Brendon Villegas and Rachel Reilly: Cast on The Amazing Race!
Brendon Villegas and Rachel Reilly of Big Brother infamy are crossing over into another CBS competition series, joining the cast of The Amazing Race 20 this winter!
Rachel won Big Brother 13 last summer, a stunning comeback considering she was easily one of the most hated contestants in the show's history after Season 12.
The Amazing Race is clearly a good fit for the ratings-grabbing duo, who excelled in Big Brother's weekly competitions but cried a lot and lacked for social skills.
Brendon and Rachel entering the Race is similar to Survivor stars Rob Mariano and Amber Brkich doing the same. CBS knows how to pick and re-cast its reality "talent."
The Amazing Race turns 20 on February 19 and will celebrate the milestone with a cast that also includes married professional clowns, border patrol agents and more.
The 11 teams will hit 22 cities and travel 40,000 miles on trips to Paraguay, Azerbaijan and the German castle that inspired the one featured in Sleeping Beauty.
Follow the link for a full rundown of The Amazing Race 20 cast!
Ernie Halvorsen and Cindy Chiang Win The Amazing Race!
The 19th season of The Amazing Race covered four continents, 20 cities and nearly 40,000 miles as the various couples battled to beat other fiercely competitive teams.
After last week's elimination of Olympian snowboarders Tommy Szechin, 31, and Andy Finch, 30, who won six legs along the way, it was wide open on last night's finale.
So who emerged victorious?
Ernie Halvorsen and Cindy Chiang!
The project manager, 29 and his fiancée, a 30-year-old brand manager, who took the $1 million competition by besting Jeremy Cline and Sandy Draghi, plus retired NFL tight end Marcus Pollard and his wife, business owner Amani.
"This has been the best premarital counseling that you could ever get," Chiang said after claiming victory. "I can't think of anything better in my life than to have a husband that proved he could be so supportive and caring even when I'm at my low."
"It's really been an incredible experience."
Follow the link for a full review of The Amazing Race finale.
