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B. J. Averell
B. J. Averell
Born	Brian Jeffrey Averell; Collingswood, New Jersey, U.S.
Other names	B. J. Averell, Jesus Weezer (Weezer Cruise 2)
Alma mater	Harvard University
Television	The Amazing Race 9; (Winner)

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Brian Jeffrey Averell^[1] is an American actor and reality show contestant who won The Amazing Race 9 with teammate Tyler MacNiven. He is currently a CBS technology reporter and Periscope livestreamer broadcasting from major content conventions such as NAB.^{[citation needed]}

Early life and education

A native of Collingswood, New Jersey,^[2] Averell graduated from Collingswood High School in 1998, and attended Harvard University. In 2000, he ran for Undergraduate Council president. Considered a wildcard,^[3] Averell was twice cited with campaign violations^[4]^[5] before being forced to shut down his campaign.^[6]

At Harvard, Averell was a member of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals and the improv group On Thin Ice. He also wrote daily comic strip "The Neil World" for The Harvard Crimson. With fellow Harvard student B. J. Novak, he co-produced and hosted a variety show called "The B.J. Show,"^[7] which one year featured Bob Saget reprising his television roles in a few skits and ending the show with his own standup routine. He would eventually graduate with a degree in religion, and move to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment.^[8]

Logan Airport incident

On November 24, 1999, Averell showed up late for a 6:15 p.m. flight from Logan International Airport in Boston to Philadelphia aboard a Delta Connection commuter flight, and was denied access to the small jet because his assigned seat had been given away. Averell slipped past the attendant at the gate, blended in with other passengers crossing the tarmac and proceeded to find refuge in a rest room and settled onto a toilet seat. "Once I got on, I figured maybe through some stroke of fate no one would have to use the bathroom," Averell said. He was given away by another passenger and arrested before the flight departed. He was charged with disorderly conduct and trespassing. He later told a news photographer he was surprised at how easy it was to stow away.^[9]

Averell pleaded not guilty,^[10] and two months later state prosecutors and Delta Air Lines agreed to drop all charges against him. According to Averell’s lawyer, the decision came because the then student "was not belligerent to anyone".^[11]

The Amazing Race

In 2006, Averell appeared as a contestant on the ninth edition of the American television series The Amazing Race. He and his teammate, Tyler MacNiven, whom Averell met during Semester at Sea four years earlier,^[12] beat out ten other teams to win the show's $1 million prize. B.J. & Tyler, as they were identified on the program, were nicknamed "the hippies" by the other teams.

B.J. & Tyler came in last in two legs of the season, both of which were non-elimination legs.^[13] Host Phil Keoghan said, "They enjoyed every single moment they were on this race, whether they were in first or in last. They kept their spirit all the way to the end."^[14] "If it’s this successful to be hippies, we might as well stay hippies," Tyler said at the finish line in Denver, Colorado.^[15] B. J. added, "I think that on this Race, being cerebral or being intelligent doesn't help as much as being in the moment and just being aware of what's going on around you. And it's just great to stay positive and just really enjoy each other's company. And our friendship is what got us through it." ^[16]

The Amazing Race 9 finishes

An underlined blue placement with a double-dagger (‡) indicates that BJ and Tyler were the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg.
A green ƒ indicates that BJ and Tyler won the Fast Forward.

Roadblocks performed by Averall are bolded

Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour choice (underlined)	Roadblock performance	Placement	Notes
1	1	United States → Brazil	Motor head/Rotor head	No roadblock	2nd of 11
2	2	Brazil	Press it/Climb it	BJ	1st of 10
3	3	Brazil → Russia → Germany	Scrub/Scour	Tyler	4th of 9	^[a]
4	3	Brazil → Russia → Germany	Break it/Slap it	BJ	2nd of 9	^[a]
5	4	Germany → Italy	Foundry/Laundry	Tyler	1st of 8
6	5	Italy	Big fish/Little fish	BJ	2nd of 7
7	6	Italy → Greece	Herculean effort/It's all Greek to me	Tyler	5th of 6	^[b]
8	7	Greece → Oman	Camel/Watchtower	BJ	5th of 5‡
9	8	Oman → Australia	Sand/Sea	Tyler	3rd of 5
10	9	Australia	Dry/Wet	BJ	4th of 4‡
11	10	Australia → Thailand	Used fast forward		1st of 4ƒ
12	11	Thailand → Japan	Maiden/Messenger	Tyler	1st of 3
12	12	Japan → United States	Drill it/Deliver it	BJ	1st of 3

Notes

^ Leg 3 was a double-length leg, with two Detours and two Roadblocks, shown over two episodes. The placement listed in the top row reflect the order teams arrived at the leg's halfway point.
^ BJ & Tyler initially arrived 5th, but were issued a 15-minute penalty for taking a bus instead of a train all the way to the Isthmos Train Station. This did not affect their placement.

