It was a difficult season riddled with high emotions as a wide-eyed celebrities entered the heart of absolute chaos, but now The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition 2023 has come to an end.
In a shock finale twist, the 2023 season didnโt end with just one winnerโฆ
Three final teammates: Emma and Hayler, Allie and Angie, and Darren and Tristan survived all the trials The Amazing Race had to offer.
The competition began in New Delhi, then to India, Malaysia, Cambodia and to the final pit stop, Borneo.
The teams all started on equal footing, and fans can agree we were on the edge of our seats as the teams were neck-and-neck through Kuala Lumpur.
Darren and Tristan were the first to arrive at the final pitstop, however, the boys hesitated to go onto the matt. That was until their fellow contestants arrived, for all three to be crowned the winners of The Amazing Race 2023.
โListen, it was our decisionโฆ We didnโt want to step on the carpet without everyone here. We donโt want to take firstโฆ We want to wait for all of you and do it together because we think that we all deserve something for our charities,โ Darren told Emma and Hayley.
โWe couldnโt take this [win]. Weโve all worked so hard on this.โ
โAll three teams today could have won, so to be able to share it with the girls, itโs awesome. Itโs so good.โ
In doing so, the three teams each claimed a portion of the $100,000 prize money for their selected charity.
They revealed that this wasnโt a last-minute decision for them, โWe had discussed the night before, if we are in the position where we can win, we think itโs right maybe to share the charity money with everyone.โ
Darren revealed that the final was not as close as the audience may have thought.
โWell, there was a little bit of TV magic last night as well because it may have looked like it was a lot closer than it was. Really, Emma and Hayley were way ahead of us up until the last challenge.โ
Darren and Tristan reflected on their decision to go on the show.
โI always watched the Amazing Race growing up, it always looked like so much fun.โ Darren started.
โThey were always jumping out of planes, scuba diving, doing things you wouldnโt do in your day-to-day life.โ
โSo I was under the impression that we would also be doing that, reality was they didnโt want to let us do any of that, wanted us to suffer by eating bull penis and being covered in snakes.โ Daren laughed.
Tristan admitted, โIt was definitely one of the hardest things Iโve had to do but by far the most rewarding.โ
Darren and Tristan were racing on behalf of Feel the Magic; Ali and Angie were racing for Dementia Australia; and Emma and Hayley were racing for Deaf Connect.
The decision to split the money didnโt upset their chosen charity at all, โItโs in the spirit of Feel the Magic, a charity thatโs all about being inclusive.โ
โSo thatโs what itโs all about, more so than the money, even, itโs the exposure these charities get and learning that there is a place there.โ
โIf you are a child and youโve lost a loved one, there is a place that you can go and be with people who could not be exactly the same because you have a real support network there.โ
You can donate or learn more about Feel the Magic here!