The cast of the 19th season of CBS’s hit reality show The Amazing Race will include two Survivor winners (Ethan Zohn and Jenna Morasca), a former NFL player (Marcus Pollard), and two Olympic snowboarders (Tommy Czeschin and Andy Finch). Phil Keoghan returns as host when the 19th season of the globetrotting reality show kicks off on Sunday, September 25, 2011.
The 11 teams will travel to such exotic locations as Indonesia, Malawi, Belgium, and Denmark in their quest to win the $1 million prize. And CBS has added a new wrinkle to the contest with a ‘Hazard’ penalty which, according to the press release, will affect one team right off the bat. CBS also revealed the first leg will take place in an 8th Century Buddhist temple in Indonesia, and the teams will have to ride elephants through the rain forests of Thailand on their way to the show’s first-ever Double Elimination.
The Amazing Race Season 19 Cast
Ernie Halvorsen
Age: 29
Hometown: Chicago
Current occupation: Project manager
Cindy Chiang
Age: 30
Hometown: Chicago
Current occupation: Brand manager
Connection to Teammate: Engaged
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Justin Young
Age: 31
Hometown: Stone Mountain, Ga.
Current occupation: Doctor
Jennifer Young
Age: 26
Hometown: Stone Mountain, Ga.
Current occupation: Special education teacher
Connection to Teammate: Siblings
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Liz Canavan
Age: 24
Hometown: Deerfield, Ill.
Current occupation: Marketing Assistant
Marie Canavan
Age: 24
Hometown: Deerfield, Ill.
Current occupation: Soul searching
Connection to Teammate: Twins
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Ron Zeitz
Age: 44
Hometown: Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Current occupation: Flight attendant
Bill Smith
Age: 49
Hometown: Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Current occupation: Flight attendant
Connection to Teammate: Domestic Partners
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Ethan Zohn
Age: 37
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Current occupation: Change maker
Jenna Morasca
Age: 30
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Current occupation: TV host/student
Connection to Teammate: Dating
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Bill Alden
Age: 63
Hometown: Albany, Ore.
Current occupation: Farmer/rancher
Cathi Alden
Age: 62
Hometown: Albany, Ore.
Current occupation: College instructor/retired high school principal
Connection to Teammate: Married for 40 Years/Grandparents
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Andy Finch
Age: 30
Hometown: Truckee, Calif.
Current occupation: Professional snowboarder
Tommy Czeschin
Age: 32
Hometown: Crowley Lake, Calif.
Current occupation: Professional snowboarder
Connection to Teammate: Friends/Former Olympic Snowboarders
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Amani Pollard
Age: 36
Hometown: Pine Mountain, Ga.
Current occupation: Business owner
Marcus Pollard
Age: 39
Hometown: Pine Mountain, Ga.
Current occupation: Retired NFL player/football coach
Connection to Teammate: Married
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Kaylani Paliotta
Age: 33
Hometown: Las Vegas
Current occupation: Cocktail waitress
Lisa Tilley
Age: 32
Hometown: Las Vegas
Current occupation: Cocktail waitress
Connection to Teammate: Friends/Former Vegas Showgirls
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Laurence Sunderland
Age: 48
Hometown: Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Current occupation: Yacht manager
Zac Sunderland
Age: 19
Hometown: Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Current occupation: Record setting boat captain
(Zac was the youngest person to ever sail around the world alone)
Connection to Teammate: Father/Son Adventurers
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Jeremy Cline
Age: 35
Hometown: Alamo, Calif.
Current occupation: Commercial real estate broker
Sandy Draghi
Age: 33
Hometown: Dublin, Calif.
Current occupation: Nurse practitioner
Connection to Teammate: Dating
