History Characters / TheAmazingRaceAustralia2

Cops, and one of the most surprising winners in the entire series. They did not start out well mostly thanks to terrible luck with taxi drivers in various countries, and would have several weak finishes throughout the entire first half of the season. They would improve greatly once they started travelling throughout the American continents, but still went into the finale as huge underdogs to Paul & Steve and Michelle & Jo. They would pull ahead of the other two teams at the opinion matching task, and pulled of one of the biggest upsets in Race history. One of the most likable winners in the series, and one of the teams who could probably put the money to the best use.

Twins and cheerleaders for the St. George Illawarra Dragons from Sydney, Australia. The quickly asserted themselves as one of the season's biggest threats, and while the other early favorites found themselves falling off to stupid mistakes one by one, the twins became a fixture in the Top 3, all the while remaining the one of the most competitive, plucky and energetic teams of the season. While they would spend most of the season playing [[OvershadowedByAwesome second fiddle]] to first Sticky & Sam, then Paul & Steve, they would become the first female team in any version to put up their season's best finishing average. In the finale they would get a lead of over an hour on the other two teams, only to have it disappear when all three teams made the same mid-leg flight. Michelle would struggle to match Jo's answers on the opinion matching task, dropping them to 3rd.

Father/daughter team from Melbourne, Victoria, Ross was a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy during the '80s. They ended up winning the first leg, but instead of receiving the Express Pass, they go the brand new Salvage Pass. Instead of using it to get an hour lead in the next leg (which would have gotten them to the airport equalizer an hour earlier), they used it to save Lucy & Emilia from elimination. Much like other father-daughter teams on the race, Ross was very protective and overbearing towards his daughter, but it didn't stop them from managing a strong start to the race. However However, their race prematurely came to an end in Turkey, as Ross would end up choking on the Arabic Symbols Roadblock and chose to quit the task, taking the four-hour penalty. Though they were saved by a non-elimination leg, their race was ultimately over, as the combination of no equalizer in the next leg and an Intersection guaranteed their 8th place finish.

Cops, and one of the most surprising winners in the entire series. They did not start out well, finishing near the bottom for the first half of the season, surviving mostly because of all the early front runners going out in 7th-10th place. They would improve greatly around mid-season, but still went into the finale as huge underdogs to Paul & Steve and Michelle & Jo. They would pull ahead of the other two teams at the opinion matching task (the same one that had annoyed fans and cost [[Characters/TheAmazingRace11 Dustin & Kandice All-Stars]]), and pulled of one of the biggest upsets in Race history. One of the most likable winners in the series, and one of the teams who could probably put the money to the best use.

Workmates and alpha males, they came into the season behind many egotistical proclamations from Paul, and his ego and abrasiveness ended up annoying the other teams, and making him the clear villain of the season. While early on it looked like Paul's heady opinion of himself was way overestimated, they turned it on in Istanbul with the Arabic symbol memory Roadblock and ended up winning five straight legs. In the finale, they would fall behind on the opinion matching task, and Paul choking on the FinalExamFinale quiz would prevent them from catching up to Shane & Andrew, finishing 2nd.

Twins and cheerleaders for the St. George Illawarra Dragons. The quickly asserted themselves as one of the season's biggest threats, and while the other early favorites found themselves falling off to stupid mistakes one by one, the twins became a fixture in the Top 3. While they would spend most of the season playing [[OvershadowedByAwesome second fiddle]] to first Sticky & Sam, then Paul & Steve, they would become the first female team in any version to put up their season's best finishing average. In the finale they would get a lead of over an hour on the other two teams, only to have it disappear when all three teams made the same mid-leg flight. Michelle would struggle to match Jo's answers on the opinion matching task, dropping them to 3rd.

Brother/sister team, Grace seemed to have her own, entitled, view of the world, forcing Joseph to deal with her princess personality on top of the normal stresses of the race. Grace had no problems letting her opinions of the other teams be known, particularly to their faces, and became a rather abrasive opponent (though in a very entertaining way for the viewer). The would make the mistake of jumping into a van-style cab in Beijing, the increased costs of such a vehicle costing them all their money and putting them out of the Race in 4th place.

Italian sisters and teachers, they had originally been slated for the first season, but their mother falling ill caused them to drop out. They got their chance in the second season, and it almost came to a halt immediately, as they struggled with the raft task in the first leg and came in last. Fortunately, they were saved by Ross & Tarryn using the Salvage Pass on them. They would continue to bumble their way through the race, finishing second-to-last in the next three legs, and never finishing higher than 5th overall, but they would make up for their lack of racing skill with their optimistic and energetic attitudes. Unfortunately all the luck and positive thinking in the world would not save them forever. Lucy would struggle with the frozen waterfall Roadblock in leg 10, which would put them behind the other teams, and they finished 5th.

Dating couple, Sarah was nine years older than James. Sarah seemed ill-fit for the race, coming to the Starting Line in hybrid "runner" high heels, a low cut shirt, and a miniskirt. Her unpreparedness and high maintenance personality caused them many problems, and they became the season's fighting couple. They were finally put out of their misery in Vancouver when they got a late start due to Sarah spending over an hour on her hair and makeup, then they had to go back to their hotel because they forgot to pay for their room. This put them far behind the other teams and cost them all their money, and they were never able to catch up, finishing 6th.

