Rob And Amber Knocked Out Of "Race"

Reality TV Power Couple Make Costly Mistakes In Chile, Argentina

(CBS)  "The Amazing Race" took a dramatic turn Sunday night as the powerhouse reality show couple Rob and Amber Mariano made a series of costly mistakes in Chile and Argentina and ended up being eliminated much sooner than anyone expected.

The couple won three legs in a row and it seemed like they owned "The Amazing Race: All-Stars" until they lost to Charla and Mirna.

The kiss of death was Rob's misspelling of Philippines on a placard by adding an extra L and omitting a P.

"He wrote out Philippines but that doesn't mean it's his fault," Amber told The Early Show co-anchor Harry Smith. "That challenge was all him. I can't blame him. He was definitely in charge for that one."

"I messed up," Rob said. "We had just a bunch of things that snowballed in that leg that led to our downfall. You know, that's the way the race is. One little thing can set you up."

Rob and Amber are known for being tough, conniving competitors and they seemed confident that they would take home the $1 million prize.

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"We felt good, we really did. I wouldn't say overconfident," Rob said. "We've been doing this a while, we know how to play it up a little bit. So there was a little of that going on, I think."

"You can't help to be optimistic. You can't help to be really excited about every single leg. When you finish first, you're going to be excited," Amber said. "You're going to feel very highly of yourself."

Rob and Amber lied to Mirna and Charla about calling a cab and hoped in a taxi meant for them. Later, Rob and Amber gave Mirna and Charla bad directions to the clue-box. Despite their trickery, the newlyweds were still unable to beat the cousins.

"If they don't know what's coming, it's their own fault," Amber said. "There isn't anywhere in the rules that says you can't lie. They're silly to listen to us. Haven't they watched any show we've been on before? You don't trust Amber and Rob."

"Mirna tried to play the martyr up more than a little bit," Rob said.

Even though they lost, Rob and Amber said don't feel badly for them. After all, they spent three weeks in Acapulco.

The couple said that a family is in the near future and they are working on a couple other things they cannot talk about.

"Things are going well," Amber said. "We're coming up on our two-year anniversary. It's been wonderful. We're living in Florida, enjoying it. Every day gets better and better."

[rasabaka]

I'm glad they're off the show...

[cferson]

I am thrilled they are off. Enough is enough! They are over-saturated. You can only appear on so many reality shows - they have reached their limit. =I've had enough of their arragance.

[rickiblu42]

Arrogant is not the word for Rob and Amber!

[ljb031158]

Now that "Dumb and Dumber" have had their ***** kicked (hope into oblivion), we can all enjoy the "race".

[seadog661]

I myself am going to miss them. They are very entertaining and smart. Let's face it those that are glad that they are gone are jealous. They were a good competative team. There is no other team left that is worthy of winning this or worth watching now!

[karrobri]

I love Rob and Amber I am so upsetthey are off. They made the show. I

[redtoonces07]

i will miss rob and amber!! A couple who works well together and they have great spirts within them selves.

[quartetman-2009]

This most unkind couple with the "I'm better than all these other slobs" attitude won't be missed by me. They thought themselves better than anyone else and yet failed with a couple of really stupid mistakes. Rob's reaction to others who were passing him by was "I can't believe they could be doing it" showed what a truly boorish ignorant snob he is. Goodbye and good riddance.

[cferson]

Hey, let's face it - they are "professional" reality show contestants. Let them out in the real world like everyone else and sse if they are so "better than thou". I just love it that the reason they lost was because of ROB's two dumb mistakes------ Since they are "professionals" how could they make such dumb mistakes. THE WITCH IS DEAD!!!!!!!!

[connapa]

FINALLY! Divine justice! I was beginning to believe that the producers rigged the show the last time they were on- letting them get to the final 3. Funny how both times they lost was due to language difficulties. Shows how a good education can pay off.

[connapa]

FINALLY! Divine justice! I was beginning to believe that the producers rigged the show the last time they were on- letting them get to the final 3. Funny how both times they lost was due to language difficulties. Shows how a good education can pay off.

