CBS has just revealed the cast for The Amazing Race season 25 along with a surprising new twist!
On the landmark season 25 of The Amazing Race fans will be introduced to a new element called “The Save.” This means that the team that finishes first in the premiere will have the ability to save themselves if they face elimination later in the race.
Season 25 will feature an all new cast including professional surfer Bethany Hamilton and her husband Adam Dirks. As well as, Boston firefighters Michael Ward and Scott Strazzullo and professional wrestlers Robbie E. Strauss and Brooke Adams.
For the first time The Amazing Race will visit St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; Valletta, Malta; and the Shetland Islands, Scotland.
The Amazing Race season 25 will premiere in its new day and time spot on Friday September 26 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.
The 11 teams on The Amazing Race season 25 are:
Name: Adam Dirks
Age: 26
Hometown: Princeville, Hawaii
Connection to teammate: Married
Name: Bethany Hamilton
Age: 24
Hometown: Princeville, Hawaii
Connection to teammate: Married
Follow on Twitter: @bethanyhamilton
Follow on YouTube: TheBethanyHamilton
Name: Maya Warren
Age: 29
Hometown: Madison, Wis.
Connection to teammate: Food scientist and friend/co-worker
Follow on Twitter: @MayaWarren
Name: Amy DeJong
Age: 24
Hometown: Madison, Wis.
Connection to teammate: Food scientist and friend/co-worker
Follow on Twitter: @AmyEDeJong
Name: Dennis Hour
Age: 30
Hometown: Tustin, Calif.
Connection to teammate: Dating
Follow on Twitter: @DennisHour
Name: Isabelle Du
Age: 28
Hometown: Tustin, Calif.
Connection to teammate: Dating
Follow on Twitter: @isabelledu
Name: Brooke Adams
Age: 29
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Connection to teammate: Dating
Follow on Twitter: @realbrookeadams
Name: Robbie E. Strauss
Age: 30
Hometown: Woodbridge, N.J.
Connection to teammate: Dating
Follow on Twitter: @robbieeimpact
Name: Whitney Duncan
Age: 29
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
Connection to teammate: Engaged
Follow on Twitter: @whitneyduncan
Name: Keith Tollefson
Age: 29
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
Connection to teammate: Engaged
Follow on Twitter: @keithtollefson
Name: Kym Perfetto
Age: 30
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Connection to teammate: Friends
Follow on Twitter: @kymnonstop
Follow on YouTube: KymNonStop
Name: Alli Forsythe
Age: 26
Hometown: New York
Connection to teammate: Friends
Follow on Twitter: @alliforsythe
Name: Lisa Thomson
Age: 28
Hometown: Miami Beach, Fla.
Connection to teammate: Sisters
Follow on Twitter: @LisaAThomson
Name: Michelle Thomson
Age: 22
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
Connection to teammate: Sisters
Follow on Twitter: @IsellMiami
Name: Michael Ward
Age: 40
Hometown: Boston, Mass.
Connection to teammate: Friend and fellow firefighter
Name: Scott Strazzullo
Age: 39
Hometown: Boston, Mass.
Connection to teammate: Friend and fellow firefighter
Name: Misti Raman
Age: 36
Hometown: Columbia, S.C.
Connection to teammate: Married
Name: Jim Raman
Age: 37
Hometown: Columbia, S.C.
Connection to teammate: Married
Name: Shelley Porter
Age: 42
Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
Connection to teammate: Mother
Name: Nici Porter
Age: 24
Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
Connection to teammate: Daughter
Follow on Twitter: @PrettyEyesRTB
Name: Timothy Tsao
Age: 23
Hometown: Pasadena, Calif.
Connection to teammate: Dating
Follow on Twitter:
Name: Te Jay McGrath
Age: 24
Hometown: Pasadena, Calif.
Connection to teammate: Dating