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“THE AMAZING RACE” TAKES OFF ON ITS MILESTONE 300TH LEG AS TEAMS RACE THROUGH PALERMO, SICILY, ON “THE AMAZING RACE,” FRIDAY, NOV. 7

“Pretty Fly For A Food Scientist” (Palermo, Sicily) – THE AMAZING RACE takes off on its milestone 300th leg as teams race through Palermo, Sicily. Two rival teams form an unlikely alliances and Racers battle to beat the clock in a high octane go-cart race through the mountains, on THE AMAZING RACE, Friday, Nov. 7 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Phil Keoghan (@philkeoghan) is the host.

Remaining Teams in THE AMAZING RACE:

Adam and Bethany

Maya and Amy

Brooke and Robbie

Kym and Allie

Misti and Jim

Tim and Te Jay

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


Name: Adam Dirks
Age: 26
Hometown: Princeville, Hawaii
Connection to teammate: Married

Name: Bethany Hamilton
Age: 24
Hometown: Princeville, Hawaii
Connection to teammate: Married
Follow on Twitter: @bethanyhamilton

Follow on YouTube:TheBethanyHamilton

 

 

 

Name: Maya Warren
Age: 29
Hometown: Madison, Wisc.  
Connection to teammate: Food scientist and friend/co-worker
Follow on Twitter: @MayaWarren

Name: Amy DeJong
Age: 24
Hometown: Madison, Wisc.
Connection to teammate: Food scientist and friend/co-worker
Follow on Twitter: @AmyEDeJong

 

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Name: Brooke Adams
Age: 29
Hometown: Houston, Texas  
Connection to teammate: Dating

Follow on Twitter: @realbrookeadams

 

Name: Robbie E. Strauss
Age: 30
Hometown: Woodbridge, N.J.  
Connection to teammate: Dating

Follow on Twitter: @robbieeimpact


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Name: Kym Perfetto

Age: 30
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Connection to teammate: Friends

Follow on twitter: @kymnonstop

Follow on YouTube: KymNonStop

Name: Alli Forsythe
Age: 26

Hometown: New York  

Connection to teammate: Friends

Follow on Twitter: @alliforsythe


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Name: Misti Raman
Age: 36
Hometown: Columbia, S.C.
Connection to teammate: Married

 

Name: Jim Raman 
Age: 37
Hometown: Columbia, S.C.
Connection to teammate: Married

 

 

 

Name: Timothy Tsao
Age: 23
Hometown: Pasadena, Calif.  
Connection to teammate: Dating

Follow on Twitter:

 

Name:  Te Jay McGrath
Age: 24
Hometown: Pasadena, Calif.   
Connection to teammate:  Dating  

 

 

 

Eliminated Teams:

Name: Lisa Thomson (ELIMINATED 9/26)
Age: 28
Hometown: Miami Beach, Fla.  
Connection to teammate: Sisters
Follow on Twitter: @LisaAThomson

 

Name: Michelle Thomson
Age: 22
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
Connection to teammate: Sisters
Follow on Twitter: @IsellMiami

 

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Name: Dennis Hour (ELIMINATED 10/3)
Age: 30
Hometown: Tustin, Calif.
Connection to teammate: Dating

Follow on Twitter: @DennisHour

 

Name: Isabelle Du
Age: 28
Hometown: Tustin, Calif.
Connection to teammate: Dating
Follow on Twitter: @isabelledu

 

 

Name: Michael Ward (ELIMINATED 10/10)
Age: 40
Hometown: Boston, Mass.   
Connection to teammate: Friend and fellow firefighter

 

Name: Scott Strazzullo
Age: 39
Hometown: Boston, Mass.
Connection to teammate: Friend and fellow firefighter

 

 

 

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Name: Whitney Duncan (ELIMINATED 10/24)
Age: 29
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
Connection to teammate: Engaged

Follow on twitter: @whitneyduncan

 

Name: Keith Tollefson
Age: 29
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
Connection to teammate: Engaged

Follow on twitter: @keithtollefson

 

 

 

 

Name: Shelley Porter (ELIMINATED 10/31)

Age: 42

Hometown: Detroit, Mich.

Connection to teammate: Mother  

 

Name: Nici Porter

Age: 24

Hometown: Detroit, Mich.

Connection to teammate: Daughter

Follow on Twitter: @PrettyEyesRTB

CHEAT TWEET: #AmazingRace celebrates its 300th leg! Teams race through Sicily, Nov. 7 at 8/7c on @CBS!  http://bit.ly/1vCTj3u

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.

For more detailed information on THE AMAZING RACE and the Racers’ bios, log on to http://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/.

Photos are available on www.cbspressexpress.com

Website: www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/amazingrace

Twitter: www.twitter.com/amazingrace_cbs

CBS Tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/CBSTweet

Phil Keoghan: https://twitter.com/PhilKeoghan

Bertram van Munster: https://twitter.com/BvMProfilesTV

Elise Doganieri: https://twitter.com/EliseDoganieri

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