The Amazing Race Australia 9, also known as The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition 3, is the ninth season of The Amazing Race Australia, an Australian reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. The season is the sixth instalment of Network 10's iteration of the show and the third celebrity edition. Hosted by Beau Ryan, it features thirteen teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship and including at least one celebrity contestant, in a race around Asia to win the grand prize of A$100,000 for the winners' chosen charity.
Filming took place between 18 March and 14 April 2025. This season visited one continent and five countries, travelling approximately over fifteen legs. Starting in Pokhara, racers travelled through Nepal, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Indonesia before finishing in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. New elements introduced in this season include the Face Off. The season premiered on 8 September 2025 and concluded on 20 October 2025.
Actor brothers Stephen and Bernard Curry were the winners of this season, while entertainer couple Rob Mills and Georgie Tunny finished in second place and reality star Aesha Scott and her partner Scott Dobson finished in third place.
Production Development and filming
On 28 January 2025, Dan Monaghan, Senior Vice President Content & Programming, revealed to TV Tonight that a third celebrity season was in production with the cast set to be revealed soon. On 14 March 2025, Beau Ryan announced that he would be taking a weeks-long hiatus from his Triple M radio hosting to film The Amazing Race Australia. Teams were then spotted leaving from Sydney Airport on 16 March 2025. Filming for this season began on 18 March 2025 with the cast revealed on the subsequent day. This season was the first time that any version of The Amazing Race filmed in Uzbekistan with the show filming in Samarkand and Tersak from 24 March to 27 March. This season also included first-time visits to Nepal and Taiwan along with returning visits to Sri Lanka and Indonesia, which were previously visited on season 1. This season also introduced the Face Off, where two teams had to compete against each other in a task. Filming concluded on 14 April 2025.
On 18 April 2025, the Herald Sun reported that Ant & Dan were ejected following an off-camera verbal altercation with another team. According to the tabloid, Dan Middleton began yelling at Luke & "Sassy" Scott following a night out during a break in between legs. Luke & Scott later stated that Middleton approached them multiple times and made homophobic remarks and gestures while becoming increasingly aggressive. The event was witnessed by Brendan Fevola, who threatened to leave if Middleton was not removed for his misconduct. A representative for Network 10 stated, "Following a breach of the production's code of conduct by one contestant, on a day off during production, a team from The Amazing Race Australia was disqualified and swiftly sent home." Ant & Dan were notably excluded from preseason marketing, were featured minimally in the edited show prior to their ejection and disqualification, and were removed from the opening sequence following the first episode.
Casting With regard to this season's casting, Monaghan stated that "this year we've got siblings, married couples, engaged couples, famous parents and their kids, and then we’ve got a couple of different relationships."
Release Broadcast On 16 April 2025, Monaghan stated that the season would premiere after Australian Survivor: Australia V The World. The first full promo for the season aired on 18 August 2025, with the promo also revealing the premiere date of 8 September 2025.
Cast
The cast consists of celebrities and their relatives and friends.
ContestantsNotabilityAgeRelationshipCharityStatus Comedian 45MarriedLearning for Life Autism CentreEliminated 1st(in Pokhara, Nepal) Former Gladiator & The Biggest Loser trainer 40 Former soldier & television personality 44Brothers rowspan="2" Disqualified(in Pokhara, Nepal) 46 Olympian swimmer 30Olympian & FiancéCarers AustraliaEliminated 2nd(in Bhaktapur, Nepal) 35 Comedian 32Comedian Sister & BrotherBright Water FoundationEliminated 3rd(in Samarkand, Uzbekistan) 34 Freerunning athlete 32YouTube Parkour MatesNational Breast Cancer FoundationEliminated 4th(in Tersak, Uzbekistan) 33 AFL Legend 44Footy Dad & DaughterSmall Steps 4 HannahWithdrew(in Negombo, Sri Lanka) 18 Model 46Princess & DaughterGood Shepherd Australia & New ZealandMedically removed(in Negombo, Sri Lanka) 19 MasterChef & Dessert Masters host 43Foodie BestiesOrygen Eliminated 5th(in Sigiriya, Sri Lanka) 44 Comedian & former Big Brother host 62Screen Icon & DaughterHunter Medical Research Institute Women's Health Program Eliminated 6th(in Wulai District, Taiwan) 33 Viral stars 34TikTok BrothersRoyal Children's Hospital Good Friday AppealEliminated 7th(in Majaksingi, Indonesia) 39 Below Deck star 33Reality Star & PartnerPeace of Mind FoundationThird place 34 Singer & Australian Idol finalist 42Entertainer CoupleAustralian Children's Music FoundationRunners-up Journalist & The Project co-host 34 Actors 48Actor BrothersOne In FiveWinners 50
Future appearances Following this season, Luke & Scott O'Halloran competed on a celebrity edition of Deal or No Deal. In 2026, Aesha Scott competed on the American show Destination X. In 2027, Bernard Curry competed on Australian Survivor: Rivals.
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. An italicized and underlined placement indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a Virtual Pit Stop, and had to perform a Speed Bump task in the following leg. There was no rest period at this Virtual Pit Stop with all teams instructed to continue racing. A indicates that the teams encountered an Intersection. A indicates that the leg featured a Face Off challenge.
