Bates & Anthony

Bates & Anthony
Team Profile
Born:	December 13, 1975 (Bates) August 15, 1979 (Anthony)
Hometown:	Raleigh, North Carolina
Relation:	Brothers
Occupation:	Hockey Players
Legs Competed:	12
Placement:	1st

Jonathan "Bates" Battaglia and Anthony Battaglia are a team of Hockey Brothers on the 22nd season of The Amazing Race.

Profile

Bates

• Name: Bates Battaglia
• Age: 36
• Hometown: Raleigh, N.C.
• Connection to your teammate: Brother
• Current occupation: Former Professional Hockey Player
• Describe what you do: Played professional hockey and own a bar on the side. Played for Carolina *Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs.
• 3 words to describe you: Competitive, strong-willed and confident.
• Favorite hobbies: Golf, hiking and TV
• What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Playing in the Stanley Cup Finals.
• What famous person reminds you of yourself? Myself.
• What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Prince William.
• What scares you most about traveling? The language barrier.
• What excites you most about traveling? Seeing new things and meeting new people.
• Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: We are close but we fight at times and are competitive with each other.
• Pet peeve about your teammate: He's lazy.
• What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Italy and Scotland, because I'm Italian and Scottish.
• What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I think it would be a great way to see the world while having fun and competing.

Anthony

• Age: 33
• Current Residence: Raleigh, NC
• Connection to your teammate: Brother
• Current occupation: Professional Hockey Player. I currently play for the Huntsville Havoc.
• Describe what you do: I'm a professional hockey player and bar owner on the side.
• Three words to describe you: Strong-willed, loud and athletic.
• Favorite hobbies: Bowling, TV & movies and extreme sports.
• What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? I've played in 600 pro hockey games and won a championship this past season with the New Jersey Outlaws.
• What famous person reminds you of yourself? Prince William.
• What famous person reminds you of your teammate? He is famous! He played in the NHL.
• What scares you most about traveling? Flying and being around strangers.
• What excites you most about traveling? Going to new places.
• Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: We are very competitive with each other and we always try to beat each other at everything.
• Pet peeve about your teammate: He is always putting me down.
• What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Italy, because it is so beautiful and my grandparents are from there.
• What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I want to show my brother that I can win. Plus, the prizes would be nice.

The Amazing Race 22

Race History

Bates & Anthony's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	United States → French Polynesia	No Detour	Anthony	2 of 11	[1]
				Bates
2	2	French Polynesia	Pick a Pearl / Take a Trunk	Anthony	1 of 10
3	3	French Polynesia → New Zealand	Rev It Up / Reel It In	Anthony	3 of 9
4	4	New Zealand → Indonesia	Sandy Bottom / Fruity Top	Bates	7 of 9
5	5	Indonesia → Vietnam	Make Your Move / Make Your Meal	Anthony	4 of 8
6	6	Vietnam → Botswana	Fire / Fowl	Bates	1 of 7
7	7	Botswana	Used Fast Forward		1 of 7►
8	8	Botswana → Switzerland	No Detour	Bates	1 of 6
9	9	Switzerland → Germany	Train Trials / Font Follies	Anthony	4 of 5
10	10	Germany → United Kingdom	Tasty Puddin' / Whiskey Rollin'	Bates	2 of 5⊂
11	11	United Kingdom	Tray It / Spray It	Anthony	2 of 4
	12	United Kingdom → United States	No Detour	Bates	1 of 3
				Average	2.42
Legend:      The team finished in first place      The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race      The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg      The team that won The Amazing Race      The team that crossed the Finish Line second      The team that crossed the Finish Line third ϵ The team used the Express Pass somewhere during the leg ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn ⋐ The team that used the second slot of the "Double U-Turn" ⋑ Recipient of a second U-Turn due to the "Double U-Turn" twist

Notes:
1: Leg 1 had two Roadblocks and no Detour. The team member who sat out the first Roadblock was required to perform the second one.

Interviews

• Greg Wyshynski at Yahoo! Sports (01/24/2013): "Puck Daddy chats with Bates Battaglia about 'The Amazing Race' and being the dumb hockey playing brothers team"
• Brian Stubits at CBSSports.com (02/11/2013): "Q & A: Bates and Anthony Battaglia talk about being on Amazing Race"
• John Liberty at mlive.com (02/14/2013): "The Amazing Race and Michigan: Former hockey player Anthony Battaglia talks about 'crazy ride' on CBS show"
• Joyce Eng at TV Guide Online (05/06/2013): "We Were Confident We'd Be First"
• Gina Scarpa at Reality Wanted (05/06/2013): "The Amazing Race 22: Exclusive Interview with Winners Bates and Anthony Battaglia"
• Elizabeth Kwiatkowski at Reality TV World (05/06/2013): "Exclusive: Bates Battaglia and Anthony Battaglia talk The Amazing Race" [Parts 1 & 2]
• Elimination Interviews at CBS.com (05/06/2013): "Winners' Interview: Bates & Anthony"
• Kimberly Nordyke at The Hollywood Reporter (05/06/2013): "Amazing Race Season 22 Winners Reveal Plans for Their $1 Million Prize"
• Daniel Fienberg at HitFix.com (05/10/2013): "This season's winners joke a lot about intellectual deficiencies"
• Harry Thompson at USA Hockey Magainze (May 2013): "Simply Amazing: Battaglia Brothers Win The Amazing Race"
• Sheldon Sherman at Yakkity Yaks (05/06/2013): "The Amazing Race: The Yak Chats with Winners – Anthony and Bates"
• Rob Cesternino & Jessica Liese at RHAP (11/17/2013): "Amazing Race 23 Episode 8 Recap with Bates Battaglia: One Hot Camel"

Social Media Profiles

• Season 22 Biography
• Bates's Facebook: /BatesBattaglia13

• Bates's Twitter: @BatesBattaglia

• Bates's Wikipedia page: Bates Battaglia

• Anthony's Facebook: /anthony.battaglia.104

• Anthony's Twitter: @Fazo11

• Anthony's Wikipedia page: Anthony Battaglia

References

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