‘Amazing Race’ All-Star Teams Announced

Globetrotters and Cowboys among the returning teams

CBS has unveiled the all-star teams for the upcoming 24th season of its reality competition series “The Amazing Race,” which premieres Feb. 23.

The upcoming season will feature 11 memorable duos from previous seasons, including the Globetrotters, the Cowboys, Dave and Connor and Brendon and Rachel. In a dramatic twist, one of teams won’t make it to the starting line.

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This season will feature the competitors traveling through four continents and nine countries, vying for the $1 million prize in locales such as China, Malaysia, Rome and Sri Lanka.

Read below for a list of the returning all-star teams.

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Name: Leo Temory
Age: 27
Hometown: Torrance, Calif.
Current occupation: Entrepreneur/Restaurateur

Name: Jamal Zadran
Age: 26
Hometown: Irvine, Calif.
Current occupation: Owner, Z.I.G. (Zadran Investment Group)

Connection: Cousins

Nickname: Afghanimals

Previous season: 4th place on season 23

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Name: Brendon Villegas
Age: 33
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current occupation: PhD Student in Biomedical Physics at UCLA

Name: Rachel Reilly
Age: 30
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current occupation: TV Personality

Connection: Newlyweds

Nickname: Brenchel

Previous season: 3rd place on Season 20

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Name: Jennifer Wayne
Age: 31
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.
Current occupation: Songwriter

Name: Caroline Cutbirth
Age: 30
Hometown: Waca, Texas
Current occupation: Ramblin’ Music Promoter

Connection: Friends

Nickname: The Country Singers. Part of the band Stealing Angels.

Previous season: 4th place in Season 22

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Name: Cord McCoy
Age: 33
Hometown: Tupelo, Okla.
Current occupation: Cowboy

Name: Jet McCoy
Age: 34
Hometown: Ada, Okla.
Current occupation: Rancher

Connection: Brothers

Nickname: The Cowboys

Previous season: 2nd place in Season 16 and 6th in Season 18

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Name:   David O’Leary
Age: 59
Hometown:  Salt Lake City
Current occupation:  Real Estate Investor

Name:  Connor O’Leary
Age: 22
Hometown:  Salt Lake City
Current occupation:  Student and Professional Cyclist

Connection: Father/Son Cancer Survivors

Previous season: 8th place Season 22

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Name: Herbert “Flight Time” Lang
Age: 37
Hometown: Brinkley, Ark.
Current occupation: Harlem Globetrotter

Name: Nate “Big Easy” Lofton
Age: 32

Hometown: New Orleans, La.

Current occupation: Harlem Globetrotter

Connection: Friends

Nickname: The Globetrotters

Previous seasons: 4th place in Season 15 and 2nd place in Season 18

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Name: John Erck
Age: 28
Hometown: Mora, Minn.
Current occupation: iOS Developer

Name: Jessica Hoel
Age: 27
Hometown: Eden Prairie, Minn.
Current occupation: Sales

Connection: Engaged

Previous season: 9th place in Season 22

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Name: Margie O’Donnell
Age: 56
Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Current occupation: RN and Sr. Clinical Research Associate

Name: Luke Adams
Age: 28
Hometown: Philadelphia

Current occupation: Advancement Associate/Motivational Speaker

Connection: Mother/Son

Previous seasons: 3rd place in Season 14 and 8th place in Season 18

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Name: Natalie Anderson
Age: 27
Hometown: Edgewater, N.J.
Current occupation: Student

Name: Nadiya Anderson
Age: 27
Hometown: Edgewater, N.J.
Current occupation: Studying to be a CrossFit Instructor

Connection: Twins

Nickname: Twinnies

Previous season: 4th place in Season 21

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Name: Joseph “Joey” Graceffa

Age: 22

Hometown: Los Angeles

Current occupation: YouTube Host

Name: Meghan Caramena

Age: 26

Hometown: Los Angeles

Current occupation: YouTube Host

Connection: Best friends

Nickname: Team Youtube

Previous season: 5th place in Season 22

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Name: William “Bopper” Minton
Age: 43
Hometown: Clay County, Ky.
Current occupation: Unemployed

Name:  Mark Jackson
Age: 47
Hometown: Clay County, Ky.
Current occupation:  Unemployed

Connection: Friends

Nickname: Team Kentucky

Previous season: 5th place in Season 20

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