Now that Average Joe: Hawaii is on the air, you'd expect Melana Scantlin to go away and make room for other reality TV "stars." But no. Like Joe Millionaire's Evan Marriott, the original Average Joe bachelorette has found work on GSN (formerly known as Game Show Network). Starting March 15, she'll host World Series of Blackjack.
What's her connection to gambling, you ask? The former Kansas City Chiefs cheerleader claims it's in her genes. "My grandfather's name is Howard Huffley; his nickname was Ozark Monk," she told reporters at the Television Critics Association press tour in Hollywood. "He's from Arkansas, [so] I am a quarter hillbilly. But he is a card shark.
"You can give him any deck of cards, five decks if you want, and he could pull out anything," Scantlin says enthusiastically. "He's quite amazing with cards." In fact, some casinos have banned her granddaddy f
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