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Dave & Rachel - The Amazing Race
Dave & Rachel


Team Relationship: Married


Team Member #1 Name: Dave Brown Jr
Age:
33
Occupation:
U.S Army Officer
Hometown:
Madison, WI


Team Member #2 Name: Rachel Brown
Age:
30
Occupation:
Project Manager
Hometown:
Madison, WI



RACE TRACKER:
Leg


Pit Stop Location

Ending Position

Starting Line Santa Barbara,California 6th
1 Santa Barbara,Argentina
1st
2 Buenos Aires,Argentina
1st
3 Asuncion,Paraguay
6thε
4
Turin,Italy
2nd
5
Bavaria,Germany
4th
6
Baku, Azerbaijan
1stƒ
7
Ngorongoro, Tanzania 1st
8
Lake Manyara, Tanzania 2nd
9
Cochin, India
1st
10
Cochin, India
1st
11
Osaka, Japan
1st
12
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
1st
Average Placing: 1.83


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RACE NOTES

Dave & Rachel - The Amazing Race
LEG 1 RECAP:
  • Finished the starting line task in 6th place.
  • Was on the 1st flight to Argentina
  • Arrived at the Roadblock in 3rd place
  • Dave did the Roadblock while Rachel did the skydiving task.
  • Dave worked together with Art to find the marked area on the Roadblock.
  • Completed roadblock in 3rd place.
  • Arrived at the Empanada task in 3rd place.
  • Paid attention to the empanada making details allowing them to pull ahead of the other first 2 teams before them.
  • Check in the mat in 1st place and won the express pass.
Dave & Rachel - The Amazing RaceLEG 2 RECAP:
  • Started the leg in 1st place.
  • Everyone caught up to the while waiting for a chasqui who would give them their next clue.
  • Choose 'Boil my Water' detour.
  • Finished in 3rd place.
  • Was on the 1st bus to Buenos Aires.
  • Their bus arrived at Buenos Aires 1st.
  • Arrived at Mercado de Hacienda de Liniers in 1st place.
  • Rachel did the Roadblock and worked with JJ to complete the task and fnished in 2nd place.
  • Had a cab race with Art & JJ, and in the end they check in 1st place, winning their 2nd leg in a row.
Dave & Rachel - The Amazing RaceLEG 3 RECAP:
  • Started the leg in 1st place.
  • Together with Art & JJ, they decided to list themselves on a standby which paid off as they made it on the 1st flight to Paraguay.
  • Got their clue from the metal shop in 4th place
  • Arrived at the Stacked up task in 2nd place.
  • Had trouble with the task switching to the Harp task.
  • They found out that the teams from the 2nd flight arrived and are now doing the harp task, so they decided to use their express pass and were on 2nd place.
  • Arrived at the Roadblock in 2nd place, Dave did the task, but broke all the bottles, so they took the 2-hour penalty at the pitstop.
  • As, they wait for their penalty, 4 teams arrived pushing them back to 6th place.
Dave & Rachel - The Amazing Race
LEG 4 RECAP
:
  • Started the leg on 6th place
  • Were on the 1st flight to Italy.
  • Arrived at Lingotto Building in 6th place.
  • Dave considered to go for the FF, but Rachel disagree
  • Rachel did the Roadblock task and completed it on 3rd place.
  • Arrived at Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile and found the coin which had their clue on 4th place.
  • They argue because Dave did not follow the way to their next destination that the local told them.
  • Arrived at Mole Antonelliana in 3rd place.
  • Chose Clean that Statue task.
  • Completed detour in 2nd place.
  • Check in the mat 2nd place.
Dave & Rachel - The Amazing RaceLEG 5 RECAP:
  • Started the leg in 2nd place.
  • Were on the 2nd train to Austria.
  • Caught up with Art & JJ on Zum Rassen Guesthouse in Germany.
  • Chose Champion Male detour task.
  • Arrived at the detour area first and completed the task in 2nd place.
  • Got lost in finding Neuschwanstein Castle.
  • Went to the wrong castle and join a tour together with Nary & Jamie.
  • Arrived on the right castle in 4th place.
  • Arrived at Roadblock in 6th place.
  • Rachel did the task quick and completed in 4th place.
  • Check in the mat 4th place.
Dave & Rachel - The Amazing RaceLEG 6 RECAP:
  • Started the leg in 4th place
  • Were on the same flight with the rest of the teams to Azerbaijan
  • Bunched with the rest at Temple Ateshgah
  • Got their clue from the temple in 1st place.
  • Choose to do the Fast Forward task
  • Had a showdown against Jersey boys Joey & Danny to win the FF.
  • Completed the FF task inches before Joey & Danny
  • Checked in the mat 1st place and each won a 2013 Ford Taurus SHO.
Dave & Rachel - The Amazing RaceLEG 7 RECAP:
  • Started the leg in 1st place.
