Tyler & Korey

S31
S28

Team Profile

Born:

March 22, 1989 (age 36) (Tyler)
March 7, 1985 (age 40) (Korey)

Hometown:

Jackson, Michigan;
Los Angeles, California (Tyler)
San Francisco, California (Korey)

Relation:

Best Friends

Occupation:

Online Video Personality/Author/Host (Tyler)
Content Producer (Korey [TAR28])
Podcast Host (Korey [TAR31])

The Amazing Race Career

Version:

United States

Legs Competed:

12

Legs Won:

5

Placement:

3rd

Average Position:

2.42

Roadblock
Count:

Tyler: 7
Korey: 7

Countries
Raced:

Legs Competed:

12

Legs Won:

4

Placement:

2nd

Average Position:

2.75

Roadblock
Count:

Tyler: 6
Korey: 6

Countries
Raced:

Mathew Tyler Oakley and Korey Kuhl are a team of Best Friends on The Amazing Race 28 and The Amazing Race 31.

Tyler & Korey immediately emerged as threats The Amazing Race 28, regularly placing near the top of the pack while developing a rivalry with Brodie & Kurt, while also having a close working relationship with Dana & Matt, with the two teams working together on several occasions. Although they sometimes got sidetracked whenever Tyler opted to flirt with the locals, their competitiveness and strategic thinking led to them using the U-Turn to knock Brodie & Kurt out of the race, making them the most dominant team to make it to the final three. In the final leg, they fell to last place early after Tyler failed to complete the first Roadblock on his first attempt, forcing them to play catch up throughout the leg. They then got a taxi driver whom they could not effectively communicate with, leaving them to finish in 3rd place.

In The Amazing Race 31, Tyler & Korey again proved themselves to be a formidable team, regularly placing near the top of the pack, forging strong social connections that generally kept them from being targeted, and working together cohesively to win four legs on their way to reaching the final three yet again. In the final leg, Tyler & Korey raced neck-and-neck with Colin & Christie, with the two teams trading the lead multiple times throughout the leg. Ultimately, Tyler & Korey would fall short after missing several key details at the final task that cost them time, coming in 2nd place.

Profile[]

Retrieved by CBS.com^[1]^[2]

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[]

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.

Previous season: The Amazing Race 28

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!

The Amazing Race 28[]

Race History[]

Tyler & Korey's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	United States → Mexico	Mariachi Madness / Great Bulls of Fire	Tyler	2 of 11
2	2	Mexico → Colombia	Pop-Up / Parrilla	Korey	1 of 11
3	3	Colombia	Tickets / Tejo	Tyler	2 of 10
4	4	Colombia → Switzerland → France	Work Bench / Bench Work	Korey	2 of 9
5	5	France	Dynamite / Campsite	Korey	1 of 8
6	6	France → Armenia	Thread / Bread	Tyler	6 of 7
7	7	Armenia → Georgia	Clean / String	Korey	6 of 7
8	8	Georgia → United Arab Emirates	Races / Oasis	Korey	3 of 6	^[1]
9	9	United Arab Emirates → Indonesia	No Detour	Tyler	1 of 6	^[2]
9	9	United Arab Emirates → Indonesia	No Detour	Korey	1 of 6	^[2]
10	10	Indonesia	Harvest / Haul	Tyler	1 of 5⊂
11	11	Indonesia → China	Commuter Cycle / Master of Arts	Tyler	1 of 4
12	12	China → United States	No Detour	Tyler	3 of 3	^[2]
12	12	China → United States	No Detour	Korey	3 of 3	^[2]
				Average	2.42
Legend: The team finished in first place The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg The team that won The Amazing Race The team that crossed the Finish Line second The team that crossed the Finish Line third ϵ The team used the Express Pass somewhere during the leg ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn ⋐ The team that used the second slot of the "Double U-Turn" ⋑ Recipient of a second U-Turn due to the "Double U-Turn" twist
Notes 1: Tyler & Korey initially arrived 3rd, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for paying a taxi driver to lead them while driving. Because it did not affect their placement, it went unaired.^[3] 2: This leg featured two Roadblocks and no Detour. The team member who sat out the first Roadblock was required to perform the second one.

