-Tok or an ancient number puzzle. Finally, they must memorise the months of the complex Mayan calendar.

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8.28

113 votes

#7 - Leg 4

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/6/2011

When The Amazing Race Australia continues tonight, the remaining nine teams scale great heights to face their greatest fears in South Africa. While some teams revel in the African traditions, others struggle when it comes time to feed the giraffes. Meanwhile, another team finds themselves on the wrong side of the law, and will Richard and Joey's ruthless determination be their downfall?

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8.24

25 votes

#8 - Leg 17

Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/9/2021

At the impressive Strathgordon Dam, the teams must embrace their inner athlete and dunk a basketball into an oversized hoop on the dam wall in order to receive their next clue in the race.

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8.22

23 votes

#9 - Leg 8

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/12/2022

Teams take on a Turkish wrestler and make a traditional Evil Eye bead, before a detour sees them opt for learning a traditional dance or rolling Mesir paste. Who will make it to the pit stop in time?

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8.21

29 votes

#10 - Leg 5

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/5/2022

Teams test their driving skills and go fishing from the docks, before they must lead a donkey up a cliff, and jump into a parkour challenge across Santorini's rooftops in the adventure of a lifetime.

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8.13

24 votes

#11 - Leg 3

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2023

Our celebrities and their nearest and dearest travel to the Indian coastal state of Kerala. Navigating the West Coast Canal System, one team must face the biggest setback in Amazing Race History!

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8.12

25 votes

#12 - Leg 18

Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/14/2021

Starting in Hobart, the teams head back in time at the historic town of Ross as they must compete in a gruelling challenge of strength and stamina while shackled and dressed as convicts.

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8.12

26 votes

#13 - Australia v New Zealand Leg 6

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/1/2014

With no rest period between legs, teams are still racing and heading for Kostroma in central Russia. They face a nation v nation challenge and the last team to the mat surprises all, but will a twist at the pit stop save them?

8.12

26 votes

#14 - Leg 20

Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/4/2022

During this WA leg of the race, teams travel by ferry to take a leap of faith over Rottnest Island, pay homage to a local icon and get locked up in the stocks before meeting Beau at the Pit Stop.

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8.11

28 votes

#15 - Leg 7

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/11/2022

Teams race to the Turkish harbour city of Izmir, where belly dancing, magic carpet rides, and blessed baked goods await. Who will soar through the challenges and who will find the going too tough?

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8.09

11 votes

#16 - Leg 13

Season 9 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/13/2025

With the finale in sight, our four remaining teams race through Yogyakarta.

8.09

23 votes

#17 - Leg 2

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/2/2021

Working alongside our Aussie lifeguards in red and yellow, the teams take on some of the toughest surf conditions and complete a rigorous series of challenges to receive their next clue.

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8.08

24 votes

#18 - Leg 10

Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/18/2022

Teams vamos to bustling Bogota, where they must choose between bicycle polo or emerald identification, before playing an explosive game of Colombia's national sport, tejo, on their way to the pit stop.

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8.07

59 votes

#19 - Australia v New Zealand Leg 4

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/25/2014

The remaining teams make their way to Namibia in Africa and come face to face with the local wildlife. Tension is running high and threatens to turn physical between Kiwis Jono and Johnny.

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8.07

122 votes

#20 - Leg 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/16/2011

In the premiere episode, meet the 11 teams who are about to depart on the adventure of a lifetime. Starting at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, they will cover more than 50,000km, 4 continents, 12 countries and 23 cities, and along the way, they'll confront fears, experience new cultures and make lifelong friends. Who will have the right combination of strategy, strength, skill and teamwork to win the $250,000 prize?

8.04

24 votes

#21 - Leg 5

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/8/2021

They might be in a tropical island paradise but it's not all sunshine and rainbows as the teams' endurance is put to the test in an epic challenge of strength and resilience on a barge off the shore.

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8.04

26 votes

#22 - Leg 18

Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/2/2022

During this leg, teams learn a traditional Yucatan dance, use a local landmark to solve a puzzle, and put their sewing skills to the test before ziplining into a cenote to meet Beau at the Pit Stop.

8.03

30 votes

#23 - Leg 1

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/1/2021

The race is about to set off! Fourteen teams will criss-cross the nation taking part in heart-stopping and stomach-churning challenges, all with their eyes on the $250,000 prize.

8.00

30 votes

#24 - Leg 11

Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/19/2022

In Medellin, teams must decide to replicate a flower bouquet, or search for a special mark in a sack of beans, before tasting local Colombian delicacies. Who has the stomach for this leg of the race?

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8.00

15 votes

#25 - Leg 10

Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/2/2023

Our celebrities embark on an adventure through Borneo with the Grand Final within sight. Teams will risk it all as the race goes to a whole new level.