Joseph & Grace

Joseph & Grace
Team Profile
Hometown:	Sydney, NSW
Relation:	Brother & Sister
Legs Competed:	11
Placement:	4th

Joseph Caristo and Grace Caristo are a Brother & Sister team on the 2nd season of The Amazing Race Australia.

Profile

Sydney siblings Joseph and Grace still live together under the same roof, but these days they rarely spend much time together.

"She has her friends and I have my friends," says 22-year-old Joseph.

"Joey is embarrassed by me," insists Grace, 21. "He doesn't want me to talk to his friends because he thinks I might say something to embarrass him."

Joseph adds, "With Grace it's like throwing a tennis ball at a wall – you're never sure exactly which way it's going to bounce off. She's pretty erratic."

Growing up in a single-parent household Joseph assumed the "man-of-the-house" role – much to Grace's annoyance.

"He's a Mister Know-it-all," says Grace.

Banking analyst Joseph has a very pragmatic approach to life, whereas student Grace likes to be a little less rigid with her decision-making.

"We need to meet half way because I'll be like just go with the flow and he'll want to analyze everything,"says Grace.

"My strengths are I can concentrate pretty well," says Joseph. "I'm clear-headed and obviously look into the future, not just what's happening now. That comes with my work."

But what they do share is a passion for traveling the globe and both list a recent family holiday to their mother's birth country of Lebanon as the ultimate adventure.

"When we were in Lebanon we stayed in the villages up north," explains Grace. "Every time we went down to the city it was just the two of us and we had to catch the bus with no windows, it was hot, the driver was smoking his lungs out. So maybe we've put our toe into the water with that trip."

Expecting some potential tension between them when it comes to making decisions, Joseph says he'll be taking control.

"I'm the driver and decision maker and she's the information feeder slash secretary," says Joseph.

"I pay attention to details and he's probably a bit ignorant in that area," says Grace. "But maybe he's right. Sometimes I do talk too much and I need to learn to shut my mouth and let him make the decisions."

The Amazing Race Australia 2

Race History

Joseph & Grace's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	Australia → The Philippines	Jig / Pig	No Roadblock	6 of 11
2	2	The Philippines → India	Pull / Poo	No Roadblock	8 of 11
3	3	India	Unknown	Grace	7 of 10	[1]
				Joseph
4	4	India → United Arab Emirates	Camel Dash / Dune Bash	Unknown	3 of 9	[2]
5	5	United Arab Emirates → Turkey	Count 'Em Up / Price 'Em Up	Grace	4 of 8
6	6	Turkey	Shine / Design	Joseph	3 of 8
7	7	Turkey → France → Cuba	No Detour	Grace	7 of 7	[3]
8	8	Cuba	Che Puzzle / Daiquiri Guzzle	Joseph	6 of 7
9	9	Cuba → Canada	Toss / Tumble	Grace	4 of 6
10	10	Canada	Search / Ski	Joseph	2 of 5
11	11	Canada → China	Waiter / Wheel	Did not perform	4 of 4	[4]
				Average	4.91
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 Yield < Recipient of the Yield ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn ► The team used the Salvage Pass

Notes:
1: There was an unaired Detour on Leg 3.
2: There was an unaired Roadblock on Leg 4. It is unknown if Joseph or Grace performed the Roadblock.
3: Joseph & Grace arrived in 6th place, however, they were issued a two-hour penalty for pulling another teams belongings out of the taxi, which is a clear violation of a race rule. During that time Sticky & Sam checked in, dropping Joseph & Grace to last place, however it was a double-length leg.
4: Joseph & Grace failed to make it to the required area of the Great Wall of China for the Roadblock, instead travelling to the Inner Mongolia section of the Great Wall. After all teams had checked in, Grant came out to their location and eliminated them.

External links

• Joseph & Grace's Facebook: /grace.caristo.1