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‘The Amazing Race’ announces its All-Stars cast

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The Cowboys are back! So are the Harlem Globetrotters and the Goths! But sadly, no watermelon survivors. We can’t have everything, can we?

‘The Amazing Race’ returns Feb. 20 at 8 p.m. with an All-Star season and airs for the first time in high definition. Eleven teams that fell short of winning the $1 million are being given a second chance on ‘The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business,’ the 18th installment of the series. The 23-city race will cover 40,000 mile and five continents and involving spiritual baths in frigid waters. Yikes!

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But enough with the blah blah blah, who’s playing?

CBS released the cast list Wednesday. (Teams appear in no particular order).

Gary Ervin
Age: 53

Mallory Ervin
Age: 25

Relationship: Father/daughter
Previous Season/Result: Season 17/6th place

Why they’re returning for ‘Unfinished Business’: Gary and Mallory were unable to avoid elimination after getting lost in Oman for more than nine hours.

LaKisha Hoffman
Age: 30

Jennifer Hoffman
Age: 26

Relationship: Sisters
Previous Season/Result: Season 14/4th place

Why they’re returning for ‘Unfinished Business’: LaKisha and Jennifer missed out on a spot in the final three by minutes after stopping to use the restroom in China.

Jet McCoy
Age: 31

Cord McCoy
Age: 30

Relationship: Brothers (‘The Cowboys’)
Previous Season/Result: Season 16/2nd place

Why they’re returning for ‘Unfinished Business’: Jet and Cord fell behind during the final leg and couldn’t recover, which ultimately led to a 2nd place finish to winners Dan and Jordan.

Amanda Blackledge
Age: 25

Kris Klicka
Age: 26

Relationship: Fiancée/fiancé
Previous Season/Result: Season 14/8th place

Why they’re returning for ‘Unfinished Business’: Amanda and Kris were unexpectedly U-turned in Siberia by Margie and Luke and were eliminated from the race.

Jaime Edmondson
Age: 31

Cara Rosenthal
Age: 28

Relationship: Former NFL cheerleaders/teammates
Previous Season/Result: Season 14/2nd place

Why they’re returning for ‘Unfinished Business’: During the final leg, Jaime and Cara fell victim to a bad taxi driver in Hawaii and lost to Tammy and Victor.

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Herb Lang
Age: 34

Nate Lofton
Age: 29

Relationship: Harlem Globetrotters teammates
Previous Season/Result: Season 15/4th place

Why they’re returning for ‘Unfinished Business’: The Globetrotters incurred a four-hour penalty in Prague after failing to complete a Roadblock, which cost them a spot in the final three.

Ron Hsu
Age: 61

Christina Hsu
Age: 29

Relationship: Father/daughter
Previous Season/Result: Season 12/2nd place

Why they’re returning for ‘Unfinished Business’: After struggling during their final leg in Alaska, Ron and Christina finished in 2nd place to TK and Rachel.

Kent Kaliber
Age: 35

Vyxsin Fiala
Age: 32

Relationship: Dating/friends
Previous Season/Result: Season 12/5th place

Why they’re returning for ‘Unfinished Business’: Kent and Vyxsin self-destructed in Italy and were unable to fight back to stay in the game.

Zev Glassenberg
Age: 28

Justin Kanew
Age: 31

Relationship: Best friends
Previous Season/Result: Season 15/9th place

Why they’re returning for ‘Unfinished Business’: Zev and Justin finished in 1st place during their Cambodia leg, but quickly discovered that they had lost a passport and would not be able to continue in the race.

Margie Adams
Age: 53

Luke Adams
Age: 25

Relationship: Mother/son
Previous Season/Result: Season 14/3rd place

Why they’re returning for ‘Unfinished Business’: Margie and Luke entered the final challenge with a substantial lead, but quickly fell behind and finished in 3rd place.

Mel White
Age: 70

Mike White
Age: 40

Relationship: Father/son
Previous Season/Result: Season 14/6th place

Why they’re returning for ‘Unfinished Business’: Mike and Mel found themselves lost in Thailand courtesy of a bad taxi driver and were eliminated from the race.

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[Update: 1:36 p.m. A previous version of this post incorrectly stated that this is the show’s first All-Stars season. Season 11 also was an All-Stars cycle.]

--Maria Elena Fernandez
twitter.com/writerchica

Video Credit: CBS

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