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[b]Gary Ervin[/b]
[b]Age[/b]: 53
[b]Hometown[/b]: Morganfield, Ky.
[b]Connection to your Teammate[/b]: Father
[b]Current occupation[/b]: Entrepreneur
[b]Favorite hobbies[/b]: Triathlon, scuba diving and hunting/fishing
[b]Achievements[/b]: Building a company from the ground up with my family to become one of the largest in the industry; getting my commercial pilots license and logging over 5000 hours; and, I wrestled and coached for University of Central Missouri and Union County High School.
[b]Lifelong to do list[/b]: Be a better husband, father and friend
[b]What scares you most about traveling?[/b] Being out of the country if something were to happen to my family
[b]What excites you most about traveling?[/b] Learning about different people and cultures
[b]If I could switch places with someone[/b]: No one – I'm not perfect, but I'm happy with who I am.
[b]Role model/hero[/b]: My parents – I still strive to make them proud of me.
[b]What are you passionate about?[/b] My family, work, faith and fitness
[b]What would you do if you won the million dollars?[/b] If I were to win the million dollars I would help as many people with it as I could.
[b]People would be surprised to learn[/b]: I ran 13 marathons and a half Ironman triathlon after I turned 45.
[b]Favorite place you have ever visited[/b]: Ngoro Ngoro crater in Tanzania
[b]Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on the Race together[/b]: The biggest obstacle of running the Race will be living up to our family's expectation that we are going to win.
[b]What do you hope to accomplish by running the Race (other then winning one million bucks)?[/b] I would like to win for my family and community. I hope to represent both well so that they will be proud of my effort.
[b]Pet peeve about your teammate[/b]: My daughter has a stubborn streak -- a lot like me.
[b]Mallory Ervin[/b]
[b]Age[/b]: 24
[b]Hometown[/b]: Lexington, Ky.
[b]Connection to your Teammate[/b]: Daughter
[b]Current occupation[/b]: Miss Kentucky 2009
[b]Favorite hobbies[/b]: Performing, spending time with my family on our farm and thrill seeking activities like skydiving and bungee jumping
[b]Achievements[/b]: I was very proud of being selected as 4th runner up at Miss America. It was something that I have worked and prepared for my entire life.
[b]Lifelong to do list[/b]: Perform on Broadway! I also love motivational speaking and would love to find a way to continue this throughout my life. Lastly, I want to make my family proud.
[b]What scares you most about traveling? [/b]Being out of the country if something was to happen to my family
[b]What excites you most about traveling?[/b] I love diving blindly into new cultures and cities – the food, the language and the general attitude toward life. I also love that feeling that I have when I return home and realize all the good things that I have right here.
[b]If I could switch places with someone[/b]: Phil, because he gets to do The Amazing Race every season.
[b]Role model/hero[/b]: My dad
[b]What are you passionate about?[/b] My family, singing and helping others find joy in life
[b]What would you do if you won the million dollars?[/b] I would give some of it to the organizations that helped me along my way to achieve my dreams -- the Miss America and Miss Kentucky Organization, Autism Awareness as well as the Catholic grade school and public high school I attended. I would save or invest the rest. My father will probably disagree.
[b]People would be surprised to learn[/b]: I've already made a million dollars… for charity. When I was Miss Kentucky I sold a country ham for 1.3 million dollars and all the money went to local charities in my state.
[b]Favorite place you have ever visited[/b]: Rome, Italy
[b]Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on the Race together[/b]: We're both very stubborn so we will have to learn how to give a little. We also need to work on trusting each other.
[b]What do you hope to accomplish by running the Race (other then winning one million bucks)?[/b] I hope to have the adventure of a lifetime and an experience to share with my Dad. He is a huge fan and has never missed an episode. It would mean a lot to him to be able to run the Race together.
[b]Pet peeve about your teammate[/b]: Biggest pet peeve about my dad is that he never thinks about himself.