The Amazing Race 9

[Brian in Mesa]

CBS Unveils The Amazing Race 9 Teams
Source: CBS
January 30, 2006

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race9/

CBS today announced the identities of the 11 Teams set to compete in The Amazing Race 9. The three-time Emmy Award-winning reality adventure series returns to its international format where teams of two will travel to exotic locations, spanning five continents, with stops in the Middle East, Moscow and Sicily, to name a few. The 11 teams will compete against one another in a race around the world for a $1 million prize. The Amazing Race 9 will begin with a special two-hour premiere on Tuesday, Feb. 28 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

The Amazing Race 9 will be broadcast regularly on Tuesdays (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) beginning March 7.

"The Amazing Race" has won three consecutive Emmy Awards for Best Reality Program.

Following are the 11 Teams, listed in no particular order:

Name: BJ AVERELL (Male)
Occupation: Online Tutor
Age: 26
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.

Name: TYLER MACNIVEN
Occupation: Filmmaker
Age: 25
Hometown: San Francisco

Relationship: BEST FRIENDS

Name: SCOTT BRAGINTON-SMITH
Occupation: Sales
Age: 41
Hometown: West Harwich, Mass.

Name: JOHN LOWE
Occupation: Wealth Manager
Age: 38
Hometown: Dorchester, Mass.

Relationship: LIFE-LONG FRIENDS

Name: YOLANDA BROWN-MOORE
Occupation: Science Teacher
Age: 27
Hometown: Chicago

Name: RAY WHITTY
Occupation: Attorney
Age: 31
Hometown: Chicago, Ill.

Relationship: DATING

Name: MONICA CAYCE
Occupation: Student
Age: 23
Hometown: Fayetteville, Ark.

Name: JOSEPH MEADOWS
Occupation: Homebuilder
Age: 23
Hometown: Fort Smith, Ark.

Relationship: DATING

Name: DESIREE CIFRE
Occupation: Writer
Age: 24
Hometown: New York, N.Y.

Name: WANDA LOPEZ-ROCHFORD
Occupation: Corporate Trainer
Age: 44
Hometown: Smyrna, Ga.

Relationship: MOTHER AND DAUGHTER

Name: MICHELLE GARNER
Occupation: Homemaker
Age: 36
Hometown: Hattiesburg, Miss.

Name: LAKE GARNER
Occupation: Dentist
Age: 37
Hometown: Hattiesburg, Miss.

Relationship: MARRIED PARENTS

Name: JONI GLAZE
Occupation: Children’s Minister
Age: 44
Hometown: Katy, Texas

Name: LISA HINDS
Occupation: Realtor/Artist
Age: 48
Hometown: Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.

Relationship: SISTERS

Name: BARRY LAZARUS
Occupation: Retired Physician
Age: 63
Hometown: Silverthorne, Colo.

Name: FRAN LAZARUS
Occupation: Retired Accountant
Age: 61
Hometown: Silverthorne, Colo.

Relationship: MARRIED 40 YEARS

Name: JEREMY RYAN
Occupation: Valet
Age: 26
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Name: ERIC SANCHEZ
Occupation: Waiter
Age: 27
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Relationship: FRIENDS

Name: DAVID SPIKER
Occupation: Musician
Age: 30
Hometown: Manhattan, Kansas

Name: LORI WILLEMS
Occupation: Pizza Hut Manager
Age: 25
Hometown: Manhattan, Kan.

Relationship: DATING

Name: DANI TORCHIO
Occupation: Recent College Graduate
Age: 22
Hometown: Staten Island, N.Y.

Name: DANIELLE TURNER
Occupation: Recent College Graduate
Age: 22
Hometown: Staten Island, N.Y.

Relationship: CHILDHOOD FRIENDS

The Amazing Race 9 features 11 teams of two on a trek around the world for approximately 30 days. At every destination, each team will have to compete in a series of challenges -- some mental and some physical -- and only when the tasks have been completed will they learn their next destination. Teams who are farthest behind will gradually be eliminated as the contest progresses, with the first team to arrive at the final destination winning $1 million.

Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Munster, Jonathan Littman and Hayma Screech Washington are the executive producers for Bruckheimer Television and Earthview Inc., in association with Touchstone Television and Amazing Race Productions. "The Amazing Race" was created by Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri.

 

[maddogkf]

BJ & Tyler are bohemian best buds who first met four years ago during the Semester at Sea program, where they shared the experience of sailing around the world. One of their most memorable moments was starting a dance party in the streets of downtown Guilin, China, which turned into a mass gathering of hundreds of Chinese men. They have been friends ever since, whether bouncing on trampolines at Burning Man or spontaneously swimming in the San Francisco Bay.

Oh I hope they win!



http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race9/bios/bj_tyler/

 

[maddogkf]

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race9/bios/joseph_monica/



Monica = :drool:

 

[Kel Varnsen]

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race9/bios/joseph_monica/



Monica = :drool:

Oh, my.

 

[Dback Jon]

Oh I hope they win!



http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race9/bios/bj_tyler/

they look fun!

 

[Dback Jon]

Oh my.....








Name: JEREMY RYAN
Occupation: Valet
Age: 26
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

 

[Dback Jon]

Starts tonight!

 

[Kel Varnsen]

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race9/bios/joseph_monica/



Monica = :drool:

Yay!

 

[Angel]

From the previews we will be back to the "award winning" format of old. I really glad I was not a really big fan of the family edition of the race.

 

[Jersey Girl]

From the previews we will be back to the "award winning" format of old. I really glad I was not a really big fan of the family edition of the race.

Yeah, me neither. I like the pairs thing. Am looking forward to tonight!

 

[NEZCardsfan]

That guy that made his wife pull over and try to phone in plane reservations.

He'll be on the couch for years for that one. D'oh.

 

[Lefty]

Monica is gorgeous. I want her to win and also Danielle and Dani.

 

[Dback Jon]

Not too sad to see the gays friends go - kinda annoying.

And the old couple - seemed to be channelling Meredith and Gretchen's cluelessness and whining.....

 

[Dback Jon]

"We get $140 to eat monkey testicles"

 

[maddogkf]

I am pissed the whiney "Glamizons" didn't finish last. They are almost tied with the Weavers as the most annoying people ever on TAR. I wanted to gouge my eyes out & ears out every time they were on the screen...

...but if I did that, I'd miss out on Monica. Monica makes my boxers fit real tight I can't wait to see her in a bikini or else bounce up and down on a trampoline. I didn't notice, does she have a partner? lol

The DD girls are worth the price of admission. I'd love to jello wrestle with the 2 of them. Throw Monica into the mix & all 4 of us could have a real good time.

The "Scott Peterson" hick Lake is a piece of work. I'm saying he bitch slaps his wife at least 4 times, not because she deserves it, but because he is a complete ass. He thinks the sun only shines on him. I'd love to see him with egg on his face again, just like the phone call for ticket incident.

I'll bet Ray wanted to kick some ass when the crowd was hotting & hollering when Yolanda was bending over. She's cute too. I'd let her join our festivities in the hot tub. "How would you like it if some big black guy was in your back seat & told YOU to drive faster."

The 2 nerds are funny. You can tell that they are totally in to each other & that's awesome. I wish my wife gave me support like that ...(back to dreaming of jello wrestling...lol)

The 2 geeks BJ & Tyler are awesome. Those 2 guys are hilarious. "Is this the most James Bond-thing that's ever happened to you?"

The 2 surfers are better than I thought so far. They seem to be pretty genuine.

Jon - you're right. The old couple pulled a G&M on the bridge. "They must have just put it there."

Were both of the guys who got voted off last night gay? I think so, but not sure. Were they a couple? The big guy would get on my nerves - wayyyy to much drama & estrogen.

The mom & daughter team seem pretty cool. The daughter is cute. Yeah, I'd throw her into the jacuzzi with me.

 

[Jersey Girl]

I am pissed the whiney "Glamizons" didn't finish last. They are almost tied with the Weavers as the most annoying people ever on TAR. I wanted to gouge my eyes out & ears out every time they were on the screen...

