Ryan Ferguson and Dusty Harris are competing together in season 33 of Amazing Race. Here is everything you need to know about the duo here.
The reality show Amazing 33 premiered on January 5th of this year. Ryan Ferguson and Dusty Harris are competing together on the show as they travel the globe with 22 other casts to win the prize money.
While Ryan is not a new face for the reality show, his partner for the show Dusty is a newcomer. Though the teammates have different levels of experience, they will be navigating this adventure together.
The show watchers will have to see if they can have the best performance as a team. When they will be competing on the reality competition series, here is a quick sneak peek at their life.
Who Are Ryan Ferguson And Dusty Harris From Amazing Race 33?
As season 33 of Amazing Race kicked off on the television, show watchers got to see Ryan Ferguson and Dusty Harris. They are navigating their ways to find their winning way to the prize amount of $1 million.
Ferguson and Harris grew up in Columbia together. While talking to a network, Ferguson revealed when they reached to them to compete on the show with a friend of his. At the time, he thought who could be better than Dusty for the show.
Followingly, he also added Dusty was the one who stood by his side the entire time. While Ryan has quite an experience in the television world, Dusty has lived quite a low-key life. He runs a bed and breakfast in Colorado.
There has been a history on the show of race bringing strain in both romantic and platonic relationships. However, Dusty has stated that nothing can bring a dent in their friendship.
Ryan Ferguson Is The Victim Of Wrongful Conviction Murder: Story Details On Dateline
Amazing Race contestant Ryan Ferguson has a shocking backstory on his life. He has served 10 years in prison for the wrongful conviction of murder. Ferguson had to do jail time for being wrongly accused of killing Kent Heiltholt.
He was found beaten and strangled on November 1, 2001, in the parking lot of the Columbia Daily Tribune. Ferguson was just a 17-years old high school student at the time of Kent’s murder.
Ferguson maintained his innocence while he was sentenced to 40 years in jail. His friend Charles Erickson told the investigators that though he didn’t have the memory of the night, he was having dreams that he committed the murder.
He eventually went to confess to the crime and implicated a then 19-years old Ferguson. Reportedly, though there was no physical evidence linking Erickson and Heiltholt Erickson’s testimony and claim from the janitor was enough.
Ryan Ferguson And Dusty Harris’s Age Update
Ryan Ferguson is 37 years old while Dusty Harris is currently 38 years old. Both of the pals grew up in Columbia, Missouri.
Ferguson is appearing on Amazing Race with his good friend Dusty. Reportedly, as per Ferguson, Dusty Harris was the one who stood by his side while he was in prison for wrongful accusations.