You can read and see much more about the contestants at the CBS official Web siteBrian & Greg, "Team Belly"
Relationship: Brothers
Remind me of: Chris & Alex (TAR2)
Why they will win: Young & fit
Why they won't win: Limited travel, limited knowledge about the race
Morning line: 5-1
Debbie & Bianca
Relationship: Friends
Remind me of: Kim & Leslie (TAR Classic), Heather & Eve (TAR3), Meredith & Maria (TAR6)
Why they will win: Intelligence, travel experience
Why they won't win: Still waiting for the first all-female team to crack the top 3
Morning line: 12-1
Lynn & Alex
Relationship: Boyfriends
Remind me of: Reichen & Chip (TAR4)
Why they will win: Fit the alpha male profile
Why they won't win: Lynn is lazy, Alex wilts under pressure
Morning line: 6-1
Megan & Heidi
Relationship: Roommates
Remind me of: Tian & Jaree (TAR4)
Why they will win: They're young
Why they won't win: Megan's fear of flying, among other things
Morning line: 20-1
Meredith & Gretchen
Relationship: Grandparents
Remind me of: Don & Mary Jean (TAR6)
Why they will win: It ain't happening
Why they won't win: Obvious
Morning line: 50-1
Ray & Deana, "Team Are-We-Or-Aren't-We?"
Relationship: Dating (sort of)
Remind me of: Dennis & Erika (TAR5), Adam & Rebecca (TAR6)
Why they will win: Both are physically fit
Why they won't win: They're testing their relationship, and that almost never works
Morning line: 10-1
Rob & Amber, "Media Whores of the Decade"
Relationship: you all probably know this one
Remind me of: That other team from TAR5
Why they will win: Competitive, young, reasonably fit
Why they won't win: Stunt casting, so nobody expects much
Morning line: 8-1
Ron & Kelly
Relationship: Dating
Remind me of: She reminds me of the beauty queen duo from TAR5, Nicole and Christie. He doesn't remind me of anyone I can think of.
Why they will win: Relatively young
Why they won't win: Can she get down and dirty? Can he?
Morning line: 8-1
Ryan & Chuck, "Team Hey Y'all"
Relationship: Friends
Remind me of: Marshall & Lance (TAR5)
Why they will win: Male-male teams have done extremely well in past races
Why they won't win: Are they the comic relief? If so, those teams haven't done so hot
Morning line: 10-1
Susan & Patrick, "Team Oedipus"
Relationship: Mother & son
Remind me of: All the past parent & child teams
Why they will win: They like the show
Why they won't win: Parent-child teams don't have a great history
Morning line: 20-1
Uchenna & Joyce, "Team Bustout"
Relationship: Married
Remind me of: Chip & Kim (TAR5)
Why they will win: Well, Chip & Kim won, didn't they?
Why they won't win: Age?
Morning line: 8-1