Rebecca "Becca" Droz and Floyd Pierce are a team of Strangers on The Amazing Race 29 and a team of Friends on The Amazing Race 31.
Becca & Floyd quickly hit it off in The Amazing Race 29 due to their similar free-spirited natures, dubbing themselves "Team Fun". In spite of occasional hiccups, they proved themselves to be a strong team, regularly placing near the top half of the pack, including winning two legs, on their way to the final five. In the tenth leg, however, Floyd struggled with the Roadblock, requiring multiple attempts under the sweltering Vietnamese heat to complete it, losing their lead and dropping them to last. This would prove to be their undoing as Floyd became too fatigued to continue the highly-physical leg, and host Phil Keoghan came out to eliminate them in 5th place.
Returning as friends in The Amazing Race 31, Becca & Floyd's cohesive teamwork and greater knowledge of each others' strengths—having Becca do the more physical tasks, and leaving Floyd to lead them in performance-related tasks—resulted in much success for them, including winning two legs on their way to the final five. In the tenth leg, however, they fell behind early after struggling with navigation and were forced to play catch-up for the rest of the leg. This left them vulnerable to being U-Turned by Nicole & Victor, which saw them make a critical error in their second Detour, setting them even further behind. Becca & Floyd were unable to make up the deficit, leading them to once again be eliminated in 5th place.
Profile[]
Retrived from CBS.com[1][2][3]
Becca[]Age: 26 Floyd[]Age: 21
Previous season: The Amazing Race 29 Becca Droz[]Age: 28 Floyd Pierce[]Age: 23 |
The Amazing Race 29[]
Race History[]
Becca & Floyd's Race History | ||||||
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Episode | Leg | Destination(s) | Detour Choice (underlined) |
Roadblock Performer |
Placement | Notes |
1 | 1 | United States → Panama | Shoot / Scoot | No Roadblock | 2 of 11 | |
2 | 2 | Panama → Brazil | Keep the Beat / Work Your Feet | Becca | 5 of 10 | |
3 | 3 | Brazil → Tanzania | Build It / Weave It | Floyd | 8 of 9 | [1] |
4 | 4 | Tanzania | Lock / Knock | Becca | 2 of 8 | |
5 | 5 | Tanzania → Norway | Used Fast Forward | 3 of 7► | ||
6 | 6 | Norway → Italy | Make a Mold / Grab a Hold | Floyd | 1 of 7⋐ | [2] |
7 | 7 | Italy | Sing It / Bring It | Floyd | 2 of 6 | |
8 | 8 | Italy → Greece | For the Bride / For the Groom | Becca | 5 of 6⋑ | [3] |
9 | 9 | Greece → Vietnam | Bamboo Climb / Window Design | Becca | 1 of 5 | |
10 | 10 | Vietnam | No Detour | Floyd | 5 of 5 | [4] |
Average | 3.40 | |||||
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The Amazing Race 31[]
Race History[]
Becca & Floyd's Race History | ||||||
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Episode | Leg | Destination(s) | Detour Choice (underlined) |
Roadblock Performer |
Placement | Notes |
1 | 1 | United States → Japan | No Detour | Floyd | 5 of 11 | [5] |
Becca | ||||||
2 | 2 | Japan → Laos | ABC / BBQ | Becca | 9 of 10⊃⋐ | |
3 | 3 | Laos → Vietnam | Reel It In / Light It Up | Floyd | 1 of 9 | |
4 | 4 | Vietnam | Irritation / Irrigation | Becca | 4 of 9 | |
5 | 5 | Vietnam → United Arab Emirates | Fall / Find | Floyd | 1 of 8 | |
6 | 6 | United Arab Emirates → Uganda | Salty Roll / Move the Pole | Floyd | 5 of 8 | |
7 | 7 | Uganda → Switzerland | Water Power / Water Down | Becca | 3 of 7 | |
8 | 8 | Switzerland | Haymaking / Cow Dressing | Becca | 4 of 7 | |
9 | 9 | Switzerland → Croatia | Poetry in Motion / Washed in from the Ocean | Floyd | 3 of 6 | |
10 | 10 | Croatia → Netherlands | High / Dry | No Roadblock | 5 of 5⋑ | |
Average | 4.00 | |||||
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Post-Race[]
- Due to both living in Colorado, Becca & Floyd continued being great friends.[5]
- Becca & Floyd made a YouTube channel where they make recaps of The Amazing Race 29 episodes & later seasons onward and more.
Trivia[]
- Becca & Floyd are the only team of strangers to return in a future season, now being a team of friends.
- Becca & Floyd are the only team on The Amazing Race 31 to win a leg and not make it to the final leg.
Franchise Records[]
- Becca & Floyd are tied with Lior & Mor and Leo & Jamal for the record of being U-Turned by other teams, being U-Turned three times.
- Sixth of six teams to finish in the same position twice, 5th place (with Oswald & Danny (4th), Kent & Vyxsin (5th), Margie & Luke (8th), Leo & Jamal (4th), and Brendon & Rachel (3rd)).
US[]
- First team to allow an Express Pass to expire. (All previous US teams in possession of an Express Pass either used it before it expired, or were eliminated while still in possession of it.)
External links[]
Interviews[]
Season 29[]
- Kellie B. Gormly at TribLive.com (03/28/2017): "Locals representing the 'Burgh on The Amazing Race 29"
- Maria Sciullo at Pittsburg Post-Gazette (05/19/2017): "Reality Check: Pittsburgh's Becca Droz is out of Amazing Race"
- Elizabeth Kwiatkowski at RealityTV World (05/24/2017): "Floyd Pierce Exclusive: I feel like I let Becca Droz down, but I'll grow from this failure"
- Elizabeth Kwiatkowski at RealityTV World (05/25/2017): "Becca Droz Exclusive: I was a wreck for a couple days after our devastating Philimination"
Season 31[]
- Joyce Eng at GoldDerby (06/20/2019): "Becca and Floyd on their egg-cruciatingly 'dumb' mistake and the pee break you didn't see"
- Elizabeth Kwiatkowski at Reality TV World (06/20/2019): "We were in survival mode and not thinking rationally!" [Parts 1, 2, and 3]
- Mary Ann Thomas at TribLive.com (06/20/2019): "Pittsburgh native out of The Amazing Race but cherishes memories and lessons learned"
- Mike Bloom at Parade.com (06/21/2019): "Becca Droz and Floyd Pierce 'Rap' Up Their Cracked Time in Amsterdam "
- Rob Cesternino at RHAP (06/21/2019): "Amazing Race 31 Leg 10 Exit Interview"
Social Media Profiles[]
- Becca's Facebook: /becca.droz
- Floyd's Facebook: /floyd.pierce
- Floyd's Twitter: @Floydjp3
- Becca's Instagram: /becca.droz
- Floyd's Instagram: /floydjp3
- Becca & Floyd's YouTube Channel: /UCjf7p6ezSt1DzJc6cRx-SkA
References[]
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20230402084728/https://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/cast/215622/
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20230402084037/https://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/cast/215623/
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20230321052622/https://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/cast/216121/
- ↑ https://youtu.be/0GitMmCoN04?t=3m18s
- ↑ https://www.distractify.com/p/are-becca-and-floyd-dating-amazing-race
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