(CBS) Fasten your safety belts! The fourth season of "The Amazing Race" gets under way Thursday, May 29, on CBS.

Twelve teams, each comprised of two people who have a pre-existing relationship, will race around the world and compete for the $1 million grand prize. This race kicks off at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Phil Keoghan, "The Amazing Race" host, visited The Early Show to give a preview of what to expect from the latest season of globe-trotters.

Among the varied teams to compete are a married couple who describe themselves as "fat, 40 and fun," a couple that identified themselves as "dating 12 years – virgins," circus clown friends, and buxom models.

Keoghan says "The Amazing Race" is a test of physical and psychological endurance, as well as a dandy travelogue. But, he says, it's mostly a test of relationships.

The following are the 12 teams competing in the summer of 2003 "The Amazing Race," listed in no specific order:

1. Name: David Dean
   Occupation: Owner of a Marketing Agency
   Age: 32
   Hometown: Los Angeles
   
   Name: Jeff Strnad
   Occupation: Commercial and Residential Broker
   Age: 37
   Hometown: Manhattan Beach, Calif.
   
   Relationship: Best Friends
   
   
2. Name: "Tian" Kitchen
   Occupation: Model
   Age: 30
   Hometown: Miami Beach
   
   Name: Jaree Poteet
   Occupation: Model
   Age: 33
   Hometown: Miami Beach
   
   Relationship: Friends/Models
   
   
3. Name: Millie Smith
   Occupation: Environmental Teacher at Aquarium
   Age: 29
   Hometown: Chattanooga, Tenn.
   
   Name: Chuck Shankles
   Occupation: Self-Employed
   Age: 28
   Hometown: Chattanooga, Tenn.
   
   Relationship: Dating 12 years/virgins
   
   
4. Name: Reichen Lehmkuhl
   Occupation: Pilot
   Age: 28
   Hometown: Beverly Hills, Calif.
   
   Name: Chip Arndt
   Occupation: Consultant/Entrepreneur
   Age: 36
   Hometown: Beverly Hills, Calif.
   
   Relationship: Married
   
   
5. Name: Debra Carmody
   Occupation: Director of an Artists Colony
   Age: 49
   Hometown: Louisville, Ky.
   
   Name: Steve Carmody
   Occupation: Radio News Director
   Age: 40
   Hometown: Louisville, Ky.
   
   Relationship: Married Parents
   
   
6. Name: Monica Ambrose
   Occupation: Mother/Homemaker
   Age: 29
   Hometown: Duluth, Ga.
   
   Name: Sheree Buchanan
   Occupation: Mother/Homemaker
   Age: 31
   Hometown: Duluth, Ga.
   
   Relationship: NFL wives/mothers
   
   
7. Name: Kelly Parks
   Occupation: Model
   Age: 30
   Hometown: Miami; originally from Mansfield, Texas
   
   Name: Jon Corso
   Occupation: Real Estate Agent
   Age: 28
   Hometown: Miami; originally from Franklin Lakes, N. J.
   
   Relationship: Engaged
   
   
8. Name: Steve Meitz
   Occupation: Air Traffic Controller
   Age: 46
   Hometown: Chicago
   
   Name: Dave Cottingham
   Occupation: Air Traffic Controller
   Age: 43
   Hometown: Chicago
   
   Relationship: Air Traffic Controllers
   
   
9. Name: Amanda Adams
   Occupation: Physical Rehabilitation Technician
   Age: 25
   Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D.
   
   Name: Chris Garry
   Occupation: Freelance Graphic Designer
   Age: 28
   Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D.
   
   Relationship: Dating
   
   
10. Name: Steve Cottingham
    Occupation: Supervisor at a Juvenile Detention Facility
    Age: 47
    Hometown: Santa Barbara, Calif.
    
    Name: Josh Cottingham
    Occupation: Computer Technician
    Age: 21
    Hometown: Los Angeles
    
    Relationship: Father/Son
    
    
11. Name: Russell Brown
    Occupation: Model/Actor
    Age: 32
    Hometown: Hermosa Beach, Calif.
    
    Name: Cindy Duck
    Occupation: Inventor
    Age: 39
    Hometown: Los Angeles
    
    Relationship: Friends/Dating
    
    
12. Name: Jon Weiss
    Occupation: Clown ("Human Cannon Ball")
    Age: 40
    Hometown: Long Island, New York
    
    Name: Al Rios
    Occupation: Clown for a Cruise Ship
    Age: 34
    Hometown: Long Island, New York
    
    Relationship: Best Friends/Clowns

The fourth installment of "The Amazing Race" premieres Thursday, May 29, 2003, 8 p.m. ET/PT.

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