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* GenreSavvy [=/=] RealityShowGenreBlindness: In the second leg, they are in a footrace with Margie and Luke to the Pit Stop. Rachels says not to worry about the footrace as they are not running for last, but Brendon says they could be running for first. Turns out he was right, leading to their first leg win in their race history.
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* SpotlightStealingSquad: This was Mallory's third attempt at the Race, when there are at least a dozen teams who fans would like to see again who haven't even had a second chance. This was further exasperated by the unique situation they were in due Bopper's illness, which caused them to take up a large amount of airtime in their first two legs, to the point where several other teams were nearly invisible.
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* SpotlightStealingSquad: This was Mallory's third attempt at the Race, when there are at least a dozen teams who fans would like to see again who haven't even had a second chance. This was further exasperated by the unique situation they were in due Bopper's illness, which caused them to take up a large amount of airtime in their the first two legs, to the point where several other teams were nearly invisible.
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* SpotlightStealingSquad: This was Mallory's third attempt at the Race, when there are at least a dozen teams who fans would like to see again who haven't even had a second chance. This was further exasperated by Bopper's illness, which caused them to take up a large amount of airtime in their first two legs, to the point where several teams were nearly invisible.
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* SpotlightStealingSquad: This was Mallory's third attempt at the Race, when there are at least a dozen teams who fans would like to see again who haven't even had a second chance. This was further exasperated by the unique situation they were in due Bopper's illness, which caused them to take up a large amount of airtime in their first two legs, to the point where several other teams were nearly invisible.
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* SpotlightStealingSquad: This was Mallory's third attempt at the Race, when there are at least a dozen teams who fans would like to see again who haven't even had a second chance.
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* SpotlightStealingSquad: This was Mallory's third attempt at the Race, when there are at least a dozen teams who fans would like to see again who haven't even had a second chance. This was further exasperated by Bopper's illness, which caused them to take up a large amount of airtime in their first two legs, to the point where several teams were nearly invisible.
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* LonersAreFreaks: Averted. Also, during Leg 2, during the Toy Car Roadblock, they gave the second Express Pass to Caroline & Jen so that they wouldn't have to put up with any more hemming and hawing from other teams had they hung on to it.
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* LonersAreFreaks: Averted. Also, during Averted, as they are popular with both the other teams and the fans, despite their notable tendency to isolate themselves. During Leg 2, during the Toy Car Roadblock, they gave the second Express Pass to Caroline & Jen at the Toy Car Roadblock partially so that they wouldn't have to put up with any more hemming and hawing from other teams had they hung on to it.it, even though they had pissed off the other teams by doing so.[[note]]Which was discussed during a DeletedScene.[[/note]]
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* LonersAreFreaks: Averted. Also, during Leg 2, during the Toy Car Roadblock, they gave the second Express Pass to Caroline & Jen so that they wouldn't have to put up with any more hemming and hawing from other teams had they hung on to it.
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* LonersAreFreaks: Averted.
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* TheLoad: What Joey & Meghan accused them of after the Toy Car Roadblock when they buttered up to Jet & Cord for the second Express Pass.
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* TheLoad: What Joey & Meghan accused them of after the Toy Car Roadblock when they buttered up to Jet & Cord for the second Express Pass.
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* BatmanGambit: Seeing that Caroline was about to fall apart at the toy car Roadblock, and thinking they were in imminent danger of elimination, Jennifer flirted with Cord in order to get the second Express Pass from them.
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* BatmanGambit: Seeing that Caroline was about to fall apart at the toy car Roadblock, and thinking they were in imminent danger of elimination, Jennifer flirted with Cord in order to get the second Express Pass from them.[[note]]It's fitting that that the granddaughter of Creator/JohnWayne got what she wanted out of a couple of cowboys.[[/note]]
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* FamousAncestor: Both of them, Jennifer is the granddaughter of JohnWayne, and Caroline is a direct descendant of Daniel Boone.
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By making it to the second leg, they will now tie the record for most legs run as a team, and can tie the record for legs run by any competitor by making it to the third leg (The record holders prior to this season were Dustin & Kandice at 25 legs run together, and Eric Sanchez at 26 legs total). They can clinch these records by making it to the 10th leg.[[note]]They entered the season having run 23 legs, Jet & Cord had run 21, Mallory 20, and Margie & Luke 18.[[/note]]
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By making it to the second third leg, they will now tie the record for most legs run as a team, and can tie the record for legs run by any competitor by making it to the third leg (The record holders prior to this season were Dustin & Kandice at 25 legs run together, and Eric Sanchez at 26 legs total). They can clinch these records by making it to the 10th leg.[[note]]They entered the season having run 23 legs, Jet & Cord had run 21, Mallory 20, and Margie & Luke 18.[[/note]]
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* HideYourGays: Luke.
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* FatalFlaw: Luke's lack of patience.
* HideYourGays: Luke.
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* FatalFlaw: Luke's lack of patience.
* HideYourGays: Luke.
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* InSeriesNickname: The Globetrotters.
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* InSeriesNickname: The Globetrotters.
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* FriendToAllChildren: They got excited every time they got to do a task with, around, or for children.
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* WinOneForTheGipper: They were motivated to win the season for Bopper.
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* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: Mallory, despite being Mark's partner for the entire season, did not appear in any of the promotional material, and was sprung on the viewers as a surprise at the Starting Line.
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* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: Mallory, despite being Mark's official partner for the entire season, did not appear in any of the promotional material, and was sprung on the viewers as a surprise at the Starting Line.
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* FailedASpotCheck: Mallory put Mark's bag down after the toy car Roadblock, then ran right past it
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* FailedASpotCheck: Mallory put Mark's bag down after the toy car Roadblock, then ran right past it on her way to the cab.
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* HonorBeforeReason: Meghan and John were the last two teams at the toy car Roadblock, fighting to avoid last. Meghan finished first, but instead of taking her clue and leaving, she stopped to help John. Later in the leg, Jessica & John beat them to the mat by seconds, meaning Joey & Meghan would have been eliminated if not for Mark & Mallory's meltdown.
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* HonorBeforeReason: HonorBeforeReason[=/=]NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Meghan and John were the last two teams at the toy car Roadblock, fighting to avoid last. Meghan finished first, but instead of taking her clue and leaving, she stopped to help John. Later in the leg, Jessica & John beat them to the mat by seconds, meaning Joey & Meghan would have been eliminated if not for Mark & Mallory's meltdown.
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* CallBack: At the toy car Roadblock, they talked about their alliance with Jessica & John in Season 22.
* HonorBeforeReason: Meghan and John were the last two teams at the toy car Roadblock, fighting to avoid last. Meghan finished first, but instead of taking her clue and leaving, she stopped to help John. Later in the leg, Jessica & John beat them to the mat by seconds, meaning Joey & Meghan would have been eliminated if not for Mark & Mallory's meltdown.
