Helicopters in the air. 
Phil: Southern California, 0700 hours. Dawn of a new adventure. From the Western coast of America, 11 teams will embark on a race around the world for $1,000,000. The helos are taking them to Los Alamedas base. 
Christie/Jody, friends, flight attendants 
Tammy/Victor, siblings, lawyers from California 
Margie/Luke, mother/son from Colorado. Luke is totally deaf and doesn't read lips. Mom is his "link." 
(Wow! I'm unspoiled.) 
Steve/Linda, Virginia hicks from the sticks. 
Lakisha/Jen, athletes, lifelong friends 
Preston/Jennifer, dating 2 years from South Carolina 
Brad/Victoria, married 9 years, Ohio 
Mel/Mike, father/son, Va and LA 
Son's gay. But he had gay parents. 
Amanda/Kris, dating 3 years, San Diego 
Mark/Michael, brothers, stuntmen 
Jaime/Cara, friends, NFL cheerleaders 
Oh, snap! She doesn't give a C R A P what anyone thinks!