Sizing Up The Amazing Race's 11 New Teams
Gary Ervin and Mallory Ervin
Ages: 53, 24
Hometowns: Morganfield, Ky.; Lexington, Ky.
Occupations: Entrepreneur, Miss Kentucky 2009
Relationship: Father and daughter
Award: Most Irrepressibly Nice
Analysis: He's a hardworking dad. She's a kind beauty queen. They live on a farm. They get along.
Connor Diemand-Yauman and Jonathan Schwartz
Ages: both 22
Hometowns: Chesterland, Ohio; Cranford, N.J.
Occupations: Princeton students
Relationship: A cappella singers
Award: Most Freakishly Wholesome
Analysis: Though they're Princeton students, the entire notion of an "a cappella" group is so white bread and dimpled and gleeful that I can't but wonder if we will tire of them the minute they start singing "Sh-Boom" together on a ropes course.
Jill Haney and Thomas Wolfard
Ages: 27, 30
Hometown: Marina Del Rey, Calif.
Occupations: Hairstylist, ad sales director
Relationship: Dating
Award: Most Dumbest (if you will)
Analysis: Not only does Jill use words like "guidance" and "inspiration" in her profile, but her biggest life aspiration is to have "an Eat, Pray, Love experience."
Andie DeKroon and Jenna Sykes
Ages: 43, 21
Hometowns: Atlanta; Athens, Ga.
Occupations: Stay-at-home mom, University of Georgia student
Relationship: Birth mother and daughter
Award: Most Likely to Have a Relationship Breakthrough
Analysis: Though the two are blood-related, they've only recently made contact. In her bio, Andie doesn't list a pet peeve about her daughter because "I don't know her well enough to have a pet peeve yet!" Expect tears often.
Katie Seamon and Rachel Johnston
Ages: 23, 24
Hometowns: Rahway, N.J.; Moorestown, N.J.
Occupations: Beach volleyball players
Relationship: Beach volleyball partners
Award: Most Militant
Analysis: There is a certain CLAP-YEAH-GOOD-ONE-GIRL-GET-'EM quality to beach volleyball players. They're supportive of each another, but they also have a fire in their ankles that is -- well, frightening. And by "frightening," I mean "good television."
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Comments
Parent child teams rarely go far (unless the child is deaf and dangerously infantilized). I'm surprised they picked so many.
I see they didn't want any alpha male teams this season, but that's no excuse for the lack of male pulchritude. Until they get a team to rival Chip & Reichen or The Twins (but smart enough to avoid Flo), no more Emmys for them!