Brook Roberts and Claire Champlin are a team of Home Shopping Hosts on The Amazing Race 17.
Profile
Retrieved from CBS.com[1]
Brook
- Age: 27
- Hometown: San Diego, Calif.
- Connection to your Teammate: Best Friend/Co-host
- Current occupation: Home Shopping Television Host
- Favorite hobbies: Snow skiing, spending time with my family, scrapbooking and traveling
- Achievements: I'm proud that I'm a self-sufficient woman. I make a six figure salary in my twenties and I don't need to be supported by anyone financially.
- Lifelong to do list: Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro and take over for Kelly Ripa when she's ready to retire
- What scares you most about traveling? Disease! I'm so scared of getting an incurable disease.
- What excites you most about traveling? Seeing new cultures and meeting people that live a life unlike mine
- If I could switch places with someone: Kelly Ripa or Giuliana Rancic from E! News
- Role model/hero: My entire family - from my grandparents to my six siblings - they all inspire me to be a better person. They keep me grounded and they're a team of role models who live humble, respectful and fulfilling lives.
- What are you passionate about? I'm passionate about anything that involves traveling, gemstones and family. I've been to mines all over the world and I know the chemical makeup of just about every gemstone on the planet! I'm certified from both the Gemological Institute of America and The Diamond Council of America.
- What would you do if you won the million dollars? If we win the million dollars I would send my little sister to college and buy a house in Malibu.
- People would be surprised to learn: Most people find my job intriguing. I'm a jewelry home shopping host.
- Favorite place you have ever visited: My favorite place in the world is Bali, Indonesia. The island is crammed with history, art, spirituality and enchanting people.
- Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on the Race together: It will be a challenge not to laugh our way out of any obstacle. Claire and I both have a wicked sense of humor and every time we face adversity we break out in fits of laughter and jokes. We are here to win and want to have a good time doing it.
- What do you hope to accomplish by running the Race (other then winning one million bucks)? It would be an experience that would bond us together for life. I think everyone out there wants to develop stronger and deeper bonds with their best friend.
- Pet peeve about your teammate: My pet peeve about Claire is that she is really bossy and gets easily offended when I don't listen to her advice.
Claire
- Age: 30
- Hometown: Reno, Nev.
- Connection to your Teammate: Best Friend/Co-host
- Current occupation: Home Shopping Television Host
- Favorite hobbies: Snowboarding, horseback riding and traveling
- Achievements: My career is my biggest achievement
- Lifelong to do list: Travel, meet new people, have new experiences and continue to grow as a person—everything that the Race has to offer. Guess I can check that one off my bucket list.
- What scares you most about traveling? The food is probably the scariest part of traveling.
- What excites you most about traveling? All the adventures and the people you meet
- If I could switch places with someone: No one. I love and cherish my life. I am truly blessed and never take that for granted.
- Role model/hero: My dad is my hero - he always strives to go above and beyond what he thinks he is capable of.
- What are you passionate about? Family
- What would you do if you won the million dollars? If I were to win the million dollars I would invest it wisely and make another million.
- People would be surprised to learn: That's a hard one. I'm pretty much an open book.
- Favorite place you have ever visited: Favorite place on the planet is Costa Rica, hands down. The scenery is gorgeous and the people are so genuine and kind.
- Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on the Race together: Ha! Please. Brook and I can take on anything - as long as it doesn't require a lot of running.
- What do you hope to accomplish by running the Race (other then winning one million bucks)? I'm running the Race to have a great adventure and for an "amazing" experience.
- Pet peeve about your teammate: Brooke always looks good. Even when she wakes up in the morning it looks like she has a full face of make-up.
The Amazing Race 17
Race History
| Brook & Claire's Race History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Leg | Destination(s) | Detour Choice (underlined) |
Roadblock Performer |
Placement | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | United States → United Kingdom | No Detour | Claire | 4 of 11 | |
| 2 | 2 | United Kingdom → Ghana | Tune In / Check Out | Brook | 1 of 10 | |
| 3 | 3 | Ghana | Bicycle Parts / Language Arts | Brook | 6 of 9 | |
| 4 | 4 | Ghana → Sweden | Sleds / Beds | Claire | 3 of 9 | |
| 5 | 5 | Sweden → Norway | Bike / Boat | Claire | 5 of 8 | |
| 6 | 6 | Norway → Russia | Classical Music / Classic Cinema | Brook | 2 of 7 | |
| 7 | 7 | Russia | Circus Band / Circus Clown | Brook | 2 of 7 | |
| 8 | 8 | Russia → Oman | Water Table / Wedding Table | Claire | 4 of 6 | |
| 9 | 9 | Oman → Bangladesh | Balanced Meal / Balanced Bricks | Brook | 4 of 5⊃ | |
| 10 | 10 | Bangladesh → Hong Kong | Ding Ding / Sampan | Claire | 3 of 4 | |
| 11 | 11 | Hong Kong → South Korea | Full Throttle / Full Bottle | Brook | 2 of 4 | [1] |
| 12 | 12 | South Korea → United States | No Detour | Brook | 2 of 3 | |
| Average | 3.17 | |||||
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Post Race
- Brook & Claire have been married after completing and Claire has two children.[2]
- Brook co-hosts the sports show #SDLive on Fox Sports San Diego, as of February 2014.
- Brook & Claire competed on a The Amazing Race Primetime special of The Price is Right that aired on May 25, 2016.[3] However, Brook, Claire and their contestant Cuentin was unable to play a pricing game.[4]
Trivia
Franchise Record
- First team to be the second team U-Turned in a leg with a Double U-Turn.
US Records
- First team to survive a U-Turn
- First U-Turned team to enter the final three
Other Trivia
- Brook & Claire were contacted to return for Unfinished Business, but declined due to Claire's pregnancy.
- Brook is the former roommate of Richie of Richie & Mimi.
External links
- Brook's Website: therealbrookroberts.com
Brook's Wikipedia page: Brook Roberts
Interviews
- Lynette Rice at EW (09/27/2010): "Claire Champlin, aka watermelon girl, talks about painful slap in the face by fruit"
- Gina Scarpa at Reality Wanted (12/13/2010): "The Amazing Race 17: Exclusive Interview with Brook Roberts and Claire Champlin"
- Reality TV World (12/13/2010): "Exclusive - Brook Roberts and Claire Champlin talk The Amazing Race"
- Joyce Eng at TV Guide Online (12/14/2010): "We're Proud We Helped Make History"
- Digital Spy (12/14/2010): "We chat about their second-place finish on The Amazing Race"
- Teeuwynn Woodruff at RealityNewsOnline (12/16/2010): "I Was Never So Scared of Fruit in My Whole, Entire Life"
- Rob Cesternino & Jessica Liese at RHAP (10/07/2013): "Amazing Race 23 Episode 2 Recap with Brook & Claire"
Social Media Profiles
Brook's Facebook: /brookr17
Brook's Twitter: @Brook_Roberts
Claire's Facebook: /claire.champlin.92
- Claire's Twitter: @Champ72280
References
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