Brook & Claire

Brook Roberts and Claire Champlin are a team of Home Shopping Hosts on the 17th season of The Amazing Race.

Brook

 * Age: 27
 * Hometown: San Diego, Calif.
 * Connection to your Teammate: Best Friend/Co-host
 * Current occupation: Home Shopping Television Host
 * Favorite hobbies: Snow skiing, spending time with my family, scrapbooking and traveling
 * Achievements: I'm proud that I'm a self-sufficient woman. I make a six figure salary in my twenties and I don't need to be supported by anyone financially.
 * Lifelong to do list: Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro and take over for Kelly Ripa when she's ready to retire
 * What scares you most about traveling? Disease! I'm so scared of getting an incurable disease.
 * What excites you most about traveling? Seeing new cultures and meeting people that live a life unlike mine
 * If I could switch places with someone: Kelly Ripa or Giuliana Rancic from E! News
 * Role model/hero: My entire family - from my grandparents to my six siblings - they all inspire me to be a better person. They keep me grounded and they're a team of role models who live humble, respectful and fulfilling lives.
 * What are you passionate about? I'm passionate about anything that involves traveling, gemstones and family. Ive been to mines all over the world and I know the chemical makeup of just about every gemstone on the planet! I'm certified from both the Gemological Institute of America and The Diamond Council of America.
 * What would you do if you won the million dollars? If we win the million dollars I would send my little sister to college and buy a house in Malibu.
 * People would be surprised to learn: Most people find my job intriguing. I'm a jewelry home shopping host.
 * Favorite place you have ever visited: My favorite place in the world is Bali, Indonesia. The island is crammed with history, art, spirituality and enchanting people.
 * Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on the Race together: It will be a challenge not to laugh our way out of any obstacle. Claire and I both have a wicked sense of humor and every time we face adversity we break out in fits of laughter and jokes. We are here to win and want to have a good time doing it.
 * What do you hope to accomplish by running the Race (other then winning one million bucks)? It would be an experience that would bond us together for life. I think everyone out there wants to develop stronger and deeper bonds with their best friend.
 * Pet peeve about your teammate: My pet peeve about Claire is that she is really bossy and gets easily offended when I don't listen to her advice.

Claire

 * Age: 30
 * Hometown: Reno, Nev.
 * Connection to your Teammate: Best Friend/Co-host
 * Current occupation: Home Shopping Television Host
 * Favorite hobbies: Snowboarding, horseback riding and traveling
 * Achievements: My career is my biggest achievement
 * Lifelong to do list: Travel, meet new people, have new experiences and continue to grow as a person—everything that the Race has to offer. Guess I can check that one off my bucket list.
 * What scares you most about traveling? The food is probably the scariest part of traveling.
 * What excites you most about traveling? All the adventures and the people you meet
 * If I could switch places with someone: No one. I love and cherish my life. I am truly blessed and never take that for granted.
 * Role model/hero: My dad is my hero - he always strives to go above and beyond what he thinks he is capable of.
 * What are you passionate about? Family
 * What would you do if you won the million dollars? If I were to win the million dollars I would invest it wisely and make another million.
 * People would be surprised to learn: That's a hard one. I'm pretty much an open book.
 * Favorite place you have ever visited: Favorite place on the planet is Costa Rica, hands down. The scenery is gorgeous and the people are so genuine and kind.
 * Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on the Race together: Ha! Please. Brook and I can take on anything - as long as it doesn't require a lot of running.
 * What do you hope to accomplish by running the Race (other then winning one million bucks)? I'm running the Race to have a great adventure and for an "amazing" experience.
 * Pet peeve about your teammate: Brooke always looks good. Even when she wakes up in the morning it looks like she has a full face of make-up.

Race History

 * Leg 1: 4th
 * Were on the 2nd flight from Boston, Masachusetts to London, United Kingdom.
 * Struggled a little bit with getting lost.
 * Defeat the Warrior: Claire
 * During the Roadblock Claire got hit in the face with a watermelon, however she managed to finish the task.
 * Arrived 4th.


