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Erwin & Godwin - Amazing Race All-Stars
ERWIN & GODWIN
Brothers
 Bio:
Erwin & Godwin are super competitive brothers from San Francisco, California. Although they are both overachievers, Godwin feels that he grew up in the shadow of his "perfect" Harvard-educated older brother. He believes the Race will provide a great opportunity for him to showcase his talents and prove that he is as capable as Erwin. Their team name is The Cho Bros.

Read their full bio on CBS.com		 Records:
-First Asian-American team to win a Leg.
-First Asian-American team to make it to the top 5.



Erwin & Godwin Photos
Quotes:
-"Being polite sucks sometimes!" - Godwin		 Lucky Situations:
-Being alone on the first bus on Leg 3.
-Finishing first on Leg 3.		 Unlucky Situations:
-Lyn & Karlyn betraying the Chos on Leg 9
-Almost eliminated first on Leg 1.
-Their jeep broke down on Leg 2, which dropped them from 4th place to 8th place.
-Having lots of trouble while navigating in Leg 9 of Kiev,Ukraine.
Leg
Pit Stop Location
Ending Position
1
Beijing, China
7th Place
2
Terelj, Mongolia
8th Place
3
Hanoi, Vietnam
1st Place
4
Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
4th Place
5
Chennai, India
4th Place
6
Kuwait City, Kuwait
5th Place
7
Bel Ombre, Mauritius
4th Place
8
Antananarivo, Madagascar
4th Place
9
Helsinki, Finland - Kiev, Ukraine
5th Place
Average Placing: 4.67
Erwin & Godwin - Amazing Race
Erwin & Godwin - Amazing Race
1st On Hanoi, Vietnam.
 Roadblocks:
  • Leg 1: Eat fish eyes - Erwin
  • Leg 2: Shoot a flaming arrow and hit a target - Erwin
  • Leg 3: Sell enough flowers to make 80,000 dong - Erwin
  • Leg 4: Ascend a large rock face to receive the clue then rappel down - Godwin
  • Leg 5: Take a driving test and obtain an Indian driver's license - Godwin
  • Leg 6: Climb a ladder to the top of one of the Kuwait Towers, get a satchel full of puzzle pieces, then return to the ground and assemble the puzzle revealing their next destination - Erwin
  • Leg 7: Unaired Roadblock
  • Leg 8: Find stamps that match the ones on their clue - Godwin
  • Leg 9: Search the mine for a marked dig site, get a piece of limestone and use tools to break it open to get the next clue - Godwin
  • Leg 9: Take a Russian tank through a training course - Godwin
Total:
Erwin: 4
Godwin: 5
LEG 1 RECAP:
-Brought mini water guns and sprayed a few of the teams at the airport.
-Were on the 2nd flight to Beijing, China.
-Arrived last at the Roadblock.
-Erwin performed the Roadblock.
-Erwin finished the Roadblock in last place.
-Arrived 11th at the Meridian Gate.
-Were last in the 7:30am departure time,
barely beating out Bilal & Sa'eed.
-Arrived 10th at the Detour.
-Chose "Labor" as their Detour.
-Finished the Detour in 10th place.
-Arrived 9th at the Great Wall and passed 2 teams on the climb.
-Finished the Leg in 7th place.
 LEG 2 RECAP:
-Started the Leg in 7th place.
-Were on the second bus to the train station.
-Were on the same train as the other teams to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
-Arrived 9th at the Choijin Lama Monastery.
-Were in the last group to watch the ceremony.
-Arrived 3rd in Terelj where they rode horses to the Detour.
-Arrived 4th at the Detour.
-Chose "Fill It Up" as their Detour.
-Originally finished the Detour in 2nd place but Godwin had to find his helmet, which dropped them to 5th place.
-Were in 4th place when their jeep broke down, allowing 4 teams to pass them.
-Arrived 8th at the Roadblock.
-Erwin performed the Roadblock.
-Erwin finished the Roadblock in 8th place.
-Finished the Leg in 8th place.		 LEG 3 RECAP:
-Started the Leg in 8th place.
-Were on the same flight as the other teams to Hanoi, Vietnam.
-Arrived at the Hanoi Hilton but had to wait for it to open. All the teams were caught up.
-Found John McCain's flight suit at the same time as the other teams.
-Took a moment of silence before leaving the prison which put them in last place.
-Arrived 2nd at the Roadblock.
-Erwin performed the Roadblock.
-Erwin struggled with selling flowers.
-Erwin finished the Roadblock in 5th place.
-Got on the first bus to Vac.
-Arrived 1st at the Detour.
-Chose "Fuel" as their Detour.
-Finished the Detour in 1st place.
-Finished the Leg in 1st place.
LEG 4 RECAP:
-Started the Leg in 1st place.
-Got lost on the way to Ly Thai To Garden in Hanoi.
-Arrived 6th at the garden where they had to listen for their next clue.
-Were on the same bus as the other teams to Ben Xe Bai Chay.
-Arrived 4th at the Roadblock.
-Godwin performed the Roadblock.
-Godwin finished the Roadblock in 4th place.
-Arrived 4th at the Detour.
-Chose "Under" as their Detour but had trouble rowing their sampan.
-Arrived at the "Under" Detour in 5th place.
-Finished the Detour in 3rd place.
-Finished the Leg in 4th place.		 LEG 5 RECAP:
-Started the Leg in 4th place.
-Formed an alliance with David & Mary and Lyn & Karlyn.
-Were on the same train as the other teams to Hanoi where they had to buy tickets at a travel agent.
-Pulled out a fake phone on the train to mess with the other teams.
-Were on the 2nd flight to Chennai, India and tried to get their allies on the same flight.
-Were on the 3rd bus to Mamallapuram with Lyn & Karlyn and worked with them for the rest of the leg.
-Arrived 4th at the Detour clue.
-Chose "Wild Rice" as their Detour.
-Switched their Detour to "Wild Things" after it was taking too long.
-Arrived 4th at the "Wild Things" Detour.
-Finished the Detour in 4th place.
-Were on the 2nd bus to Chennai with 2 other teams.
-Were told by a local to walk to the Roadblock.
-Arrived 4th at the Roadblock.
-Godwin performed the Roadblock.
-Godwin finished the Roadblock in 4th place.
-Finished the Leg in 4th place.		 LEG 6 RECAP:
-Started the Leg in 4th place.
-Were on the same flight as the other teams to Kuwait City, Kuwait.
-Arrived last at the Roadblock.
-Followed David & Mary back down the elevator and let them go for the Fast Forward.
-Erwin performed the Roadblock.
-Erwin finished the Roadblock in last place.
-Got a policeman to lead them to the market.
-Found the marked bead shop and got the Detour clue in 5th place.
-Chose "Automatic" as their Detour and worked with Lyn & Karlyn to find it.
-Decided to switch to "Manual" after they got lost on the way.
-Arrived at the "Manual" Detour in 4th place.
-Finished the Detour in 4th place.
-Finished the Leg in 5th place.
LEG 7 RECAP:
-Started the Leg in 5th place.
-Were on the same flight as the other teams to Mauritius.
-Arrived 3rd at Grand Baie where they had to swim to the Isla Mauritia to receive their next clue.
-Finished the swim in 3rd place.
-Waited for their Six Pack allies to get back to shore then worked with them for the rest of the leg.
-Arrived at the post office and got the Detour clue in 2nd place.
-Chose "Salt" as their Detour.
-Switched to "Sea" after they couldn't find the clue in a salt shaker.
-Arrived at the "Sea" Detour in 4th place.
-Finished the Detour in 4th place.
-Beat their Six Pack allies in a foot race to finish the Leg in 4th place.



