- For the other teams in which Mark & Mallory ran the race, see Bopper & Mark and Gary & Mallory.
Mark Jackson and Mallory Christina Ervin are Team Kentucky on The Amazing Race: All-Stars.
Mark was initially set to run the race with The Amazing Race 20 partner Bopper Minton, but Bopper began showing signs of pancreatitis the night before the race began and was not medically cleared to compete. Mark was given the option of running the race with a partner selected by production; he agreed to do so with Bopper's blessing, and his partner turned out to be Mallory, who previously competed in The Amazing Race 17 and The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business. However, the two had almost nothing in common with each other, except their home state, with their clashing personalities affecting their performance. Despite leaving the Roadblock in the second leg in first place, Mallory forgot Mark's backpack, which he wanted to retrieve, though Mallory did not want to do so. This set them to the back of the pack and, with Mallory's later struggles at the Detour, they dropped all the way to last and were eliminated in 10th place.
Profile[]
Retrieved from CBS.com[1]
Mark Jackson[]
Age: 47
Hometown: Manchester, KY
Connection to Teammate: Team Kentucky
Current Occupation: Unemployed
Biggest mistake you made in your previous season: Navigating
Most memorable moment from your first Race: Riding the train through the Swiss Alps.
Favorite place you visited on your first season: Africa
Why do you want to run the Race again? Win one million dollars.
How have you changed since the last time you competed? I haven't, just got a little older.
What are you passionate about? Helping people, making sure kids have a future and making a difference.
People would be surprised to learn: Everyone already knows everything about me.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Communicating
Pet peeve about your teammate: He's hard headed.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? I'd like to visit Australia because I'm an outdoors guy and would love to see kangaroos.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? Getting my county recognized since we need all the help we can get.
Any strategic changes you will make heading into this Race: Learn how to navigate.
Mallory[]
Age: 28
Hometown: Nashville, TN
Connection to Teammate: Team Kentucky
Current Occupation: Entertainer
Describe what you do: I have 3 brand new ventures I am about to launch. I can't wait for you all to see! I'm still hosting a couple television shows and speaking regularly.
Biggest mistake you made in your previous season: I can't even see a mistake in our first seasons. In the end we lost in a bad taxi..so I guess getting in that taxi? Yes.
Most memorable moment from your first Race: Sleeping on the ground in India, with my dad, between the cowboys and the globetrotters..a moment I never would have expected to be in, but one of the best for sure. They're still two of our all-time best race friends and real friends to this day.
Favorite place you visited on your first season: I liked Zermatt, Switzerland and India on the next one.
Why do you want to run the Race again?: I know I will win it one way or another. And as I am in the beginning of a lot of really exciting ventures, I would love to have the prize.
How have you changed since the last time you competed? My first two seasons I had just come off of Miss Kentucky and Miss America, they were kind of my identity then. After finishing my reign and then doing two seasons of race back to back at first I didn't know how I could 'top' that. That's when I really changed my mind and started a whole new journey full of real life adventures.
What are you passionate about? My Family, My Faith, My Hometown, meeting sweet loyal fans, Food(sorry Mom) but for real, speaking to Children, building new businesses, travel(still), and singing…oh, and dancing.
People would be surprised to learn: That I was Valedictorian, that I've never tried a food I didn't like, that I grew up on a farm with 24 first cousins(I was the oldest).
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: If it were my dad I would never fear a thing…ever. He taught me that and he set an example for me that nothing was ever about the money. When you focus on that you lose a lot. My new teammate I will face a lot of challenges. It will be mostly challenges. We don't know each other that well. I don't know how he races or if our styles match, so the challenge will be learning that as we race.
Pet peeve about your teammate: My dad, that his back is hurt and he can't run this race with me right now. My new partner...I could say a lot, but I guess the main thing is that he's not really the person I expected him to be from watching his first season. But I wish him the best.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Rome: Pope Francis…Greece: I've still never been.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I hope to prove that I can do a lot of great things on my own, that I can set a good example again, and that I can help someone else win a million dollars.
Any strategic changes you will make heading into this Race: I may have to play all the roles since I don't really know what my partner does. I need to learn how to navigate for sure, and I need to learn to level myself out when I get too excited. My dad used to do that for me, but if he's not with me I have to make these changes in order to stay in the race. Oh and always pack lighter.
The Amazing Race: All-Stars[]
Race History[]
| Mark & Mallory's Race History | ||||||
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| Episode | Leg | Destination(s) | Detour Choice (underlined) |
Roadblock Performer |
Placement | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | United States → China | No Detour | Mallory | 6 of 11 | |
| 2 | 2 | China | Featherball / China Cup | Mark | 10 of 10 | |
| Average | 8.00 | |||||
Legend:
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Trivia[]
- Mark & Mallory are the second team made of two members from separate teams, following Eric & Danielle in The Amazing Race: All-Stars (2007).
- However, they are the first team made of two people from different seasons, as Eric & Danielle both competed in The Amazing Race 9.
- Mark & Mallory are the first team who had no prior relationship with each other.
- They were followed by the five blind dating teams in The Amazing Race 26 and the entire cast of The Amazing Race 29.
- Mallory is the first three-time racer to compete with more than one partner, followed by Rachel Reilly.
External links[]
Mallory's Wikipedia page: Mallory Ervin
Interviews[]
- Joyce Eng at TV Guide Online (03/03/2014): "Our Communication Was Bad"
- Rob Cesternino at RHAP (03/03/2014): "Amazing Race 2014: Exit Interview with Mark Jackson & Mallory Ervin"
- Elizabeth Kwiatkowski at Reality TV World (03/04/2014): "Mark Jackson and replacement partner Mallory Ervin talk" [Parts 1 & 2]
- Elimination Interviews at CBS.com (03/05/2014): "Elimination Interview: Mark and Mallory"
- Daniel Fienberg at HitFix.com (03/09/2014): "Mark & Mallory talk"
Social Media Profiles[]
- Mallory's Website: malloryervin.com
- Mallory's Facebook: /OfficialMalloryErvin
- Mark's Facebook: /mark.jackson.963
- Google+: Mallory Ervin
- Mallory's Instagram: /MalloryErvin
- Mallory's X profile (formerly Twitter): @MalloryErvin
- Mallory's YouTube Channel: /MalloryErvin1
References[]
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