ELEVEN COUPLES BEGIN THEIR VOYAGE IN A RACE AROUND THE WORLD WHEN THE REALITY/ADVENTURE SERIES "THE AMAZING RACE 2" PREMIERES MONDAY, MARCH 11, ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

The Series Moves to Its Regular Wednesday (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT)

Time Period on March 13

Eleven couples will compete in a race around the world with one couple taking home a $1 million dollar prize when THE AMAZING RACE 2, the critically acclaimed one-hour reality adventure series, premieres in a special time period Monday, March 11 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) before moving to its regular Wednesday (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) time period March 13 on the CBS Television Network. Phil Keoghan is the host of the series.

THE AMAZING RACE 2 will send 11 teams -- each comprised of two people who have a pre-existing relationship with one another -- on a trek around the world for approximately 30 days. At every destination, the couples will have to compete in a series of challenges -- some mental and some physical -- and only when the tasks have been completed will they learn their next destination. Couples who are farthest behind will gradually be eliminated as the contest progresses, with the first team to arrive at the final destination winning $1 million.

In the premiere episode, 11 diverse teams of two set off on the first leg of the race starting in the remote Nevada desert and quickly making their way to the beaches of Rio de Janeiro. Tensions escalate almost immediately between two teams as the pressures of being in the lead pack takes its toll. At the conclusion of the episode, the last team to arrive at the final destination is eliminated.

Participants

Hope Davis/Norm Davis Married Parents

Mary Lenig/Peach Krebs Sisters

Oswald Mendez/Danny Jimenez             Best Friends
Gary Rosen/Dave Lepeska                         Former Roommates
Deidre Wahington/Hillary Washington     Mother/Daughter
Tara Lynch/Wil Steger                           Separated Couple
Shola Richards/Doyin Richards           Twin Brothers
Chris Luca/Alex Boyan                           Lifelong Friends
Peggy Kuhn/Claire Jinks                         Friends (Self Proclaimed "Gutsy Grannies")
Blake Mycoskie/Paige Mycoskie           Brother/Sister

Russell Kalenberg/Cyndi Kalenberg       Pastors/Married Parents

RATING: To Be Announced

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