The Big Adventure

The Big Adventure
Genre	Reality competition
Presented by	Jason Dundas
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Running time	50–65 minutes
Release
Original network	Seven Network
Picture format	(HDTV)
Original release	19 October – 25 November 2014
External links
[<span%20class="url">.tv.yahoo.com/the-big-adventure/#page1 Website]

The Big Adventure was an Australian reality television series that premiered on the Seven Network on 19 October 2014,^[1] and is hosted by Jason Dundas.^[2]

Show details

Set on a tropical island, a cast of twelve contestants competed for A$1,000,000. A grid of 25 squares was set up, 12 of which contained keys. Contestants competed in a series of tasks for the right to dig for a key. Each episode one contestant would dig and one would (usually) be eliminated. In the last episode, four remaining contestants used their keys to open chests, one of which contained the prize money.^[1]

The show premiered on Sunday, 19 October, at 6:30pm, and then filled the timeslots vacated by the recently concluded season of The X Factor Australia for two weeks^[3] before disappointing ratings saw the show revert to airing once a week, taking effect on 9 November 2014.^[4]

The prize money offered was equal to the highest single prize ever given away on Australian television (having been twice awarded on the Nine Network's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, and once as the grand prize on Network Ten's Big Brother Australia for its 2004 edition). This was later beaten by Million Dollar Minute contestant Andrew Skarbek, who won $1,016,000.

Contestants

Player	Age	Hometown	Occupation	Outcome
Mark Sellar	27	South Australia	Tradie	Winner
Natalia	25	Queensland	Real Estate Rep	Runner-up
Julie Tran	27	New South Wales	Human Resources Coordinator	Runner-up
Sean Atkinson	52	Queensland	Grandfather	4th
Paula Lorenzo	39	New South Wales	Full-time mother	5th
Von	23	Tasmania	Receptionist	6th
TC	24	Queensland	Country Carpenter	7th
Annaleis Martin	28	Western Australia	Conservationist	8th
Todd Grima	27	Victoria	Entrepreneur	9th
Jess Capps	30	New South Wales	Cosmetic Surgery Rep	10th
Dane	25	Victoria	Landscaper	11th
Paul Brown	50	Victoria	Ship's Cook	12th

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Results chart

	Round One	Round Two	Round Three	Round Four	Round Five	Round Six	Round Seven	Round Eight	Round Nine	Final Round
Mark	Lose	Lose	Lose	Win	Lose	Win (Dig)	Win	Win	Lose (Dig x2)	WINNER
Natalia	Win	Win	Win	Lose	Win	Lose	Win (Dig)	Win (Dig)	Win (Dig)	Runner-up
Julie	Win	Win	Win	Lose	Win (Dig)	Lose (Capt.)	Win	Win	Lose	Runner-up
Sean	Win	Win	Lose	Win	Lose	Lose	Lose	Lose	Lose	Eliminated (Round Nine – 2nd)
Paula	Win	Win	Lose	Win (Dig)	Lose (Capt.)	Win	Lose	Lose	Lose	Eliminated (Round Nine – 1st)
Von	Lose	Lose	Lose	Win	Lose	Win	Win	Lose	Eliminated (Round Eight)
TC	Win (Dig)	Win (Capt.)	Win	Lose	Win	Lose	Lose	Eliminated (Round Seven)
Annaleis	Lose	Lose	Win	Lose	Win	Win	Eliminated (Round Six)
Todd	Win	Win (Dig)	Win (Capt.)(Dig)	Lose (Capt.)	Eliminated (Round Four)
Jess	Lose	Lose	Lose	Eliminated (Round Three)
Dane	Lose	Lose	Eliminated (Round Two)
Paul	Lose	Eliminated (Round One)

Key:

     – Member of Blue Team

     – Member of Orange Team

Episodes

Episode 1

Episode 1 recap
Original airdate: 19 October 2014
Challenge	Winner(s)
Island Race	Orange Group
True Colours	TC
Elimination
Paul	1st player eliminated

Island Race: The team of twelve were to split into two teams (orange and blue) and were asked to row to an island not far from their starting destination. Before starting, each team had to build their boats using materials found on the beach nearby. Upon arriving on the island, each team would then be required to carry their barrels inland, and ultimately, to the centre of the island where the 5 x 5 grid was located. Whichever team arrived first would win the challenge and thus move further to having the right to dig within the 5 x 5 square grid the following night. That team was the orange team, who were later informed that they would have to compete in an individual challenge against one another for the right to dig in the treasure grid.

True Colours: The players were asked to traverse a course off shore and match the flags, as seen from a far distance, on the structure. As the winning team from the previous challenge, each player from the Orange team, except for Paula who injured her ankle shortly after the first challenge the previous day, were to run across a bridge, grab a telescope, view the six flags from the far distance, return to the platform, jump into the water, find the six flags then try to memorise the pattern that they had seen through the telescope. Whichever player was first to win the challenge (that is, correctly reprising the pattern that they saw through the telescope) would then have the right to dig through the treasured grid at the end of the episode.

Episode 4

Episode 4 recap
Original airdate: 2 November 2014
Challenge	Winner(s)
Blind Trust
Elimination
Todd	4th player eliminated

Blind Trust: The players had to choose one player to be blindfolded, and the rest of the team had to guide him or her through a course. First, the blindfolded player had to swim through the water, guided by the rest of the team, towards a buoy, retrieve a wooden handle on the water floor and return it to the pontoon. Next, the blindfolded player had to navigate through a higher part of the course, retrieve a second wooden handle, then play a maze where they had to roll the balls through to the holes at certain dead ends.

See also

• Australian Survivor

References

1. The Big Adventure, TV Tonight, 17 October 2014
2. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/jason-dundas-comes-home-to-host-the-big-adventure/story-fni0cvc9-1226868495709/
3. Update: The Big Adventure, TV Tonight, 20 October 2014
4. Bumped (again): The Big Adventure, TV Tonight, 5 November 2014