Nick & Vicki

Nick DeCarlo and Vicki Casciola are a Dating team on the 17th season of The Amazing Race.

Nick

 * Age: 26
 * Hometown: Henderson, Nev.
 * Connection to your Teammate: Boyfriend
 * Current occupation:
 * Favorite hobbies: Snowboarding, golfing and motorcycles
 * Achievements: Purchasing my Harley all by myself
 * Lifelong to do list: I would ultimately like to start a pit bull rescue because I feel like they are misunderstood animals.
 * What scares you most about traveling? Leaving my dogs and my family
 * What excites you most about traveling? Having the opportunity to see other cultures and experience the world
 * If I could switch places with someone: I like who I am therefore I wouldn't want to switch places with anyone else.
 * Role model/hero: My role models are my parents. They always taught me to never quit and to always respect myself and others.
 * What are you passionate about? The things I'm most passionate about are Vicki, my family, my dogs and my toys.
 * What would you do if you won the million dollars? I would help my parents pay off their house and pay off my credit cards. Then I would focus my efforts on opening a pit bull rescue.
 * People would be surprised to learn: I'm a very understanding and caring person.
 * Favorite place you have ever visited: I haven't traveled extensively so I would have to say I love the beaches in California.
 * Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on the Race together: I think Vicki and my biggest challenge will be our communication. We are both are extremely head strong.
 * What do you hope to accomplish by running the Race (other then winning one million bucks)? I'm running the Race to gain some interpersonal growth.
 * Pet peeve about your teammate: Biggest pet peeve is that Vicki is always on her phone.

Vicki

 * Age: 26
 * Hometown: Henderson, Nev.
 * Connection to your Teammate: Girlfriend
 * Current Occupation: Hairstylist
 * Favorite Hobbies: Working out, gymnastics and snowboarding
 * Achievements: Passing my state boards.
 * Lifelong to do list: I want to sky dive over the Swiss Alps before I die! I want to provide help and funds to non-profit addiction organizations and become a lead (celebrity) hair stylist in the industry. I'd also like to create my own extension/product line. All in all, I want to have a well known and respected name throughout the world for what I do best, hair design.
 * What scares you most about traveling? Nothing scares me about traveling. I'm fearless.
 * What excites you most about traveling? Everything - I love surprises and seeing new cultures.
 * If I could switch places with someone: I would switch places with Ken Paves. He is one of the most talented hair designers in the industry.
 * Role model/hero: My parents - they have always told me to follow my dreams and never give up.
 * What are you passionate about? Most passionate about my career - hair design. I was born to make people look and feel beautiful.
 * What would you do if you won the million dollars? If we take home the million dollar prize, I would pay off my house and any other debt. I would also donate a portion of it to a non-profit addiction organization.
 * Favorite place you have ever visited: I love Italy - it's where my family's roots are and there's so much culture to soak in and learn.
 * Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on the Race together: The biggest challenge we'll face while racing around the globe will undoubtedly be our communication with one another.
 * What do you hope to accomplish by running the Race (other then winning one million bucks)? Self well being and gratification
 * Pet peeve about your teammate: Nick's snoring! I hate it!

Season 17

 * Leg 1: 10th
 * Leg 2: 8th
 * Leg 3: 5th
 * Leg 4: 6th
 * Leg 5: 6th
 * Leg 6: 7th (Non-Elimination)
 * Leg 7: 3rd
 * Leg 8: 3rd
 * Leg 9: 2nd
 * Leg 10: 4th (6-hour penalty; Non-Elimination)
 * Leg 11: 4th (Eliminated)

Memorable Moments

 * Eliminated because they couldn't recover from a horrible performance on the Detour on the previous leg.

Franchise

 * Third team that was unable to complete a Detour (Following Maria & Tiffany and Nancy & Emily).
 * First team unable to complete 2 detours
 * First team to not use a U-turn on a Double U-turn.
 * First team to not have to complete a Speed Bump (since its induction) after coming in last from a non-elimination leg (due to production difficulties in the previous leg that affected all of the teams).

American

 * First team to be eliminated in South Korea.

Season 17

 * Highest finish by a team without winning any leg, 4th place.