This is a list of contestants who have appeared on the American television series, The Amazing Race. Contestants, who typically have a pre-existing relationship, form a team and race around the world against other teams to claim a grand prize of 1 million USD. The original American series premiered in 2001. In total, 779 contestants have appeared in the series, with veteran contestants having competed on The Amazing Race 11: All-Stars in 2007, on The Amazing Race 18: Unfinished Business, on The Amazing Race 24: All-Stars and on The Amazing Race 31 (which featured teams of contestants who had previously competed on Big Brother, The Amazing Race, and Survivor). The eighth season, The Amazing Race 8: Family Edition, featured 10 teams of four family members, while The Amazing Race 29 featured 22 contestants who were all complete strangers.
Seasons 1–4 (2001–2003)
This information was accurate at the time of filming.
Name Age Hometown Season Finish Matt Robar 28 Simsbury, Connecticut Season 1 Ana Robar 28 Kim Smith 28 Baytown, Texas Leslie Kellner 27 Pat Pierce 43 Landenberg, Pennsylvania Brenda Mehta 42 Elkton, Maryland Dave Groark 65 Rockwall, Texas Margaretta Groark 60 Paul Alessi 32 Los Angeles, California Amie Barsky 27 Lenny Hudson 33 New York, New York Karyn Jefferson 30 Nancy Hoyt 46 Waco, Texas Emily Hoyt 21 Kevin O'Connor 34 Bayonne, New Jersey Drew Feinberg 35 Staten Island, New York Joe Baldassare 50 Laguna Niguel, California Bill Bartek 47 Frank Mesa 30 Queens, New York Margarita Mesa 28 Rob Frisbee 27 Minneapolis, Minnesota Brennan Swain 29 Rochester, New York Deidre Washington 51 Miami, Florida Season 2 Hillary Washington 23 Brooklyn, New York Hope Davis 38 Clinton, Tennessee Norm Davis 39 Peggy Kuhn 63 Truckee, California Claire Jinks 65 Los Gatos, California Shola Richards 27 Albany, New York Doyin Richards 27 Cyndi Kalenberg 45 Brainerd, Minnesota Russell Kalenberg 46 Mary Lenig 38 Sunbury, Pennsylvania Peach Krebs 33 Paxinos, Pennsylvania Gary Rosen 33 New York, New York Dave Lepeska 28 Brooklyn, New York Oswald Mendez 31 Miami, Florida Danny Jimenez 36 Blake Mycoskie 25 Nashville, Tennessee Paige Mycoskie 21 Arlington, Texas Tara Lynch 31 Los Angeles, California Wil Steger 37 Chris Luca 25 Boston, Massachusetts Alex Boylan 24 Gina Diggins 35 Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Season 3 Sylvia Pitts 34 Tramel Raggs 22 Gary, Indiana Talicia Raggs 29 Los Angeles, California Dennis Hyde 48 Lexington, Kentucky Andrew Hyde 21 Heather Mahar 25 Boston, Massachusetts Eve Madison 25 New York, New York Michael Ilacqua 28 San Diego, California Kathy Perez 31 Birmingham, Michigan Aaron Goldschmidt 27 New York, New York Arianne Udell 27 Andre Plummer 32 Los Angeles, California Damon Wafer 33 Long Beach, California John Vito Pietanza 28 Staten Island, New York Jill Aquilino 24 Manhattan, New York Derek Riker 32 Los Angeles, California Drew Riker 32 Ken Duphiney 40 New York, New York Gerard Duphiney 35 Denville, New Jersey Teri Pollack 49 Palm City, Florida Ian Pollack 50 Flo Pesenti 23 New York, New York Zach Behr 23 Debra Carmody 49 Louisville, Kentucky Steve Carmody 40 Amanda Adams 25 Sioux Falls, South Dakota Chris Garry 28 Russell Brown 32 Hermosa Beach, California Cindy Duck 39 Los Angeles, California Steve Cottingham 47 Santa Barbara, California Josh Cottingham 21 Los Angeles, California Steve Meitz 46 Chicago, Illinois Dave Cottingham 43 Monica Ambrose 29 Duluth, Georgia Sheree Buchanan 31 Tian Kitchen 30 Miami, Florida Jaree Poteet 33 Millie Smith 29 Chattanooga, Tennessee Chuck Shankles 28 Jon Weiss 40 Long Island, New York Al Rios 34 David Dean 32 Los Angeles, California Jeff Strnad 37 Kelly Parks 30 Miami, Florida Jon Corso 28 Reichen Lehmkuhl 28 Los Angeles, California Chip Arndt 36
Seasons 5–8 (2004–2005)
This information was accurate at the time of filming.
