The Amazing Race 23 -- "We're Not In Oklahoma No More" -- 9/29/13
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The Amazing Race 23 -- "We're Not In Oklahoma No More" -- 9/29/13
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"We're Not In Oklahoma No More" - With the Double Express Pass on the line, teams depart for their first destination, Iquique, Chile, where one racer must face their fear of heights, on the season premiere of THE AMAZING RACE, Sunday, Sept. 29 (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: Hoskote Venkatesh
Age: 60
Hometown: Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Current occupation: ER Doctor
Name: Naina Venkatesh
Age: 27
Hometown: Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Current occupation: Fitness Instructor
Connection: Father/Daughter
Name: Jason Case
Age: 33
Hometown: Attleboro, Mass.
Current occupation: Owner of a Snowplow Company
Name: Amy Diaz
Age: 29
Hometown: Providence, R.I.
Current occupation: Social Media Manager
Connection: Dating
Name: Leo Temory
Age: 26
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current occupation: Entrepreneur/Restaurateur
Name: Jamal Zadran
Age: 26
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current occupation: CEO/Owner of Z.I.G. (Zadran Investment Group)
Connection: Cousins
Name: Tim Wiyninger
Age: 26
Hometown: Cordell, Okla.
Current occupation: Oilfield Plant Operator
Name: Daniel "Danny" Merkey
Age: 25
Hometown: Cordell, Okla.
Current occupation: Oil Field Operator
Connection: Best Friends
Name: Rowan Joseph
Age: 56
Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.
Current occupation: Actor, Producer, Director and Voiceover Artist
Name: Shane Partlow
Age: 47
Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.
Current occupation: Actor/ Producer
Connection: Theater Performers. They call themselves the "Queens of Bingo."
Name: Brandon Squyres
Age: 34
Hometown: Chico, Calif.
Current occupation: Contractor
Name: Adam Switzer
Age: 34
Hometown: Chico, Calif.
Current occupation: Eco-friendly farmer
Connection: Childhood Friends
Name: Allison "Ally" Mello
Age: 22
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current occupation: The NHL's LA Kings Ice Crew Girl
Name: Ashley Covert
Age: 25
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current occupation: The NHL's LA Kings Ice Crew Girl
Connection: LA Kings Ice Crew
Name: Nicole Jasper
Age: 39
Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
Current occupation: ER Physician
Name: Travis Jasper
Age: 43
Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
Current occupation: ER Physician
Connection: Married ER Doctors
Name: Nicole "Nicky" Getz
Age: 27
Hometown: Splits time between Kansas City and Troy, Mich.
Current occupation: Baseball Wife/Training to be a Pilates Instructor *Married to Chris Getz, who played for the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals (currently)
Name: Kim DeJesus
Age: 32
Hometown: Chicago
Current occupation: Baseball Wife *Married to David DeJesus who played for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Rays (currently)
Connection: Baseball Wives
Name: Timothy Sweeney
Age: 32
Hometown: Morristown, N.J.
Current occupation: Sports Marketing
Name: Marie "Reebs" Mazzocchi
Age: 29
Hometown: Morristown, N.J.
Current occupation: Fitness Trainer/Gym Owner
Connection: Exes
Name: Chester Pitts II
Age: 33
Hometown: Missouri City, Texas
Current occupation: Sports Analyst for "Texans Insider," Executive Consultant for ZT Wealth and Altus HMS. *Played for Houston Texans and Seattle Seahawks for more than 10 years in the NFL
Name: Ephraim Salaam
Age: 36
Hometown: Studio City, Calif.
Current occupation: Co-host of "Fox Sports Live." *Played for Denver Broncos, Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans and Atlanta Falcons for 13 years in the NFL
Connection: Former NFL Teammates
Looks like CBS has 1 late regional game Sunday that starts at 4:05pm ET. If you're in the East or Central market that will gets Jets/Titans, you may need to pad.
