THE AMAZING RACE **SEASON FINALE** Sunday 5/6/12 (8:00-10:00 PM) on CBS

AFTER TRAVELING FIVE CONTINENTS, 22 CITIES AND NEARLY 40,000 MILES THE RACE CONCLUDES IN A SPECIAL TWO-HOUR SEASON FINALE ON SUNDAY

“It’s a Great Place to Become Millionaires” – The final four Teams battle for the $1 million prize in a grueling two-hour season finale that starts in Japan, where Racers call upon their track skills for an exhausting Japanese game show, and concludes in Hawaii, where Teams hit the waves to put their rescue mission skills to the test. Watch a sneak peek from tonight’s episode:

Phil Keoghan is host.

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

Name: Dave Brown, Jr.
Age: 33
Hometown: Madison, Wis.
Current occupation: U.S. Army Officer
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Name: Rachel Brown
Age: 30
Hometown: Madison, Wis.
Current occupation: Project Manager

Connection to Teammate: Married
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Name: Brendon Villegas
Age: 31
Hometown: Westwood, Calif.
Current occupation: PhD Student
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Name: Rachel Reilly
Age: 27
Hometown: Westwood, Calif.
Current occupation: Event Hostess

Connection to Teammate: Engaged
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Name: Vanessa Macias
Age: 31
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Current occupation: Freelance Writer
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Name Ralph Kelley
Age: 36
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Current occupation: Bar Owner
Connection to Teammate: Dating Divorcees
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Name: Art Velez
Age: 43
Hometown: Temecula, Calif.
Current occupation: Border Patrol Agent
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J.J. Carrell
Age: 42
Hometown: Carlsbad, Calif.
Current occupation: Border Patrol Agent

Connection to Teammate: Border Patrol Agents/Friends
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Name: William “Bopper” Minton (ELIMINATED 7th)
Age: 41
Hometown: Manchester, KY.
Current occupation: Motorcycle Mechanic
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Name: Mark Jackson
Age: 45
Hometown: Manchester, Ky.
Occupation: Former State Inspector

Connection to Teammate: Best Friends
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Name: Nary Ebeid (ELIMINATED 6th)
Age: 32
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current occupation: Federal Agent
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Name: Jamie Graetz
Age: 33
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current occupation: Federal Agent

Connection to Teammate: Federal Agents/Friends
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Joey “Fitness” Lasalla (ELIMINATED 5th)
Age: 29
Hometown: Whitestone, N.Y.
Current occupation: Trainer/Supplement Company Owner
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Danny Horal
Age: 27
Hometown: Holbrook, N.Y.
Current occupation: Nightclub Promoter

Connection to Teammate: Friends
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Name: Kerri Paul (ELIMINATED 4th)
Age: 30
Hometown: Gulfport, Miss.
Current occupation: Program Coordinator
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Name: Stacy Bowers
Age: 30
Hometown: Gulfport, Miss.
Current occupation: Self-Employed / “Basketball” Wife

Connection to Teammate: Cousins
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Elliot Weber (ELIMINATED 3rd)
Age: 28
Hometown: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Current occupation: Musician
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Andrew Weber
Age: 28
Hometown: Menlo Park, Calif.
Current occupation: Professional Soccer Player

Connection to Teammate: Twins
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Dave Gregg (ELIMINATED 2nd)
Age: 44
Hometown: New Port Richey, Fla.
Current occupation: “Ambassador of Laughter”
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Cherie Gregg
Age: 44
Hometown: New Port Richey, Fla.
Current occupation: “Ambassador of Laughter”

Connection to Teammate: Married Clowns
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Misa Tanaka (ELIMINATED 1st)
Age: 27
Hometown: San Diego
Current occupation: Car Buyer
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Maiya Tanaka
Age: 25
Hometown: San Diego
Current occupation: Professional Golfer

Connection to Teammate: Sisters
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THE AMAZING RACE sends 11 teams on a trek around the world. Each Team is comprised of two people who have a pre-existing relationship with one another. At every destination, each Team competes in a series of challenges — some mental and some physical — and when the tasks have been completed, 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, Elise Doganieri and Mark Vertullo are the executive producers for Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Earthview Inc. in association with ABC Studios and Amazing Race Productions. THE AMAZING RACE was created by Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri.