This race will definitely be amazing. The Season 27 cast of The Amazing Race was revealed on Thursday, Sept. 3, and 11 teams will face off against each other, including a set of TMZ employees and two members of the paparazzi.
According to CBS’ release, the competitors will take off from L.A.’s Venice Beach neighborhood and travel to Rio de Janeiro, where they will be faced with a Fast Forward, which allows a team to skip any remaining tasks during one leg of the race. Meet the teams below!
1. Team TMZ
Who: Kelly Berning, 37, and Shevonne Sullivan, 31
Connection: Coworkers
2. Team Paparazzi
Who: Logan Fazio, 36, and Chris Gordon, 46
Connection: Dating/Business partners
3. Team Cousins
Who: Alex Manard, 22, and Adam Dingeman, 24
Connection: Cousins
4. Team Alabama
Who: Denise Williams, 51, and James Earl Corley, 26
Connection: Mom and son
5. Team Dancers
Who: Ernest Phillips, 29, and Jin Lao, 26
Connection: Brothers
6. Team Track Stars
Who: Jazmine Lewis, 23, and Danielle Littleton, 23
Connection: Best friends
7. The Green Team
Who: Justin Scheman, 30, and Diana Bishop, 30
Connection: Engaged
8. Team Chac Attack
Who: Cindy Chac, 36, and Rick Chac, 38
Connection: Spouses
9. Team Reporters
Who: Kelsey Gerckens, 25, and Joey Buttitta, 26
Connection: Dating/coworkers
10. Team Texas
Who: Tanner Kloven, 26, and Josh Ahern, 28
Connection: Best friends
11. Team Cheerleaders
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Who: Tiffany Chantell Torres, 28, and Krista DeBono, also 28
Connection: Former New York Jets cheerleaders
The new season will premiere Friday, Sept. 25, at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.
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