Acting

In 2005, B. J. played the part of an escaped criminal in the movie Saving Shiloh.
Also in 2005, B. J. appeared in the 4th episode of CSI's 6th season. He played a member of a cult that committed suicide in the episode titled "Shooting Stars."
In 2010, B. J. appeared as a beer vendor in the 9th episode of Weeds's 6th season, entitled "To Moscow, and Quickly."
Introduced himself as Bingo on Control TV while crashing on Tristan Couvares's loft as a "couch surfer".
In 2017, B. J. appeared as himself in a Pedestrian Question segment of Jimmy Kimmel Live!.^[17]

References

^ Gensler, Howard “'Amazing Racer' in no hurry to reveal winner.” Philadelphia Daily News, May 19, 2006.
^ Sofen, Adam A. "The Names in the News", The Harvard Crimson, June 8, 2000. Accessed November 24, 2018. "Averell was trying to get home to Collingswood, N.J. for Thanksgiving when he showed up at Logan Airport on Nov. 24 for his flight to Philadelphia."
^ Graff, Garrett M. “Five Tickets Will Seek Highest Council Posts.” The Harvard Crimson, November 27, 2000.
^ Graff, Garrett M. “Election Commission Fines Candidates.” The Harvard Crimson, December 6, 2000.
^ Graff, Garrett M. “Averell Hit with Election Violations.” The Harvard Crimson, December 8, 2000.
^ Graff, Garrett M. “Averell Ordered To Shut Down Campaign.” The Harvard Crimson, December 13, 2000.
^ "Class reunion - the Boston Globe". boston.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ DuHart, Bill. “S.J. native wins 'Amazing Race'.” South Jersey Courier-Post, May 19, 2006.
^ Sweet, Laurel J. "Three passengers arrested during wild night at Logan". The Boston Herald, November 25, 1999.
^ "Two Enter Pleas in Logan Incident". The Boston Herald, November 30, 1999.
^ Riesman, Abe J. “For Grad, Art Imitates Life’s “Amazing Race”.” The Harvard Crimson, March 1, 2006.
^ “BJ & Tyler.” CBS.com.
^ Bayne, Richard J. "'Hippies' win 'Amazing Race' Archived 2006-09-16 at archive.today." Times Herald-Record, May 18, 2006.
^ CBS. “'Team Hippie' Takes 'Amazing Race 9'.” CBS News, May 18, 2006.
^ "A frosty finish for 'The Amazing Race'." Chicago Tribune, May 17, 2006.
^ “BJ & Tyler Win Million Dollar Prize Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine.” WISH-TV, May 18, 2006.
^ Jimmy Kimmel Live, Pedestrian Question – Are You Wearing a Shirt?, Jimmy Kimmel Live, October 25, 2017

[Tie1-17] Leg 3 was a double-length leg, with two Detours and two Roadblocks, shown over two episodes. The placement listed in the top row reflect the order teams arrived at the leg's halfway point.

[Tie2-18] BJ & Tyler initially arrived 5th, but were issued a 15-minute penalty for taking a bus instead of a train all the way to the Isthmos Train Station. This did not affect their placement.

[Gensler-1] Gensler, Howard “'Amazing Racer' in no hurry to reveal winner.” Philadelphia Daily News, May 19, 2006.

[2] Sofen, Adam A. "The Names in the News", The Harvard Crimson, June 8, 2000. Accessed November 24, 2018. "Averell was trying to get home to Collingswood, N.J. for Thanksgiving when he showed up at Logan Airport on Nov. 24 for his flight to Philadelphia."

[Graff-3] Graff, Garrett M. “Five Tickets Will Seek Highest Council Posts.” The Harvard Crimson, November 27, 2000.

[Graff2-4] Graff, Garrett M. “Election Commission Fines Candidates.” The Harvard Crimson, December 6, 2000.

[Graff3-5] Graff, Garrett M. “Averell Hit with Election Violations.” The Harvard Crimson, December 8, 2000.

