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everyone. Jessica Lees here with the

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RHAP Amazing Race 36 Exit interview

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for episode 9. We're

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talking to Ivana Melissa, the girlfriends who

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got eliminated in fifth place this week

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in the Dominican Republic. And

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they had kind of a quiet run, but

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I think really generally likable funny team. And

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we are very sorry to see them go, but let's

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go ahead and bring them in now. Oh,

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good. Are you ready for

0:53

our invisibility club to come off? Yes,

0:55

please. I can't wait. Hello,

0:59

that's an alarm for invisible

1:01

edits. We came on, we

1:04

wanted to take off our

1:06

invisibility club. Oh my gosh, well

1:08

you're here and I can see you and I see

1:10

that you've added a third team member. We're

1:13

all real people. Yes, we are all here.

1:15

Our sweet miracle, Miss Vivian Rose. Yeah, that's

1:17

so exciting. So that was really, really recent.

1:19

I was about to congratulate you and they

1:21

showed the thing on the at the end

1:23

of the episode last night. I

1:26

didn't realize how recent this is. She's what, like four

1:28

months old? Eight weeks. Oh

1:30

my gosh. Congratulations. That's fantastic.

1:32

Yeah, we're excited. She will.

1:36

Well, because we keep calling her a

1:38

miracle because we had a reverse IVF

1:40

situation. I was supposed to do the

1:42

process and we realized later after

1:45

all our struggles with the fertility that we

1:48

had a better chance of willing million dollars, 25% than

1:50

we did. We

1:52

can't have both. We can't have a

1:54

million dollars and half. We

1:57

feel like we won. We're very,

1:59

very happy. The with our our marathon.

2:01

Lambda we can wait for her to turn eighteen

2:03

and then she can decide which muscle fibers get

2:06

soil have to. Figure it out or two,

2:08

but still. I mean to decide which one

2:10

of us going to carry the baby. That's

2:12

the ultimate roadblock, right? Oh my gosh, you

2:14

guys that I learned so much from the

2:16

race. And uses have to be very affable.

2:18

Ah, you're not in control. And the now

2:21

I have two losses. Yeah, it has. It's

2:23

scary if you did, you were doing control

2:25

before. Just yeah. Absolutely

2:29

So let's start a little bit about

2:31

what we saw last night. It looked

2:33

to me like it was just down

2:35

to that and one moment about one.

2:37

Roadblock with due to wizard chance that

2:39

you could ever have caught up after

2:41

that. Yes, we do that. So. We

2:44

we were with everybody but

2:46

how cause i'm getting a

2:49

hammer and lox some. right?

2:52

Before room far right after the new amber.

2:54

And. Then also as the morphology didn't

2:56

see was that. Ah, As.

2:59

We were doing small enough Monza. One

3:02

of our money or from members actually suffered

3:04

an injury and small we were waiting to

3:06

serve couple minutes not we didn't think a

3:08

big deal when it turns out we only

3:10

lost my. Job. Was

3:12

like what you should write ups as good as

3:14

did it ever for their the and we didn't

3:16

realize either that or on the fight. Scenes with

3:19

Sophia the realm of in the water to get

3:21

to that that saw. I've

3:23

been enamored so we went down the stairs

3:25

and so that wasn't like a row that

3:27

me We also the one break for a

3:29

reason have any climate. Has

3:32

a year now as N N and

3:34

we do things that you know that

3:36

was another couple minutes to go around.

3:38

that itself into so many times when

3:41

we could have while just two minutes.

3:43

So many things throughout the bank but

3:45

we're still down and projectiles she asks

3:47

us so. I. I

3:49

loved that they actually gave you a minute to

3:51

sort of lampshade the fact. That we didn't see

3:53

you at all as he says. About

3:56

that was. Amazing The they. They even called

3:58

attention to it and. Oh

4:01

no, Are you in Basra happy with how you to

4:03

return portrayed? Or is there something that you felt like?

4:05

Maybe if we'd see that we would have. Been.

