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Steven "Steve" Smith and Allison "Allie" Lyn Smith are a Father/Daughter team on The Amazing Race 16.

The father and daughter duo emerged as one of the strongest and most consistent teams in the race, regularly finishing in the top half of the pack. They notably chose to abandon their backpacks in the seventh leg after forgetting them on the race course, resolving to run the rest of the race with only the clothes on their back in order to maintain their lead and score a first place finish. In the following leg, however, they wasted time searching for their chosen Detour option before switching to the other one, then switching back to their original choice after struggling with the second option. This put them far enough behind their competitors that they were eliminated in 6th place.

Profile[]

Retrieved from CBS.com[2]

Steve[]

Age: 57
Hometown: Encinitas, California
Connection to your Teammate: Father
Current Occupation: Professional Baseball Coach (Cleveland Indians), World Series Champion Coach (2008 Philadelphia Phillies)
Pet peeve about your teammate: She's a very talented person but occasionally lacks the confidence in her God-given abilities
Favorite Hobbies: Golfing, swimming and working out
Achievements: Getting my degree, getting married, having my kids and winning the World Series
Lifelong to do List: Continue to enjoy life
If I could switch places with someone: My son Garrett who is living the good life in college
Role Model/Hero: My Mom and Dad who are still living life to the fullest
What are you passionate about? My family
What would you do if you won the million dollars? I would treat each of my family members and friends to something special
People would be surprised to learn: It took me 20 years in professional baseball before I finally made it to the big leagues
Favorite place you have ever visited: Encinitas. That's why I live here
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on the Race together: Not getting lost because we tend to get lost in our own neighborhood
What do you hope to accomplish by running the Race (other than winning one million bucks)? Making memories with my daughter that will last forever

Allie[]

Age: 23
Hometown: Encinitas. California
Connection to your Teammate: Daughter
Current Occupation: Marketing
Pet peeve about your teammate: He's always late and likes to embarrass me
Favorite Hobbies: Traveling, dancing and golf
Achievements: Receiving my B.A. from Pepperdine University in Public Relations
Lifelong to do List: Find a job that I'm passionate about, create new adventures every day, get married and have a family
If I could switch places with someone: Phil Keoghan. Talk about a job I'd be passionate about
Role Model/Hero: My parents. My mom is the backbone of our family and such a strong woman. My Dad encourages me to pursue my dreams everyday
What are you passionate about? My relationship with God, Pepperdine, baseball, golf, dance, traveling the world, spending time with family and friends and fantasy football
What would you do if you won the million dollars? Do some traveling and invest it for my future
People would be surprised to learn: My father is a World Series-winning professional baseball coach, but during the only year I played baseball (8th grade) I made it to first base once and was promptly picked off
Favorite place you have ever visited: Malibu—I have amazing memories there
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on the Race together: Not having mom around. She does everything for us
What do you hope to accomplish by running the Race (other than winning one million bucks)? To meet all kinds of people around the world and have tons of fun with my Dad. I'm planning to have THE AMAZING RACE theme song as the Father/Daughter dance at my wedding

The Amazing Race 16[]

Race History[]

Steve & Allie's Race History
Episode Leg Destination(s) Detour Choice
(underlined)
Roadblock
Performer
Placement Notes
1 1 United States → Chile No Detour Allie 4 of 11
2 2 Chile Llama Adoration / Condor Consternation Steve 7 of 10
3 3 Chile → Argentina Horse Sense / Horse Power Steve 2 of 9
4 4 Argentina → Germany Soccer / Sauerkraut Allie 2 of 8
5 5 Germany → France In the Trenches / Under Fire No Roadblock 2 of 8
6 6 France Tower / Terra Steve 3 of 7
7 7 France → Seychelles Turtle Toddle / Ox Trot Steve 1 of 6
8 8 Seychelles → Malaysia Buddhist Tradition / Chinese Custom Allie 6 of 6
Average 3.38
Legend:
     The team finished in first place
     The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race
     The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg
     The team that won The Amazing Race
     The team that crossed the Finish Line second
     The team that crossed the Finish Line third
The team used the Fast Forward pass
The team used the U-Turn
Recipient of the U-Turn

Post-Race[]

  • Allie has since married to Luke Munson on March 23, 2013 and took on his surname.[3]
  • Allie gave birth to twin girls on July 5, 2018.[4]

Trivia[]

External links[]

Interviews[]

  • Dan Bennett at North County Times (03/14/2010): "Steve and Allie enjoy the battle"
  • Tom Withers at USA Today (03/19/2010): "Father-Daughter Time, With $1 Million at Stake"
  • Joyce Eng at TV Guide Online (04/06/2010): "Elimination Hard to Swallow"
  • Gina Scarpa at Reality Wanted (04/06/2010): "The Amazing Race 16: Exclusive Interview with Steve and Allie Smith"
  • Digital Spy (04/06/2010): "Steve and Allie Smith chat about their time on The Amazing Race."
  • Henrik Batallones at BuddyTV (04/06/2010): "Exclusive Interview: Steve and Allie from 'The Amazing Race'"
  • Carrie Bell at People.com (04/07/2010): "Steve and Allie Blame Lost Taxi for Elimination"
  • Reality TV World (04/08/2010): "Exclusive: Steve Smith and Allie Smith talk"

Social Media Profiles[]

References[]

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