Mona & Beth

Mona Hinman-Egender and Elizabeth "Beth" Bandimere are a team of Roller Derby Moms on The Amazing Race 22.

Mona & Beth formed an alliance early on with Joey & Meghan and Jessica & John, which caused them to be targeted by the other teams even after the latter's elimination. Despite their poor social standing in the race, the roller derby moms were able to overcome frequent mistakes, getting U-Turned, and being forced to battle their allies to avoid elimination, making it to the final three. However, their tendency to make mistakes again came back to haunt them in the final leg, which dropped them to last early on. Though they managed to make up enough time to race Max & Katie for the runner-up position, they then struggled at the final two tasks, resulting in them finishing in 3rd place.

Profile[]

Retrieved from CBS.com^[1]

Mona[]

Age: 33
Current Residence: Castle Pines, CO
Connection to Teammate: Roller Derby Moms/Friends
Current occupation: Mom and Captioner
Describe what you do: Run and care for a household of three kids. Provide real-time captioning and transcription services for the hard of hearing community and/or government, universities, business and other such entities.
Three words to describe you: Competitive, tenacious and dependable.
Favorite hobbies: Roller derby/skating, snowboarding, hiking, exercising and yoga.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Making 5280 Fight Club (my derby team) at my first tryout and beating Gotham at the Banked Track Invitational.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Gabrielle Reece.
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Hope Solo for her stoicism and competitiveness and Sandra Bullock for her effortless humor and charm.
What scares you most about traveling? The language barrier and cultural differences.
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing and experiencing new cultures, trying new things and stepping out of my comfort zone.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: I think the biggest challenge will be admitting when we need help. We are both independent and strong-willed.
Pet peeve about your teammate: Beth tends to not always state her true feelings during team meetings. She also hates asking for help.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Italy, because I have family there. Plus, there's so much history and heritage. I love the language, lifestyle, architecture, romanticism and food of Italy.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? Some spectacular memories and a new outlook on the world/life. Also, to strengthen my bond with Beth.

Beth[]

Age: 36
Current Residence: Arvada, Colorado
Connection to your teammate: Roller Derby Moms/Friends
Current occupation: I work in the Internet Department at FirstBank of Colorado.
Describe what you do: I provide tech support for customers using our website. I also perform various product testing projects and administrative duties.
Three words to describe you: Adventurous, outgoing and competitive.
Favorite hobbies: Roller derby, boating and gardening.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Becoming a semi-professional athlete at age 35 while raising three kids.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Lindsey Vonn. She's a great athlete and competitor.
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Gabby Reece. She's beautiful and totally kicks ass!
What scares you most about traveling? Getting lost.
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing and doing things I would never have an opportunity to do in Colorado.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: I don't foresee any major challenges. We really don't have any "issues" that ever come up. We are really in tune on the track. It will be interesting to see how that translates to the Race.
Pet peeve about your teammate: Sometimes she won't ask for help because she doesn't want to look like she's weak.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Italy, because that is where my family is from.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? An experience of a lifetime!

The Amazing Race 22[]

Race History[]

Mona & Beth's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	United States → French Polynesia	No Detour	Mona	5 of 11	^[1]
1	1	United States → French Polynesia	No Detour	Beth	5 of 11	^[1]
2	2	French Polynesia	Pick a Pearl / Take a Trunk	Beth	6 of 10
3	3	French Polynesia → New Zealand	Rev It Up / Reel It In	Mona	7 of 9
4	4	New Zealand → Indonesia	Sandy Bottom / Fruity Top	Mona	6 of 9
5	5	Indonesia → Vietnam	Make Your Move / Make Your Meal	Beth	3 of 8
6	6	Vietnam → Botswana	Fire / Fowl	Mona	6 of 7
7	7	Botswana	Brains / Brawn	Beth	2 of 7
8	8	Botswana → Switzerland	No Detour	Beth	2 of 6
9	9	Switzerland → Germany	Train Trials / Font Follies	Beth	5 of 5
10	10	Germany → United Kingdom	Tasty Puddin' / Whiskey Rollin'	Mona	4 of 5⋑
11	11	United Kingdom	Tray It / Spray It	Mona	3 of 4
11	12	United Kingdom → United States	No Detour	Beth	3 of 3
				Average	4.33
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 Fast Forward pass 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.

Post-Race[]

For seasons 23 & 24, Mona hosted a recap podcast on TVtalk with Abba.^[2]^[3]
The two friends appeared in a Wal-Mart commercial.

Trivia[]

Mona is known as Triple Shot Misto and Beth is known as Fiona Grapple on their Roller Derby team, the Rocky Mountain Roller Girls.

Franchise Records[]

First team to incur a Speed Bump and get U-Turned on the same leg.

External links[]

Rocky Mountain Roller Girls's Website: www.rockymountainrollergirls.com

Interviews[]

Elimination Interviews at CBS.com (05/06/2013): "Elimination Interview: Beth and Mona"
Sheldon Sherman at Yakkity Yaks (05/06/2013): "The Amazing Race: The Yak Chats with Mona and Beth"
Joyce Eng at TV Guide Online (05/08/2013): "We Had Killer Fatigue"
Daniel Fienberg at HitFix.com (05/08/2013): "Derby Moms discuss their third place finish"
Elizabeth Kwiatkowski at Reality TV World (05/08/2013): "Exclusive: Mona Egender and Beth Bandimere talk about 'The Amazing Race" [Parts 1 & 2]
Gina Scarpa at Reality Wanted (05/08/2013): "The Amazing Race 21: Exclusive Interview with Mona Egender and Beth Bandimere"