[Graff4-6] Graff, Garrett M. “Averell Ordered To Shut Down Campaign.” The Harvard Crimson, December 13, 2000.

[7] "Class reunion - the Boston Globe". boston.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[DuHart-8] DuHart, Bill. “S.J. native wins 'Amazing Race'.” South Jersey Courier-Post, May 19, 2006.

[Sweet-9] Sweet, Laurel J. "Three passengers arrested during wild night at Logan". The Boston Herald, November 25, 1999.

[HeraldNewsBrief-10] "Two Enter Pleas in Logan Incident". The Boston Herald, November 30, 1999.

[Riesman-11] Riesman, Abe J. “For Grad, Art Imitates Life’s “Amazing Race”.” The Harvard Crimson, March 1, 2006.

[CBSBio-12] “BJ & Tyler.” CBS.com.

[HeraldRecord-13] Bayne, Richard J. "'Hippies' win 'Amazing Race' Archived 2006-09-16 at archive.today." Times Herald-Record, May 18, 2006.

[CBSNews-14] CBS. “'Team Hippie' Takes 'Amazing Race 9'.” CBS News, May 18, 2006.

[Chicago-15] "A frosty finish for 'The Amazing Race'." Chicago Tribune, May 17, 2006.

[WISH-TV-16] “BJ & Tyler Win Million Dollar Prize Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine.” WISH-TV, May 18, 2006.

[19] Jimmy Kimmel Live, Pedestrian Question – Are You Wearing a Shirt?, Jimmy Kimmel Live, October 25, 2017

