A Las Vegas, Nev., man who grew up in Jefferson did Maine proud on national television this month. James Davis, 27, and fellow Chippendales performer Jaymes Vaughan finished as runner-ups of the “Amazing Race” on CBS. 

The two friends’ positive attitude on a global trek for clues helped them survive several elimination rounds and reach the race’s final leg, televised December 9.

They finished just shy of the million-dollar top prize. At the end of the episode, Davis announced he was giving a car he won on the show to his mother, Kitty O’Neill of Bath. O'Neill is also a former Jefferson resident.

Davis attended the Jefferson Village School from kindergarten through eighth grade. He went on to Erskine Academy before finishing high school in Las Vegas.

In an interview prior to the show’s September 30 premiere, Davis said his and Vaughan’s time on the race was “an absolute blast.”

Susan Johns can be reached at 207-844-4633 or sjohns@wiscassetnewspaper.com.