Returning Racers

Returning Racers
Description	Teams from previous seasons come back to race again. Sometimes individual racers return with a different partner, who may also be a former racer or a new racer entirely.
Versions Used	The Amazing Race (US) The Amazing Race Canada The Amazing Race China HaMerotz LaMillion The Amazing Race Vietnam
Appearance(s)	The Amazing Race: All-Stars (2007); 18; 24; 31 The Amazing Race Canada 7; 11 The Amazing Race China 3 HaMerotz LaMillion 8 The Amazing Race Vietnam 2016

Returning Racer seasons allow to former contestants to race once again for the prize money on The Amazing Race.

History

Phil Keoghan was initially hesitant to go forward with returnee seasons due to the critical failure of Survivor: All-Stars.

Returning Racers per Season

United States

Season	Returned to Future Season
US 1	Joe & Bill
	Kevin & Drew
US 2	Oswald & Danny
US 3	John Vito & Jill
	Teri & Ian
US 4	None
US 5	Charla & Mirna
	Colin & Christie
US 6	None
US 7	Rob & Amber
	Uchenna & Joyce
US 8	None
US 9	Danielle Turner
	Eric Sanchez
US 10	David & Mary
	Dustin & Kandice
US 11	None
US 12	Kent & Vyxsin
	Ron & Christina
US 13	None
US 14	Amanda & Kris
	Jaime & Cara
	Kisha & Jen
	Margie & Luke
	Mel & Mike
US 15	Flight Time & Big Easy
	Zev & Justin
US 16	Jet & Cord
US 17	Gary & Mallory
US 18	Flight Time & Big Easy
	Jet & Cord
	Mallory Ervin
	Margie & Luke
US 19	None
US 20	Art & JJ
	Brendon & Rachel
	Mark Jackson
US 21	Natalie & Nadiya
US 22	Caroline & Jennifer
	Dave & Connor
	Jessica & John
	Joey & Meghan
US 23	Leo & Jamal
US 24	Leo & Jamal
	Rachel Reilly
US 25	None
US 26	None
US 27	None
US 28	Tyler & Korey
US 29	Becca & Floyd
US 30	None
US 31	None
US 32	None
US 33	None
US 34	None
US 35	None
US 36	None
US 37	None
US 38	Upcoming season
US 39	Upcoming season

Canada

Season	Returned to Future Season
CA 1	Jet & Dave
CA 2	None
CA 3	None
CA 4	None
CA 5	None
CA 6	None
CA 7	None
CA 8	Brendan McDougall
CA 9	None
CA 10	Sam May
CA 11	Current season

China

Season	Returned to Future Season
CN 1	Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang
CN 2	None
CN 3	None
CN 4	Most recent season

Israel

Season	Returned to Future Season
IL 1	None
IL 2	None
IL 3	None
IL 4	Shay & Shani
	Vova & Alla
IL 5	Ben & Ori
	Yael & Yosiel
IL 6	Ann & Yarden
	Neta & Omer
IL 7	None
IL 8	None
IL 9	Most recent season

Vietnam

Season	Returned to Future Season
VN 1	Richie & Mimi
VN 2
	Thanh Hoa & Anh Tuấn
	Đinh Tiến Đạt
	Nguyễn Thùy Dung
	Nhan Phúc Vinh
	Trần Thị Thu Hiền
	Việt Dũng & Pha Lê
VN 3	Hương Giang & Criss
	Minh Long
	Sơn Ngọc Minh
VN 4	Dương Hồng "Lincoln" Thúc Lĩnh
	Song Ngư & Trúc Như
	Thùy Anh & Đăng Hoàng
VN 5	None
VN 6	Most recent season

Trivia

• Former racers have also returned on the show to make one-off appearances to pass out clues or has been a Pit Stop greeter. Such as Kevin & Drew (hotdog vendors on the "frank" task in The Amazing Race: Family Edition) before their second Race appearance, Melody Chen (Pit Stop greeter in The Amazing Race 25), and Ernie & Cindy (crowd attendants on the final memory task in The Amazing Race 29).
• Uchenna & Joyce, Shay & Shani, Trần Thị Thu Hiền, and Hương Giang & Criss are the only Official Winners to return after their winning season.
  • Hương Giang & Criss are the only ones that were not eliminated in their second Race.
• John Vito & Jill, Rob & Amber, Amanda & Kris, Jessica & John, Colin & Christie, and Becca & Floyd are the teams changed their relationships between on their original race and second race.
• John Vito & Jill are the first returning team to be eliminated first on a second race. This would be followed by Amanda & Kris, Natalie & Nadiya, and Art & JJ in the original American version.
• Rob & Amber, Teri & Ian, Joe & Bill, Jaime & Cara, Margie & Luke, Ron & Christina, Jet & Cord, and Art & JJ are the former finalists to be eliminated in their second Race.
• Eric Sanchez and Danielle Turner are the first racers to return as a composite team, Eric & Danielle. This would be followed by Mark Jackson forming with Mallory Ervin as Mark & Mallory (see below), and Brendan McDougall and Sam May, forming as Brendan & Sam.
  • Mark was supposed to play with his original partner Bopper Minton in their second race, but the latter dropped out due to showing signs of inflaming pancreatitis shortly before the start of the Race.
• Margie & Luke, Flight Time & Big Easy, Jet & Cord, and Leo & Jamal are the only original teams to return twice, thus playing three times.
  • Mallory and Rachel Reilly have also raced three times, but with two different partners.
    • Margie, Mallory, and Rachel are the only females played thrice.
    • Rachel raced on her third race partnering with a first-time racer.
  • Margie & Luke are being the only co-ed team played three times.
• David & Mary, Dustin & Kandice, Gary & Mallory, and Leo & Jamal are the only teams to play back-to-back.
• Oswald & Danny, Kent & Vyxsin, Leo & Jamal, Brendon & Rachel, and Becca & Floyd are the only teams to finish their placements twice in their original and second seasons.
  • Margie & Luke are the only team to finish the same placement in both returning seasons.
• Natalie & Nadiya, Mallory Ervin, and Art & JJ are the only returning teams to be eliminated without visiting new countries.
• Jet & Cord and Margie & Luke are the only teams visiting China in all three seasons.
• Becca & Floyd are the only team of strangers to return.
• Colin & Christie currently hold the record for the longest period between appearances on The Amazing Race, with 26 seasons.
  • They also hold the record for the longest period between their original and most recent appearances.
• Colin & Christie, Brendon & Rachel, Tyler & Korey, and Hương Giang & Criss are the only returning teams to make it to the final three twice.
  • Eric Sanchez, Nhan Phúc Vinh, Thúc Lĩnh "Lincoln" Dương Hồng, and Thùy Dung Nguyễn also made the final three twice, but with two different partners.
    • Phúc Vinh & Thùy Dung are the only pair of composites that made the final three twice.