** At the toy car Roadblock, they talked about their alliance with Joey & Meghan in Season 22.
* GenreSavvy: When they saw Caroline & Jen show up at the Guangzhou Cultural Center without their toy car, they put the pieces together and figured out that Jet & Cord had handed over the second Express Pass.
* TheGlomp: They liked to do this to task judges after completing tasks.
* TheGlomp: They liked to do this to task judges after completing tasks.
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* TheGlomp: They liked to do this to task judges after completing tasks.
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* RealityShowGenreBlindness: Mark, who, despite Mallory's pleading that he could run the race without a bag, refused to ditch his bag and forced her to go back and retrieve it.
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* GenreSavvy: When Jen started begging Cord for the second Express Pass, instead of trying to extract some value out of it like [[Characters/TheAmazingRace23 Marie]], he waited until Jet was done with the Roadblock (so the girls didn't pass them and leave them in last), then they immediately handed it over in order to burn it and get it out of the Race.
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* TookALevelInKindness: Rachel stopped yelling at Brendan and he stopped being Rude to her, resulting in a more likable team.
** Both of their attitudes have toned down considerably towards each other.
** Both of their attitudes have toned down considerably towards each other.
* BatmanGambit: Seeing that Caroline was about to fall apart at the toy car Roadblock, and thinking they were in imminent danger of elimination, Jennifer flirted with Cord in order to get the second Express Pass from them.
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* TheVamp: They admitted that they were flirty and convinced Jet & Cord to give them the second Express Pass.
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* TheVamp: They admitted that they were flirty and convinced Jet & WoundedGazelleGambit: Jen's main selling point to Cord to give them get the second Express Pass.
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* {{Keet}}
{{Keet}}: Joey.
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* CallBack: Luke said he wanted his mom to do the toy car Roadblock, because she was mechanically inclined, having done the propeller Roadblock in Season 14, and built the dinosaur in Season 18, with flashbacks to both.
* GoshdangItToHeck: Good Southern Christian boys, they used swears like "Daggummit!" and "Gosh darnit!"
* LanguageBarrier: They fell from first to last at the beginning of the second leg when they misunderstood a local who only spoke Chinese. He told them that the Chen Clan Academy was 50 minutes away, they thought he said 5, so they decided to run it.
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* GoshdangItToHeck: Good Southern Christian boys Jet & Cord used swears like "Daggummit!" and "Gosh darnit!"
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* FailedASpotCheck: Mallory put Mark's bag down after the toy car Roadblock, then ran right past it
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* GracefulLoser: Mark during his elimination statement.
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* GracefulLoser: Mark Mark, during his elimination statement.
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* BabiesEverAfter: What Rachel wants.
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* BabiesEverAfter: What Rachel wants. Upon seeing all the kids at the toy car Roadblock, Rachel became obsessed over her and Brendan's future children.
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* GenkiGirl: Rachel.
* TookALevelInKindness: Rachel stopped yelling at Brendan and he stopped being Rude to her, resulting in a more likable team.
** Both of their attitudes have toned down considerably towards each other.
** Both of their attitudes have toned down considerably towards each other.
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* BatmanGambit: Seeing that Caroline was about to fall apart at the toy car Roadblock, Jennifer flirted with Cord in order to get the second Express Pass from them.
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* TookALevelInKindness: Rachel stopped yelling at Brendan and he stopped being Rude to her, resulting in a more likable team.
** Both of their attitudes have toned down considerably towards each other.
** Both of their attitudes have toned down considerably towards each other.
* BatmanGambit: Seeing that Caroline was about to fall apart at the toy car Roadblock, Jennifer flirted with Cord in order to get the second Express Pass from them.
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As the fan favorites from Season 20, Mark and his friend Bopper were a natural selection to return for All-Stars. Unfortunately, the night before the race was to start, Bopper was deemed unfit to compete due to an inflamed pancreas. Mark was given the option to run the race anyway, with a replacement partner found for him by the show, and thus the seasonal CrossOver team of Mark & Mallory was born. In Leg 2, despite finishing the Toy Car Roadblock faster than anyone else, before they left to deliver it, they accidentally left Mark's backpack behind at the roadblock location and they had to go back to retrieve it. This, and their subsequent arguing over the snafu and struggles at the Featherball Detour caused them to get eliminated.
* BaldOfAwesome: Mark. He was the first one to assemble the car at the Toy Car Roadblock.
* BaldOfAwesome: Mark. He was the first one to assemble the car at the Toy Car Roadblock.
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As the fan favorites from Season 20, Mark and his friend Bopper were a natural selection to return for All-Stars. Unfortunately, the night before the race was to start, Bopper was deemed unfit to compete due to an inflamed pancreas. Mark was given the option to run the race anyway, with a replacement partner found for him by the show, and thus the seasonal CrossOver team of Mark & Mallory was born. born.
As expected of a team who barely knew each other, they clashed. Mark felt that Mallory would not listen to his suggestions and strategies, and Mallory felt that Mark did not have the same motivation she and her dad did to win. InLeg leg 2, despite finishing the Toy Car Roadblock faster than anyone else, before they left to deliver it, they accidentally left Mark's backpack behind at behind, and he refused to abandon it, dropping them to the roadblock location and they had to go back to retrieve it. This, and their of the pack. Their subsequent arguing over the snafu and struggles lack of coordination at the Featherball Detour caused them to get eliminated.
* BaldOfAwesome: Mark. He was the first one to assemble the car at the Toy Car Roadblock.eliminated in 10th.
As expected of a team who barely knew each other, they clashed. Mark felt that Mallory would not listen to his suggestions and strategies, and Mallory felt that Mark did not have the same motivation she and her dad did to win. In
* BaldOfAwesome: Mark. He was the first one to assemble the car at the Toy Car Roadblock.
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* TheMasochismTango: As a result of their last minute team-up. More so at the beginning of the second leg when they forgot Mark's backpack at the Roadblock.
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No, it isn\'t. I already deleted this example for a reason. She was nervous, not overtly afraid, and a big deal wasn\'t made out of it.
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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: For Margie, it was heights.
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* ActionMomActionMom: In the second leg, the only person who completed the Toy Car Roadblock faster than she did was Mark (this is excluding Caroline who used the second Express Pass).
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second Express Pass.
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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: For Margie, It was Heights.
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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: For Margie, It it was Heights.heights.
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* BabiesEverAfter: What Rachel want.
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* BabiesEverAfter: What Rachel want.wants.
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* TookALevelOfKindness: Rachel stopped yelling at Brendan and he stopped being Rude to her, resulting in a more likable team.
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* TookALevelOfKindness: TookALevelInKindness: Rachel stopped yelling at Brendan and he stopped being Rude to her, resulting in a more likable team.team.
** Both of their attitudes have toned down considerably towards each other.
** Both of their attitudes have toned down considerably towards each other.
* DoubleStandard: In the second leg. Caroline was upset for having to perform the Toy Car Roadblock, stating that "men build things."
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* UnexpectedCharacter: They were easily the most surprising selection to return, as they weren't super popular, they weren't
{{Large Ham}}s who mugged for the camera, and they didn't have an infamous moment or elimination they were remembered for.
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* TheLoad: What Joey & Meghan accused them of
of after the Toy Car Roadblock when they buttered up to Jet & Cord for the second Express Pass.
* UnexpectedCharacter: They were easily the most surprising selection to return, as they weren't super popular, theyweren't
weren't {{Large Ham}}s who mugged for the camera, and they didn't have an infamous moment or elimination they were remembered for.
* UnexpectedCharacter: They were easily the most surprising selection to return, as they weren't super popular, they
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As the fan favorites from Season 20, Mark and his friend Bopper were a natural selection to return for All-Stars. Unfortunately, the night before the race was to start, Bopper was deemed unfit to compete due to an inflamed pancreas. Mark was given the option to run the race anyway, with a replacement partner found for him by the show, and thus the seasonal CrossOver team of Mark & Mallory was born. They was eliminated due to Mark losing his backpack and him insisting on going back for it.
* BaldOfAwesome: Mark. He was first one to assemble the car at the second roadblock.
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As the fan favorites from Season 20, Mark and his friend Bopper were a natural selection to return for All-Stars. Unfortunately, the night before the race was to start, Bopper was deemed unfit to compete due to an inflamed pancreas. Mark was given the option to run the race anyway, with a replacement partner found for him by the show, and thus the seasonal CrossOver team of Mark & Mallory was born. They was eliminated due In Leg 2, despite finishing the Toy Car Roadblock faster than anyone else, before they left to Mark losing his deliver it, they accidentally left Mark's backpack behind at the roadblock location and him insisting on going they had to go back for it.
to retrieve it. This, and their subsequent arguing over the snafu and struggles at the Featherball Detour caused them to get eliminated.
* BaldOfAwesome: Mark. He was the first one to assemble the car at thesecond roadblock.Toy Car Roadblock.
* BaldOfAwesome: Mark. He was the first one to assemble the car at the
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* TookALevelOfKindness: Rachel stopped yelling at Brendan and he stopped being Rude to her
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* TookALevelOfKindness: Rachel stopped yelling at Brendan and he stopped being Rude to herher, resulting in a more likable team.
* TheLoad: What Joey & Meghan accused them of
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* TheVamp: The They admitted they was flirty and convinced Jet & Cord to give them the express pass
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* BaldOfAwesome: Mark. He was first one to assemble the car at the second roadblock.
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* BaldOfAwesome: Mark
* MotorMouth: Mallory.
* BaldOfAwesome: Mark
* MotorMouth: Mallory.
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* ActionMom
* ChewingTheScenery: Luke did this without actually speaking most of the time. Just watch his over-exaggerated gestures.
* ChewingTheScenery: Luke did this without actually speaking most of the time. Just watch his over-exaggerated gestures.
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* ActionMom
* ChewingTheScenery: Luke did this without actually speaking most of the time. Just watch his over-exaggerated gestures.
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* ActionMom
* ChewingTheScenery: Luke did this without actually speaking most of the time. Just watch his over-exaggerated gestures.
* NeverMessWithGranny
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* ChewingTheScenery: Luke did this without actually speaking most of the time. Just watch his over-exaggerated gestures.
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* InSeriesNickname: The Cowboys.
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!! Mallory Ervin & Mark Jackson (([[Characters/TheAmazingRace17 Season 17]], 6th Place; [[Characters/TheAmazingRace18 Unfinished Business]], 3rd Place) and ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace20 Season 20]], 5th Place) respectively) [[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mallorymark_9378.jpg]]
As the fan favorites from Season 20, Mark and his friend Bopper were a natural selection to return for All-Stars. Unfortunately, the night before the race was to start, Bopper was deemed unfit to compete due to an inflamed pancreas. Mark was given the option to run the race anyway, with a replacement partner found for him by the show, and thus the seasonal CrossOver team of Mark & Mallory was born.
* GoodOlBoy: Mark.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: Mallory's entire presence, due to replacing Bopper at the Starting Line.
* NoSenseOfDirection: Mallory admitted this on their drive to LAX.
* OddCouple: A GoodOlBoy and a former pageant queen, the only thing they had in common was both being from Kentucky.
* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: Mallory, despite being Mark's partner for the entire season, did not appear in any of the promotional material, and was sprung on the viewers as a surprise at the Starting Line.
* SouthernBelle: Mallory is a modern version of this.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: This was Mallory's third attempt at the Race, when there are at least a dozen teams who fans would like to see again who haven't even had a second chance.
* UnexpectedCharacter: Due to Bopper's injury. They even said they didn't know each other that well, and had nothing in common other than both being from Kentucky.
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* BaldOfAwesome: Mark
* GenkiGirl: Mallory.
* MotorMouth: Mallory.
* PerpetualSmiler: Mallory.
As the fan favorites from Season 20, Mark and his friend Bopper were a natural selection to return for All-Stars. Unfortunately, the night before the race was to start, Bopper was deemed unfit to compete due to an inflamed pancreas. Mark was given the option to run the race anyway, with a replacement partner found for him by the show, and thus the seasonal CrossOver team of Mark & Mallory was born.
* GoodOlBoy: Mark.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: Mallory's entire presence, due to replacing Bopper at the Starting Line.
* NoSenseOfDirection: Mallory admitted this on their drive to LAX.
* OddCouple: A GoodOlBoy and a former pageant queen, the only thing they had in common was both being from Kentucky.
* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: Mallory, despite being Mark's partner for the entire season, did not appear in any of the promotional material, and was sprung on the viewers as a surprise at the Starting Line.
* SouthernBelle: Mallory is a modern version of this.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: This was Mallory's third attempt at the Race, when there are at least a dozen teams who fans would like to see again who haven't even had a second chance.
* UnexpectedCharacter: Due to Bopper's injury. They even said they didn't know each other that well, and had nothing in common other than both being from Kentucky.
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* BaldOfAwesome: Mark
* GenkiGirl: Mallory.
* MotorMouth: Mallory.
* PerpetualSmiler: Mallory.
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As the fan favorites from Season 20, Mark and his friend Bopper were a natural selection to return for All-Stars. Unfortunately, the night before the race was to start, Bopper was deemed unfit to compete due to an inflamed pancreas. Mark was given the option to run the race anyway, with a replacement partner found for him by the show, and thus the seasonal CrossOver team of Mark & Mallory was born.
