Amber Brkich Mariano
Born	August 11, 1978 (28) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Occupation	TV personality
Spouse	Rob Mariano
Parents	Valentine and Cheryl Brkich

Amber Brkich Mariano (born August 11, 1978 near Pittsburgh) is an American reality TV contestant who was the winner of Survivor: All-Stars, and previously was a contestant on Survivor: The Australian Outback. On May 9, 2004, she accepted fellow All-Stars competitor Rob Mariano's proposal of marriage on live television. Amber's inclusion in Survivor: All-Stars was questioned due to the fact that she was not particularly memorable in her first stint on Survivor. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Nickname: Steel City, Iron City, City of Champions, City of Bridges, City of Colleges, P-Burgh, The Burgh Motto: Benigno Numine Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Allegheny County Founded 1758 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area    - City 151. ... Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a society. ... Rob Mariano (born December 25, 1975 in Canton, Massachusetts, better known as Boston Rob) is an American reality TV star, best known as a contestant on two popular reality shows The Amazing Race and Survivor along with his wife, Amber Brkich. ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Nickname: Steel City, Iron City, City of Champions, City of Bridges, City of Colleges, P-Burgh, The Burgh Motto: Benigno Numine Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Allegheny County Founded 1758 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area    - City 151. ... Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ... Survivor: All-Stars is the eighth installment of the popular television reality show Survivor. ... Survivor: The Australian Outback was the second installment of the popular United States reality show Survivor. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rob Mariano (born December 25, 1975 in Canton, Massachusetts, better known as Boston Rob) is an American reality TV star, best known as a contestant on two popular reality shows The Amazing Race and Survivor along with his wife, Amber Brkich. ... Survivor: All-Stars is the eighth installment of the popular television reality show Survivor. ...

Biography

Born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Beaver, Pennsylvania to Croatian parents, Brkich went to Beaver Area High School. She is a graduate of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, north of Pittsburgh, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in public relations, with a minor in speech communications, in 2000. She is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta Alumni having served as vice president and new member coordinator while still in school. Nickname: Steel City, Iron City, City of Champions, City of Bridges, City of Colleges, P-Burgh, The Burgh Motto: Benigno Numine Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Allegheny County Founded 1758 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area    - City 151. ... Beaver is a borough located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. ... Westminster College is a four year liberal arts college located in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. ... For other places called Wilmington, see Wilmington New Wilmington is a borough located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. ... Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Alpha Gamma Delta (ΑΓΔ) Founded in 1904, Alpha Gamma Delta is an international fraternity for women dedicated to academic excellence, leadership development, high ideals and sisterhood. ...

Since finishing sixth on Survivor: The Australian Outback, Amber has enjoyed doing dozens of appearances across the country and has taken part in various charity functions. Immediately following the show, Amber appeared on the cover of Stuff Magazine. For a short time, she also worked as the host of an adventure travel game on Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. More recently, Amber has appeared in various commercials for Adelphia Cable, Rite Aid drugstores, and Mountaineer Racetrack in West Virginia. [1] Survivor: The Australian Outback was the second installment of the popular United States reality show Survivor. ... Gadgets. ...

On April 16, 2005, Rob Mariano and Amber Brkich were married in a private ceremony at Atlantis Paradise Island, in the Bahamas. The U.S. television network CBS aired a two-hour special about the wedding on May 24, 2005. April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rob Mariano (born December 25, 1975 in Canton, Massachusetts, better known as Boston Rob) is an American reality TV star, best known as a contestant on two popular reality shows The Amazing Race and Survivor along with his wife, Amber Brkich. ... Atlantis Paradise Island is a large resort and casino located at 25. ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... Nubian wedding with some international modern touches, near Aswan, Egypt Preparing for the photographs, at a wedding in Thornbury Castle, England A traditional Japanese wedding ceremony A wedding is a ceremony which celebrates the beginning of a marriage. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Survivor

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The Australian Outback

Amber was a participant in Survivor's second season, having auditioned for the season on a whim. She was a member of the green "Ogakor" tribe, and she was quick to fortify a strong friendship with fellow contestant Jerri Manthey, who helped construct an alliance with Colby Donaldson, Tina Wesson, and Mitchell Olson. The alliance successfully eliminated both Kel Gleason and Maralyn Hershey, leaving only Keith Famie outside the alliance. In a turnaround, Tina and Colby voted with Keith rather than Amber, Jerri, and Mitchell, and Mitchell was sent home. Survivor: The Australian Outback was the second installment of the popular United States reality show Survivor. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Colby Donaldson (top right) featured on the DVD cover of Survivor The Australian Outback — The Complete Season Colby Donaldson (b. ... Tina Wesson (top center) featured on the DVD cover of Survivor The Australian Outback - The Complete Season. ... Survivor is a popular reality television program produced by many countries throughout the world. ...

