The Amazing Race returns for season 17, and not without its typecasts. The 11 teams each with a preexisting relationship that make up The Amazing Race 17 cast are:
Andie & Jenna
43/21
Atlanta, GA/Athens, GA
Birth mother/biological daughter
Brook & Claire
27/30
San Diego, CA/Reno, NV
Best friends/TV co-hosts
Chad & Stephanie
26/23
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Dating
Connor & Jonathan
22
Chesterland, OH/Cranford, NJ
Best friends/Princeton students
Gary & Mallory
53/24
Morganfield, KY/Lexington, KY
Father/daughter
Jill & Thomas
27/30
Marina Del Rey, CA
Dating
Katie & Rachel
23/24
Rahway, NJ/Moorestown, NJ
Friends/Beach volleyball players
Michael & Kevin
58/20
Sugarland, TX
Father/son
Nat & Kat
31/35
Scottsdale, AZ/Santa Monica, CA
Friends/Doctors
Nick & Vicki
26
Henderson, NV
Dating
Ron & Tony
45/42
Los Angeles, CA/Tucson, AZ
Best friends