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Wanda and Desiree
WANDA & DESIREE
Mother/Daughter		 Bio:
Wanda & Desiree are a mother and daughter team with a close-knit bond. Both women have a great sense of humor and enjoy shopping, traveling and cooking.

Read their full bio at CBS.com


Wanda & Desiree Photos		 Records:
Quotes:
-Desiree: "She's never been the kind of mom with the frumpy little Christmas sweaters with the pom poms. She's hip."
-Desiree: Let the teams think that we're just these stupid little sexy tamales."
-Wanda: "We're gonna salsa our way to the Pit Stop!"
-Wanda: "Fasten your seatbelts this is gonna be a bumpy ride!!"
-Desiree: "I'll use the trainquilizer right now!"
-Wanda: "Let me tell you man, I'm running out of gasolina."
-Desiree: "Do you have to say everything Spanglish?"
-Wanda: "Man, this is like Groundhog Day."		 Lucky Situations:
-Being at the front of the pack until their elimination
.Wanda & Desiree - Amazing Race		 Unlucky Situations:
-Wanda having trouble at the diving Roadblock in Leg 3.
-Losing their way in Germany which led to their elimination.
Note:
-Wanda & Desiree went down 3 positions each Leg.
Leg
Pit Stop
Location
Ending Position
1
Sao Paulo, Brazil
3rd Place
2
Brotas, Brazil
6th Place
3
Moscow, Russia -
Munich, Germany
9th Place
Average Placing: 6

Roadblocks:
  • Leg 1: No Roadblock
  • Leg 2: Climb Fire Escape/Rappel 400 Feet - Desiree
  • Leg 3: Plunge 10 Meters/Dive for Clue - Wanda
  • Leg 3: Find Roaming Gnome in Field - Desiree
Total:
Wanda: 1
Desiree: 2		 Detours Done:
  • Leg 1: Rotor Head - locate one of three buildings in a Sao Paulo city guide then travel by helicopter to that building and find a clue hidden inside
  • Leg 2: Press It - press sugar cane and distill its juice to make 500mL of ethanol for their cars
  • Leg 3: Scrub - clean a Russian public trolley bus
  • Leg 3: Slap It - learn and perform a local folk dance
LEG 1 RECAP:
-Were second on the United flight scheduled to arrive second in Sao Paulo, Brazil but arrived 1st after the American flight was delayed.
-Arrived 1st at the rooftop of the Hotel Unique.
-Arrived 1st at the Detour cluebox.
-Chose the "Rotor Head" Detour.
-Their taxi got lost on the way to the Detour.
-Arrived at the "Rotor Head" Detour in 4th place.
-Chose the furthest of three buildings to search for their next clue.
-Finished the Detour in 4th place.
-Arrived 4th in Santa Cecilia where they had to find a specific warehouse, witness a traditional ceremony and light a white candle to receive their next clue.
-Arrived at the Pit Stop in 3rd place.		 LEG 2 RECAP:
-Started the Leg in 3rd place.
-Were caught up with all the other teams waiting for the Edificio Copan to open.
-Arrived 2nd at the Roadblock.
-Desiree performed the Roadblock.
-Desiree was 3rd up the first fire escape.
-Desiree finished the Roadblock in 7th place.
-Were 2nd on the 11:15am charter bus to Brotas.
-Arrived 6th at the Detour.
-Chose the "Press It" Detour and got lost on the way.
-Finished the Detour in 6th place.
-Arrived at the Pit Stop in 6th place.		 LEG 3 RECAP:
-Started the Leg in 6th place.
-Arrived 6th at the zipline.
-Finished the zipline in 6th place.
-Were 2nd on the 10:00am charter bus to Sao Paulo.
-Were on the same flight as the other teams to Moscow, Russia.
-Arrived last at the Roadblock.
-Wanda performed the Roadblock and struggled because of her fear of deep water.
-Wanda finished the Roadblock in last place.
-Arrived 8th at the Detour cluebox.
-Chose the "Scrub" Detour.
-Arrived at the "Scrub" Detour in 4th place.
-Finished the Detour in 6th place.
-Arrived at the mat in 7th place and found out that the Leg wasn't over. Phil gave them their next clue.
-Were unable to get on a flight to Frankfurt and had to wait until morning for the next flight.
-Were on the third flight to Frankfurt, Germany.
-Were on the third train to Stuttgart.
-Arrived 6th at the Mercedes-Benz factory where they took a test drive on the test track to receive their next clue.
-Worked with Danielle & Dani and got lost on the way to Munich.
-Arrived last at the Roadblock.
-Desiree performed the Roadblock.
-Desiree finished the Roadblock in last place.
-Arrived last at the Detour.
-Chose the "Slap It" Detour.
-Finished the Detour in last place.
-Arrived at the Pit Stop in last place and were eliminated.

Preceded By: Rogers Family 9th Placer
Season 9		 Succeeded By:
Duke & Lauren


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