Season 5

The Amazing Race follows 14 teams as they travel across the world working out challenges as fast as possible, competing for a $250,000 prize. But travel all across the world is shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic... So this year pairs of friends, exes, parents, cousins, brothers and twins are travelling around Australia instead.

1. 

   1. Leg 1

   2021-02-01 · 60m

   The race is about to set off! Fourteen teams will criss-cross the nation taking part in heart-stopping and stomach-churning challenges, all with their eyes on the $250,000 prize.

2. 

   2. Leg 2

   2021-02-02 · 60m

   Working alongside our Aussie lifeguards in red and yellow, the teams take on some of the toughest surf conditions and complete a rigorous series of challenges to receive their next clue.

3. 

   3. Leg 3

   2021-02-03 · 60m

   Seeking help from the locals for an iconic outback challenge, the Dunny Derby, their newfound friends must take their place on the 'throne' for a race across town.

4. 

   4. Leg 4

   2021-02-07 · 60m

   The teams take on new heights when they touch down in Townsville, where one teammate must conquer all fears and abseil down a 100-metre cliff face to capture the clue.

5. 

   5. Leg 5

   2021-02-08 · 60m

   They might be in a tropical island paradise but it's not all sunshine and rainbows as the teams' endurance is put to the test in an epic challenge of strength and resilience on a barge off the shore.

6. 

   6. Leg 6

   2021-02-09 · 60m

   Like castaways left at sea, the teams are left with only a simple treasure map and a cryptic message in a bottle to guide them towards the finish line at the sixth pit stop of the competition.

7. 

   7. Leg 7

   2021-02-14 · 60m

   At the start of the day, the teams are left speechless when Beau reveals a shock twist that will change the state of play for the entire race.

8. 

   8. Leg 8

   2021-02-15 · 60m

   The race accelerates to new heights when the teams must attempt an epic underwater helicopter escape challenge in one of the most terrifying tests of the race so far.

9. 

   9. Leg 9

   2021-02-16 · 60m

   When strong winds take a stunning hot air balloon ride off course, the teams brace themselves for the twists and turns of the ninth leg of the race.

10. 

    10. Leg 10

    2021-02-21 · 60m

    Travelling in style, the teams arrive in Coober Pedy via the legendary train expedition The Ghan, and are confronted by a huge surprise that will change the game.

11. 

    11. Leg 11

    2021-02-22 · 60m

    A detour has the teams explore the historic German town of Hahndorf as they must choose between slap or snag in a hilarious Bavarian bonanza.

12. 

    12. Leg 12

    2021-02-23 · 60m

    The teams must brave the freezing cold water in an ambitious challenge that sees them work alongside research scientists who are studying the endangered Australian sea lion.

13. 

    13. Leg 13

    2021-02-28 · 60m

    In an epic challenge of brains versus brawn, a detour divides the teams as they are faced with a challenge that tests their physical, mental and tactical skills in order to receive their next clue.

14. 

    14. Leg 14

    2021-03-01 · 60m

    The teams must complete a painstakingly meticulous task in order to receive their next clue in the race.

15. 

    15. Leg 15

    2021-03-02 · 60m

    The teams are faced with completing a puzzling game of cat-and-mouse as they must follow the map that will unlock the key towards the next pit stop of the race.

16. 

    16. Leg 16

    2021-03-07 · 60m

    For their first challenge, the teams make their way to Australia's first legal casino and take a gamble at building an epic house of cards that must be five storeys 

17. 

    17. Leg 17

    2021-03-09 · 60m

    At the impressive Strathgordon Dam, the teams must embrace their inner athlete and dunk a basketball into an oversized hoop on the dam wall in order to receive their next clue in the race.

18. 

    18. Leg 18

    2021-03-14 · 60m

    Starting in Hobart, the teams head back in time at the historic town of Ross as they must compete in a gruelling challenge of strength and stamina while shackled and dressed as convicts.

19. 

    19. Leg 19

    2021-03-15 · 60m

    In a series of quirky challenges, the teams' patience is tested as completing the peculiar tasks is the only way to reach their next clues in the race.

20. 

    20. Leg 20

    2021-03-16 · 60m

    A final nail-bitting Road Block forces the teams to walk across a suspended ladder bridge that hangs 80m off the ground and into the abyss of the mountains.

21. 

    21. Leg 21

    2021-03-21 · 60m

    In their first challenge, the teams are locked up in the Old Dubbo Gaol. To receive their next clue they must plan the ultimate prison break and evade the ever vigilant guards.

22. 

    22. Leg 22

    2021-03-22 · 60m

    An ultimate Aussie challenge is the only thing standing in the teams' way, as they all must hilariously do an epic 'shoey' out of a women's high heeled boot in the race to the next Pit Stop.

23. 

    23. Leg 23

    2021-03-23 · 60m

    In the race to the next Pit Stop, the teams need to muster the courage and embrace their inner performer as they hit the stage singing, dancing, and even completing one hell of a Hollywood stunt.

24. 

    24. Leg 24

    2021-03-28 · 60m

    In the final leg, the teams travel from Sydney, to Canberra, and then up to the Snowy Mountains for the epic race to the finish line.