"The Amazing Race" 23

Host Phil Keoghan, left, informs dating couple Jason and Amy that they are the winners of the $1 million prize on "The Amazing Race" season finale, airing Dec. 8, 2013.

WINNERS: Jason and Amy

Jason Case
Age: 33
Hometown: Attleboro, Mass.
Current Occupation: Owner of a snowplow company

Amy Diaz
Age: 29
Hometown: Providence, R.I.
Current Occupation: Social media manager

Connection: Dating

Second Place: Tim and Marie

Timothy Sweeney
Age: 32
Hometown: Morristown, N.J.
Current Occupation: Sports marketing

Marie "Reebs" Mazzocchi
Age: 29
Hometown: Morristown, N.J.
Current Occupation: Fitness trainer/gym owner

Connection: Exes

Third Place: Nicole and Travis

Nicole Jasper
Age: 39
Hometown: Atlanta
Current Occupation: ER physician

Travis Jasper
Age: 43
Hometown: Atlanta
Current Occupation: ER physician

Connection: Married ER doctors

Leo and Jamal

Eliminated during the 11th leg on Dec. 8, 2013.

Leo Temory
Age: 26
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current Occupation: Entrepreneur/restaurateur

Jamal Zadran
Age: 26
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current Occupation: CEO/owner of Z.I.G. (Zadran Investment Group)

Connection: Cousins

Ally and Ashley

Eliminated during the ninth leg on Nov. 24, 2013.

Allison "Ally" Mello
Age: 22
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current Occupation: NHL's LA Kings Ice Crew girl

Ashley Covert
Age: 25
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current Occupation: NHL's LA Kings Ice Crew girl

Connection: LA Kings Ice Crew

Nicky and Kim

Eliminated during the eighth leg on Nov. 17, 2013.

Nicole "Nicky" Getz

Age: 27
Hometown: Splits time between Kansas City and Troy, Mich.
Current Occupation: Baseball wife/training to be a Pilates instructor
*Married to Chris Getz, who played for the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals (currently)

Kim DeJesus
Age: 32
Hometown: Chicago
Current Occupation: Baseball wife
*Married to David DeJesus, who played for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Rays (currently)

Connection: Baseball wives

Tim and Danny

Eliminated during the sixth leg on Nov. 3, 2013.

Tim Wiyninger
Age: 26
Hometown: Cordell, Okla.
Current Occupation: Oilfield plant operator

Daniel "Danny" Merkey
Age: 26
Hometown: Cordell, Okla.
Current Occupation: Oil field operator

Connection: Best friends

Brandon and Adam

Eliminated during the fifth leg on Oct. 27, 2013.

Brandon Squyres
Age: 34
Hometown: Chico, Calif.
Current Occupation: Contractor

Adam Switzer
Age: 34
Hometown: Chico, Calif.
Current Occupation: Eco-friendly farmer

Connection: Childhood friends

Chester and Ephraim

Eliminated during the third leg on Oct. 13, 2013.

Chester Pitts II
Age: 33
Hometown: Missouri City, Texas
Current Occupation: Sports analyst for "Texans Insider," executive consultant for ZT Wealth and Altus HMS
*Played for Houston Texans and Seattle Seahawks for more than 10 years in the NFL

Ephraim Salaam
Age: 36
Hometown: Studio City, Calif.
Current Occupation: Co-host of "Fox Sports Live"
*Played for Denver Broncos, Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans and Atlanta Falcons for 13 years in the NFL

Connection: Former NFL teammates

Rowan and Shane

Eliminated during the second leg on Oct. 6, 2013.

Rowan Joseph
Age: 56
Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.
Current Occupation: Actor, producer, director and voiceover artist

Shane Partlow
Age: 47
Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.
Current Occupation: Actor/producer

Connection: Theater performers (They call themselves the "Queens of Bingo")

Hoskote and Naina

Eliminated during the first leg on Sept. 29, 2013.

Hoskote Venkatesh
Age: 60
Hometown: Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Current Occupation: ER doctor

Naina Venkatesh
Age: 27
Hometown: Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Current Occupation: Fitness instructor

Connection: Father/daughter