'The Amazing Race' 13th edition

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Meet the new teams on
'The Amazing Race'

Posted 4h 8m ago

CBS
Eleven teams will compete for $1 million grand prize
on the 13th edition of The Amazing Race.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An ex-NFL player and his estranged wife, a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader and her actor brother, recent divorcees, a pair of Southern belles and fraternity brothers are among the 11 two-person teams hurrying for the finish line — and the $1 million grand prize — on the upcoming 13th edition of CBS' The Amazing Race.

"I love the fraternity brothers because they're so young and such a contrasting team," host Phil Keoghan recently told The Associated Press. "One takes his time to think things out. The other one loves to rush and go at a million miles an hour. There's definitely tension between the two of them while they're making decisions during the race."

Starting at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the 13th season of the Emmy-winning reality competition (premiering Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. ET) will follow the teams as they travel over 30,000 miles in 23 days to countries such as Brazil, Bolivia, Russia, India and Kazakhstan. It's the first time the series visited the landlocked country lampooned by Sacha Baron Cohen in "Borat."

"We shot most of that episode in the capital," said executive producer Bertram van Munster. "People were a little afraid we were going to pull a Borat on them. I told them we weren't doing Borat, but what happened there is very, very funny. It's not easy to shoot in places like that because they practically have no television industry."

Van Munster, who is currently scouting locations in Asia for the 14th season, promised the 13th season will include a series of firsts for the reality competition, including a mistake that ultimately prohibited one team from joining their fellow racers at the finish line, as well as a memorable first-ever stop for The Amazing Race in Cambodia.

"The teams have no idea how to get from Point A to Point B there," said van Munster. "They don't know the language. It's very difficult to get through this country. They get so stuck, but they find so many fascinating solutions of how to get through everything. One of the things the teams do there is go to a real-life floating village. It's insane."

Viewers shouldn't expect to witness the around-the-world shenanigans in high definition, according to van Munster. While the upcoming Gabon-set season of CBS' Survivor will be broadcast in HD for the first time, The Amazing Race co-creator said the network hasn't decided on a similar stance for the often on-the-bubble show.

"I don't think it's a priority," van Munster said. "We're just happy to continue making the show as it is."

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[Pirate Lover 68]

I love this show, I can't wait.

[stinkerbell]

I can't wait to see the Kazakhstan scenes! Priceless....

We're really excited for a new season of Amazing Race. Even more excited for it than Survivor!

[Nancy Carey]

I CAN NOT WAIT.

Did anyone else notice there seem to be two "Blondies" teams? One is obvious, but what about the divorced friends? I'm looking forward to seeing how far Anita and Arthur can make it!

[RPDigger]

Its about time. I was beginning to think they were going to let that show quietly slip away. So which team is going to be gone first?

[Nancy Carey]

Stinkerbell, I agree, I am also more excited for this than for Survivor. It is so much fun to watch with the kids, and actually pretty culturally informative. *Note to self: when traveling in India DO NOT go on the train alone. Or possibly at all.

[tinkermonkey]

Hooray!!! I have to agree with you Nancy - my daughter loves this show nearly as much as I do! She actually used it as a reason she needed a globe the other day - "Mom, I need a globe so when we watch Amazing Race I can follow them!" Smart kid...but I didn't buy the globe, yet.

[sir clinksalot]

I so can't wait for this.

I think this year we are finally going to get a world map to put up to track the progress of the contestants. Great way to teach the kids some geography.

[Indiana_James]

Finally! TAR is my all time favorite reality show. I hope it's still on by the time I turn 18 next year, so I can apply.

[Ginarella]

Woot! Love this show.

[tinkermonkey]

Clinks - I don't know about where you are at, but up here, Costco has a pretty nice set of large wall maps for a decent price. My husband had the same idea of a map over a globe.