Frank & Margarita

Frank and Margarita Mesa were a team in the The Amazing Race 1. They finished 2nd.

Profile
When Frank and Margarita were teenagers, a mutual friend introduced them, and they hit it off right away. They've had fun traveling together before, because they both enjoy learning about people and experiencing other cultures. They auditioned for THE AMAZING RACE because their combined talents make them a strong Team: Frank is intelligent, level-headed and physically strong; Margarita is patient, intelligent and has a keen intuition. Although they've been separated for a year, they're considering getting back together, and see THE AMAZING RACE as an opportunity to find out how well they can work together.

Race History
Notes: There was an unaired Roadblock where one teammate had to cook a whole ostrich egg for the whole team to eat. Frank & Margarita originally checked in at the Pit Stop in 1st Place, but they incurred a 30-minute penalty for not following a clue correctly before they were officially checked in. However, their placement was not affected.

Interviews

 * Post-Race
 * Jessica Liese at RHAP (10/20/2014): "Amazing Race 2014: Episode 4 RHAP-up with Season 1 Runner-up Frank Mesa"
 * He joked that was "a little resentful" of his season not giving out prizes to leg winners as opposed to subsequent seasons.

Post-Race

 * Frank and Margarita initially reconciled after the race but divorced and remain good friends.
 * Frank is now married to Lisa Francouer Mesa.
 * For Season 25 premiere, Frank was present at the Starting Line (at Times Square) with Amazing Race fans and other former racers to witness the start of the new season. The first clue instructed the teams to approach "a contestant from the first season", pertaining to Frank, to ask him the location of the finish line of his season's finale, Flushing Meadows – Corona Park in Queens, also his hometown.

Trivia

 * Frank and Margarita were the first male/female team to win a leg.
 * They were the first male/female team to win the Fast Forward.
 * They were the first team to win a leg after receiving a time penalty which did not affect their placement.
 * Margarita was the first female to be in the final three.