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Twitter changes course of ‘The Amazing Race’

admin — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 01:18:03 +0000

On Sunday night, the Emmy-winning “Amazing Race” kicked off the 19th season of its round-the-world reality TV competition, and thanks to an unexpected Twitter twist, two of the newest players are still in it to win it.

‘Survivor’ champs, NFL star join ‘Amazing Race’

admin — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 01:10:08 +0000

Hey, if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em, right?

Which may be why “Survivor” champions and reality power couple Ethan Zohn and Jenna Morasca are following in the footsteps of castaways-turned-globetrotters before them Rob Mariano and Amber Brkich and heading up the new batch of contestants set to face off and travel the world for the 19th installment of CBS’ Emmy magnet “The Amazing Race.”

“The Amazing Race” returns for 20th edition

admin — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 15:16:54 +0000

CBS’ Emmy darling “The Amazing Race” will return for a 20th cycle.

The 19th installment of the Emmy-winning reality series premieres in the fall, followed by a new round next spring, the network said Thursday.

Sisters claim ‘The Amazing Race’ crown

admin — Tue, 10 May 2011 11:10:04 +0000

LaKisha Hoffman and Jennifer Hoffman rode past the Harlem Globetrotters to win “The Amazing Race.”

The sisters, both coaches originally from Chicago, crossed the finish line first to win the CBS reality series’s $1 million grand prize. Despite never landing on the mat first on any leg of the around-the-world race’s 18th edition, the sisters overcame Globetrotter teammates Nathaniel “Big Easy” Lofton and Herbert “Flight Time” Lang to win the final leg that aired Sunday.

‘The Amazing Race’ ends with San Francisco finale

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 12:23:41 +0000

Daniel and Jordan Pious slid into first place to win “The Amazing Race.”

The distinctly different siblings from Barrington, R.I., crossed the finish line first in San Francisco to take home the CBS reality series’ $1 million grand prize.

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Ex-beauty contestant joins ‘Amazing Race’

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:15:04 +0000

Jet and Cord McCoy, a pair of bull-riding brothers from Tupelo, Okla., are among the 11 teams competing on the upcoming 16th edition of CBS’s “The Amazing Race.” Other teams competing this season include a grandmother and granddaughter, a father and daughter, married high-school sweethearts, and a couple of attorney moms.

A look at “The Amazing Race” teams

‘Amazing Race’ crowns new champions

admin — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:33:04 +0000

Cool thinking at the craps table has won a San Diego couple $1 million on the CBS reality television show “The Amazing Race.”

Meghan Rickey and her boyfriend, Cheyne Whitney, prevailed in the 15th edition of the Emmy Award-winning game show, which has contestants racing around the world while collecting clues and completing tasks. In the finale, televised Sunday, they beat two other couples to the finish line by being quickest to count out $1 million worth of chips at a Las Vegas casino.

Meet teams on new season of ‘Amazing Race’

admin — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:40:45 +0000

One team will have a leg up on the competition in the upcoming season of “The Amazing Race.”

Two of the Harlem Globetrotters are among the 12 teams starring in the 15th edition of the CBS reality show, which premieres Sept. 27.

‘Amazing Race’ comes to a dramatic end

admin — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:42:39 +0000

Some quick thinking at the end won $1 million for a brother-sister team of Harvard-educated lawyers on the CBS game of “Amazing Race.”

The Amazing Race’s Sibling Attorneys Score Victory

Out Lesbian LaKisha Still in the Running on “The Amazing Race”

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:17:31 +0000

AfterEllen.com recently learned that the 28-year-old contestant LaKisha “Kisha” Hoffman on Season 14 of CBS’s The Amazing Race is openly gay.