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 | ||||||
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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:
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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
- Katie's Twitter: @KatherinBichler
- Max's Twitter: @MrMaxBichler
- Max's Facebook: /themaxbichler
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