Surfer Bethany Hamilton Heads Up the New Cast of The Amazing Race

Updated on 8/29/2014 at 6:05 AM

The Amazing Race has made it all the way to season 25, and the new cast has just been unveiled. Famous surfer Bethany Hamilton is competing alongside her husband against firefighters, food scientists, and wrestlers. It's quite a colorful cast this year, and it's time to start placing bets. Will the pretty realtors from Miami take down the cyclists from New York? The new season begins on Friday, Sept. 26, at 8 p.m. on CBS — note the new night!

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Names: Nici and Shelley Porter
Connection: Daughter and mother
Ages: 24 and 42
Hometown: Detroit
Hashtag: #MomDaughter

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Names: Timothy Tsao and Te Jay McGrath
Connection: Dating
Ages: 23 and 24
Hometown: Pasadena, CA
Hashtag: #CollegeSweethearts

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Names: Dennis Hour and Isabelle Du
Connection: Dating
Ages: 30 and 28
Hometown: Tustin, CA
Hashtag: #TheDatingCouple

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Names: Amy DeJong and Maya Warren
Connection: Friends/co-workers
Ages: 24 and 29
Hometown: Madison, WI
Hashtag: #SweetScientists

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Names: Lisa and Michelle Thomson
Connection: Sisters
Ages: 28 and 22
Hometown: Miami
Hashtag: #MiamiRealtors

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Names: Misti and Jim Raman
Connection: Married
Ages: 36 and 37
Hometown: Columbia, SC
Hashtag: #TheDentists

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Names: Michael Ward and Scott Strazzullo
Connection: Friends/co-workers
Ages: 40 and 39
Hometown: Boston
Hashtag: #TheFirefighters

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Names: Keith Tollefson and Whitney Duncan
Connection: Engaged
Ages: Both 29
Hometown: Nashville
Hashtag: #TeamNashville

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Names: Brooke Adams and Robbie E. Strauss
Connection: Dating
Ages: 29 and 30
Hometown: Houston, TX, and Woodbridge, NJ
Hashtag: #TheWrestlers

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Names: Kym Perfetto and Alli Forsythe
Connection: Friends
Ages: 30 and 26
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY, and New York, NY
Hashtag: #TheCyclists

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Names: Adam Dirks and Bethany Hamilton
Connection: Married
Ages: 26 and 24
Hometown: Princeville, HI
Hashtag: #SoulSurfers

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