...but if I did that, I'd miss out on Monica. Monica makes my boxers fit real tight I can't wait to see her in a bikini or else bounce up and down on a trampoline. I didn't notice, does she have a partner? lol

The DD girls are worth the price of admission. I'd love to jello wrestle with the 2 of them. Throw Monica into the mix & all 4 of us could have a real good time.

The "Scott Peterson" hick Lake is a piece of work. I'm saying he bitch slaps his wife at least 4 times, not because she deserves it, but because he is a complete ass. He thinks the sun only shines on him. I'd love to see him with egg on his face again, just like the phone call for ticket incident.

I'll bet Ray wanted to kick some ass when the crowd was hotting & hollering when Yolanda was bending over. She's cute too. I'd let her join our festivities in the hot tub. "How would you like it if some big black guy was in your back seat & told YOU to drive faster."

The 2 nerds are funny. You can tell that they are totally in to each other & that's awesome. I wish my wife gave me support like that ...(back to dreaming of jello wrestling...lol)

The 2 geeks BJ & Tyler are awesome. Those 2 guys are hilarious. "Is this the most James Bond-thing that's ever happened to you?"

The 2 surfers are better than I thought so far. They seem to be pretty genuine.

Jon - you're right. The old couple pulled a G&M on the bridge. "They must have just put it there."

Were both of the guys who got voted off last night gay? I think so, but not sure. Were they a couple? The big guy would get on my nerves - wayyyy to much drama & estrogen.

The mom & daughter team seem pretty cool. The daughter is cute. Yeah, I'd throw her into the jacuzzi with me.

I agree with this assessment, except for the hot tub and bouncing things. I actually find Monica and her partner annoying. The DD girls are okay, but a little annoying as well. I REALLY can't stand that Lake guy.

I believe only the bigger guy was gay from the duo that got booted last night. The other guy said he loved him like a brother and nothing more, or something like that.

Can't believe the older people walked right by the flag like a million times!

I like the daughter and mom. I really like the party guys. "We work just enough to get by." Ah, the life!!!

 

[NEZCardsfan]

All of these people pretty much annoy me except for the Long Distance couple and the Hippies.

When Yolanda said, "Calm down, how would you feel if a Big Black guy was sitting behind you."

Gotta love people that can laugh at themselves.

 

[Angel]

Whew! Two hours and 11 team where to start? We can erase the memory of less than Amazing family edition and fasten our seatbelts. Hippie boys B.J. and Tyler, the shaggy duo get “Best Narrators” for naming "Barbie and Ken" and the "Double D's," and for actually learning a few Portuguese phrases. They just barely beat out the Frosties Lisa and Joni, I can't tell them apart yet, but whichever one said she'd like to "unsheathe her womanhood" and later announced that she was peed her pants had me laughing, so they are forgiven for ignorantly assuming Brazilians speak Spanish and for annoying the entire watching public by screaming at any given moment, for this episode anyway---won’t really be sad to see them gone..

“Chauvinist Husband” of the Season goes to Lake; he can display that next to his “First Mistake Caused by Not Reading the Whole Clue” medal, earned when he had Michelle make the plane reservations by phone. Later he cemented his place by whispering to Michelle, "That black girl will outrun you." Well, that black girl who I thought was Hispanic, Yolanda and her partner (name?) share the “Most Tolerant” prize after she calmly endured the catcalls outside the motorcycle shop and he didn’t pop someone in the face.

Dave and Lori get the “Too Sweet for Words Couple” for their frequent kisses and totally sugary positive attitude that in anyone else would seem fake. Fran and Barry with a double win as “Senior Underdog Award” and “Worst Clue-spotting Eyes”, how many times can we walk RIGHT BY the clue box? From a female point of view Staten Island duo Danielle and Dani are my “Team I'd Most Likely See Survive a No Elimination Round” forcing them to go without makeup, accessories and hand wipes---shoot me I’m catty. Their would-be suitors Eric and Jeremy surprised me as being “More Likable than I Thought They’d Be”, you just have to enjoy a team that “works as little as possible”. Mother/daughter team of Wanda and Desiree get the “Healthiest Family Team” working with a spirit of cooperation and a bit of salsa thrown in. But I have to say if it weren't for the shirts advertising "MOJO," I really wouldn't remember Monica, sorry guys, and Joseph, even if it did take me a while to get it, they'll have to wait for a label.