Flatmates, Sticky was born without a left forearm. They very quickly took control of the season, both on the course and in the editing. Sadly, that state of affairs would not last. After three straight legs at the top, barely missing their third straight leg win, they started slipping down both in the standings and in airtime, somehow becoming the only team in race history to go from SpotlightStealingSquad to OutOfFocus without getting eliminated first. That sad event would eventually come about when they had navigation issues in Cuba, getting lost while looking for the crocodile farm in leg 8, and wound up 7th.

* {{Expy}}: Of every InspirationallyDisadvantaged team in the American version, right down to becoming an instant SpotlightStealingSquad.

* OutOfFocus: For their last four legs.

Father/daughter team, Ross was a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy during the '80s. They started strong, winning the first leg, but instead of receiving the Express Pass, they go the brand new Salvage Pass. Instead of using it to get an hour lead in the next leg (which would have gotten them to the airport equalizer an hour earlier), they used it to save Lucy & Emilia from elimination. They could have used the Express Pass, as Ross struggled with the Arabic symbol memory task in leg 5, and (unable to go back and study the symbols a third time) decided to take a four hour penalty. Though they were saved by a non-elimination leg, their race was ultimately over, as the combination of no equalizer and an Intersection guaranteed their 8th place finish.

* ActionGirl: They finished outside of the top 3 only twice (the second time due to a time consuming LuckBasedMission horse racing task, which pushed them from a comfortable 2nd back to 4th). They edged out [[Characters/TheAmazingRace11 Dustin & Kandice]] for the best finishing average of any female team in any version (only the second female team to post a sub-3.00), and became the first female team to post the best finishing average on their season.

* MrsRobinson

* DeathByIrony: After dominating all the mental challenges throughout the season, Paul lost the chance to catch up to Shane & Andrew in the finale when he struggled at the five question FinalExamFinale, even falling behind Michelle, who arrieved after Shane & Andrew had already left.

* ActionGirl

* IntergenerationFriendship: With Shane & Andrew.

Workmates and alpha males.

* DeathByIrony:

* BornLucky: After being saved by the Salvage Pass in the first leg, they were saved by Adam & Dane's penalty in the second, Sue struggling with the Roadblock in the third, Kym & Donna. This includes teams taking 4 hour penalties, a team getting so lost that Grant eliminated them halfway through the leg, and a team missing hours of operation and being broke on top of that.

Dating couple, Sarah was nine years older than James. Sarah seemed ill-fit for the race, coming to the Starting Line in hybrid "runner" high heels, a low cut shirt, and a miniskirt. Her unpreparedness and high maintenance personality caused them many problems, and they became the season's fighting couple. They were finally put out of their misery in Vancouver when they got a late start due to Sarah spending over an hour on her hair and makeup, then they had to go back to their hotel because they forgot to pay for their room. This put them far behind the other teams, and they were never able to catch up, finishing 6th.

Premiering a week after the [[Characters/TheAmazingRace20 US Season 20 finale]], the second season of the Australian version of the Race not only far surpassed either of the efforts the American version put out over the past year, but was comparable to the best seasons in the franchise. While the first Australian season was a decent race, the second fixed many of the problems that plagued it. First and foremost, the producers evened out the physical and mental tasks, giving alpha males much less of an advantage, smoothed out the difficulty curve, and lessened the number of [[LuckBasedMission luck tasks]] and mid-leg equalizers (though they still stuck one of each into the finale). On top of that they had some pitch-perfect casting, an insanely unpredictable finishing order, and one of the most surprising and likable winners in the franchise.

Flatmates, Sticky was born without a left forearm. They very quickly took control of the season, both on the course and in the editing. Sadly, that state of affairs would not last. After three straight legs at the top, barely missing their third straight leg win, they started slipping down both in the standings and in airtime, somehow becoming the only team in race history to go from SpotlightStealingSquad to OutOfFocus without getting eliminated first.

Hippie Hairdressers from Geraldton, Western Australia, the two "Earth Mothers" intended to win the race with their calm persona's and even their "Aura Spray", which they used in stressful situations. While they started out fairly strong, with two Top 4 finishes in the first two legs alone, they ultimately hit a wall at the second roadblock in India and were edged out by Lucy & Emilia, finishing the race in 10th place.

Cousins from Tweed Heads, New South Wales, and the first Aboriginal team to be cast on the race. While they initially started out strong, the pair made several mistakes over the first two legs that put them at the back of the pack, and selling their possessions for money in India incurred a 30-minute penalty that saw them eliminated in 11th place.

* Expy: Of Dave & Kelly. While every team fit a mould that followed the previous season's casting, this choice was the most obvious.

* {{GranolaGirl}}s
* Shocking Elimination

!!Adam Corowa & Dane Corowa

Premiering a week after the [[Characters/TheAmazingRace20 Season 20 finale]], the second season of the Australian version of the Race not only far surpassed the either of the efforts the American version put out over the past year, but was comparable to the best seasons in the franchise. While the first Australian season was a decent race, the second fixed many of the problems that plagued it. First and foremost, the producers evened out the physical and mental tasks, giving alpha males much less of an advantage, smoothed out the difficulty curve, and lessened the number of [[LuckBasedMission luck tasks]] and mid-leg equalizers (though they still stuck one of each into the finale). On top of that they had some pitch-perfect casting, an insanely unpredictable finishing order, and one of the most surprising and likable winners in the franchise.