With The Amazing Race (TAR) set to premiere on CBS Sunday, September 27th, it is time to get to know the teams. Normally when I watch the Amazing Race, about the time I learn who everyone is the are being eliminated. Not this season. This time around I am getting to know the teams before the show. I am also introducing them to you.  This season looks like a wild cast of dating couples, families and friends. I can’t wait to hear what you think about these contestants.

Meghan Rickey 23; Cheyne Whitney 23
Hometown: San Diego
Occupation: Account Executive/Brand Manager
Relationship: Dating

Lance Layne 41; Keri Morrione 33
Hometown: Salem, Mass./ Peabody, Mass.
Occupation: Lawyer/ Finance Manager
Relationship: Engaged

Maria Ho 26; Tiffany Michelle 25
Hometown: Arcadia, Calif./ Los Angeles, Calif.
Occupation: Professional Poker Players
Relationship: Professional Poker Players

Marcy Malloy 60; Ronald Shalita 59
Hometown: San Francisco
Occupation: Advertising Photographer/Stock Trader & Math Tutor
Relationship: Dating

Herbert Lang 32; Nathaniel Lofton 28
Hometown: Brinkley, Ark. / New Orleans
Occupation: Harlem Globetrotters
Relationship: Teammates

Gary Tomljenovich 47; Matt Tomljenovich 22
Hometown: Laurel, Mont. / Bozeman, Mont.
Occupation: Construction Manager and Mortgage Broker/ Student
Relationship: Father/Son

Garrett Paul 28 Jessica Stout 27
Hometown: Santa Cruz, Calif. / Larkspur, Calif.
Occupation: Engineer/Editor
Relationship: Dating On and Off

Ericka Dunlap 27; Brian Kleinschmidt 27
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
Occupation: Ericka (Entertainer/Miss America 2004) / Brian (Marketing Tour Manager)
Relationship: Married

Eric Paskel 41; Lisa Paskel 43
Hometown: Encino, Calif. via Michigan
Occupation: Yoga Studio Owners and Instructors
Relationship: Married Yoga Teachers

Dan McMillen 21; Sam McMillen 23
Hometown: Liberty, Mo.
Occupation: Students
Relationship: Brothers

Zev Glassenberg 26; Justin Kanew 30
Hometown: Sherman Oaks, Calif. / Los Angeles
Occupation: Unemployed/VP of Production and Development for National Lampoon
Relationship: Friends

Mika Combs 22; Canaan Smith 26
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
Occupation: Aspiring Singer/Professional Songwriter
Relationship: Newly Dating

Those are your teams for The Amazing Race. Look them over and comment on your favorites.  Discover more about The Amazing Race here.