The Amazing Race 19 Teams Revealed: Meet The Contestants (Photos, Bios)

On : 2011 Aug 31

Amazing Race 19

CBS' The Amazing Race heads into its 19th season next month with a few known faces including former Survivor winners Ethan Zohn and Jenna Morasca.

The network announced the 11 teams ready to compete for the $1 million prize on Wednesday.

The teams will travel 40,000 miles through four continents and 20 cities during their time on the show.

The new season will also feature some new twists to the game including the show's first ever double elimination, and something called the Hazard, which is a penalty that one team will incur straight out of the gate.

The Amazing Race 19 will premiere Sept. 25 on CBS.

Check out the photos and bios of The Amazing Race 19 contestants:

  • Ethan Zohn, 37, Survivor winner from New York; Jenna Morasca, 30, TV host/student/Survivor winner from New York (dating).

    "What we have been through the past two years has not been the greatest," Zohn said of surviving cancer. "To be able to come out on top and then go away and travel the world - it's a celebration."

  • Ernie Halvorsen, 29, project manager from Chicago; Cindy Chiang, 30, brand manager from Chicago (engaged)
  • Justin Young, 31, doctor from Stone Mountain, Ga.; Jennifer Young, 26, special education teacher from Stone Mountain, Ga. (siblings)
  • Liz Canavan, 24, marketing assistant from Deerfield, Ill.; Marie Canavan, 24, soul searcher from Deerfield, Ill. (twins)
  • Ron Zeitz, 44, flight attendant from Laguna Niguel, Calif.; Bill Smith, 49, flight attendant from Laguna Niguel, Calif. (domestic partners)
  • Bill Alden, 63, farmer/rancher from Albany, Ore.; Cathi Alden, 62, college instructor/retired high school principal from Albany, Ore. (married for 40 years)
  • Andy Finch, 30, professional snowboarder/former Olympian from Truckee, Calif.; Tommy Czeschin, 32, professional snowboarder/former Olympian from Crowley Lake, Calif. (friends/former Olympic teammates.
  • Amani Pollard, 36, business owner from Pine Mountain, Ga.; Marcus Pollard, 39, retired NFL player/football coach from Pine Mountain, Ga. (married).

    "We've been a team for a lot longer than the four weeks we will be here," he says of being married for ten years. "This will be like a Super Bowl for us because we've already played the games before."

  • Kaylani Paliotta, 33, cocktail waitress from Las Vegas; Lisa Tilley, 32, cocktail waitress from Las Vegas (friends/former Vegas showgirls)
  • Laurence Sunderland, 48, yacht manager from Thousand Oaks, Calif.; Zac Sunderland, 19, record-setting boat captain from Thousand Oaks, Calif. (father/son adventurers)
  • Jeremy Cline, 35, commercial real estate broker from Alamo, Calif.; Sandy Darghi, 33, nurse practitioner from Dublin, Calif. (dating)

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