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− | | image = JohnMurray.jpg |
+ | | image = AUS3 JohnMurray.jpg |
+ | | birthdates = |
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+ | | died = |
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+ | | hometowns = Christchurch, New Zealand (John)<br/>Wellington, New Zealand (Murray) |
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− | | name1 = John Gbenda-Charles |
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+ | | occupations = |
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− | | name2 = Murray Roeske |
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− | | season_1 = Australia 3 |
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+ | | season = {{S|3au}} |
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+ | | legs = 6 |
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− | | avg_plac_1 = 2.17 }} |
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+ | | win = 3 |
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+ | | average = 2.17 |
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+ | | countries = {{Australia}} {{New Zealand}} {{Cambodia}} {{Thailand}} {{Namibia}}<br />{{Russia}} |
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+ | They won 3 of the first 5 legs, and only their forgetting to pay their tuk tuk driver in Cambodia, and [[Carla & Hereni]]'s [[Express Pass]] usage on leg 4, kept them from winning all five of those legs. However, they did tend to make a number of mistakes, most of them due to their lack of lack of genre savviness. Though they were able to power through those mistakes thanks to a little luck in the first five legs, those mistakes piled up and cost them dearly in Kostroma, Russia. |
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+ | ==Profile== |
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− | ===John=== |
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− | *Age: 35 |
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− | *Age: 35 |
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− | ==Biography== |
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'''These fun-loving athletes are no strangers to winning; how will they play this competition?''' |
'''These fun-loving athletes are no strangers to winning; how will they play this competition?''' |
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John (35) and Murray (35) – or Raspberry and Coke, as they call themselves – met in their final year of boarding school, while John was on a soccer scholarship and Murray on a rugby scholarship. |
John (35) and Murray (35) – or Raspberry and Coke, as they call themselves – met in their final year of boarding school, while John was on a soccer scholarship and Murray on a rugby scholarship. |
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− | The retired professional footballers shared a stint in Hong Kong together, but have spent most of their careers living and working in separate cities around the world. They're relishing this opportunity to focus on their friendship and hopefully nab a victory in the process. |
+ | The retired professional footballers shared a stint in Hong Kong together, but have spent most of their careers living and working in separate cities around the world. They're relishing this opportunity to focus on their friendship and hopefully nab a victory in the process. "We believe we've got enough skills, fitness and ability to win this, so we have to focus on that. This is our team and our journey," says John. |
− | Murray currently works in the civil infrastructure rebuild of Christchurch – or as John puts it, |
+ | Murray currently works in the civil infrastructure rebuild of Christchurch – or as John puts it, "he's doing God's work in this world". John manages professional athletes – or as Murray puts it, "he's the black Jerry Maguire". |
− | By their own admission they're different characters, and they don't compete with each other. |
+ | By their own admission they're different characters, and they don't compete with each other. "We don't like the same kind of girls, we don't dress the same – our differences are our strength," John says. |
John, who is Murray's best-mate, was born in West Africa and moved to Wellington with his mum and sister when he was nine. Murray, who is John's, 'second-best-mate', grew up on a farm in Nelson until he was 15. |
John, who is Murray's best-mate, was born in West Africa and moved to Wellington with his mum and sister when he was nine. Murray, who is John's, 'second-best-mate', grew up on a farm in Nelson until he was 15. |
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The two have made a living from being fierce competitors on the sporting field, although it remains to be seen just how seriously the fun-loving larrikins will engage in competition on the Race. |
The two have made a living from being fierce competitors on the sporting field, although it remains to be seen just how seriously the fun-loving larrikins will engage in competition on the Race. |
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− | Game face aside, Murray says, |
+ | Game face aside, Murray says, "I‟m sure we'll make some friends, I've been making friends since 1978." |
+ | ==''The Amazing Race: Australia v New Zealand''== |
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+ | ===Race History=== |
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+ | {| style="margin: auto; text-align: center; font-size: 8pt; line-height:18px;" class="wikitable" |
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+ | ! colspan="7"|John & Murray's Race History |
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+ | ! Episode |
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+ | ! Leg |
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+ | ! Destination(s) |
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+ | ! [[Detour]] Choice<br />(underlined) |
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+ | ! [[Roadblock]]<br />Performer |
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+ | ! Placement |
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+ | ! Notes |
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+ | ! [[I Gotta Have Two Legs to Run the Race!|1]] |
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+ | ! 1 |
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+ | | {{nowrap|Australia → New Zealand}} |
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+ | | ''No Detour'' |
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+ | | {{1|1 of 10}} |
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+ | ! [[She's Got One Hell of a Body on Her and She Just Used It|2]] |
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+ | ! 2 |
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+ | | {{nowrap|New Zealand → Cambodia}} |
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+ | | {{nowrap|Shrimp / <u>Shoot</u>}} |
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+ | | ''Used Express Pass'' |
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+ | | 2 of 9{{ExpressPassUser}} |
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+ | | [[#fn 1|<sup>[1]</sup>]] |
