Rob & Sheila

Rob & Sheila
Team Profile
Born:	January 4, 1968 (Sheila)
Died:	June 19, 2016 (aged 48) (Sheila)
Hometown:	Ketchikan, Alaska (Rob) Pigeon Forge, Tennessee (Sheila)
Relation:	Engaged
Occupation:	Lumberjack (Rob) Marketing Exec (Sheila)
Legs Competed:	1
Placement:	11th

Rob Scheer and Sheila Castle are a team of Lumberjack/Marketing Exec on The Amazing Race 21.

Profile

Retrieved from CBS.com

Rob

• Age: 52
• Hometown: Ketchikan, Alaska
• Connection to your teammate: Engaged
• Current occupation: Lumberjack & Entrepreneur
• Describe what you do: Promote, produce and participate in all things pertaining to Lumberjack sports.
• Favorite hobbies: Boating, wilderness hunting and ranching.
• 3 words to describe you: Strong, deep and responsive.
• What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Building and living a life my son is proud of.
• What famous person reminds you of yourself? Teddy Roosevelt or Clint Eastwood.
• What famous person reminds you of your teammate? A cross between Martha Stewart and a Victoria's Secret model.
• What scares you most about traveling? Cultural and language barriers.
• What excites you most about traveling? Newness, intrigue, culture and beauty.
• Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Sheila is stubborn and she will have to learn to listen well and not be so stubborn.
• Pet peeve about your teammate: Sheila procrastinates when she is busy or frustrated.
• What country and place would you most like to visit and why? India – it is vast and the culture is so varied.
• What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? To start our life together with a life changing experience which will redefine us as a couple.

Sheila

• Age: 44
• Hometown: Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
• Connection to your teammate: Engaged
• Current occupation: Retail Manager
• Describe what you do: I manage retail, guest relations as well as meet with vendors and select products for our gift shop.
• Favorite hobbies: Water sports, fishing and cooking.
• 3 words to describe you: Determined, loving and protective.
• What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? I have a strong-willed, smart and beautiful daughter attending Washington State University.
• What famous person reminds you of yourself? Sharon Osbourne
• What famous person reminds you of your teammate? John Wayne
• What scares you most about traveling? Language barriers
• What excites you most about traveling? The adventure, history and getting to meet new people.
• Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Rob lacks tact and can be very insensitive. He also constantly interrupts me when I am talking.
• Pet peeve about your teammate: When Rob thinks he is right about something…that's it, he's RIGHT! No one can tell him different.
• What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Italy and Greece. Both have interesting cultures, history and gorgeous water.
• What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? Our goal is to spend a loving, fun, active and adventurous life together so I think "The Amazing Race" is a perfect way to launch it.

The Amazing Race 21

Race History

Rob & Sheila's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	United States → China	No Detour	Rob	11 of 11	[1]
				Sheila
				Average	11.00
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 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

• After the race, they got married.
• On June 19, 2016, Sheila unexpectedly passed away at the age of 48 of an aneurysm.

Trivia

• Rob is the brother of Survivor: Panama contestant Tina Scheer, who was also incidentally the first person eliminated from her season.

External links

Interviews

• Joyce Eng at TV Guide Online (10/01/2012): "We Got Screwed Over"
• Kimberly Nordyke at The Hollywood Reporter (10/01/2012): "First Eliminated Team Reacts to Devastating Finish"
• Sheldon Sherman at Yakkity Yaks (10/01/2012): "The Amazing Race:Yak Chats with Rob & Sheila"
• Reg Seeton at The Deadbolt (10/01/2012): "We shouldn't have trusted anybody"
• Jennifer Still at Digital Spy (10/01/2012): "Rob & Sheila talk getting lost and coming in last"
• Gina Scarpa at Reality Wanted (10/02/2012): "The Amazing Race 21: Exclusive Interview with Rob Scheer and Sheila Castle"
• Daniel Fienberg at HitFix.com (10/03/2012): "It was so close, yet so far for the lumberjack and his bride-to-be"
• Sheri Block at CTV.ca (10/04/2012): "Ping pong and frog fallopian tubes: not what Rob and Sheila were expecting"

Social Media Profiles

• Sheila's Facebook: /sheila.castle1