The Amazing Race season 37 cast has been unveiled along with a few new twists to the series.
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Front row, from left to right: Nick Fio and Mike Fio, Jackye Clayton and Lauren McKinney, Carson McCalley and Jack Dodge, Bernie Gutierrez and Carrigain Scadden Middle row, from left to right: Courtney Ramsey and Jasmin Carey, Han Nguyen and Holden Nguyen, Brett Hamby and Mark Romain, Ernest Cato and Bridget Cato, Mark Crawford and Larry Graham Back row, from left to right: Melinda Papadeas and Erika Papadeas, Alyssa Borden and Josiah Borden, Scott Thompson and Lori Thompson, Jonathan Towns and Ana Towns, Jeff “Pops” Bailey and Jeff Bailey
CBS has unveiled the Amazing Race season 37 cast, and the field has expanded to 14 teams, up from 13 teams the past two seasons. Seeing as two teams will be eliminated in the first episode – more on that later – it makes sense they would need another team. The teams are:
- Alyssa Borden (31, nurse anesthetist) and Josiah Borden (32, nurse anesthetist) – Married
- Bernie Gutierrez (31, personal trainer) and Carrigain Scadden (33, spa educator) – Friends
- Brett Hamby (36, acrobat) and Mark Romain (37, dancer/model) – Married Vegas performers
- Carson McCalley (28, game streamer) and Jack Dodge (27, game streamer) – Best Friends and gamers
- Courtney Ramsey (33, registered nurse) and Jasmin Carey (34, nurse practitioner) – Dating
- Ernest Cato (59, retired chief, Chicago Police Department) and Bridget Cato (28, account supervisor) – Father and Daughter
- Han Nguyen (26, former energy consultant) and Holden Nguyen (22, Stanford student) – Siblings
- Jackye Clayton (51, talent acquisition architect) and Lauren McKinney (61, corporate event strategist) – Sisters
- Jonathan Towns (42, software developer) and Ana Towns (35, stay-at-home mom) – Married
- Mark Crawford (63, retired firefighter) and Larry Graham (59, retired firefighter) – Best Friends
- Melinda Papadeas (66, administration) and Erika Papadeas (32, client engagement specialist) – Mother and Daughter
- Nick Fio (32, entrepreneur and podcaster) and Mike Fio (28, entrepreneur and podcaster) – Brothers
- Jeff “Pops” Bailey (65, lumberjack) and Jeff Bailey (36, lumberjack) – Father and Son
- Scott Thompson (47, physician assistant) and Lori Thompson (49, stay-at-home mom) – Married parents of eight sons
The “season of surprises” features the largest cast ever in the history of the Race. The new teams will encounter game-changing twists in every episode, including the classic game pieces the Fast Forward and U-Turn – and the additions of new ones, such as a Fork in the Road, which Racers will confront on the first leg in Hong Kong. When teams arrive at the Fork in the Road, they will have to choose which direction and route they want to take to the Pit Stop, creating two parallel races where two teams will be eliminated.
“This season 14 teams will embark on an unforgettable adventure,” said Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri, co-creators and executive producers of THE AMAZING RACE. “Traveling around the globe for a stop in Osaka, Japan, where they will experience a modern-day bullet train in a thriving city and then immerse themselves in a 12,000-year-old tradition, performing with a taiko drum group. They will feel the adrenaline rush of skydiving over Dubai’s breathtaking cityscape contrasted with another stop, for the first time on THE AMAZING RACE, in the countryside of Bulgaria, where they will participate in a traditional folk dance. Adding a new city this season, teams will visit the medieval village of Strasbourg, France, which will feel like stepping into a fairytale. For our season of surprises, there is no end to the drama, twists and turns until we see who the winners are!”
>em>The Amazing Race season 37 will debut on March 5 at 9:30pm Eastern.
