‘The Amazing Race’ Brings 11 Teams Around The World With Phil Keoghan
An outstanding opportunity on CBS series The Amazing Race awaits 11 teams.
What do Eswar Dhinakaran, Aparna Dhinakaran, Kellie Wells-Brinkley, LaVonne Idlette, Leo Brown, Alana Folsom, Nathan Worthington, Cody Buell, Kaylynn Williams, Haley Williams, Hung Nguyen, Chee Lee, DeAngelo Williams, Gary Barnidge, Will Jardell, James Wallington, Riley McKibbin, Maddison McKibbin, Jerry Eaves, and Frank Eaves have in common?
They were selected to join host by Phil Keoghan, as producers send these people who make up 11 teams on a race run around the world.
The Amazing Race will hit a milestone
The catch? Each team has two people who have a pre-existing relationship with one another.
The challenge: 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.
The milestone? This season, The Amazing Race milestone is crossing the one million miles travelled around the world mark!
The prize? Teams who are farthest behind will eventually be eliminated as the contest progresses, with the first team to arrive at the final destination winning at least $1 million.
The notables: Racers include former NFL Stars DeAngelo Williams and Gary Barnidge, plus Olympians Kellie Wells-Brinkley and LaVonne Idlette, and Pro Volleyball Players Riley and Maddison McKibbin among the cast.
The quotes: “Elise and I created The Amazing Race 20 years ago as a way to bring the expansive beauty of the world into audiences’ living rooms in an exciting way,” said Bertram van Munster, co-creator and executive producer in a press release. “This year has been a challenge for everyone, and we hope this season, during which Race will reach the remarkable milestone of one million miles traveled around the world, helps satisfy viewers’ wanderlust. We look forward to when we can all travel again!”
Meet the Teams
Phil Keoghan kicks off the 32nd edition of the series on Wednesday, Oct. 14 on the CBS Television Network.
The globe-trotting teams did their challenges prior to the global outbreak of the coronavirus, from the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles to first stop: Trinidad and Tobago.
They head to France, Germany, Kazakhstan, Brazil and more.
DeAngelo Williams (36) and Gary Barnidge (34)
Former NFL stars from Charlotte, N.C. and Middleburg, Fla.
Eswar (24) and Aparna Dhinakaran (26)
Siblings from Fremont and Berkeley, Calif
Jerry (61) and Frank (25) Eaves
Father and son from Louisville, Ky.
Kaylynn (30) and Haley Williams (31)
Sisters from Bluffton, S.C.
Chee Lee (38) and Hung Nguyen (39)
Married parents from Houston, Texas
Kellie Wells-Brinkley (37) and LaVonne Idlette (34)
Olympic hurdlers from Richmond, Va. and Hampton, Va.
Leo Brown (31) and Alana Folsom (29)
Dating from Somerville, Mass.
Michelle (34) and Victoria Newland (33)
Sisters from Lafayette, La.
Nathan Worthington (39) and Cody Buell (33)
Best friends from Dayton, Tenn. and Paint Lick, Ky.
Riley (31) and Maddison McKibbin (29)
Pro volleyball players from Honolulu, Hawaii
Will Jardell (30) and James Wallington (31)
Dating from Nederland, Texas and Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Executives behind the series
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.
Hot Links
- Instagram: @theamazingrace
- CBS Twitter
The Amazing Race returns on October 14 at 9-10pmET/PT on CBS.
