Amazing Race 10 Debuts September 17th on CBS  9/8/06

TWELVE TEAMS BEGIN THEIR RACE AROUND THE WORLD WHEN THE FOUR-TIME EMMY AWARD-WINNING REALITY SERIES "THE AMAZING RACE 10" DEBUTS WITH A SPECIAL 90-MINUTE BROADCAST, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

"The Amazing Race" Moves to a New Night and Time this Fall, Sundays at 8PM

"Real Fast! Quack, Quack!" -- The four-time Emmy Award-winning reality adventure series returns for its 10th season this fall, when Teams will travel over 40,000 miles in under 30 days, spanning four continents and 13 countries. Teams will travel to such exotic locations as Kuwait, Mongolia, Beijing, Madagascar and Hanoi, Vietnam.

The 12 Teams, including the first Indian-American team, a coal miner and his wife, reigning beauty queens, an amputee and a high school teacher, will compete against one another in a race around the world for a $1 million prize. THE AMAZING RACE 10 will begin with a special 90-minute premiere, Sunday, Sept. 17 (8:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Starting Sunday, September 24, THE AMAZING RACE will move to its new home, Sundays (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT). Phil Keoghan is host of the series.

The race begins in Seattle, Wash. when Teams begin jockeying for available flights to the first destination, Beijing, China. Once there, Teams are faced with their first Roadblock, which requires them to feast on a Chinese delicacy. As the racers continue to navigate their way through the busy streets of Beijing, they are faced with the game's first twist. Meanwhile, the racer's physical prowess is put to the test when they must climb a portion of the Great Wall of China.

Following are the 12 Teams, listed in no particular order:

Name:           VIPUL PATEL

Occupation:     Sales

Age:            29     

Hometown:       Windermere, Fla.

Name:           ARTI PATEL 

Occupation:     Nutritional Educator  

Age:            26                                                     

Hometown:       Windermere, Fla.

Relationship:   MARRIED  

Name:           ERWIN CHO

Occupation:     Insurance Company Manager      

Age:            32

Hometown:       San Francisco

Name:           GODWIN CHO             

Occupation:     Financial Analyst      

Age:            29                                             

Hometown:       San Francisco

Relationship:   BROTHERS

Name:           TOM ROCK

Occupation:     College Admissions Director    

Age:            39     

Hometown:       New York

Name:           TERRY COSENTINO (Male) 

Occupation:     Special Events Director

Age:            45                                                     

Hometown:       New York

Relationship:   BOYFRIENDS 

Name:           KELLIE PATTERSON

Occupation:     Student: Broadcast Journalism

Age:            22

Hometown:       Columbia, S.C.

Name:           JAMIE HILL

Occupation:     Recent College Graduate

Age:            22                                                     

Hometown:       Columbia, S.C.

Relationship:    CHEERLEADERS

Name:           LYN TURK

Occupation:     Fourth Grade Teacher   

Age:            32     

Hometown:       Birmingham, Ala.

Name:           KARLYN HARRIS 

Occupation:     Program Analyst

Age:            32                                     

Hometown:       Helena, Ala.

Relationship:    SINGLE PARENTS/FRIENDS 

Name:           DAVID CONLEY   

Occupation:     Coal Miner     

Age:            32

Hometown:       Stone, Ky.

Name:           MARY CONLEY

Occupation:     Homemaker      

Age:            31                                     

Hometown:       Stone, Ky.

Relationship:   COALMINER AND WIFE      

Name:           BILAL ABDUL-MANI

Occupation:     Medical Supply Technician      

Age:            37                                     

Hometown:       Cleveland, Ohio

Name:           SA'EED RUDOLPH         

Occupation:     Power Lineman  

Age:            39

Hometown:       Cleveland, Ohio

Relationship:   BEST FRIENDS

Name:           PETER HARSCH   

Occupation:     Clinical Prosthetist   

Age:            35

Hometown:       Laguna Beach, Calif.

Name:           SARAH REINERTSEN       

Occupation:     Motivational Speaker   

Age:            31                             

Hometown:       Trabuco Canyon, Calif.

Relationship:   RECENTLY DATING        

Name:           ROB DIAZ

Occupation:     Bartender/Real Estate Student  

Age:            31                                                     

Hometown:       Los Angeles

Name:           KIMBERLY CHABOLLA

Occupation:     Public Relations       

Age:            28

Hometown:       Los Angeles

Relationship:   DATING 

Name:           TYLER DENK     

Occupation:     Model  

Age:            29                                                     

Hometown:       Los Angeles

Name:           JAMES BRANAMAN

Occupation:     Model  

Age:            27     

Hometown:       Los Angeles

Relationship:   MODELS 

Name:           DUSTIN KONZELMAN

Occupation:     Reigning Miss California/Marketing Director    

Age:            24     

Hometown:       Riverside, Calif.

Name:           KANDICE PELLETIER      

Occupation:     Reigning Miss NY/Rockette      

Age:            24                                                     

Hometown:       New York

Relationship:   BEAUTY QUEENS

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Name:           DUKE MARCOCCIO 

Occupation:     Owner -- Tour Company  

Age:            52                                                     

Hometown:       Warwick, R.I.

Name:           LAUREN MARCOCCIO

Occupation:     Speech & Language Pathologist  

Age:            26     

Hometown:       Warwick, R.I.

Relationship:   FATHER/DAUGHTER

THE AMAZING RACE 10 features 12 Teams of two on a trek around the world for approximately 30 days. At every destination, each Team will compete in a series of challenges -- some mental and some physical -- and only when the tasks have been completed will they learn their next destination. Teams who are farthest behind will gradually be eliminated as the contest progresses, with the first Team to arrive at the final destination winning $1 million.

Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Munster, Jonathan Littman and Hayma Screech Washington are the executive producers for Bruckheimer Television and Earthview Inc., in association with Touchstone Television and Amazing Race Productions. THE AMAZING RACE was created by Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri.

Source: CBS Press Release