The Amazing Race - 25th Addition

11 teams will race around the globe for the opportunity to win the $1 million dollar prize, on the new season of THE AMAZING RACE, when the show premieres on its new day and time, Friday, Sept. 26 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured, Top Row, L-R: Dennis and Isabelle, Keith and Whitney, Misti and Jim, Amy and Maya, Michael and Scott, Brooke and Robbie; Bottom Row, L-R: Adam and Bethany, Shelley and Nici, Kym and Alli, Tim and Te Jay, and Lisa and Michelle Photo: John Paul Filo/CBS 2014 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved

The Amazing Race

Name: Whitney Duncan
Age: 29
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
Connection to teammate: Engaged

Name: Keith Tollefson
Age: 29
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
Connection to teammate: Engaged

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Name: Michael Ward
Age: 40
Hometown: Boston, Mass.
Connection to teammate: Friend and fellow firefighter

Name: Scott Strazzullo
Age: 39
Hometown: Boston, Mass.
Connection to teammate: Friend and fellow firefighter

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The Amazing Race

Name: Shelley Porter
Age: 42
Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
Connection to teammate: Mother

Name: Nici Porter
Age: 24
Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
Connection to teammate: Daughter

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Name: Timothy Tsao
Age: 23
Hometown: Pasadena, Calif.
Connection to teammate: Dating

Name: Te Jay McGrath
Age: 24
Hometown: Pasadena, Calif.
Connection to teammate: Dating

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The Amazing Race

Name: Maya Warren
Age: 29
Hometown: Madison, Wis.
Connection to teammate: Food scientist and friend/co-worker

Name: Amy DeJong
Age: 24
Hometown: Madison, Wis.
Connection to teammate: Food scientist and friend/co-worker

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Name: Lisa Thomson
Age: 28
Hometown: Miami Beach, Fla.
Connection to teammate: Sisters

Name: Michelle Thomson
Age: 22
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
Connection to teammate: Sisters

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The Amazing Race

Name: Dennis Hour
Age: 30
Hometown: Tustin, Calif.
Connection to teammate: Dating

Name: Isabelle Du
Age: 28
Hometown: Tustin, Calif.
Connection to teammate: Dating

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The Amazing Race

Name: Misti Raman
Age: 36
Hometown: Columbia, S.C.
Connection to teammate: Married

Name: Jim Raman
Age: 37
Hometown: Columbia, S.C.
Connection to teammate: Married

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The Amazing Race

Name: Adam Dirks
Age: 26
Hometown: Princeville, Hawaii
Connection to teammate: Married

Name: Bethany Hamilton
Age: 24
Hometown: Princeville, Hawaii
Connection to teammate: Married

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The Amazing Race

Name: Brooke Adams
Age: 29
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Connection to teammate: Dating

Name: Robbie E. Strauss
Age: 30
Hometown: Woodbridge, N.J.
Connection to teammate: Dating

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The Amazing Race

Name: Kym Perfetto
Age: 30
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Connection to teammate: Friends

Name: Alli Forsythe
Age: 26
Hometown: New York
Connection to teammate: Friends

Photo: John Paul Filo/CBS