Willow and Tad

Willow and Tad Jacobs are a team of Siblings on Sleepy's Amazing Race 5.

Willow and Tad were a solid team in the beginning of the Race, but often fell to the back of the pack later on as they failed to work together and lost valuable time to Tad's skittishness. Despite this, they never lost heart and worked hard consistently, even managing to bounce back from a several hour deficit behind the other teams. Upon making it to the final leg, their tendency to choke under pressure acted up for a final time, immediately putting them far behind the other teams and leaving them to finish in third.

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Willow and Tad had trouble connecting while growing up together, since Willow was older and fond of partying and Tad was younger and more content at home. Despite their differences, Willow and Tad have bonded recently and are starting to learn to appreciate each other's differences. Tad has been a big fan of The Race for a while, but was too hesitant to apply. With Willow's encouragement and partnership, Tad gathered the courage to apply and got accepted! Now, these siblings are ready to embark on a race around the world!

Willow
Age: 31

Pronouns: She/Her

Personality Type: 7w8, ESFP

Hometown: Peoria, AZ

Connection to teammate: Brother

Current Occupation: Journalist

Three words to describe you: Optimistic, playful, versatile

Favorite hobbies: Partying!!!! Traveling, improv, performing music, going to theme parks

Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: I love my brother but we are VERY different people and I’m sure that’ll come into play while we’re on The Race.

Pet peeve about your teammate: He’s just no fun! I always invite him to go partying with me but he just has different interests and it’s put a bit of a strain on our relationship.

What country/place would you most like to go and why? I hear they throw hella parties in Ibiza Town!

What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I hope to have an amazing time and prove to my brother that not everything has to be planned out and intimate for it to be fun!

Tad
Age: 26

Pronouns: He/Him

Personality Type: 6w5, ISTJ

Hometown: Peoria, AZ

Connection to teammate: Sister

Current Occupation: Retail worker

Three words to describe you: Cautious, hard-working, trustworthy.

Favorite hobbies: Sleeping, making lists, playing video games, volunteering.

Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: We feel comfortable in very different situations, which could help us or hurt us.

Pet peeve about your teammate: She moves so fast that it’s hard to keep up. And she needs to understand that I don’t find the same things fun that she does.

What country/place would you most like to go and why? I’d like to go to Canada because I’ve been there before and I know it’s not that different from the US.

What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I hope to come out of my shell a bit and have fun with my sister.