Monty Brinton / CBS A pair of McLovin-loving frat brothers, a former NFL player and his estranged wife (awkward) and a pair of honey-making hippies are among the competitors set for a globetrotting spin around the world on the upcoming 13th season of the Amazing Race.
CBS has announced the 11 two-person teams set to compete on the Emmy-magnet reality show when it kicks off Sept. 28.
Phil Keoghan is again back with the best job in the world, lording over the global go-round as the teams traverse more than 30,000 miles in 23 days, vying for the $1 million prize.
Among the hotspots the teams are set to touch down on: Brazil, Bolivia, Russia, India, a first-ever stop in Cambodia and, for the sake of cultural learnings making benefit the glorious competitors, Kazakhstan.
"We shot most of that episode in that capital," executive producer Bertram van Munster said. "People were a little afraid we were going to pull a Borat on them. I told them we weren't doing Borat, but what happened there is very, very funny."
Here's a look at the teams:
- Terence Gerchberg, running coach, 35; Sarah Leshner, investment analyst, 31 (newly dating)
- Marisa Axelrod, student, 22; Brooke Jackson, graphic designer, 24 (southern belle best friends)
- Andrew Lappitt, student, 22; Dan Honig, hotel manager trainee, 23 (fraternity brothers nicknamed "Team Superbad")
- Aja Benton, aspiring actress, 25; Ty White, banker, 25 (dating long distance)
- Mark Yturralde, Comic-Con treasurer, 41; Bill Hahler, student aid administrator, 42 (best friends)
- Toni Imbimbo, accounting consultant, 51; Dallas Imbimbo, student, 22 (mother and son)
- Nick Spangler, actor, 22; Starr Spangler, former NFL cheerleader, 21 (brother and sister)
- Anita Jones, retired paralegal, 63; Arthur Jones, playground maintenance, 61 (married beekeepers)
- Kelly Crabb, sales representative, 26; Christy Cook, business developer, 26 (divorcees)
- Ken Greene, home builder and ex-NFL player, 51; Tina Greene, executive search firm president, 48 (separated)
- Anthony Marotta, mortgage broker, 32; Stephanie Kacandes, financial saleswoman, 32 (dating)