The Amazing Race 10 contestants

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The following are brief biographies of contestants on The Amazing Race 10.

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[edit] Contestants

[edit] Tyler & James

Tyler Denk & James Branaman won the Amazing Race 10. They are best friends, models and also are both recovering drug addicts. Throughout the race they were strong competitors winning 5 legs including a "fake out" leg and the final leg. Tyler & James average placement throughout the race was 2.5 which was the highest of their season and was the 7th highest of any racers ever over the 10 seasons of the race. The models are both from Los Angeles, California.

[edit] Rob & Kimberly

Rob Diaz & Kimberly Chabolla were known as the Dating couple. They came in second.[1]

[edit] Lyn & Karlyn

Lyn Turk & Karlyn Harris were known as the Single Moms from Alabama. Turk is from Helena and Harris is from Birmingham.[2] They came in third place which made them the highest placing all-female team across all previous seasons of the Race.[3]

The two friends met when they were in ninth grade at Ramsay Alternative High School.[2] Both aged 32 at the time they competed on the Race, Harris is a program analyst at Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Turk teaches fourth grade at Garywood Christian School in Hueytown, Alabama.[2]

[edit] Dustin & Kandice

Dustin-Leigh Konzelman & Kandice Pelletier were known as the Beauty Queens. They came in fourth. They were one of the two teams selected for the The Amazing Race All Stars.

[edit] Erwin & Godwin

Erwin & Godwin Cho were known as the Cho Bros and were from San Francisco, California. They came in fifth place. [4]

[edit] David & Mary

David and Mary Conley were known as Team Kentucky or just Kentucky. They are from Stone, Kentucky and finished in sixth place. They arrived 5th in Leg 8, but were eliminated due to them being "Marked for Elimination".

On November 7, 2006, Rosie O'Donnell and The View gave the couple several gifts including a new house, a new car, and a cruise organized by O'Donnell. CBS announced that David and Mary would return for The Amazing Race All Stars.[5][6][7]

[edit] Peter & Sarah

Peter Harsch & Sarah Reinertsen were known as the Recently Dating couple. They came in seventh place.

[edit] Tom & Terry

Tom Rock & Terry Cosentino were known as the Boyfriends from New York City. They came in eighth place.

[edit] Duke & Lauren

Duke & Lauren Marcoccio were known as the Father and Daughter. They came in ninth place.

[edit] Kellie & Jamie

Kellie Paterson & Jamie Hill were known as the Cheerleaders. The came in tenth place.

[edit] Vipul & Arti

Vipul & Arti Patel were known as the Married couple from Windermere, Florida. The couple were the first Indian pairing to compete on the Race and came in eleventh place.[8][9]

Vipul, a salesman, was born in India and Arti in South Africa.[10] In their late twenties when they competed in the Race, they wanted to compete on the race to "get the adventure out of their system before they have children".[10]

[edit] Bilal & Sa'eed

Bilal Abdul-Mani & Sa'eed Rudolph, Best Friends from Cleveland, Ohio, were the first Muslim team to compete in the Race.[11] They were the first to leave the show, in a twist that involved team being elimininated en route to a pit stop.[12]

During their brief time on the show, they continued to offer their five daily prayers regardless of the fact they were competing in a race, which included offering prayers in the middle of Los Angeles Airport prior to boarding a flight to China.[13] Both in their late thirties at the time they competed on the Race, Bilal works as a medical-supply technician and Sa'eed as a power linesman.[14]


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[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-amazing-race/profile/rob-and-kimberly.aspx
  2. ^ a b c Harvey, Alec. "The amazing racers: The 'Bamas' are in the thick of CBS reality show", Birmingham News, 2006-12-03. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
  3. ^ Nerrin, Tara. "Beating the odds: Moms shock critics by becoming first all-female team to make the finals", Calgary sun, 2006-12-08. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
  4. ^ http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race10/bios/erwin_godwin.shtml
  5. ^ http://www.azcentral.com/ent/tv/articles/1110amazingrace.html
  6. ^ http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=e42490a4-6c37-4dd8-b655-438aa451c7c1&k=51466
  7. ^ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117954363.html?categoryid=14&cs=1
  8. ^ Rolph, Amy. "Diversity is the word as 'Amazing Race 10' starts in Seattle", 2006-07-16. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
  9. ^ Boedeker, Hal. ""Amazing" Windermere duo", Orlando Sentinel, 2006-09-18. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
  10. ^ a b "Indian Americans in 'Amazing Race'", Overseas Indian, 2006-09. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
  11. ^ Dawidziak, Mark. "Cleveland buddies add to diversity in 'Amazing Race'", The Plain Dealer, 2006-09-16. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
  12. ^ "Two Cleveland Pals Lose 'Amazing Race'", Akron Beacon-Journal, 2006-09-18, p. A1 Life Style. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
  13. ^ Baksh, Nazim. "Show Biz Islam: Getting a Handle on Public Culture", Islamica Magazine.
  14. ^ "Cleveland Men in Reality Show, Best Friends are First Islamic Team on 'Amazing Race'", Akron Beacon-Journal, 2006-07-16, p. A2 LIFE STYLE. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.


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