- 6.9/1022 votes
#1 - Leg 1
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 2/1/2021
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.
Director: N/A
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- 7.0/1021 votes
#2 - Leg 2
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 2/2/2021
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.
Director: N/A
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- 6.8/1020 votes
#3 - Leg 3
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 2/3/2021
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1019 votes
#4 - Leg 4
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 2/7/2021
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1019 votes
#5 - Leg 5
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 2/8/2021
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.
Director: N/A
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- 6.9/1017 votes
#6 - Leg 6
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 2/9/2021
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.
Director: N/A
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- 6.7/1017 votes
#7 - Leg 7
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 2/14/2021
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.
Director: N/A
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- 6.7/1017 votes
#8 - Leg 8
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 2/15/2021
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1016 votes
#9 - Leg 9
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 2/16/2021
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.
Director: N/A
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- 7.1/1016 votes
#10 - Leg 10
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 2/21/2021
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.
Director: N/A
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- 6.7/1016 votes
#11 - Leg 11
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 2/22/2021
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1016 votes
#12 - Leg 12
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 2/23/2021
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1016 votes
#13 - Leg 13
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 2/28/2021
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.
Director: N/A
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- 7.1/1016 votes
#14 - Leg 14
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 3/1/2021
The teams must complete a painstakingly meticulous task in order to receive their next clue in the race.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1016 votes
#15 - Leg 15
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 3/2/2021
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1016 votes
#16 - Leg 16
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 3/7/2021
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
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1016 votes
#17 - Leg 17
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 3/9/2021
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/1017 votes
#18 - Leg 18
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 3/14/2021
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1010 votes
#19 - Leg 19
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 3/15/2021
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1010 votes
#20 - Leg 20
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 3/16/2021
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/109 votes
#21 - Leg 21
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 3/21/2021
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1010 votes
#22 - Leg 22
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 3/22/2021
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/109 votes
#23 - Leg 23
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 3/23/2021
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1010 votes
#24 - Leg 24
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 3/28/2021
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Amazing Race Australia Season 5
Every episode of The Amazing Race Australia Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Amazing Race Australia Season 5!
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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Leg 1" is the best rated episode of "The Amazing Race Australia" season 5. It scored 6.9/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/1/2021. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Leg 2".