The Amazing Race: All-Stars -- Season Premiere -- "Back in the Saddle" -- 2/23/14
02-23-14, 02:11 PM
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The Amazing Race: All-Stars -- Season Premiere -- "Back in the Saddle" -- 2/23/14
ELEVEN OF THE MOST MEMORABLE TEAMS RETURN FOR ANOTHER SHOT AT THE ONE MILLION DOLLAR PRIZE, ON THE ALL-STAR EDITION OF "THE AMAZING RACE," PREMIERING SUNDAY, FEB. 23
In A Dramatic Series First, One Team Will Not Make It To The Starting Line
"Back in the Saddle" - Eleven of the most memorable teams return for another Race around the world, but in a dramatic series first, one team will not make it to the starting line, on the season premiere of the All-Star edition of THE AMAZING RACE, Sunday, Feb. 23 (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 on 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 on Season 20
Name: Jennifer Wayne
Age: 31
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
Current occupation: Songwriter
Follow on Twitter: @jenwayne
Name: Caroline Cutbirth
Age: 30
Hometown: Waca, 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 in 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 season: 2nd place in Season 16 and 6th place in Season 18
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
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
Name: John Erck
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 in Season 22
Name: Margie O'Donnell
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 in Season 14 and 8th place in Season 18
Name: Natalie Anderson
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 in Season 21
Name: Joseph "Joey" Graceffa
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 in Season 22
Name: William "Bopper" Minton
Age: 43
Hometown: Clay County, Ky.
Current occupation: Unemployed
Follow on Twitter: @BopperMinton
Name: Mark Jackson
Age: 47
Hometown: Clay County, Ky.
Current occupation: Unemployed
Connection: Friends
Nickname: Team Kentucky
Previous season: 5th place in Season 20
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This is technically the 2nd All-Star season. There was also a sort of All-Star season called "Unfinished Business" a few seasons back.
02-23-14, 04:08 PM
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02-23-14, 04:17 PM
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02-23-14, 04:22 PM
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Glad to see Connor and Dave getting a second shot after what happened to them last time. Not glad to see teams getting a third shot. It would be bad enough if it was all teams like Herb and Nate getting a third shot, but they've brought back teams I didn't even like the first time for a third try.
It speaks volumes for the annoying level of some of the other teams that Rachel doesn't even really register with me in this bunch. B&R might be one of favorite teams. Joey and Meghan were kind of an annoying team last time, but by the end of the race I found myself liking Meghan so hopefully they stick around.
I hope Nadiya and Natalie get hit by a bus in the first episode (doesn't actually wish them physical harm, just wants them to go away).
It speaks volumes for the annoying level of some of the other teams that Rachel doesn't even really register with me in this bunch. B&R might be one of favorite teams. Joey and Meghan were kind of an annoying team last time, but by the end of the race I found myself liking Meghan so hopefully they stick around.
I hope Nadiya and Natalie get hit by a bus in the first episode (doesn't actually wish them physical harm, just wants them to go away).
02-23-14, 07:11 PM
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I'd like to ship some of these repeat teams to Ukraine, Syria, or Venezuela. Slim pickings from the last time they did all-stars?? Were there not any other past teams that wanted to endure more bad taxis, long flights, shining shoes, etc?
MALLORY!!! yay
MALLORY!!! yay
02-23-14, 07:47 PM
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So the rumor of the mixed team was true after all. Will be interesting to see how well they get along.
02-23-14, 08:20 PM
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Mallory's back, a likeable team came in first, and an obnoxious team got eliminated. I wasn't sure I'd watch this season, but I enjoyed this episode, so I'm in.
02-23-14, 09:49 PM
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02-23-14, 10:30 PM
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Thank God those annoying ****s got eliminated. Now I can enjoy the show.
02-23-14, 10:58 PM
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Forgot Mallory was part of this, so when she appeared and came down the stairs, I chose her team. Loved Mallory from last time.
Glad the twinnies are gone too!
Glad the twinnies are gone too!
02-24-14, 08:32 AM
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That could not have went any better. Outside of Margie / Luke and the surfer team I'd be happy with any overall outcome. That being said, I do think that not running with the pack will bite the cowboys....again.
02-24-14, 08:34 AM
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And poor Bopper. I hope he gets another crack on a future race.
02-24-14, 08:36 AM
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Thank goodness. In a field with several annoying teams, they were the only ones that were just annoying by default... every second they were onscreen they actively grated on my nerves.
02-24-14, 09:10 AM
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Best opening episode ever. Hopefully the Twinnies stick to their word, return to Sri Lanka, and never come back.
02-24-14, 09:38 AM
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I've missed some of the recent seasons.. So there are teams that I don't know who they are. So glad that annoying Twinnies got eliminated. They were painful to watch and just damn annoying. I found it funny that at the start of the show, when all the teams were discussing their previous races, they stated that they were going to argue less and work together more.. then failed to do that and were just fighting and not working together.
Glad to see the cowboys back. I liked them the first season they were in. They didn't resort to dirty play or fight with each other and seemed to just get along and do well. I think that from their season they were in the race the first time with that team that had Zed, I think was one of their names.. One of them had aspurgers.. and they lost their passports at one point and had to leave the race because of that. I liked that team as well.
Glad to see the cowboys back. I liked them the first season they were in. They didn't resort to dirty play or fight with each other and seemed to just get along and do well. I think that from their season they were in the race the first time with that team that had Zed, I think was one of their names.. One of them had aspurgers.. and they lost their passports at one point and had to leave the race because of that. I liked that team as well.
02-24-14, 01:16 PM
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Thought it was an entertaining 1st leg.
Glad the cowboys did well. Hopefully 3rd time is the charm for them. I've always found them fun to watch.
I liked Mallory from her previous time on the show. Sucks for Bopper, but she's fun and full of energy. I'm sure there are those who find her annoying, but at least she'll keep Team Kentucky interesting and competitive.
at the Twinnies bitching at each other in the Ferris. There arguments were so ridiculous and both of them lacked common sense.
I already hate the Youtube hosts again. So freaking annoying.
Glad the cowboys did well. Hopefully 3rd time is the charm for them. I've always found them fun to watch.
I liked Mallory from her previous time on the show. Sucks for Bopper, but she's fun and full of energy. I'm sure there are those who find her annoying, but at least she'll keep Team Kentucky interesting and competitive.
at the Twinnies bitching at each other in the Ferris. There arguments were so ridiculous and both of them lacked common sense.I already hate the Youtube hosts again. So freaking annoying.
02-24-14, 03:01 PM
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I also suspect the the cowboys could be a potential target if some teams decide to to gang up and eliminate a "strong team".
02-24-14, 03:20 PM
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Only going by memory, but didn't the cowboys also finished 1st on the very first leg and then fizzled out toward the end on their 2nd go around?
I also suspect the the cowboys could be a potential target if some teams decide to to gang up and eliminate a "strong team".
I also suspect the the cowboys could be a potential target if some teams decide to to gang up and eliminate a "strong team".
02-24-14, 05:25 PM
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I enjoyed seeing the replay of John & Jessica being eliminated with the express pass in their hand from their previous run. It was almost comical to hear her say she was glad they didn't get a pass this time.
02-24-14, 06:10 PM
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