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Amazing Race kicks off its 20th season this year in a premiere episode that airs on Sunday, February 19 at 8 PM ET on CBS.

The all new cast Amazing Race 20 includes last season's Big Brother winner Rachel Reilly and fiance Brendon Villegas.

Joining them are other contestants of note including a real "pair of clowns" (a married couple who make their living as "ambassadors of laughter"); and a pair of twins Elliot and Andrew Weber (one a musician and the other a professional soccer player.)

A total of 11 teams are scheduled to travel across 22 cities on five continents and across almost 40,000 miles, visiting Paraguay and Azerbaijan for the first time. Challenges will include skydiving in Argentina, a race through Africa's "Garden of Eden," a food challenge in Italy, and a scavenger hunt through a German castle.

Amazing Race 20 Cast

• Brendon Villegas, 31, Ph.D. student and Rachel Reilly, 27, event hostess (engaged)
• Dave Gregg, 44, and Cherie Gregg, 44 (married clowns)
• Art Velez, 43, border patrol agent, and J.J. Carrell 42, border patrol agent (friends)
• Nary Ebeid, 32, federal agent, and Jamie Graetz, 33, federal agent (friends)
• Vanessa Macias, 31, freelance writer, and Ralph Kelley, 36, bar owner (dating divorcees)
• Misa Tanaka, 27, car buyer; Maiya Tanaka, 25, professional golfer (sisters)
• Dave Brown Jr., 33, U.S. Army Officer; Rachel Brown, 30, project manager (married)
• William "Bopper" Minton, 41, motorcycle mechanic, and Mark Jackson, 45, former state inspector (best friends)
• Joey "Fitness" Lasalla, 29, trainer/company owner, and Danny Horal, 27, nightclub promoter (friends)
• Elliot Weber, 28, musician, and Andrew Weber, 28, professional soccer player (twins)
• Kerri Paul, 30, program coordinator and Stacy Bowers, 30, self-employed/"basketball" wife (cousins)

Which ones will make you root for them to get eliminated? And which ones will break your heart when they come in last?

Hosted again by Phil Keoghan, the show follows this season's teams through weeks of grueling challenges in a weekly race to the finish to see who wins - and who gets eliminated - as each team competes for the ultimate $1 million in prize money.


More about Amazing Race around the Web:

Around the Web, discover more about Season 19 in photos, video, and recaps as another globe-hopping season of The Amazing Race reaches the final finish ...

The Amazing Race - Official CBS site featuring team information, episode recaps, newsletter, video clips, pictures.

The Amazing Race 19 Spoilers - Proceed at your own risk! If you want to see where they go or other sneak previews before the shows air, check out this dedicated fan forum including possible spoilers about the big finale.

Reality TV- Amazing Race - Active fan message board with a spoiler and non spoiler section.

Amazing Race 19 - Fans of Reality TV - Popular fan forum with highlights, opinions, and of course spoilers.

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