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Max Bichler and Katie Bichler are a team of Newlyweds on the 22nd season of The Amazing Race.

Profile

Max

  • Age: 30
  • Hometown: Buffalo, NY
  • Connection to Teammate: Newlywed
  • Current occupation: Cigar Sales
  • Describe what you do: I represent Rocky Patel Premium Cigar Company and sell cigars to wholesalers, distributor and retailers.
  • Three words to describe you: Driven, intelligent and competitive.
  • Favorite hobbies: Golf, wine and cigars.
  • What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Moving to Boston and becoming successful on my own.
  • What famous person reminds you of yourself? Rush Limbaugh: a fellow cigar lover and an unapologetic Republican.
  • What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Looks like Jessica Simpson, acts like Ann Romney.
  • What scares you most about traveling? Not much scares me about traveling.
  • What excites you most about traveling? Seeing new cultures and enjoying new foods.
  • Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Katie needs to make decision when asked to and listen to me when I know I'm right.
  • Pet peeve about your teammate: Her lack of decision making and not listening to me when I know I'm right.
  • What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Rome, Italy. There is history, and I want to experience the food, culture and style.
  • What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I hope to learn how to share responsibility and work as a team.

Katie

  • Age: 24
  • Hometown: Buffalo, NY
  • Connection to Teammate: Newlyweds
  • Current Occupation: Pharmacist
  • Describe what you do: I work in a long-term care facility where I focus on safe and clinically effective medication use. I provide counsel to patients on the proper use and adverse effects of their medications.
  • Three words to describe you: Outgoing, competitive and sarcastic.
  • Favorite hobbies: Golfing, reading and drinking wine.
  • What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Earning my doctorate of Pharmacy. It was a long, hard road, but I did it!
  • What famous person reminds you of yourself? Bethany Frankel, because she is a hardworking ball buster.
  • What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Rush Limbaugh. Max, a.k.a. "Rush, Jr.," is full of right-sided dreams.
  • What scares you most about traveling? Disease. I'm terrified of getting sick in another country.
  • What excites you most about traveling? Everything! I love to travel and experience the different cultures of the world.
  • Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: We are newlyweds. We've only been living together for one month after dating long distance for three years. I hope we can work out any issues we have with communication.
  • Pet peeve about your teammate: Time management. He has no respect or consideration for anyone's time. He is always late. Ugh.
  • What country and place would you most like to visit and why? How can I pick just one? I can narrow it down to anywhere in Europe, though. I love European culture and history. I dream about touring the entire continent.
  • What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? Traveling the world with my best friend for a once-in-a-lifetime experience!

The Amazing Race 22

Race History

Max & Katie's Race History
Episode Leg Destination(s) Detour Choice
(underlined)
Roadblock
Performer
Placement Notes
1 1 United States → French Polynesia No Detour Max 9 of 11 [1][2]
Katie
2 2 French Polynesia Pick a Pearl / Take a Trunk Max 8 of 10
3 3 French Polynesia → New Zealand Rev It Up / Reel It In Katie 8 of 9
4 4 New Zealand → Indonesia Sandy Bottom / Fruity Top Max 3 of 9
5 5 Indonesia → Vietnam Make Your Move / Make Your Meal Katie 2 of 8
6 6 Vietnam → Botswana Fire / Fowl Max 7 of 7
7 7 Botswana Brains / Brawn Max 6 of 7
8 8 Botswana → Switzerland No Detour Katie 3 of 6
9 9 Switzerland → Germany Train Trials / Font Follies Katie 1 of 5
10 10 Germany → United Kingdom Tasty Puddin' / Whiskey Rollin' Max 1 of 5
11 11 United Kingdom Tray It / Spray It Katie 1 of 4
12 United Kingdom → United States No Detour Max 2 of 3
Average 4.25
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
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

Notes:
1: Leg 1 had two Roadblocks and no Detour. The team member who sat out the first Roadblock was required to perform the second one.
2: Katie to quit the second Roadblock. Max & Katie were issued an 4-hour penalty for the forfeit, that it would be applied at the start of the next Leg.

Post-Race

Trivia

  • Katie is a former NFL Cheerleader for the Buffalo Bills.

References

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