4:08

Would have gotten a little bit more from

4:10

you. Our

4:12

really fun people and realize I'm an eye on

4:14

what we were losing. See like Moon squarely on the

4:17

where the where the time of friends and our

4:19

girls who like most. Like the height move

4:21

move up on high in see wrexham. System

4:23

In the fun of it was. Ridiculous

4:26

like that. But we didn't know that.

4:28

you know when placed an assassin situation.

4:30

We do put our heads down. And

4:33

just and just get the task done as thus.

4:35

so. You know other teams might

4:37

have been firing. Yellow

4:39

and influencers yes of the scene on referred

4:41

it so that was put that another think

4:44

another influence just to the her. Some of

4:46

the you know that the absence or entertain

4:48

the that was coming through ah outside my

4:50

sense of humor. a hi thought and something

4:53

to but they aren't like you know they

4:55

weren't like big moments like that fantasy at

4:57

sunset happens now and again. we weren't as

4:59

a top or bottom Zealand so you know

5:02

how that goes. Yes sir and we we

5:04

do to effect that because we were never.

5:06

Ah funnily enough deal with thorn in. The

5:08

suspense. Surplus. Leg. Ah,

5:11

I'm Us and says army. He was the only ones

5:13

who had never been in the balance of. And.

5:15

So we're proud of consistency of

5:17

course me. Wish you'd have a

5:20

consistency level. So sad. But

5:23

nonetheless there's something. Be says consistency and

5:25

get off the we. we did expect

5:27

a somewhat of an added like always

5:29

actually and because of see your surprise

5:31

on the multiple surprise live on reality

5:33

television for the have a pullout but

5:35

I'm sorry ladies the. Between

5:39

a relationship say that the blame for

5:41

to.uncle that that comes through as much

5:43

part of the season sport be like.

5:45

This we we as he broke the record for one

5:48

of the sort of flags, arms and history from the

5:50

race and so. While. I was wrestling

5:52

and sense know absolutely you want to

5:54

put that environment by a wasn't like

5:56

a traditional race. much interest from

5:58

around the world play nice crazy challenges like

6:00

a full day. We didn't

6:03

get that like crazy point to like have that,

6:05

you know, have those moments. Exactly. We were ready

6:07

to sleep on the airport floors. We were ready

6:09

and, you know, other teams so they didn't want

6:11

to do that. They wouldn't have done well with

6:14

that. We were, we were ready for it. I

6:16

mean, we at one point did a layover in

6:18

Machu in Peru. And I was like, oh,

6:20

we're going to get to go to Machu

6:23

Picchu. And the teams were like, God,

6:25

no. And I was like, please. We

6:28

were really, we were really ready for the

6:30

intense challenges. And we were pretty stoked to

6:33

see the waterfall. I mean, that was pretty

6:35

intense challenge for this season. And

6:37

unfortunately, we just left a few minutes

6:39

behind. Well,

6:42

I think you really

6:44

did run a really cockpit race. And

6:46

I'm I for one, like the team

6:49

with the drive sense of humor is always like one

6:51

of my favorites. I

6:54

would love to know about your journey, about

6:56

how did you decide to go on the

6:58

race together and how what was that process

7:00

like for you? It

7:02

was it was fun. I mean, we were actually trepidations.

7:04

I mean, are we going to do this with private

7:06

people? And are we going to go on out and

7:08

be scrutinized by everything? That's what you do. We were

7:11

guilty of it, too. So I think

7:13

the but the ultimate factor, I

7:15

guess, the leading why race was for

7:17

us, it was. We're

7:19

just such a huge fan. We

7:22

I'm a super fan. I think the super super duper

7:24

fan. Like I'm a fan of seeing all the seasons

7:26

that she I like. I created

7:28

an amazing race for the American Embassy

7:30

in Madrid. So there were 20

7:32

teams and I created 20 challenges.