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+ | ! [[Proper Preparation Prevents Piss-Poor Performance|3]] |
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+ | ! 3 |
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+ | | {{nowrap|Cambodia → Thailand}} |
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+ | | {{nowrap|<u>Climb Up</u> / Drill Down}} |
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+ | | Murray |
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+ | | {{1|1 of 8}}{{U-TurnUser}} |
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+ | ! [[We Have a Lot of Experience with Poo|4]] |
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+ | ! 4 |
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+ | | {{nowrap|Thailand → Namibia}} |
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+ | | {{nowrap|Pipe / <u>Poo</u>}} |
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+ | | John |
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+ | | 2 of 7 |
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+ | ! [[Right Now I Don't Care If He Pees in His Pants|5]] |
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+ | ! 5 |
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+ | | {{nowrap|Namibia → Russia}} |
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+ | | {{nowrap|<u>Cossack</u> / Coat Rack}} |
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+ | | Murray |
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+ | | {{1|1 of 6}} |
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+ | ! [[I'm Not Going to Come Last, I'm Just Going to Die on The Amazing Race|6]] |
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+ | ! 6 |
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+ | | {{nowrap|Russia}} |
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+ | | {{nowrap|Boil / <u>Build</u>}} |
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+ | | John |
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+ | | {{Eliminated|6 of 6}} |
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+ | | [[#fn 2|<sup>[2]</sup>]] |
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+ | | style="background-color: rgb(166, 166, 166); border-color: rgb(166, 166, 166);" colspan="4"| |
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+ | ! '''Average''' |
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+ | | '''2.17''' |
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+ | | style="background-color: rgb(166, 166, 166); border-color: rgb(166, 166, 166);"| |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style="text-align: left;" colspan="7"|{{LeaderboardLegend|express|uturn|salvage}} |
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+ | | style="text-align: left;" colspan="7"| |
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+ | <small>'''Notes:''' </small> |
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+ | {{note|1}} |
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+ | <small>'''John & Murray''' were subject to several placement changes on the 2nd leg: </small> |
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− | *Leg 1: 1st[[File:Tarau3-JohnMurrayEliminated.png|thumb|250px|John & Murray were eliminated from the race in 6th place.]] |
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− | *Leg 2: 2nd (Express Pass used to bypass Roadblock) |
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− | *Leg 3: 1st (U-Turned [[Sally & Tyson]]) |
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− | *Leg 4: 2nd |
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− | *Leg 5: 1st |
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− | *Leg 6: 6th (Eliminated) |
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− | ==Memorable Moments== |
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− | *Purposely woke up 60 minutes late at the start of leg 2 to have more time of resting, falling from 1st to 5th at the depart. |
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− | *Came in 1st at the end of leg 2, but had to go back to pay their tuk tuk driver, finishing in 2nd. |
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− | *Rivalry with [[Emily & Jono]]. |
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− | *Eliminated after had struggled at the detour and [[Daniel & Ryan]] decided not to use the [[Salvage Pass]] to save them. |
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+ | * <small>They overslept and missed their departure time by 1 hour, departing in 5th place instead of 1st. </small> |
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+ | * <small>They used their Express Pass to bypass the Roadblock in Leg 2. Neither had opted to perform the Roadblock, so this is not counted in their total. </small> |
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− | ===Franchise=== |
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+ | * <small>They initially arrived 1st, but could not be checked in as they didn't pay their tuk-tuk driver. By the time they paid it and returned to the mat, '''[[Emily & Jono]]''' arrived, dropping them to 2nd place. </small> |
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− | *Most legs won by a team who came in 6th, 3 legs (tied with [[Azaria & Hendekea]]) |
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− | *Highest average placing team who won a leg and came in 6th, 2.17. |
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− | *Highest average placing team who were the 5th team to be eliminated, 2.17. |
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+ | <small> </small> |
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− | ===Australia=== |
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− | ====Season 3==== |
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+ | <small> '''[[Daniel & Ryan]]''' chose not to use their Salvage Pass to save '''John & Murray''', who came in last, eliminating them.</small> |
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+ | |} |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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+ | * Most legs won by a team of racers from New Zealand, with 3. |
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+ | * Highest racing average of a team who competed on the ''Seven Network'' incarnation of ''The Amazing Race Australia'', at 2.17. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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+ | === Interviews === |
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+ | * [https://www.mixcloud.com/survivoroz/the-amazing-race-oz-john-gbenda-charles-murray-roeske-interview/ Ben Waterworth &] [https://survivoroz.wordpress.com/2014/10/23/the-amazing-race-oz-john-gbenda-charles-murray-roeske-interview/ Noah Graves] at ''Survivor Oz'' (10/23/2014): "''The Amazing Race Oz'' - John Gbenda-Charles & Murray Roeske Interview" |
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+ | ==References== |
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Revision as of 16:47, 2 December 2019
John Gbenda-Charles and Murray Roeske are a team of Best Mates on The Amazing Race: Australia v New Zealand.