 * Leg 2: 1st
 * Started the leg in 4th place.
 * Were on the flight from London, United Kingdom to Accra, Ghana with all 9 teams.
 * Arrived at Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park in 1st place.
 * Arrived at Makola Market in 2nd place.
 *  Sell Sunglasses: Brook
 * Finished the Roadblock in 1st place.
 * Arrived at Peace Motor Spare Parts in 1st place.
 * Tune In
 * Finished the Detour in 1st place.
 * Arrived 1st and won a trip for two to Hawaii.
 * Leg 3: 6th
 * Started the leg in 1st place.
 * Arrived at Akotoku Boxing Academy in 1st place.
 *  Pro Boxing Training: Brook
 * Finished the Roadblock in 1st place.
 * Arrived at Supply Depot in 2nd place.
 * Took the wrong supplies and had to return.
 * Arrived at Asebi D/A Primary School in 2nd place.
 * Finished the African Geography Quiz in 3rd place.
 * Language Arts
 * Could not find the decoder key on wall and started circling kids that were playing around them.
 * Switched tasks.
 *  Bicycle Parts
 * Finished the Detour in 6th place.
 * Arrived 6th.
 * Leg 4: 3rd
 * Started the leg in 6th place.
 * Were on the 1st flight from Accra, Ghana to Kiruna, Sweden with Nat & Kat, Gary & Mallory and Michael & Kevin.
 * Arrived at the Ice Hotel in 2nd place.
 * Arrived at the Roadblock in 3rd place.
 *  Mush Dogs: Claire
 * Finished the Roadblock in 2nd place.
 * Arrived at Vassijaure Train Station in 4th place.
 * Sleds
 * Finished the Detour in 2nd place.
 * Arrived 3rd.
 * Leg 5: 5th
 * Started the leg in 3rd place.
 * Arrived at the gondola in 2nd place.
 * Arrived at the Skjombrua Bridge in 4th place.
 *  Rappel and Ascend:Claire
 * Claire struggled a lot with the Roadblock causing them to fall to 5th place.
 * Arrived at Harvika in 5th place.
 * Boat
 * Finished the Detour in 5th place.
 * Arrived 5th.
 * Leg 6: 2nd
 * Started the leg in 5th place.
 * Were on the same train and flight from Sweden to Russia with all teams..
 * Arrived at the cluebox in 1st place.
 * Got last, because their taxi driver did not know where to go.
 * Managed to pass many teams and arrived 3rd at the Detour.
 * Classic Cinema
 * Finished the Detour in 1st place.
 * Arrived at Neighborhood Store at 1st place.
 * Plant 50 Potatoes: Brook
 * During the Roadblock Brook accidentaly stepped in manure.
 * Finished the Roadblock in 2nd place.
 * Arrived 2nd.
 * Leg 7: 2nd
 * Started the leg in 2nd place.
 * Arrived 2nd at Abtobo Circus.
 *  Circus Clown
 * Finished the Detour in 2nd place.
 * Arrived with taxi at Bank Bridge in 1st place.
 * Made their way on foot to 1 Vladimirskiy Street Tower in 1st place, however they walked pass it.
 * Returned to the tower in 3rd place, after Nat & Kat and Nick & Vicki.
 * Claire went 3rd/4th to the top of the tower with Kevin, to find their next destination.
 * She and Kevin struggled a little bit, but they finally figured out it is the Church on Spilled Blood.
 * Took taxi to the Church of Spilled Blood, although their clue said to make their way on foot there.
 * Realized their mistake and returned to the tower, to walk back from here.
 * Arrived to the Church of Spilled Blood in 3rd place.
 * Arrived at Peter and Paul Fortress in 3rd place.
 * Play Gorodki: Brook
 * They completed the Roadblock in 2nd place.
 * Arrived 2nd.
 * Leg 8: 4th
 * Started the leg in 2nd place.
 * Were on the first flight from Moscow, Russia to Muscat, Oman with Nat & Kat.
 * Arrived at Burj Al Murkaharahand in 2nd place and took the 7:30 am departure time.
 * Were one of the first three teams to get their clue in the morning.
 * Arrived 4th at the Jebel Sams for the Roadblock.
 * Rappel 500 Feet: Claire
 * Finished the Roadblock in 4th place.
 * Passed Nick & Vicki, who find out they have flat tyre.
 * So although they finished the Roadblock in 4th place, they were leaving the Jebel Sams in 3rd place.
 * Arrived at the Stack of Books in 3rd place.
 * Water Table
 * Got lost on their way to the place, where they were supposed to deliver the water.
 * Finished the Detour in 4th place.
 * Lost by seconds to Nick & Vicki, who placed 3rd.
 * Arrived 4th.
 * Leg 9: 4th
 * Were on the same flight from Muscat, Oman to Dhaka, Banghladesh with Nat & Kat and Chad & Stephanie.
 * Arrived at Sundarban Square Supermarket in last place.
 * Finished making the juice in last place.
 * Balanced Meal
 * Completed the Detour in 4th place.
 * Arrived at Sadarghat for the U-Turn in 4th place and find out, they got U-Turned.
 * 1st U-Turned by Jill & Thomas
 * Balanced Bricks
 * Finished the second Detour in 4th place.
 * Arrived at Tekka Mistiri Rickshaw Garage in 4th place.
 * Assemble Rickshaw: Claire
 * Finished the Roadblock in 4th place.
 * Fought Chad & Stephanie in a footrace to the finish.
 * Arrived 4th, beating Chad & Stephanie by seconds.
 * Leg 10: 3rd
 * Leg 11: 2nd (30-minute penalty)
 * Leg 12: 2nd

Post-Race

 * Claire is married and has two sons, one of whom is named Cash.
 * Brook co-hosts the sports show #SDLive on Fox Sports San Diego, as of February 2014.

Trivia

 * First ever victim of a Double U-Turn.
 * First team to survive a U-Turn.
 * First U-Turned team to enter the final three.
 * One of 56 teams to never check in last at a pit stop and the finish line in their career.
 * Brook is the former roommate of Richie of Richie & Mimi.