Hunted Australia’s new Chief Reece Dewar declared in the premiere episode that “no fugitive is making it to extraction”.
Reece’s first victim was father and daughter pair Bobby and Tanisha who were captured in a Victorian brewery during the first episode of Hunted Australia 2024.
However, during a post-elimination interview with Chattr, Bobby said that he doesn’t believe that Reece’s statement about the Fugitives being picked off one by one will ring true.
“I think a Fugitive will win,” he said. “They are phenomenal, the fellow fugitives. They were extremely bright and very well prepared.”
In order for the Hunters to win they will have to catch every Fugitive within 20 days and ensure that none of the Hunted cast make it to the extraction point.
Bobby believes Reece has something to prove
Bobby told Chattr that he thinks Reece, who was the deputy of operations in previous seasons, is making big threats about the Hunters’ ability to catch all the Fugitives.
“I know he’s the new chief,” he said. “He has to set the tone, because he stepped into the big boots, and he’s got to make his point now and he has to show his colleagues that he’s the big cheese in charge.”
Bobby added that he thinks Reece will “wear a bit of an egg on his face” when a Fugitive makes it to the extraction point and outsmart the Hunters.
“I’m on the side of fellow Fugitives, not of the Hunters. I want to prove him wrong,” he said.
Bobby thinks the increased prize money has raised the stakes
In the past, the Fugitives who’ve made it to the Extraction Point have shared $100,000 in prize money.
However, in Hunted Season 3, the Fugitives were tasked with robbing a bank which could potentially earn them up to a million dollars. They got away with $927,000, which meant they received $103,000 per team.
The teams that make it to the extraction point get to keep their prize money, meaning that they could walk away with a hell of a lot more than previous seasons.
“I think Season 1 and Season 2 contestants are going to be really pissed,” Bobby laughed of the increased prize pot. “Season 3 has just gone through the roof.”
“You’re now on the run with a handle of a lot more money, and it’s a life-changing money for some people,” he added.
Hunted airs Monday and Tuesday at 7:30pm on Channel 10 and 10Play.
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