Season 20 of ‘The Amazing Race’ meet the contestants vying for the 1 million dollar prize, meet Art and JJ friends from California
Name: Art Velez
Age: 43
Hometown: Temecula, Calif.
Connection to your teammate: Friend/Co-worker
Current occupation: Border Patrol Agent
What scares you most about traveling?Getting arrested in a foreign country.
What excites you most about traveling? Experiencing different cultures.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: My partner needs to understand and learn that not everyone in the world is stupid.
Pet peeve about your teammate: His botox shots, plucked eyebrows and those loafers.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)?I want to see my partner cry on national television because I am his boss and he is a wuss.
Name: J.J. Carrell
Age: 42
Hometown: Carlsbad, Calif.
Connection to your teammate: Friend/Co-worker
Current occupation: Border Patrol Agent
What scares you most about traveling? Getting sick.
What excites you most about traveling? Experiencing other people and cultures.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: We always yell at each other. We need a smooth communication pattern.
Pet peeve about your teammate: His stupid gold chain that holds his badge.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? New Zealand, because I want to experience the people and the culture.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? A better working relationship and better communication.
Watch Art and JJ compete on Season 20 of ‘Amazing Race’ Sunday February 19th at 8/7c on CBS!
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