Eleven 'Amazing' New Teams

Earlier this week, CBS announced the 11 teams that make up The Amazing Race's 13th season set to kick off this fall. From the press release:

The 13th installment of THE AMAZING RACE will feature a variety of firsts, including: Teams traveling to a real-life water world where its inhabitants live upon a floating city; first time visits for the Race to locations such as Cambodia and Kazakhstan; and one Team makes an unprecedented mistake on the road that ultimately prohibits them from joining their fellow Racers at the finish line.

The cast also features couples in various stages of their lives - married beekeepers who have been together for years, a married but separated couple looking to rebuild their marriage, a newly dating couple still getting to know each other and best friends who are comic book aficionados and describe the Race as "the ultimate game on the biggest game board you can imagine."

THE AMAZING RACE was just nominated for its sixth straight Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Competition Program, which the globe-trotting series has taken home five years in a row.

Following are the 11 teams, listed in no particular order:

Name: TERENCE GERCHBERG
Occupation: Running Coach
Age: 35
Hometown: New York

Name: SARAH LESHNER
Occupation: Wall Street Investment Analyst
Age: 31
Hometown: New York
Relationship: NEWLY DATING


Name: MARISA AXELROD
Occupation: Student
Age: 22
Hometown: Spartanburg, S.C.

Name: BROOKE JACKSON
Occupation: Graphic Designer
Age: 24
Hometown: Columbia, S.C.
Relationship: SOUTHERN BELLES


Name: ANDREW LAPPITT
Occupation: Student
Age: 22
Hometown: Tucson, Ariz.

Name: DAN HONIG
Occupation: Hotel Manager Trainee
Age: 23
Hometown: Wilmington, Del.
Relationship: FRATERNITY BROTHERS


Name: AJA BENTON
Occupation: Aspiring Actress
Age: 25
Hometown: Los Angeles

Name: TY WHITE
Occupation: Banker
Age: 25
Hometown: West Bloomfield, Mich.
Relationship: DATING LONG DISTANCE


Name: MARK YTURRALDE
Occupation: Treasurer of Comic-Con
Age: 41
Hometown: San Diego

Name: BILL KAHLER
Occupation: Student Aid Administrator
Age: 42
Hometown: San Diego
Relationship: BEST FRIENDS


Name: TONI IMBIMBO
Occupation: Accounting Consultant
Age: 51
Hometown: Woodside, Calif.

Name: DALLAS IMBIMBO
Occupation: Student
Age: 22
Hometown: Woodside, Calif.
Relationship: MOTHER/SON


Name: NICK SPANGLER
Occupation: Actor
Age: 22
Hometown: New York

Name: STARR SPANGLER
Occupation: Former NFL Cheerleader
Age: 21
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
Relationship: BROTHER/SISTER


Name: ANITA JONES
Occupation: Retired Paralegal
Age: 63
Hometown: Eugene, Ore.

Name: ARTHUR JONES
Occupation: Playground Maintenance
Age: 61
Hometown: Eugene, Ore.
Relationship: MARRIED BEEKEEPERS


Name: KELLY CRABB
Occupation: Sales Representative
Age: 26
Hometown: Houston
Name: CHRISTY COOK

Occupation: Business Development
Age: 26
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Relationship: DIVORCEES


Name: KEN GREENE
Occupation: Home Builder/Ex-NFL Player
Age: 51
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.

Name: TINA GREENE
Occupation: President BioPharmMed
Age: 48
Hometown: San Diego
Relationship: SEPARATED


Name: ANTHONY MAROTTA
Occupation: Mortgage Broker
Age: 32
Hometown: Los Angeles

Name: STEPHANIE KACANDES
Occupation: Financial Saleswoman
Age: 32
Hometown: Los Angeles
Relationship: DATING



So, it looks like everyone is adequately represented: The "Old" Couple, the bimbos, the long distance dating couple who's using the Race to see if they should move closer, the hippies, and various "Should they or shouldn't they stay together" couples who will no doubt argue their way through the entire competition. Yup, I can't wait!

The Amazing Race kicks off its 13th season Sunday, September 28th on CBS. For more, visit CBS.com.