It featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the Eastern Hemisphere to win the grand prize of A$250,000 during twelve legs.
Starting in Seoul, racers travelled through South Korea, Vietnam, Mongolia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Thailand before returning to Australia and finishing in Nitmiluk National Park.
"[6] The next day, TV Blackbox reported that CBS Studios International had bought the rights to the Australian franchise of The Amazing Race with the series set to air in the final quarter of 2019.
[5] On 3 September, during an episode of Australian Survivor, it was first revealed that The Amazing Race Australia would begin airing in October.
[13] A month after filming concluded, Sidney "Sid" Pierucci was arrested and charged with assault and destroying/damaging property following an alleged domestic violence incident on 14 October in Bellevue Hill, with police issuing an apprehended domestic violence order on behalf of Ashley "Ash" Ruscoe.
Ratings data is from OzTAM and represents the viewership from the 5 largest Australian metropolitan centres (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide).