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Nicholas and Donald
NICOLAS & DONALD
3RD PLACE

Relationship: Grandson/Grandfather

NICOLAS
Age:
23
Occupation:

Pilot

Hometown:
Chicago, IL
DONALD
Age: 69
Occupation:
Retired

Hometown:

Elkhorn, WI


Team Bio
:
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RACE TRACKER - Nicholas and Donald
Leg
Pit Stop Location

Ending Position
1
Shannon, Ireland
5th
2
Amsterdam, Netherlands
8th
3
Bingo, Burkina Faso
6th
4
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
4th
5
Vilnius, Lithuania
6th
6
Dubrovnik, Croatia
5th
7
Florence, Italy
1st
8
Mumbai, India
2nd
9
Osaka, Japan
3rd
10
Taipei, Taiwan
3rd
11
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
3rd
Average Placing: 4.18


RACE NOTES

LEG 1
Nicholas and Donald - Amazing Race
RECAP:
-Held up traffic at the Playboy mansion, annoying the other teams.
-Got on the second flight to Shannon which ended up landing first.
-Signed up on the last ferry departing at 9:30 am.
-Nicolas performed the High-Wire Bike roadblock.
-Checked into the pit stop in 5th place.


LEG 7
Nicholas and Donald - Amazing Race

RECAP
:- Did the Fast Forward task involving perment tattos symbolize 'ff'
-Arrived at the pitstop at 1st place
LEG 2
Nicholas and Donald - Amazing Race
RECAP
:
-Got a flat tire right off the start on their way to the airport.
-Nicolas was confronted by Ron over his treatment of an Airport employee
-Preformed Bike Detour
-Donald Preformed pole vault roadblock, eventually stripping down to his underpants
-Arrived 8th at pit stop
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LEG 8










RECAP
:
-Preformed Paste Em' Detour
-Nicolas performed propane delivering roadblock, got very tired after completing the task
-Was U-Turned by Kynt/Vyxsin but unknowing to them they had already passed the U-Turn point, thus, not affected by the U-Turn.
-Arrived at the pit stop in 2nd place
LEG 3
Nicholas and Donald - Amazing Race
RECAP
:
-Donald said Marianna and Julia are "hot" after dancing with them
-Donald performed Camel milking roadblock
-Chose "Teach it" detour
-Arrived in 6th place
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LEG 9










RECAP
:
-Nicolas performed Taxi Driver roadblock, got lost on his way back to JR Noda Station to find Donald
-Chose "Sense of Touch" detour
-Arrived at the pit stop in 3rd place
LEG 4
Nicholas and Donald - Amazing Race
RECAP
:
-Chose "Shake your Pan" detour
-Nicolas
performed Bike Delivery Roadblock
-Arrived at pitstop in 4th place
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RECAP
:
-Chose "Earth" detour
-Donald performed Stunt Vehicles roadblock
-Arrive at pit stop in 3rd place
LEG 5
Nicholas and Donald - Amazing Race
RECAP
:
-Had trouble, but Nicolas performed the messenger Road Block
-Chose "Count Down" Detour
-Arrived at the Pit Stop in 6th place
Nicolas and Donald - Amazing Race
LEG 11
RECAP
:
-They forgot to pick up the fishing gear before detour
-Chose "Cut the Cod" Detour
-Nick performed the final roadblock with difficult problems
-Finished 3rd.
LEG 6
Nicolas and Donald - Amazing Race
RECAP
:
- Missed Czech Air flight connection; forced to take flight through Zagreb
- Donald performed stone wall Roadblock
- Chose "Long & Short" option of Detour and alternated rowing
- Arrived at pitstop in 5th place


THEIR GAME

    Strengths

    • Nick is a pilot and the eye candy for the ladies.
    • They do not argue much.

    Weaknesses

    • Donald's strength.
    • Nicolas freaks out at airports.
    • Donald's age.






    Memorable Moments

    • When Donald did the pole vaulting Roadblock.
    • When Donald went Tarzan!!!
    • Being the first ever Grandparent-Grandchild team.
    • Donald became the oldest Racer in the Final 3.
    Advice to the Team

      • Nick should try to flirt with the ladies.
      • Donald, try to keep your clothes on.
      Roadblocks:
      • Leg 1: Ride a high-wire bicycle across a 200 foot high ravine - Nicolas
      • Leg 2: Pole vault over a muddy ditch - Donald
      • Leg 3: Milk a camel then drink the milk - Donald
      • Leg 4: Ride a bicycle and deliver items to a specific person in the market - Nicolas
      • Leg 5: Deliver a package to a specific person, then deliver a second package to the correct location - Nicolas
      • Leg 6: Find a stone and fit it in the rock wall - Donald
      • Leg 7: Won the Fast Forward
      • Leg 8: Deliver propane gas tanks - Nicolas
      • Leg 9: Become a taxi driver and drive a couple to the post office - Nicolas
      • Leg 10: Ride in a car driven by a professional stunt driver on a giant teeter-totter, then ride in an amphibious car and hold their breath while being driven underwater - Donald
      • Leg 11: Place ten specific objects encountered on the race on a stage while matching two different requirements - Nicolas
      Nicolas: 6
      Donald: 4
      Detours:
      • Leg 1: No Detour
      • Leg 2: Hunt It
      • Leg 3: Teach It
      • Leg 4: Shake Your Pan
      • Leg 5: Count Down
      • Leg 6: Long & Short
      • Leg 7: Won the Fast Forward
      • Leg 8: Paste 'Em
      • Leg 9: Sense of Touch
      • Leg 10: Earth
      • Leg 11: Cut the Cod
      Memorable Quotes
      • "I have no comment." - Nicholas

      EPISODE 12-03: I'VE BECOME THE ARCHIE BUNKER OF THE HOME
      Donald: “They’re feisty, they’re hot… a little bitchy, but not bad. A guy could learn to live with it.”

      EPISODE 12-05: WE'VE REALLY BURNED BRIDGES FOR SURE
      Nicolas: "My grandfather can't remember where he put two hats in two days, let alone what we've done in the Race."

      Donald: "C'est la vie. That's French if you wanted to know."

      EPISODE 12-08: HONESTLY, THE HAVE WITCH POWERS OR SOMETHING
      Nicolas: "Carrying and navigating is my forte with this team."
      Donald: "And I handle little stuff and try to look good as I'm doing it."


      EPISODE 12-09: I JUST HOPE HE DOESN'T CROAK ON US
      Donald: "Anything’s possible on the Race."
      Nicolas: "That’s so cliché."

      Nicolas: "I wonder if Ron & Chris speak Japanese."
      Donald: "Yeah, I wouldn’t doubt that they speak Japanese. She’s at some big ‘falutin’ college and everything like that…"
      Nicolas: "‘Falutin college’?"
      Donald: "Yeah, Princeton buddy!"

      Nicolas: "It’s easier to land a plane than to drive in Osaka."

      EPISODE 12-10: SORRY GUYS, I'M NOT HAPPY TO SEE YOU
      Nicolas: "On this leg of the Race, we’re going to be aggressive, we’ve been playing the game like ******* so far, and so has everyone else. No competitors are left. It’s a bunch of pansies in the game."

      Nicolas: "I’m pretty disappointed that TK & Rachel made up all this time, I really want to shave his beard off."

      Donald: "We started out on the idea, gee, let’s not be the first team eliminated because our family’s gonna watch this, we’re going to look like a couple of schmucks, you know."





      Alliances Rivals
      Marianna & Julia Ronald & Christina

      Kynt & Vyxsin

      Nathan & Jennifer



      Preceded By: Charla & Mirna 3rd Placer
      Season 12
      Succeeded By:
      Andrew & Dan







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        koi126 I wouldn't have thought they could get that far..... 0 Mar 17 2009, 10:23 PM EDT by koi126
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        But I'm glad they did!
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        amazing_race556 They suck! 0 Feb 1 2008, 4:59 PM EST by amazing_race556
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        They suck!3th!They beat Azaria and Hendekea the could have came in first!BUT NO!!
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        Hornean A Big Surprise 9 Jan 24 2008, 4:27 AM EST by ImmediateRacke
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        Nobody expected to see Nicolas & Donald in the final four
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