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Amazing Race 15: Exit Interview With Sam And Dan
December 08, 2009 04:30 PM by Britteny Elrick
Oh, Sam and Dan McMillen. Although we constantly referred to them as an old married couple, Sam and Dan are actually gay brothers from Missouri, who came in second place on The Amazing Race 15. This race meant a lot to both of them as they sort of used it as coming out party as well. Keep reading to hear what they told PEOPLE about their experience…
PEOPLE: It was a close second. Hard feelings?
Sam: When looking at my bank account, it would be nice if a half a million extra dollars was in there but despite sounding cliché, it really is a priceless experience.
Dan: It was harder to keep the secret for four months than to lose. Everyone has been bugging us about what happened and we couldn’t say a word. I’m just glad we’re able to talk about placing second. And honestly, we got to see all these fantastic places on someone else’s credit card and got some money out of it. I wouldn’t change a thing.
PEOPLE: How did you feel about your portrayal as villains?
Dan: Somebody has to play that part and I don’t think we did anything that wasn’t acceptable as part of the game. Looking back in fact, we hesitated too much in that taxi situation. Brian and Ericka eventually said it was okay because we called them another cab and they didn’t show it. And in the Kafka challenge, I probably shouldn’t even have given Big Easy the F clue.
Sam: It was a fun role to play. If we did it over again, we’d push the envelope even farther and be even more ruthless.
PEOPLE: Level with us: Did you throw elbows in Estonia with the Globetrotters?
Dan: We never elbowed them. I know there’s a penalty for getting physical with other teams. Why would I risk getting eliminated when we were in first? It was a small and slippery walkway and they slipped.
Sam: What was so annoying is that they blamed us for their mistakes. We did not elbow them. It wasn’t our responsibility to give them the clue. We understand that things get heated in the middle of racing so by the next day it was always water under the bridge.
PEOPLE: Hardest task?
Sam: The license plates because we had put a lot on the line to be on the show and to know it could end right there, five minutes after it started, was so nerve-racking.
Dan: We knew going on the show meant we were going to have to come out to everyone in our family as soon as we got home whether they were ready to hear it or not, and whether or not we were ready to tell them because it was going to be on the first episode.
You can check out the entire interview at People.com.
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