The four-time Emmy Award-winning reality adventure series returns for its 10th season this fall, when Teams will travel over 40,000 miles in under 30 days, spanning four continents and 13 countries. Teams will travel to such exotic locations as Kuwait, Mongolia, Beijing, Madagascar and Hanoi, Vietnam. The race begins in Seattle, Wash. when Teams begin jockeying for available flights to the first destination, Beijing, China. Once there, Teams are faced with their first Roadblock, which requires them to feast on a Chinese delicacy. As the racers continue to navigate their way through the busy streets of Beijing, they are faced with the game’s first twist. Meanwhile, the racer’s physical prowess is put to the test when they must climb a portion of the Great Wall of China. Following are the 12 Teams, listed in no particular order: Name: VIPUL PATEL Occupation: Sales Age: 29 Hometown: Windermere, Fla. Name: ARTI PATEL Occupation: Nutritional Educator Age: 26 Hometown: Windermere, Fla. Relationship: MARRIED Name: ERWIN CHO Occupation: Insurance Company Manager Age: 32 Hometown: San Francisco Name: GODWIN CHO Occupation: Financial Analyst Age: 29 Hometown: San Francisco Relationship: BROTHERS Name: TOM ROCK Occupation: College Admissions Director Age: 39 Hometown: New York Name: TERRY COSENTINO (Male) Occupation: Special Events Director Age: 45 Hometown: New York Relationship: BOYFRIENDS Name: KELLIE PATTERSON Occupation: Student: Broadcast Journalism Age: 22 Hometown: Columbia, S.C. Name: JAMIE HILL Occupation: Recent College Graduate Age: 22 Hometown: Columbia, S.C. Relationship: CHEERLEADERS Name: LYN TURK Occupation: Fourth Grade Teacher Age: 32 Hometown: Birmingham, Ala. Name: KARLYN HARRIS Occupation: Program Analyst Age: 32 Hometown: Helena, Ala. Relationship: SINGLE PARENTS-FRIENDS Name: DAVID CONLEY Occupation: Coal Miner Age: 32 Hometown: Stone, Ky. Name: MARY CONLEY Occupation: Homemaker Age: 31 Hometown: Stone, Ky. Relationship: COALMINER AND WIFE Name: BILAL ABDUL-MANI Occupation: Medical Supply Technician Age: 37 Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio Name: SA’EED RUDOLPH Occupation: Power Lineman Age: 39 Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio Relationship: BEST FRIENDS Name: PETER HARSCH Occupation: Clinical Prosthetist Age: 35 Hometown: Laguna Beach, Calif. Name: SARAH REINERTSEN Occupation: Motivational Speaker Age: 31 Hometown: Trabuco Canyon, Calif. Relationship: RECENTLY DATING Name: ROB DIAZ Occupation: Bartender-Real Estate Student Age: 31 Hometown: Los Angeles Name: KIMBERLY CHABOLLA Occupation: Public Relations Age: 28 Hometown: Los Angeles Relationship: DATING Name: TYLER DENK Occupation: Model Age: 29 Hometown: Los Angeles Name: JAMES BRANAMAN Occupation: Model Age: 27 Hometown: Los Angeles Relationship: MODELS Name: DUSTIN KONZELMAN Occupation: Reigning Miss California-Marketing Director Age: 24 Hometown: Riverside, Calif. Name: KANDICE PELLETIER Occupation: Reigning Miss NY-Rockette Age: 24 Hometown: New York Relationship: BEAUTY QUEENS Name: DUKE MARCOCCIO Occupation: Owner -- Tour Company Age: 52 Hometown: Warwick, R.I. Name: LAUREN MARCOCCIO Occupation: Speech & Language Pathologist Age: 26 Hometown: Warwick, R.I. Relationship: FATHER-DAUGHTER

The pressure starts to take its toll on several of the racers as precious time is lost when teams are forced to switch tasks mid-stream, while others struggle to finish a flaming roadblock. Meanwhile, alliances start to form between several of the teams who realize they might be considered the underdogs of the race.

With no money in their pockets, one team is left behind while the others head off to their next destination. Another team loses their lead when they make a crucial mistake and board the wrong bus. Teams discover they will not be given any additional money for this leg of the Race and must earn it instead. Finally, a route marker evokes strong emotions in the Racers as they reflect on the sorrowful memories of a past war.

The teams race through Vietnam and navigate their way around rocky islands and through rough waters. At a roadblock, teams must ascend and rappel a cliff that’s 90 feet high. One racer injures a leg and has to stop for medical attention.

Tension escalates as one racer's slower pace causes their team to miss a bus. One racer tries to align with another team, offering to lead them to a travel agency where they may obtain help racing to the next destination. The racer simply asks that team to remember the favor down the line. Trying to be practical jokers, one team pretends to make flight reservations on a fake cell phone while another racer gets nervous and borrows a local's cell phone to make actual reservations, causing the jokers' plan to backfire.

With no elimination on the previous leg, all teams move forward racing to the next Pit Stop. However, in a new twist, the team that finished last learns they must finish first on this leg of the Race in order to avoid a penalty that could cost them the game. The stakes continue to grow and teams realize that the smallest mistakes could cost them the Game.

While racing through the streets of Mauritius, one team has a major scare when they crash their car into a bus. Another team has trouble getting their car into gear and must watch as all the other teams pass by them. Meanwhile, two teams create an alliance but wonder if the bond is strong enough to bring them to the end. Could the race to the Pit Stop among friends mean the demise of another alliance?

One team starts the leg with a huge handicap and will need to pull out all the stops in order to stay in the game. The racers also struggle to complete an unappetizing task of consuming a local delicacy. Every second counts as several teams run neck-and-neck in a race to the mat.

The teams race through Helsinki, where they must dive 243 feet to retrieve a clue. At the Roadblock, teams are forced into a claustrophobic setting in order to complete the task.

Teams are feeling the pressure to perform their best as there is little room for error at this stage of the Race. At the Virtual Pitstop, all Teams must repel face-first down a 236 foot high tower. One Team is put to the ultimate test as they face their extreme fear of heights in order to complete the challenge and continue Racing. Two teams race head-to-head the entire leg of the Race and form an uneasy partnership. Frustration continues to mount as one Team’s bad luck with automobiles continues.

The teams race through Morocco and one team yields a rival pair, forcing them to wait until an hourglass runs out before they can participate in a chariot race to earn their next clue. Also, one team gets a flat tire and doesn’t receive any help from the other duos

The teams leave their Pit Stop known as Berber Camp and receive a clue to travel through the Atlas Mountains to Casablanca. At the Roadblock, each member must consume a pound of camel meat. Once completed the players are told to head to Barcelona, Spain where they will enter a confusing labyrinth to find the next clue. The Detour finds the teams either dressing as giants or passing through a tomato patch while having tomatoes thrown at them. The teams will end up at the final Pit Stop at Palau National of Mojuic.

The final three teams travel from Spain to France, skydive from 12,000 feet and fly to the final destination city where one duo claims the grand prize of $1 million.