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Beauty and the Geek Australia
Official Logo for the 2009 Australian Series
Format	Reality
Starring	Bernard Curry (host)
Opening theme	Is she really going out with him? by Wes Carr
Ending theme	Is she really going out with him? by Wes Carr
Country of origin
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7 (as of 19th November 2009)
Production
Running time	42 Minutes (60 with commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel	Seven Network,Seven HD
Original airing	October 8, 2009
Chronology
Related shows	Beauty and the Geek Beauty and the Geek (UK TV series)
External links
Official website

Beauty and the Geek Australia is an Australian reality television series on the Seven Network hosted by Bernard Curry. It is based on the US version Beauty and the Geek created by Ashton Kutcher.

The premise of the show consists of a group of "Beauties" (young women who have relied primarily on their looks) and a group of "Geeks" (young men who have relied primarily on intellect rather than social aptitude or looks) are paired up to compete as teams for a shared major prize package and other prizes.

Contestants

Teams

Winners are in bold

Episode progress

     The contestants won the competition.

     The contestant won the challenge and their pair was safe from elimination.

     The contestant's partner won the challenge and they were safe from elimination.

     The contestant did not win the challenge but their pair was safe from elimination.

     The contestant and their partner survived elimination.

     The contestant and their partner was eliminated.

Episodes

Episode 1: October 8, 2009
The beauties met the geeks for the first time, and are put into teams. There was no elimination, much to the surprise of the contestants.

Episode 2: October 15, 2009
The beauties studied the anatomy of the body. Meanwhile, the geeks practiced relaxing massage techniques, including developing their own signature move, which they put into practice on the beauties.

Episode 3: October 22, 2009
For many of the geeks, it was their first opportunity to go on a date when they embarked on speed dating. The beauties became budding rocket scientists when they attempted to build and launch a rocket from scratch.

Episode 4: October 29, 2009
The geeks are create a race day outfit for their beauties, including choosing a dress and making the fascinator from scratch, to impress guest judges, Pater Jago and Kate Waterhouse. Meanwhile, the beauties brushed up on their current affairs knowledge to present a speech on a newsworthy topic.

Episode 5: November 5, 2009
The boys got a makeover in the hopes of improving their confidence. This week also contained the first team challenge, with the beauties and geeks teaming up for a special soap opera challenge with the help of Home and Away stars Ada Nicodemou and Luke Jacobz.

Episode 6: November 12, 2009
As the Beauties become tour guides for a night at the museum, the Geeks take matters of the heart to a new level as they host a special radio Love Hotline.

Episode 7: November 19, 2009
The competition heats up when the Geeks sweat it out while teaching a fitness class. Meanwhile, the Beauties must build a go-kart from scratch. But will it make it down the racecourse?

Episode 8 (Finale): November 26, 2009
In the final episode, the teams pair up for their own amazing race challenge. Armed with cryptic clues, they'll work together to track down three eliminated contestants scattered throughout the city. The first two teams to find their friends and return to the mansion will battle it out for the $100,000 prize. Hosted by Bernard Curry.

Challenges and eliminations

Weekly Ratings

Thursdays 8.30pm

References

External links

• Official site
• Official message boards