While no official release date has yet been announced, The Amazing Race is moving forward with season 33. If released in 2021, the show will have reached the 20-year on-air milestone, making it one of the longest-running reality TV series of all time.
One of the most compelling aspects of The Amazing Race is the memorable teammates who overcome tremendous odds to reach the finish line first and how they parlay their celebrity status after the show is over. To that end, it's time to catch up with the first 10 winning teams and find out what they're up to these days.
Tyler Denk & James Branaman From Season Ten
The TAR season 10 winners included teammates Tyler Denk and James Brenaman, a pair of models who met during an exchange student program and bonded over their mutual struggles with addiction.
Nowadays, James works as a photographer and lives with his wife, Elaina Bellis, a fellow model and art director. The two recently welcomed twin girls, Quincey and Rowe Branaman, into their lives. As for Tyler, he continued his modeling career after the show but has gone radio silent since appearing in CSI: Miami in 2005.
B.J. Averell & Tyler MacNiven From Season Nine
The easygoing and ever-smiling besties B.J. Averell and Tyler MacNiven were crowned TAR season nine champs, and both have transitioned into the film business since their time on the show. In addition to appearing in Weeds in 2010, Averell was featured in the 2020 horror-thriller Stalker.
Meanwhile, Tyler married his longtime girlfriend Kelly Hennigan in 2015 and opened a series of restaurants in California with his brother. After the show, Tyler also became a documentary producer of such titles as Big in Bollywood and Jonny Ramada.
The Linz Family From Season Eight
As the first winning team of TAR's Family Edition, siblings Alex, Megan, Nick, and Tommy Linz made show history. While largely inactive on social media, Alex and his wife now Nicci live in Indianapolis with their son, Levi
Nick went on to work for a manufacturing company in Manhattan Beach, California. He and his wife Brooke have a son named Axel, as well as a daughter named Marlow, and they currently reside in Hyde Park. Megan is a mother of three daughters living in Loveland, Ohio with her husband Blake. Lastly, Tommy "Bone" resides in Los Angeles and works for a neuro-spine regeneration company.
Joyce & Uchenna Agu From Season Seven
Following their two appearances on TAR in 2005, which they won, and in 2007, which saw them place fifth, married couple Joyce and Uchenna Agu got divorced in 2011. While the two remain amicable, they've gone their separate ways both personally and professionally.
Uchenna has moved into the realm of acting, having most recently appeared in the 2019 feature films Krazy Meets Karma and Destinies. In 2014, Entertainment Weekly reported that Joyce was working on a memoir, but a manuscript has yet to be published.
Freddy Holliday & Kendra Bentley From Season Six
At the time of their victory in season six, Freddy Holliday and Kendra Bentley were engaged to get married. The couple were wed in 2005 and had two children together. Alas, they've since gotten divorced. In 2015, Freddy remarried a woman named Ginger.
While both have remained out of the public limelight on television, Kendra continues to work as a model and has fostered a solid Instagram following where she isn't afraid to share her romantic dalliances with the world.
Chip & Kim McAllister From Season Five
After winning TAR season five in 2004, married couple Chip and Kim McAllister both continued to pursue a path in entertainment. In 2010, the couple produced the TV movie Pizza and Karaoke. Most recently, Chip appeared in the 2017 film Marriage Vows.
Residing in Laguna Nigel, California, the pair also founded the ventures PeopleStar FilmWorks and McAllister Real Estate Group after their time on the show as an additional means of income. In 2020, Chip took to Twitter to celebrate his 42-pound weight loss.
Chip Arndt & Reichen Lehmkuhl From Season Four
While TAR season four winners Chip Arndt and Reichen Lehmkuhl made history by becoming the first openly gay couple to compete on the show, the two ended their relationship six months after the finale aired. After remaining in the entertainment biz for a few years, both have since changed courses.
Chip went on to become the Executive Vice President of Flimp Communications, a digital human resources company. After dating Lance Bass and appearing in a few soap operas, Reichen attended law school and went on to found LeaseLock.com in 2012 where he still serves as the CEO. He also released his debut album, Up to the Sky, in 2010.
Flo Pesenti & Zach Behr From Season Three
During their heated competition in TAR season three, Flo Pesenti constantly flirted with rival teammate Drew Riker. After the show, Flo and Drew dated for seven years before calling it quits in 2009. Flo has since gone on to be a PR associate who has worked with such brands as Gucci, Glamour, Ralph Lauren, and more.
Meanwhile, Zach may have the most successful Hollywood career post-TAR. As the VP of The History Channel since 2018, Behr has produced several TV shows, with the most recent titles including Counting Cars, Alone: The Beast, History's Greatest Mysteries, Nature Gone Wild, and Ax Men Reborn.
Alex Boyan & Chris Luca From Season Two
Since crossing the finish line first in season two, Alex Boyan and Chris Luca have gone in diametrically opposed directions. Alex remains a high-profile public figure, while Chris has avoided social media and lives a quiet life with his wife in Florida.
After the show, Alex partnered with Survivor contestant Burton Roberts to form their company The World Productions. Alex has since become an actor, producer, and writer on such 2020 shows as Epic Villas and The College Tour. Alex also served as a producer and senior producer on the show Steve for all 242 episodes from 2017-2019.
Rob Frisbee & Brennan Swain From Season One
Best buddies Rob Frisbee and Brennan Swain may not work together per se in 2021, but the inaugural TAR winners both serve as lawyers specializing in copyright, intellectual property, and patent law nowadays.
The two men remain close as ever, spending Thanksgiving together as recently as 2018 (per Rob's Instagram). While Brennan has spent the last two decades raising money for St. Jude and traveling to his 50 most-desired countries around the world, Rob has recently been moonlighting as a TV writer for such projects as Day of the Beast, Stranglehold, and Dysfunction.