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Miss America, Gay Brothers, Hot Poker Pros, REVENGE OF THE NERDS Director’s Son And Globetrotters Compete In AMAZING RACE 15!!

Published at:  Sep 10, 2009 5:50:37 AM CDT

I am – Hercules!!

This autumn’s “Amazing Race” contestants include 2004 Miss America Ericka Dunlap, two hot poker pros, gay brothers, the son of “Revenge of the Nerds” director Jeff Kanew and two Harlem Globetrotters (but not Meadowlark Lemon or Curly Neal).

The line-up:

* Gay Christian brothers Dan McMillen (21) & Sam McMillen (23).

* Dating blonde athletic executives Meghan Rickey (23) & Cheyne Whitney (23), Southern California.

* Songwriter Canaan Smith (26) & aspiring-singer girlfriend Mika Combs (22), Nashville.

* Hot poker pros Maria Ho (26) & Tiffany Michelle (25), Southern California.

* 2004 Miss America Ericka Dunlap (27) & marketing tour manager husband Brian Kleinschmidt (27), Nashville.

* Engineer Garrett Paul (28) & sometime editor girlfriend Jessica Stout (27), Northern California.

* Son of “Revenge of the Nerds” director Jeff Kanew (and, since 2006, National Lampoon exec) Justin Kanew (30) and unemployed Asperger’s sufferer buddy Zev Glassenberg (26), Southern California.

* Harlem Globetrotters Herbert Lang (32) & Nathaniel Lofton (28), New York.

* Lawyer Lance Layne (41) & finance-manager fiancée Keri Morrione (33), Massachusetts.

* Married yoga studio owners Eric Paskel (41) & Lisa Paskel (43), Southern California.

* Construction manager Gary Tomljenovich (47) & mortgage broker son Matt Tomljenovich (22), Montana.

* Dating oldsters Marcy Malloy (60) & Ronald Shalita (59), Northern California.

New episodes return to CBS Sept. 27.

Discover what they all look like here.




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  • Sep 10, 2009 5:37:47 AM CDT

    no subject

    by diversenerd

    You know, having two gay brothers on the show might cause most of America to wonder if they...you know...IT...to themselves.

    Yucky.

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  • Sep 10, 2009 5:54:29 AM CDT

    "gay christian brothers"

    by juror number 8

    ted haggard's favorite porno movie. in all seriousness though, amazing race is probably the only season-long reality competition show i enjoy watching. unlike most reality shows, they don't treat their audience like absolute morons.

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  • Sep 10, 2009 10:05:49 AM CDT

    "...they don't treat their audience like absolute morons."

    by big jim

    Maybe not "absolute morons", but they do like to pretend, thanks to editing, that racers are a lot closer than they sometimes are, and hope the audience will fall for it.

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  • Sep 10, 2009 10:15:14 AM CDT

    Regarding treating their audience like morons

    by willyer hero

    Reality TV audience = Morons. I can treat like my feces like it's gold bouillon, but that doesn't mean my bank will accept it.

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  • Sep 10, 2009 10:16:22 AM CDT

    Harry! Edit button!

    by willyer hero

    Whatever.

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  • Sep 10, 2009 10:47:23 AM CDT

    The Race is excellence

    by m_prevette

    Solid, tight, top notch TV entertainment. None of that Survivor bullshit...what the hell are you surviving when a 100 member production team surrounds you. Ummm - surviving ? The camera guy has a sandwich, ask him.

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  • Sep 10, 2009 11:14:21 AM CDT

    Who cares?

    by rassmguy

    This is just reality TV. It's not something AICN's readership gives a shit about.

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  • Sep 10, 2009 11:31:57 AM CDT

    DiverseNerd, of course people will wonder

    by immortal_fish

    Just like I always wonder if heterosexual brothers and sisters do ...you know...IT... to themselves too. I mean, doesn't everyone wonder the same thing? ::eyeroll, facepalm::

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  • Sep 10, 2009 1:06:59 PM CDT

    Matt T. in a few of my classes last year

    by zeegloo

    Pretty weird seeing a kid who lived in my dorm and in my classes on TV. Good luck Matt!
    (Or hope you did well!)

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  • Sep 10, 2009 1:45:18 PM CDT

    storytelling better than Survivor?

    by himbo

    I tried a season of this after becoming a fan of Survivor. I found the show did not relate a sense of narrative, and that the personalities were lost amid the frenetic action. It reminded me more of watching the Nathan's hot dog eating competition than any kind of storytelling.

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  • Sep 10, 2009 2:02:29 PM CDT

    Assburgers?

    by paragoncomplex

    Haha, that'll be interesting. Everyone knows assburgers is about as real as Bigfoot.

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  • Sep 10, 2009 2:27:48 PM CDT

    National Lampoon

    by sushi316

    Justin Kanew wrote a movie called Adam & Eve and with some help from his dads friends' money and his dads name, got it made, and they sold the distribution to National Lampoon... Same deal with 99% of all movies that have National Lampoon presents.... Horrible movie, but Emanuelle Chiriqui is incredibly cool and pretty.

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  • Sep 10, 2009 3:17:33 PM CDT

    @rassmguy

    by incomplete gamer

    Judging by the other comments on this talkback, I would say that you are wrong. I care about The Amazing Race, I look forward to it every season. It's funny how people like yourself decide that since YOU don't care, nobody else should either. That's actually a little sad and narrow minded. Now, go play somewhere else, some place where you aren't bothering people who actually do care.

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  • Sep 10, 2009 5:13:33 PM CDT

    I wonder if tegan and sara ever fucked.

    by ironic_name

  • Sep 10, 2009 5:30:00 PM CDT

    Amazing Race DOES treat viewers like morons.

    by flim springfield

    They constantly repeat scenes and lines, especially after a commercial break, and create a lot of artificial drama with bad editing. I like the show, but they could learn a lot about editing and production values from Survivor.

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  • Sep 10, 2009 6:41:32 PM CDT

    It;s a decent show

    by lockesbrokenleg

    The one midget team was hilarious to watch. Charlotte and Mirna. Lol.

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  • Sep 10, 2009 7:18:42 PM CDT

    The Director of ROTN's son?...

    by cheyne_stoking_dms

    If only I was ever graced by such a celeb!

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  • Sep 10, 2009 7:20:28 PM CDT

    All they need now is the son's cousin...

    by cheyne_stoking_dms

    and I'd be SOLD.

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  • Sep 10, 2009 8:03:08 PM CDT

    They all look gay!

    by cherryvalance

    Anyhoo, I love this show but I almost never like the people on it. Last year the good team won. I hope there is someone to root for this year, but you won't be able to tell until the end of the first episode. (I always hear "assburgers". It's terrible because I always want to laugh.)

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  • Sep 11, 2009 4:55:45 PM CDT

    Revenge of the Nerds Director's Son!

    by jaysin420

    haha classic

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  • Sep 11, 2009 8:09:26 PM CDT

    Asperger’s sufferer?

    by heckles

    That's like a chronic athletes foot sufferer.

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  • Sep 14, 2009 11:44:05 PM CDT

    This is still on the air?

    by triple_j_72

    Well, at least junk like this will help me get caught up on my DVD's.

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