Name Age Hometown Season Finish Dennis Frentsos 27 West Nyack, New York Erika Shay 25 Piermont, New York Alison Irwin 23 Meadville, Pennsylvania Donny Patrick 21 Shenandoah, Pennsylvania Jim McCoy 53 Jacksonville, Florida Marsha McCoy 26 Gainesville, Florida Bob Barron 61 Mount Laurel, New Jersey Joyce Nicolo 54 Marshall Hudes 31 Dallas, Texas Lance Hudes 26 Charla Baklayan Faddoul 27 Phoenix, Maryland Mirna Hindoyan 27 Towson, Maryland Kami French 26 Eugene, Oregon Karli French 26 Linda Ruiz 45 Palmdale, California Karen Heins 41 Brandon Davidson 25 Los Angeles, California Nicole O'Brian 21 Colin Guinn 24 Corpus Christi, Texas Christie Lee Woods 26 Chip McAllister 46 Coto de Caza, California Kim McAllister 44 Avi Schneier 32 Brooklyn, New York Season 6 Joe Rashbaum 32 Ventura, California Meredith Tufaro 26 Queens, New York Maria Sampogna 26 Lena Jensen 23 Pleasant Grove, Utah Kristy Jensen 26 Don St. Claire 69 Portola Valley, California Mary Jean St. Claire 66 Gus McLeod 50 Gaithersburg, Maryland Hera McLeod 24 Los Angeles, California Jonathan Baker 42 Los Angeles, California Victoria Fuller 32 Lori Harvey 33 Molino, Florida Bolo Dar'tainian 38 Hayden Kristianson 25 Chicago, Illinois Aaron Crumbaugh 25 Adam Malis 27 Los Angeles, California Rebecca Cardon 29 Kris Perkins 30 Long Beach, California Jon Buehler 29 Scottsdale, Arizona Freddy Holliday 34 Miami, Florida Kendra Bentley 25 Ryan Phillips 31 Landrum, South Carolina Season 7 Chuck Horton 32 Inman, South Carolina Megan Baker 26 Oak Park, California Heidi Heidel 31 Debbie Cloyed 25 Woodbridge, Virginia Bianca Smith 26 Susan Vaughn 54 Hamilton, Ohio Patrick Vaughn 26 Ray Hosteau 44 Canfield, Ohio Deana Shane 27 Youngstown, Ohio Brian Smith 27 Santa Monica, California Greg Smith 24 Lynn Warren 30 West Hollywood, California Alex Ali 22 Meredith Smith 69 Easton, Maryland Gretchen Smith 66 Ron Young Jr. 28 Villa Rica, Georgia Kelly McCorkle 26 Greenville, South Carolina Rob Mariano 29 Canton, Massachusetts Amber Brkich 26 Beaver, Pennsylvania Uchenna Agu 40 Houston, Texas Joyce Agu 44 Reggie Black 42 Woodbridge, Virginia Season 8 Kimberly Black 40 Kenneth Black 11 Austin Black 8 Denny Rogers 46 Shreveport, Louisiana Renee Rogers 42 Brittney Rogers 22 Brock Rogers 19 Tony Aiello 57 Mansfield, Massachusetts Kevin Kempskie 31 Matt Hanson 31 David Alverson 26 Mark Schroeder 40 New Orleans, Louisiana Char Schroeder 39 Stassi Schroeder 17 Hunter Schroeder 15 Bill Gaghan 40 Glastonbury, Connecticut Tammy Gaghan 42 Billy Gaghan 12 Carissa Gaghan 9 Tony Paolo 52 Carmel, New York Marion Paolo 52 D.J. Paolo 24 Brian Paolo 16 Michelle Godlewski 42 Des Plaines, Illinois Sharon Godlewski 39 Christine Godlewski 37 Tricia Godlewski 26 Linda Weaver 46 Ormond Beach, Florida Rebecca Weaver 19 Rachel Weaver 16 Rolly Weaver IV 14 Wally Bransen 51 Park Ridge, Illinois Beth Bransen 25 Lauren Bransen 22 Lindsay Bransen 20 Nick Linz 24 Cincinnati, Ohio Alex Linz 22 Megan Linz 21 Tommy Linz 19
Seasons 9–12 (2006–2007)
This information was accurate at the time of filming.
