Ray & Deana

Ray & Deana
Team Profile
Born:	(1961-01-09) January 9, 1961 (Ray) (1977-07-06) July 6, 1977 (Deana)
Hometown:	Canfield, Ohio (Ray) Youngstown, Ohio (Deana)
Relation:	Dating on and off
Occupation:	Stockbroker (Ray) Marketing and Promotions (Deana)
Legs Competed:	6
Placement:	7th

Raymond "Ray" Hosteau and Deana Shane are a Dating On and Off team on The Amazing Race 7.

Profile

Retrieved from CBS.com

Ray & Deana are a dating team from Canfield, Ohio and Youngstown, Ohio respectively. Ray is a stockbroker and Deana is a marketing and promotions executive. Their primary motivation for participating in this Race is to put their on-again/off-again relationship to the test and see how they fare.

Ray, who is 17 years older than Deana, has worked as a stockbroker for 18 years. A former college and semi-professional football player, Ray describes himself as cocky and admits that he's never wrong about anything. He enjoys weightlifting, singing and karate.

Deana is admittedly just as determined and competitive as her teammate. She grew up camping in the backwoods of Ohio and has never traveled outside the United States. Deana's favorite hobbies include lifting weights, karate, hunting and fishing.

Both admit they are looking for some answers to what the future holds for their relationship and are hoping the Race will provide some.

The Amazing Race 7

Race History

Ray & Deana's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	United States → Peru	Rope a Llama / Rope a Basket	No Roadblock	7 of 11
2	2	Peru → Chile	Shop / Schlep	Ray	3 of 10
3	3	Chile → Argentina	Paddle / Pedal	Deana	6 of 9	[1]
4	4	Argentina	Shipwreck / Island	Deana	6 of 8
5	5	Argentina → South Africa	Used Fast Forward		1 of 7►
	6	South Africa → Botswana	Food / Water	Ray	7 of 7
				Average	5.00
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
Notes: 1: Deana decided to forfeit the Roadblock and was issued a 4-hour penalty at the Roadblock site starting from the arrival of the next team.

Trivia

Franchise Records

• Ray & Deana are the first team to be given vehicles as prizes for winning a leg.
• Ray & Deana are the first team to be eliminated in Botswana.
• One of only three co-ed teams who won a leg and be the 5th team to be eliminated.
• Oldest averaged aged co-ed team to win a leg and finish the race in 7th place, 35.5

Post-Race

Ray and Deana on their wedding day

• Ray and Deena got engaged after the race and and subsequently got married with Rob & Amber in attendance. They later gave birth to a daughter named Regan.
  • As of 2010, they are no longer together.
• Ray is currently in engaged to a woman named Mandy.
• Deana currently works as a casting producer at CBS.

External links

Interviews

• Rene Syler on The Early Show (03/30/2005): "Amazing Race Couple"
• Brenda Rodriguez at People (03/31/2005): "The Amazing Race's Ray and Deena"
• Ethan Alter at TV Guide Online (04/01/2005): "Amazing Race Nasties Get Engaged"
• TARflies (06/15/2005): "Race to the Altar"

Social Media Profiles

• Ray's Facebook: /RayHousteau

• Deena's Facebook: /deana.shane.3