CBS ANNOUNCES THE IDENTITIES OF THE 11 COUPLES COMPETING IN "THE AMAZING RACE 6"

Emmy Award-Winning Series Debuts Its Sixth Installment With a Special Two-Hour Broadcast on Tuesday, Nov. 16

CBS today announced the identities of the 11 couples set to compete in THE AMAZING RACE 6. The Emmy Award-winning reality series pits teams against one another in a race around the world for a $1 million prize. THE AMAZING RACE will debut with a special two-hour broadcast on Tuesday, Nov. 16 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). Subsequently, the series will continue in its regular time period Tuesdays (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT).

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

Name: FREDDY HOLLIDAY
Occupation: Pilot/ Model
Age: 34
Hometown: Miami

Name: KENDRA BENTLEY
Occupation: Model
Age: 25
Hometown: Miami

Relationship: ENGAGED MODELS

Name: MEREDITH TUFARO
Occupation: Licensing Manager
Age: 26
Hometown: Queens, N.Y.

Name: MARIA SAMPOGNA
Occupation: Registered Sales Assistant
Age: 26
Hometown: Queens, N.Y.

Relationship: BEST FRIENDS

Name: KRIS PERKINS
Occupation: Student/ Cocktail Waitress
Age: 30
Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.

Name: JON BUEHLER
Occupation: Restaurant Partner
Age: 29
Hometown: Scottsdale, Ariz.

Relationship: DATING LONG DISTANCE

Name: GUS McLEOD
Occupation: Adventure Pilot / Motivational Speaker
Age: 50
Hometown: Gaithersburg, Md.

Name: HERA McLEOD
Occupation: Special Education Teacher
Age: 24
Hometown: Los Angeles

Relationship: FATHER/DAUGHTER

Name: ADAM MALIS
Occupation: Personal Trainer/ Spinning Instructor
Age: 27
Hometown: Los Angeles

Name: REBECCA CARDON
Occupation: Personal Trainer/ Spinning Instructor
Age: 29
Hometown: Los Angeles

Relationship: FORMERLY DATING

Name: AVI SCHNEIER
Occupation: High School Science Teacher
Age: 32
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.

Name: JOE RASHBAUM
Occupation: Advertising Agency Owner/Entrepreneur
Age: 32
Hometown: Ventura, Calif.

Relationship: HIGH SCHOOL BUDDIES

Name: LORI HARVEY
Occupation: Pro Wrestler
Age: 33
Hometown: Molino, Fla.

Name: BOLO DAR'TAINIAN
Occupation: Pro Wrestler
Age: 38
Hometown: Molino, Fla.

Relationship: MARRIED PRO WRESTLERS

Name: DON ST. CLAIRE
Occupation: Physician
Age: 69
Hometown: Portola Valley, Calif.

Name: MARY JEAN ST. CLAIRE
Occupation: Interior Designer & Food Supplement Sales
Age: 66
Hometown: Portola Valley, Calif.

Relationship: GRANDPARENTS

Name: HAYDEN KRISTIANSON
Occupation: Model/Actor
Age: 25
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.

Name: AARON CRUMBAUGH
Occupation: Model/Actor
Age: 25
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.

Relationship: DATING ACTORS

Name: LENA JENSEN
Occupation: Student
Age: 23
Hometown: Pleasant Grove, Utah

Name: KRISTY JENSEN
Occupation: Model/Student
Age: 26
Hometown: Pleasant Grove, Utah

Relationship: SISTERS

Name: JONATHAN BAKER
Occupation: Entrepreneur
Age: 42
Hometown: Los Angeles

Name: VICTORIA FULLER
Occupation: Pop Artist Painter/ Model
Age: 32
Hometown: Los Angeles

Relationship: MARRIED ENTREPRENEURS

THE AMAZING RACE 6 will send 11 teams -- each comprised of two people who have a pre-existing relationship with one another -- on a trek around the world for approximately 30 days. At every destination, each couple 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. Couples 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 (who co-created the series along with Elise Doganieri) and Jonathan Littman are the executive producers for Bruckheimer Films and Earthview Inc. in association with Touchstone Television and Amazing Race Productions. Hayma Screech Washington and Amy Chacon are the co-executive producers.

For more information on THE AMAZING RACE 6 and the new 11 couples log on to www.cbs.com.