The Amazing Race Australia 7, also known as The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition, is the seventh season of The Amazing Race Australia, an Australian reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race and the fourth instalment of Network 10's iteration of the show. Hosted by Beau Ryan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship and including at least one celebrity contestant, in a race across Asia to win the grand prize of A$100,000 for the winners' chosen charity.
This season focused on Asia, with three countries visited and over travelled over twelve legs. Starting in Delhi, racers travelled through India, Malaysia and Cambodia before finishing in Kuala Lumpur. New elements introduced in this season include an international finish line. The season premiered on 4 October 2023 with the finale airing on 9 November 2023.
In a worldwide Amazing Race first, three teams won the race: Daughter and mum Alli & Angie Simpson, uncle and nephew Darren McMullen & Tristan Dougan and sisters Emma & Haley Watkins all won the race after agreeing to step on the Finish Line mat together to split the grand prize for each team's charity. In this split victory, Emma & Hayley Watkins and Alli & Angie Simpson became the first all-female teams to win The Amazing Race Australia.
Production Development and filming
During the airing of the previous season, Beau Ryan stated in an interview that he believed that there would eventually be a celebrity season. On 28 April 2023, Network 10 announced that The Amazing Race Australia was renewed and that a new season would be airing in late 2023. Two days later, the network announced that the season would feature celebrity contestants.
Filming for the Celebrity Edition began on 8 June 2023 in Delhi, India with the cast announced on the subsequent day. The fifth season was initially set to visit India; however, plans were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show filmed in Agra on 9 June. This season included a first-time visit to Malaysia with racers spotted in Penang, Malaysia on 17 June. Filming wrapped in early July in Kuala Lumpur.
Casting Former AFL player Warwick Capper was rumoured to have been set to compete with his son Indiana; however, he dropped out due to a low booking fee.
Cast
The cast consisted of celebrities and their relatives and friends.
ContestantsNotabilityAgeRelationshipCharityStatus Comedian 40Son & dadDharriwaa Elders Group Incorporated Eliminated 1st 69 Television presenter 45Husband & wifeLifeline Central WestEliminated 2nd 43 Comedian & actor 60Dad & daughterAll Stars for Autism Eliminated 3rd 20 Musician 43Husband & wifeMoira Kelly Creating Hope Foundation Eliminated 4th Real Housewife of Melbourne 42 Two-Time Australian Survivor contestant 33SiblingsBankstown Women's Health Centre Eliminated 5th 24 Model, presenter & WAG 40SistersImpatient Advocacy - A Nicole Cooper Foundation Eliminated 6th 38 Olympian 40Mum & sonRoyal Hospital for Women Eliminated 7th 16 Too Hot to Handle 1 contestant 26Best matesBeyond Blue Eliminated 8th Love Island Australia 1 contestant 29 Model, singer & actress 25Daughter & mumDementia AustraliaWinners 52 Children's entertainer 33SistersLeonie Jackson Memorial Fund 34 Television presenter 41Uncle & nephewFeel the Magic 26 Future appearances In 2023, Harry Jowsey competed on the thirty-second season of the American version of Dancing with the Stars. Jowsey also competed on the second season of Perfect Match. In 2025, George Mladenov competed on Deal or No Deal. Later in the year, Mladenov competed on Australian Survivor: Australia V The World. In 2026, Jowsey competed on the Hulu show The Mob.
Results The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.
A placement with a dagger () indicates that the team was eliminated. An placement with a double-dagger () indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a Pit Stop in a non-elimination leg and had to perform a Speed Bump task in the following leg. A indicates that the team won the Fast Forward. A indicates that the teams encountered an Intersection.
+Team placement (by leg) Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Darren & Tristan 1st 5th 1st 1st 5th 4th 1st 4th 3rd 1st 2nd 1st Emma & Hayley 3rd 1st 4th 4th 7th 5th 4th 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 1st Alli & Angie 4th 2nd 6th 6th 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th 1st 1st Harry & Teddy 2nd 3rd 3rd 7th 6th 6th 5th 2nd 2nd Jana & Cor 6th 4th 8th 2nd 3rd 1st 3rd 3rd Bec & Kate 10th 8th 5th 3rd 2nd 3rd George & Pam 5th 7th 8th 4th Ben & Jackie 7th 6th 2nd 5th Peter & Frankie 9th 9th 7th Grant & Chezzi 8th Dane & Bow
Notes
Race summary
Leg 1 (India)
Episode 1 (4 October 2023) Prize: A stay at a hotel suite during the Pit Stop (awarded to Darren & Tristan) Eliminated: Dane & Bow Locations Delhi, India (Sunder Nursery) (Starting Line) Delhi (Chandni Chowk – Royal Palace Hotel) Delhi (Chandni Chowk – Aslam Chicken Kinari Bazar) Delhi (PVR Priya Vasant) (Unaired) Delhi (Defence Colony Club) Delhi (Qutub Minar) Episode summary Teams set off from Sunder Nursery in Delhi and had to travel by auto rickshaw to the Royal Palace Hotel in order to find their next clue. This season's first Detour was a choice between Chicken Dish or Wedding Wish. In Chicken Dish, teams had to purchase five ingredients for a butter chicken sauce and deliver them to Aslam Chicken in order to receive their next clue. In Wedding Wish, teams had to memorise the outfits for a Hindu wedding on two mannequins and purchase the clothing items. Teams then had to don the outfits and have a photograph taken before receiving their next clue. Teams had to travel to the Defence Colony Club and learn a Hindi phrase from children in a pool – "Please help me. I need to get to Qutub Minar." – before receiving their next clue instructing them to use the phrase in order to get there and find the Pit Stop. Additional note In an unaired Roadblock, one team member had to prepare 26 paan betel leaves filled with different ingredients and then consume one set on fire before receiving their next clue.
