You could call these kids a credit to their ‘Race’
THE AMAZING LINZ kids won the $1 million prize on Tuesday night’s finale of “The Amazing Race: Family Edition.”
And the quartet continued to be amazing Wednesday morning, when they said on CBS’ “The Early Show” they would give half the money to their parents and split the remaining $500,000 with their three other siblings.
“This is the Family Edition of the race. We’re just a small little core of our family,” said Alex Linz, a 23-year-old emergency room technician.
“We did this for them (our parents). We wish they could have gone on the race with us. So it’s straight to them.”
Teammate Megan Linz, 21, said the decision to share with the rest of the family was made long ago.
“Going in, this is what we decided we wanted to do with the money,” she said.
“Amazing Race” host Phil Keoghan praised the Linzes for their enthusiasm and high spirits throughout the 25-day trek through 50 cities last summer.
“These guys kept a sense of humor through the whole thing, and having met their parents, you could see it comes from their parents,” Keoghan said.
Toto, we’re still in Kansas
Now that Kansan Danni Boatwright has claimed her million-dollar check for winning Sunday night’s “Survivor: Guatemala” finale, she’s ready to settle down in the big city and kick-start her broadcasting career.
But which city? New York? L.A.? Chicago?
“Ohhhh, no,” says the 30-year-old former sports-radio host. “I’m going to stay in Kansas for sure. I’m trying to decide between Lawrence and Kansas City. That’s what the dilemma is.”
Live, from New York …
Mariah Carey will perform live from Times Square on ABC’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” marking the first live performance from the location in the 34-year history of the show.
Carey will join co-hosts Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest as the final minutes of 2005 are counted down and the famed ball drop begins.
The 76-year-old Clark, long a New Year’s Eve tradition, will be making his first television appearance since suffering a stroke last December.
Blowin’ in the airwaves
Bob Dylan will host a weekly music show on XM Satellite Radio, the first time the rock star has had his own radio show.
Dylan will select music for the hourlong show, which will debut in March on XM’s deep album rock channel. He’ll also offer comments on music and other subjects, interview guests and answer e-mails from subscribers.
“Songs and music have always inspired me,” the 64-year-old Dylan said in a statement. “A lot of my own songs have been played on the radio, but this is the first time I’ve ever been on the other side of the mic.”
Including, no doubt, a princely sum
The artist formerly known as the man who scrawled “slave” on his face during a ‘90s dispute with his record company is happy with his new Universal Records deal.
Prince has signed a one-album deal with Universal to release his upcoming album, “3121,” early next year.
Asked why he would sign on with the biggest record company in the world given his past clashes with major labels, he said: “I don’t consider Universal a slave ship. I did my own agreement … I got exactly what I wanted.”
The birthday bunch
Actor-comedian Tim Conway is 72. Singer Cindy Birdsong (The Supremes) is 66. Drummer Dave Clark (the Dave Clark Five) is 63. Actor Don Johnson is 56. Actress Helen Slater is 42. Actress Molly Price (“Third Watch”) is 40. Actor Adam Brody (“The O.C.”) is 26. Actor George O. Gore II (“My Wife and Kids”) is 24.