Kelsey & Joey

Kelsey Gerckens and Joey Buttitta are a Dating News Anchors team on the 27th season of The Amazing Race.

Kelsey

 * Age: 25
 * Hometown: Ventura, Calif.
 * Connection to your teammate: Dating/co-worker
 * Current occupation: News reporter at KEYT-TV
 * Describe what you do: I report and anchor the local news in Santa Barbara and Ventura County. I cover breaking news live on air and turn in daily news stories. I do everything from interviewing to filming, writing and editing.
 * 3 words to describe you: Adventure seeker, competitive and over-achiever.
 * Favorite hobbies: Travelling, scuba diving and food & wine tasting.
 * What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Graduating college early and landing my dream job as a reporter.
 * What famous person reminds you of yourself? Cameron Diaz - fun, outgoing, silly and loves to dance.
 * What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Michael Strahan - similar personality, loves sports and hilarious.
 * What scares you most about traveling? Being in a violent situation where I am unsafe, and driving on the other side of the road.
 * What excites you most about traveling? Doing things I have never done before, experiencing different cultures and seeing magnificent things with my own eyes.
 * Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Patience, Joey loses his patience very quickly. When he loses his patience, he gets really short. I hope he will learn to listen to me and keep his cool.
 * Pet peeve about your teammate: He is always watching sports. TV is always on sports and he won’t let me change the channel.
 * What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Paris because I’ve never been and I would love to see the Eiffel tower. I think it’s romantic. Also, Germany because it looks like a fun party country and Spain because there is so much culture and tradition.
 * What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I hope Joey and I will realize if we are meant to be together. We are a great “dating” couple, but is it more than that? Should we get married? I hope we can answer that question as we experience the race together.
 * Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @KelseyGerckens

Joey

 * Age: 26
 * Hometown: Simi Valley, Calif (Currently lives in Santa Barbara, Calif.)
 * Connection to your teammate: Dating/co-worker
 * Current occupation: News anchor
 * Describe what you do: I’m the morning news anchor for KEYT-TV in Santa Barbara. Bringing headlines, breaking news and what’s happening around town to the community.
 * 3 words to describe you: Funny, street-smart and quick.
 * Favorite hobbies: Golf, reading and working out.
 * What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? At 26, I’m at a great place in my career and worked very hard to get here.
 * What famous person reminds you of yourself? Steve Jobs. I love Apple.
 * What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Candice Swanepoel
 * What scares you most about traveling? Ebola and terrorism.
 * What excites you most about traveling? Seeing the world, trying new foods and exploring.
 * Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Patience. I have a problem not getting what I want, immediately.
 * Pet peeve about your teammate: Kelsey takes a long time to get ready when going out.
 * What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Italy because my father’s family is from there and I love the food.
 * What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? We’ve been dating for a year and I’m in love with this girl! The Amazing Race will allow us to experience more amazing times together.
 * Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @Joey_Buttitta

Race History
Notes: Leg 6 featured two Roadblocks. The team member who sat out the first Roadblock was required to perform the second one.

Trivia

 * Both Kelsey & Joey are news reporters for KEYT-TV News Channel.