Detours Done:
  • Leg 1: Labor - pave a 45 square-foot section of sidewalk in a specific pattern
  • Leg 2: Fill It Up - put 4 water containers on cart pulled by a hynik, fill them up at a stream, bring them back by their hynik and fill a barrel up to a designated line
  • Leg 3: Fuel - form wet coal into 30 round bricks
  • Leg 4: Under - row to an oyster farm and pull 30 oyster baskets from under the water
  • Leg 5: Wild Things - help the workers move a crocodile to a new pit
  • Leg 6: Manual - fill 10 110 lb. bags of camel feed and stack them up
  • Leg 7: Sea - search an island using a map for a sail and attach it to their boat
  • Leg 8: Long Sleep - put sheets on 8 mattresses then deliver them to a specific address
  • Leg 9: Swamp That - complete an obstacle course through bog
  • Leg 9: Find the Music - find a copy of the sheet music of Tchaikovsky's Concert Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra then find a pianist to perform it for them

 LEG 8 RECAP:
-Started the Leg in 4th place.
-Were on the same flight as the other teams to Madagascar.
-Got lost on the way to the Black Angel statue.
-Arrived last at the Intersection.
-Teamed up with Dustin & Kandice and decided to do "Long Sleep" as their Detour.
-Finished the Detour in first place and were no longer joined with Dustin & Kandice by the Intersection.
-Their taxi had to stop for gas.
-Arrived 2nd at the Roadblock.
-Godwin performed the Roadblock.
-Erwin traveled to the Pit Stop to wait for Godwin.
-Godwin finished the Roadblock in 4th place.
-Godwin's taxi had to stop for gas on the way to the Pit Stop.
-Finished the Leg in 4th place.
LEG 9 RECAP:
-Started the Leg in 4th place.
-Were on the same flight as the other teams to Helsinki, Finland.
-Arrived 3rd at the Kappeli Cafe where they had to log onto their email to get a clue from their families.
-Were on the same train as the other teams to Tampere.
-Politely waited in line for a taxi, which caused them to fall to last place.
-Arrived last at the Detour.
-Chose "Swamp That" as their Detour.
-Finished the Detour in Last Place.
-Were on the last train to Turku with two other teams.
-Arrived 3rd at the Roadblock.
-Godwin performed the Roadblock.
-Godwin finished the Roadblock in 4th place.
-Arrived 4th at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium where they had to go to the top of the tower and rappel face first down the tower.
-Got lost trying to find the elevator to the tower.
-Arrived at the top and finished the rappel in last place.
-Got a clue telling them to "KEEP RACING!!!"
-Were on the second flight to Kiev, Ukraine.
-Thier flight was delayed and landed 30 minutes after the first.
-Worked with Lyn & Karlyn but kept stopping to ask for directions to the Roadblock.
-Arrived last at the Roadblock.
-Godwin performed the Roadblock.
-Godwin finished the Roadblock in 4th place.
-Waited for Lyn to finish the Roadblock.
-Got lost on the way back to Kiev and were ditched by Lyn & Karlyn.
-Arrived last at the Detour.
-Chose "Make the Music" as their Detour.
-Had trouble finding it and switched to "Find the Music".
-Finished the Detour in last place.
-Were stopped by a cop for driving on a closed street on the way to the Pit Stop.
-Finished the Leg in last place and were eliminated.
Preceded By:
Fran & Barry		 5th Placer
Season 10		 Succeeded By:
Uchenna & Joyce



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