Josh & Brent

Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge are a team of Goat Farmers who are the winners of the 21st season of The Amazing Race.

Josh

 * Age: 43
 * Hometown: I go back and forth weekly between New York City & Sharon Springs, NY.
 * Connection to your teammate: Life Partner for the past 15 years
 * Previously appeared on their own television series: “The Fabulous Beekman Boys” aired on Planet Green (Discovery) for two seasons (cancelled in 2011).
 * Current occupation: Goat Farmer/Advertising Executive/Author
 * Describe what you do: During the week, I work as an Advertising Creative Director in New York City. On the weekends, I commute to my goat farm in Sharon Springs, NY.
 * 3 words to describe you: Funny, self-deprecating and generous.
 * Favorite hobbies: Cooking, gardening and traveling.
 * What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Reviving the small town where our farm is located by bringing attention to Beekman Farm and rural America through our television show.
 * What famous person reminds you of yourself? Julia Child
 * What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Martha Stewart
 * What scares you most about traveling? Falling ill during The Race.
 * What excites you most about traveling? Partaking in new cuisines.
 * Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: We are quick to argue and both of us think we are the smartest people in the room.
 * Pet peeve about your teammate: Brent never admits when he is wrong.
 * What country and place would you most like to visit and why? There are two: Italy, because I can’t believe I have never been, and Russia because of the history and culture.
 * What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? If we win, we could finally be together under the same roof every night for the first time in three years. Being apart during the workweek has been a struggle and gone on far too long.

Brent

 * Age: 38
 * Hometown: Sharon Springs, N.Y.
 * Connection to your teammate: Life partners for 15 years
 * Previously appeared on their own television series: “The Fabulous Beekman Boys” aired on Planet Green (Discovery) for two seasons (cancelled in 2011).
 * Current occupation: Chief Executive Officer of Beekman 1802.
 * Describe what you do: I manage our 60 acre goat farm and run our company, Beekman 1802.
 * 3 words to describe you: Focused, ambitious and open-minded.
 * Favorite hobbies: Working in my garden, organizing community events and meeting new people.
 * What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Working with our small farm community to bring in new business and gather attention for rural America.
 * What famous person reminds you of yourself? Martha Stewart
 * What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Oprah
 * What scares you most about traveling? Being unable to resolve a situation because of a language barrier.
 * What excites you most about traveling? Seeing things I have never seen before and probably will never see again.
 * Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Communication and the fact we both think we are always in the right.
 * Pet peeve about your teammate: He is too nice. He can’t always be nice and expect to get ahead when everyone else is playing dirty.
 * What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Asia and the Middle East since I want to know more about these cultures.
 * What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? As I get older, I realize life is about making memories and this will be an experience we both will never forget.

Race History

 * Leg 1: 7th
 * Play Table Tennis: Josh
 * Eat Frog Fallopian Tubes: Brent
 * Arrived 7th
 * Leg 2: 5th
 * Make Balloon Art: Josh
 * Ice By The Pound
 * Arrived 5th
 * Leg 3: 5th
 * Serve A Padang Meal: Brent
 * Egg Head
 * Chose not to U-Turn
 * Arrived 5th
 * Leg 4: 4th
 * Repair Bus: Josh
 * Pound the Cotton
 * Arrived 4th
 * Leg 5: 7th (Non-Elimination)
 * Build and Balance Scale: Brent
 * Bamboo Jungle
 * Arrived last but were not eliminated
 * Leg 6: 6th
 * Eat Turkish Ice Cream
 * Simit
 * Serve Turkish Sherbet: Brent
 * Arrived 6th
 * Leg 7: 5th (4-hour penalty at the start of next leg)
 * Synchronize
 * Unlock Trees Of Love: Josh
 * Arrived 5th (issued a 4-hour penalty for unable to complete the Detour)
 * Leg 8: 5th
 * Calculate Times: Brent
 * Shakers
 * Arrived 5th
 * Leg 9: 4th
 * Back In Time
 * Switchback - Ditch Vaulting: Josh
 * Arrived 4th
 * Leg 10: 3rd
 * Return 20 Tennis Balls: Josh
 * Spin It
 * Arrived 3rd
 * Leg 11: 3rd
 * Chow
 * Find Mushrooms: Brent
 * Arrived 3rd
 * Leg 12: 1st (Winners)
 * Escape Houdini-Style: Brent
 * Hello Goodbye: Josh
 * Arrived 1st and won US$1,000,000

Post-Race
On June 28 2013, Josh and Brent got married.

Trivia

 * First team to finish 1st place in the last leg without winning any previous legs in a US season that has no returning players from past seasons.
 * Lowest average placing team to win the race, 4.58 (tied with Daniel & César)
 * First all male team to win the Race without winning any previous legs.
 * Most second to last finishes in a career, 6.
 * Second gay team to win the race (after Reichen & Chip).