[lvmy3ds]

I'm SO glad to see them gone.

[newjerseygrl]

Thank GOD, I think lying to Mirna and Carla was the worst thing those two idiots could have done....If they had made it, What kind of a thing is that for TV, proporting Lying in any manner is just awful. Happy that they are finally off. Amber has sure become a Witch with a "B" since marrying Rob. He makes me sick with his phony New England accent. They both think they are Hot stuff, now they can just go "stuff" themselves someplace else.....Glad they are gone....

[tinyl2]

Rob and Amber are fun to watch. Those that are glad that they're gone are just jealous. I don't think there's another team in the race that makes the show worth watching.

[hermit22]

one more vote to agree with most of the rest of you, i'm glad those liars are gone.

sneaky little pretty faces....let this be a lesson to the culture.

seadog66, lets hope you are not in charge of the culture. just because someone "seems" like a winner does NOT mean they really are a real winner.
this has NOTHING to do with being "jealous".
it has to do with people acting like a "lous".

[lhemmer1]

I will definitely miss Rob & Amber. They are the reason I tuned in to The Amazing Race. We'll miss you both. Enjoy life to the fullest! Hope to see again soon.

[gramoh-2009]

Finally! I am so glad that we don't have to see these two blow-hards again. Now I can enjoy the show. Rest of the players have more integrity.

Maybe Rob will get a real job now!

[sjw1253]

I feel the need to respond to tinyl2 in that people who are glad that Rob and Amber are gone are clearly not jealous. It is your minority opinion that they were fun to watch and that none of the others are as fun to watch.

I find myself rooting for the beauty queens, Myrna & Charla, the parents, and pretty much all of the teams other than Rob and Amber. I was sad to see them win the first 3 legs and was concerned that the contest would be negated by their constant winning. Hmmm... could they have lost on purpose?

[dchef3]

What is all this talk about being "Jealous"?? Are you crazy??? That just doesn't make sense. I would agree that R&A were entertaining to watch but only because of the anticipation of their final moments!! I was beginning to believe that the producers had rigged the line up and set R&A up to win...thank goodness it didn't happen--thats not to say that wasn't the original intention still.
The reason people didn't want them to win were clearly apparent last night. ARROGANCE,LYING,SMUG,HIGHLY OVERCONFIDENT,DEMEANING and all with an elitist attitude to boot. All of which I don't find someone of good character would have. I would find it better to win with my character and dignity in tact than to just throw that out the window for the sake of becomming a millionaire AGAIN and AGAIN. And then to throw it away on a poker game...sick.see ya R&A go get a real job!

[mwamwamwa-2009]

I just wanna be entertained and Romber did that. None of these players are selected for their high moral character (shaking head). They are picked because they will make good television. I wish the hippies were here this time. I've never disliked any team before until Schmirna. I'm not losing sleep over the fact that Romber lost this round, but rather we have one more week of listening to Schmirna.

[dchef3]

I would agree on the SCHMIRNA comment--but their days are limited now. I have always liked Uchena and Joyce and hope they win again.

[house015]

Calm down about Rob & Amber, people. It's called a race because it's a competition, not a social gathering. Yeah, the lying thing I'm not a fan of, but anyone who's tricked by those two gets what they deserve. What are the other contestants going to complain about now?

[spinraff]

Now that Rob and Amber are gone, so am I. They were the couple that made the show interesting for me. I have deleted my TIVO auto record of this show.

[elizalexus]

Pride comes before a fall, and after their arrogant comments about themselves, and their bragging to other teams about lying to Charla and Myrna, I knew their time was up. Good riddance.. I would hate to ever work with or do business with such snakes.
Please stop awarding such bad behavior by putting them on tv.

[neojoker]

I heard that Rob and Amber can shoot laser beams out of their eyes. Those celebrity people have powers beyond mere mortals like us. Rob and Amber told me this through mental telepathy.

