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'''Sam McMillen''' and '''Dan McMillen''' are a team of '''Brothers''' on the 15th season of '''[[The Amazing Race 15|The Amazing Race]]'''.
  
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}}'''Sam McMillen''' and '''Dan McMillen''' are a team of '''Brothers''' on {{S|15}}.
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They started fighting early in the season and never stopped. They quite possibly spent more time arguing than any other team in the series, even more than the young fighting couples who normally fill the role of the "fighting team," as most of their dialogue during tasks involved them yelling at each other. By the end of the season, they seemed to be the only team willing to play cutthroat, and rode a couple of shrewd moves to the Final 3. They would hit the chip counting challenge in the finale first, but were passed up by [[Meghan & Cheyne]] when they failed their first attempt at it, and finished 2nd.
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==Profile==
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''Retrieved from CBS.com''
   
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==Team==
  
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[[File:TAR15Winners.jpg|thumb|CBS Early Show Appearance]]
  
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===Sam===
  
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*Age: 23
  
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*Hometown: Liberty, Missouri
  
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===Dan===
  
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*Age: 21
  
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*Hometown: Liberty, Missouri
  
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==CBS Biography==
  
 
Brothers for 21 years, Sam and Dan will tell you that their relationship did not truly start until last summer when they both came out and told each other that they were gay.
  
Brothers for 21 years, Sam and Dan will tell you that their relationship did not truly start until last summer when they both came out and told each other that they were gay.
   
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Growing up Christian in a conservative community, neither one of them felt comfortable enough coming out at an early age but after doing so, they've found a whole new bond with one another and instantly became closer through honesty and trust. Sam and Dan will tell you that being gay is only one of the many aspects of their lives.
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Growing up Christian in a conservative community, neither one of them felt comfortable enough coming out at an early age but after doing so, they've found a whole new bond with one another and instantly became closer through honesty and trust. Sam and Dan will tell you that being gay is only one of the many aspects of their lives.
   
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Dan describes himself as organized, open-minded and spontaneous and hopes to gain a new sense of appreciation for his life from running the Race with his brother. His hobbies include exercise, volunteering and traveling.
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Dan describes himself as organized, open-minded and spontaneous and hopes to gain a new sense of appreciation for his life from running the Race with his brother. His hobbies include exercise, volunteering and traveling.
   
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Sam claims to be optimistic and happy-go-lucky and his hobbies include cinema, logic games and anything involving the outdoors. Communication may be the biggest challenge for this Team, as they claim to be polar opposites. From academic interests to how they approach tasks, these brothers are very different in everything they do. Due to his passive mentality, Sam will need to be more vocal to overcome Dan's blunt, assertive personality in order to contribute to the team while on the road.
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Sam claims to be optimistic and happy-go-lucky and his hobbies include cinema, logic games and anything involving the outdoors. Communication may be the biggest challenge for this Team, as they claim to be polar opposites. From academic interests to how they approach tasks, these brothers are very different in everything they do. Due to his passive mentality, Sam will need to be more vocal to overcome Dan's blunt, assertive personality in order to contribute to the team while on the road.
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Sam is pursuing a degree in medicine while Dan has one more year left at William Jewell College to complete his business degree. When asked what former Team they would model their style of play after, Sam points to [[Nick & Starr]] because they maintained a positive attitude which carried them to the $1 million prize. Dan identifies with the competitive style of [[Rob & Amber]]. Both brothers hope that the Race will take their new found closeness to the next level and help them forge an even stronger bond.
  
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==Season 15==
  
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*Leg 1: 9th
  
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*Leg 2: 2nd
  
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*Leg 3: 5th
  
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*Leg 4: 1st
  
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*Leg 5: 5th
  
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*Leg 6: 3rd
  
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*Leg 7: 1st
  
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*Leg 8: 4th
  
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**Sam performs the Roadblock
  
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**Dan starts pestering Sam persistently.
  
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**Dan loses patience with Sam when Meghan & Cheyne arrived.
  
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**Dan began shouting at Sam to hurry up.
  
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**Sam loses it and repeatedly tells Dan to shut up
  
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**No matter how many times Sam tells Dan to stop talking, Dan wouldn't stop.
  
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**Brian tells Dan that the challenge is harder than it looks, forcing Dan to finally stop pestering Sam.
  
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**Dan starts encouraging Sam instead of pounding him.
  
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**Sam finally completes the Roadblock in 4th.
  
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**Arrived at the Pit Stop in 4th.
  
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**At the mat, Dan felt regretful of his behavior towards Sam at the Roadblock.
  
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*Leg 9: 2nd
  
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*Leg 10: 2nd
  
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*Leg 11: 2nd
  
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[[File:SamDan2nd.png|thumb|Sam & Dan finished the race in 2nd Place.]]
  
