Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
The teams have been announced for the show's upcoming 20th season. There was a rumor that Rachel and Brendon from 'Big Brother' would be competing this show and the rumor is true. Here's information about all of the teams.
Dave Brown Jr.
Age: 33
Hometown: Madison, Wis.
Current occupation: U.S. Army Officer
Rachel Brown
Age: 30
Hometown: Madison, Wis.
Current occupation: Project Manager
Connection to Teammate: Married
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William “Bopper” Minton
Age: 41
Hometown: Manchester, KY.
Current occupation: Motorcycle Mechanic
Mark Jackson
Age: 45
Hometown: Manchester, Ky.
Occupation: Former State Inspector
Connection to Teammate: Best Friends
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Nary Ebeid
Age: 32
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current occupation: Federal Agent
Jamie Graetz
Age: 33
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current occupation: Federal Agent
Connection to Teammate: Federal Agents/Friends
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Brendon Villegas
Age: 31
Hometown: Westwood, Calif.
Current occupation: PhD Student
Rachel Reilly
Age: 27
Hometown: Westwood, Calif.
Current occupation: Event Hostess
Connection to Teammate: Engaged
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Joey “Fitness” Lasalla
Age: 29
Hometown: Whitestone, N.Y.
Current occupation: Trainer/Supplement
Company Owner
Danny Horal
Age: 27
Hometown: Holbrook, N.Y.
Current occupation: Nightclub Promoter
Connection to Teammate: Friends
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Misa Tanaka
Age: 27
Hometown: San Diego
Current occupation: Car Buyer
Maiya Tanaka
Age: 25
Hometown: San Diego
Current occupation: Professional Golfer
Connection to Teammate: Sisters
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Dave Gregg
Age: 44
Hometown: New Port Richey, Fla.
Current occupation: “Ambassador of Laughter”
Cherie Gregg
Age: 44
Hometown: New Port Richey, Fla.
Current occupation: “Ambassador of Laughter”
Connection to Teammate: Married Clowns
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Elliot Weber
Age: 28
Hometown: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Current occupation: Musician
Andrew Weber
Age: 28
Hometown: Menlo Park, Calif.
Current occupation: Professional Soccer Player
Connection to Teammate: Twins
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Kerri Paul
Age: 30
Hometown: Gulfport, Miss.
Current occupation: Program Coordinator
Stacy Bowers
Age: 30
Hometown: Gulfport, Miss.
Current occupation: Self Employed / “Basketball” Wife
Connection to Teammate: Cousins
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Vanessa Macias
Age: 31
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Current occupation: Freelance Writer
Ralph Kelley
Age: 36
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Current occupation: Bar Owner
Connection to Teammate: Dating Divorcees
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Art Velez
Age: 43
Hometown: Temecula, Calif.
Current occupation: Border Patrol Agent
J.J. Carrell
Age: 42
Hometown: Carlsbad, Calif.
Current occupation: Border Patrol Agent
Connection to Teammate: Border Patrol Agents/Friends
'The Amazing Race': Rachel and Brendon from 'Big Brother' head up new cast
Married clowns? "Ambassadors of Laughter"? They have the potential to be more annoying than Brenchal.
That’s right, Big Brother repeat offenders Rachel Reilly and Brendon Villegas have become the latest pair of CBS reality stars to try their hand at sprinting across the globe for a million dollars when season 20 of The Amazing Race kicks off on Feb. 19 at 8pm.
Go Brenchel!
I completely HATE that they're bringing on ANOTHER couple from another reality show. It is an unwelcomed trend.
They only bring on couples from other CBS shows (Survivor and Big Brother) and only one couple at a time, so it doesn't irk me too much. Especially since they never seem to win. My objection is the choice in team this time around.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
Event Hostess?
Ugh...I hate Brendan and Rachel, but I bet they do well.
Wasn't she a chemist or something?
She was a Chemistry major in college, but was an Event Hostess at one of the Las Vegas pools during Big Brother. I'm assuming she is unemployed since moving to LA.
Her first visit to BB it was definitely implied that she worked as a chemist.
She absolutely skeeves me, but I hate him more.
She implied it to land Brandon, but the reality was that she worked in a bikini directing high rollers to cabana's.
She's all class!
True. Third class.
Ugh...I hate Brendan and Rachel, but I bet they do well.
Internet rumors seem to hint that they did very well on this.
Ugh, Brendan -- maybe they'll redo the watermelon challenge with anvils for him.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
I saw the premiere and I cannot believe that the sisters did not see Phil and the mat when there were that close to both of them.
Phil's reaction to that was priceless. His "WTF" face looking at them had us rolling. They deserved to go home for that.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
One of the show's proders, Jeff Rice, was found dead in a Uganda hotel.
'Amazing Race' Producer's Death: Police Await Assistant's Recovery to Gain More Info
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
Rachel Reilly is a lovely little thing, isn't she? LOL
Updated On: 4/26/13 at 10:57 AM
The Brenchel drama was HILARIOUS. I love hearing Brendan talk about how "trashy" other people are totally devoid of any self-awareness. I know this couple SO WELL. I've had personal experience with people EXACTLY like this. They simply cannot let a day pass without playing out some massive dramatic crisis. They measure their existence by the amount of attention and sympathy they can receive by escalating emotions to a melodramatic state and claiming anyone they dislike is an inferior human being. Hypocrisy is a foreign concept to them because they live a completely fictional existence.
I think if Brendan ever came out of the closet, he might stop acting like a crazy Gingrich supporter. Yeah, I saw the naked photos and though they are not homosexual in nature, they look like they could have come from any-gay-cruising-site-dot-com. I don't want to perpetuate stereotypes, but he might as well be married to a Bachmann.
Yay Brenchel!! They did not disappoint. Hilarious!
"The Amazing Race is supposed to be FUN! and GOOD! It's Big Brother all over again!"
Finally have caught up on this show. I'm not really a Big Brother devotee and don't find this Rachel creature amusing nor entertaining -- neither Rachel A nor Rachel B on this season, for that matter, nor their male counterparts. But I like even them more than I like those smug border patrol guys. And the Kentucky guys seem a little too put-on, to me. Kind of like Paula Deen.
Guess I'm rooting for...uh...the federal agent kindergarten teachers and the steroided-up Brendan Frasier team, just because they hate Rachel A, too. I was surprised the Joaquin Phoenix Wondertwins didn't last longer.
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