Fran & Barry

{{Team
| image       = S9 FranBarry.jpg
| birthdates  = 
| died        =
| hometowns   = Silverthorn, Colorado
| occupations = Retired Accountant (Fran)<br/>Retired Physician (Barry)
| relation    = Married 40 years
| season      = {{S|9}}
| legs        = 8
| place       = 5th
| win         = 1
| roadblock   = Fran: 4<br />Barry: 4
| average     = 4.88
| countries   = {{United States}} {{Brazil}} {{Russia}} {{Germany}} {{Italy}}<br />{{Greece}} {{Oman}} {{Australia}}
}}

'''Frances "Fran" Lazarus''' and '''Bernard "Barry" Lazarus''' are a '''Married 40 Years''' team on {{S|9}}.

Although older than most of the teams on the race and having a tendency to walk past [[Clue Box]]es in plain sight, Fran & Barry managed to keep up with their competitors with their physical fitness for their age and their ability to navigate. This allowed them to make it to the final five, becoming the oldest team to ever win a leg in Oman. However, their luck ran out the next leg when a taxi they had ordered did not show up and, with the pack closely bunched together, dropped them to last and causing their elimination in 5th place.
==Profile==
''Retrieved from CBS.com''

Barry & Fran have known each other for 45 years and have been married for over 40. The proud parents of two children, this adventure-loving couple makes their home in Summit County, Colorado. Although they travel a lot, the word "vacation" is not a frequently used term in their home. They prefer to refer to their trips around the world as "adventure travel."

Barry, who is 63 years old, thrives on challenging himself and loves to compete. A retired urologist and former battalion surgeon with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam, Barry describes himself as outgoing and dependable. His biggest disappointment with regards to Fran was that she refused to bungee jump from a bridge in New Zealand. Although he does point out that she made good by agreeing to skydive.

Fran, who is 61 years old, is a retired accountant who describes herself as having a positive outlook on life. Fran enjoys skiing, biking, and hiking and has climbed all of Colorado's 54 14ers, which are the Colorado mountain peaks that exceed 14,000 feet. Fran admits that she's running THE AMAZING RACE to show that "old people" can compete just as well as most 25 year olds.

Having traveled to more than 45 countries together, these high school sweethearts are hoping their previous traveling experience will give them an advantage over the other Teams.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20080518184908/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race9/bios/barry_fran/</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160913234225/http://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/cast/23510/</ref>

==The Amazing Race 9==
===Race History===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; text-align: center; font-size: 8pt; line-height:18px;"
! colspan="7"|Fran & Barry's Race History
|-
! Episode
! Leg
! Destination(s)
! [[Detour]] Choice<br />(underlined)
! [[Roadblock]]<br />Performer
! Placement
! Notes
|-
! [[Here We Go, Baby, Off to Win a Million Bucks!|1]]
! 1
| {{nowrap|United States → Brazil}}
| {{nowrap|Motor Head / <u>Rotor Head</u>}}
| ''No Roadblock''
| 8 of 11
|
|-
! [[I'm Filthy and I Love It|2]]
! 2
| {{nowrap|Brazil}}
| {{nowrap|Press It / <u>Climb It</u>}}
| Fran
| 9 of 10
|
|-
! [[I'm in Russia Playing with Dolls|3]]
! rowspan="2"|3
| rowspan="2"|{{nowrap|Brazil → Russia → Germany}}
| {{nowrap|Scrub / <u>Scour</u>}}
| Barry
| 5 of 9
| rowspan="2"|[[#fn 1|<sup>[1]</sup>]]
|-
! [[It's Not Over Until the Phil Sings|4]]
| {{nowrap|Break It / <u>Slap It</u>}}
| Barry
| 4 of 9
|-
! [[Good Thing I Took That Human Anatomy Class in High School|5]]
! 4
| {{nowrap|Germany → Italy}}
| {{nowrap|Foundry / <u>Laundry</u>}}
| Fran
| 4 of 8
|
|-
! [[Sleep Deprivation Is Really Starting to Irritate Me|6]]
! 5
| {{nowrap|Italy}}
| {{nowrap|Big Fish / <u>Little Fish</u>}}
| Barry
| 4 of 7
|
|-
! [[Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes|7]]
! 6
| {{nowrap|Italy → Greece}}
| {{nowrap|Herculean Effort / <u>It's All Greek to Me</u>}}
| Fran
| 4 of 6
|
|-
! [[Here Comes the Bedouin!|8]]
! 7
| {{nowrap|Greece → Oman}}
| {{nowrap|Camel / <u>Watchtower</u>}}
| Barry
| {{1|1 of 5}}
|
|-
! [[Do You Know How Much Running I Did Today, Phil?|9]]
! 8
| {{nowrap|Oman → Australia}}
| {{nowrap|<u>Sand</u> / Sea}}
| Fran
| {{Eliminated|5 of 5}}
|
|-
| colspan="4" style="background-color: rgb(166, 166, 166); border-color: rgb(166, 166, 166);"|
! Average
| '''4.88'''
| style="background-color: rgb(166, 166, 166); border-color: rgb(166, 166, 166);"|
|-
| colspan="7" style="text-align: left;"|{{LeaderboardLegend|yield}}
|-
| colspan="7" style="text-align: left;"|
<small>'''Notes:'''
{{note|1}} Leg 3 was a double-length leg, with two Detours and two Roadblocks, shown over two episodes. The placement listed in the top row reflect the order teams arrived at the leg's halfway point. </small>
|}
==Post-Race==
==Trivia==
* Fran & Barry are the only team who won a leg on {{S|9}} and be eliminated.
===Franchise Records===
* Fran & Barry are the oldest team to win a leg, at an age average of 62 when they won the seventh leg of ''The Amazing Race 9''.
* The first team of grandparents to win a leg.

==Interviews==
* [http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/fran-and-barry-out-of-race/ Harry Smith] on ''The Early Show'' (04/27/2006): "Fran and Barry Out of Race"
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070808054251/http://www.realitynewsonline.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=1&article=article9667.art&page=1 Jenn Basler] at ''RealityNewsOnline'' (04/28/2006): "You Don't Have to Quit Living as You Get Older"
* [http://www.tvguide.com/news/fran-barry-squeezed-39576/ Rochell D. Thomas] at ''TV Guide Online'' (05/03/2006): "Fran-Barry Squeezed on Amazing Race"
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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