Season 24
Eleven of the most memorable teams return for another Race around the world, but in a dramatic series first, one team will not make it to the starting line, on the season premiere of the All-Star edition of The Amazing Race.
Following are the 11 all-star teams, listed in no particular order:
Name: Leo Temory
Age: 27
Hometown: Torrance, Calif.
Current occupation: Entrepreneur/Restaurateur
Name: Jamal Zadran
Age: 26
Hometown: Irvine, Calif.
Current occupation: Owner, Z.I.G. (Zadran Investment Group)
Connection: Cousins
Nickname: Afghanimals
Previous season: 4th place on season 23
Name: Brendon Villegas
Age: 33
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current occupation: PhD Student in Biomedical Physics at UCLA
Name: Rachel Reilly
Age: 30
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current occupation: TV Personality
Connection: Newlyweds
Nickname: Brenchel
Previous season: 3rd place on Season 20
Name: Jennifer Wayne
Age: 31
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
Current occupation: Songwriter
Name: Caroline Cutbirth
Age: 30
Hometown: Waca, Texas
Current occupation: Ramblin' Music Promoter
Connection: Friends
Nickname: The Country Singers. Part of the band Stealing Angels.
Previous season: 4th place in Season 22
Name: Cord McCoy
Age: 33
Hometown: Tupelo, Okla.
Current occupation: Cowboy
Name: Jet McCoy
Age: 34
Hometown: Ada, Okla.
Current occupation: Rancher
Connection: Brothers
Nickname: The Cowboys
Previous season: 2nd place in Season 16 and 6th place in Season 18
Name: David O'Leary
Age: 59
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Current occupation: Real Estate Investor
Name: Connor O'Leary
Age: 22
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Current occupation: Student and Professional Cyclist
Connection: Father/Son Cancer Survivors
Previous season: 8th place Season 22
Name: Herbert "Flight Time" Lang
Age: 37
Hometown: Brinkley, Ark.
Current occupation: Harlem Globetrotter
Name: Nate "Big Easy" Lofton
Age: 32
Hometown: New Orleans, La.
Current occupation: Harlem Globetrotter
Connection: Friends
Nickname: The Globetrotters
Name: John Erck
Age: 28
Hometown: Mora, Minn.
Current occupation: iOS Developer
Name: Jessica Hoel
Age: 27
Hometown: Eden Prairie, Minn.
Current occupation: Sales
Connection: Engaged
Previous season: 9th place in Season 22
Name: Margie O'Donnell
Age: 56
Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Current occupation: RN and Sr. Clinical Research Associate
Name: Luke Adams
Age: 28
Hometown: Philadelphia, Penn.
Current occupation: Advancement Associate/Motivational Speaker
Connection: Mother/Son Previous seasons: 3rd place in Season 14 and 8th place in Season 18
Name: Natalie Anderson
Age: 27
Hometown: Edgewater, N.J.
Current occupation: Student
Name: Nadiya Anderson
Age: 27
Hometown: Edgewater, N.J.
Current occupation: Studying to be a CrossFit Instructor
Connection: Twins
Nickname: Twinnies
Previous season: 4th place in Season 21
Name: Joseph "Joey" Graceffa
Age: 22
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current occupation: YouTube Host
Name: Meghan Camarena
Age: 26
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current occupation: YouTube Host
Connection: Best friends
Previous season: 5th place in Season 22
Name: William "Bopper" Minton
Age: 43
Hometown: Clay County, Ky.
Current occupation: Unemployed
Name: Mark Jackson
Age: 47
Hometown: Clay County, Ky.
Connection: Friends
Nickname: Team Kentucky
Previous season: 5th place in Season 20
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 at least $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.