Ron & Tony

Ron & Tony
Team Profile
Hometown:	Los Angeles, California (Ron) Tucson, Arizona (Tony)
Relation:	Best friends
Occupation:	Director/Choreographer (Ron) Doctoral Student (Tony)
Legs Competed:	1
Placement:	11th

Ron Kellum and Tony Stovall are a team of Best Friends on The Amazing Race 17.

Profile

Retrieved from CBS.com

Ron

• Age: 45
• Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
• Connection to your Teammate: Best Friend
• Current occupation: Director/Choreographer
• Favorite hobbies: Working out, skiing, golfing and dinners with friends
• Achievements: My biggest achievement came when I was cast in my first Broadway show, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and writing my first book The Gypsy's Survival Guide to Show-Business.
• Lifelong to do list: One day I would like to do outreach work in Africa, host an entertainment show, open a theater and travel the world.
• What scares you most about traveling? Being in another country when there is a terrorist attack
• What excites you most about traveling? Experiencing the world in new ways and discovering new cultures, people and food
• If I could switch places with someone: I'm blessed with an amazing life and love my work and family. I wouldn't want to switch places with anyone, but there are many people that I admire and respect. They inspire me to strive to reach my goals.
• Role model/hero: My mother is my role model and my father is my hero.
• What are you passionate about? Helping actors and performers discover their dreams. Equal rights and equality for all.
• What would you do if you won the million dollars? Assist my family, make a donation to my church and invest the rest.
• People would be surprised to learn: I'm a pretty quiet person when I'm not working and I have a deep faith in God.
• Favorite place you have ever visited: Serra Cafema Namibia in Africa
• Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on the Race together: Because of our size differences, the physical challenges may be our Team's biggest hurdles.
• What do you hope to accomplish by running the Race (other then winning one million bucks)? It will be a dream come true for both of us to run the race together. It will be an amazing opportunity to see and discover parts of the world I would never be able to experience.
• Pet peeve about your teammate: I can't reach him because he is always on the phone.

Tony

• Age: 42
• Hometown: Tucson, Ariz.
• Connection to your Teammate: Best friend
• Current occupation: Doctoral Student at the University of Arizona
• Favorite hobbies: Reading, traveling and screenwriting
• Achievements: Getting my MBA
• Lifelong to do list: Ultimately I would like to get a PhD (the journey has begun), become a professor, visit the three continents I haven't been to, skydive and read War & Peace.
• What scares you most about traveling? Political unrest in some places in the world scares me.
• What excites you most about traveling? The idea of experiencing different cultures is what excites me most about traveling. I'm fascinated with people so any chance I get to experience others is great.
• If I could switch places with someone: President Obama (but only for a day or so - I think the stress would kill me)
• Role model/hero: My parents
• What are you passionate about? I'm most passionate about learning, my family and friends and new adventures
• What would you do if you won the million dollars? Pay off my school loans, give a little to charity (that includes my family - charity begins at home), visit the three continents I haven't visited and invest the rest.
• People would be surprised to learn: I like country music.
• Favorite place you have ever visited: China and Southern Africa
• Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on the Race together: Communicating clearly and calmly with one another will be a challenge for us on the Race.
• What do you hope to accomplish by running the Race (other then winning one million bucks)? I think the race will bring us closer together. It will help us to solidify our friendship and give us another amazing adventure together. We are eager for an adventure of a lifetime.
• Pet peeve about your teammate: He's ALWAYS on the phone.

The Amazing Race 17

Race History

Ron & Tony's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	United States → United Kingdom	No Detour	Ron	11 of 11	[1][2]
				Average	11.00
Legend:      The team finished in first place      The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race      The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg      The team that won The Amazing Race      The team that crossed the Finish Line second      The team that crossed the Finish Line third ϵ The team used the Express Pass somewhere during the leg ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn ⋐ The team that used the second slot of the "Double U-Turn" ⋑ Recipient of a second U-Turn due to the "Double U-Turn" twist
Notes: 1: Ron & Tony incurred a 24-hour penalty for quitting the coracle task. However, since Ron & Tony arrived at the Pit Stop in last place, they were eliminated without the penalty being applied. 2: While neither Ron nor Tony was shown performing the Roadblock in Leg 1, the official website lists Ron as the team member who completed the task.

External links

Interviews

• Teeuwynn Woodruff at RealityNewsOnline (09/28/2010): "We Were on a Motorway That Had No Exits for 25 Miles"
• Amazing Race's Ron and Tony: Getting Lost "Felt Like a Nightmare That Wouldn't End"
• Exclusive: Ron Kellum and Tony Stovall talk 'The Amazing Race'

References

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