Finally, John and Scott get the “Best Loser Speech”, and I'm glad John got the "key to the door to the rest of my life" in a few short days. I was kind of glad to see them go because they were tugging on my nerve talking about nothing but their various neuroses.

 

[Jersey Girl]

“Chauvinist Husband” of the Season goes to Lake; he can display that next to his “First Mistake Caused by Not Reading the Whole Clue” medal, earned when he had Michelle make the plane reservations by phone. Later he cemented his place by whispering to Michelle, "That black girl will outrun you." Well, that black girl who I thought was Hispanic, Yolanda and her partner (name?) share the “Most Tolerant” prize after she calmly endured the catcalls outside the motorcycle shop and he didn’t pop someone in the face.

Yeah, what was up with that? Kept saying "the black girl" and how they had to beat the black couple. Was is just that he couldn't find another way to describe them? Was it just that they were always close in the race? I dunno. I just don't like that guy.

From a female point of view Staten Island duo Danielle and Dani are my “Team I'd Most Likely See Survive a No Elimination Round” forcing them to go without makeup, accessories and hand wipes---shoot me I’m catty.

I agree there!

 

[jf-08]

The big gau dude was right about the "Genie" thing. I did that to hope they were eliminated and it worked.

Best line of the episode:

John: You're not going to cry, are you?

Monica: Sniff, no.



The old people are dorks. The nerd couple really crack me up - Him - I'm good at taking test.

This looks to be a good season.

 

[Dback Jon]

Well, the Glamazons lost - a little sad, but they did whine a lot.

I was hoping the older team would lose - they annoy me even more.


Glad the hippies won the leg over team Brokeback.

I like Mojo and Team Lowered Expectations (although could do with less PDA from them).

 

[Angel]

This episode was brought to us by Acme Climbing Ropes. Why else would they be rappelling down a building and climbing up a waterfall all in the same day? This episode was only so-so with no real drama to it.

My guess is that the warm and fuzzy partnership of Eric and Jeremy and BJ and Tyler will last as long as they stay at the front of the pack, but the minute they're in jeopardy, it's bye-bye. Eric and Jeremy's pursuit of the Double Ds is still pretty fruitless and the respect I had cultivated for Dani or was it Danielle? For concurring a serious fear of heights dwindled just as quickly as she let one of the ManHos fondle her butt on my TV screen, if I want gratuitous no-sex I would watch the Bachelor.

I was about to label Fran and Barry as the team with the worst Detour judgment when they selected climb instead of press, but despite a slow start, they powered up that waterfall, they are no Meredith and Gretchen but they are hanging tough. I wonder would that broken-down VW bug have fared better on handmade ethanol. By the way, BJ and Tyler won my heart again playing Slug Bug as did Dave and Lori, who solidified their cute nerd status with Dave's proclamation: "The spirit of Mr. Wizard is with us."

We say goodbye to frustrated sisters Lisa and Joni I didn’t think I be sad to see them go and I wasn’t. The pair, though they get points for trying were just plain bad at everything and was it really necessary to abuse the poor VW? Seriously folks if you ever tryout for, and are selected to participate in the Race and are unable to drive a vehicle with a standard transmission---one of your team should take some freaking lessons.

 

[NEZCardsfan]

The hippies are great........I hope these guys win it.

Eric and Jeremy are quickly rising up the list of most irritating duo ever. Can CBS just buy them a couple of blow up dolls already so we don't have to listen to them remark how much that want to slap Monica's behind?? I'm sure glad they feel the need to remind me every 30 seconds that they are horny.

Dani and Danielle are each a pregnancy away from flirting with 200 lbs. Hopefully the Frat Boys and PINK will hook up and forget about the Race and eliminate themselves.

 

[Jersey Girl]

I love the hippies! They are so much fun!

Glad the glam duo is out. I felt bad for them though.

I, too, am tired of hearing Jeremy and what's his name talk about getting into girls pants. Enough already. You're horny. We got it.

 

[maddogkf]

Monica in her black bra & panties when she was changing into her bathing suit