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"Real Fast! Quack, Quack!"

Producer(s): Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram Van Munster, Jonathan Littman, Hayma Screech Washington.

Original Airdate: September 17, 2006.

Official CBS website for the Amazing Race 10

A new season of the Amazing Race begins tonight at 8:30 ET/PT. Tonight's episode is one and half hour long. Because of the 10 choice limit on the poll, I left off Tyler and James and Erwin and Godwin.

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Team Number 1

Name: Vipul Patel
Occupation: Sales
Age: 29
Hometown: Windermere, Fla.

Name: Arti Patel
Occupation: Nutritional Educator
Age: 26
Hometown: Windermere, Fla.

Relationship: Married

Vipul and Arti are the first Indian-American team to run the Race. Both speak several languages and are well-traveled. Vipul admits to being a bit overzealous, while Arti takes great pride in her ability to reign in his emotions and focus his strengths - a skill she will undoubtedly be forced to call upon while racing around the world.


Team Number 2

Name: Erwin Cho
Occupation: Insurance Company Manager
Age: 32
Hometown: San Francisco, Calif

Name: Godwin Cho
Occupation: Financial Analyst
Age: 29
Hometown: San Francisco, Calif

Relationship: Brothers

These overachieving, super-competitive brothers say they are ready for the adventure of a lifetime. Godwin has grown up in the shadow of his Harvard-educated brother and is eager to show his brother and his family that he has what it takes to win The Amazing Race. This team's love for traveling the world and competing is infectious.


Team Number 3

Name: Kellie Patterson
Occupation: Student - Broadcast Journalism
Age: 22
Hometown: Columbia, S.C.

Name: Jamie Hill
Occupation: Recent College Graduate
Age: 22
Hometown: Columbia, S.C.

Relationship: Best Friends

Don't let their Southern Drawls fool you. These former co-captains of the University of South Carolina cheerleading squad are highly competitive and just might have what it takes to be the first female team to win The Amazing Race.


Team Number 4

Name: Tom Rock
Occupation: College Admissions Director
Age: 39
Hometown: New York City

Name: Terry Cosentino
Occupation: Special Events Director
Age: 45
Hometown: New York City

Relationship: Dating

This feisty, fun-loving couple has been together for over two years. Their playful nitpicking is constant, but it always ends in shared laughter. This energetic couple is hoping the Race will prove to them they have what it takes to stay together.


Team Number 5

Name: Lyn Turk
Occupation: 4th Grade Teacher
Age: 32
Hometown: Birmingham, Ala

Name: Karlyn Harris
Occupation: Program Analyst
Age: 32
Hometown: Helena, Ala.

Relationship: Best Friends

These two Alabama mothers have known each other since 9th grade. The Amazing Race will be the first time the two have ever traveled abroad together. Both have limited traveling experience, but are hoping their resourcefulness and wit will make them the team to beat.


Team Number 6

Name: David Conley
Occupation: Coal Miner
Age: 32
Hometown: Stone, Ky.

Name: Mary Conley
Occupation: Homemaker
Age: 31
Hometown: Stone, Ky.

Relationship: Married Parents

David and Mary are married parents who met while working at McDonald's 10 years ago. David was in the Army and did some traveling while Mary can count on one hand how many times she's been on a plane. This hard-working couple is eager to expand their horizons and see the world.


Team Number 7

Name: Bilal Abdul-Mani
Occupation: Medical Supply Technician
Age: 37
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio

Name: Sa'eed Rudolph
Occupation: Power Lineman
Age: 39
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio

Relationship: Best Friends

These best friends have spent years bonding over their love of food, Browns football and their shared Islamic faith. Bilal is energetic and outgoing while Sa'eed is quiet and passive. Their vastly different temperaments will be fun to watch as they attempt to navigate over 40,000 miles in under 30 days.


Team Number 8

Name: Peter Harsch
Occupation: Clinical Prosthetist
Age: 35
Hometown: Laguna Beach, Calif

Name: Sarah Reinertsen
Occupation: Motivational Speaker
Age: 31
Hometown: Trabuco Canyon, Calif

Relationship: Friends

Peter and Sarah are both Iron Man competitors who have a long history of teamwork. Sarah recently became the first female with an artificial leg to complete the Hawaii Iron Man Triathlon. Peter works as a clinical prosthetist and travels the country speaking to amputees and consulting for prosthetic legs. Both are out to win and eager to show the world that a disability will not stop them from reaching their goals.


Team Number 9

Name: Rob Diaz
Occupation: Bartender/Real Estate Student
Age: 31
Hometown: Los Angeles

Name: Kimberly Chabolla
Occupation: Public Relations
Age: 28
Hometown: Los Angeles

Relationship: Dating

Rob and Kimberly met while bartending and have been dating for the last two years. Their relationship has experienced some rocky moments, yet they recently decided to take a leap and move in together. They are both looking to the Race to test the strength of their relationship and prove to them that they were meant to be together.


