“Take Down that Million” – With the $1 million dollar prize on the line, the final four teams race through France en route to the finish line in New York City, where they’ll encounter a terrifying Houdini-inspired Roadblock, during the two-hour season finale of THE AMAZING RACE, Sunday, Dec. 9 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.  Emmy Award nominee Phil Keoghan is the host.

THE AMAZING RACE recently captured its ninth Emmy Award for “Outstanding Reality-Competition Program.”  

 

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

 

Name: Natalie Anderson

Age: 26

Hometown: Edgewater, N.J.

Current occupation: Physical Therapy student

 

Name: Nadiya Anderson

Age: 26

Hometown: Edgewater, N.J.

Current occupation: Project Coordinator at Bridge2Peace

 

 

Connection: Twin Sisters

 

 

Name: Josh Kilmer-Purcell

Age: 43

Hometown: Sharon Springs, N.Y.

Current occupation: Goat Farmer/

Advertising Executive/Author

 

Name: Brent Ridge

Age: 38

Hometown: Sharon Springs, N.Y.

Current occupation: Chief Executive Officer of

Beekman 1802

Connection: Goat Farmers/Life Partners

 

 

Name: Trey Wier

Age: 23

Hometown: Austin, Texas

Current occupation: Land Consultant/ Former College Athlete

 

Name: Alexis “Lexi” Beerman

Age: 22

Hometown: Dripping Springs, Texas

Current occupation: Clothing designer

 

Connection: Dating

 

 

 

Name: Jaymes Vaughan

Age: 30

Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev.

Current occupation: Chippendales MC

 

Name: James Davis

Age: 27

Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev.

Current occupation: Chippendales Dancer

 

Connection: Chippendales Dancers/Best Friends

 

 

 

 

Name: Rob Scheer (ELIMINATED 9/30)

Age: 52

Hometown: Ketchikan, Alaska

Current occupation: Lumberjack and Entrepreneur

 

Name: Sheila Castle

Age: 44

Hometown: Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

Current occupation: Retail Manager

 

Connection: Engaged

 

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Name: Amy Purdy (ELIMINATED 10/7)    

Age: 32

Hometown: Summit County, Colo.

Current occupation: Motivational Speaker/Snowboarder

(Amy is a double amputee)

 

Name: Daniel Gale

Age: 36

Hometown: Summit County, Colo. 

Current occupation: Executive Director

Connection: Dating On and Off

 

 

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Name: Caitlin King (ELIMINATED 10/14)

Age: 24

Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.

Current occupation: Special Ed Teacher

 

 

Name: Brittany Fletcher

Age: 25

Hometown: Chicago, Ill.

Current occupation: Medical Device Sales

Connection: Best Friends

 

 

 

 

 

Name: Gary Wojnar (ELIMINATED 10/21)

Age: 52

Hometown: Livonia, Mich.

Current occupation: Substitute Teacher

 

Name: Will Chiola

Age: 53

Hometown: Dearborn Heights, Mich.

Current occupation: Substitute Teacher

 

Connection: Best Friends/Substitute Teachers

 

 

 

 

Name: Rob French (ELIMINATED 11/4)

Age: 46

Hometown: Boston, Ga.

Current occupation: Professional Monster Truck Driver

 

Name: Kelley Carrington-French

Age: 50

Hometown: Boston, Ga.

Current occupation: Professional Monster Truck Driver

Connection: Married Monster Truckers

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Name: James LoMenzo (ELIMINATED 11/18)

Age: 53

Hometown: Burbank, Calif.

Current occupation: Professional Musician/

Former Band Member of White Lion and Megadeth

 

Name: Mark “Abba” Abbattista

Age: 45

Hometown: Denver, Colo.

Current occupation: Entertainment Lawyer

 

Connection: Friends

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Name: Abbie Ginsberg (Eliminated 11/25)

Age: 31

Hometown: Encinitas, Calif.

Current occupation: Dance Instructor/ Choreographer

 

Name: Ryan Danz

Age: 35

Hometown: San Diego, Calif.

Current occupation: Financial Service Company Owner

 

Connection: Dating Divorcees

 

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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