Eric & Danielle

Eric & Danielle
Team Profile
Hometown:	Deerfield Beach, Florida (Eric) Staten Island, New York (Danielle)
Relation:	Dating
Occupation:	Waiter (Eric) Bartender (Danielle)
Legs Competed:	13
Placement:	1st

Eric Sanchez and Danielle Turner are a Dating team and and the Official Winners of The Amazing Race: All-Stars.

Profile

This unique duo met while Racing against each other during Season 9. During their travels, they developed a bond which transpired into a romance and the two have been dating for the past year. Eric, who had partnered with Jeremy during his first Race around the world, finished in 2nd place to the Hippies while Danielle, who ran the Race with her best friend Dani, were the 4th team ousted. This time around, Eric and Danielle are going to combine their efforts using strengths from their former teammates as they forge this new partnership hoping they have what it takes to Race with the best of them.

Danielle remains in Staten Island where she works as a bartender while finishing her Master's Degree in Education. Eric, who works as a waiter, enjoys his laid-back lifestyle and lives on the beach in Florida.

Will the combination of this big-city girl and self-proclaimed "beach bum" be a viable force to reckon with or will the other Teams discount this new pair who has never before raced together as Team?

The Amazing Race: All-Stars

Race History

Eric & Danielle's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	United States → Ecuador	Wrangle It / Recover It	No Roadblock	4 of 11
2	2	Ecuador → Chile	By Hand / By Machine	Eric	4 of 10
3	3	Chile	Vertical Limit / River Wild	Danielle	3 of 9
4	4	Chile → Argentina	Navigate It / Sign It	Eric	2 of 8
5	5	Argentina → Mozambique	Pamper / Porter	Eric	6 of 7
6	6	Mozambique → Tanzania	Solve It / Schlep It	Danielle	5 of 7
7	7	Tanzania → Poland	Perfect Pitch / Perfect Angle	Danielle	5 of 6	[1]
8	8	Poland	Eat It Up / Roll It Out	Eric	5 of 6
9	9	Poland → Malaysia	Artistic Expression / Cookie Confection	Danielle	3 of 5<
10	10	Malaysia → Hong Kong	Kung Fu Fighting / Lost in Translation	Eric	4 of 4
11	11	Hong Kong → Macau	Noodle / Dragon	Eric	3 of 4<	[2]
12	12	Macau → Guam	Care Package / Engine Care	Danielle	2 of 4
13	13	Guam → United States	Under / Over	Danielle	1 of 3	[3]
				Average	3.62
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 Yield < Recipient of the Yield
Notes: 1: Leg 7 had an unaired Roadblock. It is known Danielle performed the Roadblock as Eric was shown to have completed the maximum of six roadblocks by the end of Leg 11. 2: Eric & Danielle initially arrived 2nd, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for being "marked for elimination" and not arriving 1st. With approximately 14 minutes left of their penalty time, Charla & Mirna checked in during their penalty time, dropping them to 3rd.. 3: Leg 13 also had an unaired Roadblock. Danielle is shown to have performed the Roadblock on the CBS gallery.

Post-Race

• After the race Eric & Danielle broke up, stating that they lived too far away from each other but still remain friends.
  • Danielle is now married and has children.

Trivia

Franchise Records

• Eric & Danielle are the first team of returning racers to come from different teams in their previous season.
• First team to be Yielded multiple times in standard format.
• Eric is the first person to be in the final three twice (see also Eric & Jeremy).
  • by extension, Eric is the first person to never be eliminated from the race despite playing twice.
• First team to win a season consisting of returning racers.
• First team to be marked for elimination and win the race.
• Danielle is the most yielded contestant in a career, being yielded 3 times in over the course of her two seasons.
• Eric has the best end finishes with 1st and 2nd.
• First co-ed team to win the race without winning any previous legs.
• First co-ed team to win the race without using the Yield.

US Records

• Eric has traveled the most legs by a contestant in two seasons, 25 legs.
• First team to win the race without winning any previous legs.
• First to win the race without using the neither Fast Forward or the Yield.

Other

• Youngest average aged co-ed team in All-Stars, collectively 25.5 years.
• Last co-ed team standing in All-Stars.

External Links

Interviews

• Julie Chen on The Early Show (05/07/2007): "Eric and Danielle Get Their Money"
• Oscar Dahl at BuddyTV (05/07/2007): "Exclusive Interview: Eric Sanchez and Danielle Turner, winners of The Amazing Race: All-Stars"
• CTV.ca (05/07/2007): "All-Star 'Amazing Race' winners say it was brutal"
• Eric Goldman at IGN (05/08/2007): "Amazing Race: All-Stars Winners Interview: Eric & Danielle"
• Teeuwynn Woodruff on RealityNewsOnline (05/08/2007): "For the People That Don't Like Us, I'm Glad We Ruined Your Season"
• Richard Huff at New York Daily News (05/08/2007): "Couple wins 'Race', loses each other"
• Christopher Rocchio at Reality TV World (05/09/2007): "Eric Sanchez and Danielle Turner talk about their 'Amazing' split"
• Jeanmarie Tan at The Electric New Paper (05/15/2007): "I never want to race with her again"
• Rob & Trevor at RFF Radio (06/07/2007): "Interview with Eric – Winner of TAR All Stars"

Social Media Profiles

• Eric's Facebook: /ericmichaelsanchez

• Eric's Twitter: @sanchezericm

• Danielle's Facebook: /danielle.turnerstout

References

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