Reality television made
Rob and Amber household names as they appeared in a series of competitive reality programs, which included
Survivor and
The Amazing Race. They were known as the engaged couple called “Romber” on the seventh season of
The Amazing Race, in which they ranked as a runner-up. Despite not ending up as the winners, they managed to earn prizes in leg 2 (a trip to Atlantis Paradise Island, Bahamas), leg 4 (a Trip to London), leg 7 (a trip to Monaco), and leg 10 (a JVC home entertainment system for each racer). After they competed on the show, they married in a ceremony in the Bahamas and featured their wedding in a two-hour special called
Rob and Amber Get Married, which was broadcast on CBS. In 2007, they returned to compete on
The Amazing Race: All-Stars, where they were known as the “married” team who finished in eight place.
After
The Amazing Race season seven, Rob and Amber filmed a 10-episode show for Fox called
Rob and Amber: Against the Odds. The show follows Rob’s attempt to become a professional poker player. Unfortunately, the series ended abruptly when the couple accepted an offer to participate on The Amazing Race: All-Stars. Rob also made television appearances on
SciFi Investigates and
Poker Dome Challenge.
At present, Rob and Amber are working on an upcoming series that will, according to the couple, “revolutionize reality television.” The couple also claims that the said new game show is going to be bigger than
Survivor or
The Amazing Race, and that the first prize will be over $10 million. The show will last over 100 days on all seven continents and will have an
American Idol-like search for the contestants in June. The highly anticipated program is set to launch next spring.
-Kris, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
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