Saturday, March 19, 2011

The Amazing Race Unfinished Business S18E05 (Don't Ruin The Basketball Game) - PRESS RELEASE

03.14.2011 A PREHISTORIC ROADBLOCK PUSHES ONE RACER OVER THE EDGE WHILE A LOOMING DOUBLE U-TURN CAUSES PANIC AMONG THE TEAMS, ON "THE AMAZING RACE," SUNDAY, MARCH 20

"Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" (Kunming, China) - The pressure builds when a prehistoric Roadblock pushes one Racer over the edge and a Double U-turn causes panic among the teams as they race to avoid elimination, on THE AMAZING RACE, Sunday, March 20 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Phil Keoghan is host.

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

Gary Ervin

Age: 53

Occupation: Owner of Ervin Cable Construction

Mallory Ervin

Age: 25

Hometown: Morganfield, Ky.

Occupation: Entertainer

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

Hometown: Chicago, Ill., currently residing in Bronx, N.Y.

Occupation: Basketball Coach

Jennifer Hoffman

Age: 26

Hometown: Chicago, Ill., currently residing in Louisville, Ky.

Occupation: Assistant Volleyball Coach at the

University of Louisville

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

Hometown: Ada, Okla.

Occupation: Cowboy

Cord McCoy

Age: 30

Hometown: Ada, Okla.

Occupation: Cowboy

Relationship: Brothers

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.


Jaime Edmondson

Age: 31

Hometown: Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Occupation: Playboy Playmate

Cara Rosenthal

Age: 28

Hometown: Boca Raton, Fla.

Occupation: Government Relations Consultant/Law Student

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.


Herb Lang

Age: 34

Hometown: Brinkley, Ark.

Occupation: Harlem Globetrotters Basketball Player

Nate Lofton

Age: 29

Hometown: New Orleans, La.

Occupation: Harlem Globetrotters Basketball Player

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

Hometown: Tacoma, Wash.

Occupation: Vice President

Christina Hsu

Age: 29

Hometown: Washington, D.C.

Occupation: Consultant

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

Hometown: Louisville, Ky. currently residing in

Los Angeles, Calif.

Occupation: Print and Runway Model

Vyxsin Fiala

Age: 32

Hometown: Louisville, Ky. currently residing in

Los Angeles, Calif.

Occupation: Print and Runway Model

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

Hometown: Sherman Oaks, Calif.

Occupation: Actor

Justin Kanew
Age: 31

Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.

Occupation: Film Producer

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 their passport and would not be able to continue in the Race.

Margie Adams

Age: 53

Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo.

Occupation: RN, BSN, Clinical Research Associate

Luke Adams

Age: 25

Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo.

Occupation: Motivational Speaker

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.

(Eliminated 3/6)

Mel White

Age: 70

Hometown: Lynchburg, Va.

Occupation: Writer and activist

Mike White

Age: 40

Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.

Occupation: Writer

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.

(Eliminated 2/27)

Amanda Blackledge

Age: 25

Hometown: Redwood City, Calif., currently residing

in Pismo Beach, Calif.

Occupation: Laurus College Admissions

Kris Klicka

Age: 26

Hometown: San Diego, Calif., currently residing in Pismo

Beach, Calif.

Occupation: Insurance Agent

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.

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