Chip & Kim

Chip McAllister and Kim McAllister are a team of Married Parents on the 5th season of The Amazing Race.

Profile
Chip & Kim have been married for over 25 years, are raising three children and reside in Coto de Caza, California. They met at a party in the summer of 1978. Kim caught Chip's eye as she was on the dance floor doing "the freak" in her Jordache jeans. When Chip introduced himself to Kim and asked if he could treat her to a drink of her choice, she flatly refused. He was undaunted, however, and kept persisting, finally obtaining her phone number. At first, Kim was not interested in Chip at all, but over time, he managed to change her image of him, especially when she saw him two months later cruising down Crenshaw Boulevard in his brand new royal blue 280Z sports car.

Kim is the owner of an information technology recruiting company. She says that her proudest accomplishment is marrying Chip and having their three children, Elon, Phillip III and Kristen. She says that she and her teammate are soul mates with the same life goals who want the best for each other.

Chip is the owner of a web technology company. Aside from marrying Kim, he said his second biggest accomplishment was finishing college at age 38. He said he most resembles boxer George Foreman, minus his money, and his wife looks like Olympic runner Florence Griffith Joyner!

Chip & Kim say they decided to apply for THE AMAZING RACE 5 because "several of our friends and family members have made calls to us to express their strong feelings as to why we should be on the show. That is why we started watching. Now, THE AMAZING RACE is our favorite show."

Race History
Notes: Chip & Kim initially arrived 1st, but they had missed the clue to the Detour, having simply arrived by chance at one of the options. They had to go back and retrieve the clue before checking in, causing them to fall to 8th. Leg 8 had an unaired Roadblock involving buying and delivering nuts. Chip has been confirmed to have completed the task. Leg 12 had a Detour, however all teams were shown performing the same task, and was aired as a miscellaneous task. Leg 13 had a unaired roadblock that involved pitching a teepee. Chip has been confirmed to have completed the task.

Trivia

 * Chip & Kim were the first team to use the Yield.
 * Chip & Kim were the first African-American team to win the race.
 * Chip & Kim were the first team to win the race without using the Fast Forward.
 * Chip & Kim are currently the oldest team to win the race being collectively 45 while racing. Kim was the oldest woman to win the race at 44.  Chip was the oldest male to win the race until Dave won in The Amazing Race: All-Stars.
 * Chip has currently performed the most Roadblocks out of any contestant, performing 11 during the The Amazing Race 5.