Shane & Andrew

Shane & Andrew
Team Profile
Hometown:	Melbourne, Victoria
Relation:	Cops
Legs Competed:	12
Placement:	1st

Shane Haw and Andrew Thoday are a team of Cops and the Official Winners of The Amazing Race Australia 2.

Profile

These police officers from Melbourne may have very serious jobs as crime scene officers, but they love nothing more than having a laugh.

"We entered the race because we think we've got the perfect blend," says Shane. "We've got the skills and the fitness. But mainly we want to have fun, because if you're having fun the big one will take care of itself – the big two fiddy!"

"I think as crime scene officers we do have more attention to detail," says Andrew. "I'll have the best chance of winning with Shane, no doubt about it."

Shane and Andrew have worked together at the same police station for the last six years.

"We basically clicked from day one. We've been with each other in good times and bad and we're still best mates," says Shane. "We're pretty lucky."

These cops have been through plenty of hard times together, tearing up at the mention of their toughest time at work – the 2009 Victorian bushfires.

"There's no doubt that working together in an extreme situation like that brings you closer together," says Andrew.

"Having each other to lean on and offload to definitely made an awful situation slightly less difficult."

The boys also train together, hang out together and enjoy making funny home movies. In fact they spend so much time together their wives have described it as a "bromance".

"Shane will call up and my wife will say 'Your boyfriend's on the phone!'" laughs Andrew.

Shane cites his greatest achievement as being crowned Australian SingStar Champion in 2008. "We had to submit a video of ourselves singing our favourite song," explains Shane, who flew up to Sydney for the finals. "I got up and sang 'You Sexy Thing'. We won $10,000 so split it $5,000 each."

And what would they spend the money on if they won The Amazing Race Australia?

"I'd probably treat the wife and kids to a holiday," says Shane. "And pay for the kids education to give them the best possible start in life."

The Amazing Race Australia 2

Race History

Shane & Andrew's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	Australia → The Philippines	Jig / Pig	No Roadblock	8 of 11
2	2	The Philippines → India	Pull / Poo	No Roadblock	7 of 11
3	3	India	Unknown	Shane	6 of 10	[1][2]
				Andrew
4	4	India → United Arab Emirates	Camel Dash / Dune Bash	Unknown	5 of 9	[3]
5	5	United Arab Emirates → Turkey	Count 'Em Up / Price 'Em Up	Andrew	5 of 8⊂
6	6	Turkey	Shine / Design	Shane	6 of 8
7	7	Turkey → France → Cuba	No Detour	Andrew	3 of 7
8	8	Cuba	Che Puzzle / Daiquiri Guzzle	Shane	2 of 7
9	9	Cuba → Canada	Toss / Tumble	Shane	2 of 6
10	10	Canada	Search / Ski	Shane	1 of 5
11	11	Canada → China	Waiter / Wheel	Andrew	3 of 4
12	12	China → Australia	Teach / Learn	Andrew	1 of 3
				Average	4.09
Legend:      The team finished in first place      The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race      The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg      The team finished in last and was initially to be eliminated, but were saved by the Salvage Pass, Resurrection Card, or The Save      The team that won The Amazing Race      The team that crossed the Finish Line second      The team that crossed the Finish Line third > The team used the Yield < Recipient of the Yield ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn ► The team used the Salvage Pass
Notes: 1: There was an unaired Detour on Leg 3. 2: Shane & Andrew broke more than 15 pots during the Route Info task and received a 15 minute penalty at the pot drop off. 3: There was an unaired Roadblock on Leg 4. It is unknown if Shane or Andrew performed the Roadblock.

Interviews

• That's Life! (Summer 2012): "The Amazing Race Australia is back with policemen Andrew and Shane"
• Yahoo7 (08/15/2012): "Find out how Shane & Andrew felt about their time on the race."
• Seanna Cronin at Sunshine Coast Daily (08/15/2012): "Cops win race around the world"
• news.com.au (08/15/2012): "Victorian officers Shane Haw and Andrew Thoday win The Amazing Race"
• smh.com.au (08/15/2012): "Cops are top on Amazing Race"
• Fairsy and Jules at lafm.com.au (12/08/2013): "Interview - Andrew and Shane From Amazing Race Australia"

Social Media Profiles

• Shane & Andrew's Facebook: /ShaneandAndrewTheAmazingRaceAustralia

• Andrew's Facebook: /andrew.thoday