+Team placement (by leg)Team123456789101112131415Steve & Bernie6th3rd1st7th8th1st4th3rd5th2nd1st2nd2nd1stRob & Georgie4th4th4th5th2nd4th6th1st3rd1st1st4th1st1st2ndAesha & Scott7th7th6th4th4th7th1st1st3rd2nd2nd3rd3rd3rdLuke & Scott11th10th10th8th7th2nd5th4th2nd4th3rd3rdGretel & Epiphany8th5th2nd3rd1st5th3rd2nd4th5th4thMelissa & Leah9th6th5th6th6th3rd7th5thBrendan & Leni3rd9th7th2nd6thLindy & Stella12th8th8th9th5th8thDom & Marx2nd1st3rd1st3rdSteph & Ben10th11th9thBronte & Benfield5th2ndAnt & Dan1stEd & Tiff Notes
Race summary
Leg 1 (Nepal)
Episode 1 (8 September 2025) Eliminated: Ed & Tiff Locations Pokhara, Nepal (Shanti Stupa) (Starting Line) Pokhara (Phewa Lake) Pokhara (Pal Ewam Namgyal Monastic School) Dhampus (Maithigar Hotel & Restaurant – Terrace Farm) Pokhara (Pema Ts'al Sakya Monastery) Episode summary Teams began at the Shanti Stupa and were instructed to travel to Phewa Lake, where they had to row a boat to a floating shrine and present an offering to the goddess Barahi before retrieving their next clue. After rowing back to shore, teams then had to travel by marked car to Pal Ewam Namgyal Monastic School and learn a Buddhist chant in Nepali from the student monks before receiving their next clue. This season's first Detour was a choice between Maize Rack or Haystack. In Maize Rack, teams had to tie cobs of maize into 30 bundles and hang them on a rack before receiving their next clue. In Haystack, teams had to stack hay around a bamboo pole to a specified width and height before receiving their next clue. After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: the Pema Ts'al Sakya Monastery.
Leg 2 (Nepal)
Episode 2 (9 September 2025) Disqualified: Ant & Dan Locations Sarangkot (Viewpoint) Sarangkot (ZipFlyer Nepal) Pokhara (Tree House Agro Resort) Pokhara (Pokhara International Airport) → Kathmandu (Tribhuvan International Airport) Kathmandu (WanderThirst Hostel) Kathmandu (Shree Gha Temple) Kathmandu (Swayambhunath) Episode summary In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to ride down the world's steepest zipline at speeds of up to before receiving their next clue. In this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to seesaw their arms 13 times while balancing a pair of tingsha bells in their hands without making a sound to receive their next clue. After the second Roadblock, teams had to book one of two flights to Kathmandu. Once there, teams had to spend the night at the WanderThirst Hostel, where the first four teams received private rooms and the remaining teams slept in shared dormitories. This leg's Detour was a choice between Fur or Feast. In Fur, teams had to take part in a Kukur Tihar tradition and make flower garlands for a pair of dogs before receiving their next clue. In Feast, both team members had to eat a bowl of two Newari delicacies – buffalo spinal cord and buffalo stomach filled with bone marrow – before receiving their next clue. After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: Swayambhunath. Additional notes Following an off-camera breach in the show's code of conduct by Dan Middleton during the Pit Stop, he and Ant were removed from the competition. There was no elimination at the end of this leg; all teams were instead instructed to continue racing.
Leg 3 (Nepal)
Episode 3 (10 September 2025) Eliminated: Bronte & Benfield Locations Lalitpur (Patan Durbar Square – Manga Hiti) Bhaktapur (Pottery Square) Bhaktapur (Golmadhi Bhaktapur Durbar Square) Bhaktapur (Nyatapola Temple) Episode summary At the start of this leg, teams had to travel to Patan Durbar Square, fill two bowls with water from a fountain and follow the green street poles to a community courtyard. There, teams had to fill a bucket up to the marked line to receive their next clue. For their Speed Bump, Steph & Ben had to deliver water using bowls with holes in them. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to make a clay bowl using a potter's wheel at Pottery Square to receive their next clue. This leg's Detour was a choice between Brush On or Brush Off. In Brush On, teams had to sand down and repaint a door near Golmadhi to receive their next clue. In Brush Off, teams had to find Bhaktapur Durbar Square and clean 55 roof tiles for a temple undergoing reconstruction following the April 2015 Nepal earthquake before receiving their next clue. After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: Nyatapola Temple.
Leg 4 (Nepal → Uzbekistan)
Episode 4 (14 September 2025) Eliminated: Steph & Ben Locations Kathmandu (Tribhuvan International Airport) → Samarkand, Uzbekistan (Samarkand International Airport) Samarkand (Registan) Samarkand (Siyob Bazaar) Samarkand (Samarkand Regional Puppet Theater) Samarkand (Ulugh Beg Observatory)
Episode summary At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Once there, teams had to travel to the Registan, where they had to eat a loaf of Samarkand non and a side dish of fat called qurdiuq to receive their next clue. This leg's Detour was a choice between Fruit or Veg. In Fruit, teams had to press, bottle and sell pomegranate juice until they earned 200,000 sum (approximately A$25) to receive their next clue. In Veg, teams had to sort and stack four varieties of vegetables to a specified height so as to recreate a vegetable stall to receive their next clue.