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

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