Leg 2 (India)
Episode 2 (5 October 2023) Eliminated: Grant & Chezzi Locations Delhi → Agra (Inter State Bus Terminal) Agra (Ruchi Chaiwalla Tea Stall) Agra (Blue Flower School Yamuna River – Hathi Ghat) Agra (Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University) Agra (Mehtab Bagh) Episode summary During the Pit Stop, teams travelled by bus to Agra. Once there, teams had to search the bus station for their next clue, which instructed them to travel by auto rickshaw to Ruchi Chaiwalla Tea Stall, deliver a Masala chai order to a business, receive a business card and exchange the card for their next clue. This leg's Detour was a choice between Make It Stick or Make It Slick. In Make It Stick, teams had to make 64 fuel bricks out of cow dung and hay and then stick them to a wall in order to receive their next clue. In Make It Slick, teams had to wash a bundle of dirty laundry, slap out the suds on the banks of the Yamuna River and hang it out to dry in order to receive their next clue. After the Detour, teams travelled to Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University and encountered an Intersection, which required two teams to mutually join together to complete the following task. The teams were paired up thusly: Jana & Cor and Harry & Teddy, Alli & Angie and Emma & Hayley, Darren & Tristan and Ben & Jackie, Grant & Chezzi and Peter & Frankie, and George & Pam and Bec & Kate. After pairing up, teams had to perform a Bollywood dance in order to receive their next clue. After this task, teams were no longer joined. Teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: Mehtab Bagh, overlooking the Taj Mahal. Additional note Grant lost consciousness after the Intersection task. After Grant regained consciousness, Beau met him and Chezzi out on the racecourse to inform them of their elimination.
Leg 3 (India)
Episode 3 (11 October 2023) Prize: A stay at a hotel suite during the Pit Stop (awarded to Darren & Tristan) Locations Agra → Delhi Delhi → Kochi Kochi (West Coast Canal) Kochi (Marine Drive – Musical Walkway Bridge) Kochi (Ernakulam Thirumala Devaswom Maharaja's College Stadium) Kochi (Parakkat Jewels) Kochi (Raja Driving School) Kainakary (Gopi Sundar House) Kainakary South (Meenappally Kayal – Kettuvallam) Episode summary During the Pit Stop, teams travelled by bus and plane to Kochi. Once there, teams had to travel by taxi to the Musical Walkway Bridge in order to find their next clue. This leg's Detour was a choice between Stripe It or Strike It. In Stripe It, teams had to paint a tiger face on a Puli Kali dancer's belly in order to receive their next clue. In Strike It, teams had to play gillidanda, a game similar to cricket, and score 100 points in order to receive their next clue. For this season's only Fast Forward, one team had to travel to Parakkat Jewels, where both team members had to get a nose piercing. Darren & Tristan won the Fast Forward. In this season's first aired Roadblock, one team member had drive a manual transmission auto rickshaw through a Regional Transport Office driving school course without hitting any obstacles in order to receive their next clue. After the Roadblock, teams had to travel by taxi and shikara boat to the Gopi Sundar House. There, teams had to eat through 30 Changalikodan (a local variety of banana) until they found a blue one in order to receive their next clue directing them to the Pit Stop: a houseboat on Meenappally Kayal. Additional note This was a non-elimination leg.
Leg 4 (India → Malaysia)
Episode 4 (12 October 2023) Eliminated: Peter & Frankie Locations Kochi → Langkawi, Malaysia (Langkawi International Airport) Langkawi (Telaga Harbour) Langkawi (Datai Bay Pulau Rebak Besar) Langkawi (Gua Pinang) Langkawi (Fruit Farm) Langkawi (Tanjung Rhu Beach) Episode summary During the Pit Stop, teams flew to Langkawi, Malaysia. Teams departed from the airport in the order that they finished the previous leg and had to drive to Telaga Harbour in order to find their next clue. For their Speed Bump, George & Pam had to clean up a section of beach and fill two Hessian sacks with trash before they could continue racing. This leg's Detour was a choice between Eagle Eye or Mai Tai. In Eagle Eye, teams had to drive a personal watercraft to Datai Bay, parasail above the bay and spot a piece of eagle artwork. Teams then had to choose a trinket at a floating shop that matched the artwork in order to receive their next clue. In Mai Tai, teams had to drive a personal watercraft to Pulau Rebak Besar and use a standup paddleboard to deliver a tray of two cocktails to a pair of holiday-makers on a boat in order to receive their next clue. After the Detour, team had to travel by boat to Gua Pinang and search inside the cave for their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to replicate a fruit basket in order to receive their next clue directing them to the Pit Stop: Tanjung Rhu Beach. Additional note Although the last team to arrive at the Pit Stop was eliminated, there was no rest period at the end of the leg and all remaining teams were instead instructed to continue racing.
Leg 5 (Malaysia)
Episode 5 (18 October 2023) Prize: A stay at a hotel suite during the Pit Stop (awarded to Alli & Angie) Eliminated: Ben & Jackie Locations Langkawi (Crab Farm Langkawi) Langkawi (Cenang Beach) Langkawi → George Town, Penang (Penang International Airport) George Town (The Dutchie Penang Hin Bus Depot) George Town (Carnarvon Street) George Town (Pinang Peranakan Mansion – Chung Keng Quee Temple) Episode summary