CBS announced today the 11 new teams competing in the next installment of THE AMAZING RACE, which premieres with a special 90-minute debut on Sunday, Sept. 26 (8:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT). Phil Keoghan is the host.
This season’s cast of Racers will travel over 32,000 miles, covering four continents and 30 cities, with first-time visits to Bangladesh, Ghana and the Arctic Circle. Additionally, for the first time in the history of the Race, the Team to finish in first place during the premiere episode will be awarded a surprise, game-changing advantage.
The new season features Racers from all walks of life, including a Team of Home Shopping hosts, newly dating couples, an Internet entertainer, Ivy League a cappella singers and a birth mother/daughter Team who were recently reunited after the mother gave her newborn daughter up for adoption over 20 years ago.
Following are the 11 teams, listed in no particular order:
Brook Roberts
Age: 27
Hometown: San Diego, Calif.
Occupation: Home Shopping Host
Claire Champlin
Age: 30
Hometown: Reno, Nev.
Occupation: Home Shopping Host
Relationship: Home Shopping Hosts
Nick DeCarlo
Age: 26
Hometown: Henderson, Nev.
Occupation: Bartender
Vicki Casciola
Age: 26
Hometown: Henderson, Nev.
Occupation: Hair Stylist
Relationship: Dating
Ron Kellum
Age: 45
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
Occupation: Director/Choreographer
Tony Stovall
Age: 42
Hometown: Tucson, Ariz.
Occupation: Doctoral Student (University of
Arizona)
Relationship: Best Friends
Michael Wu
Age: 58
Hometown: Sugar Land, Texas
Occupation: Software Consultant and Content Creator
Kevin Wu
Age: 20
Hometown: Sugar Land, Texas
Occupation: Student/Internet Entertainer
Relationship: Father/Son
Chad Waltrip
Age: 26
Hometown: Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Occupation: Operations Manager
Stephanie Smith
Age: 23
Hometown: Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Occupation: Hair Stylist
Relationship: Newly Dating
Nat Strand
Age: 31
Hometown: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Occupation: Doctor
Kat Chang
Age: 35
Hometown: Santa Monica, Calif.
Occupation: Doctor
Relationship: Doctors/Friends
Gary Ervin
Age: 53
Hometown: Morganfield, Ky.
Occupation: Entrepreneur
Mallory Ervin
Age: 24
Hometown: Lexington, Ky.
Occupation: Miss Kentucky 2009
Relationship: Father/Daughter
Connor Diemand-Yauman
Age: 22
Hometown: Chesterland, Ohio
Occupation: Student (Princeton)
Jonathan Schwartz
Age: 22
Hometown: Cranford, N.J.
Occupation: Student (Princeton)
Relationship: Ivy League A Cappella Singers
Jill Haney
Age: 27
Hometown: Marina Del Ray, Calif.
Occupation: Hair Stylist
Thomas Wolfard
Age: 30
Hometown: Marina Del Ray, Calif.
Occupation: Ad Sales Director
Relationship: Dating
Andie DeKroon
Age: 43
Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
Occupation: Stay-at-Home Mom
Jenna Sykes
Age: 21
Hometown: Athens, Ga.
Occupation: Student (University of Georgia)
Relationship: Birth Mother/Daughter
Katie Seamon
Age: 23
Hometown: Rahway, N.J.
Occupation: Beach Volleyball Player
Rachel Johnston
Age: 24
Hometown: Moorestown, N.J
Occupation: Beach Volleyball Player
Relationship: Beach Volleyball Partners
THE AMAZING RACE sends 11 teams on a trek around the world. Each Team is comprised of two people who have a pre-existing relationship with one another. At every destination, each Team competes in a series of challenges – some mental and some physical – and when the tasks have been completed, they learn their next destination. Teams who are farthest behind will gradually be eliminated as the contest progresses, with the first team to arrive at the final destination winning $1 million.
