Robert "Rob" Carlo Mariano and Amber Joy Mariano (née Brkich) are an Engaged team on The Amazing Race 7, and a team of Newlyweds on The Amazing Race: All-Stars.
Coming off the heels of Survivor: All-Stars, Rob & Amber had to deal with the ire of several teams who were not pleased with their presence in The Amazing Race 7. Their competitiveness, notoriety, tendency to be assisted by locals who recognized them, and trademark cutthroat gameplay allowed them to easily reach the final three. However, they could not decipher the final clue as fast as eventual winners Uchenna & Joyce, leaving them to finish in 2nd place.
They would eventually return in All-Stars, dominating the first three legs, winning every single one. However, this domination resulted in them being targeted by every single team, who wanted them out of the race. They suffered a spectacular collapse in the fourth leg, first struggling with the Detour, relegating them to the second charter flight to Argentina. There, they found themselves racing to avoid last place during the Roadblock with Charla & Mirna and Uchenna & Joyce, where they came out on the losing end, causing their shocking elimination in 8th place.
Profile[]
Retrieved from CBS.com
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.[3]
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 as the runner-up yet again? Truth be told, it's less about the money for this team and all about the bragging rights.[4] |
The Amazing Race 7[]
Race History[]
| Rob & Amber's Race History | ||||||
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| 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 | |||||
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The Amazing Race: All-Stars[]
Race History[]
| Rob & Amber's Race History | ||||||
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| 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:
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Post-Race[]
Rob and Amber's four daughters after Adelina's arrival.
- Rob & Amber married on April 16, 2005 in Paradise Island, The Bahamas.[5] They have four daughters: Lucia Rose (born July 4, 2009[6]), Carina Rose (born December 10, 2010[7]), Isabetta Rose (born May 5, 2012[8]), and Adelina Rose (born June 20, 2014[9]).
- Rob and Amber attended the wedding of fellow The Amazing Race 7 racers Ray & Deana on May 21, 2005.[10]
- In 2007, Rob & Amber filmed a 10-episode show for the Fox Reality Channel, Rob and Amber: Against the Odds.
- Rob competed on a Survivor Primetime special of The Price is Right that aired in May 2016.[11] Rob and his partner, Alysse, lost their pricing game and were unable to make it to the Showcase.[12]
- Rob competed on Deal or No Deal Island, a spin-off of Deal or No Deal, where he finished in 4th place.[13]
- In 2024, Rob competed on the third season of The Traitors.[14]
Return to Survivor[]
- Rob competed on Survivor's twentieth season, Heroes vs. Villains. Rob was voted out on Day 18, finishing in 13th Place.
- Rob competed for a fourth time on Survivor's twenty-second season, Redemption Island. Rob advanced to the Final Tribal Council and won the title of Sole Survivor in an 8-1-0 jury vote. Amber was present at the season's reunion.
- Rob returned to Survivor alongside fellow Survivor winner Sandra Diaz-Twine as mentors to the new castaways in the show's thirty-ninth season Island of the Idols. As a mentor, he did not compete, thus ineligible to win the season. He and Sandra were mentors until Day 36.
- Both Rob and Amber competed on Survivor's fortieth season and twentieth anniversary, Winners at War. Amber was the second person voted out and sent to the Edge of Extinction, while Rob was the sixth out, finishing 20th and 17th respectively. However, both served as jurors.
Trivia[]
Franchise Records[]
- Rob & Amber are the first team to consist of two former reality TV show contestants.
- Rob & Amber were the first team of former Survivor castaways.
- Rob & Amber the first reality show team to make it to the final leg and cross the Finish Line. They are also currently the only Survivor team to archive this feat.
- Rob & Amber are one of two teams, along with Brendon & Rachel, to appear together more than once on multiple reality shows, appearing together on The Amazing Race twice and Survivor on the same season twice.
- First team to win a trip sponsored by Travelocity as a prize.
- First team to win the first three legs of the race, achieving this feat in The Amazing Race: All-Stars.
- Also, they are the first team to win multiple legs on their second race.
- First team of Returning Racers to be eliminated for the first time on their second race.
- Highest racing average of a team who finished in 8th Place, at 2.75 in All-Stars.
Other[]
- Rob & Amber are the first team consisting of two Survivor winners to compete on The Amazing Race, followed by Ethan & Jenna.
- However, unlike Ethan & Jenna, Rob had not yet won a season of Survivor until after both his appearances on The Amazing Race.
External links[]
Rob's Wikipedia page: Rob Mariano
- Amber's Wikipedia page: Amber Mariano
Interviews[]
Season 7[]
- Ethan Alter at TV Guide (05/16/2005) "Rob and Amber's Agony of Defeat"
All-Stars (2007)[]
- Caitlin Johnson at CBS News (03/12/2007) "Rob And Amber Knocked Out Of "Race""
- Christopher Rocchio at Reality TV World (03/12/2007): "INTERVIEW: Rob and Amber talk about their 'Amazing' wipeout"
- Eric Goldman at IGN (03/13/2007): "Amazing Race: All-Stars Interview: Rob & Amber"
Social Media[]
- Boston Rob's Facebook: /OfficialBostonRob
- Amber's Facebook: /amber.mariano.79
- Rob's X profile (formerly Twitter): @BostonRob
- Rob's Instagram: /bostonrobmariano
References[]
- ↑ https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/20511/
- ↑ https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/20501/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20050825175710/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race7/teams/rob/
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20080208132231/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race11/bios/bio7.shtml
- ↑ https://www.today.com/popculture/rob-amber-got-married-saturday-wbna7320260
- ↑ https://people.com/parents/exclusive-meet-lucia-rose-mariano/
- ↑ https://people.com/parents/survivors-rob-amber-mariano-welcome-daughter-carina-rose/
- ↑ http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/pic-meet-rob-and-amber-marianos-adorable-new-daughter-isabetta-rose-2012156
- ↑ https://twitter.com/BostonRob/status/480071699551903744
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190701204857/http://www.vindy.com/news/2005/may/21/amazing-race-adventurous-couple-to-say-i-do/
- ↑ http://parade.com/472671/joshwigler/survivor-big-brother-amazing-race-the-price-is-right-photos/
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0953236/
- ↑ https://ew.com/deal-or-no-deal-island-cast-boston-rob-claudia-jordan-exclusive-8423235
- ↑ https://parade.com/tv/the-traitors-season-3-cast
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