* GoodOlBoy: Mark.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: Mallory's entire presence, due to replacing Bopper at the Starting Line.
* NoSenseOfDirection: Mallory admitted this on their drive to LAX.
* OddCouple: A GoodOlBoy and a former pageant queen, the only thing they had in common was both being from Kentucky.
* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: Mallory, despite being Mark's partner for the entire season, did not appear in any of the promotional material, and was sprung on the viewers as a surprise at the Starting Line.
* SouthernBelle: Mallory is a modern version of this.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: This was Mallory's third attempt at the Race, when there are at least a dozen teams who fans would like to see again who haven't even had a second chance.
* UnexpectedCharacter: Due to Bopper's injury. They even said they didn't know each other that well, and had nothing in common other than both being from Kentucky.
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* BaldOfAwesome: Mark
* GenkiGirl: Mallory.
* MotorMouth: Mallory.
* PerpetualSmiler: Mallory.
* BabiesEverAfter: What Rachel want.
* GenkiGirl: Rachel.
* TookALevelOfKindness: Rachel stopped yelling at Brendan and he stopped being Rude to her
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As the fan favorites from Season 20, Mark and his friend Bopper were a natural selection to return for All-Stars. Unfortunately, the night before the race was to start, Bopper was deemed unfit to compete due to an inflamed pancreas. Mark was given the option to run the race anyway, with a replacement partner found for him by the show, and thus the seasonal CrossOver team of Mark & Mallory was born. They was eliminated due to Mark losing his backpack and him insisting on going back for it.
* GoodOlBoy: Mark.
* GracefulLoser: Mark during his elimination statement
* LateArrivalSpoiler: Mallory's entire presence, due to replacing Bopper at the Starting Line.
* TheMachocismTango: As a result of their last minute team.
* NoSenseOfDirection: Mallory admitted this on their drive to LAX.
* OddCouple: A GoodOlBoy and a former pageant queen, the only thing they had in common was both being from Kentucky.
* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: Mallory, despite being Mark's partner for the entire season, did not appear in any of the promotional material, and was sprung on the viewers as a surprise at the Starting Line.
* SouthernBelle: Mallory is a modern version of this.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: This was Mallory's third attempt at the Race, when there are at least a dozen teams who fans would like to see again who haven't even had a second chance.
* UnexpectedCharacter: Due to Bopper's injury. They even said they didn't know each other that well, and had nothing in common other than both being from Kentucky.
[[folder:Tropes That May Still Apply]]
* BaldOfAwesome: Mark
* MotorMouth: Mallory.
As the fan favorites from Season 20, Mark and his friend Bopper were a natural selection to return for All-Stars. Unfortunately, the night before the race was to start, Bopper was deemed unfit to compete due to an inflamed pancreas. Mark was given the option to run the race anyway, with a replacement partner found for him by the show, and thus the seasonal CrossOver team of Mark & Mallory was born. They was eliminated due to Mark losing his backpack and him insisting on going back for it.
* GoodOlBoy: Mark.
* GracefulLoser: Mark during his elimination statement
* LateArrivalSpoiler: Mallory's entire presence, due to replacing Bopper at the Starting Line.
* TheMachocismTango: As a result of their last minute team.
* NoSenseOfDirection: Mallory admitted this on their drive to LAX.
* OddCouple: A GoodOlBoy and a former pageant queen, the only thing they had in common was both being from Kentucky.
* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: Mallory, despite being Mark's partner for the entire season, did not appear in any of the promotional material, and was sprung on the viewers as a surprise at the Starting Line.
* SouthernBelle: Mallory is a modern version of this.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: This was Mallory's third attempt at the Race, when there are at least a dozen teams who fans would like to see again who haven't even had a second chance.
* UnexpectedCharacter: Due to Bopper's injury. They even said they didn't know each other that well, and had nothing in common other than both being from Kentucky.
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* BaldOfAwesome: Mark
* MotorMouth: Mallory.
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At the end of Season 23, the producers surprised the fanbase by announcing that, just three years and five seasons removed from [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceUnfinishedBusiness Unfinished Business]], they were already doing another All-Star season. The surprise turned to general displeasure when the cast was announced, as they had selected a group of teams even more controversial than the [[Characters/TheAmazingRace11 original All-Stars]], including three teams that had not exactly shined on Unfinished Business[[note]]Margie & Luke and Jet & Cord had both won a leg apiece, but neither had done that well outside of those legs, and Flight Time & Big Easy, though they won two legs and made the Final 3, had annoyed a good portion of the fanbase with their leeching of answers to tasks, and were the only team in the finale that would have caused a [[BrokenBase fanbase fracture]] had they won[[/note]]. The major snubs from the past five seasons[[note]][[Characters/TheAmazingRace19 Andy & Tommy, Bill & Cathi]], [[Characters/TheAmazingRace20 Art & J.J.]], [[Characters/TheAmazingRace21 Trey & Lexi, Jaymes & James, Abbie & Ryan]], [[Characters/TheAmazingRace22 Max & Katie, Pam & Winnie]], [[Characters/TheAmazingRace23 Tim & Marie, and Nicky & Kim]][[/note]] far outnumbered the teams returning for a second chance who could legitimately be described as "All-Stars," and when both of those teams were gone by the end of the first episode, the prospects for the season were not looking very good.
Because of the nature of the season, all teams are examples of MyGreatestSecondChance.
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!! Margaret "Margie" Adams & Luke Adams ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace14 Season 14]], 3rd Place; [[Characters/TheAmazingRace18 Unfinished Business]], 8th Place)
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Having lost twice because of Luke falling apart at Roadblocks, the mother/son team returned for their third shot at the million, this time without the support of their previous alliances with Jaime & Cara and Mel & Mike.
* FailedASpotCheck: It took them a while to spot their clue on the door of their bubble in the first leg, while Jet & Cord looked on to see whether they or Brendon & Rachel would find their clue first.
* InSeriesNickname: Margie's "Bionic Woman" nickname returned.
* InspirationallyDisadvantaged
* RedemptionQuest: During their intro, Luke said he wanted to redeem himself for causing them to lose their first two attempts at the Race.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: This was their third attempt at the Race, when there are at least a dozen teams who fans would like to see again who haven't even had a second chance.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Luke, being deaf and gay.
[[folder:Tropes That May Still Apply]]
* ActionMom
* ChewingTheScenery: Luke did this without actually speaking most of the time. Just watch his over-exaggerated gestures.
* FatalFlaw: Luke's lack of patience.
* HideYourGays: Luke.
* NeverMessWithGranny
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!! Herbert "Flight Time" Lang & Nathaniel "Big Easy" Lofton (''The Globetrotters'') ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace15 Season 15]], 4th Place; [[Characters/TheAmazingRace18 Unfinished Business]], 2nd Place) [[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flightimebifeasy_5135.jpg]]
Having just missed out on the million on Unfinished Business, Flight Time & Big Easy were back to rectify their only two losses in their careers as Globetrotters.
