After weeks of racing across the world, Steve and Bernard Curry came out on top in The Amazing Race Australia 2025!
This year, thirteen teams, which all included beloved Australian celebrities, went head to head in the hopes of winning $100,000 for their chosen charities.
Throughout the race, the brothers competed for One in Five, which raises funds to develop better treatments, find cures, and bring hope for mental illness through medical research. The not-for-profit was started by their friends, who lost their son and brother, Matt.
“This money is massive. And it just makes us so proud,” Bernard told New Idea after their win. They have been proud ambassadors and have been helping raise funds for more than 20 years.
In the nail-biting finale, they went up against Below Deck Star Aesha Scott and her fiancé Scott Dobson, and journalist Georgie Tunny and her fiancé Rob Mills.
They beat their rivals by solving a puzzle quicker, earning them some much-needed time back, which ultimately helped them to secure their win.
“We had no business, no business getting it,” Bernard said. “I think that was one of the things about the show, is that you do actually need to have luck on your side quite a bit, and you’ve got to ride that.
“You’ve got to ride the luck and use it. You’ve still got to obviously stay in the game and always kind of never give up and all that sort of stuff.”
For the final leg, all of the teams stayed in Indonesia.
No challenge in the race has been easy, but they were pushed to the absolute limits during Monday night’s finale.
First, teams had harness had to work together to outrun a pair of traditional buffalo.
They were then tasked with splitting volcanic rocks using ancient local techniques.
Then, they were faced with another dancing challenge, which was harder for some and easier for others.
Even though Steve’s knee gave him grief, the pair managed to catch up with the others.
Before they raced to meet Beau Ryan at the final pit stop, they were faced with one final puzzle – matching the appropriate legs to the symbols in chronological order – before dashing on to the finish line!
Looking back on it, Bernard and Steve agreed that it was “such a topsy-turvy final”, and they loved every minute of the show.
Watching the finale back as viewers, they said they were on the edge of their seats!
“It’s not lost on us also the privileged position we find ourselves in to have been given this experience, right?” Bernard said.
“Because it is true, it’s not hyperbole to say it’s a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience. And we always try to remain grateful for the fact that we’ve been in this position of being able to have this experience.”
Bernard said that he discovered his “superpower” in the race was the ability to eat “extraordinary amounts” of disgusting food.
When asked if he would do I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, he revealed he’d do it in a heartbeat. He also revealed that Survivor is on his bucket list.
As for Steve? That will be his only reality TV experience.
“Look, I loved it,” he said. “Had an absolute ball, but no, I’m far more comfortable on the scripted side and the writing side and all that sort of stuff.
“It was an amazing adventure, and I’m happy to just always have that as a memory.”
