Feb 13 2009
The Amazing Race 14 Premieres February 15,2009
Season fourteen of The Amazing Race premieres this Sunday with a whole new group of racers hoping to win the one million dollar prize. Amazing Race contestants this year include a deaf man, flight attendants, a few lawyers, a Hollywood writer and a couple of stuntmen who are rumored to be extremely funny and entertaining, said Phil Keoghan, host of the hit reality show. (Today on The Bonnie Hunt Show, Keoghan said to be sure and go to the bathroom before watching these guys as they would make you “pee in your pants”—from laughing)
The Amazing Race teams this season are:
Brothers/stuntmen–Mark Munoz and Michael Monez
Brother/sister/both lawyers–Tammy Jih and Victor Jih
Dating–Amanda Blackledge and Kris Klicka
Sisters–Lakisha Hoffman and Jennifer Hoffman. These two are collegiate athletes and hope to be the first female team to win The Amazing Race.
Father/son team—Mel White and Mike White. Mike is the Hollywood writer, while his Dad is a gay rights activist. These two have an interesting family backstory as Mel told his family he was gay when Mike was only 11 years old.
Married couple–Linda Cole and Steve Cole
Dating–Jennifer Hopka and Preston Mccammy
Mother/son—Margie Adams and Luke Adams–Luke has been deaf since the age of two. This team can communicate silently, which will most likely be a strong advantage at times in the race.
Married-Brad Hunt and Victoria Hunt
Friends–Cara Rosenthal and Jaime Edmonson–former NFL cheerleaders.
Friends–Christie Volkmer and Jodi Wincheski
Check out this preview video from CBS, which features a few of this season’s teams:
The fourteenth edition of the The Amazing Race begins with the eleven teams departing from the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, California, and flying to Switzerland, where they must bungee jump off the Verzasca Dam. Later, each AR team receives a clue by transporting 200 pounds of cheese down a steep hill using wooden cheese racks. The episode is titled, ” Don’t Let a Cheese Hit Me” and airs Sunday February 15, 2009 at 8pm/EST on CBS.
