Tyler & Korey

Mathew "Tyler" Oakley and Korey Kuhl are a team of Best Friends on and.

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Tyler

 * Name: Tyler Oakley
 * Age: 26
 * Twitter: @tyleroakley
 * Instagram: tyleroakley
 * YouTube: www.youtube.com/tyleroakley
 * How many total followers do you have across all platforms? 21,505,520 followers
 * Hometown: Jackson, Mich.
 * Connection to your teammate: Best Friend and Co-Host of "Psychobabble!"
 * Current occupation: Online Video Personality, Author and Host
 * Describe what you do: Professional oversharer on the Internet.
 * 3 words to describe you: Passionate, hard-working and goofy.
 * Favorite hobbies: Pop divas, red wines and board games.
 * What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Raising more than $1,000,000 with my online audience for suicide prevention.
 * What scares you most about traveling? Unintentionally disrespecting other cultures.
 * What excites you most about traveling? Experiencing new cultures and challenging myself to get outside of my comfort zone.
 * Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Dealing with challenges that are out of our control.
 * What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Any country in Africa - I think Americans have such a distorted view of African countries, and by traveling there, I hope to learn more and share the experience with my audience.
 * What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? My goal is to push my limits, to have a blast with my teammate and to learn more about the world.

Korey
Previous season:
 * Name: Korey Kuhl
 * Age: 30
 * Twitter: @koreykuhl
 * Instagram: koreykuhl
 * YouTube: www.YouTube.com/koreykuhl
 * Podcast: www.itunes.com/psychobabble
 * How many total followers do you have across all platforms? 400,000
 * Hometown: Jackson, Mich.
 * Connection to your teammate: Best Friend
 * Current occupation: Content Producer
 * Describe what you do: I help create and facilitate a wide range of social content across multiple digital platforms including, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, as well as produce and co-host a weekly podcast called "Psychobabble."
 * 3 words to describe you: Funny, competitive and positive.
 * Favorite hobbies: Running, traveling and writing.
 * What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? I am most proud of the fact that I was able to come out of the closet and be true to myself confidently and whole-heartedly.
 * What scares you most about traveling? Accidentally being insensitive to someone else's culture or customs.
 * What excites you most about traveling? Getting to see new places and experience new cultures.
 * Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: We both think we're always right.
 * Pet peeve about your teammate: He's a terrible driver.
 * What country and place would you most like to visit and why? I'd love to go to New Zealand or Bora Bora.
 * What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? As a super fan of the show I just want to prove that I can run the race and run it well.
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Tyler Oakley
Age: 30

Hometown: Los Angeles

Current occupation: Video Blogger

Describe what you do: I share my life online by creating content—videos on YouTube, weekly pop culture podcasts with my teammate Korey, and I write essays, which you can find in my book, Binge.

Three words to describe you: Giggly, curious, and adventurous.

Favorite hobbies: Dancing, roller skating, and going to music festivals.

What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Every fun adventure that happened because I decided to make my first YouTube video 12 years ago.

What scares you most about traveling? Accidentally disrespecting cultures, or visiting places where my queer identity makes travel dangerous.

What excites you most about traveling? Seeing more of the world and learning more about myself.

What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Anywhere new! I still would love to explore countries in South America and Africa.

What do you hope to accomplish by running the Race with your partner (other than winning one million bucks)? New memories.

Who do you think will be your biggest competition: Racers, Houseguests, or Castaways? Racers! They know what to expect!

Korey Kuhl
Age: 33

Twitter and Instagram: @koreykuhl

Hometown: San Francisco

Current occupation: Podcast Host

Describe what you do: Co-host a weekly pop culture podcast called Psychobabble.

Three words to describe you: Witty, competitive, and funny.

Favorite hobbies: Travel, game nights, and movies.

What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Mastering the Georgian Ballet in Season 28.

What scares you most about traveling? Flight delays.

What excites you most about traveling? Seeing and experiencing new cultures/stepping out of my comfort zone.

What country and place would you most like to visit and why? I’ve always wanted to go to Japan. Would love to see Tokyo and experience the culture shock.

What do you hope to accomplish by running the Race with your partner (other than winning one million bucks)? Spend time together and unplug from our lives online.

Who do you think will be your biggest competition: Racers, Houseguests, or Castaways? Racers!
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Post-Race

 * Tyler & Korey appeared on The Price is Right Amazing Race Special and were called on down, but they didn't have the chance to come up on stage.
 * Tyler participated in the second season of the YouTube Red reality series Escape the Night and he eventually won the season.

Trivia

 * First team with a member named "Tyler" to not win.