The Amazing Race 31[]

Race History[]

Tyler & Korey's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	United States → Japan	No Detour	Tyler	3 of 11	^[3]
1	1	United States → Japan	No Detour	Korey	3 of 11	^[3]
2	2	Japan → Laos	ABC / BBQ	Tyler	7 of 10⋑
3	3	Laos → Vietnam	Reel It In / Light It Up	Tyler	4 of 9
4	4	Vietnam	Irritation / Irrigation	Korey	5 of 9
5	5	Vietnam → United Arab Emirates	Fall / Find	Tyler	4 of 8
6	6	United Arab Emirates → Uganda	Salty Roll / Move the Pole	Korey	1 of 8
7	7	Uganda → Switzerland	Water Power / Water Down	Korey	1 of 7
8	8	Switzerland	Haymaking / Cow Dressing	Tyler	1 of 7
9	9	Switzerland → Croatia	Poetry in Motion / Washed in from the Ocean	Korey	1 of 6
10	10	Croatia → Netherlands	High / Dry	No Roadblock	2 of 5
11	11	Netherlands → United Kingdom	Know / Row	Korey	2 of 4
11	12	United Kingdom → United States	No Detour	Tyler	2 of 3
				Average	2.75
Legend: The team finished in first place The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg The team that won The Amazing Race The team that crossed the Finish Line second The team that crossed the Finish Line third ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn ⋐ The team that used the second slot of the "Double U-Turn" ⋑ Recipient of a second U-Turn due to the "Double U-Turn" twist ∇ The team that lost the Double Battle
Notes: 3: Leg 1 had two Roadblocks and no Detour. The team member who sat out the first Roadblock was required to perform the second one.

Post-Race[]

Tyler & Korey appeared on a Primetime Special The Amazing Race edition of The Price is Right that aired on May 26, 2016.^[4] Tyler & Korey, and their contestant, Cory, did not make it past Contestant's Row.^[5]
Tyler participated in the second season of the YouTube Red reality series Escape the Night hosted by fellow YouTuber and former racer Joey Graceffa, which he eventually survives alongside fellow YouTuber Andrea Russett.
Korey appeared in an episode of Geek and Sundry web series Escape! along The Amazing Race 28 castmates Burnie Burns and Darius Benson along with another celebrity, Blaine Gibson. They all failed to escape the escape room when the 30 minutes had expired.
Tyler & Korey appeared on the seventh episode of Celebrity Fear Factor.^[6]
Tyler & Korey did a podcast explaining events that occurred during their two seasons that did not air.^[7]^[8]

Trivia[]

Franchise Record[]

Tyler & Korey are tied with Colin & Christie for the most legs won by a team in a career, with 9 each.

US Records[]

Highest racing average of all LGBT teams, at 2.42 in The Amazing Race 28.
First team to arrive at a Head-to-Head first and go on to win the leg.
Only team to make the final leg twice without coming in last on a Non-Elimination Leg on either season.

External links[]

Tyler's Wikipedia page: Tyler Oakley

Interviews[]

Season 28[]

Rob Cesternino at Rob has a Podcast (05/16/2016): "Tyler Oakley & Korey Kuhl Talk Amazing Race 28"
Mekeisha Madden Toby at Detroit News (05/17/2016): "Michigan 'Amazing Race' finalists moving on"
Elizabeth Kwiatkowski at Reality TV World (05/17/2016): "Exclusive: 'The Amazing Race' third-place team Tyler Oakley and Korey Kuhl talk about their experience"
CBS.com (05/2016): "Tyler and Korey came in third place on Season 28 of The Amazing Race."

Season 31[]

Joyce Eng at Golden Derby (06/27/2019): "Tyler and Korey ('Amazing Race' exit interview): 'We knew we were getting second no matter what'"
Mike Bloom at Parade (06/27/2019): "The Amazing Race 31: Tyler Oakley and Korey Kuhl on Breaking and Making Records "
Elizabeth Kwiatkowski at Reality TV World (06/28/2019): "Tyler Oakley and Korey Kuhl talk 'The Amazing Race': We wanted Nicole and Victor out because they were a threat, not because of 'Big Brother' (Exclusive)"