Jet & Cord McCoy
Relationship: Brothers
Season: 16 (second place)
The beloved Cowboys' loss to Dan and Jordan sparked accusations of cheating by furious fans, but CBS insisted the victorious Pious brothers (who?) played by the rules.
Read on for a refresher of the Amazing alumni cast, including five teams from season 14, two teams each from seasons 15 and 12, and Gary and Mallory from last season. The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business premieres Sunday, Feb.20 on CBS.
Mel & Mike White
Relationship: Father and son
Season: 14 (sixth place)
The Hollywood filmmaker and his dad—both of whom are openly gay—fell victim to a bad taxi driver in Thailand.
Margie & Luke Adams
Relationship: Mother and son
Season: 14 (third place)
Luke, the race's first deaf contestant, is also openly gay ("CBS didn't want to add too many labels," he told After Elton about producers' reluctance to disclose his sexual orientation) but is probably best known for his "bitch" feud with competitors LaKisha and Jen.
LaKisha & Jennifer Hoffman
Relationship: Sisters
Season: 14 (fourth place)
Jen's pre-Pit Stop pit stop at Beijing's Olympic stadium knocked them out of the final three—but spared the sisters from another confrontation with Luke and supermom Margie.
Amanda Blackledge & Kris Klicka
Relationship: Engaged couple
Season: 14 (eighth place)
After Margie and Luke bitch-slapped them with a blind U-turn, the good-natured couple were eliminated in Siberia. Cold!
Jaime Edmondson & Cara Rosenthal
Relationship: Former NFL cheerleaders and teammates
Season: 14 (second place)
The redheaded beauties, two more victims of TAR's cabbie curse, lost to Tammy and Victor in Hawaii.
Herb "Flight Time" Lang & Nate "Big Easy" Lofton
Relationship: Harlem Globetrotters teammates
Season: 15 (fourth place)
The basketball players made some pretty epic mistakes (misreading an analog watch; their Kafka-esque exit in Prague), but we'll always love 'em for cajoling crybaby Mika into surrendering her spot on the water slide in Dubai.
Zev Glassenberg & Justin Kanew
Relationship: Best friends
Season: 15 (9th place)
After finishing first during their Cambodia leg, the duo discovered they'd lost Zev's passport and would not be able to continue racing. Zev was the first person with Asperger's syndrome to compete on The Amazing Race.
Ron & Christina Hsu
Relationship: Father and daughter
Season: 12 (second place)
Although Ron was criticized for his abrasiveness and overbearing attitude toward his youngest daughter, the two say the race strengthened their bond.
Kent Kaliber & Vyxsin Fiala
Relationship: Dating/friends
Season: 12 (fifth place)
The lovable pink-and-black-powered partners spread good Goth cheer around the world. Kent, who originally competed as Kynt Cothron, reportedly changed his name to honor his father's death.
Gary & Mallory Ervin
Relationship: Father and daughter
Season: 17 (sixth place)
The bubbly beauty queen and her proud papa made a great showing...until they got lost in Oman for over nine hours.