"The Amazing Race" cast

Eleven teams will race around the globe for the opportunity to win the $1 million dollar prize, on season 27 of "The Amazing Race." The teams, which feature New York Jets cheerleaders, TMZ personalities and street dancing brothers, take off from Venice Beach, California, and travel to their first destination: Rio de Janeiro, where they immediately encounter a potentially game-changing Fast Forward.

The 10-time Emmy Award-winning series premieres, Friday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.

#TheReporters

Name: Kelsey Gerckens
Age: 25
Hometown: Ventura, California
Connection to Teammate: Dating Co-Workers

Name: Joey Buttitta
Age: 26
Hometown: Simi Valley, California
Connection to Teammate: Dating Co-Workers

#TheTrackStars

Name: Jazmine Lewis
Age: 23 Hometown: Moreno Valley, California
Connection to Teammate: Best Friend

Name: Danielle Littleton
Age: 23 Hometown: Riverside, California
Connection to Teammate: Best Friend

#TheDancers

Name: Ernest Phillips
Age: 29
Hometown: Boston
Connection to Teammate: Brother

Name: Jin Lao
Age: 26
Hometown: Boston
Connection to Teammate: Brother

#ChacAttack

Name: Cindy Chac
Age: 36
Hometown: San Diego, Calif.
Connection to Teammate: Married

Name: Rick Chac
Age: 38
Hometown: San Diego, California
Connection to Teammate: Married

#TheCheerleaders

Name: Tiffany Chantell Torres
Age: 28
Hometown: Little Falls, New Jersey
Connection to Teammate: Former NFL Cheerleader for the New York Jets

Name: Krista DeBono
Age: 28
Hometown: New York
Connection to Teammate: Former NFL Cheerleader for the New York Jets

#ThePaparazzi

Name: Logan Fazio
Age: 36
Hometown: Miami, Florida
Connection to Teammate: Dating

Name: Chris Gordon
Age: 46
Hometown: Miami, Florida
Connection to Teammate: Dating

#TeamAlabama

Name: Denise Williams
Age: 51
Hometown: Prattville, Alabama
Connection to Teammate: Mother

Name: James Earl Corley
Age: 26
Hometown: Prattville, Alabama
Connection to Teammate: Son

#TeamTexas

Name: Tanner Kloven
Age: 26
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
Connection to Teammate: Best Friend

Name: Josh Ahern
Age: 28
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Connection to Teammate: Best Friend

#TheGreenTeam

Name: Justin Scheman
Age: 30
Hometown: Bronx, New York
Connection to Teammate: Engaged

Name: Diana Bishop
Age: 30
Hometown: Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania
Connection to Teammate: Engaged

#TheCousins

Name: Alex Manard
Age: 22 Hometown: Champaign, Illinois
Connection to Teammate: Cousin

Name: Adam Dingeman
Age: 24
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
Connection to Teammate: Cousin

#TeamTMZ

Name: Kelly Berning
Age: 37 Hometown: Los Angeles
Connection to Teammate: TMZ Co-Workers

Name: Shevonne Sullivan
Age: 31 Hometown: Taunton, Mass.
Connection to Teammate: TMZ Co-Workers