Contestants in the 28th season of The Amazing Race
“I Should’ve Been a Boy Scout” — In a series first, 11 new teams of social media stars depart from their own homes all across the country and head for Mexico City, where they set off fireworks and dig deep at an archaeological roadblock, on the season premiere of The Amazing Race, Friday, February 12 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Phil Keoghan (@philkeoghan) is the host.
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.
For more detailed information on The Amazing Race and the racers’ bios, log on to http://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/.
Following are the eleven teams, listed in no particular order:
Tyler Oakley and Korey Kuhl
Name: Tyler Oakley
Age: 26
Hometown: Jackson, Mich.
Connection to Teammate: Best friend and Co-Host of “Psychobabble!”
Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @tyleroakley
YouTube: www.youtube.com/tyleroakley
Name: Korey Kuhl
Age: 30
Hometown: Jackson, Mich.
Connection to Teammate: Best friend
Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @koreykuhl
YouTube: www.YouTube.com/koreykuhl
Podcast: www.itunes.com/psychobabble
Burnie Burns and Ashley Jenkins
Name: Burnie Burns
Age: 42
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Connection to Teammate: Boyfriend
Follow on Twitter: @burnie
Follow on Instagram: @burnieburns
YouTube: www.youtube.com/roosterteeth
Name: Ashley Jenkins
Age: 33
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Connection to Teammate: Girlfriend
Follow on Twitter: @AshleyJ
Follow on Instagram: @jinxcellent
YouTube: www.youtube.com/roosterteeth
Erin White Robinson and Joslyn Davis
Name: Erin White Robinson
Age: 31
Hometown: St. Paul’s, N.C.
Connection to Teammate: Work wives and BFFs
Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @HeyErinRobinson
YouTube: www.youtube.com/ErinsReality, www.youtube.com/ClevverNews,www.youtube.com/ClevverStyle, www.youtube.com/ClevverMovies and www.youtube.com/ClevverTV
Name: Joslyn Davis
Age: 33
Hometown: Downey, Calif.
Connection to Teammate: BFFLs and co-workers
Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @JoslynDavis
YouTube: www.youtube.com/ClevverNews, www.youtube.com/ClevverStyle, www.youtube.com/ClevverTV and www.youtube.com/MissJoslynDavis
Sheri LaBrant and Cole LaBrant
Name: Sheri LaBrant
Age: 45
Hometown: Enterprise, Alaska
Connection to Teammate: Mother
Follow on Twitter: @SheriGirlz
Follow on Instagram: @SheriLaBrant
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/sllabrant
Name: Cole LaBrant
Age: 19
Hometown: Troy, Alaska
Connection to Teammate: Son
Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @TheSuperCole
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4-CH0epzZpD_ARhxCx6LaQ
Vine: Cole LaBrant
Zach King and Rachel King
Name: Zach King
Age: 25
Hometown: Portland, Ore.
Connection to Teammate: Spouse
Follow on Twitter: @finalcutking
Follow on Instagram: @zachking
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/FinalCutKing
Name: Rachel King
Age: 25
Hometown: McHenry, Ill.
Connection to Teammate: Spouse
Follow on Instagram: @rachelmking
Dana Alexa Boriello and Matt Steffanina
Name: Dana Alexa Borriello
Age: 29
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Connection to Teammate: Fiancée
Follow on Twitter: @DanaAlexaNY
Follow on Instagram: @DanaAlexa_
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DanaAlexaDance
Name: Matt Steffanina
Age: 30
Hometown: Charlottesville, Va.
Connection to Teammate: Fiancé
Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @MattSteffanina
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MattSDance
Jessica VerSteeg and Brittany Oldehoff
Name: Jessica VerSteeg
Age: 28
Hometown: Oskaloosa, Iowa
Connection to Teammate: Best friends
Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @JessVerSteeg
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jnversteeg
Name: Brittany Oldehoff
Age: 26
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Connection to Teammate: Best friends
Follow on Twitter: @brittoldehoff
Follow on Instagram: @brittanyoldehoff
YouTube: https://youtube.com/brittanyoldehoff
Marty Cobb and Hagan Parkman
Name: Marty Cobb
Age: 51
Hometown: Lubbock, Texas
Connection to Teammate: Mother
Follow on Twitter: @Flygirlmom
Follow on Instagram: @MARTYCOBB3
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8ODoz1W_Ghiz8pVygAFWxA
Name: Hagan Parkman
Age: 22
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Connection to Teammate: Daughter
Follow on Twitter: @haganelizabeth
Follow on Instagram: @haganparkman
Scott Fowler and Blair Fowler
Name: Scott Fowler
Age: 58
Hometown: Kingsport, Tenn.
Connection to Teammate: Father
Follow on Twitter: @ScottFowlerMD
Name: Blair Fowler
Age: 22
Hometown: Kingsport, Tenn.
Connection to Teammate: Daughter
Follow on Twitter: @BlairFowler
Follow on Instagram: @MissBlairFowler
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/juicystar07 and https://www.youtube.com/user/otherjuicystar07
Brodie Smith and Kurt Gibson
Name: Brodie Smith
Age: 28
Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.
Connection to Teammate: Ultimate Frisbee teammates and best friend
Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @BrodieSmith21
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixstNkzkK0aUzo6N9OVl6Q
Vine: Brodie Smith
Name: Kurt Gibson
Age: 30
Hometown: Westport, Conn.
Connection to Teammate: Ultimate Frisbee teammates and best friend
Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @kurtegibson
Darius Benson and Cameron Benson
Name: Darius Benson
Age: 22
Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
Connection to Teammate: Brother
Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @MrLegenDarius
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/dariusjbenson
Name: Cameron Benson
Age: 19
Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
Connection to Teammate: Brother
Follow on Twitter: @CamerontheB
Follow on Instagram: @picsofcam
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Phil Keoghan: https://twitter.com/PhilKeoghan
Bertram van Munster: https://twitter.com/BvMProfilesTV
Elise Doganieri: https://twitter.com/EliseDoganieri
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