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THE COMPETITION GETS FIERCE AS THE REMAINING SIX TEAMS FACE A DOUBLE U-TURN, ON “THE AMAZING RACE,” SUNDAY, APRIL 20

     “Donkeylicious” – The competition gets fierce as the remaining six teams face a double U-Turn, and the Cowboys contemplate a major decision, on the all-star edition of THE AMAZING RACE, Sunday, April 20 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Phil Keoghan (@philkeoghan) is the host.

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

Name: Leo Temory
Age: 27
Hometown: Torrance, Calif.  
Current occupation: Entrepreneur/Restaurateur
Follow on Twitter: @LeoTemory

Name: Jamal Zadran
Age: 26
Hometown: Irvine, Calif.
Current occupation: Owner, Z.I.G. (Zadran Investment Group)
Follow on Twitter: @JamalZadran

Connection: Cousins

Nickname: Afghanimals

Previous season: 4th place, Season 23

 

Name: Brendon Villegas
Age: 33
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current occupation: PhD Student in Biomedical Physics at UCLA
Follow on Twitter: @brendonvbb12

 

Name: Rachel Reilly
Age: 30
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current occupation: TV Personality

Follow on Twitter: @RachelEReilly

Connection: Newlyweds

Nickname: Brenchel

Previous season: 3rd place, Season 20

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Name: Jennifer Wayne
Age: 31
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
Current occupation: Songwriter

Follow on Twitter: @jenwayne

Name: Caroline Cutbirth
Age: 30
Hometown: Waco, Texas
Current occupation: Ramblin’ Music Promoter
Follow on Twitter: @txsweetcaroline

Connection: Friends

Nickname: The Country Singers (part of the band Stealing Angels)

Previous season: 4th place, Season 22

 

 

Name: Cord McCoy
Age: 33
Hometown: Tupelo, Okla.   
Current occupation: Cowboy

Follow on Twitter: @cordmccoy

Name: Jet McCoy
Age: 34
Hometown: Ada, Okla.
Current occupation: Rancher

Connection: Brothers

Nickname: The Cowboys

Previous seasons: 2nd place, Season 16; 6th  place, Season 18

 

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Name:  David O’Leary
Age: 59
Hometown:  Salt Lake City, Utah
Current occupation:  Real Estate Investor

Follow on Twitter: @davidolearyslc

Name:  Connor O’Leary
Age: 22
Hometown:  Salt Lake City, Utah
Current occupation:  Student and Professional Cyclist

Follow on Twitter: @coleary00

Connection: Father/Son Cancer Survivors

Previous season: 8th place, Season 22

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Name: Herbert “Flight Time” Lang
Age: 37
Hometown: Brinkley, Ark.
Current occupation: Harlem Globetrotter

Follow on Twitter: @datrotter4

 

Name: Nate “Big Easy” Lofton
Age: 32

Hometown: New Orleans, La.  

Current occupation: Harlem Globetrotter

Connection: Friends

Nickname: The Globetrotters

Previous seasons: 4th place, Season 15; 2nd place, Season 18

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Name: John Erck (Eliminated 4/13)
Age: 28
Hometown: Mora, Minn.
Current occupation: iOS Developer
Follow on Twitter: @johnerck

Name: Jessica Hoel
Age: 27
Hometown: Eden Prairie, Minn.
Current occupation: Sales
Follow on Twitter: @jessicahoel

Connection: Engaged  

Previous season: 9th place, Season 22

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Name: Margie O’Donnell (Eliminated 3/23)
Age: 56
Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo.  
Current occupation: RN and Sr. Clinical Research Associate  

Name: Luke Adams
Age: 28
Hometown: Philadelphia, Penn.
Current occupation: Advancement Associate/Motivational Speaker

Follow on Twitter: @lukeadams14

Connection: Mother/Son

Previous seasons: 3rd place, Season 14; 8th place, Season 18

 

 

Name: Joseph “Joey” Graceffa (Eliminated 3/9)

Age: 22

Hometown: Los Angeles

Current occupation: YouTube Host  

http://www.youtube.com/user/JoeyGraceffa

Follow on Twitter: @joeygraceffa

Name: Meghan Camarena

Age: 26

Hometown: Los Angeles

Current occupation: YouTube Host

http://www.youtube.com/user/Strawburry17

Follow on Twitter: @strawburry17

Connection: Best Friends

Previous season: 5th place, Season 22

 

Name:  Mark Jackson (Eliminated 3/2)
Age: 47
Hometown: Clay County, Ky.  
Current occupation:  Unemployed  

 

Name: Mallory Ervin

Age: 28

Hometown: Morganfield, Ky.

Current occupation: Business Owner/Television Host/Public Speaker/Entrepreneur

Follow on Twitter: @malloryervin

Nickname: Team Kentucky

Mark’s previous Season: 5th place, Season 20

Mallory’s previous season: 6th place, Season 17; 3rd place, Season 18

 

 

 

Name: Natalie Anderson (Eliminated 2/23)
Age: 27
Hometown: Edgewater, N.J.
Current occupation: Student
Follow on Twitter: @natalieeand

Name: Nadiya Anderson 
Age: 27
Hometown: Edgewater, N.J.
Current occupation: Studying to be a CrossFit Instructor

Follow on Twitter: @nadiyaaand

Connection: Twins

Nickname: Twinnies

Previous season: 4th place, Season 21

 

CHEAT TWEET: Racers face a double U-Turn! Would you use it? #AmazingRace 4/20 8/7c #CBS @PhilKeoghan http://bit.ly/Q7zN1U 

THE AMAZING RACE sends 11 teams on a trek around the world.  Each Team is comprised of two people who have a pre-existing relationship with one another. 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.  Teams who are farthest behind will gradually be eliminated as the contest progresses, with the first team to arrive at the final destination winning at least $1 million.

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.

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Website: www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/

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