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The 16th season of Amazing Race premiered on Sunday, February 14, 2010 beginning at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

This season, the Emmy winning reality show features 11 teams competing in races spanning nine countries in 21 days.

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

Notable Amazing Race cast members this season include former Big Brother 11 houseguests Jordan Lloyd and Jeff Schroeder, Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2007 Caite Upton and her boyfriend, Brent Horne, and 71-year-old Jody Kelly (racing with her granddaughter Shannon), the oldest contestant in Amazing Race history.

Hosted again by Phil Keoghan, the show follows this season's teams as they travel more than 40,000 miles in eight different countries.

The 16th season - beginning with a dramatic take-off from Los Angeles International Airport - spans 40,000 miles across five continents and nine countries including Chile, Argentina, France, Germany, England, Singapore and Malaysia.

Amazing Race Week 5 Elimination - Teams travel to France to take part in a baquette scavenger hunt, a World War I reenactment, a bicycle race throught the countryside, and more extreme competitions to see who would fall next!

Who was it? Although Jordan and Jeff came faced a speedbump from last week's leg, they pass with flying colors and come in 7th. It was married couple Joe and Heidi who could not figure out the World War I morse code message, and seriously lagging behind, come in last this week and are eliminated.

Meanwhile, keep your eye on Louie and Michael who are on fire! — winning two first-place finishes in a row...

Team Standings
1. Louie and Michael (Detectives)
2. Steve and Allie (Father/Daughter)
3. Jet and Cord (Brothers/Cowboys)
4. Dan and Jordan (Brothers)
5. Carol and Brandy (Dating)
6. Brent and Caite (Dating Models)
7. Jordan and Jeff (Newly Dating)

Next week, the remaining seven teams continue their trek around the French countryside....

Around the Web, it's on to even more Season 16 photos, rumors and recaps as we embark on another globe-hopping season of the Amazing Race, one of tv's greatest real-life adventures ....

More about Amazing Race around the Web:

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

The Amazing Race 16 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.

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

Amazing Race 16 - Fans of Reality TV - Popular fan forum with highlights, opinions and of course spoilers.

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