Upon the merge, Ogakor managed to exploit the knowledge that one of Kucha's members, Jeff Varner, had received votes beforehand, and eliminated him, thusly gaining a numeric advantage over the other group. Alicia Calaway, another member of Kucha, was the next to go. After Kucha's Nick won Immunity, Elisabeth Filarski was the next intended target, but Colby, Tina, and Keith decided against this, and they joined the former members of Kucha in voting out Jerri, Amber's strongest ally. Upon Jerri's elimination, Amber was essentially left on her own. After Nick, from Kucha, was sent home, it was decided that Amber had played very much under-the-radar, and she was sent home, ultimately landing in sixth place. Jeff Varner was on Survivor: The Australian Outback, 2001 He is now a weekend news anchor at WGHP in High Point, North Carolina. ... Elisabeth Hasselbeck (née Filarski, born on May 28, 1977 in Cranston, Rhode Island), is an American who worked as a footwear designer and took fourth place in the television program Survivor: The Australian Outback (spring 2001 season, the second installment of Survivor). ...

A member of the jury, Amber cast her vote for Colby, who did not go on to win the million dollars.

All-Stars

As one of the quieter personalities of Survivor: Australia, Amber's inclusion in the All-Stars installment proved somewhat of a surprise to the general public. She was a member of the red Chapera tribe, a boisterous group including Rob Mariano, Sue Hawke, and former Australia alumnus Alicia Calaway. In the season's premiere episode, Rob and Amber agreed to form an alliance, with Rob citing his reasoning as: "She's beautiful; any idiot can see that." The group faced its first Tribal Council in the fourth episode. Rob and Amber's relationship was a matter of discussion at the Tribal Council, but Amber claimed to have come to play Survivor, not "The Dating Game." Survivor: All-Stars is the eighth installment of the popular television reality show Survivor. ... Rob Mariano (born December 25, 1975 in Canton, Massachusetts, better known as Boston Rob) is an American reality TV star, best known as a contestant on two popular reality shows The Amazing Race and Survivor along with his wife, Amber Brkich. ...

In the next episode, due to a twist that "dissolved" one of the three tribes, Jenna Lewis and Rupert Boneham joined the Chapera tribe. Rob and Amber quickly fortified a long-term alliance with the tribe's two new members, one of many of the pair's "agreements." The Chapera tribe then enjoyed a lengthy winning streak, winning Immunity the next three times. The group did lose one member, however, when Sue Hawke opted to leave the game due to an encounter with Richard Hatch. Jenna Lewis (born July 16, 1977 in Franklin, New Hampshire) was a contestant on Survivor: Pulau Tiga (season one), finishing eighth, and Survivor: All-Stars (season eight), finishing third. ... Rupert Boneham (born January 27, 1964) was a contestant on Survivor: Pearl Islands and Survivor: All-Stars, and is arguably the most popular Survivor to ever play the game. ... Richard Hatch is a name used by the following people: Richard Hatch (actor), played Apollo in the original Battlestar Galactica. ...

In the season's ninth episode, a tribal shuffle managed to merely make each contestant switch buffs, with the exception of Amber, who remained on the Chapera tribe with Lex van den Berghe, Shii Ann Huang, Jerri Manthey, and Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien. The tribe went on to lose the next challenge and, in one of the season's more infamous moments, Rob said to Lex, "If you take care of her, I'll take care of you." In perhaps an ironic twist of fate, it came down to Amber and her former Outback ally Jerri at that night's Tribal Council, and Amber was spared. Lex van den Berghe, born June 18, 1963 in Palo Alto, California and later based in Santa Cruz, CA, is considered one of the most memorable Survivor contestants of all time. ... Shii Ann Huang (her first name is pronounced like the English word she), from New York City was a contestant on the American reality show, Survivor: Thailand in 2002 and on Survivor: All-Stars in 2004. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

In the following episode, the merge occurred, and Lex was chosen to be eliminated, despite Rob's promise to "take care of him." In the episodes following, Rob and Amber managed to maintain several "alliances," including their agreement with Rupert and Jenna, an agreement with Tom Buchanan, and an agreement with Alicia Calaway. With all these castaways believing themselves to be safe, Rob and Amber proceeded through the game, eventually finding themselves in the final four with Jenna and Rupert. Tom R. Buchanan (born October 30, 1955) was a player on the reality show Survivor. ...