By making it to the second leg, they will now tie the record for most legs run as a team, and can tie the record for legs run by any competitor by making it to the third leg (The record holders prior to this season were Dustin & Kandice at 25 legs run together, and Eric Sanchez at 26 legs total). They can clinch these records by making it to the 10th leg.[[note]]They entered the season having run 23 legs, Jet & Cord had run 21, Mallory 20, and Margie & Luke 18.[[/note]]
* TheBigGuy: Big Easy, as the tallest contestant the show has ever had.
* ClothesMakeTheLegend: Invoked once again in order to get help from people they meet due to their status as Globetrotters.
* HometownNickname: Big Easy, who is from New Orleans.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname
* RedemptionQuest: Their only two losses since joining the Globetrotters have been their two previous attempts at the Race, and they want to rectify this.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: This was their third attempt at the Race, when there are at least a dozen teams who fans would like to see again who haven't even had a second chance.
[[folder:Tropes That May Still Apply]]
* BaldOfAwesome
* InSeriesNickname: The Globetrotters.
* LargeHam: They are Globetrotters, being over the top is part of the job description.
* {{Leitmotif}}: The Globetrotters' Theme, Sweet Georgia Brown.
* TheLoad
* LovableJock
* TrashTalk
* UnskilledButStrong
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!! Jet [=McCoy=] & Cord [=McCoy=] (''The Cowboys'') ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace16 Season 16]], 2nd Place; [[Characters/TheAmazingRace18 Unfinished Business]], 6th Place) [[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jetcord_3295.jpg]]
Having previously been the victims of both their own bad navigational skills and the overly-generous nature of a few teams, the Cowboys returned for their third shot at the million.
* CallBack: Their promotional photo was taken in the exact same pose as their Season 16 photo.
* CatchPhrase: "Oh, my gravy," again. They even got a montage of them saying it during their intro.
* {{Cowboy}}: The rodeo riding kind.
* IconicItem: Their black and white cowboy hats.
* NiceHat
* SiblingTeam
* SpotlightStealingSquad: This was their third attempt at the Race, when there are at least a dozen teams who fans would like to see again who haven't even had a second chance.
[[folder:Tropes That May Still Apply]]
* GoshdangItToHeck: Good Southern Christian boys Jet & Cord used swears like "Daggummit!" and "Gosh darnit!"
* InSeriesNickname: The Cowboys.
* LeeroyJenkins
* {{Leitmotif}}: Their generic cowboy theme.
* LonersAreFreaks: Averted.
* UnskilledButStrong
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!! Mallory Ervin & Mark Jackson (([[Characters/TheAmazingRace17 Season 17]], 6th Place; [[Characters/TheAmazingRace18 Unfinished Business]], 3rd Place) and ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace20 Season 20]], 5th Place) respectively) [[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mallorymark_9378.jpg]]
As the fan favorites from Season 20, Mark and his friend Bopper were a natural selection to return for All-Stars. Unfortunately, the night before the race was to start, Bopper was deemed unfit to compete due to an inflamed pancreas. Mark was given the option to run the race anyway, with a replacement partner found for him by the show, and thus the seasonal CrossOver team of Mark & Mallory was born.
* GoodOlBoy: Mark.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: Mallory's entire presence, due to replacing Bopper at the Starting Line.
* NoSenseOfDirection: Mallory admitted this on their drive to LAX.
* OddCouple: A GoodOlBoy and a former pageant queen, the only thing they had in common was both being from Kentucky.
* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: Mallory, despite being Mark's partner for the entire season, did not appear in any of the promotional material, and was sprung on the viewers as a surprise at the Starting Line.
* SouthernBelle: Mallory is a modern version of this.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: This was Mallory's third attempt at the Race, when there are at least a dozen teams who fans would like to see again who haven't even had a second chance.
* UnexpectedCharacter: Due to Bopper's injury. They even said they didn't know each other that well, and had nothing in common other than both being from Kentucky.
[[folder:Tropes That May Still Apply]]
* BaldOfAwesome: Mark
* GenkiGirl: Mallory.
* MotorMouth: Mallory.
* PerpetualSmiler: Mallory.
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!! Brendon Villegas & Rachel Reilly (''Big Brother'') ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace20 Season 20]], 3rd Place) [[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/brendonrachel2_1_4152.jpg]]
After previously losing in the finale thanks to their failure to read a clue, the Big Brother couple were back, now married.
* ActorAllusion: Brendon is shown singing along with the UCLA fight song during the opening task, as he is a grad student at UCLA.
* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Rachel's sparkles extended beyond her shirt to the rest of her wardrobe. Brendon even joined in by wearing her sparkly headband for their team photo.
* FailedASpotCheck: It took them a while to spot their clue on the door of their bubble in the first leg, while Jet & Cord looked on to see whether they or Margie & Luke would find their clue first.
* PortmanteauCoupleName: Acknowledged by their "Brenchel" shirts.
* RedheadInGreen: Rachel again, and she even had sparkly green shorts to match her sparkly green shirt from Season 20.
* RelationshipUpgrade: They had gotten married since their last season.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Rachel's tiny green sparkly shorts in the first leg, complete with [[ZettaiRyouiki knee high socks.]]
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* AttentionWhore: Rachel
* TheDitz: Rachel.
* IAmNotPretty: Rachel does this all the time. This from a woman who worked as a Hawaiian Tropic bikini model even before she was on ''Series/BigBrother''.
* {{Jerkass}}
* TheLoad: Rachel.
* NoAccountingForTaste
* RunningGag: Rachel's {{Wangst}}
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!! Caroline Cutbirth & Jennifer "Jen" Kuhle ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace22 Season 22]], 4th Place) [[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carolinejen_5101.jpg]]
After just missing out on the Final 3 thanks to Jen struggling with a bog snorkeling Roadblock, the country singers with the famous ancestors were back once again.
* CallBack:
** Caroline invoked the often quoted, "It's on like Donkey Kong," during their pre-Race interviews.
** In their intro, they sang their ''We're Gonna Win The Amazing Race'' song from Season 22.
* FamousAncestor: Both of them, Jennifer is the granddaughter of JohnWayne, and Caroline is a direct descendant of Daniel Boone.
* UnexpectedCharacter: They were easily the most surprising selection to return, as they weren't super popular, they weren't {{Large Ham}}s who mugged for the camera, and they didn't have an infamous moment or elimination they were remembered for.
