Meet the 14 new teams that will embark on the journey of a lifetime when the 37th season of the CBS Original series THE AMAZING RACE, hosted by Phil Keoghan, kicks off Wednesday, March 5 (9:30-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*.
The “season of surprises” features the largest cast ever in the history of the Race. The new teams will encounter game-changing twists in every episode, including the classic game pieces the Fast Forward and U-Turn – and the additions of new ones, such as a Fork in the Road, which Racers will confront on the first leg in Hong Kong. When teams arrive at the Fork in the Road, they will have to choose which direction and route they want to take to the Pit Stop, creating two parallel races where two teams will be eliminated.
“This season 14 teams will embark on an unforgettable adventure,” said Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri, co-creators and executive producers of THE AMAZING RACE. “Traveling around the globe for a stop in Osaka, Japan, where they will experience a modern-day bullet train in a thriving city and then immerse themselves in a 12,000-year-old tradition, performing with a taiko drum group. They will feel the adrenaline rush of skydiving over Dubai’s breathtaking cityscape contrasted with another stop, for the first time on THE AMAZING RACE, in the countryside of Bulgaria, where they will participate in a traditional folk dance. Adding a new city this season, teams will visit the medieval village of Strasbourg, France, which will feel like stepping into a fairytale. For our season of surprises, there is no end to the drama, twists and turns until we see who the winners are!”
Following are the teams competing on the upcoming season of THE AMAZING RACE:
Alyssa Borden (31, nurse anesthetist) and Josiah Borden (32, nurse anesthetist)
Married nurse anesthetists
Philadelphia
Bernie Gutierrez (31, personal trainer) and Carrigain Scadden (33, spa educator)
Friends
Dallas and Denver.
Brett Hamby (36, acrobat) and Mark Romain (37, dancer/model)
Married Vegas performers
Las Vegas
Carson McCalley (28, game streamer) and Jack Dodge (27, game streamer)
Best friends and gamers
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Courtney Ramsey (33, registered nurse) and Jasmin Carey (34, nurse practitioner)
Dating nurses
Leland, N.C.
Ernest Cato (59, retired chief, Chicago Police Department) and Bridget Cato (28, account supervisor)
Father and daughter
Chicago and Sommerville, Mass.
Han Nguyen (26, former energy consultant) and Holden Nguyen (22, Stanford student)
Siblings
Los Gatos, Calif.
Jackye Clayton (51, talent acquisition architect) and Lauren McKinney (61, corporate event strategist)
Sisters
Waco, Texas
Jonathan Towns (42, software developer) and Ana Towns (35, stay-at-home mom)
Married parents
Pomona, Calif.
Mark Crawford (63, retired firefighter) and Larry Graham (59, retired firefighter)
Best friends
Watertown, Tenn., and Bartlett, Tenn.
Melinda Papadeas (66, administration) and Erika Papadeas (32, client engagement specialist)
Mother and daughter
Chandler, Ariz., and Englewood, Colo.
Nick Fio (32, entrepreneur and podcaster) and Mike Fio (28, entrepreneur and podcaster)
Brothers
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Jeff “Pops” Bailey (65, lumberjack) and Jeff Bailey (36, lumberjack)
Father and son
St. Louis, Mo.
Scott Thompson (47, physician assistant) and Lori Thompson (49, stay-at-home mom)
Married parents of eight sons
Salt Lake City, Utah