Rochell D.Donald, a retired 68-year-old from Elkhorn, WI, and his grandson Nicolas, a 23-year-old pilot who is originally from Chicago, IL, finished third during The Amazing Race's twelfth-season finale broadcast of the CBS reality series.Mark at Reality Wanted (): 'Interview with Don and Nicolas of The Amazing Race 12'.Brian Zoromski at IGN.com (): 'Amazing Race Interview - Nick & Don'.

Christopher Roochio at Reality TV World (): 'Exclusive: The Amazing Race's Donald Jerousek, Nicolas Fulks talk.Oscar Dahl at BuddyTV (): 'Exclusive Interview: Nicolas & Donald, From The Amazing Race'.Donald is the oldest person to reach the final three, being 68 at the time of racing.The highest finish for a grandparent/grandchild team, 3rd place.First grandparent/grandchild team to be in the final three.First grandparent/grandchild team to win a leg.First grandparent/grandchild team to win the Fast Forward.Nicolas & Donald are the first grandparent/grandchild team.They were the only all-male team to compete on The Amazing Race 12.

Casting later call them back as they were seeking a grandparent and grandchild team and the casting agent remember their video. Nicolas & Donald first applied for The Amazing Race 10 but were not chosen.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 The Amazing Race 12 Race History Nicolas & Donald's Race History 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. 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. The sparks will undoubtedly fly along the course of the Race as Donald is never shy about telling his grandson what to do. This grandson/grandfather duo believes that Nicolas's traveling expertise will give them a leg up against the other Teams.ĭonald has been married for 42 years and has two children. He describes his Teammate as rough around the edges and not too excepting of people who go against his advice. He describes himself as reliable, competitive and goofy.

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.

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