[spinraff]

Hey NEWJERSEYGRL... it's a competition to win a million bucks, you do what you have to do to win. That's what makes it interesting. You are spewing over with jealousy about Rob & Amber because they are winners.

[bruinphan87]

I have never really liked Rob and Amber until this season of Amazing Race. As Rob said to Amber, his tactics are rubbing off on me. On ther other hand, I simply cannot stand Myrna & Charla. Charla seems to work hard to overcome her size but Myrna is too obnoxious to watch. About the only good thing to come out of the departure of Rob and Amber is that the field is now wide open to win it. I'll enjoy the rest of the season regardless of who wins.

I am SO HAPPY that Rob and Amber got eliminated. i stopped recording the show last night because i'm sick of seeing Rob & Amba. i was shocked to hear they got eliminated but very happy about the outcome. now i will continue to watch the Race again!.

[ponytayl]

Ohhhh, I was rooting for them all the way. They make great t.v. I'd watch them walk to the mailbox.

[kconnors7]

I have always loved watching Rob and Amber since the first Survivor show. They do not pretend to be someone they are not and do not pretend to be innocents. Everyone knows they will do anything to win, yet it is fun watching a couple do this without constant bickering and name calling between themselves. I have seen them both on other shows and enjoy watching them with their fun, easy going personalities and charm. Amazing Race won't be as much fun without them....could they have lost so early due to bad karma? sure, the sly lie may have got them...but in a contest to win $1M anything goes....I just appreciate that they don't yell and get angry at each other or other contestants like so many of the others do...that I find more annoying than a lie to the gullible. I hate when other couples call each other names and belittle each other! Good luck to Rob and Amber in their next venture!! I hope to be watching! ;)

[kconnors7]

I have always loved watching Rob and Amber. They do not pretend to be someone they are not and do not pretend to be innocents. Everyone knows they will do anything to win, yet it is fun watching a couple do this without constant bickering and name calling between themselves. I have seen them both on other shows and enjoy watching them with their fun, easy going personalities and charm. Amazing Race won't be as much fun without them....could they have lost so early due to bad karma? sure, the sly lie may have got them...but in a contest to win $1M anything goes....I just appreciate that they don't yell and get angry at each other or other contestants like so many of the others do...that I find more annoying than a lie to the gullible. I hate when other couples call each other names and belittle each other! And they aren't sore losers either. Good luck to Rob and Amber in their next venture!! I hope to be watching! ;)

[zz_z-2009]

Rob & Amber is a great team to watch, they have the wit and guts to sabotage other teams but remain focused and encouraging to each other, this is the real winners. I don't believe other teams won't succumb to schemes when opportunity arise. It is a competition after all, who says it's fair play? There's this team that laughed along when Amber told them about the cluebox lie, call Rob and Amber "old friends", but then cheer Mirna and Charla on when they arrived at the pitstop, that's real ugly hypocrisy.

[zz_z-2009]

Rob and Amber are a great team to watch. They have the wits and guts to sabotage, remain focused and encouraging to each other, that's how winners play games. This isnt the only team that would succumb to trickery when opportunity arises, so what's the big deal? There's a team that laughed along when Amber mentioned about the cluebox lie, call Rob and Amber their "old friends", but cheered Mirna and Charla on at the pitstop, that display of hypocrisy is much more abhorrent. It's a pity all that's left in the race are a bunch of whiners.

[palarin]

I must say, Rob & Amber's 15 minutes of fame was over when they said "I do" on T.V. However, we all know that Amber is the smarter one of the two because if you remember, she was declared the winner on Survivor. It doesn't matter if she married the 2nd place winner, she still beat Rob.

Amber is a sweatheart and she grew up in a small town right next to where I did.

It was funny watching Rob trying to figure out what was wrong with his signs.
(P-H-I-L-I-P-P-I-N-E-S) Here is one for you Rob, P-A-L-A-R-I-N it means "lucky" in Tagalog which is the national language of the Philippines.

