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Then, there is Adrian and Dana, a married couple that were high school sweethearts. Being married for 17 years, they should be aware of the other's strengths and weaknesses, which is useful on the race.

The team that was leaked last fall thanks to a fan snapping their photo in the airport is Team Big Brother with Jeff and Jordan. Admittedly, I have never watched Big Brother but they met on that show, which she won, and are now dating. These two will be more reality show savvy than the others and as evidenced by the leaked snapshot might be able to use their "fame" to their advantage, a la Rob and Amber.

Team seven is Jodi and Shannon, a 71-year-old grandmother and granddaughter, who happen to also be triathletes. You read that correctly – a septuagenarian who has completed 15 triathlons and three half-marathons. She is clearly the inspiration of the episode's title – "Nanna is kickin' your butt."

Next it's Michael and Louie, a pair of undercover Rhode Island cops. I guess they won't be able to do much undercover work now. For the smallest state in the US, we have two teams that can claim Rhode Island as their native state. One of the guys breaks a cardinal rule in their interview before the race by declaring that he sees them winning every leg. That is never prophetic and usually turns out opposite.

Team nine is Monique and Shawne, lawyers who describe themselves as "Mom-preneurs", whatever that's supposed to mean. They are trying too hard to give themselves a nickname and came up with a ridiculous, made-up word that they of course have splashed across the front of their shirts. I want to dub them "Team not-as-clever-as-we-think" but I will refrain...for now.

Our next married team is Joe and Heidi. Heidi describes Joe as very confrontational and he admits that he will definitely be the problem child for their team. It looks like the producers have found them another Lance from last season.

And last we have Carol and Brandy, a gay couple that boasts about being high maintenance princesses. There we have it – 11 teams that will be our globe-trotting surrogates for the next few months.

Our pal Phil greets them and lets them know that there are two flights for their first destination but only the first three teams will get the first flight. The rest will be on a second flight leaving an hour later. Plus, Phil throws another wrench in the works by telling them they must use public transportation to get to the airport. That's a nice little wrinkle the teams didn't see coming.

Off they go and they all are scrambling to find a bus or train station to get them to the airport. During this unofficial task, Caite is outed for her infamous pageant performance by...wait for it...none other than...Jordan, the gay brother. Way to reinforce stereotypes. No one seems to be working together but rather a few teams are just running near one another.

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