Han & Holden

Han Nguyen and Holden Nguyen are a team of Siblings on The Amazing Race 37.

The competitive brother and sister team often finished in the back half in almost every leg, and they regularly got into spats due to Han's anxiety clashing with Holden's strict military background and the two not working together as much growing up. Despite this, the siblings were one of the more tenacious teams as they frequently avoided elimination, including surviving a Non-Elimination Leg, and continued to build up their teamwork and rely on each other's strengths to make it to the finale. During the last leg, they trailed behind Carson & Jack throughout the entire episode. Despite having the opportunity to pass them at the Roadblock, Han's surfing skills did not translate as seamlessly to the flyboard challenge as they would have liked. They also lost some time when Han accidently bumped into another car. They were unable to catch up to the gamers and finished the race in 2nd place.

Profile[]

Retrieved from parade.com

Relationship: Siblings
Age: 26 & 22
Occupation: Former energy consultant & Stanford student
Current Town: Los Gatos, CA^[1]

The Amazing Race 37[]

Race History[]

Han & Holden's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	United States → Hong Kong	Dance / Sing	Han	5 of 7	^[1]
2	2	Hong Kong → Japan	Mochi / Mawashi	Holden	11 of 12
3	3	Japan	Fold It / Fling It	Holden	9 of 11
4	4	Japan → Indonesia	Penjor / Pajegan	Han	6 of 10
5	5	Indonesia	Coconuts / Coral	Han	5 of 9
6	6	Indonesia → United Arab Emirates	No Detour	Holden	2 of 8
6	6	Indonesia → United Arab Emirates	No Detour	Han	2 of 8
7	7	United Arab Emirates → Bulgaria	Haystack / Woodstack	Holden	4 of 7⋑
8	8	Bulgaria	No Detour	Holden	5 of 6
9	9	Bulgaria → Italy	Mandolin / Mozzarella	Han	5 of 5
10	10	Italy → Germany → France	Out to Dry / For the Birds	Han	4 of 5
11	11	France → Germany → Portugal	No Detour	Holden	2 of 4
12	12	Portugal → United States	No Detour	Han	2 of 3
				Average	5.00
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 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 ∇ The team that lost the Double Battle
Notes: 1: Leg 1 featured a Fork in the Road instead of a Detour. Han & Holden checked-in 11th overall.

Post-Race[]

Trivia[]

Holden is the first male contestant in the US version to be born in the 21st century. He is also the first to be born after the premiere of The Amazing Race 1 and currently the youngest male by date of birth.
Han & Holden are the first team to be saved by an official Non-Elimination Leg since Ryan & Dusty in The Amazing Race 33.
Han & Holden are the first team to cross the Finish Line without winning a leg since London & Logan in The Amazing Race 29.

External links[]

Interviews[]

Mike Bloom at Parade (05/16/2025): "'The Amazing Race 37's Han and Holden Nguyen Explain Why Youth 'Hurts You a Lot' on the Race"
Jessica Liese at Rob has a Website (05/17/2025): "The Amazing Race 37 Finale Exit Interviews"