Best of luck to Rob and Amber!
Palarin

[llw346]

I will not be watching the Amazing Race anymore because Rob & Amber are not on. I love Rob and Amber. They are a class couple. There are too many couples on the race that spend most of their time bickering. I am impressed with's Rob's respect for Amber.

[dew9112]

What a relief, I guess I can start watching again. I gonna miss watching Extreme Make over with the wife.

[oleander8]

I think they are great - and I was sorry to see them lose this segment of the race.

[mailmam4]

read the comment by zz_z

i couldn't have said it better!

[dilujunal-2009]

I happen to Love Rob & Amber. They were the spice of the show. I can not get enough of Rob. I was devistated when they came in last the other night. I will not stop watching the show because of it because The Amazing Race is one of the best shows on TV today. But, I really wish it had been a non-elimination round. Very heart breaking to see them go. Can't wait to see the Beauty Queens get the shaft though! Oh Yeah!!

[khyle24]

its great to see rob and amber eliminated. rob does not know how to spell,really dumb! he should find a real job and put himself to school again! ei rob and amber be human!find a real job so you'll know how the world really works and it doesnt revolve only to you and amber.

[khyle24]

its great to see rob and amber eliminated. rob does not know how to spell,really dumb! he should find a real job and put himself to school again! ei rob and amber be human!find a real job so you'll know how the world really works and it doesnt revolve only to you and amber.

[ladyrider5-2009]

I love Rob and Amber! I have watched all the shows they've been on and personally don't think they've been any sneakier or more low down than most of us would be in the same situation. If you don't like them, don't watch. Some of you seem to forget that they are in a competition. It's not the real world, are they suppose to help someone they are racing against for a million dollars?? The small lies they told were in no way harmful to the other competitors. I think what past competitors have done such as calling and cancelling other peoples cabs were much worse and I didn't see them do anything like that. I applaud them and the way they work together and only wish they were still in the race so there would be someone to cheer for every week. Good luck to them in their lives and whatever is next for them. Keep it up, you guys are great!! Live free and love much!!

[susan830]

Most of the snap crackle and pop are gone from the show....now it's going to be as boring as white rice.
Too bad this was an elimination round, the sizzle is gone. They were fun to watch and they never turned on each other. We will miss them and the show won't hold our interest as much. Can't you bring them back??

[mantonetteg]

I am so sad to see Rob and Amber go...i love watching the show because they make it so exciting...hopefully, they get to do another run in future amazing race season?....just hate to see them go that's all...

[phamgordon]

I was screaming and jumping for JOY when Rob & Amber got eliminated. The RACE should be about toughness, smart, fair & square and play straight up. Not lyings, cheatings, and two low balls like Rob and Amber. The only reason they came so close to the last race was because of all the help they got from their celebrity status relating to the SURVIVORS. The Amazing Race should be about clean-fun-tough-race, not the dirty must cheat to win race. I'm afraid the players ' chosen ' have started to ruin the REALLY MEANING of this Amazing Race show.

[skyyblue24]

I was also 'Jumping for Joy" when Rob & Amber were booted off the show! I think they have had more than their fair share of their 15 minutes of fame and now they need to fade into the background. Must be nice to make a living doing reality show after show. Take a bow Rob & Amber and exit quietly from TV!

[swordbreaker]

Cmon. Doesn't anyone think that it seems a little too convenient that they were easily first in the first 3 legs and can do no right on the 4th? Also, the way Rob (we all know how competitive he is)was so complacent about things not working right. And when they were right behind the cousins after the roadblock, he was in no hurry to find the letter and to read it when they got it. I think they threw the race. I think that they might have entered into it to boost the ratings with the understanding that they had prior engagements and would not stay for the whole race.

[skyyblue24]

WOW! I never thought of if that way! You hit the nail on the head with that comment! Not to mention, they were the only one's to be on almost ALL the talk shows and what not the day after! Hmmmmm......wonder how much they 'made' for their appearance! You are very smart my friend! LOL

[fantazoo]

Love Rob and Amber -- they are truly good to each other and they are enjoying life. I will miss them on the show. Hope to see more of them soon.