hall won the november 4, 2008 general election, winning with 7,274 votes (53.6%) against rose. the twelve teams of the western conference were drawn into three groups of four teams (group b, d, and f). his mother, a talented pianist, gave private lessons to help support the family. she then realizes that she herself has done the same to her father. in their first challenge as individuals, the players race through an obstacle course. he comes from a family of musicians and therefore he had a chance to perform in public since his childhood. he was a member of the office of writing. 