[[folder:Tropes That May Still Apply]]
* ActionGirl: Caroline
* MsFanservice
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!! Joseph "Joey" Graceffa & Meghan Camarena (''Team YouTube'') ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace22 Season 22]], 5th Place) [[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/joeymeghan_419.jpg]]
Having previously been eliminated due to losing a U-Turn duel to their alliance-mates Mona & Beth, the YouTube hosts were given another shot at the Race.
* CampStraight: Joey, like when he talked about how the bridal shop in the first leg didn't have a dress in his size.
[[folder:Tropes That May Still Apply]]
* {{Adorkable}}: Joey.
* LargeHam: Joey.
* {{Keet}}: Joey.
* ManChild: Joey tends to act like this at times, though how much is real and how much is him playing a character is up for debate.
* MotorMouth: Joey
* PluckyComicRelief
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!! David "Dave" O'Leary & Connor O’Leary ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace22 Season 22]], 8th Place)[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/daveconnor_2477.jpg]]
Having been forced to drop out of the race after Dave suffered a torn Achilles tendon, the father/son duo returned to show what they could do with a healthy leg.
* CallBack: Their intro had them talking about Dave's Achilles tendon tear.
* InspirationallyDisadvantaged: Dave survived prostate cancer, and Connor testicular cancer.
!! Jessica Hoel & John Erck ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace22 Season 22]], 9th Place) [[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jessicajohn_9058.jpg]]
After previously being eliminated while still holding an Express Pass, the now engaged couple returned for redemption.
* CallBack:
** Their intro had them quoting Phil's, "Oy vey," after their embarrassing elimination from Season 22.
** They were very vocal about not wanting to win the Express Passes.
* RelationshipUpgrade: They were dating on their last season. They are now engaged.
[[folder:Tropes That May Still Apply]]
* FatalFlaw: John's overconfidence and arrogance.
* InformedAbility: John's "attention to detail."
* PerpetualSmiler: John.
* SatelliteCharacter: Jessica.
* SmugSnake
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!! Leo Temory & Jamal Zadran (''The Afghanimals'') ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace23 Season 23]], 4th Place) [[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/leojamal_3929.jpg]]
Having been eliminated just short of the Final 3 thanks to Leo putting his robot together backwards, the [[LargeHam hammy]] cousins were ready to take their antics across the world again.
* FailedASpotCheck: They and Natalie & Nadiya actually found the right dress shop in the first leg, but they turned away from it because they misread the street sign.
* LargeHam
[[folder:Tropes That May Still Apply]]
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Leo had a definite problem with staying focused.
* CasanovaWannabe: Leo.
* TheGlomp: They liked to do this to task judges after completing tasks.
* {{Jerkass}}: Both of them.
* NoIndoorVoice
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!! Natalie Anderson & Nadiya Anderson (''Twinnies'') ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace21 Season 21]], 4th Place) [[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/natalienadiya_2686.jpg]]
The loud, energetic Twinnies were back for another shot at the million. They started off strong by getting on the first flight to China, but, when they landed, they had trouble finding the designated bridal shops, negating their hour lead on the second flight. Then, the twins had a breakdown at the Ferris Wheel, and due to Joey & Meghan being able to find their clue to the Roadblock first, the twins were the first to go.
* TheDitherer: Nadiya, who was not decisive at a single point, to where Natalie yelled at her to just make a decision at the Roadblock.
* FailedASpotCheck: They and Leo & Jamal actually found the right dress shop, but they turned away from it because they misread the street sign.
* IdenticalTwinIDTag: Natalie added a blonde streak to her hair to help tell them apart.
* NoIndoorVoice: Especially at the Ferris Wheel.
* ShockingElimination: Not only were they one of the stronger returning teams, but got on the first flight as well.
* SiblingRivalry: Worse than it ever was on Season 21, as Nadiya's inability to make a decision caused most of their fights.
* SiblingTeam
* SelfDeprecation: During their EliminationStatement.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: This was the only leg in their racing history in which there was serious infighting between the two of them, and it may have cost them the race.
* ThemeTwinNaming
!! William "Bopper" Minton ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace20 Season 20]], 5th Place) [[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bopper_4304.jpg]]
One half of the fan favorite pair from Season 20, Bopper was invited back with his friend Mark. Unfortunately, the night before the Race began, a medical checkup showed that his pancreas was inflamed, and the doctor told him he was unfit to run the Race. With his blessing, Mark ran the race with a different partner, as he did not even cross the Starting Line.
* AdvertisedExtra: Mark & Bopper were advertised as one of the season's teams, even though he had all of two minutes of airtime at the beginning of the season before he was replaced by Mallory.
* CallBack: His and Mark's promotional photo was taken in the exact same pose as their Season 20 photo.
* GameBreakingInjury: Bopper's pancreas was inflamed a day before the race started, and because it could have become fatal, Bopper had to pull himself out of the race.
* HistoryRepeats: An injury cost Bopper the race.
* ICouldaBeenAContender: Mark, upon hearing that Bopper wouldn't be able to run the Race.
* ManlyTears: Both Mark & Bopper upon Bopper's medical assessment and his elimination.
* NonGameplayElimination: Bopper was ejected due to his inflamed pancreas, being the first contestant to be eliminated due to health concerns instead of pulling himself out.
* ShockingElimination: Though technically not an elimination, due to him not actually starting the race, this was the first time someone was allowed to approach the Starting Line before being replaced at the last minute.
* TemptingFate: Bopper saying they were going to "Ride together and die together," on the Race, right before he was ejected due to injury.
At the end of Season 23, the producers surprised the fanbase by announcing that, just three years and five seasons removed from [[Characters/TheAmazingRaceUnfinishedBusiness Unfinished Business]], they were already doing another All-Star season. The surprise turned to general displeasure when the cast was announced, as they had selected a group of teams even more controversial than the [[Characters/TheAmazingRace11 original All-Stars]], including three teams that had not exactly shined on Unfinished Business[[note]]Margie & Luke and Jet & Cord had both won a leg apiece, but neither had done that well outside of those legs, and Flight Time & Big Easy, though they won two legs and made the Final 3, had annoyed a good portion of the fanbase with their leeching of answers to tasks, and were the only team in the finale that would have caused a [[BrokenBase fanbase fracture]] had they won[[/note]]. The major snubs from the past five seasons[[note]][[Characters/TheAmazingRace19 Andy & Tommy, Bill & Cathi]], [[Characters/TheAmazingRace20 Art & J.J.]], [[Characters/TheAmazingRace21 Trey & Lexi, Jaymes & James, Abbie & Ryan]], [[Characters/TheAmazingRace22 Max & Katie, Pam & Winnie]], [[Characters/TheAmazingRace23 Tim & Marie, and Nicky & Kim]][[/note]] far outnumbered the teams returning for a second chance who could legitimately be described as "All-Stars," and when both of those teams were gone by the end of the first episode, the prospects for the season were not looking very good.
Because of the nature of the season, all teams are examples of MyGreatestSecondChance.
