Season three of Hunted Australia has now finished, with nine teams having battled it out to see how long they can evade the hunters.
In an exciting new twist, this season started with a bank robbery for their $1 million prize money. As a group, they were required to rob the Savings Bank of Ballarat for the prize money and then make their escape.
The individual teams then needed to evade the hunters for 20 days to be eligible to keep the prize money.
And the winners are…
In the thrilling final episode, two teams were still on the run: Deb & Andy and Romanee & Chealsea. However, Deb & Andy were the only team to make it to the extraction point.
They meticulously planned their run to the boat so they would make their move at the very last minute in an attempt to evade any waiting hunters.
However, they were met by a hunter waiting on the dock. The hunter captured Deb while Andy, who was holding the cash, made a daring escape into the water. He swam to the waiting boat and successfully evaded the hunters for a final time.
Andy won the $51,500 he had stashed in his backpack.
He said: ““I was disappointed that I wasn’t on the boat with Deb because we really hoped to be there together, but it was a huge relief that, as a team, we had done it. We put so much effort in and had such a great time.”
Winner: Andy
Did the fugitives successfully rob the bank?
Yes! Well, sort of. The teams were required to rob the bank as a group of nine, meaning the teammates needed to split in two, sending one to rob the bank as part of the group while the other went to another location to make their getaway.
The group of nine robbed the bank but their break and entry alerted the hunters. After making their way through the bank, the teams successfully made it out of the bank with a total of $927,000 of a total prize pool of $1 million. The teams split the prize to end up with $103,000 each.
How the teams were captured on Hunted Australia (in order)
01
Tanisha (20) and Bobby (56)
Father and daughter from NSW
The first team to be found by the hunters were Tanisha and Bobby. The father daughter duo and best friends shared high energy, confidence and also had travelled together.
During their escape from their hunters, they purchased a myki and used it to travel on a bus which caught the attention of the hunters. They were spotted on the bus CCTV while travelling and then tracked down to a brewery.
The teammates were unfortunately grabbed by the hunters right after they finished a beer and a meal.
02
Joanna (25) and Lee (33)
Engaged Couple from QLD
Joana and Lee were the next two fugitives to be found by the hunters. The engaged couple were travelling with an accomplice, Nicole, who had agreed to give them a lift.
Nicole’s phone was picked up along a highway from Geelong which alerted the hunters.
Lee was caught first, allowing Joana to escape with the bag of cash, but she was also caught shortly afterwards ending their time on the run.
03
Jayde (24) and Tayla (24)
Friends from QLD
Best friends Tayla and Jade have now been found by the hunters. While originally trying to stay away from close family members, they ended up at one of their cousin Liam’s house.
Liam was not an original suspect but became one after a visit to another associate, where the hunters saw Liam’s details in the phone’s call history.
Tayla and Jade were found by the hunters hiding in an upstairs wardrobe in Liam’s house.
04
Ondeane (49) & Shelli (61)
Cousins from WA
The next two to be captured by the hunters were Ondeane and Shelli. The cousins were found after managing to evade capture for more than ten days.
While in Ballarat, Ondeane and Shelli were spotted on CCTV boarding a bus. They were then followed by a hunter ground team and picked up at their destination, ending their time on the run.
05
Luke (36) and Ben (38)
Married couple from VIC
This newly married couple was the next to be captured by the hunters. After 13 days on the run, the hunters received a tip off and launched operation “Kitchen Sink”.
This led to a thrilling night-time chase which saw Ben captured first, shortly followed by Luke.
06
Kaylie (30) and Tony (58)
The “ultra competitive” team have now been tracked down by the hunters.
They made it to the final days of the competition, but had their vehicle traced through Automatic Number Plate Recognition monitoring (ANPR) which led the hunters to their location.
07
Akec (31) and Joe (38)
Friends from VIC
After frustrating the hunters with their strategy of laying low and moving around their extensive network of contacts, Akex and Joe have now been tracked down by the hunters.
The two friends were undone after deciding to get a massage. Spotted on CCTV inside the parlour, their acquaintance was then tracked down which eventually led to the hunters following along with their trail of contacts. They were found trying to escape from a contact’s home.
08
Romanee (25) and Chelsea (26)
Friends
The two friends were the second-last team to make it through the hunt and were captured only 90 minutes before extraction.
They were spotted on CCTV getting into a red vehicle and tracked down into a house they were staying at near the extraction point. While it looked like they may be able to hide from the hunters under the house, they were soon found, ending their time on the run.
You can watch Hunted: The Million Dollar Heist on Mondays from 12th August at 7.30pm on 10 and 10 Play.
