Christie Volkmer was a contestant on the 14th season of the CBS reality series, The Amazing Race. Volkmer, 37, and her friend Jodi Wincheski, 40, competed against ten other teams for a shot at the $1 million prize. The friends met while working as flight attendants on a Southwest Airlines flight.CBS: The Amazing Race: Christie and Jodi Biographies Out of the 11 teams participating, Christie and Jodi were the 5th team eliminated.

The 14th season of The Amazing Race premiered on February 15, 2009.CBS: The Amazing Race: Christie and Jodi Biographies

1. Hometown: Houston, TexasCBS: The Amazing Race: Christie and Jodi Biographies
2. Occupation: Flight AttendantCBS: The Amazing Race: Christie and Jodi Biographies
3. A divorced, single mother with one daughterCBS: The Amazing Race: Christie and Jodi Biographies
4. Grew up in Salem, OregonOregonLive: Amazing Race Rival Returns to Salem (February 28, 2009)
5. Graduated from South Salem High School in 1986OregonLive: Amazing Race Rival Returns to Salem (February 28, 2009)
6. Believes you can accomplish anything you set your mind toCBS: The Amazing Race: Christie and Jodi Biographies
7. Considers herself to be strong-willed, determined and independentCBS: The Amazing Race: Christie and Jodi Biographies
8. Likes beach volleyball, snow skiing and travelingCBS: The Amazing Race: Christie and Jodi Biographies

• Season 14 of the Emmy Award-winning CBS reality show, The Amazing Race, kicked off with eleven teams beginning the race from the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, California. Each season the teams are provided with a limited amount of cash for each leg of the race and they are also given credit cards that can be used to purchase airline tickets. The teams are responsible for booking their own airline tickets and planing their routes to arrive at the next race location. At each destination they have to complete several tasks and challenges. When each set of tasks are completed the teams head to a pit-stop for a mandatory 12 hour rest period. Generally the last team to check in at the pit-stop is eliminated from the competition. The team that finishes the final leg of the race first, wins the one million dollar prize.CBS: The Amazing Race