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AMAZING RACE, THE
Air Date: Sunday, September 25, 2011
Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#1901) "Kindness of Strangers (Taiwan)"
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THE SEASON PREMIERE OF "THE AMAZING RACE" MAKES ITS FIRST PIT STOP OF THE SEASON IN TAIPEI, TAIWAN, ON SUNDAY, SEPT. 25 ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, GO!

"The Amazing Race" Recently Won Its Eighth Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

"Kindness of Strangers" (Taiwan) - The Emmy Award-winning THE AMAZING RACE sets off for a new global adventure as Teams depart for Taipei, Taiwan. Plus, one team's position in the game is put in serious jeopardy when they lose their passport less than an hour into the Race, on the season premiere of THE AMAZING RACE Sunday, Sept. 25 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Emmy Award nominee Phil Keoghan is the host.

Following are the 11 teams, listed in no particular order:

Ernie Halvorsen Age: 29 Hometown: Chicago Current occupation: Project manager

Cindy Chiang Age: 30 Hometown: Chicago Current occupation: Brand manager

Connection to Teammate: Engaged

Justin Young Age: 31 Hometown: Stone Mountain, Ga. Current occupation: Doctor

Jennifer Young Age: 26 Hometown: Stone Mountain, Ga. Current occupation: Special education teacher

Connection to Teammate: Siblings

Liz Canavan Age: 24 Hometown: Deerfield, Ill. Current occupation: Marketing Assistant

Marie Canavan Age: 24 Hometown: Deerfield, Ill. Current occupation: Soul-searching

Connection to Teammate: Twins

Ron Zeitz Age: 44 Hometown: Laguna Niguel, Calif. Current occupation: Flight attendant

Bill Smith Age: 49 Hometown: Laguna Niguel, Calif. Current occupation: Flight attendant

Connection to Teammate: Domestic Partners

Ethan Zohn Age: 37 Hometown: New York, N.Y. Current occupation: Change maker

Jenna Morasca Age: 30 Hometown: New York, N.Y. Current occupation: TV host/student

Connection to Teammate: Dating

Bill Alden Age: 63 Hometown: Albany, Ore. Current occupation: Farmer/rancher

Cathi Alden Age: 62 Hometown: Albany, Ore. Current occupation: College instructor/retired High School principal

Connection to Teammate: Married for 40 Years/Grandparents

Andy Finch Age: 30 Hometown: Truckee, Calif. Current occupation: Professional snowboarder

Tommy Czeschin Age: 32 Hometown: Crowley Lake, Calif. Current occupation: Professional snowboarder

Connection to Teammate: Friends/Former Olympic Snowboarders

Amani Pollard Age: 36 Hometown: Pine Mountain, Ga. Current occupation: Business owner

Marcus Pollard Age: 39 Hometown: Pine Mountain, Ga. Current occupation: Retired NFL player/football coach

Connection to Teammate: Married

Kaylani Paliotta Age: 33 Hometown: Las Vegas Current occupation: Cocktail waitress

Lisa Tilley Age: 32 Hometown: Las Vegas Current occupation: Cocktail waitress

Connection to Teammate: Friends/Former Vegas Showgirls

Laurence Sunderland Age: 48 Hometown: Thousand Oaks, Calif. Current occupation: Yacht manager

Zac Sunderland Age: 19 Hometown: Thousand Oaks, Calif. Current occupation: Record-setting boat captain (Zac was the youngest person to ever sail around the world alone)

Connection to Teammate: Father/Son Adventurers

Jeremy Cline Age: 35 Hometown: Alamo, Calif. Current occupation: Commercial real estate broker

Sandy Draghi Age: 33 Hometown: Dublin, Calif. Current occupation: Nurse practitioner

Connection to Teammate: Dating

THE AMAZING RACE sends 11 teams on a trek around the world. Each Team is comprised of two people who have a pre-existing relationship with one another. At every destination, each Team competes in a series of challenges - some mental and some physical - and when the tasks have been completed, 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, Elise Doganieri and Mark Vertullo are the executive producers for Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Earthview Inc. in association with ABC Studios and Amazing Race Productions. THE AMAZING RACE was created by Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri.

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