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*Leg 12: 2nd
  
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==Memorable Moments==
  
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==Records==
  
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===Franchise===
  
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*Youngest team to finish in 2nd place, 22.
  
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*Youngest male team in the race, 22 (tied with [[Connor & Jonathan]]).
  
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*Youngest team of brothers, 22.
  
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*Youngest team of brothers to win a leg, 22.
  
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*Youngest male team to win a leg, 22 (tied with [[Connor & Jonathan]]).
  
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*Youngest team to win a leg and come in 2nd, 22.
  
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*One of 53 teams to never check in last at a pit stop and the finish line in their career.
  
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===American===
  
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====Season 15====
  
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*Youngest team, 22.
  
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*Youngest team in the Final Three, 22.
  
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*Most legs won by a male team, 2 legs (tied with [[Flight Time & Big Easy]]).
  
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*Last male team standing.
  
   
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Sam is pursuing a degree in medicine while Dan has one more year left at William Jewell College to complete his business degree. When asked what former Team they would model their style of play after, Sam points to [[Nick & Starr|Nick and Starr]] because they maintained a positive attitude which carried them to the $1 million prize. Dan identifies with the competitive style of [[Rob & Amber|Rob and Amber]]. Both brothers hope that the Race will take their new found closeness to the next level and help them forge an even stronger bond.<ref>http://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/cast/36583/</ref>
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==The Amazing Race 15==
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===Race History===
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; text-align: center; font-size: 8pt; line-height:18px;"
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! colspan="7"|Sam & Dan's Race History
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|-
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! Episode
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! Leg
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! Destination(s)
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! [[Detour]] Choice<br />(underlined)
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! [[Roadblock]]<br />Performer
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! Placement
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! Notes
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|-
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! rowspan="2"|[[They Thought Godzilla Was Walking Down the Street|1]]
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! 1
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| {{nowrap|United States → Japan}}
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| ''No Detour''
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| Dan
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| 9 of 12
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! 2
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| {{nowrap|Japan → Vietnam}}
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| ''No Detour''
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| Sam
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| 2 of 11
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|-
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! [[It's Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars|2]]
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! 3
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| {{nowrap|Vietnam}}
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| {{nowrap|<u>Child's Play</u> / Word Play}}
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| Sam
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| 5 of 10
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|-
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! [[Sean Penn Cambodia Here We Come|3]]
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! 4
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| {{nowrap|Vietnam → Cambodia}}
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| {{nowrap|Cover / <u>Wrap</u>}}
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| Dan
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| {{1|1 of 9}}
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|-
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! [[I'm Like Ricky Bobby|4]]
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! 5
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| {{nowrap|Cambodia → United Arab Emirates}}
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| {{nowrap|<u>Build a Snowman</u> / Find a Snowman}}
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| Dan
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| 5 of 8
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|-
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! [[Do It for the Hood! Do It for the Suburbs!|5]]
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! 6
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| {{nowrap|United Arab Emirates}}
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| {{nowrap|<u>Gold</u> / Glass}}
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| Dan
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| 3 of 7
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|-
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! [[This Is Not My Finest Hour|6]]
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! 7
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| {{nowrap|United Arab Emirates → The Netherlands}}
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| {{nowrap|<u>Farmer's Game</u> / Farmer's Dance}}
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| Sam
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| {{1|1 of 6}}
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|-
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! [[This Is the Worst Thing I've Ever Done in My Life|7]]
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! 8
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| {{nowrap|The Netherlands → Sweden}}
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| {{nowrap|<u>Nobel Dynamite</u> / Viking Alphabet}}
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| Sam
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| 4 of 5
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! [[We're Not Meant for the Swamp|8]]
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! 9
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| {{nowrap|Sweden → Estonia}}
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| {{nowrap|<u>Serve</u> / Sling}}
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| Sam
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| 2 of 5
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! [[We're Not Working with Anybody, Ever, Anymore!|9]]
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! 10
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| {{nowrap|Estonia → Czech Republic}}
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| {{nowrap|Fast & Furious / <u>Slow & Steady</u>}}
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| Dan
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| 2 of 4
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|-
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! [[It Starts with an "F", That's All I'm Saying|10]]
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! 11
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| {{nowrap|Czech Republic}}
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| {{nowrap|<u>Legend</u> / Lager}}
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| Dan
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| 2 of 4
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! [[Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound|11]]
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! 12
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| {{nowrap|Czech Republic → United States}}
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| ''No Detour''
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| Sam
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| {{Runner-Up|2 of 3}}
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| colspan="4" style="background-color: rgb(166, 166, 166); border-color: rgb(166, 166, 166);"|
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! Average
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| '''3.17'''
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| colspan="7" style="text-align: left;"|{{LeaderboardLegend|uturn}}
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==Post-Race==
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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* Youngest team to finish in 2nd place, with an age average of 22 at the time of racing.
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Second gay team
  
