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The Amazing Race 27 is the upcoming twenty-seventh installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. It will feature eleven teams of two in a race around the world for a US$1 million grand prize.

The season will be broadcast on CBS and is scheduled to premiere on September 25, 2015.

Development
Like in The Amazing Race 25, the show's twitter page announced this season began filming on June 22, 2015 at Venice Beach in Los Angeles with an open start, and invited fans to join them as they saw the new teams off. The open start revealed teams would be heading to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Casting
The contestants include TMZ correspondents Kelly Berning and Shevonne Sullivan, and reporters Kelsey Gerckens and Joey Buttitta from KEYT-TV.

Teams
The following teams are participating in the Race, each listed along with their relationships as announced by CBS. Teams are listed in alphabetical order by first names of team members:

Future legs

 * Leg 1 (United States → Brazil)
 * Los Angeles, California, United States 🇺🇸 (Venice Beach) (Starting Line)
 * Marina del Rey
 * Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🇧🇷 (Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport)

The Amazing Race 27 started in Venice Beach, California with 11 teams in an open start for fans to come and see. The winners of the first leg would win the Express Pass. The first task was a water bike race in Marina del Rey. The winner of this water bike race would be on the first flight. All the other teams were on the second flight. After finishing the race, teams drove to Los Angeles International Airport.