Leo & Jamal

 are a team of cousins on the 23rd season of The Amazing Race, and the second all-star season of The Amazing Race.

Leo Temory

 * Age: 26 (Season 23), 27 (All-Stars)
 * Hometown: Los Angeles
 * Connection to your teammate: Cousin
 * Current occupation: Entrepreneur/Restaurateur
 * Describe what you do: I own and operate a restaurant and recently opened a bar/lounge.
 * 3 words to describe you: Smart, funny and friendly.
 * Favorite hobbies: Hiking, traveling, tennis and cooking.
 * What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Climbing Mt. Whitney, the highest summit in the contiguous United States, with no prior experience.
 * What famous person reminds you of yourself? Bill Gates
 * What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Kobe Bryant
 * What scares you most about traveling? Missing my flight or a bad taxi.
 * What excites you most about traveling? Meeting and interacting with different cultures.
 * Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Sometimes my cousin doesn’t listen or take my advice or direction to heart. I want to show him that I mean well and have him listen and be patient with me.
 * Pet peeve about your teammate: That he is very secretive and sometimes isn’t serious enough.
 * What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Venezuela, because the women are beautiful in South America.
 * What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I hope to become closer to my cousin and show the entire world that Afghans are great, fun people and not just what we are portrayed in the media.

Jamal Zadran

 * Age: 26 (Season 23), 26 (All-Stars)
 * Hometown: Los Angeles
 * Connection to your teammate: Cousin
 * Current occupation: CEO/Owner of Z.I.G. (Zadran Investment Group)
 * Describe what you do: I manage and operate Zadran Investment Group (Z.I.G.) where we own our own Independent Dealership to sell cars to the public. Z.I.G. also buys and flips homes in the Southern California area and operates as a Reality Firm to the Public. Part of my Investment Group also manages Equity Portfolios with trading of stocks, bonds and forex, and options.
 * 3 words to describe you: Persistent, confident and energetic.
 * Favorite hobbies: Jet skiing, paintball and boogie boarding.
 * What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Working in Afghanistan for two years with the U.S. Military.
 * What famous person reminds you of yourself? Kobe Bryant – competitor and champion.
 * What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Albert Einstein – his ideas are efficient and usually right.
 * What scares you most about traveling? A bird hitting the aircraft and the plane crashing.
 * What excites you most about traveling? Seeing the different cultural customs people have and being able to try it out with them if allowed. To interact with and actually leave a life-lasting memory to somebody across the world would give me a feeling of making some type of difference in their life even if it’s only for a short time.
 * Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: We need to trust one another more often and not be too stubborn. Sometimes we may need to agree to disagree and not bicker a lot.
 * Pet peeve about your teammate: He’s very sensitive to things I may say to him or when I critique him.
 * What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Kenya, because of the natural wildlife. I’m a big cat fanatic and love the characteristics. To see them in the wild would be nice.
 * What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? To have more patience with one another and get through all challenges and obstacles with Leo. Though it will be difficult, the ultimate feeling should be worth it.

Season 23

 * Leg 1: 7th
 * Leg 2: 2nd
 * Leg 3: 6th
 * Leg 4: 4th
 * Leg 5: 6th
 * 1st U-Turned by Tim & Danny; 2nd U-Turned Brandon & Adam
 * Leg 6: 3rd
 * Leg 7: 1st
 * Leg 8: 4th
 * 1st U-Turned by Nicole & Travis
 * Leg 9: 1st
 * Leg 10: 4th (Non-Elimination)
 * Leg 11: 4th (Eliminated)
 * Elimination Interview

All-Stars (2014)

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 * Leg 2: 7th
 * Leg 3: 3rd
 * Leg 4: 3rd
 * Leg 5: 4th
 * Leg 6: 1st
 * Leg 7: 5th
 * Leg 8: 3rd
 * 2nd U-Turned by Dave & Connor
 * Leg 9: 3rd
 * Leg 10: 3rd
 * 1st U-Turned Jet & Cord
 * Leg 11:
 * Leg 12:

Season 23

 * Arrived in 1st on Leg 2, but could not be checked in as they didn't pay their cab fare. By the time they paid it and returned to the mat, Chester & Ephraim arrived, dropping them to 2nd place.
 * Survived being U-Turned twice.
 * Not giving Nicole help in the Roadblock by destoying the Xylophone.
 * An alliance with Ally & Ashley, whom they call their "race wives," and rivalry with Tim & Marie, Tim & Danny, Nicole & Travis and Jason & Amy.
 * Eliminated after overcoming their Speed Bump but struggling on the Roadblock.

All-Stars (2014)

 * Beating out Jet & Cord in the footrace in leg 6 to win the leg.
 * Receiving a third U-Turn from Dave & Connor.
 * Alliance with Dave & Connor and Caroline & Jennifer.

Franchise

 * Fourth team to race in two consecutive seasons (after Dustin and Kandice, David and Mary, and Gary and Mallory .)

American

 * First male cousins.
 * 2nd team to be U-Turned twice in the same season (after Joey & Meghan)
 * First team to survive being U-Turned multiple times.

Season 23

 * Last all-male team standing.
 * Last same-gender team standing.

All-Stars (2014)

 * Only team who participated in Season 23.