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==External links==
  
==External links==
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===Interviews===
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*{{Twitter|sammcmillen}}
  
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* [http://www.newnownext.com/interview-sam-and-dan-mcmillen-gay-brothers-on-the-run-on-the-amazing-race/10/2009/ Interview: Sam and Dan McMillen, Gay Brothers on the Run on "The Amazing Race"]
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*{{Facebook|sam.mcmillen.1}}
  
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* [http://people.com/tv/the-amazing-race-bickering-brothers-still-best-friends/ The Amazing Race: Bickering Brothers Still Best Friends]
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*{{Facebook|dan.r.mcmillen}}
  
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* [http://www.tvguide.com/news/amazing-races-sam-1012930/ Amazing Race's Sam and Dan: We Know Who Wayne Newton Is]
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* [http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/exclusive-dan-and-sam-mcmillen-talk-about-the-amazing-race-10061.php Exclusive: Dan and Sam McMillen talk about 'The Amazing Race']
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* [http://www.realitywanted.com/newsitem/2689-the-amazing-race-15-exclusive-interview-with-sam-and-dan-mcmillen The Amazing Race 15: Exclusive Interview with Sam and Dan McMillen]
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===Social Media===
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[[Category:Season 15]]
  
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* {{Twitter|sammcmillen|Sam}}
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* {{Facebook|sam.mcmillen.1|Sam}}
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* {{Facebook|dan.r.mcmillen|Dan}}
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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{{USS15Teams}}
 
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Revision as of 00:44, 3 May 2019

Sam McMillen and Dan McMillen are a team of Brothers on The Amazing Race 15.

They started fighting early in the season and never stopped. They quite possibly spent more time arguing than any other team in the series, even more than the young fighting couples who normally fill the role of the "fighting team," as most of their dialogue during tasks involved them yelling at each other. By the end of the season, they seemed to be the only team willing to play cutthroat, and rode a couple of shrewd moves to the Final 3. They would hit the chip counting challenge in the finale first, but were passed up by Meghan & Cheyne when they failed their first attempt at it, and finished 2nd.

Profile

Retrieved from CBS.com

Brothers for 21 years, Sam and Dan will tell you that their relationship did not truly start until last summer when they both came out and told each other that they were gay.

Growing up Christian in a conservative community, neither one of them felt comfortable enough coming out at an early age but after doing so, they've found a whole new bond with one another and instantly became closer through honesty and trust. Sam and Dan will tell you that being gay is only one of the many aspects of their lives.

Dan describes himself as organized, open-minded and spontaneous and hopes to gain a new sense of appreciation for his life from running the Race with his brother. His hobbies include exercise, volunteering and traveling.

Sam claims to be optimistic and happy-go-lucky and his hobbies include cinema, logic games and anything involving the outdoors. Communication may be the biggest challenge for this Team, as they claim to be polar opposites. From academic interests to how they approach tasks, these brothers are very different in everything they do. Due to his passive mentality, Sam will need to be more vocal to overcome Dan's blunt, assertive personality in order to contribute to the team while on the road.

Sam is pursuing a degree in medicine while Dan has one more year left at William Jewell College to complete his business degree. When asked what former Team they would model their style of play after, Sam points to Nick and Starr because they maintained a positive attitude which carried them to the $1 million prize. Dan identifies with the competitive style of Rob and Amber. Both brothers hope that the Race will take their new found closeness to the next level and help them forge an even stronger bond.[1]

The Amazing Race 15

Race History

Sam & Dan's Race History
Episode Leg Destination(s) Detour Choice
(underlined) 		Roadblock
Performer 		Placement Notes
1 1 United States → Japan No Detour Dan 9 of 12
2 Japan → Vietnam No Detour Sam 2 of 11
2 3 Vietnam Child's Play / Word Play Sam 5 of 10
3 4 Vietnam → Cambodia Cover / Wrap Dan 1 of 9
4 5 Cambodia → United Arab Emirates Build a Snowman / Find a Snowman Dan 5 of 8
5 6 United Arab Emirates Gold / Glass Dan 3 of 7
6 7 United Arab Emirates → The Netherlands Farmer's Game / Farmer's Dance Sam 1 of 6
7 8 The Netherlands → Sweden Nobel Dynamite / Viking Alphabet Sam 4 of 5
8 9 Sweden → Estonia Serve / Sling Sam 2 of 5
9 10 Estonia → Czech Republic Fast & Furious / Slow & Steady Dan 2 of 4
10 11 Czech Republic Legend / Lager Dan 2 of 4
11 12 Czech Republic → United States No Detour Sam 2 of 3
Average 3.17
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
⊂ The team used the U-Turn
⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn

Post-Race

Trivia

  • Youngest team to finish in 2nd place, with an age average of 22 at the time of racing.

External links

Interviews

Social Media

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/cast/36583/

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