The Amazing Race Unveils 11 Couples
Fifth Installment of the Emmy Award-Winning Series Debuts With a 90-Minute Season Premiere on Tuesday, July 6 at 9:30pm ET. The identities of the 11 couples set to compete in THE AMAZING RACE 5 have been reveiled. The Emmy Award-winning reality adventure series pits teams against one another in a race around the world for a $1 million prize.
THE AMAZING RACE will debut with a special 90-minute broadcast on Tuesday, July 6 (9:30-11:00 PM, ET/PT).
Following are the 11 teams, listed in no specific order:
Relationship: TWINS
Name: KAMI FRENCH
Occupation: Café Manager
Age: 26
Hometown: Eugene, Ore. Name: KARLI FRENCH
Occupation: Student at University of Oregon
Age: 26
Hometown: Eugene, Ore.
Relationship: BROTHERS/RESTAURANT OWNERS
Name: MARSHALL HUDES
Occupation: Restaurant Owner
Age: 31
Hometown: Dallas Name: LANCE HUDES
Occupation: Restaurant Owner
Age: 26
Hometown: Dallas
Relationship: DATING
Name: COLIN GUINN
Occupation: Owner of a Cell Phone Store
Age: 24
Hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas Name: CHRISTIE WOODS
Occupation: Managing Partner of Longevity & Wellness Center
Age: 26
Hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas
Relationship: MARRIED PARENTS
Name: CHIP MCALLISTER
Occupation: Owner of Web Company
Age: 46
Hometown: Coto De Caza, Calif. Name: KIM MCALLISTER
Occupation: Owner of Recruit Company
Age: 44
Hometown: Coto De Caza, Calif.
Relationship: DATING
Name: ALISON IRWIN
Occupation: Unemployed
(former “Big Brother” house guest)
Age: 23
Hometown: Meadville, Pa. Name: DONALD PATRICK
Occupation: Student
Age: 21
Hometown: Shenandoah, Pa.
Relationship: BEST FRIENDS
Name: LINDA RUIZ
Occupation: Mother/Tennis Teacher
Age: 45
Hometown: Palmdale, Calif. Name: KAREN HEINS
Occupation: Mother/Homemaker
Age: 41
Hometown: Palmdale, Calif.
Relationship: ONCE ENGAGED
Name: DENNIS FRENTSOS
Occupation: Mortgage Broker
Age: 27
Hometown: West Nyack, N.Y. Name: ERIKA SHAY
Occupation: Wedding Planner
Age: 25
Hometown: Piermont, N.Y.
Relationship: FATHER/ DAUGHTER
Name: JIM MCCOY
Occupation: Helicopter Pilot
Age: 53
Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla. Name: MARSHA MCCOY
Occupation: Law Student
Age: 26
Hometown: Gainesville, Fla.
Relationship: COUSINS
Name: CHARLA FADDOUL
Occupation: Manager of Sportswear Store
Age: 27
Hometown: Phoenix, Md. Name: MIRNA HINDOYAN
Occupation: Lawyer
Age: 27
Hometown: Towson, Md.
Relationship: DATING
Name: BRANDON DAVIDSON
Occupation: Model
Age: 25
Hometown: Houston Name: NICOLE O’BRIAN
Occupation: Actor
Age: 21
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
Relationship: INTERNET DATING COUPLE
Name: BOB BARRON
Occupation: Retired
Age: 61
Hometown: Mount Laurel, N.J. Name: JOYCE NICOLO
Occupation: Medical Practice Administer
Age: 54
Hometown: Mt. Laurel, N.J.
THE AMAZING RACE 5 will send 11 teams — each comprised of two people who have a pre-existing relationship with one another — on a trek around the world for approximately 30 days. At every destination, each couple will have to compete in a series of challenges — some mental and some physical — and only when the tasks have been completed will they learn their next destination. Couples who are farthest behind will gradually be eliminated as the contest progresses, with the first team to arrive at the final destination winning $1 million.
Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Munster (who co-created the series along with Elise Doganieri) and Jonathan Littman are the executive producers for Bruckheimer Films and Earthview Inc. in association with Touchstone Television and Amazing Race Productions. Hayma Screech Washington and Amy Chacon are co-executive producers.
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