Rob & Amber

Rob & Amber
Team Profile
Born:	December 25, 1975 (Rob) August 11, 1978 (Amber)
Hometown:	Canton, MA (Rob - Season 7) Beaver, PA (Amber - Season 7) Pensacola, FL (All-Stars)
Relation:	Engaged (Season 7) Newlyweds (All-Stars)
Occupation:	Construction Foreman; TV personality (Rob) Administrative Assistant; TV personality (Amber)
Legs Competed:	12
Placement:	2nd
Legs Competed:	4
Placement:	8th

Rob Mariano and Amber Brkich-Mariano are an Engaged team on the 7th season of The Amazing Race, and a team of Newlyweds on the first all-star season of The Amazing Race.

Pre-Race

Rob

• A contestant on Survivor: Marquesas and came in 10th Place.
• Met Amber on Survivor: All-Stars and finished in 2nd, behind Amber, but not before Rob proposed to her.
• Known for his nickname "Boston Rob".

Amber

• A contestant on Survivor: The Australian Outback and came in 6th Place.
• Met Rob on Survivor: All-Stars and was the winner of that season.

Profile

Season 7

Rob & Amber are an engaged couple from Canton, Massachusetts and Beaver, Pennsylvania, respectively. They had an alliance together and fell in love when they competed with each other on "Survivor All-Stars." Amber won the one million dollar prize, and Rob finished as the runner-up. During the live finale of the show in May 2004, before the outcome was even announced, Rob proposed to Amber, while she wore a t-shirt with the inscription, "I Love Rob!"

Prior to "Survivor: All Stars," Rob competed on "Survivor Marquesas," the fourth installment of the series, where he was the seventh voted off. Amber previously competed on "Survivor The Australian Outback," the second installment of the series, where she was eleventh voted off, but was a part of the jury to decide the winner. Before their lives on SURVIVOR, Rob worked as a construction foreman and Amber as an administrative assistant.

Both of them are excited to participate in the Race, as they have been fans of the show for some time. They hope their competitive natures, which helped them compete on SURVIVOR, will propel them through to win THE AMAZING RACE.

All-Stars (2007)

America's Sweethearts met, fell in love and got married...all in front of the cameras. It all started during Survivor All-Stars, where Rob finished in second place to Amber.

Shortly after, they were cast on the seventh season of the Race and fought their way to the top of the pack, ultimately finishing as the runner-ups to Joyce and Uchenna.

Considered by many to be one of the best reality television competitors, "Boston" Rob changed the way the Race was played forever, adding a level of manipulation never seen on the game. Despite the difference in their personalities; Rob is outspoken and boisterous while Amber is more quiet and reserved; they somehow balance each other out and are very strong competitors.

Since their time on the Race, Rob has gone on to host his own segment for CBS's The Early Show, "Rob to the Rescue," and he and Amber have built a home and settled in Pensacola, Fla. Rob describes himself as competitive and intense while Amber describes herself as caring and pragmatic.

It will be interesting to see how the other Teams will react to this competitive duo. To what lengths will Rob go to avoid finishing the runner-up yet again? Truth be told, it's less about the money for this Team and all about bragging rights.

The Amazing Race 7

Race History

Rob & Amber'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	3 of 11
2	2	Peru → Chile	Shop / Schlep	Amber	1 of 10
3	3	Chile → Argentina	Paddle / Pedal	Rob	5 of 9	[1]
4	4	Argentina	Shipwreck / Island	Rob	1 of 8
5	5	Argentina → South Africa	Tunnels / Tribes	Amber	5 of 7
	6	South Africa → Botswana	Food / Water	Rob	2 of 7
6	7	Botswana	Carry It / Milk It	Rob	1 of 6
8	8	Botswana → India	Solid / Liquid	Amber	1 of 5	[2]
9			Trunk / Dunk	Amber	3 of 5
10	9	India → Turkey	Columns / Kilos	Rob	3 of 4
11	10	Turkey → United Kingdom	Brains / Brawn	Rob	1 of 4>
12	11	United Kingdom → Jamaica	Raft It / Build It	Amber	2 of 3
	12	Jamaica → Puerto Rico → United States	Pony Up / Tee It Up	Amber	2 of 3
				Average	2.42
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: Rob decided to forfeit the Roadblock and was issued a 4-hour penalty at the Roadblock site starting from the arrival of the next team.
2: Leg 8 was double-length with two Detours and two Roadblocks shown over two episodes. The placements listed in the first column reflect the order teams arrived at the leg's halfway point.

The Amazing Race: All-Stars (2007)

Race History

Rob & Amber's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	United States → Ecuador	Wrangle It / Recover It	No Roadblock	1 of 11
2	2	Ecuador → Chile	By Hand / By Machine	Amber	1 of 10
3	3	Chile	Vertical Limit / River Wild	Amber	1 of 9
4	4	Chile → Argentina	Navigate It / Sign It	Rob	8 of 8
				Average	2.75
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

Post-Race Life

Rob and Amber's daughters with newborn sister Adelina Rose.

• Rob and Amber gotten married on April 16, 2005.
• In 2007, Rob & Amber filmed a 10-episode show for the Fox Reality Channel, Rob and Amber: Against the Odds.
• On July 4, 2009, they gave birth to their first child, Lucia Rose.
• Rob returned to compete on Survivor's twentieth season, Heroes vs. Villains and finished in 13th Place.
• On December 9, 2010, they gave birth to their second child, Carina Rose.
• Rob returned for a fourth time on Survivor's twenty-second season, Redemption Island. Rob was able to reach the Final Tribal Council and won the title of Sole Survivor in a 8-1-0 jury vote.
• On May 5, 2012, they gave birth to their third child, Isabetta Rose.
• Their fourth daughter, Adelina Rose, was born in June 20, 2014.

Trivia

• First team to represent Survivor.
  • First reality show team with both members to have been former contestants. 
  • First reality show team to make it to the final leg.

• Lowest average placing co-ed team who came in 2nd with four legs won in a single season, 2.42

External links

• Boston Rob's Website
• Amber's Website
• Rob & Amber Get Married
• Boston Rob's Facebook: /bostonrobmariano

• Amber's Facebook: /amber.mariano.79

• Rob & Amber's Twitter: @BostonRob

• Rob's Wikipedia page: Rob Mariano

• Amber's Wikipedia page: Amber Mariano

References

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