Nicolas Fulks and Donald Jerousek are a Grandson/Grandfather team on The Amazing Race 12.
Profile
Nicolas started his aviation career at the age of 17 at the University of Illinois and currently works as an airline pilot based out of San Juan. He describes himself as reliable, competitive and goofy. He describes his Teammate as rough around the edges and not too excepting of people who go against his advice.
This grandson/grandfather duo believes that Nicolas's traveling expertise will give them a leg up against the other Teams.
Donald has been married for 42 years and has two children. The sparks will undoubtedly fly along the course of the Race as Donald is never shy about telling his grandson what to do. While Nicolas relies on his ability to read maps and quickly navigate computers, Donald relies on old school street smarts and claims to be a jack of all trades.
Regardless of who's calling the shots in the heat of the Race, these two are looking forward to traveling the world together and creating lasting memories.
The Amazing Race 12
Race History
| Nicolas & Donald's Race History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Leg | Destination(s) | Detour Choice (underlined) |
Roadblock Performer |
Placement | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | United States → Ireland | No Detour | Nicolas | 5 of 11 | |
| 2 | 2 | Ireland → The Netherlands | Hoist It / Hunt It | Donald | 8 of 10 | |
| 3 | 3 | The Netherlands → Burkina Faso | Teach It / Learn It | Donald | 6 of 9 | |
| 4 | 4 | Burkina Faso | Shake Your Pan / Shake Your Booty | Nicolas | 4 of 8 | |
| 5 | 5 | Burkina Faso → Lithuania | Count Down / Step Up | Nicolas | 6 of 7 | |
| 6 | 6 | Lithuania → Croatia | Short & Long / Long & Short | Donald | 5 of 6 | |
| 7 | 7 | Croatia → Italy | Fast Forward | 1 of 5► | ||
| 8 | 8 | Italy → India | Paste 'Em / Thread 'Em | Nicolas | 2 of 5 | |
| 9 | 9 | India → Japan | Sense of Touch / Sense of Smell | Nicolas | 3 of 4 | |
| 10 | 10 | Japan → Taiwan | Fire / Earth | Donald | 3 of 4 | |
| 11 | 11 | Taiwan → United States | Cut the Cod / Grab the Crab | Nicolas | 3 of 3 | |
| Average | 4.18 | |||||
Legend:
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Post-Race Life
Trivia
Franchise Record
- Nicolas & Donald are the first grandparent/grandchild team.
- First grandparent/grandchild team to win the Fast Forward.
- First grandparent/grandchild team to win a leg.
- First grandparent/grandchild team to be in the final three.
- Highest finish for a grandparent/grandchild team, 3rd place.
- Donald is the oldest person to be in the final three, being 68 at the time of racing.
Interviews
- Oscar Dahl at BuddyTV (01/23/2008): "Exclusive Interview: Nicolas & Donald, From The Amazing Race"
- Christopher Roochio at Reality TV World (01/23/2008): "Exclusive: The Amazing Race's Donald Jerousek, Nicolas Fulks talk
- Brian Zoromski at IGN.com (01/24/2008): "Amazing Race Interview - Nick & Don"
- Mark at Reality Wanted (01/24/2008): "Interview with Don and Nicolas of The Amazing Race 12"
- Rochell D. Thomas at TV Guide (01/25/2008): "Amazing Race's Final 3: The Last Pit Stop"
- Teeuwynn Woodruff at RealityNewsOnline (01/25/2008): "It's a Great Story to Tell"
References
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