7:35

And it was a huge success. And

7:37

I loved every minute of doing it. And I'm

7:39

a super fan. So that's why I'm Ricky. I'm

7:41

sorry. So I said, you know, she's a

7:44

super fan. She's a super detail. He

7:47

was he was not wrong. And I

7:50

think that was our just love for travel and charity. We

7:53

both travel so much and wanted that those

7:55

epic adventures. So yeah, and having a competitive

7:57

spirit that was just love a challenge. I

8:00

think all of that, the culmination

8:02

of all of it is why we decided ultimately,

8:04

yeah, let's try this out. We're about to go

8:06

into parenthood. It was fun at a story

8:08

before we go on that journey. You have one

8:10

final adventure. Yeah, that's really what it came down to. That's

8:14

fantastic. The only thing I wanted to

8:16

touch on is, this was a

8:18

season where we had a lot of teams

8:20

working together, like very transparently. And there's a

8:22

couple of points where you sort of kind

8:26

of reactively started working with other teams. Like, did you

8:28

have a strategy going in about when you would work

8:30

with other teams? Or

8:32

what was the difference? Social

8:35

games, super important. But I

8:38

think something people don't know is day one, orientation,

8:41

no U-turn. There's no U-turn.

8:44

We were sold upfront. Everybody knew

8:46

that. They said, please do not waste thousands

8:48

of hours of footage on U-turn talk. There

8:50

will be none. And so

8:52

we knew upfront there were no U-turns. So

8:54

I think with that, we still do, of course, social games is

8:56

important, but we were more of a situational

8:59

alliance team. Like, who do we have connections

9:01

with? And who do we want to help?

9:03

And we didn't have formal alliances, but all

9:05

the teams that we mentioned, like, excuse me,

9:07

Ricky and the firefighters, those were the two

9:09

teams we had natural connections with. We saw

9:12

us work with both and collaborate with

9:14

both. And so I think that's- But

9:17

simply out of necessity, we absolutely did

9:19

not come in wanting alliances, thinking

9:21

we were going to have alliances, but we

9:23

also came in wanting connections and that's what

9:25

we- Well, yeah, too, collaborate. Yeah, that was

9:28

part of the game, but- No,

9:31

I wanted to run our own race. As a

9:33

super fan, we definitely wanted to run our own

9:35

race. So I will say, you know, watching some

9:37

of the things that happened, we were disappointed by

9:39

all of it. And we had

9:41

a spirit of race that we're all tampered

9:43

with, but we, you know,

9:45

we did what we had to do. Yeah,

9:49

for sure. Well, I guess I'm going

9:51

to ask you the same question. I asked your fellow super duper

9:53

fan, Danny. You're

9:55

right to add the duper. I'm a super Fan.

9:57

He's a super duper fan. You're absolutely right.

10:00

The Idea: I don't even like the show as much

10:02

as Danny does. Either,

10:05

But I want to know what is

10:07

the thing that surprised you the most.

10:09

As someone who knows a lot about

10:11

the show, what surprised you the most

10:13

about running it's en route running the

10:15

actual Dix. So.

10:17

For me relax and ones that rally car

10:19

moment. We. Were

10:21

quite impressed cdc. With

10:23

it him so was. Team. Has been there

10:25

for. A very long time and govern

10:28

our his arm and see where are you

10:30

know there was here there was beginning there

10:32

was a lot of things happening so also

10:34

up. And that that

10:36

is happening citizens chaos.

10:39

and I'm. What?

10:41

They didn't south as were middle of the pack

10:43

and visible at it was you know a

10:45

lot of them within ten minutes. And.

10:47

Other things better. For well I'm announced so we

10:49

you know that on a surprise me was. What?

10:52

Is going on here with this? Some. Sort

10:55

of. Is. When you in

10:57

the race in in one.

11:00

I think for me it was the and. Gotta.

11:03

See so many seasons and I just

11:05

thought would solve that many imbalance detours

11:07

Id for us and we will We

11:09

saw the other team is once again.

