Rob & Amber

Rob Mariano and Amber Brkich-Mariano are an Engaged team on the 7th season of The Amazing Race, and a team of Newlyweds on the all-star season of The Amazing Race.

Rob
Age: 29, (Season 7), 30 (Season 11)

Hometown: Canton, Massachusetts (Season 7); Pensacola, Florida (Season 11)
 * Was a contestant on Survivor Marquesas and came in 10th Place.
 * Met Amber on Survivor All-Stars and finished in 2nd, behind Amber, but not before Rob proposed to her.
 * Was a contestant Survivor Heroes vs. Villains and came in 13th Place.

Amber
Age: 26 (Season 7), 28 (Season 11)

Hometown: Beaver, Pennsylvania (Season 7); Pensacola, Florida (Season 11)
 * Was a contestant on Survivor The Australian Outback and came in 6th Place.
 * Met Rob on Survivor All-Stars and was the winner of that season.

Season 7
Rob & Amber are an engaged couple from Canton, Massachusetts and Beaver, Pennsylvania, respectively. They had an alliance together and fell in love when they competed with each other on "Survivor: All Stars." Amber won the one million dollar prize, and Rob finished as the runner-up. During the live finale of the show in May 2004, before the outcome was even announced, Rob proposed to Amber, while she wore a t-shirt with the inscription, "I Love Rob!"

Prior to "Survivor: All Stars," Rob competed on "Survivor: Marquesas," the fourth installment of the series, where he was the seventh voted off. Amber previously competed on "Survivor: The Australian Outback," the second instalslment of the series, where she was eleventh voted off, but was a part of the jury to decide the winner. Before their lives on SURVIVOR, Rob worked as a construction foreman and Amber as an administrative assistant.

Both of them are excited to participate in the Race, as they have been fans of the show for some time. They hope their competitive natures, which helped them compete on SURVIVOR, will propel them through to win THE AMAZING RACE.

All-Stars
America's Sweethearts met, fell in love and got married...all in front of the cameras. It all started during Survivor All-Stars, where Rob finished in second place to Amber.

Shortly after, they were cast on the seventh season of the Race and fought their way to the top of the pack, ultimately finishing as the runner-ups to Joyce and Uchenna.

Considered by many to be one of the best reality television competitors, "Boston" Rob changed the way the Race was played forever, adding a level of manipulation never seen on the game. Despite the difference in their personalities; Rob is outspoken and boisterous while Amber is more quiet and reserved; they somehow balance each other out and are very strong competitors.

Since their time on the Race, Rob has gone on to host his own segment for CBS's The Early Show, "Rob to the Rescue," and he and Amber have built a home and settled in Pensacola, Fla. Rob describes himself as competitive and intense while Amber describes herself as caring and pragmatic.

It will be interesting to see how the other Teams will react to this competitive duo. To what lengths will Rob go to avoid finishing the runner-up yet again? Truth be told, it's less about the money for this Team and all about bragging rights.

