You the Nice Cowboy

You the Nice Cowboy
Episode Information
Version:	Australia
Season:	The Amazing Race Australia 1
Episode Number:	11/12 (011)
First Broadcast:	July 25, 2011
Episode Chronology
Previous:	"I Hope We Don't Have to Wear a Crown of Thorns"
Next:	"You're Good at Spending Money"
Subpages

You the Nice Cowboy is penultimate episode of The Amazing Race Australia 1.

Route Markers

• Pit Start
• Route Info 1
• Detour
• Route Info 2
• Route Info 3
• Route Info 4
• Roadblock
• Route Info 5 and Pit Stop

The order of departure from Dung Gate are as follows:

1. Matt & Tom (1:14 am)
2. Jeff & Luke (1:32 am)
3. Tyler & Nathan (1:46 am)
4. Sam & Renae (1:52 am)

Teams must fly to Colombo, Sri Lanka. Upon arrival, they had to travel to Gangaramaya Temple and receive a blessing from a monk before receiving their next clue.

For either Detour option, teams instructed to travel to St. John's Market.

Choice A: Count

Teams must find a marked stall with a basket full of fish and correctly count the number of fish in order to receive their next clue.

No teams chose this task.

Choice B: Carry

Teams must use a wooden trolley to transfer fifteen blocks of unbroken ice through a busy market to a marked stall in order to receive their next clue.

All teams chose this task.

Teams must travel by train to Galle. Upon arrival, they must take a Tuk Tuk to Galle Fort for their next clue.

Teams had to unlock a chest; the combination of the lock was the year Sri Lanka gained independence from the United Kingdom (1948). Inside the chest was a clue that asked for the birth year of Sri Lanka's first prime minister, D.S. Senanayake (1884). When they got the right both combinations, they would get their next clue.

Teams must travel by bus to Ambalangoda Train Station in Ambalangoda where they had to find a masked vendor. There, teams had to study a mask and then search a nearby street festival for a person wearing an identical mask in order to receive their next clue.

"Who can reap what they sew?"

Teams must travel to Trendy Connections Garment Factory in Nugegoda, the team member assigned this Roadblock must use an industrial sewing machine to properly sew fabric cuttings into a shirt in order to receive their next clue.

The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:

• Jeff & Luke
• Matt & Tom
• Sam & Renae
• Tyler & Nathan

Teams must travel to Independence Square to check in.
For coming in first place, Sam & Renae awarded an home entertainment system.

Leaderboard

Legend:
     First Place •      Eliminated •      Last placer on a Non-Elimination Leg or continue racing on a No-Rest Leg •      Season winner •      Season 2nd place •      Season 3rd place • ϵ Used the Express Pass• ⊂ Used the U-Turn • ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn

1st place  Sam & Renae Models

2nd place  Tyler & Nathan Surfers

3rd place  Jeff & Luke Father & Son

4th place  Matt & Tom Farmers

Trivia

• This episode marks the first time The Amazing Race Australia visits the country of Sri Lanka.
• The episode had multiple similar tasks from the Sri Lankan legs in The Amazing Race Asia 4.
  • Both times teams had to go to Gangaramaya Temple first after arriving.
  • Teams unlocked treasure chests using important dates from the country's history.
  • The sewing task is the same Roadblock in the same location (Trendy Connections Garment Factory in Colombo, Sri Lanka).
  • Although the final number specificity were different, the Detour was a choice between Carry It or Count It.
  • At a street festival, teams were given a photo of a mask and asked to find the person wearing the same matching mask.