They won 3 of the first 5 legs, and only their forgetting to pay their tuk tuk driver in Cambodia, and Carla & Hereni's Express Pass usage on leg 4, kept them from winning all five of those legs. However, they did tend to make a number of mistakes, most of them due to their lack of lack of genre savviness. Though they were able to power through those mistakes thanks to a little luck in the first five legs, those mistakes piled up and cost them dearly in Kostroma, Russia.
Profile
These fun-loving athletes are no strangers to winning; how will they play this competition?
John (35) and Murray (35) – or Raspberry and Coke, as they call themselves – met in their final year of boarding school, while John was on a soccer scholarship and Murray on a rugby scholarship.
The retired professional footballers shared a stint in Hong Kong together, but have spent most of their careers living and working in separate cities around the world. They're relishing this opportunity to focus on their friendship and hopefully nab a victory in the process. "We believe we've got enough skills, fitness and ability to win this, so we have to focus on that. This is our team and our journey," says John.
Murray currently works in the civil infrastructure rebuild of Christchurch – or as John puts it, "he's doing God's work in this world". John manages professional athletes – or as Murray puts it, "he's the black Jerry Maguire".
By their own admission they're different characters, and they don't compete with each other. "We don't like the same kind of girls, we don't dress the same – our differences are our strength," John says.
John, who is Murray's best-mate, was born in West Africa and moved to Wellington with his mum and sister when he was nine. Murray, who is John's, 'second-best-mate', grew up on a farm in Nelson until he was 15.
The two have made a living from being fierce competitors on the sporting field, although it remains to be seen just how seriously the fun-loving larrikins will engage in competition on the Race.
Game face aside, Murray says, "I‟m sure we'll make some friends, I've been making friends since 1978."
The Amazing Race: Australia v New Zealand
Race History
John & Murray's Race History | ||||||
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Episode | Leg | Destination(s) | Detour Choice (underlined) |
Roadblock Performer |
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1 | 1 | Australia → New Zealand | No Detour | Murray | 1 of 10 | |
2 | 2 | New Zealand → Cambodia | Shrimp / Shoot | Used Express Pass | 2 of 9ϵ | [1] |
3 | 3 | Cambodia → Thailand | Climb Up / Drill Down | Murray | 1 of 8⊂ | |
4 | 4 | Thailand → Namibia | Pipe / Poo | John | 2 of 7 | |
5 | 5 | Namibia → Russia | Cossack / Coat Rack | Murray | 1 of 6 | |
6 | 6 | Russia | Boil / Build | John | 6 of 6 | [2] |
Average | 2.17 | |||||
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Trivia
Franchise Records
- Highest average placement for a team that finished 6th, at 2.17.
- Most legs won by a team of racers from New Zealand, with 3.
Australia Records
- Highest racing average of a team who competed on the Seven Network incarnation of The Amazing Race Australia, at 2.17.
External links
Interviews
- Ben Waterworth & Noah Graves at Survivor Oz (10/23/2014): "The Amazing Race Oz - John Gbenda-Charles & Murray Roeske Interview"
References
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