Amazing Race 30 Final 4 Exit Interviews Podcast
Rob Cesternino catches up with the final 4 teams from The Amazing Race 30, including the winners Cody & Jessica (Team Big Brother), Henry & Evan (Team Yale), Kristi & Jen (Team Extreme) and Alex & Conor (Team IndyCar)!
Exit Interview with WINNERS Cody Nickson & Jessica Graf
- No wedding date yet
- Cody had his doubts that they won the Race
- Twisted his ankle pretty bad twice
- Toughest part of the Race was staying hydrated and getting enough sleep
- Did not realize that it was their responsibility to bring an alarm clock
- They like Henry a lot, but not Evan as much
- Evan never participated in group conversations
- The only reality-TV people that will be invited to their wedding are Kristi & Jen, Alex & Conor, and Mark & Elena (from Big Brother 19)
- Eric & Daniel and Dessie & Kayla are on the “maybe” list
- Cody has been Team Maslow (Celebrity Big Brother) since the beginning
- Cody enjoyed being on The Bold and The Beautiful
Exit Interview with Second Placers Henry Zhang & Evan Lynyak
- Henry & Evan had no idea that the other 3 teams had an alliance
- Heartbreaking and surprise for Henry to see that he had the plane built correctly then changed it
- Henry said Evan was so supportive throughout the journey
- They were chanting to themselves “worst to first” on leg 11
- Binge-watched about 10 seasons of The Amazing Race before going on
- Running the Head-to-Head race multiple times was very memorable
- Both were underfed and tired for the potato race
- Evan understands that people might not like how assertive she was, especially in a competition
- Did not fixate on how unhappy Cody & Jessica were to see them finish first in leg 11
- Henry did not get hurt in the boat collision
- Evan felt bad that Henry was on the ground watching her struggle climbing the wall
- The Race did help them communicate better with one another as well
- Henry & Evan are very excited to play mini-golf on their trip
- Both would go back on the show in a heartbeat
- They are officially “Rob’s Favorite Reality Stars Who are Yale Alumni”
Exit Interview with Third Placers Kristi Leskinen & Jen Hudak
- Very proud to have the highest average finish
- The last 2 legs were the toughest for them and were grateful for the puzzle in leg 11
- Kristi’s hand hurt for 2 months after failing at the rage art challenge
- Kristi was the stronger person to climb the wall
- It took Jen an hour after Cody & Jessica won to build the plane
- Did not realize that the wing orientation did not matter (one wing forward and one wing backward)
- They thought the challenge was 2 parts: build the plane then solve a puzzle
- It was frustrating that their little advantages in leg 12 did not matter
- Finding out that Willie Mays hit 660 home-runs before going in the water
- Making the fortune cookies quickly
- Did not care about who they went to final 3 with, but had close relationships with Cody & Jessica and Alex & Conor (also liked Lucas & Brittany)
- Going to two weddings and the Indianapolis 500
- Would go back in a heartbeat
Exit Interview with Alex Rossi & Conor Daly
- Conor bought his own house
- Conor found the Detour difficult because it was hard to tell the sounds he heard to Alex
- They found all the signs in 20 minutes
- They associated Iceland with leg 1, not New York City
- They tried multiple combinations for 3 hours
- They invited Henry to IndyCar races after the Race
- Henry & Evan were not used to doing team events, so they did not see the benefit of having good relationships like Kristi & Jen did from their X-Games career
- Disappointed to not be in the final 3 with Cody & Jessica and Kristi & Jen
- Conor said milking the camel was an interesting experience in leg 10
- Conor was a big fan of the show when he was a kid and always viewed Phil as a superstar
- Both said yes to going on The Amazing Race pretty quickly
- Conor has some time after losing his racing job but Alex won’t let Conor do the Race with a new partner