In the final four, Amber won her first individual Immunity challenge, and she and Rob convinced Jenna to vote out her ally Rupert instead of forcing a tie. In the final three, Rob won Immunity and chose Amber to continue with him to the final two. Facing the jury, Rob and Amber met much criticism for their aggressive and underhanded gameplay.

In the season finale several months later, Rob and Amber revealed they were still dating, Amber even wearing a yellow "I Love Rob" shirt. Just before the votes were read, Rob proposed to Amber and she said "yes." Moments later, it was revealed that, in a 4-3 decision, Amber was the Sole Survivor.

The Amazing Race

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Season 7

As a couple in 2005, Brkich and Mariano participated in the seventh season of The Amazing Race and came in second place. During one leg of the race the pair drove past the car accident of their fellow racers, brothers Brian and Greg, without stopping. Their fellow competitors all checked in with the brothers prior to continuing on to the next stage of the race. The Amazing Race 7 was the seventh installment of the popular reality television show, The Amazing Race. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Amazing Race is an American multiple Emmy Award-winning reality game show normally broadcast in one-hour episodes in which teams of two or four race around the world in competition with other teams. ...

Although Rob & Amber lost the final leg of the Amazing Race, they managed to place 1st in the 2nd, 4th, 7th and 10th legs. Their prizes were the following:

• Leg 2 - A trip to Atlantis Paradise Island, Bahamas courtesy of Travelocity.
• Leg 4 - A trip to London courtesy of Travelocity.
• Leg 7 - A trip to Monaco courtesy of Travelocity.
• Leg 10 - A JVC home entertainment system for each racer.

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All-Stars

They have been confirmed as a team in the All-Stars season, to be aired in February 2007. Their racing status has changed to "newlyweds" for this season. After achieving first place for the first three legs, they came in last and were eliminated in the season's fourth episode which aired on March 11, 2007. Their prizes included: The Amazing Race 11 (titled The Amazing Race: All-Stars) is the eleventh installment of the popular four time Emmy Award winner reality television show, The Amazing Race. ... The Amazing Race 11 (titled The Amazing Race: All-Stars) is the eleventh installment of the popular four time Emmy Award winner reality television show, The Amazing Race. ...

• Leg 1 - A trip to the Whistler Lodge in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada provided by Travelocity.
• Leg 2 - An off-road motorcycle for each member.
• Leg 3 - A home gym for each member.

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Rob and Amber: Against the Odds

Rob and Amber filmed a 10-episode show for the Fox Reality Channel, Rob and Amber: Against the Odds in 2006, which aired in 2007. Set in Las Vegas, the program follows Rob's attempt to become a professional poker player and features professional player Daniel Negreanu tutoring Rob. Fox Reality Channel, launched in 2005, and is the only all-reality telivision channel on the air in the United States. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Personal life

Amber lived in her hometown, Beaver, Pennsylvania (a suburb 40 miles northwest of Pittsburgh), until her marriage to Rob Mariano. Afterwards, the couple moved to Pensacola, Florida. In 2006, they also took up residence in Las Vegas, Nevada. Beaver is a borough located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. ... Rob Mariano (born December 25, 1975 in Canton, Massachusetts, better known as Boston Rob) is an American reality TV star, best known as a contestant on two popular reality shows The Amazing Race and Survivor along with his wife, Amber Brkich. ... Nickname: The City of Five Flags Location of Pensacola (top left) in Florida Country United States State Florida County Escambia  - Mayor John Fogg Area    - City 39. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... For other uses around the city, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ...

External links

• Personal Site
• Official CBS Survivor: The Australian Outback Website
• Official CBS Survivor All Stars Website
• Official CBS Amazing Race 7 Website
• Official CBS Amazing Race 11 (All Stars) Website
• Official Rob and Amber: Against the Odds Website
• Rob and Amber - Amazing Race Wiki