Zev & Justin

Zev Glassenberg and Justin Kanew are a team of Friends on the 15th season of The Amazing Race and a team of Best Friends on the Unfinished Business season of The Amazing Race.

Season 15
Zev and Justin's friendship started six years ago when they were working as camp counselors and the two have been very close ever since. Zev has Asperger's Syndrome, but they don't let it affect their relationship. They share friends and interests, and the friendship is as mutually beneficial as any could be.

Zev is an avid sports fan — especially basketball — and he has an intense competitive spirit. He describes himself as funny, modest, and loyal, and is running the Race to prove to himself that he can do anything.

Justin prides himself on his patience and his ability to problem solve. He admits the biggest difference between he and his partner is that Zev is not great in large groups of people — one of the characteristics of Asperger's — while Justin is very easy-going and can assimilate himself into any group.

Outside of the occasional trip to Vegas (where Justin took Zev to lose his virginity), neither has traveled extensively, particularly with one another. Their relationship is spontaneous and unedited and resembles one of brothers more than friends.

Zev

 * Age: 26 (Season 15); 28 (Unfinished Business)
 * Hometown: Sherman Oaks, Calif.
 * Connection to your Teammate: Best Friend
 * Current Occupation: Actor
 * Previous Season/Result: Season 15/9th place
 * Biggest mistake you made in your previous season: We lost my passport.
 * Most memorable moment from your first Race: Unfortunately, losing the passport.
 * Favorite place you visited on your first season: Probably Cambodia.
 * Why do you want to run the Race again? To win!
 * How have you changed since the last time you competed? I am a year older—and I have impacted a lot of little boys and girls in the autism community.
 * What are you passionate about? Acting and I love the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team.
 * People would be surprised to learn: I love to read.
 * One location that you hope to go on this adventure: Afghanistan or Chernobyl because I heard it's really nice there this time of year.
 * Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on the Race together: Not losing our passports.
 * What do you hope to accomplish by running the Race again (other than winning one million dollars): To go farther. Plus, I want to have fun and create more memories.
 * Pet peeve about your teammate: He loses things and needs to stay calmer.
 * What would you do if you won the million dollars? Move out of my current living situation and find some new roommates. I also would get my eyes fixed.
 * Any strategic changes you will make heading into this Race: Yeah, not lose a passport!

Justin

 * Age: 30 (Season 15); 31 (Unfinished Business)
 * Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
 * Connection to your Teammate: Best friend
 * Current Occupation: Film Producer, National Lampoon
 * Previous Season/Result: Season 15/9th place. We were disqualified after losing our passport.
 * Biggest mistake you made in your previous season: Can't think of one.
 * Most memorable moment from your first Race: Zev whispering to the Ducks.
 * Favorite place you visited on your first season: Asia because we never left! Phu Qhoc, Vietnam specifically.
 * Why do you want to run the Race again? Because it is the greatest experience ever. I can't believe we're getting a second chance.
 * How have you changed since the last time you competed? I'm slightly more responsible. Slightly.
 * What are you passionate about? Love and Twitter.
 * People would be surprised to learn: My father directed Troop Beverly Hills and Revenge of the Nerds.
 * One location that you hope to go on this adventure: South America because I have never been.
 * Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on the Race together: Taking care of our things. Mostly that's my problem, but yeah.
 * What do you hope to accomplish by running the Race again (other than winning one million dollars): Making it out of Asia this time and getting a shot at redemption.
 * Pet peeve about your teammate: Zev's a little too ambitious for my liking.
 * What would you do if you won the million dollars? Travel. No wait, I would stay put, buy a few important people nice things and sleep a little easier.
 * Any strategic changes you will make heading into this Race: Staple our passports to my chest and pack lighter.

Race History
Notes: Zev & Justin initially arrived 1st, but discovered after being checked in at the mat that they were missing Zev's passport. They were told that they could not be checked in unless they had their travel documents, and backtracked to find it. All other teams checked in to the Pit Stop before they could find Zev's passport, resulting in Zev & Justin being eliminated.

Trivia

 * Highest average placing male team who were the 4th team to be eliminated without winning any leg, 6.
 * Lowest finish in their previous season for a team rejoin at an all-star season, 9th place (tied with Jessica & John).
 * Zev, first autistic contestant (diagnosed by Asperger's Syndrome)
 * Zev & Justin seem to be tied to the number 4.
 * As of leg 9: 4 first place appearances in season 18.
 * They took 4th on their first leg in season 18.
 * As of and counting leg 9, their previous instance where took 4th place was 4 legs ago.
 * In their first appearance, they were the 4th team eliminated.
 * Also in that appearance, they completed all four of their roadblocks.
 * The team that took 4th in season 15, Flight Time & Big Easy, also appeared in season 18.
 * The two of them have about 4 years between their ages in season 15.
 * Counting both season 15 and 18, there were four seasons between their placings.
 * They didn’t check in at the pit stop during the 4th episode of Unfinished Business.
 * In leg 1 of season 18, they took 4th, while Gary & Mallory took 1st. In leg 9, it was the other way around.
 * If you count leg 4 of season 18, where Zev & Justin took 8th, the team that took 4th in that leg, Ron & Christina was eliminated 4 episodes later.
 * In legs 2 and 3 of season 18, the team of Kisha & Jen took 4th in both legs, and in leg 9, they took 2nd to Zev & Justin, and as of leg 9, Kisha & Jen have taken 4th place 4 times, and have each completed 4 roadblocks.
 * On leg 8, Kisha & Jen took 4th place for the 4th time, while Zev & Justin took 1st.
 * In leg 10, Zev & Justin took 4th place again.
 * In Unfinished Business, Zev & Justin officially took 4th place.
 * Among their two seasons, the titles for four episodes were quotes from either Zev or Justin.
 * Prior to his elimination in Unfinished Business, Zev completed 4 roadblocks.
 * They won 4 legs and 4 4th finishes.