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 the CBS Television Network, 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!”
Alyssa Borden (31, nurse anesthetist) and Josiah Borden (32, nurse anesthetist): Married
Bernie Gutierrez (31, personal trainer) and Carrigain Scadden (33, spa educator): Friends
Brett Hamby (36, acrobat) and Mark Romain (37, dancer/model): Married Vegas Performers
Carson McCalley (28, game streamer) and Jack Dodge (27, game streamer): Best Friends
Courtney Ramsey (33, registered nurse) and Jasmin Carey (34, nurse practitioner): Dating
Ernest Cato (59, retired chief, Chicago Police Department) and Bridget Cato (28, account supervisor): Father and Daughter
Han Nguyen (26, former energy consultant) and Holden Nguyen (22, Stanford student): Siblings
Jackye Clayton (51, talent acquisition architect) and Lauren McKinney (61, corporate event strategist): Sisters
Jonathan Towns (42, software developer) and Ana Towns (35, stay-at-home mom): Married Parents
Mark Crawford (63, retired firefighter) and Larry Graham (59, retired firefighter): Best Friends
Melinda Papadeas (66, administration) and Erika Papadeas (32, client engagement specialist): Mother and Daughter
Nick Fio (32, entrepreneur and podcaster) and Mike Fio (28, entrepreneur and podcaster)
Jeff “Pops” Bailey (65, lumberjack) and Jeff Bailey (36, lumberjack): Father and Son
Pops and Jeff for the win.
i also like Josiah and his wife, never knew a Caucasian Josiah though...
I'm rooting for Han and Holden, Pops and Jeff, Lauren and Jackye, and Erika and Melinda
Since when is a "stay at home mom" a job?
It is interesting to see the show having a bigger cast.
Hold up! Did you really just ask this? You try staying at home and feeding multiple kids, cleaning the house, taking people to appointments, etc and then come back and tell me with a straight face it isn't a job. You should be ashamed!
Anyway there was a rumor Cirie - or at least someone from Survivor who had also done another show - was on here. I guess that was false.
So many good options for The Challenge on this season.
Big Jeff and Angela(bb26) for challenge 42
I heard chelsie is trying to get all her ppl to target taylor first omg
post this in amazing race 38 thread. Chelsie nor Taylor is on this season
Bernie should be number 1 !!!
This was my favorite episode of TAR in years... we actually had flight scrambles, drama, and tons of placement shifts
This was a great episode. Airport scrabble, a team going from 1st to last, fights, great challenges...
Wait it's actually good again? The 90 minute episodes have been dragging for me so I haven't watched yet
I enjoyed watching the taiko drum task.
But not the sumo wrestling?
I liked all of the tasks, but it is nice to learn about percussion instruments from different cultures.
Maybe if they go to London the mission will be to learn to perform a Sugababes song on the drums. Would that make you happy?
That sounds like a fun way to promote Mutya's new memoir and the group's future albums.