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!! Margaret "Margie" Adams & Luke Adams ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace14 Season 14]], 3rd Place; [[Characters/TheAmazingRace18 Unfinished Business]], 8th Place)
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Having lost twice because of Luke falling apart at Roadblocks, the mother/son team returned for their third shot at the million, this time without the support of their previous alliances with Jaime & Cara and Mel & Mike.
* FailedASpotCheck: It took them a while to spot their clue on the door of their bubble in the first leg, while Jet & Cord looked on to see whether they or Brendon & Rachel would find their clue first.
* InSeriesNickname: Margie's "Bionic Woman" nickname returned.
* InspirationallyDisadvantaged
* RedemptionQuest: During their intro, Luke said he wanted to redeem himself for causing them to lose their first two attempts at the Race.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: This was their third attempt at the Race, when there are at least a dozen teams who fans would like to see again who haven't even had a second chance.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Luke, being deaf and gay.
[[folder:Tropes That May Still Apply]]
* ActionMom
* ChewingTheScenery: Luke did this without actually speaking most of the time. Just watch his over-exaggerated gestures.
* FatalFlaw: Luke's lack of patience.
* HideYourGays: Luke.
* NeverMessWithGranny
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!! Herbert "Flight Time" Lang & Nathaniel "Big Easy" Lofton (''The Globetrotters'') ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace15 Season 15]], 4th Place; [[Characters/TheAmazingRace18 Unfinished Business]], 2nd Place) [[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flightimebifeasy_5135.jpg]]
Having just missed out on the million on Unfinished Business, Flight Time & Big Easy were back to rectify their only two losses in their careers as Globetrotters.
By making it to the second leg, they will now tie the record for most legs run as a team, and can tie the record for legs run by any competitor by making it to the third leg (The record holders prior to this season were Dustin & Kandice at 25 legs run together, and Eric Sanchez at 26 legs total). They can clinch these records by making it to the 10th leg.[[note]]They entered the season having run 23 legs, Jet & Cord had run 21, Mallory 20, and Margie & Luke 18.[[/note]]
* TheBigGuy: Big Easy, as the tallest contestant the show has ever had.
* ClothesMakeTheLegend: Invoked once again in order to get help from people they meet due to their status as Globetrotters.
* HometownNickname: Big Easy, who is from New Orleans.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname
* RedemptionQuest: Their only two losses since joining the Globetrotters have been their two previous attempts at the Race, and they want to rectify this.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: This was their third attempt at the Race, when there are at least a dozen teams who fans would like to see again who haven't even had a second chance.
[[folder:Tropes That May Still Apply]]
* BaldOfAwesome
* InSeriesNickname: The Globetrotters.
* LargeHam: They are Globetrotters, being over the top is part of the job description.
* {{Leitmotif}}: The Globetrotters' Theme, Sweet Georgia Brown.
* TheLoad
* LovableJock
* TrashTalk
* UnskilledButStrong
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!! Jet [=McCoy=] & Cord [=McCoy=] (''The Cowboys'') ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace16 Season 16]], 2nd Place; [[Characters/TheAmazingRace18 Unfinished Business]], 6th Place) [[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jetcord_3295.jpg]]
Having previously been the victims of both their own bad navigational skills and the overly-generous nature of a few teams, the Cowboys returned for their third shot at the million.
* CallBack: Their promotional photo was taken in the exact same pose as their Season 16 photo.
* CatchPhrase: "Oh, my gravy," again. They even got a montage of them saying it during their intro.
* {{Cowboy}}: The rodeo riding kind.
* IconicItem: Their black and white cowboy hats.
* NiceHat
* SiblingTeam
* SpotlightStealingSquad: This was their third attempt at the Race, when there are at least a dozen teams who fans would like to see again who haven't even had a second chance.
[[folder:Tropes That May Still Apply]]
* GoshdangItToHeck: Good Southern Christian boys Jet & Cord used swears like "Daggummit!" and "Gosh darnit!"
* InSeriesNickname: The Cowboys.
* LeeroyJenkins
* {{Leitmotif}}: Their generic cowboy theme.
* LonersAreFreaks: Averted.
* UnskilledButStrong
[[/folder]]
!! Mallory Ervin & Mark Jackson (([[Characters/TheAmazingRace17 Season 17]], 6th Place; [[Characters/TheAmazingRace18 Unfinished Business]], 3rd Place) and ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace20 Season 20]], 5th Place) respectively) [[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mallorymark_9378.jpg]]
As the fan favorites from Season 20, Mark and his friend Bopper were a natural selection to return for All-Stars. Unfortunately, the night before the race was to start, Bopper was deemed unfit to compete due to an inflamed pancreas. Mark was given the option to run the race anyway, with a replacement partner found for him by the show, and thus the seasonal CrossOver team of Mark & Mallory was born.
* GoodOlBoy: Mark.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: Mallory's entire presence, due to replacing Bopper at the Starting Line.
* NoSenseOfDirection: Mallory admitted this on their drive to LAX.
* OddCouple: A GoodOlBoy and a former pageant queen, the only thing they had in common was both being from Kentucky.
* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: Mallory, despite being Mark's partner for the entire season, did not appear in any of the promotional material, and was sprung on the viewers as a surprise at the Starting Line.
* SouthernBelle: Mallory is a modern version of this.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: This was Mallory's third attempt at the Race, when there are at least a dozen teams who fans would like to see again who haven't even had a second chance.
* UnexpectedCharacter: Due to Bopper's injury. They even said they didn't know each other that well, and had nothing in common other than both being from Kentucky.
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* BaldOfAwesome: Mark
* GenkiGirl: Mallory.
* MotorMouth: Mallory.
* PerpetualSmiler: Mallory.
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!! Brendon Villegas & Rachel Reilly (''Big Brother'') ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace20 Season 20]], 3rd Place) [[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/brendonrachel2_1_4152.jpg]]
After previously losing in the finale thanks to their failure to read a clue, the Big Brother couple were back, now married.
* ActorAllusion: Brendon is shown singing along with the UCLA fight song during the opening task, as he is a grad student at UCLA.
* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Rachel's sparkles extended beyond her shirt to the rest of her wardrobe. Brendon even joined in by wearing her sparkly headband for their team photo.
* FailedASpotCheck: It took them a while to spot their clue on the door of their bubble in the first leg, while Jet & Cord looked on to see whether they or Margie & Luke would find their clue first.
* PortmanteauCoupleName: Acknowledged by their "Brenchel" shirts.
* RedheadInGreen: Rachel again, and she even had sparkly green shorts to match her sparkly green shirt from Season 20.
* RelationshipUpgrade: They had gotten married since their last season.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Rachel's tiny green sparkly shorts in the first leg, complete with [[ZettaiRyouiki knee high socks.]]
