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Mel and Mike - Amazing Race.
MEL & MIKE
Relationship: Father and Son

MEL
Age: 68

Occupation:
Writer, Clergymen

Hometown:
Lynchburg, VA
 MIKE
Age: 38

Occupation: Producer, Writer, Actor
Hometown:
Santa Monica, CA

Team Bio:Mike and Mel had a pretty typical family life until Mike was 11 years old, which is when Mel told the family that he was gay. Mel and Mike’s mother remained married until Mike and his sister, Erinn, went to college. Mel is now married to his life partner of 27 years, Gary Nixon.



Read their full bio on CBS.com

 RACE TRACKER -
Leg
Pit Stop Location
Ending Position

1
Stechelberg, Switzerland
4th
2
 Salzburg, Austria
 2nd
3
 Brasov, Romania
 1st
4
 Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia 6th
5
 Novosibirsk, Siberia, Russia 4th
6
 Jaipur, India
 2nd
7
 ******, Thailand
 6th
Average Placing: 3.57

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RACE NOTES
Mel & Mike - Amazing RaceLEG 1
RECAP:
-Were on the second flight to Switzerland, landing in Milan where they took a train to Locarno.
-Were third in the 7:30 departure time.
-Arrived 4th at the roadblock
-Mike performed the Roadblock.
-Were on the first train to the cheese route info
-Arrived first at the cheese route info
-Is slower than the other 3 teams in the cheese challenge
-Came in 4th!		 Mel & Mike - Amazing RaceLEG 7
RECAP:
- Started the Leg in 2nd Place
- Were on the same flight from Bangkok to ****** with the rest of the teams
- Their taxi drver didn't know where the gorilla was, and he got lost
- Were the last team to arrive at ****** Zoo
- Were in last place after leaving the herb shop
- Chose to do "100 barrels" as their Detour choice.
- It was a neck-to-neck race for fifth between them and Kisha and Jen.
- Were the last team to complete the Detour
- Were the last team to arrive at the Pit Stop and got eliminated.
Mel performing the Roadblock on Leg 2LEG 2
RECAP:
-Started the Leg in 4th Place.
-Were on the first flight to Germany which departed at 7:10am.
-Was the 5th team to arrive at the Roadblock.
-Mel performed the roadblock.
-Having an injured groin, he was unable to run down the hill and decided to take a gamble.
- After a long wait, Mike was informed he could go.
-Mike finished the Roadblock in 5th place.
-Chose to do "Balancing Dolly" as their Detour choice.
-Finished the Detour in 3rd place
-Arrived to the Pit Stop in the wrong direction and asked a local for help to open the door.
-Finished the Leg in 2nd place!
Mel & Mike performing the Gypsy Moves Detour on Leg 3LEG 3
RECAP:
-Started the Leg in 2nd place.
-Were on the 1st flight to Bucharest, Romania.
-Mike did the Roadblock.
-Were on the 6.30am train with 7 other teams.
-Chose to do "Gypsy Moves" as their Detour choice.
-Completed the Detour in 2nd place.
-When Amanda & Kris lost their fanny pack, they took the lead.
-Checked in in first place.
Mel & Mike - Amazing Race
LEG 4
RECAP:
-Started the Leg in 1st Place
-Missed their connecting flight which put them at the back of the pack.
-Chose to do "Stack" as their Detour choice.
-Their pile of wood fell so they decided to switch Detours.
-At the "Construct" Detour, they didn't find the houses that needed repair works
-Before long, they worked with Mark & Michael and Amanda & Kris
-Arrived at the Roadblock in sixth place.
-Mel did the Roadblock.
-Managed to complete the bobsledding in one go.
-Figured out the word very quickly.
-Finished the Roadblock in sixth place.
-Arrived at the Pit Stop in sixth place
Mike performing the Roadblock on Leg 5LEG 5
RECAP:
-Started the Leg in 6th place.
-Were on the same train to Novosibirsk with the 6 other teams.
-Arrived at the Detour in 4th place.
-Chose to do "Russian Bride" as their Detour choice.
-Mel/Mike were both very excited when the bride got into their car.
-Completed the Detour in 4th place.
-Arrived at the Roadblock in 4th place.
-Mike chose to do the Roadblock.
-Completed the Roadblock in 4th place.
-Checked into the Pit Stop in 4th place.
Mel performing the Roadblock on Leg 6LEG 6
RECAP:
-Departed the pit stop in fourth Place
-Were on the same flight to Jaipur as all the other teams.
-Were one of the 5 teams that arrived together at The Sacred Tree
-Looked for the clue, not understanding there was a phone
-Arrived at Amber Fort in second place.
-Mel performed the Roadblock.
- Mel had a hard time at the Roadblock and he was far behind
- While the other teams all used a bucket, Mel smokes the roadblock while he used the basket
-Finished the Roadblock in second place.
-Chose the Shakers Detour.
-Finished the Detour in second place
-Checked into the pit stop in second place

