CBS has revealed the cast for Season 39 of The Amazing Race, the long-running reality competition hosted by Phil Keoghan. Fourteen teams of two will race around the world, competing in mental and physical challenges at each destination, with the team farthest behind eliminated as the race progresses and the first to reach the finish line taking home $1 million.
Who is competing on ‘The Amazing Race’ Season 39?
The season features pro athletes Ali Krieger and Joanna Lohman, mother-daughter duo Ann-Marie and Riley Tejcek, father-daughter pair Anuar Tager and Andrea Tager Ballesca, siblings Cody Langlois and Jaime Tribo, childhood friends Conner Wilson and Garrett McGuire, sisters Dafina and Saran Dunmore and couple Daisha Wilks and Dalton Hamby.
Also racing are grandfather-grandson team Doug and Dylan Matter, married couple Erin Taylor and Javi Vintimilla, best friends Jody Rebhun and Jenn Naso, sisters Katie and Charlotte Schultz, married parents Michelle and Matthew Patterson and brothers Zach and Nate Johnson.
What is ‘The Amazing Race’ Season 39 about?
Host Phil Keoghan kicks off the race in Vancouver, Canada, where teams face a new twist: 13 Express Passes in play, one per team, each of which must be used by the end of leg six. Per the official description, racers will travel to “five continents, nine countries, 13 cities and more than 25,000 miles,” including jumping 200 feet off the catwalk of BC Stadium in Vancouver, walking with camels in Morocco and flying a paramotor through the skies of Laos. The season also marks the show’s first-ever visit to Albania.
Keoghan said, “Amazing Race fans continue to make it clear what they love most is seeing everyday Americans stepping outside their comfort zones to race around the world and complete extraordinary challenges in extraordinary places – a chance to vicariously experience our amazing planet through the eyes of compelling, relatable contestants. This season’s twists, including a new, unexpected reveal at the start line, as well as the return of some tried and tested classics, ramp up the importance of strategy. All this, along with a first-time visit to Albania, make for another thrilling race for $1 million.”
Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Munster, Elise Doganieri, Keoghan, Patrick Cariaga and Darren Bunkley executive produce. World Race Productions produces the series in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television, ABC Studios and Amazing Race Productions.
When does ‘The Amazing Race’ Season 39 premiere?
The Amazing Race Season 39 kicks off with a special two-night premiere event Sept. 30, and Oct. 1, from 9:30-11 p.m. ET/PT, before moving into its Wednesday time slot starting Oct. 7. The series airs on CBS and streams on Paramount+.
Watch a sneak peek below:
Featured image photo credit: CBS
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