Sam Jennings

Samuel Albert "Sam" Jennings is an American television personality. He was a contestant on The Challenge: Dynamic Duos, the first season of the reality competition television series The Challenge.

Biography
Jennings was born on 19 November in x|San Diego to single mother Rose Jennings. His father left his mother after discovering she was pregnant, and they have never met. His mother works as a hairdresser, and Jennings was raised in an x|Episcopalian household in the nearby San Diego suburb of x|Imperial Beach.

Jennings attended public schooling in Imperial Beach, graduating from x|Mar Vista High School. While in high school, Jennings was a county champion wrestler and also was an accomplished track and field athlete, competing in the shot put. After graduating, he opted not to attend college, and instead began a career as a personal trainer, in addition to competing professionally as a powerlifter.

Dynamic Duos
Jennings became a contestant on The Challenge: Dynamic Duos, the first season of The Challenge. Jennings proved to be a very impressive candidate during the initial obstacle course, and became the first male contestant chosen by an alumni after being picked by Kennedy Schultz as her partner. Jennings and Schultz proved to be well-liked by many in the house, and avoided the elimination challenge for several episodes. They became the power couple in episode three, and sent Markus Black and Talia Peralta to the elimination challenge. The following week they won their first elimination after being chosen by Black and Peralta in retaliation.

In episode six, Jennings and Schultz became the final power couple of the season, advancing directly to the final challenge. In the final challenge, they struggled immensely due to Jennings's inability to run far distances. However, Schultz's mental prowess and strength with puzzles allowed them to catch up and place second, winning $12,500 each.