Team Number 10

Name: Tyler Denk
Occupation: Model
Age: 29
Hometown: Los Angeles

Name: James Branaman
Occupation: Model
Age: 27
Hometown: Los Angeles

Relationship: Best Friends

Tyler and James are not your typical "pretty boys"; they've both had their share of hard knocks. After losing track of each other several years ago, they reconnected after going through rehab and have been best friends ever since. They're hoping their new found lease on life will help carry them around the globe and across the finish line.


Team Number 11

Name: Dustin Konzelman
Occupation: Reigning Miss California/Marketing Director
Age: 24
Hometown: Riverside, Calif.

Name: Kandice Pelletier
Occupation: Reigning Miss NY/Rockette
Age: 24
Hometown: New York

Relationship: Best Friends

Dustin and Kandice met while rooming together at the Miss USA pageant. Rivals at first, they quickly became friends and have been inseparable ever since. Kandice is wild and impulsive, while Dustin is religious and more conservative. Their shared trait is they are both intense competitors who thrive on winning.


Team Number 12

Name: Duke Marcoccio
Occupation: Owner -- Tour Company
Age: 52
Hometown: Warwick, R.I.

Name: Lauren Marcoccio
Occupation: Speech & Language Pathologist
Age: 26
Hometown: Warwick, R.I.

Relationship: Father/Daughter

When Lauren told her family that she was gay, her father didn't react well to the news and the two were estranged for several years. They are currently rebuilding their relationship and hope the Race will help them recapture the closeness they once shared.

LorenzoL

I voted for David and Mary.

Tommy Ceez

In week 1 I always look for the 'What makes them think they can even compete?!?!?!?' couple

BTW, the first no old couple season in a LONG time

39 and 45 is the oldest!

astrochimp

I went with Tom & Terry.I see fiesty and nitpicking in their profile and that in TAR usually translates to failure

Red Dog

DVR ALERT:

It is a CBS football doubleheader today. If it runs over 7:30, TAR will be delayed. I suggest padding to be safe. Frankly, I suggest padding TAR permanently.

Daniel-A

Without looking at any of the teams I chose Dave & Mary. Their names are too blaise for them to be contenders.

MadMark

Just a hunch, I'll say Lyn and Karlyn.

Based on the "Rocky relationship" and "looking to the Race to test the strength of their relationship", Rob and Kimberly will be around longer than we can stand

Tyler and James - PLEASE, not another season where an all-male, twenty-something team dominates and wins the race.

Bilal and Sa'eed are allowed one "We want to show everyone that not all Muslims are terrorists" quote for the entire race.

Tommy Ceez

Name: Sa'eed Rudolph
Occupation: Power Lineman
Age: 39
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio

Huh?
Does he play for the browns?

JasonF

I voted for them too, largely because of the "not a chance in hell" teams, they seem the least interesting. I'm sort of rooting for the coal miner just because coal mining is such crappy and dangerous work that a million dollars could literally save his life. But unless his wife has far more ability than it seems from the profile, I don't see that team making it much past week 3 or 4 at best.

It'll probably be more like one per week.

JasonF

Crud. That's all well and good this week, but next week Desparate Housewives starts. Why the hell can't networks schedule football properly?

the big train

Does the pre-race interview count? If so, they've already exhausted their alottment.

This is probably a record number of gimmick teams. There is Sarah who I imagine will be like Charla and constantly talk about doing "anything a normal person can do." There's Duke and his Lesbian daughter Lauren. There's the two drug addict models. The only team that doesn't appear to have some sort of hook that would land them on the show is Rob and Kimberly.

das Monkey

I came here to post the same thing. Damn CBS for putting an important show on Sunday nights again. This isn't much of a problem when the biggest thing you have to worry about is Cold Case.

das

Patman

I just dedicated one ReplayTV for CBS shows (after figuring out that I record a lot of CBS show, more than any other single network), and record the entire Sunday CBS slate, and pad Without a Trace by 30 minutes.

MrX

I went with Lyn & Karlyn.

Groucho

I voted for the gay geezers (Tom & Terry).

clckworang

I decided to vote David and Mary. I just have a feeling that Mary's inexperience when it come to travel might get the best of them.

Thanks for the football reminder. I would be very pissed off if I forgot to pad it and then came home after work excited to watch and didn't get to see the whole thing.

Daniel-A

I think he does something with power lines.

MadMark

They will never do it, but if CBS just cut a segment (and Andy Rooney) of 60 Minutes (45 Minutes? 37 Minutes?) when it was necessary, the football overruns wouldn't be a problem.

Red Dog

The games are all over, so there should be no overrun.

CBS would never cut 60 Minutes down - it is one of their highest rated programs and they want those commercial sales.

BDB

Can't wait!!

astrochimp

Guess bein' a coal miner doesnt come with a dental package.

KappaSig1304

Mercedes SUVs as the first car sponsor....nice! Much better than GMC Yukons...

astrochimp

Think the muslim guys will have trouble at the airport?

skatefan20

And with the bags they're carrying...oh yeah!!!