Boy's Vacuum Expertise Earns Him TV Appearance

A 12-year-old boy who has collected more than 150 vacuum cleaners considers himself a vacuum expert and says he is now learning to identify them by sound.

"I'm getting pretty good at it", a proud Kyle Krichbaum says.

Kyle has been in Hollywood taping a game-show pilot where he will compete against other contestants blindfolded and correctly identify vacuum models.

He said he got his first working model at age 3 and keeps part of his collection in his room.

"When I was really little I would always follow my parents around when they were vacuuming", he says.

His parents, Randy and MaryLynn Krichbaum, say their son played with a toy vacuum constantly as a toddler.

"At first we thought it was something he would grow out of because babies like noisy things. But his interest just grew stronger and stronger... where he gets it from, I don't know".

Kyle, whose hobby also has landed him a guest appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", says he has wants to own a vacuum shop one day.

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