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* AttentionWhore: Rachel
* TheDitz: Rachel.
* IAmNotPretty: Rachel does this all the time. This from a woman who worked as a Hawaiian Tropic bikini model even before she was on ''Series/BigBrother''.
* {{Jerkass}}
* TheLoad: Rachel.
* NoAccountingForTaste
* RunningGag: Rachel's {{Wangst}}
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!! Caroline Cutbirth & Jennifer "Jen" Kuhle ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace22 Season 22]], 4th Place) [[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carolinejen_5101.jpg]]
After just missing out on the Final 3 thanks to Jen struggling with a bog snorkeling Roadblock, the country singers with the famous ancestors were back once again.
* CallBack:
** Caroline invoked the often quoted, "It's on like Donkey Kong," during their pre-Race interviews.
** In their intro, they sang their ''We're Gonna Win The Amazing Race'' song from Season 22.
* FamousAncestor: Both of them, Jennifer is the granddaughter of JohnWayne, and Caroline is a direct descendant of Daniel Boone.
* UnexpectedCharacter: They were easily the most surprising selection to return, as they weren't super popular, they weren't {{Large Ham}}s who mugged for the camera, and they didn't have an infamous moment or elimination they were remembered for.
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* ActionGirl: Caroline
* MsFanservice
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!! Joseph "Joey" Graceffa & Meghan Camarena (''Team YouTube'') ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace22 Season 22]], 5th Place) [[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/joeymeghan_419.jpg]]
Having previously been eliminated due to losing a U-Turn duel to their alliance-mates Mona & Beth, the YouTube hosts were given another shot at the Race.
* CampStraight: Joey, like when he talked about how the bridal shop in the first leg didn't have a dress in his size.
[[folder:Tropes That May Still Apply]]
* {{Adorkable}}: Joey.
* LargeHam: Joey.
* {{Keet}}: Joey.
* ManChild: Joey tends to act like this at times, though how much is real and how much is him playing a character is up for debate.
* MotorMouth: Joey
* PluckyComicRelief
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!! David "Dave" O'Leary & Connor O’Leary ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace22 Season 22]], 8th Place)[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/daveconnor_2477.jpg]]
Having been forced to drop out of the race after Dave suffered a torn Achilles tendon, the father/son duo returned to show what they could do with a healthy leg.
* CallBack: Their intro had them talking about Dave's Achilles tendon tear.
* InspirationallyDisadvantaged: Dave survived prostate cancer, and Connor testicular cancer.
!! Jessica Hoel & John Erck ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace22 Season 22]], 9th Place) [[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jessicajohn_9058.jpg]]
After previously being eliminated while still holding an Express Pass, the now engaged couple returned for redemption.
* CallBack:
** Their intro had them quoting Phil's, "Oy vey," after their embarrassing elimination from Season 22.
** They were very vocal about not wanting to win the Express Passes.
* RelationshipUpgrade: They were dating on their last season. They are now engaged.
[[folder:Tropes That May Still Apply]]
* FatalFlaw: John's overconfidence and arrogance.
* InformedAbility: John's "attention to detail."
* PerpetualSmiler: John.
* SatelliteCharacter: Jessica.
* SmugSnake
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!! Leo Temory & Jamal Zadran (''The Afghanimals'') ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace23 Season 23]], 4th Place) [[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/leojamal_3929.jpg]]
Having been eliminated just short of the Final 3 thanks to Leo putting his robot together backwards, the [[LargeHam hammy]] cousins were ready to take their antics across the world again.
* FailedASpotCheck: They and Natalie & Nadiya actually found the right dress shop in the first leg, but they turned away from it because they misread the street sign.
* LargeHam
[[folder:Tropes That May Still Apply]]
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Leo had a definite problem with staying focused.
* CasanovaWannabe: Leo.
* TheGlomp: They liked to do this to task judges after completing tasks.
* {{Jerkass}}: Both of them.
* NoIndoorVoice
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!Eliminated
!! Natalie Anderson & Nadiya Anderson (''Twinnies'') ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace21 Season 21]], 4th Place) [[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/natalienadiya_2686.jpg]]
The loud, energetic Twinnies were back for another shot at the million. They started off strong by getting on the first flight to China, but, when they landed, they had trouble finding the designated bridal shops, negating their hour lead on the second flight. Then, the twins had a breakdown at the Ferris Wheel, and due to Joey & Meghan being able to find their clue to the Roadblock first, the twins were the first to go.
* TheDitherer: Nadiya, who was not decisive at a single point, to where Natalie yelled at her to just make a decision at the Roadblock.
* FailedASpotCheck: They and Leo & Jamal actually found the right dress shop, but they turned away from it because they misread the street sign.
* IdenticalTwinIDTag: Natalie added a blonde streak to her hair to help tell them apart.
* NoIndoorVoice: Especially at the Ferris Wheel.
* ShockingElimination: Not only were they one of the stronger returning teams, but got on the first flight as well.
* SiblingRivalry: Worse than it ever was on Season 21, as Nadiya's inability to make a decision caused most of their fights.
* SiblingTeam
* SelfDeprecation: During their EliminationStatement.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: This was the only leg in their racing history in which there was serious infighting between the two of them, and it may have cost them the race.
* ThemeTwinNaming
!! William "Bopper" Minton ([[Characters/TheAmazingRace20 Season 20]], 5th Place) [[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bopper_4304.jpg]]
One half of the fan favorite pair from Season 20, Bopper was invited back with his friend Mark. Unfortunately, the night before the Race began, a medical checkup showed that his pancreas was inflamed, and the doctor told him he was unfit to run the Race. With his blessing, Mark ran the race with a different partner, as he did not even cross the Starting Line.
* AdvertisedExtra: Mark & Bopper were advertised as one of the season's teams, even though he had all of two minutes of airtime at the beginning of the season before he was replaced by Mallory.
* CallBack: His and Mark's promotional photo was taken in the exact same pose as their Season 20 photo.
* GameBreakingInjury: Bopper's pancreas was inflamed a day before the race started, and because it could have become fatal, Bopper had to pull himself out of the race.
* HistoryRepeats: An injury cost Bopper the race.
* ICouldaBeenAContender: Mark, upon hearing that Bopper wouldn't be able to run the Race.
* ManlyTears: Both Mark & Bopper upon Bopper's medical assessment and his elimination.
* NonGameplayElimination: Bopper was ejected due to his inflamed pancreas, being the first contestant to be eliminated due to health concerns instead of pulling himself out.
* ShockingElimination: Though technically not an elimination, due to him not actually starting the race, this was the first time someone was allowed to approach the Starting Line before being replaced at the last minute.
* TemptingFate: Bopper saying they were going to "Ride together and die together," on the Race, right before he was ejected due to injury.
