DJariya

Synopsis:

"Business in the Front, Party in the Back" - Teams arrive in paradise where they find themselves skydiving from 10,000 feet in Bora Bora, and in an AMAZING RACE first, three teams throw in the towel during the first sweltering Roadblock of the season, on the 22nd season premiere of THE AMAZING RACE, Sunday, Feb. 17 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Emmy Award nominee Phil Keoghan (@philkeoghan) is the host.

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

Name: Idries Abdur-Rahman
Age: 36
Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
Current occupation: OB/GYN Physician

Name: Jamil Abdur-Rahman
Age: 36
Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
Current occupation: OB/GYN Physician

Connection: Twin Doctors

Name: Max Bichler
Age: 30
Hometown: Buffalo, N.Y.
Current occupation: Cigar Sales

Name: Katie Bichler
Age: 24
Hometown: Buffalo, N.Y.
Current occupation: Pharmacist

Connection: Newlyweds

Name: Mona Egender
Age: 33
Hometown: Castle Pines, Colo.
Current occupation: Captioner/Roller Derby Player

Name: Beth Bandimere
Age: 36
Hometown: Arvada, Colo.
Current occupation: Tech Support/Roller Derby Player

Connection: Roller Derby Moms

Name: Bates Battaglia
Age: 36
Hometown: Raleigh, N.C.
Current occupation: Former Professional Hockey Player (Played for the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs)

Name: Anthony Battaglia
Age: 33
Hometown: Raleigh, N.C.
Current occupation: Professional Hockey Player (Currently plays for the Huntsville Havoc)

Connection: Hockey Brothers

Name: Chuck McCall
Age: 46
Hometown: Daphne, Ala.
Current occupation: Retail Manager/Taxidermist

Name: Wynona McCall
Age: 49
Hometown: Daphne, Ala.
Current occupation: Cosmetologist/Hairstylist

Connection: Married

Name: David O'Leary
Age: 58
Hometown: Salt Lake City
Current occupation: Investment Properties

Name: Connor O'Leary
Age: 21
Hometown: Salt Lake City
Current occupation: Professional Cyclist

Connection: Father/Son (Both Cancer Survivors)

Name: Caroline Cutbirth
Age: 29
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Current occupation: Singer/Songwriter (Band Member of "Stealing Angels") *Caroline is a direct descendant of Daniel Boone

Name: Jennifer Kuhle
Age: 30
Hometown: Nashville
Current occupation: Songwriter (Band Member of "Stealing Angels") *Jennifer is the granddaughter of John Wayne

Connection: Friends/Country Singers

Name: Joey Graceffa
Age: 21
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current occupation: YouTube Host Internet Personality Joey's YouTube Channel

Name: Meghan Camarena
Age: 25
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current occupation: YouTube Host Internet Personality Meghan's YouTube Channel

Connection: Friends/YouTube Hosts

Name: Pamela Chien
Age: 29
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current occupation: Art Director and Fitness Instructor

Name: Winnie Sung
Age: 29
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current occupation: Senior Project Manager

Connection: Best Friends

Name: Jessica Hoel
Age: 26
Hometown: Huntington Beach, Calif.
Current occupation: Account Manager

Name: John Erck
Age: 27
Hometown: Huntington Beach, Calif.
Current occupation: Entrepreneur/Computer Programmer

Connection: Dating

Name: Matthew Davis
Age: 25
Hometown: Gaffney, S.C.
Current occupation: Firefighter

Name: Daniel Moss
Age: 24
Hometown: Gaffney, S.C.
Current occupation: Firefighter

Connection: Best Friends/Firefighters



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DJariya

FYI

Started 4 minutes late due to Golf for the East and Central Markets.

Timber

Why is the hot super ****y blonde married to a gay dude?

auto

No straight man could put up with that.

LiquidSky

The newlyweds are assholes.

mwbmis

Wasn't really upset that the firefighters got eliminated. It was their own fault for stupidly agreeing to skip the road block. You could see the visible displeasure on Phil's face.

Not a spoiler per se, but speculation based on the preview..

dalbowski

What a Bich!

dalbowski

I'm rooting for the hockey guys. Their intro was hockey and beer. They also like to finish each other's sandwiches.

The YouTube "male" is on the verge of reaching "Twinny!" level of annoyance.

Spiderbite

I was talking with the wife about it and wondered if they could have skipped the challenge, gotten there last, and then depending on the length of the canoe ride, said fuck it and gone back to try the challenge again to see if they could beat the 4 hour penalty? Or because they agreed to take the clue to skip the challenge, are they barred from going back and reattempting it? I know they made a "pact" with the two other teams but with a million dollars on the line, I would have risked pissing them off if this was a possibility.

bralph

It was their acceptance of the penalty that got them the clue about what to do next. It had nothing to do with the pact. Now if they had simply left the beach, gone to the boats and found Phil without actually getting the clue, then they could accept the penalty or go back and complete the task.

Spiderbite

I figured that but was just curious. Thanks.

starseed1981

How can you not root for Chuck & Wynona? Not only does Chuck have a badass mullet but he also works at Wal-Mart! I hope they win the whole thing.

Dubya

Being a Carolina Hurricanes fan I'm rooting hard for the Battaglia brothers. They have made Raleigh their home and run a bar called Lucky B's. I think I would pull for them anyway based on Anthony's question to Bates = "Got my teeth?"

The YouTube couple has got to go.

Josh-da-man

I usually take a quick dislike to the entitled yuppie couples on TAR, but, goddamn, those two take the fucking cake.

mwbmis

When they said that the twin doctors were twin gynecologists, it made me immediately think of Dead Ringers. Now that would be a pair of twin gynecologists to have on the race.

Red Dog

WTF? Where's the flamboyantly gay team....that's a TAR staple?

I'm guessing it's against the rules, but I'd make a deal with the Express Pass that you pay us 10% of your winnings if you win TAR.

I like that they acknowledged that they are assholes.

Evan Meadow

You've got one of the ob/gyn twins, and the male half of the Youtube duo.

You're covered.

Josh-da-man

I think these programs (TAR, BB, Survivor) have rules against making deals to split the prize.

mugwump

Just keep feeding them vodkas and 7-Up and they're good to go.

MLBFan24

I'll root for the Asian chicks, well, because I'm Asian...haha

Defiant1

Not to mention the male half of the newlywed couple. No straight man wears a shirt that pink/fuschia/purple whatever-the-hell that was.

Groucho

That shirt was horrific.

Claytonian

I was unimpressed by most of the teams. I can't remember a season where I've disliked more of them after first introductions. We watch the show now with our 8 and 10 year old and sometimes I'm embarrassed that they have to see adults behaving the way they do.

And who knew there was something worse than a mullet in this world. Turns out it's a PERMED mullet! He looks like a friggin' poodle.

"We gave up and scraped by in last place. We're geniuses!" That's some serious rationalization there.

Damfino

Once the Fire Fighters knew they would be last, why didn't they go back and finish the Road block? If they had completed it in less than 4 hours they would have moved up to 9th place.

dalbowski

Once they got the next clue to do the boat thing they got the penalty, so it couldn't happen.

The smart thing would have been to have those two teams quit the road block and then continue the road block knowing you had a 4 hour buffer.