The 30th season of CBS’s globe-trotting competition series The Amazing Race will premiere on January 3, 2018. The network’s just announced the 22 individuals who make up the 11 teams that will race around the world as they vie for the grand prize of one million dollars. Among the upcoming season’s competitors are retired NBA players, IndyCar drivers, X-Games champions, competitive eaters, and members of the Well Strung string quartet.
Big Brother season 19’s Cody Nickson and Jessica Graf also team up for The Amazing Race season 30. The 2018 season also includes twins and a team of lifeguards. Phil Keoghan returns to host the award-winning reality competition show.
Per CBS: “Teams begin their adventure in Washington Square Park in New York City and immediately travel to their first destination, Iceland, where they must traverse a massive canyon high above the Geitargljufur River. Along the Race, teams will travel to 10 countries, 21 cities and over 29,000 miles in the quest to cross the finish line of The Amazing Race first and win the one million dollar prize.”
Amazing Race Season 30 Teams:
CEDRIC AND SHAWN
#TeamSlamDunk
Name: Cedric Ceballos
Age: 48
Current occupation: Retired NBA Player
Qualifications: Former NBA All-Star and Slamdunk Champion
Instagram: @cedceballos
Name: Shawn Marion
Age: 39
Hometown: Chicago
Connection to teammate: Retired NBA Player
Qualifications: 4-time NBA All-Star and NBA Champion 2011
Instagram: @matrix31
Twitter: @matrix31
APRIL AND SARAH
#TeamGoatYoga
Name: April Gould
Age: 39
Hometown: Gilbert, Ariz.
Connection to teammate: Friends
Qualifications: Goat Yoga Instructor
Instagram: @AprilGouldNinja
Twitter: @AprilGouldNinja and @GoatYoga
Name: Sarah Williams
Age: 39
Hometown: Mesa, Ariz.
Connection to teammate: Friends
Qualifications: Goat Yoga Instructor
Instagram: @desertpaddleboards
Twitter: @GoatYoga
CODY AND JESSICA
#TeamBigBrother
Name: Cody Nickson
Age: 32
Hometown: Plano, Texas
Connection to teammate: Dating
Qualifications: “Big Brother 19” Power Couple
Instagram: @codythemarine
Twitter: @codythemarine
Name: Jessica Graf
Age: 26
Hometown: Los Angeles
Connection to teammate: Dating
Qualifications: “Big Brother 19” Power Couple
Instagram: @thejessicagraf
Twitter: @thejessicagraf
HENRY AND EVAN
#TeamYale
Name: Henry Zhang
Age: 22
Hometown: Los Angeles
Connection to teammate: Dating
Qualifications: Former president of the Yale debate team
Instagram: @HenryTZhang
Twitter: @HenryTZhang
Name: Evan Lynyak
Age: 22
Hometown: Los Angeles
Connection to teammate: Dating
Qualifications: Top-ranking female debater in the world in 2016
Instagram: @evan.lynyak
TREVOR AND CHRIS
#TeamWellStrung
Name: Trevor Wadleigh
Age: 30
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Connection to teammate: Dating
Qualifications: Billboard chart-topping musician in the string quartet “Well Strung”
Instagram: @tdwadleigh
Name: Chris Marchant
Age: 33
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Connection to teammate: Dating
Qualifications: Billboard chart-topping musician in the string quartet “Well Strung”
Instagram: @chrisjmarchant
Twitter: @chrisjmarchant
ALEX AND CONOR
#TeamIndyCar
Name: Alexander Rossi
Age: 26
Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
Connection to teammate: IndyCar drivers and friends
Qualifications: Indianapolis 500 winner 2016
Instagram: @alexanderrossi
Twitter: @AlexanderRossi
Name: Conor Daly
Age: 25 (26 on 12/15/17)
Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
Connection to teammate: IndyCar drivers and friends
Qualifications: Placed 2nd in the Detroit Grand Prix
Instagram: @conordaly22
Twitter: @conordaly22
DESSIE AND KAYLA
#TheRingGirls
Name: Dessie Mitcheson
Age: 27
Hometown: Apollo, Pa.
Connection to teammate: Friends
Qualifications: Ring girl and Instagram model
Instagram: @dessiemitcheson
Name: Kayla Fitzgerald
Age: 26
Hometown: Clermont, Fla.
Connection to teammate: Friends
Qualifications: Ring girl and Instagram model
Instagram: @kaylafitz3
JOEY AND TIM
#TeamChomp
Name: Joey Chestnut
Age: 33
Hometown: San Jose, Calif.
Connection to teammate: Friends
Qualifications: World champion competitive eater
Instagram: @joey.chestnut
Twitter: @joeyjaws
Name: Tim Janus
Age: 41
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Connection to teammate: Friend
Qualifications: Former competitive eater
Instagram: @timothyjanus
Twitter: @eaterx
KRISTI AND JEN
#TeamExtreme
Name: Kristi Leskinen
Age: 36
Hometown: Uniontown, Pa. and Scottsdale, Ariz.
Connection to teammate: Retired Professional Skier and friend
Qualifications: 2nd Place World Champion and 3rd place X Games skier
Instagram: @kristileskinen
Twitter: @kristileskinen
Name: Jen Hudak
Age: 30
Hometown: Park City, Utah
Connection to teammate: Professional Skiers and friends
Qualifications: 2-time X Games Gold Medalist and 4-time National Champion
Instagram: @jenhudak
Twitter: @jenhudak
LUCAS AND BRITTANY
#TeamOceanRescue
Name: Lucas Bocanegra
Age: 35
Hometown: Miami Springs, Fla.
Connection to teammate: Dating
Qualifications: Lifeguard Lieutenant
Instagram: @luc8719
Twitter: @luc8719
Name: Brittany Austin
Age: 31
Hometown: Miami Springs, Fla.
Connection to teammate: Dating
Qualifications: Ocean Rescue Lifeguard
Instagram: @bitaba10
ERIC AND DANIEL
#TheFirefighters
Name: Eric Guiffreda
Age: 33
Hometown: Ponchatoula, La.
Connection to teammate: Twin Brothers
Qualifications: Firefighter
Twitter: @Eguiffreda
Name: Daniel Guiffreda
Age: 33
Hometown: Gonzales, La.
Connection to teammate: Twin Brothers
Qualifications: Firefighter
