Cody & Jessica

Cody Lee Nickson and Jessica Furtado Graf are a Dating team and the Official Winners of The Amazing Race 30.

They established themselves as front-runners early on, winning the second leg, and became early favorites to win. Starting with the second French leg, though, they found themselves finishing in the bottom two for four legs in a row due to Jessica's frequent whining. It was this whining and their sometimes questionable game-play that earned her the ire of fans and Brittany. Nevertheless, they soldiered on and started to look more threatening towards the end with back-to-back second place finishes. In the finale, they wavered between first and second, especially when they failed a taxi. Luckily for them, the incredibly hard memory task allowed them to catch up and they found all the pieces before anyone else. Henry's accidentally replacing the right piece with a wrong piece allowed Jessica to catch up and win, allowing them to earn the distinction of becoming the first Big Brother team to win The Amazing Race.

Profile

Retrieved from cbs.com^[1]

Cody

Name: Cody Nickson
Age: 32
Instagram: @codythemarine
Twitter: @codythemarine
Hometown: Plano, Texas
Current occupation: Unemployed
Describe what you do: I was in the Air Force and Marine Corps, and then moved onto a Sales Job and college, but I just did Big Brother.
Three words to describe you: Passionate, stubborn, and honest.
Favorite hobbies: Motorcycle riding, surfing, and going out to eat.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Becoming a Marine.
What scares you most about traveling? Nothing.
What excites you most about traveling? I never got to travel outside the country, besides with the military.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? China. It's a culture I've never experienced.
What do you hope to accomplish by running the race (other than winning $1 million)? I fell in love with Jess on Big Brother and we made an incredible team. I want to compete with her by my side again.

Jessica

Name: Jessica Graf
Age: 26
Instagram: @thejessicagraf
Twitter: @thejessicagraf
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current occupation: Unemployed
Three words to describe you: Loyal, honest, and outrageous.
Favorite hobbies: Yoga, hiking, and boxing.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Getting through seven weeks of hell on Big Brother.
What scares you most about traveling? Getting lost.
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing the world.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Bora Bora. I would love to go for vacation.
What do you hope to accomplish by running the race (other than winning $1 million)? Be able to release our competitive side.

The Amazing Race 30

Race History

Cody & Jessica's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	United States → Iceland	No Detour	Cody	2 of 11
2	2	Iceland → Belgium	Old Print / Diamond Glint	Jessica	1 of 10
3	3	Belgium → Morocco	Drop It Off / Shake It Off	Jessica	5 of 9
4	4	Morocco → France	Bread / Tread	Cody	2 of 9
4	5	France	Full of Bull / Colorful	Cody	6 of 8
5	6	France → Czech Republic	This / That	Jessica	6 of 7⊂
6	7	Czech Republic → Zimbabwe	Rhino Track / Bush Whack	No Roadblock	5 of 6	^[1]
	7	Czech Republic → Zimbabwe	Rhino Track / Bush Whack	No Roadblock	5 of 6	^[1]
	8	Zimbabwe	Handle With Care / Just Get It There	No Roadblock	5 of 6⊃
7	9	Zimbabwe → Bahrain	No Detour	No Roadblock	4 of 5
7	10	Bahrain → Thailand	Size It / Seize It	Cody	2 of 4
8	11	Thailand → Hong Kong	Hairy Crab / Grub Grab	Cody	2 of 4
8	12	Hong Kong → United States	No Detour	Cody	1 of 3
				Average	3.27
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 ► The team used the Fast Forward pass ~ The team that lost the Double Battle. ⊂ 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: On Leg 7, teams switched partners. The rows on Leg 7 are in order of team name (i.e. Cody is the top row, Jessica is the bottom). The finishes on Leg 7 are not averaged in with the other legs teams raced due to the twist. Cody raced with Jen on the leg, while Jessica raced with Kristi. Leg 7 was also a No-Rest Leg. Neither Cody & Jessica nor Kristi & Jen had to face a Speed Bump during Leg 8, despite being the last two teams to be checked in Leg 7.

Post-Race

Cody & Jessica briefly appeared in the premiere of the US edition of Celebrity Big Brother 1.
On Valentine's Day 2018, TMZ announced that Cody and Jessica were engaged.^[2]
Cody & Jessica appeared on Big Brother 20 to host the second Veto Competition.
On September 5, 2018, Cody was nominated for 2018 E! People's Choice Awards for The Competition Contestant of 2018 for winning the race. However, Cody lost the reward to Maddie Poppe of American Idol.^[3]
On September 24, 2018, Cody and Jessica announced that Jessica is pregnant with their first child together.^[4]^[5]
- On St Patrick's Day 2019, Jessica gave birth to their daughter Maverick Nickson.^[6]
Cody & Jessica married on October 14, 2018.^[7]
On May 6, 2020, Cody and Jessica announced that Jessica was pregnant with their second child together.^[8]^[9]

Trivia

They are the fourth team to represent Big Brother, following Alison & Donny, Jordan & Jeff, and Brendon & Rachel.
They are the third reality star team to finish the Race, following Rob & Amber and Brendon & Rachel.
They are the second team to win the race after surviving a U-Turn, following Dave & Connor .
They are the first, and currently only team to win the Race after previously competing on another primary CBS reality TV series.
- Natalie Anderson also won Survivor as a former Amazing Race contestant.

External links

Interviews

Jodi Walker at EW (2/22/2018): The Amazing Race winners on how they turned their Big Brother eviction into a Happily Ever After
Mike Bloom at Parade (2/22/2018): The Amazing Race 30: Cody Nickson and Jessica Graf Go from Evicted to Victorious
Elizabeth Kwiatkowski at RealityTVWorld: Exclusive: Jessica Graf and Cody Nickson talk 'The Amazing Race' and their relationship (1 & 2)