History Characters / TheAmazingRace13

Long distance dating couple, the Race was the first time they had spent more than a few days together. Poor navigation caused them to fall behind in New Zealand, and though they were saved from elimination that leg by Marisa & Brooke's even worse navigation, it left them far enough behind starting the next leg that they missed the equalizing flight into Cambodia They never saw another team again, and were out of the race in 7th place.

-->'''Dan''': Yeah, It'd be very long. ''Film/{{Braveheart}}''.

-->'''Dan''': We keep finishing second-to-lat, third-to-last. We'll eventually be last if we keep doin' what we're doin'.

Frat boys, and ''the'' most unexpected team to ever make the Final 3. There have been bad teams before, and there have been bad teams since, but Dan & Andrew had legendary badness. They were so bad that the other teams dismissed them as a complete non-factor, and Phil told them he thought they would be the next team eliminated. They were so bad, they were easily the most entertaining part of an otherwise dull season. They were bad at the mental game, they were bad at the physical game, they were so bad they screwed up ''walking'', yet somehow made it all the way to the Final 3. They were a complete non-factor in the finale, as their cab driver immediately got lost, and, as they had not thought to research directions before getting on the plane like Nick & Starr, they quietly disappeared from the episode and finished a distant 3rd place, yet got the loudest cheers from the other teams as they cruised into the Finish Line.

-->'''Dan''': Yeah, It'd be very long. ''{{Braveheart}}''.

* SelfDeprecation: Their "''{{Braveheart}}''" quote.

After the success of [[Characters/TheAmazingRace12 Season 12]], The Race earned itself permanent spot in CBS's Sunday night lineup. The bad news was the Race had to compete for ratings on one of television's toughest nights, and in the fall was constantly delayed by football games overrunning. The good news was the football lead in actually helped ratings, and the Race thrived, even against Sunday Night Football, becoming one of the night's top rated shows.

Dating, Sarah worked on Wall Street, while Terence was a running coach. They constantly raced near the top of the pack despite Terence's constant need for attention, and Sarah taking the smallest hings personally. However, in leg 8 they decided to race Nick & Starr for the Fast Forward. Vegetarian Terence quickly realized he was in over his head when he saw the Fast Forward involved eating meat, but by the time they gave up and returned to the Roadblock it was too late, they were too far behind to catch Andrew & Dan, even with the boys' navigation problems and being forced to go back and run the route to the Pit Stop after taking an illegal cab, and they were eliminated in 5th.

* [[WhoAreYouCallingNames Who Are You Calling Old]]: Tina, when Ken called them the old couple to start episode five.

For its first season in its new permanent spot, the Race submitted an underwhelming effort, with a cast that was not as charismatic as hoped, and a predictable, boring end result. Nick & Starr dominated most of the season, and, for the first time in the show's history, said dominant team won with little-to-no threat posed by the other teams. Though an overall weak season (being the only one of Seasons 12-17 to not have a representative for [[Characters/TheAmazingRace18 Unfinished Business]]), and having the disadvantage of being sandwiched between two much more popular seasons, it does have some positives, such as the high amounts of comedy that came from watching Dan & Andrew shock everyone by bumbling their way into the Final 3, and episode 9, the leg where Dan tried his hand at marching, is one of the best individual episodes in the series.

A Dallas Cowboy cheerleader and her actor brother, they were the first dominant team to win the Race. They broke the record for leg wins in a single season (set by [[Characters/TheAmazingRace5 Colin & Christie]] and unofficially tied by [[Characters/TheAmazingRace9 Eric & Jeremy]]), were the first team to win four straight legs (albeit by using a Fast Forward for one of the leg wins), and were the first family team to win the Race, as well as the youngest (not counting [[Characters/TheAmazingRace8 the Family Edition]], which most people don't). While they were not more physical than their competition, nor more intelligent, they made up for it by being extremely efficient in everything they did. They were always the first out of the airport, and got through everything as quickly as possible without stopping to talk things out or argue. That efficiency would help them in the finale, as while Tina spent more of her attention on nagging Ken than running the Race, allowed Nick & Starr to eke out the victory. While not the most likable team (the only thing that probably kept them from getting the standard villain cut was that they won), they easily earned the win, and were the first in a line of dominant teams who would win the Race.

* AbuseIsOkayWhenItsFemaleOnMale: Averted. Ken may have cheated on her, giving her the right not to trust him again right away, but watching the way she treated him, and watching him take it all with a smile, most fans came down on his side.

* CoolOldGuy: Both of them.

* NewAgeRetroHippie

* MommasBoy: They had a very close relationship due to Toni being a single mom for most of her life.

* SillyWalk: Dan, unintentionally, during the marching Roadblock, where he started jerking his arms around, and walking stiff-legged, much to the hilarity of everyone present.

* BrotherSisterTeam: The first ones to do so. [[note]]Excluding [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceFamilyEdition The Linz Siblings]][[/note]]

* BrotherSisterTeam

* {{Expy}}: Terence was one of [[Characters/TheAmazingRace6 Adam]].

* OppositesAttract: Terence was a free spirit who did what he. Sarah was a business woman.

* WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong: After getting directions to Gulf Harbor from a local, he told them that they "couldn't get lost." though they didn't invoke it themselves, their navigation issues still put them out of the game that leg.

* TemptingFate: Discussed in their final leg with Mark said they didn't want to curse themselves by saying they was in first, but they was doing pretty well. Mark said that while in the cab, unaware they supposed to walk to the detour.

* {{Expy}}: Terence was one Of [[Characters/TheAmazingRace6 Adam]].

* TemptingFate: Discussed in their final leg with Mark said they didn't want to curse themselves by saying they was in first, but they was doing pretty well. Mark said they while in the cab, unaware they supposed to walk.

* {{Expy}}: Of [[Characters/TheAmazingRace6 Adam & Rebecca]].

* OppositesAttract

* PinkMeansFeminine: They were always seen to be wearing shocking pink clothing and bandanas.

* SouthernBelle: They were a more modern take on the trope.

* WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong: After getting directions to Gulf Harbour from a local, he told them that they "couldn't get lost." though they didn't invoke it themselves, their navigation issues still put them out of the game that leg.

* NiceHat: Anthony has a black cap.

* ItWasAnHonor: Arthur after being eliminated.
---> Anthur: It was an Privilege.

* ShockingElimination: Most GenreSavvy viewers expected them to beat Nick & Starr in the finale, as that dynamic (unlikable dominant team vs. lovable but boring underdog) had been done in several previous seasons (most predominantly in [[Characters/TheAmazingRace5 Seasons 5]] [[Characters/TheAmazingRace7 and 7]]). While shocking to normal viewers, it was especially shocking to long time viewers who expected the same-as-usual fare from the Race.

* ShockingElimination: They started out strong, constantly finishing in the top 3, before deciding to go for the Fast Forward.

* ShockingElimination

* [[ImNotHereToMakeFriends We're Not Here to Make Friends]]: Invoked by Terence in the first leg after Nick & Starr snubbed Sarah.

* WildHair

* AccidentallyAccurate: After barely missing the first flight out of LAX to begin the game, Dan said it was okay, because you never knew what would happen, and the first flight might get delayed. The first flight was in fact delayed by an hour and a half, but still got in before the second flight.