The Amazing Race Australia 2 is the second installment of the reality television show, The Amazing Race Australia. It premiered on May 30, 2012 on Australian television. It features eleven teams of two who are in a pre-existing personal relationship, and follows the various challenges that they undertake as they race around the world to win AU$250,000.
Teams[]
Shane & Andrew
Cops |
Paul & Steve
Workmates |
Michelle & Jo
Cheerleader twins |
Joseph & Grace
Brother & Sister |
Lucy & Emilia
Sisters |
James & Sarah
Dating |
Sticky & Sam
Flatmates |
Ross & Tarryn
Father & Daughter |
Kym & Donna
Engaged |
Sue & Teresa
Hairdressers |
Adam & Dane
Cousins |
Episodes[]
Episode | Air Date | Leg | Destination | First Place | Last Place | Finish | Viewership (millions) | |
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1 | "Don't Need More Friends, Always Need More Money" | May 30, 2012 | 1 | Australia → Philippines | Ross & Tarryn | Lucy & Emilia | Salvage Pass Used |
0.886 |
2 | "We Only Picked Good Looking Ones" | June 6, 2012 | 2 | Philippines → India | Sticky & Sam | Adam & Dane | 1st Eliminated 11th Place |
0.883 |
3 | "I Don't Really Like to Use My Brain" | June 13, 2012 | 3 | India | Sticky & Sam | Sue & Teresa | 2nd Eliminated 10th Place |
0.715 |
4 | "No More Showing Off" | June 20, 2012 | 4 | India → United Arab Emirates | James & Sarah | Kym & Donna | 3rd Eliminated 9th Place |
0.695 |
5 | "I Know What a Lime Is Daddy!" | June 25, 2012 | 5 | United Arab Emirates → Turkey | Paul & Steve | Ross & Tarryn | Non-Elimination Leg |
0.971 |
6 | "Take a Seat... My Stunning Specimen of a Man!" | July 2, 2012 | 6 | Turkey | Paul & Steve | Ross & Tarryn | 4th Eliminated 8th Place |
1.101 |
7 | "How Do You Fold Liquid?" | July 9, 2012 | 7 | Turkey → France → Cuba | Paul & Steve | Joseph & Grace | Ordered to Continue Racing |
1.023 |
8 | "It's a Pit Pause" | July 16, 2012 | 8 | Cuba | Paul & Steve | Sticky & Sam | 5th Eliminated 7th Place |
0.913 |
9 | "Why Am I Trying to Ride a Log on Icy Water?" | July 23, 2012 | 9 | Cuba → Canada | Paul & Steve | James & Sarah | 6th Eliminated 6th Place |
1.014 |
10 | "I Do My Riding Better in the Bedroom" | August 13, 2012 | 10 | Canada | Shane & Andrew | Lucy & Emilia | 7th Eliminated 5th Place |
0.787 |
11 | "You Have a Smiley Face on Front" | August 14, 2012 | 11 | Canada → China | Michelle & Jo | Joseph & Grace | 8th Eliminated 4th Place |
0.895 |
12 | "I'm Sorry My Looks, My Facial Expressions Annoy You!" | August 15, 2012 | 12 | China → Australia | Shane & Andrew | Michelle & Jo | 3rd Place | 0.976 |
Paul & Steve | 2nd Place |
Leaderboard[]
Place | Team | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Leg 5 | Leg 6 | Leg 7 | Leg 8 | Leg 9 | Leg 10 | Leg 11 | Leg 12 | Average | |
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1 | Shane & Andrew | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5⊂ | 6+ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4.09 | 5-5 |
2 | Paul & Steve | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6⊃ | 1⊃ | 1>^ | 1 | 1 | 1► | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3.33 | 6-3 |
3 | Michelle & Jo | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2<^ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2.92 | 5-5 |
4 | Joseph & Grace | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3~ | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4.91 | 4-4 | |
5 | Lucy & Emilia | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5+ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6.90 | 3-5 | ||
6 | James & Sarah | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7- | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5.44 | 4-3 | |||
7 | Sticky & Sam | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4~ | 6ϵ | 7⊃ | 3.62 | 3-3 | ||||
8 | Ross & Tarryn | 1► | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8- | 5.00 | 3-1 | ||||||
9 | Kym & Donna | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5.00 | 1-1 | ||||||||
10 | Sue & Teresa | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5.67 | 2-0 | |||||||||
11 | Adam & Dane | 9 | 11 | 10.00 | 0-0 | ||||||||||
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Voting History[]
Teams on the fourth leg voted for who should receive the U-Turn. The team who has the most votes must complete the other option of the Detour they did not select.
Leg #: | 4 |
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U-Turned: | Paul & Steve |
Vote: | 6-1-1-1 |
Shane & Andrew | Paul & Steve |
Paul & Steve | Sticky & Sam |
Michelle & Jo | Paul & Steve |
Joseph & Grace | Paul & Steve |
Lucy & Emilia | Shane & Andrew |
James & Sarah | Lucy & Emilia |
Sticky & Sam | Paul & Steve |
Ross & Tarryn | Paul & Steve |
Kym & Donna | Paul & Steve |
Trivia[]
Franchise[]
- First introduction of the Salvage Pass which allows the recipient team a choice between a one-hour head start or saving the last team from elimination in that leg.
- First time that a Yield and Intersection were on the same leg of the race.
- First time to visit Cuba.
- First international version to circumnavigate the globe.
Australia[]
- First season to visit Philippines, India, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, France, Canada, and Mainland China.
- First season also to visit Canada as a Pit Stop, although it had been visited in the original US version but it never had a Pit Stop.
- First season to visit the continent of North America.
- First introduction of the anonymous U-Turn where one team can remain anonymously (without putting up their own team sticker) and may force another team to complete the other option of the Detour that was not originally picked.
- First introduction of the Yield which allows any one team to force another team to stop racing for a predetermined amount of time.
- First appearance of the Must-Vote U-Turn in which required all teams team to vote for who should receive the U-Turn. The team with the most votes is forced to complete both of the Detour tasks upon arriving at the Detour.
Gallery[]
Videos[]
External links[]
The Amazing Race Season Index | |
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United States | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32 · 33 · 34 · 35 |
Asia | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 |
Australia | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 |
Brazil | 1 |
Canada | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 |
Central Europe | Cancelled |
China | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 |
China Rush | 1 · 2 · 3 |
Finland | 1 |
France | 1 |
Israel | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 |
Latin America | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 |
Norway | 1 · 2 |
Philippines | 1 · 2 |
Ukraine | 1 |
Vietnam | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 |