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List of The Amazing Race (American TV series) contestants

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 18, 2026
Entity authorityQ3438985 ↗
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This is a list of contestants who have appeared on the American television series, The Amazing Race. Contestants, who typically have a pre-existing relationship, form a team and race around the world against other teams to claim a grand prize of 1 million USD. The original American series premiered in 2001. In total, 779 contestants have appeared in the series, with veteran contestants having competed on The Amazing Race 11: All-Stars in 2007, on The Amazing Race 18: Unfinished Business, on The Amazing Race 24: All-Stars and on The Amazing Race 31 (which featured teams of contestants who had previously competed on Big Brother, The Amazing Race, and Survivor). The eighth season, The Amazing Race 8: Family Edition, featured 10 teams of four family members, while The Amazing Race 29 featured 22 contestants who were all complete strangers.

Seasons 1–4 (2001–2003)

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Seasons 5–8 (2004–2005)

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Seasons 9–12 (2006–2007)

This information was accurate at the time of filming.

Seasons 13–16 (2008–2010)

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Seasons 17–20 (2010–2012)

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Seasons 21–24 (2012–2014)

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