  • Were on the same flight to Tanzania with the rest of the teams.
  • Made it to the 2nd Charter Flight to Ngorongoro Crater together with Bopper & Mark.
  • Got their clue from the Masai Warrior in 3rd place.
  • Chose the Workmanship detour task.
  • Finished detour in 4th place.
  • Arrived at Simba Campsite in 1st place.
  • Had some arguments with the tent task, but still finished in 1st place.
  • Checked in the mat 1st place.
Dave & Rachel - The Amazing Race
LEG 8 RECAP
:
  • Started the leg in 1st place.
  • Found Hillary Clington Shop in 1st place.
  • Chose to do the Air Supply task and finished in 2nd place.
  • Arrived at the U-turn and didn't used the U-turn as opposed to their deal with Art & JJ. Dave & rachel were thinking that Nary & Jaime were too behind so the U-turn would be useless.
  • Arrived at The Gem Gallery & Arts in 2nd place.
  • Arrived at Margaret's Farm in 2nd place.
  • Dave did the Roadblock and completed it in 2nd place, only a few minutes after Mark.
  • Had a footrace with Bopper & Mark, they cheked in 2nd place.
Dave & Rachel - The Amazing Race
LEG 9 RECAP:
  • Started the leg in 2nd place
  • Were on the 2nd flight to India with all the other teams (except for Vanessa & Ralph)
  • Arrived at the Sacred Heart College in 1st place.
  • Rachel did the task as she's a good dancer in her younger years.
  • Rachle did the task pretty quickyl. She was the lone racer who did it on the 1st try putting them in so much lead to the rest of the teams.
  • Arrived at the Indian Coffee House in 1st place and chose the Clutch detour.
  • Had some trouble with the detour task , but they were still able to finish in 1st place.
  • Stepped in the mat first place for the 5th time.
Dave & Rachel - The Amazing RaceLEG 10 RECAP:
  • Started the leg in 1st place.
  • Arrived at the Cheranallur Temple and received blessings in 1st place.
  • Were a bit lost finding the Pattanacoir Mats and Matting.
  • Arrived at the Roadblock in 2nd place.
  • Dave did the Roadblock and finished it quickly in 2nd place.
  • Arrived at Fort Kochi and found barber in 1st place.
  • Chose the Pachyderm detour task and completed it on 1st place.
  • Were on the 1st ferry to Vypin, almost Brendon & Rachel made it to their ferry.
  • Checked in the pitstop 1st place for the 6th time. They have thje potential to tie or even break the record for most leg victories of a team in a season.
Dave & Rachel - The Amazing RaceLEG 11 RECAP:
  • Started the leg in 1st place.
  • Were on the same flight with the rest of the teams to Japan.
  • Were on the 1st bus to the train station, but were left behind by the 1st ferry to Miyajima. Good for them the clue is given at the sunrise where they met the other teams.
  • Were on the same bullet train with the other teams to Osaka.
  • Together with Brendon & Rachel they choose to take the subway to the TV station.
  • Arrived at the Roadblock in last place. Rachel did the Roadblock and completed it on 3rd place.
  • Arrived at the Omeda Sky Building and chose the Photo Cut-Out detour task.
  • While making their way to the detour, Dave's bag was unzipped and blamed Rachel for it, both argued about it.
  • Arrived at the detour task and completed it quick in 1st place.
  • Arrived at the Osaka Castle in 1st place the 7th time, tying Nick & Starr and Meghan & Cheyne's record for the most legs won a team.
Dave & Rachel - The Amazing RaceLEG 12 RECAP:
  • Started the leg in 1st place.
  • Were on the same flight with the other teams to Hawaii.
  • Rachel & Dave's taxi driver knows where to find the twins known as "Mauka" and "Makai" which refers to twin Waterfront Towers in downtown Honolulu.
  • Arrived at the towers in 1st place.
  • Both did the rapelling task quickly and found their next destination 1st place.
  • They arrived at the 1st Roadblock and Dave did it, he finished in 1st place.
  • Ride their helicopter to North Shore of Oahu and got their clue in 1st place.
  • Their taxi driver went to the wrong place, Rachel & Dave get let off and they run down to a dock where they find a Race sign that says to take a paddleboard across the fish pond.
  • Arrived at the finish line, but immediately were told that they didn't complete the Roadblock, they both realized their mistakes.
  • Arrived at the 2nd Roadblock in 2nd place, Art & JJ passed them.
  • Rachel did the 2nd Roadblock and amazingly she passed Art which was ahead of her, she finished in 1st place.
  • Arrived at the finish line 1st and won the $1,000,000. They also set the record for the most legs won by a team with 8 legs.