THEIR GAME

    Strengths
    • Great at navigating themselves.

    		 Weaknesses





    Good Situation

    • The wind calmed down so Mel could para-glide, leading them to a 2nd place finish.
    • Placed in the top 4 on the first 3 legs.
    • Won leg 3.
    • Mel beat all the other racers at the Roadblock on Leg 6, proving that brains are equally important as brawn's
    		 Bad Situation

    • Detour in Leg 4, which caused them to drop from 1st to 6.
    Advice to the Team




    		Memorable Moments
    • Mel paragliding in Bavaria.

    Roadblocks
    Leg 1: Jumping off Verzasca Dam - Mike
    Leg 2: Paragliding down the hill (Or Running Down In the Case of Bad Wind) - Mel
    Leg 3: Gymnastics - Mike
    Leg 4: Bobsled - Mel
    Leg 5: Marathon - Mike
    Leg 6: Caring for the Camel - Mel

    Mel: 3
    Mike: 3
    		 Detour Done:
    Leg 1: N/A
    Leg 2: Balancing Dolly
    Leg 3: Gypsy Dance
    Leg 4: Construct
    Leg 5: Russian Bride
    Leg 6: Shakers
    Leg 7: 100 Barrels
    Memorable Quotes

    Episode 14-01: Don't Let a Cheese Hit Me
    Mike: “The other teams might think my dad is Cloris Leachman, but he’s really MacGuyver.”
    Mel: "Let go grab the cheese, oh geez."


    Episode 14-02: Your Target is Your Partner's Face
    Mel: “This is Bavaria, isn’t it? We should have a beer afterwards. I could stay up here all day…if I had a sandwich.”

    Episode 14-05: She's A Little Afraid Of Stick But I Think She'll Be OK
    Mike: "Let the last become first and let the first become last."
    Mel: "He's quoting the Bible. Thank God! It's a miracle!"
    Mike: "He's gonna create a whole new archetype...the sinister deaf kid." (Talking about Luke)
    Mike: "I'd rather party with virgin brides than snowplows."

    Episode 14-07: Gorrila? Gorrila?? Gorrila???
    Mel: That was Margie and Luke on the motorcycle.


      Preceded By:
      Kelly & Christy      		 6th Placer
      Season 14      		 Succeeded By:
      Maria & Tiffany


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        TazzaSmith NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! 1 Mar 31 2009, 9:27 AM EDT by rinnono
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        I AM SO ANNOYED THEY GOT ELIMINATED THEY WHERE THE 2ND BEST TEAM THIS SEASON!!!!!!!! I JUST HOPE THEY ARE BROUGHT BACK FOR ALL STARS 2 ALONG WITH KYNT/VYXSIN, TERENCE/SARAH AND MARIE/LUKE!!!!!!!1
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        totiezz at least 3 Mar 30 2009, 6:23 PM EDT by TAR_Rules50
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        at least they won a leg before their elimination... They were an average team to me! But i think they were on my Top Five favorite team this season..
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        Thelavalamp 3rd Favorite team this Season 2 Mar 23 2009, 1:57 AM EDT by TAR_Rules50
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        These guys have really got me as a fan. WOW Mel finished that task before all of there Racers that were at least 40 years younger than he is. Mel & Mike are awesome!
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