艾略特·康斯特博尔在ABC重启的真人竞技节目《环球竞速赛》中胜出，以一分之差击败凯特·麦奎尼斯[1]。该竞赛由六位年轻电影制作人参加，包括康斯特博尔、杰登·奥尼尔、麦奎尼斯、露辛达·普赖斯、米卡埃拉·祖德迪恩和威廉·何，他们在100天内环球旅行制作10部视频[1]。评委玛格丽特·波默兰茨宣布了最终获胜者[1]。
康斯特博尔获得的奖项是在ABC电视台获得半小时的特别节目时段讲述一个故事[1]。在三到四个月的拍摄期间，他仅观看了一部电影《火星至尊》[1]。此前，麦奎尼斯的一部影片因涉及对亿万富翁、采矿业大亨吉娜·莱因哈特的评论而引发争议，莱因哈特曾威胁采取法律行动[1]。然而，ABC监察员驳回了这一投诉，ABC总裁休·马克斯为该集节目道歉[1]。
Elliot Constable has claimed victory in the ABC's rebooted reality series Race Around the World, edging out competitor Kate McGuinness by a single point in the final episode [1]. The competition challenged six young filmmakers—Constable, Jayden O'Neill, McGuinness, Lucinda Price, Mikaela Zuiderduyn, and William He—to create 10 videos across a 100-day global journey [1]. Judge Margaret Pomeranz announced Constable's win, granting him the prize of a half-hour ABC special to develop his own story [1].
The series generated significant controversy when Kate McGuinness's film prompted billionaire mining magnate Gina Rinehart to threaten legal action over its commentary about her [1]. The ABC Ombudsman subsequently dismissed the complaint, though ABC boss Hugh Marks apologized for the episode [1]. Throughout the grueling production schedule, Constable managed to watch only one film—Marty Supreme—during the three or four months of shooting [1].