Name Age Hometown Season Finish John Lowe 38 Dorchester, Massachusetts Season 9 Scott Braginton-Smith 41 West Harwich, Massachusetts Lisa Hinds 48 Santa Rosa Beach, Florida Joni Glaze 44 Katy, Texas Wanda Lopez-Rochford 44 Smyrna, Georgia Desiree Cifre 24 New York, New York Danielle Turner 22 Staten Island, New York Dani Torchio 22 Dave Spiker 30 Manhattan, Kansas Lori Willems 25 Lake Garner 37 Hattiesburg, Mississippi Michelle Garner 36 Fran Lazarus 61 Silverthorne, Colorado Barry Lazarus 63 Joseph Meadows 23 Fort Smith, Arkansas Monica Cayce 23 Ray Whitty 27 Chicago, Illinois Yolanda Brown-Moore 27 Eric Sanchez 27 Deerfield Beach, Florida Jeremy Ryan 26 Pompano Beach, Florida B.J. Averell 26 Los Angeles, California Tyler MacNiven 25 San Francisco, California Bilal Abdul-Mani 37 Cleveland, Ohio Sa'eed Rudolph 39 Vipul Patel 29 Windermere, Florida Arti Patel 26 Kellie Patterson 22 Columbia, South Carolina Jamie Hill 22 Duke Marcoccio 52 Warwick, Rhode Island Lauren Marcoccio 26 Tom Rock 39 New York, New York Terry Cosentino 45 Peter Harsch 35 Laguna Beach, California Sarah Reinertsen 31 Trabuco Canyon, California David Conley Jr. 32 Stone, Kentucky Mary Conley 31 Erwin Cho 32 San Francisco, California Godwin Cho 29 Dustin-Leigh Konzelman 24 Riverside, California Kandice Pelletier 24 New York, New York Lyn Turk 32 Birmingham, Alabama Karlyn Harris 32 Helena, Alabama Rob Diaz 31 Los Angeles, California Kimberly Chabolla 28 Tyler Denk 29 Los Angeles, California James Branaman 27 John Vito Pietanza 32 New York, New York Season 11 Jill Aquilino 29 Kevin O'Connor 40 Bayonne, New Jersey Drew Feinberg 41 Staten Island, New York David Conley Jr. 33 Stone, Kentucky Mary Conley 32 Rob Mariano 30 Pensacola, Florida Amber Mariano 28 Teri Pollack 53 Palm City, Florida Ian Pollack 54 Joe Baldassare 56 Laguna Niguel, California Bill Bartek 53 Uchenna Agu 42 Houston, Texas Joyce Agu 46 Oswald Mendez 36 New York, New York Danny Jimenez 41 Miami, Florida Charla Baklayan Faddoul 30 Towson, Maryland Mirna Hindoyan 30 Dustin Seltzer 24 Seattle, Washington Kandice Pelletier 25 New York, New York Eric Sanchez 28 Deerfield Beach, Florida Danielle Turner 23 Staten Island, New York Ari Bonias 21 Fountain Valley, California Season 12 Staella Gianakakos 23 Kate Lewis 49 Thousand Oaks, California Pat Hendrickson 65 Marianna Ruiz 25 Miami, Florida Julia Ruiz 26 Lorena Segura 27 Sherman Oaks, California Jason Widener 33 Shana Wall 32 Los Angeles, California Jennifer McCall 32 Azaria Azene 27 New Orleans, Louisiana Hendekea Azene 23 Torrance, California Kent "Kynt" Cothron 31 Louisville, Kentucky Jennifer "Vyxsin" Fiala 29 Nathan Hagstrom 24 Fountain Valley, California Jennifer Parker 23 Huntington Beach, California Nicolas Fulks 23 Chicago, Illinois Don Jerousek 68 Elkhorn, Wisconsin Ronald Hsu 58 Tacoma, Washington Christina Hsu 26 Washington, D.C. T.K. Erwin 22 Huntington Beach, California Rachel Rosales 23
Seasons 13–16 (2008–2010)
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