“The Amazing Race ”cast for season 36 revealed

And they’re going to Rihanna’s childhood home.

The 13 teams racing across the globe in the hopes of winning $1 million on season 36 of The Amazing Race have been revealed and include twins, a pair of Air Force pilots, a duo of firefighter moms, and a former first-round NFL draft pick racing with his wife.

This season (which premieres March 13 on CBS and once again features no non-elimination legs) begins in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, as teams will have to participate in a Mexican rodeo and must “lasso their way to the finish line without coming in last.” Other tasks this season include paragliding in Colombia and rally car racing in Argentina. The course will also wind its way through two new countries for the show as players will swim through waterfalls in the Dominican Republic while also visiting Rihanna’s childhood home in Barbados. Yes, that Rihanna.

It has been a long wait for the season 36 cast, who originally filmed this installment back in the fall of 2022 as what was then supposed to be the 35th season of the reality franchise. With the writers and actors strikes of 2023, however, CBS decided to specifically film a season that could run as 90-minute episodes, so flipped seasons 35 and 36. Once the strikes were over, the network then decided to keep the show at 90 minutes, so the new season 36 will be running at the longer airtime anyway.

That means we’ll get to see even more of contestants like Rod Gardner, who played six seasons in the NFL after being selected 15th overall in the 2001 draft by Washington. He will be joined by wife Leticia in his quest for more competition glory. But they will have to battle 12 other teams to take home the loot. Get your official first look at those teams below.

Yuri Hasegawa/CBS ‘The Amazing Race’ season 36 cast

The Amazing Race season 36 cast

Derek (57, retired chief of police) and Shelisa Williams (55, retired sheriff’s lieutenant)

Married

Alta Loma, Calif.

Yuri Hasegawa/CBS Derek and Shelisa Williams on ‘The Amazing Race’ season 36

Danny (27, university resident director) and Angie Butler (55, seventh grade teacher)Mother and son

San Diego, Calif., and Walla Walla, Wash.

Yuri Hasegawa/CBS Danny and Angie Butler on ‘The Amazing Race’ season 36

Rod (46, former NFL player/owner of Gshred Supplements) and Leticia Gardner (38, fitness business owner)Married

Lawrenceville, Ga.

Yuri Hasegawa/CBS Rod and Leticia Gardner on ‘The Amazing Race’ season 36

Michelle (39) and Sean Clark (46), owners of Double Dutch AerobicsMarried

East Point, Ga.

Yuri Hasegawa/CBS Michelle and Sean Clark on ‘The Amazing Race’ season 36

Yvonne Chavez (40, global strategy and operations lead) and Melissa Main (38, investigator for U.S. Navy special operations)Dating

San Diego, Calif.

Yuri Hasegawa/CBS Yvonne Chavez and Melissa Main on ‘The Amazing Race’ season 36

Sunny Pulver (41) and Bizzy Smith (37), firefightersBest friends

Edgerton, Wis., and New Berlin, Wis.

Yuri Hasegawa/CBS Sunny Pulver and Elizabeth “Bizzy” Smith on ‘The Amazing Race’ season 36

Amber Craven (30) and Vinny Cagungun (37), nurse anesthetistsDating

Englewood, Colo.

Yuri Hasegawa/CBS Amber Craven and Vinny Cagungun on ‘The Amazing Race’ season 36

Ricky Rotandi (34, preschool teacher) and Cesar Aldrete (34, food stylist)Dating

New York, N.Y.

Yuri Hasegawa/CBS Ricky Rotandi and Cesar Aldrete on ‘The Amazing Race’ season 36

Juan Villa (29) and Shane Bilek (29), Air Force pilotsBest friends

Spokane, Wash., and Marine City, Mich.

Yuri Hasegawa/CBS Juan Villa and Shane Bilek on ‘The Amazing Race’ season 36

Anthony (26) and Bailey Smith (26), recruitersTwin brothers

Clearwater, Fla.

Yuri Hasegawa/CBS Anthony and Bailey Smith on ‘The Amazing Race’ season 36

Kishori Turner (26, senior marketing strategist) and Karishma Cordero (22, student)Cousins

Gaithersburg, Md., and Austin, Texas

Yuri Hasegawa/CBS Kishori Turner and Karishma Cordero on ‘The Amazing Race’ season 36

Maya (20, student) and Rohan Mody (23, master’s student)Siblings

Monmouth Junction, N.J.

Yuri Hasegawa/CBS Maya and Rohan Mody on ‘The Amazing Race’ season 36

Chris Foster (60, receptionist) and Mary Cardona-Foster (27, marketing manager)Father and daughter

Waltham, Mass.

Yuri Hasegawa/CBS Chris Foster and Mary Cardona-Foster on ‘The Amazing Race’ season 36

The Amazing Race premieres March 13 on CBS.

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