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A Sullivan native and past Millikin University student will be a contestant on the upcoming "Survivor" television show series.
"Survivor Guatemala, The Mayan Empire," the 11th edition of the popular CBS reality program, finished filming last week.
Morgan McDevitt n who works as a model under the name Morgan Malloy n will compete on the show.
McDevitt graduated from Sullivan High School in 2002. She participated in a weeklong dance workshop at Disney World in Orlando, Fla., in Jan. 2002.
The release from CBS about "Survivor" contestants lists the 21-year-old McDevitt's home city as Decatur and her profession as "magician's assistant/waitress." According to the survivorfever.net Web site, she works at Six Flags Chicago.
She was a cheerleader at Sullivan High School and also at Millikin. She was a sophomore according to the school's 2003-2004 student directory, but was not listed in last year's directory.
The show debuts at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15. According to a CBS release, "The castaways will begin their
adventure with a grueling 11-mile hike through the jungle."
Additionally, the program "takes place amid the ancient Mayan ruins and ceremonial sites (some as many as 2,000 years old) located in the northern area of Guatemala. Amid the excruciating triple-digit heat, crocodile infested waters, relentless mosquitoes and terrifying sounds of the howler monkeys …"
This edition of the game will also include 46-year-old Gary Hogeboom, former NFL quarterback with the Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts and Phoenix Cardinals from 1980 to 1989. His presence gives the show a quarterback and a cheerleader.
Tim Cain can be reached at timcain@herald-review.com or 421-6908.
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