THEIR GAME
STRENGTHS:
  • Both are physically fit
  • Both are competitive
  • Finish tasks quickly
WEAKNESSES:
  • Their bickering
  • Don't agree on things sometime
MEMORABLE QUOTES
  • "It's a Great Place to Become Millionaires", Dave
MEMORABLE MOMENTS:
  • Them winning the express pass
  • Getting 2 hour penalty on Leg 3 allowing 4 teams to overtake them.
  • Their showdown against Joey & Danny to win the 2nd FF of the race in Leg 6, which later on they won.
  • Their big mistake during the finale leg, they skipped the 2nd Roadblock.
  • Arriving at the Finish Line 1st despite their huge mistake.
  • Setting the record for the most legs won by a team with 8 legs.
DETOURS / ROADBLOCKS / FAST FORWARDS:
DETOURS:
ROADBLOCKS:
FAST FOWARDS:
Leg 1: N/A
Leg 1: "X marks the spot" - Dave

Leg 2: Boil my WaterLeg 2: "Calculate Cattle" - Rachel
Leg 3: "Used their express pass" Leg 3: "Bottle Dance" - Dave
Leg 4:Clean that Statue Leg 4: "Rappelling" - Rachel
Leg 5: Champion MaleLeg 5: "Eisstockschießen" - Rachel
Leg 6: N/A (won Fast Forward)Leg 6: N/A (won Fast Forward)Leg 6: "Unload and Stack Hay"
Leg 7: Workmanship
Leg 7: N/A

Leg 8: Air SupplyLeg 8: "Harvest Honey" - Dave
Leg 9: Clutch It
Leg 9: "Bollywood dance" - Rachel

Leg 10: Pachyderm
Leg 10: "Make Coconut rope"- Dave

Leg 11: Photo Cut-OutLeg 11: "Japanese Gameshow"- Rachel

Leg 12: N/A
Leg 12: "Shave Ice" - Dave; "Hawaiian Games" - Rachel


ADVICE TO THE TEAM:
  • Minimize bickering

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    TazzaSmith WORST WINNERS! (page: 1 2) 35 May 14 2012, 10:34 AM EDT by leonardofelix__
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    This is by the far the worst winners of TAR.......Dave was horrible to Rachel at countless times through the race and Rachel just whinged and swore back.

    They didn't deserve the win, none of the final 3 teams did in my opinion.
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    chillin4321 hay stack segment 0 May 10 2012, 1:35 AM EDT by chillin4321
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    loved it when dave kept kicking down the bails onto rachel as she was choking on the dust below. u know i love both of u but it was funny dave. couldnt stop laughing g/w
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