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Revision as of 18:52, 24 January 2015
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John Gbenda-Charles and Murray Roeske are a team of Best Mates on the 3rd season of The Amazing Race Australia.
Team
John
- Age: 35
Murray
- Age: 35
Biography
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.”
Australia Season 3
- Leg 1: 1st
- Leg 2: 2nd (Express Pass used to bypass Roadblock)
- Leg 3: 1st (U-Turned Sally & Tyson)
- Leg 4: 2nd
- Leg 5: 1st
- Leg 6: 6th (Eliminated)
Memorable Moments
- Woke up 60 minutes late at the start of leg 2 falling from 1st to 5th at the depart. They claimed to do this on purpose to get more rest.
- Came in 1st at the end of leg 2, but had to go back to pay their tuk tuk driver, finishing in 2nd.
- Rivalry with Emily & Jono.
- Eliminated after had struggled at the detour and Daniel & Ryan decided not to use the Salvage Pass to save them.
Records
Franchise
- Most legs won by a team who came in 6th, 3 legs (tied with Azaria & Hendekea).
- Lowest placement for the highest average placing team in a season, 6th. (tied with Azaria & Hendekea and Hal & Joanne)
- Highest average placing team who came in 6th, 2.17.
- Highest average placing team who won a leg and came in 6th, 2.17.
- Highest average placing team who were the 5th team to be eliminated, 2.17.
Australia
- Highest average placing team, 2.17.
Season 3
- Highest average placing team, 2.17.
Trivia
External links
The Amazing Race Season Index | |
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United States | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32 · 33 · 34 · 35 |
Asia | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 |
Australia | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 |
Brazil | 1 |
Canada | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 |
Central Europe | Cancelled |
China | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 |
China Rush | 1 · 2 · 3 |
Finland | 1 |
France | 1 |
Israel | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 |
Latin America | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 |
Norway | 1 · 2 |
Philippines | 1 · 2 |
Ukraine | 1 |
Vietnam | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 |
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