meet the racers 
Rod & Leticia Gardner
Ages: 46 & 38
Hometown: Lawrenceville, Georgia
Occupations: former NFL player & fitness business owner
Relationship: married
Instagram: @rodgardner87 & @leticiamariegardner
Danny & Angie Butler
Ages: 37 & 55
Hometowns: San Diego, California, and Walla Walla, Washington
Occupations: university resident director & seventh-grade teacher
relationship: mother & son
Instagram: @dbutss
Derek & Shelisa Williams
Ages: 57 & 55
Hometown: Alta Loma, California
Occupations: retired chief of police & retired sheriff’s lieutenant
relationship: married
Instagram: @derekdubu, X: @SBCSDswilliams
Michelle & Sean Clark
Ages: 39 & 46
Hometown: East Point, Georgia
Occupations: owners of Double Dutch Aerobics
relationship: married
Instagram: @doubledutchaerobics
Yvonne Chavez & Melissa Main
Ages: 40 & 38
Hometown: San Diego, California
Occupations: global strategy and operations lead & U.S. Navy special operations investigator
relationship: dating
Instagram: @mexevo & @mel_m_and_leo
Sunny Pulver & Bizzy Smith
Ages: 41 & 37
Hometowns: Edgerton, Wisconsin, & New Berlin, Wisconsin
Occupations: firefighters
Relationship: best friends
Instagram: @firefighter_sunny & @firefighter_bizzy
Amber Craven & Vinny Cagungun
Ages: 30 & 37
Hometowns: Englewood, Colorado
Occupations: nurse anesthetists
Relationship: dating
Instagram: @amber_crna & @vinny2guns_
Ricky Rotandi & Cesar Aldrete
Ages: 34 & 34
Hometowns: New York, New York
Occupations: preschool teacher & food stylist
Relationship: dating
Instagram: @rickyrotandi & @cesarald
Juan Villa & Shane Bilek
Ages: 29 & 29
Hometowns: Spokane, Washington, & Marine City, Michigan
Occupations: Air Force pilots
Relationship: best friends
Instagram: @juanchovilla1479 & @sbcoko
Anthony & Bailey Smith
Ages: 26 & 26
Hometowns: Clearwater, Florida
Occupations: recruiters
Relationship: twin brothers
Instagram: @anthonyrssmith & @baileysssmith
Kishori Turner & Karishma Cordero
Ages: 26 & 22
Hometowns: Gaithersburg, Maryland, & Austin, Texas
Occupations: senior marketing strategist & student
Relationship: cousins
Instagram: @kishoriturner & @karishmacordero
Maya & Rohan Mody
Ages: 20 & 23
Hometowns: Monmouth Junction, New Jersey
Occupations: student & master’s student
Relationship: siblings
Instagram: @mayammody & @rohanm00
Chris Foster & Mary Cardona-Foster
Ages: 60 & 27
Hometowns: Waltham, Massachusetts
Occupations: receptionist & marketing manager
Relationship: father & daughter
Instagram: @chris.foster.1 @ @marycardonafoster
36×8: That’s What Being Strong Will Do
For the first time in THE AMAZING RACE history, teams travel to Barbados where they visit the childhood home of superstar Rihanna.
Finish order: [Spoiler (click to open)]
1 – Ricky & Cesar
2 – Juan & Shane
3 – Amber & Vinny
4 – Melissa & Yvonne
5 – Leticia & Rod
6 – Angie & Danny (eliminated)
Phil talks about bungee jumping with the inventor of modern bungee jumping and holding an unofficial world record for bungee jumping. Stephen says he loves New Zealand so Phil offers to take him there.
In part 2, Phil talks about growing up in Antigua, the origin of his eyebrow pop, and drinks Cuban rum with Stephen.