11:11

Before. She even as he already sorted into the

11:14

what did you do have it's A, it's A. We

11:16

already knew a guy that we chose the runway like

11:18

when we know we had already the thoughts and so

11:20

the imbalance of the beach or it's up to my

11:22

mind. Fil. A's detours we only

11:24

chose to for roughly by they were

11:27

either they just longer wanted to use

11:29

the top five shows five or six

11:31

friendly yet So the fact that. You.

11:34

Know all that the together fluff our server

11:36

of thirty minute that the said before we

11:38

always birth of our for a group like

11:41

it was when you pick the wrong deeds

11:43

norlander he got one. These are my feet

11:45

thirty seconds like a reverse puzzle which ah

11:47

wow you know we obviously should have done

11:50

that. and the said we

11:52

thought we could be dancing with less but

11:54

i mean se bonuses see if we look

11:56

back like oh yeah nick say again and

11:58

not to z towards that did choose correctly,

12:00

every other team did the same one. So that

12:02

has been necessarily differentiator. Yeah, I think that surprised

12:04

us was how quick the detours were when you

12:07

have a tend of when you have a detour

12:09

that usually doesn't take longer than 15 minutes, but

12:11

your start times are more than 15 minutes. That

12:14

actually did surprise us. We we hope to go

12:16

on a traditional season, we were a little surprised

12:18

it was a COVID season. And then on top

12:21

of it, we were a little surprised we were ready for

12:23

these six hour you know, find a

12:25

needle in the haystack, local emails, you know,

12:27

we were we were ready to sleep on

12:29

the airport floors, all that stuff. So we

12:31

were a little surprised. Yeah,

12:34

that makes sense. That's actually

12:36

that's something I don't get to do the recap

12:38

tonight. So I'm going to make sure that Mike

12:40

brings that up. So okay, okay. Yeah, that's fantastic.

12:42

But I really enjoyed seeing

12:44

you this season. I really I was

12:46

rooting for you. We want the

12:49

we want the underdogs to come out

12:51

and like, yeah, I appreciate it. Yeah.

12:53

And I would really I, I, I

12:57

congratulations on the baby. And

13:00

she's she's lovely. And she

13:02

was great on the interview. Yeah,

13:04

she did her

13:08

best. Yeah, she's doing great. And

13:10

I'm really, really happy to see that the two of you are

13:12

doing so well. And I want to

13:14

thank you again for taking time to talk

13:17

to me. Yeah, we're gonna have to be

13:19

by the way. Yeah, exactly. We love watching

13:21

your podcast. That's what Rob is saying. But

13:23

I love you. And also prepare. So thank

13:26

you. Oh, well, well, thanks a

13:28

lot. I love hearing that. Like that makes that

13:30

makes me happy to. But basically, yeah,

13:32

okay, we will do that for sure.

13:34

All right. Thanks very much. All right.

13:36

There you have it. Yvonne and Melissa, the

13:38

fifth place team for Amazing Race 36. As you

13:42

can see, like the adventure that they had on the

13:44

Amazing Race was really not even the biggest adventure they've

13:46

had lately. They've got a lot going on. It was

13:48

very exciting to get to see the baby and I

13:51

think really what they

13:53

said on the episode last night

13:55

about their personality sort of

13:58

getting a little subdued the face of intense competition.

14:01

I think that was spot on because they were

14:03

really lovely to talk to and I very much enjoyed

14:05

this interview. Hope you guys did as well. We

14:07

have one more episode of Amazing Race next week.

14:10

I'll be talking to all of the

14:12

Final Four teams at some point after

14:14

the finale airs. And of course tonight

14:16

you can catch Mike Bloom. I will

14:19

not be on the recap unfortunately, but you can

14:21

catch Mike Bloom talking to Dan Heaton and Maggie

14:23

Morgan to catch up on their thoughts about the

14:26

season. And of course I'll

14:28

be back to recap the finale next week. So

14:31

you can follow us on social media. You can

14:34

follow Mike at Mike Bloom type. You can follow

14:36

me at HeyMakerHattie. We'd love hearing about you.

14:38

Make sure you check out Mike's interview with

14:40

the eliminated team on parade.com and check out

14:42

all the great content that's happening across the

14:44

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