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''. Contestants, who typically have a pre-existing relationship, form a team and race around the world against other teams to claim a grand prize of 1 million

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. The original American series premiered in 2001. In total, 779 contestants have appeared in the series, with veteran contestants having competed on '' The Amazing Race 11: All-Stars'' in 2007, on '' The Amazing Race 18: Unfinished Business'', on '' The Amazing Race 24: All-Stars'' and on ''

The Amazing Race 31 ''The Amazing Race 31'' (also promoted as ''The Amazing Race: Reality Showdown'') is the thirty-first season of the American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race (American TV series), The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it feature ...

'' (which featured teams of contestants who had previously competed on '' Big Brother'', ''The Amazing Race'', and ''

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''). The eighth season, '' The Amazing Race 8: Family Edition'', featured 10 teams of four family members, while ''

The Amazing Race 29 ''The Amazing Race 29'' is the twenty-ninth season of the American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race (American TV series), The Amazing Race''. Unlike previous seasons, which almost exclusively featured teams with pre-existing relations ...

'' featured 22 contestants who were all complete strangers.

Seasons 1–4 (2001–2003)

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Blake Mycoskie Blake Mycoskie (born August 26, 1976) is an American entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Toms Shoes and co-founder of Madefor. Early life and education Mycoskie was born in Arlington, Texas, to Mike Mycoskie, an or ...

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The Amazing Race 3 ''The Amazing Race 3'' is the third season of the American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured twelve teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world to win ...

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The Amazing Race 4 ''The Amazing Race 4'' is the fourth season of the American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race (American TV series), The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured twelve teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, com ...

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, ''The Amazing Race 4'' This information was accurate at the time of filming.

Seasons 5–8 (2004–2005)

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The Amazing Race 6 ''The Amazing Race 6'' is the sixth season of the American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race (American TV series), The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, comp ...

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The Amazing Race 7 ''The Amazing Race 7'' is the seventh season of the American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world to w ...

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Seasons 9–12 (2006–2007)

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The Amazing Race 9 ''The Amazing Race 9'' is the ninth season of the American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race (American TV series), The Amazing Race.'' Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, comp ...

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Tyler MacNiven Tyler Kingsley MacNiven is an American filmmaker and reality television contestant. Stanford University admission campaign MacNiven first received attention in 1998 when, while a senior at the Woodside High School in Woodside, California, ...

(left), ''

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The Amazing Race 10 ''The Amazing Race 10'' is the tenth season of the American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured twelve teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world to wi ...

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The Amazing Race 12 ''The Amazing Race 12'' is the twelfth season of American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race (American TV series), The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, compe ...

'' and '' The Amazing Race 18: Unfinished Business'' This information was accurate at the time of filming.

Seasons 13–16 (2008–2010)

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The Amazing Race 13 ''The Amazing Race 13'' is the thirteenth season of the American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world ...

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The Amazing Race 14 ''The Amazing Race 14'' is the fourteenth season of the American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world ...

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Maria Ho Maria Ho (traditional Chinese: 何亭雨; simplified Chinese: 何亭雨; pinyin: Hé tíng yǔ; born March 6, 1983, in Taipei, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese-American poker player and television host/commentator. One of the top-ranked female poker playe ...

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The Amazing Race 15 ''The Amazing Race 15'' is the fifteenth season of the American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured twelve teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world to ...

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Ericka Dunlap Ericka Dunlap (born December 29, 1981) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Orlando, Florida who was named Miss Florida 2003 and subsequently crowned Miss America 2004. Dunlap was the first African American woman to be crowned Miss F ...

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The Amazing Race 16 ''The Amazing Race 16'' is the sixteenth season of the American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world t ...

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'' This information was accurate at the time of filming.

Seasons 17–20 (2010–2012)

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The Amazing Race 17 ''The Amazing Race 17'' is the seventeenth season of the American reality competition show '' The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the wor ...

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(center), ''

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The Amazing Race 19 ''The Amazing Race 19'' is the nineteenth season of the American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world ...

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The Amazing Race 20 ''The Amazing Race 20'' is the twentieth season of the American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race (American TV series), The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, ...

'' This information was accurate at the time of filming.

Seasons 21–24 (2012–2014)

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The Amazing Race 21 ''The Amazing Race 21'' is the twenty-first season of the American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race (American TV series), The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relations ...

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The Amazing Race 22 ''The Amazing Race 22'' is the twenty-second season of the American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race (American TV series), The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relations ...

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The Amazing Race 23 ''The Amazing Race 23'' is the twenty-third season of the American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race (American TV series), The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationsh ...

'' This information was accurate at the time of filming.

Seasons 25–28 (2014–2016)

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The Amazing Race 25 ''The Amazing Race 25'' is the twenty-fifth season of the American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the worl ...

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The Amazing Race 26 ''The Amazing Race 26'' is the twenty-sixth season of the American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race (American TV series), The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of dating couples (six existing couples and ...

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The Amazing Race 28 ''The Amazing Race 28'' is the twenty-eighth season of the American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race (American TV series), The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relations ...

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, ''The Amazing Race 28'' This information was accurate at the time of filming.

Seasons 29–32 (2017–2020)

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Eliza Orlins Eliza Orlins (born December 25, 1982) is an American public defender. She is best known for her appearances on '' Survivor'' and '' The Amazing Race''. Orlins is also a public defender with The Legal Aid Society. In 2020, she announced her can ...

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The Amazing Race 32 ''The Amazing Race 32'' is the thirty-second season of the American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the wor ...

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Seasons 33–36 (2022–2024)

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The Amazing Race 34 ''The Amazing Race 34'' is the thirty-fourth season of the American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race (American TV series), The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured twelve teams of two, each with a pre-existing relations ...

'' This information was accurate at the time of filming.

Seasons 37 (2025)

This information was accurate at the time of filming.

References

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