Greg & John

Gregory “Greg” Franklin and John Franklin are a team of Brothers/Computer Scientists and the Official Winners on The Amazing Race 35.

The brothers were a dominant force throughout the race. Their attitude and memory skills, in addition to their speed and ability to pick up things quickly, led to them finishing in the top half of the pack in 10 legs, as well as winning four consecutive legs on their way to the final leg. In the final leg scramble challenge, Greg and John faced several setbacks during the scramble, but were able to arrive at the final memory Roadblock in second place and mount a comeback, mainly as a result of John’s memory and Joel & Garrett making a mistake with their kayaks. This led to the brothers finishing first and narrowly edging out the best friends to become the Official Winners of the season.

Profile[]

Retrieved from Parade.com^[1]

Relationship: Brothers
Age: 25 & 27
Occupation: Software developer & Product manager
Current Town: New York, NY & Mountain View, CA

What do you think is the most important skill required to win The Amazing Race?
John Franklin: Read the directions. Read the freaking directions.
Greg Franklin: Yeah, attention to detail.
John: That's a better one, just all-encompassing. And that's both for navigational directions as well as task directions.
Greg: You got to have it. If you can iron out every single detail along the way, then you're going to be smooth sailing. That's why you iron, to make things smooth!
John: You could walk this race if you did everything by the tee compared to people who sprint and go the wrong way.

What previous Amazing Race team does your dynamic remind you of the most?
John: There's a first for everything!
Greg: [Laughs.] We would be unique.
John: The Franklins, we're one in a million.
Greg: But if we had to, I think maybe the military brothers. One, just because they're African American as well. And two, just the dynamic. They have strength and speed and intelligence, kind of a little bit of intensity as well.
John: We are not vets, just to make that clear.
Greg: [Laughs.] We are not vets.
John: Very opposite of vets, yeah. [Laughs.]

What is one trait your partner possesses that you don't?
John: Gregory's really bold. He will make that leap; he will eat that thing. And I will sometimes get in my head about it. I'll need to take my time, give myself a countdown. I give Gregory all the trust in the world to just "3, 2, 1, do it," and I wish I could do that.
Greg: On the flip side, Johnny's very good at making decisions and having a calculated way to make decisions. I very much just choose. If I think it's a good decision, I'm just gonna go for it. Johnny will sit and think about the decision before he makes it.
John: Sometimes that leads to indecisiveness, which you don't need.
Greg: But sometimes it leads to making the correct decision instead of just going for the one that feels right.

The Amazing Race 35[]

Race History[]

Greg & John's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	United States → Thailand	Sword Play / Spa Day	Greg	3 of 13
2	2	Thailand	Stock Up / Scoop Up	Greg	3 of 12
3	3	Thailand → Vietnam	Paper / Plastic	No Roadblock	8 of 11
4	4	Vietnam	Stand / Deliver	John	8 of 11
5	5	Vietnam → India	All Dolled Up / The Big Picture	John	2 of 10
6	6	India	Bundles / Bricks	Greg	1 of 9
7	7	India → Germany	Just for Kicks / Matter of Taste	John	1 of 8	^[1]
7	7	India → Germany	Just for Kicks / Matter of Taste	Greg	1 of 8	^[1]
8	8	Germany → Austria → Slovenia	Field Work / House Work	John	1 of 7
9	9	Slovenia	Scrape Off / Swap Out	John	1 of 6
10	10	Slovenia → Sweden	Sort / Serve	Greg	2 of 5
11	11	Sweden → Ireland	No Detour	John	2 of 4
11	11	Sweden → Ireland	No Detour	Greg	2 of 4
12	12	Ireland → United States	No Detour	No Roadblock	1 of 3
				Average	2.75
Legend: The team finished in first place The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg The team that won The Amazing Race The team that crossed the Finish Line second The team that crossed the Finish Line third ϵ The team used the Express Pass somewhere during the leg ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn ⋐ The team that used the second slot of the "Double U-Turn" ⋑ Recipient of a second U-Turn due to the "Double U-Turn" twist
Notes: 1: Leg 7 featured two Roadblocks. The team member who sat out the first Roadblock was required to perform the second one.

Post-Race[]

Trivia[]

Greg & John are the first all-male African-American team to win the race.
Greg & John are the 101st team on the US version to cross the Finish Line by air date, but going by film date this feat goes to Ricky & Cesar in The Amazing Race 36.
Greg is currently the youngest finalist and win the race in the US version by date of birth.