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-'''Brian Jeffrey Averell<ref name="Gensler">Gensler, Howard “[http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/14616618.htm 'Amazing Racer' in no hurry to reveal winner].” ''Philadelphia Daily News'', May 19, 2006.</ref>''' (born November 26, 1979 in [[Camden, New Jersey]]){{Cn|date=August 2022}} is an American actor and reality show contestant who won ''[[The Amazing Race 9]]'' with teammate [[Tyler MacNiven]]. He is currently a CBS technology reporter and Periscope livestreamer broadcasting from all the major content conventions such as NAB.{{Cn|date=August 2022}}
+'''Brian Jeffrey Averell<ref name="Gensler">Gensler, Howard “[http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/14616618.htm 'Amazing Racer' in no hurry to reveal winner].” ''Philadelphia Daily News'', May 19, 2006.</ref>''' is an American actor and reality show contestant who won ''[[The Amazing Race 9]]'' with teammate [[Tyler MacNiven]]. He is currently a CBS technology reporter and Periscope livestreamer broadcasting from major content conventions such as NAB.{{Cn|date=August 2022}}
 == Early life and education ==
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 == ''The Amazing Race'' ==
+{{Main|The Amazing Race 9}}
-In 2006, Averell appeared as a contestant on the [[The Amazing Race 9|ninth edition]] of the American [[television series]] ''[[The Amazing Race (American TV series)|The Amazing Race]]''. He and his teammate, [[Tyler MacNiven]], whom Averell met during a "Semester at Sea" four years earlier,<ref name="CBSBio">“[http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race9/bios/bj_tyler/ BJ & Tyler].” CBS.com.</ref> beat out ten other teams to win the show's [[United States dollar|$]]1 million prize. B.J. & Tyler, as they were identified on the program, were nicknamed "the [[hippy|hippies]]" by the other teams.
+In 2006, Averell appeared as a contestant on the [[The Amazing Race 9|ninth edition]] of the American [[television series]] ''[[The Amazing Race (American TV series)|The Amazing Race]]''. He and his teammate, [[Tyler MacNiven]], whom Averell met during  [[Semester at Sea]] four years earlier,<ref name="CBSBio">“[http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race9/bios/bj_tyler/ BJ & Tyler].” CBS.com.</ref> beat out ten other teams to win the show's [[United States dollar|$]]1 million prize. B.J. & Tyler, as they were identified on the program, were nicknamed "the [[hippy|hippies]]" by the other teams.
-B.J. & Tyler came in last in two legs of the season, but luckily both legs were non-elimination legs.<ref name="HeraldRecord">Bayne, Richard J. "[http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2006/05/18/news-amazing_race_write-05-18.html 'Hippies' win 'Amazing Race'] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20060916165934/http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2006/05/18/news-amazing_race_write-05-18.html |date=2006-09-16 }}." ''Times Herald-Record'', May 18, 2006.</ref>  Host [[Phil Keoghan]] said, "They enjoyed every single moment they were on this race, whether they were in first or in last. They kept their spirit all the way to the end."<ref name="CBSNews">CBS. “[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/18/earlyshow/series/amazingrace/main1628216.shtml 'Team Hippie' Takes 'Amazing Race 9'].” ''CBS News'', May 18, 2006.</ref>  "If it’s this successful to be hippies, we might as well stay hippies," Tyler said at the finish line in [[Denver, Colorado]].<ref name="Chicago">"[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2006/05/a_frosty_finish.html A frosty finish for 'The Amazing Race']." ''Chicago Tribune'', May 17, 2006.</ref> B. J. added, "I think that on this Race, being cerebral or being intelligent doesn't help as much as being in the moment and just being aware of what's going on around you.  And it's just great to stay positive and just really enjoy each other's company. And our friendship is what got us through it."
+B.J. & Tyler came in last in two legs of the season, both of which were non-elimination legs.<ref name="HeraldRecord">Bayne, Richard J. "[http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2006/05/18/news-amazing_race_write-05-18.html 'Hippies' win 'Amazing Race'] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20060916165934/http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2006/05/18/news-amazing_race_write-05-18.html |date=2006-09-16 }}." ''Times Herald-Record'', May 18, 2006.</ref>  Host [[Phil Keoghan]] said, "They enjoyed every single moment they were on this race, whether they were in first or in last. They kept their spirit all the way to the end."<ref name="CBSNews">CBS. “[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/team-hippie-takes-amazing-race-9/ 'Team Hippie' Takes 'Amazing Race 9'].” ''CBS News'', May 18, 2006.</ref>  "If it’s this successful to be hippies, we might as well stay hippies," Tyler said at the finish line in [[Denver, Colorado]].<ref name="Chicago">"[http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2006/05/a_frosty_finish.html A frosty finish for 'The Amazing Race']." ''Chicago Tribune'', May 17, 2006.</ref> B. J. added, "I think that on this Race, being cerebral or being intelligent doesn't help as much as being in the moment and just being aware of what's going on around you.  And it's just great to stay positive and just really enjoy each other's company. And our friendship is what got us through it."
 <ref name="WISH-TV">“[http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4921106 BJ & Tyler Win Million Dollar Prize] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926232832/http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4921106 |date=2007-09-26 }}.” ''WISH-TV'', May 18, 2006.</ref>