Season 7

 * Leg 1: 3rd
 * Fell behind right from the start when they can't get their trunk to open.
 * Got on the later flight to Lima, Peru.
 * Broke away from the back of the pack when they got help from a local who recognized them from Survivor
 * Arrived at the cluebox at the Plaza de Armas in 7th.
 * Arrived at Playa Hermosa in 3rd.
 * Beat Ray & Deana to secure the last set tickets for the 6:00 am flight to Cuzco.
 * Rode down the zip line in 3rd.
 * Chose Rope A Basket
 * On the first delivery truck with Susan & Patrick.
 * Fell to 3rd when they were blocked by a stalled vehicle.
 * Arrived at the pit stop in 3rd.
 * Leg 2: 1st
 * Got on the first bus to Arequipa with Ray & Deana, Uchenna & Joyce and Ron & Kelly.
 * Rob tells the security guard to not tell the other teams.
 * The security guard however says to Alex, "man in the cap" told him to remain silent.
 * As the other teams got on the same bus, they confronted Rob, accusing him of lying.
 * Rob denied the accusations and turned it around, becoming offended that people called him a liar.
 * On the way to Arequipa, Rob bribed the bus driver to open the front door and not the back door, pooling money for Uchenna & Joyce, Ray & Deana, and Ron & Kelly, delaying the other teams in the back of the bus.
 * Amber performed the Roadblock
 * Got on the first flight to Santiago, Chile.
 * Chose Schlep.
 * Finished the detour in 1st.
 * Arrived at the pit stop in 1st.
 * Won a trip for two from Travelocity to Atlantis Paradise Island, Bahamas.
 * Leg 3: 5th
 * Rob performed the Roadblock
 * Rob quit an took a four-hour penalty.
 * Penalty started when Ray & Deana arrived.
 * Rob lobbied Ray & Deana to also take a four hour penalty when Deana struggled. Ray & Deana later lobbied Meredith & Gretchen to take a four-hour penalty.
 * Arrived at the pit stop in 5th.
 * Leg 4: 1st
 * Rob performed the Roadblock.
 * Barely made the first flight to Buenos Aires, much to the dismay of some teams like Lynn & Alex.
 * Chose Shipwreck
 * Arrived at the pit stop in 1st.
 * Won a trip for two from Travelocity to London.
 * Leg 5: 5th
 * Lost the Fast Forward to Ray & Deana
 * Chose Tribes
 * Amber performed the Roadblock
 * Arrived at the pit stop in 5th.
 * Leg 6: 2nd
 * Rob performed the Roadblock
 * Drove by Brian & Greg who had an accident.
 * Chose Water
 * Arrived at the pit stop in 2nd.
 * Leg 7: 1st
 * Chose Milk It
 * Rob performed the Roadblock
 * Arrived at the pit stop in 1st.
 * Won a trip for two from Travelocity to Monaco.
 * Leg 8: 3rd
 * Amber performed the Roadblock
 * Arrived to Phil in 1st, but were told the leg wasn't over.
 * Chose Trunks
 * Amber performed the Roadblock
 * Arrived at the pit stop in 3rd closely behind Ron & Kelly.
 * Leg 9: 3rd
 * Rob performed the Roadblock
 * Arrived at the pit stop in 3rd.
 * Leg 10: 1st
 * Chose Brains
 * Yielded Ron & Kelly
 * Rob performed the Roadblock
 * Arrived at the pit stop in 1st.
 * Each won a JVC home entertainment system.
 * Leg 11: 2nd
 * Amber performed the Roadblock
 * Stopped by a police checkpoint pushing them to last, but passed Uchenna & Joyce who had a flat tire.
 * Arrived at the pit stop in 2nd.
 * Leg 12: 2nd
 * Amber performed the Roadblock
 * Had trouble finding King of the Havanas which is actually for its Spanish name "El Rey De Los Habanos" and got lost in Little Havana
 * Finished in 2nd.

Average Placing

 * 2.42

All-Stars

 * Leg 1: 1st
 * On the first flight with Charla & Mirna, Oswald & Danny, John Vito & Jill and Teri & Ian to Quito, Ecuador.
 * Arrived at Plaza de San Francisco in 1st.
 * Chose Recover It but switched to Wrangle It
 * Arrived at the pit stop in 1st.
 * Won a trip for two from Travelocity to the Four Seasons Resort, Whistler Lodge in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
 * Leg 2: 1st
 * Fell behind with Oswald & Danny when their flight was delayed.
 * Caught up to the teams at the Roadblock
 * Amber performed the Roadblock
 * Chose By Machine.
 * Finished the detour in 1st.
 * Arrived at the pit stop in 1st.
 * Each won an off-road motorcycle.
 * Leg 3: 1st
 * Amber performed the Roadblock
 * Arrived at the pit stop in 1st for the third consecutive time.
 * Each won a home gymnasium.
 * Leg 4: 8th (Eliminated)
 * Rob performed the Roadblock
 * Were passed by Charla & Mirna at the Roadblock
 * Arrived at the pit stop last and were eliminated.

Average Placing

 * 2.75

Franchise

 * First team to win the race's first three legs.
 * Lowest placing team with three legs won, 8th place.
 * Highest average placing team who came in 8th, 2.75
 * First team eliminated after winning consecutive legs.
 * Highest average placing team who appeared in two seasons, 2.5
 * Highest average placing male/female team who didn't earn a spot in the Final Three, 2.75 (tied with Henry & Bernie)

American

 * Most legs won in a career, 7 (Tied by Nick & Starr, Meghan & Cheyne)

Season 7

 * Highest average placing team in Season 7, 2.42
 * Most legs won in Season 7, 4 legs.

All-Stars

 * Highest average placing male/female team in All-Stars, 2.75
 * Most legs won by a male/female team, 3 legs.

Trivia

 * In July 2009, they gave birth to their first child, Lucia Rose