By the Coloradan for CU-Boulder Today, posted: 05/5/201
Last year, CU-Boulder senior Floyd Pierce, graduating with a double major in applied math and economics,听raced around the world for $1 million听as a contestant on听The听Amazing Race. CBS has aired seven episodes, and, so far, he's still in the game.
Pierce, originally from Highlands Ranch, Colorado, is one of 22 contestants on the reality show鈥檚 29th season, which follows 11 teams of two as they decipher clues, complete physical challenges and navigate foreign cities鈥攁ll while avoiding elimination at designated checkpoints.