The Amazing Race 25 Cast Spoilers

In a rare move, the Amazing Race/CBS announced the entire cast the morning that the actual filming began, and encouraged fans to come out to support the racers at the start line in Times Square at 3 a.m. on May 31st. (Image credit Survivor Sucks and various fans)

The cast of Amazing Race 25 is:

• Bethany Hamilton and Adam Dirks: Married Surfers from Princeville, Hawaii (Bethany is the well-known surfer who survived a shark attack that resulted in the loss of an arm)
• Kym Perfetto and Alli Forsythe: Urban Bike Racers from Brooklyn, N.Y.
• Amy DeJong and Maya Warren: Food Scientists from Madison, Wisc.
• Lisa Thomson and Michelle Thomson: Realtor Sisters from Miami, Fla.
• Michael Ward and Scott Strazzullo: Firefighters from Boston, Mass.
• Brooke Adams and Robbie E. Strauss: Dating Pro Wrestlers from Houston, Texas and Woodbridge, N.J., respectively.
• Tim Tsao and Te Jay McGrath: College Sweethearts from Pasadena, Calif.
• Isabelle Du and Dennis Hour: Model and Accountant, respectively, from Tustin, Calif.
• Keith Tollefson and Whitney Duncan: Engaged Couple from Nashville, Tenn. (They met on the 23rd season of Survivor--South Pacific)
• Misti and Jim Raman: Married Dentists from Columbia, S.C.
• Shelley and Nici Porter: Mother/Daughter from Detroit, Mich.

I'm a little scared to continue venturing into the TAR Spoilers thread on Survivor Sucks, because people are tracking the racers all over the globe, and I'm sure there are elimination spoilers all ready. But if you want to go there yourself, here is the link.

Other pieces of info that were floating around (and again, I can't confirm anything because by now (over three days into filming), the thread will be rife with spoilers) is the introduction of something similar to the Salvage Pass, used in international versions of the show.

According to Survivor Sucks, a fan at the starting line found out the following information:

#AmazingRace #TAR25. A "Save", you can hand over before the end of 9th leg if you are facing elimination and stay in race. - spectator Ron Waxman

Supposedly, the Save is the new prize for winning the first leg, and from what I hear, the Express Pass(es) will still be awarded in the second leg.

Regarding locations, all I know is that the first place the teams have to go to is the finish line of the original TAR--Flushing Meadows Park. And I believe after that, they headed off to the U.S. Virgin Islands. Hopefully when the season finishes filming, the full list of locations will be posted somewhere less spoiler-heavy and I can get it to you.

In Survivor news, Jeff Probst revealed in an interview with Dalton Ross on location that, similar to last Blood vs. Water season, one of the pairs failed to pass medical clearance and did not get to compete on the show. This means that the season will start with only 18 contestants, which is great. However, the gender balance on each tribe has been thrown off, which isn't so great. Hopefully it wasn't the Twinnies that failed to pass the medical exam.

You can listen to Jeff's interview below.

New details are being revealed practically every day, so stay tuned to Survivor Scrutiny for more updates.