+===''The Amazing Race 9'' finishes===
+*An {{fontcolor|#0645AD|<u>underlined blue</u>}} placement with a double-dagger ({{double-dagger}}) indicates that BJ and Tyler were the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg.
+*A {{green|green ƒ}} indicates that BJ and Tyler won the Fast Forward.
+''Roadblocks performed by Averall are '''bolded''' ''
+{| class="wikitable unsortable" style="text-align:center;"
+|-
+! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Episode
+! scope="col" | Leg
+! scope="col" | Destination(s)
+! scope="col" | Detour choice (underlined)
+! scope="col" | Roadblock performance
+! scope="col" | Placement
+! scope="col" | Notes
+|-
+! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1
+|'''[[The_Amazing_Race_9#Leg_1_(United_States_→_Brazil)|1]]'''
+|[[United States]] → [[Brazil]]
+|Motor head/<u>Rotor head</u>
+|''No roadblock''
+|2nd of 11
+|
+|-
+! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2
+|'''[[The_Amazing_Race_9#Leg_2_(Brazil)|2]]'''
+|[[Brazil]]
+|Press it/<u>Climb it</u>
+|'''BJ'''
+|1st of 10
+|
+|-
+! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 3
+|rowspan="2"|'''[[The_Amazing_Race_9#Leg_3_(Brazil_→_Russia_→_Germany)|3]]'''
+|rowspan="2"|[[Brazil]] → [[Russia]] → [[Germany]]
+|Scrub/<u>Scour</u>
+|Tyler
+|''4th of 9''
+|rowspan="2"|{{efn|name=Tie1|Leg 3 was a double-length leg, with two Detours and two Roadblocks, shown over two episodes. The placement listed in the top row reflect the order teams arrived at the leg's halfway point.}}
+|-
+! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 4
+|<u>Break it</u>/Slap it
+|'''BJ'''
+|2nd of 9
+|-
+! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 5
+|'''[[The_Amazing_Race_9#Leg_4_(Germany_→_Italy)|4]]'''
+|[[Germany]] → [[Italy]]
+|Foundry/<u>Laundry</u>
+|Tyler
+|1st of 8
+|
+|-
+! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 6
+|'''[[The_Amazing_Race_9#Leg_5_(Italy)|5]]'''
+|[[Italy]]
+|<u>Big fish</u>/Little fish
+|'''BJ'''
+|2nd of 7
+|
+|-
+! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 7
+|'''[[The_Amazing_Race_9#Leg_6_(Italy_→_Greece)|6]]'''
+|[[Italy]] → [[Greece]]
+|<u>Herculean effort</u>/It's all Greek to me
+|Tyler
+|5th of 6
+|{{efn|name=Tie2|BJ & Tyler initially arrived 5th, but were issued a 15-minute penalty for taking a bus instead of a train all the way to the Isthmos Train Station. This did not affect their placement.}}
+|-
+! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |8
+|'''[[The_Amazing_Race_9#Leg_7_(Greece_→_Oman)|7]]'''
+|[[Greece]] → [[Oman]]
+|Camel/<u>Watchtower</u>
+|'''BJ'''
+|{{fontcolor|#0645AD|<u>5th of 5</u>}}{{double-dagger}}
+|
+|-
+! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |9
+|'''[[The_Amazing_Race_9#Leg_8_(Oman_→_Australia)|8]]'''
+|[[Oman]] → [[Australia]]
+|<u>Sand</u>/Sea
+|Tyler
+|3rd of 5
+|
+|-
+! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 10
+|'''[[The_Amazing_Race_9#Leg_9_(Australia)|9]]'''
+|[[Australia]]
+|Dry/<u>Wet</u>
+|'''BJ'''
+|{{fontcolor|#0645AD|<u>4th of 4</u>}}{{double-dagger}}
+|
+|-
+! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 11
+|'''[[The_Amazing_Race_9#Leg_10_(Australia_→_Thailand)|10]]'''
+|[[Australia]] → [[Thailand]]
+|colspan="2"|''Used fast forward''
+|1st of 4{{green|ƒ}}
+|
+|-
+! rowspan="2"|12
+|'''[[The_Amazing_Race_9#Leg_11_(Thailand_→_Japan)|11]]'''
+|[[Thailand]] → [[Japan]]
+|Maiden/<u>Messenger</u>
+|Tyler
+|1st of 3
+|
+|-
+|'''[[The_Amazing_Race_9#Leg_12_(Japan_→_United_States)|12]]'''
+|[[Japan]] → [[United States]]
+|<u>Drill it</u>/Deliver it
+|'''BJ'''
+|1st of 3
+|
+|}
+;Notes
+{{notelist}}
 == Acting ==
-* In 2005, BJ played the part of an escaped criminal in the movie ''Saving Shiloh''.
+* In 2005, B. J. played the part of an escaped criminal in the movie ''Saving Shiloh''.
-* Also in 2005, BJ appeared in the 4th episode of ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]'''s 6th season. He played a member of a cult that committed suicide in the episode titled "[[Shooting Stars (CSI episode)|Shooting Stars]]."
+* Also in 2005, B. J. appeared in the 4th episode of ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]'''s 6th season. He played a member of a cult that committed suicide in the episode titled "[[Shooting Stars (CSI episode)|Shooting Stars]]."
-* In 2010, BJ appeared as a beer vendor in the 9th episode of ''[[Weeds tv show|Weeds]]'''s 6th season, entitled "To Moscow, and Quickly."
+* In 2010, B. J. appeared as a beer vendor in the 9th episode of ''[[Weeds (TV series)|Weeds]]'''s 6th season, entitled "To Moscow, and Quickly."
 * Introduced himself as Bingo on ''[[Control TV]]'' while crashing on [[Tristan Couvares]]'s loft as a "couch surfer".
-* In 2017, BJ appeared as himself in a Pedestrian Question segment of ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live]]''.<ref>Jimmy Kimmel Live, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBtF0YqaRZo Pedestrian Question – Are You Wearing a Shirt?], Jimmy Kimmel Live, October 25, 2017</ref>
+* In 2017, B. J. appeared as himself in a Pedestrian Question segment of ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]''.<ref>Jimmy Kimmel Live, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBtF0YqaRZo Pedestrian Question – Are You Wearing a Shirt?], Jimmy Kimmel Live, October 25, 2017</ref>
 == References ==
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-{{The Amazing Race contestants}}
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-[[Category:1979 births]]
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 [[Category:Hasty Pudding alumni]]
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