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Excited for this. My initial reaction is to pick the baseball wives, since I love baseball. But I won't officially make my pick until the first episode is complete
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I'm looking forward to seeing how Ephraim Salaam and Chester Pitts do.
While Survivor has gone down the toilet in casting & quality, I still think the Amazing Race is one of the better competition/reality shows on right now.
I guess it was bound to happen, but it didn't win an Emmy this year.
While Survivor has gone down the toilet in casting & quality, I still think the Amazing Race is one of the better competition/reality shows on right now.
I guess it was bound to happen, but it didn't win an Emmy this year.
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These are the markets affected
NYC,Chi,Hou,Det,Tenn,Tampa,KC,Hartfrd
NYC,Chi,Hou,Det,Tenn,Tampa,KC,Hartfrd
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Baseball wives did ok, but I'm going to root for Jason and Amy. Looks like a strong team.
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Interesting the bi-/tri-lingual teams had a hard time reading their clues correctly. Huge embarrassment for the physicians. OVERLOADED Sunday nites ahead, but love having this one back. That paragliding looked fun.
I actually was looking forward to another daughter/overbearing father type team similar to Ron/Christina but I'm not disappointed with tonite's elimination.
I like the slight revamp with the graphics in the opening credits. Maybe a chance there was also some tweaking in making these tasks more challenging this season?
I actually was looking forward to another daughter/overbearing father type team similar to Ron/Christina but I'm not disappointed with tonite's elimination.
I like the slight revamp with the graphics in the opening credits. Maybe a chance there was also some tweaking in making these tasks more challenging this season?
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The paragliding didn't look too hard considering they had a driver.
Agreed on almost everyone being some kind of annoying. The Afghan team and their stupid nickname was a chief culprit.
How is the 30-minute penalty chosen? Seems like they should have been forced to go back and hike the final leg.
at all the stupid teams screwing up the instructions. They should have let the one guy complete the whole fish challenge then point out that the other guy was supposed to do it.
Agreed on almost everyone being some kind of annoying. The Afghan team and their stupid nickname was a chief culprit.
How is the 30-minute penalty chosen? Seems like they should have been forced to go back and hike the final leg.
at all the stupid teams screwing up the instructions. They should have let the one guy complete the whole fish challenge then point out that the other guy was supposed to do it.
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the producers are doing God's work.
i don't feel interested in any particular team yet, so just backing hot chicks. i would take the ice girls over the baseball wives.
second tier would be the bearded white guys.
the afgani guys looking like they do, yelling "we are crazy people" at the airport check in counter. yeah, that's going to go over well.
i don't feel interested in any particular team yet, so just backing hot chicks. i would take the ice girls over the baseball wives.
second tier would be the bearded white guys.
the afgani guys looking like they do, yelling "we are crazy people" at the airport check in counter. yeah, that's going to go over well.
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I don't know--I wish sometimes they'd clarify the rules for viewers. I thought for sure when they took the cab that they'd have to cab it back, then walk back. The 30-minute penalty seemed to get them off easy...but then again maybe they did it for the drama.
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I really dislike people who are loud and obnoxious. Hoping the "Afghan Animals" are eliminated soon.
As for a team to root for I will go for the Baseball Wives. One is married to a Royal so gotta go with the local team.
As for a team to root for I will go for the Baseball Wives. One is married to a Royal so gotta go with the local team.
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I could root for Kim DeJesus because David's a Cub--oh wait, he's not. I do like that team, though--hot, pretty athletic, and not too bimbo-ish, based on the site bios and what we've seen so far.
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Re: The Amazing Race 23 -- "We're Not In Oklahoma No More" -- 9/29/13
I come and go with seasons of TAR and would like to start watching again, but I'm not going to play the TiVo-pad game.
I assume this is replayed on CBS.com/app... and Hulu+ (maybe?)?
I assume this is replayed on CBS.com/app... and Hulu+ (maybe?)?