Art Velez and John James "JJ" Carrell are a team of Border Patrol Agents on The Amazing Race 20.
Profile
Retrieved from CBS.com[1]
Art
- Age: 43
- Hometown: Temecula, Calif.
- Connection to your teammate: Friend/Co-worker
- Current occupation: Border Patrol Agent
- Describe what you do: I tell others what to do, how to do it, and I prevent illegal immigrants from entering the country.
- How will these skills help you win The Race? I have the ability to adapt, adjust, overcome and make split second command decisions.
- Three words to describe you: Funny, hilarious and good looking.
- Favorite hobbies: Shooting guns in competition, golfing and smoking/cooking meats.
- What famous person reminds you of yourself? Ben Affleck
- What famous person reminds you of your teammate? David "The Hoff" Hasselhoff
- What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? My incredible son and my marriage.
- What scares you most about traveling? Getting arrested in a foreign country.
- What excites you most about traveling? Experiencing different cultures.
- Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: My partner needs to understand and learn that not everyone in the world is stupid.
- Pet peeve about your teammate: His botox shots, plucked eyebrows and those loafers.
- What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Spoke highly of New Zealand and they were wonderful people.
- What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I want to see my partner cry on national television because I am his boss and he is a wuss.
JJ
- Age: 42
- Hometown: Carlsbad, Calif.
- Connection to your teammate: Friend/Co-worker
- Current occupation: Border Patrol Agent
- Describe what you do: I supervise an anti-smuggling group of 20 agents in the United States Border Patrol.
- How will these skills help you win The Race? I have to make quick and decisive decisions. I also have to think clearly and make sound decisions under extreme pressure.
- Three words to describe you: Honest, funny and solid.
- Favorite hobbies: Going to the beach, reading and working out.
- What famous person reminds you of yourself? Goose in "Top Gun."
- What famous person reminds you of your teammate? The Tasmanian Devil.
- What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Adopting my son.
- What scares you most about traveling? Getting sick.
- What excites you most about traveling? Experiencing other people and cultures.
- Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: We always yell at each other. We need a smooth communication pattern.
- Pet peeve about your teammate: His stupid gold chain that holds his badge.
- What country and place would you most like to visit and why? New Zealand, because I want to experience the people and the culture.
- What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? A better working relationship and better communication.
The Amazing Race 20
Race History
| Art & JJ's Race History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Leg | Destination(s) | Detour Choice (underlined) |
Roadblock Performer |
Placement | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | United States → Argentina | No Detour | Art | 3 of 11 | |
| 2 | 2 | Argentina | Boil My Water / Light My Fire | JJ | 2 of 10 | |
| 3 | 3 | Argentina → Paraguay | Stacked Up / Strung Out | Art | 1 of 9 | |
| 4 | 4 | Paraguay → Italy | Used Fast Forward | 1 of 8► | ||
| 5 | 5 | Italy → Germany | Fairy Tale / Champion Male | Art | 1 of 8 | |
| 6 | 6 | Germany → Azerbaijan | Apples / Oil | JJ | 2 of 7 | |
| 7 | 7 | Azerbaijan → Tanzania | Marksmanship / Courtship | No Roadblock | 3 of 6 | |
| 8 | 8 | Tanzania | Water Supply / Air Supply | Art | 3 of 6⊂ | |
| 9 | 9 | Tanzania → India | Cricket / Clutch It | JJ | 3 of 5 | |
| 10 | 10 | India | Pachyderm / Pack a Box | Art | 4 of 5 | |
| 11 | 11 | India → Japan | Bingo Shout-Out / Photo Cut-Out | Art | 2 of 4 | |
| 12 | Japan → United States | No Detour | JJ | 2 of 3 | [1] | |
| Art | ||||||
| Average | 2.25 | |||||
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Post-Race
- Gave half of their ten thousand dollars that they won on leg 5 to Bopper & Mark (for Bopper to pay the medical bills of his daughter who has a respiratory problem), who had come in last, but turns out to be a non-elimination leg.
- Art & JJ appeared on The Price is Right for a The Amazing Race special that aired on May 25, 2016. However, Art & JJ did not compete themselves.[2]
Trivia
External Links
Interviews
- Susan Gonzales at Yakkity Yaks (05/09/2012): "The Amazing Race: The Yak Chats with 2nd Place Winners Art and JJ!"
- Elimination Interviews at CBS.com (05/08/2012): "Elimination Interview: Art & JJ"
- Daniel Fienberg at Hitfix.com (05/10/2012): "The second place border agents discuss their Race journey"
- Catriona Wightman at Digital Spy (05/08/2012): "It just wasn't our day"
- Gina Scarpa at Reality Wanted (05/08/2012): "The Amazing Race 20: Exclusive Interview with Art Velez and JJ Carrell"
- Reg Seeton at The Deadbolt (05/08/2012): "Reliving The Amazing Race with Art Velez and J.J. Carrell"
- Elizabeth Kwiatkowski at Reality TV World (05/09/2012): "Exclusive: Art Velez and J.J. Carrell talk 'The Amazing Race" [Parts 1 & 2]
- Joyce Eng at TV Guide Online (05/08/2012): "We Don't Care If People Think We're Jerks"
Social Media Profiles
Art & JJ's Twitter: @Art_and_JJ
Art & JJ's Facebook: /Art-and-JJ-Fan-Page
- Art's Twitter: @velez_art
References
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