January 25, 2012 by J!-ENT 

“The Amazing Race” Has Won the Emmy Award for

“Outstanding Reality-Competition Program” Eight out of the Last Nine Years   

This Season’s Cast Includes a Pair of Border Patrol Agents, Married Clowns, Federal Agents, Twins and Last Season’s Winner of “Big Brother

CBS announced today the 11 teams that will embark on a global adventure for the new season of THE AMAZING RACE, premiering Sunday, Feb. 19 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Emmy Award nominee Phil Keoghan is the host.

THE AMAZING RACE has won the Emmy award for “Outstanding Reality-Competition Program” eight times in the past nine years.

This season, which marks the 20th sprint around the globe for the series, will make first time visits to Paraguay, Azerbaijan and other exotic locations.  Along the way, Teams will travel through five continents, 22 cities and nearly 40,000 miles.

This season’s Racers will endure one of the most competitive courses ever, as they find themselves skydiving in Argentina, training with the Masai warriors in Tanzania, racing through Africa’s “Garden of Eden,” putting their taste buds to the test with one of Italy’s most popular cuisines and searching for King Ludwig’s quarters in the German castle that served as the inspiration for the castle in “Sleeping Beauty.”

This season’s cast includes a pair of border patrol agents, twins, dating divorcees, last year’s winner of BIG BROTHER, Rachel Reilly, and her fiancé and fellow Houseguest, Brendon Villegas.

 

Following are the 11 teams, listed in no particular order:

 

Name: Dave Brown Jr.

Age: 33

Hometown: Madison, Wis.

Current occupation: U.S. Army Officer

 

Name: Rachel Brown

Age: 30

Hometown: Madison, Wis.

Current occupation: Project Manager

 

Connection to Teammate: Married

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Name: William “Bopper” Minton

Age: 41

Hometown: Manchester, KY.

Current occupation: Motorcycle Mechanic

 

Name: Mark Jackson

Age: 45

Hometown: Manchester, Ky.

Current Occupation: Former State Inspector

 

Connection to Teammate: Best Friends

 

Name: Nary Ebeid

Age: 32

Hometown: Los Angeles

Current occupation: Federal Agent

 

Name: Jamie Graetz

Age: 33

Hometown: Los Angeles

Current occupation: Federal Agent

 

Connection to Teammate: Federal Agents/Friends

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Name: Brendon Villegas

Age: 31

Hometown: Westwood, Calif.

Current occupation: PhD Student

 

Name: Rachel Reilly

Age: 27

Hometown: Westwood, Calif.

Current occupation: Event Hostess

 

Connection to Teammate: Engaged

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Joey “Fitness” Lasalla

Age: 29

Hometown: Whitestone, N.Y.

Current occupation: Trainer/Supplement

Company Owner

 

Danny Horal

Age: 27

Hometown: Holbrook, N.Y.

Current occupation: Nightclub Promoter

 

Connection to Teammate: Friends

 

 

Misa Tanaka

Age: 27

Hometown: San Diego

Current occupation: Car Buyer

 

Maiya Tanaka

Age: 25

Hometown: San Diego

Current occupation: Professional Golfer

 

Connection to Teammate: Sisters

 

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Dave Gregg

Age: 44

Hometown: New Port Richey, Fla.

Current occupation: “Ambassador of

Laughter”

 

Cherie Gregg

Age: 44

Hometown: New Port Richey, Fla.

Current occupation: “Ambassador of

Laughter”

 

Connection to Teammate: Married Clowns

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Elliot Weber

Age: 28

Hometown: Scottsdale, Ariz.

Current occupation: Musician

 

Andrew Weber

Age: 28

Hometown: Menlo Park, Calif.

Current occupation: Professional Soccer

Player

 

Connection to Teammate: Twins

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Name: Kerri Paul

Age: 30

Hometown: Gulfport, Miss.

Current occupation: Program Coordinator

 

Name: Stacy Bowers

Age: 30

Hometown: Gulfport, Miss.

Current occupation:  Self Employed / “Basketball” Wife

 

Connection to Teammate: Cousins

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Name: Vanessa Macias

Age: 31

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

Current occupation: Freelance Writer

 

Name Ralph Kelley

Age: 36

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

Current occupation: Bar Owner

 

Connection to Teammate: Dating

Divorcees

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Name: Art Velez

Age: 43

Hometown: Temecula, Calif.

Current occupation: Border Patrol Agent

 

J.J. Carrell

Age: 42

Hometown: Carlsbad, Calif.

Current occupation: Border Patrol Agent

 

 

Connection to Teammate: Border Patrol Agents/Friends

 

 

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.

Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Munster, Jonathan Littman, Elise Doganieri and Mark Vertullo are the executive producers for Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Earthview Inc. in association with ABC Studios and Amazing Race Productions.  THE AMAZING RACE was created by Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri.

 

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