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2 Kansans are on next 'Survivor'
BY BOB CURTRIGHT
The Wichita Eagle
Two Kansans -- a farmer and a former Miss Kansas USA -- will be among 16 contestants competing for $1 million on the 11th season of CBS's popular "Survivor."
Brandon Bellinger, 22, a farmer from Manhattan, and Danielle Boatwright, 30, a model and sports radio talk show host originally from Tonganoxie, were named by CBS on Thursday.
The two competed in the rainforests of Guatemala and among picturesque Mayan ruins for the show, which will begin airing Sept. 15 on KWCH, Channel 12.
Longtime "Survivor" host Jeff Probst, also a Kansan, is from Wichita.
The network identified the 16 contestants only by their first names, but various spoiler Web sites ferreted out their last names. One site, Survivor Fever, listed Boatwright as one of the likely finalists.
Filming in Central America began June 22, and contestants reportedly returned home last week. All contestants are bound by contractual agreements with CBS not to discuss the show or their involvement before the finale is aired.
In information released by CBS on its Web site, Bellinger said that he likes the scent of newly cut grass, prefers wildflowers over greenhouse posies and likes card games better than board games.
He plays football and roots for the Kansas State Wildcats, he said.
Boatwright, who is married to country musician Wade Hayes, was runner-up to Miss USA in 1996 and represented Kansas in the Miss Teen USA Pageant in 1992. She appeared on TV in the sitcom "Daddy's Girls" with Dudley Moore.
Among her likes, she said, are the smell of vanilla and the color red. She plays volleyball and basketball and roots for the Kansas City Chiefs, KC Royals, Kansas Jayhawks and Nashville Predators.
Boatwright's talk show is on KPSM-610 AM in the Kansas City area.
Among the other contestants is former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Gary Hogeboom, 48, now a real estate developer in Michigan.
In a surprise move, CBS brought back two popular "Survivor: Palau" contestants, Bobby Jon Drinkard and Stephenie LaGrossa, to help contestants in Guatemala.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/entertainment/12364473.htm
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Sullivan native wins berth on 'Survivor Guatemala'
By TIM CAIN - H&R Entertainment Editor
A Sullivan native and past Millikin University student will be a contestant on the upcoming "Survivor" television show series.
"Survivor Guatemala, The Mayan Empire," the 11th edition of the popular CBS reality program, finished filming last week.
Morgan McDevitt, who works as a model under the name Morgan Malloy, will compete on the show.
McDevitt graduated from Sullivan High School in 2002. She participated in a weeklong dance workshop at Disney World in Orlando, Fla., in January 2002.
The news release from CBS about "Survivor" contestants lists the 21-year-old McDevitt's home city as Decatur and her profession as "magician's assistant/waitress."
She was a cheerleader at Sullivan High School and at Millikin. She was a sophomore, according to the school's 2003-04 student directory, but was not listed in last year's directory.
The show debuts at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15. According to the news release, "The castaways will begin their adventure with a grueling 11-mile hike through the jungle."
Additionally, the program "takes place amid the ancient Mayan ruins and ceremonial sites (some as many as 2,000 years old) located in the northern area of Guatemala. Amid the excruciating triple-digit heat, crocodile infested waters, relentless mosquitoes and terrifying sounds of the howler monkeys -"
This edition of the game also will include 46-year-old Gary Hogeboom, former NFL quarterback with the Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts and Phoenix Cardinals from 1980 to 1989. His presence gives the show a quarterback and a cheerleader.
Tim Cain can be reached at timcain@;herald-review.com or 421-6908
http://www.herald-review.com/articles/2005/08/12/news/local_news/1009462.txt
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People: Brown grad to be on Survivor: Guatemala
09:23 AM EDT on Friday, August 12, 2005
The Rhode Island connection to Survivor never seems to end.
CBS announced yesterday that Rafe Judkins, a 2005 Brown University graduate, is a contestant on the upcoming edition of the hit reality show. This one is called Survivor: Guatemala; it premieres Thursday, Sept. 15.
Judkins, 22, was born in Salt Lake City into a Mormon family that includes more than 60 first cousins, and moved to Pittsburgh when he was 5.
