Amazing Race 17 cast announced
Four continents, 30 cities, and over 32,000 miles: one of these eleven teams will win this fall's season of 'The Amazing Race'.
CBS announced the eleven pairs of contestants who will race around the world for a cash prize of one million dollars. Although this is the seventeenth 'Race', it will be the first time the program has traveled to Bangladesh and Ghana.
The teams include a pair of Ivy League a capella singers, a racer with "Internet Entertainer" as an occupation, and four female teams. The show has yet to have a female team win.
The teams and their relationships are listed below.
Team Home Shopping
Brook Roberts, 27, San Diego, CA, Home Shopping Host
Claire Champlin, 30 Reno, NV, Home Shopping Host
Father/Daughter Team
Gary Ervin, 53, Morganfield, KY, Entrepreneur
Mallory Ervin, 24, Lexington, KY, Miss Kentucky 2009
Team Internet
Michael Wu, 58, Sugar Land, TX, Software Consultant and Content Creator
Kevin Wu, 20, Sugar Land, TX, Student/Internet Entertainer
Team Dating Tattoos
Nick DeCarlo, 26, Henderson, NV, Bartender
Vicki Casciola, 26, Henderson, NV, Hair Stylist
Team a Capella
Connor Diemand-Yauman, 22, Chesterland, OH, Princeton Student
Jonathan Schwartz, 22, Cranford, NJ, Princeton Student
Female Doctor Team
Nat Strand, 31, Scottsdale, AZ, Doctor
Kat Chang, 35, Santa Monica, CA, Doctor
Best Friends Team
Ron Kellum, 45, Los Angeles, CA, Director/Choreographer
Tony Stovall, 42, Tucson, AZ, University of Arizona Doctoral Student
Team Non-Descript Dating Couple
Jill Haney, 27, Marina Del Rey, CA, Hair Stylist
Thomas Wolfard, 30, Marina Del Rey, CA, Ad Sales Director
Team Reunited Mother Daughter
Andie Dekroon, 43, Atlanta, GA, Stay-at-Home Mom
Jenna Sykes, 21, Athens, GA, University of Georgia Student
Team Newly Dating
Chad Waltrip, 26, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Operations Manager
Stephanie Smith, 23, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Hair Stylist
Team Volleyball
Katie Seamon, 23, Rahway, NJ, Beach Volleyball Player
Rachel Johnston, 24, Moorestown, NJ, Beach Volleyball Player
'The Amazing Race' premieres with a 90-minute episode Sunday, September 26.
Mike McComb – TVLatest.com
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