At Brown, he studied biology and anthropology. He also managed Brown's Outdoor Leadership Training program, which is designed to foster leadership skills, partly through a "shared wilderness experience" with other students.
This should come in handy, since, according to CBS, the participants in Survivor: Guatemala experienced triple-digit heat, crocodile-infested waters, relentless mosquitos and the terrifying sounds of howler monkeys.
The show was shot in June and July.
http://www.projo.com/yourlife/content/projo_20050812_peop12.1cc79e06.html
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Kansans on Survivor
Melissa Brunner
The sunflower state will be well-represented in the newest installment of Survivor! Two Kansans are among the 16 contestants who travelled to Guatemala for their chance to outwit, outplay and outlast.
When 13 News hosted Survivor auditions at Harrah's in January, one hopeful made a bold prediction! "I'm trying to be a survivor... I will be on survivor!!" said 22-year old Bradon Bellinger. And guess what?! He'll get that chance!! The Manhattan, Kansas farmer was one of 16 contestants selected for the latest Survivor competition in Guatemala!
"First impressions -- they're going to think I'm just some hick from Kansas!" Brandon told the folks from CBS. We did reach Brandon on the phone. He was on the farm, he said but that's about all the information we got from him. He wouldn't even say exactly where the farm is! That's because Survivor contestants are under strict orders not to talk to media until the show airs where they're voted out or win, and that can be tough!
"It's the hardest thing," says Lisa Keiffer, who competed on Survivor Vanauatu a year ago. She says Brandon's in for the time of his life. "You watch it and remember things that you'd forgotten," she says.
Fellow Kansan Danni Boatwright of Tonganoxie is among Brandon's competition. "I'm such a tomboy," Danni told CBS. Host and Wichita native, Jeff Probst sized up their chances. "He comes off like I'm just here to have fun, but I think there's more going on there. Danni is someone people can get behind."
Now we wait, like everyone else, to find out if a Kansan will outwit, outplay, and outlast. Survivor Guatemala premiers September 15th right here on Channel 13.
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/1674306.html
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Mayan 'Survivor' features Kansans
The Capital-Journal
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'SURVIVOR: GUATEMALA'
Date: First episode airs Sept. 15
Channel: CBS
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A Manhattan farmer and a former Miss Kansas who worked as a sports radio talk show host are two of the 16 competitors vying for the $1 million prize in the 11th season of CBS's "Survivor."
Danielle "Danni" Boatwright, 30, of Tonganoxie, and Brandon Bellinger, 22, of Manhattan, tried to outwit, outplay and outlast the other contestants in the Mayan ruins of Guatemala.
Colleen Sullivan, vice president of publicity for CBS, said filming began in June and that the contestants returned home during the first weekend of August.
"Danni is amazing," Sullivan said. "She is absolutely gorgeous, but she says there is nothing girly about her. She's from two different worlds."
Boatwright, who grew up with seven brothers and is a self-proclaimed tomboy, loves sports and is driven, opinionated and charming, Sullivan said.
She was the 1996 Miss Kansas and a Miss USA runner-up. She then modeled internationally for several years before returning to Kansas. When filming for "Survivor" started, Boatwright was a host for "Weekend Wrap" on 610 Sports, KPSM AM radio in the Kansas City area, from 10 a.m. to noon Sundays.
She is married to country music recording artist Wade Hayes and was in his video for "Tore Up from the Floor Up."
Bellinger graduated from Rock Creek High School, located between the towns of St. George and Westmoreland in Pottawatomie County, and works as a farmer and rancher.
"Brandon is a natural sweetheart," Sullivan said. "What you see is what you get. Still, he is a type A personality.
"He's the kind of guy that sneaks up on you."
Bellinger was interviewed by WIBW-TV in January when he filmed an audition tape at Harrah's Prairie Band Casino.
"I'm trying to be a survivor. I will be on 'Survivor,' " he said at the time. "They're going to think I'm just a hick from Kansas."
Survivor contestants aren't allowed to speak with the media until the airing of the show in which they are voted out or win.
Kasha Stoll can be reached at (785) 295-1270 or kasha.stoll@cjonline.com
http://www.cjonline.com/stories/081305/kan_survivor.shtml
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