Hey, Phil: Local Casting Call for The Amazing Race

One of our favorite competition reality shows (admittedly we only watch two competition reality shows), The Amazing Race, is holding a casting call in Austin this Friday afternoon. For those unfamiliar with the Emmy-winning series, teams of two travel around the world with the teams going up against each other in certain challenges, all in an attempt to be the first to get to Phil's mat at the pit stop. The show in its 12 season run has made stops in six continents (no Antarctica pit stops yet). The winning team gets a million dollars in the end, but usually the first team to reach the mat at each pit stop wins a little something.

The Amazing Race can be depended on to show the dissolution of dating couples that never had much in common in the first place, family members who weren't close growing closer through the challenges, and some team members coming to terms with their place in the world. For the next season, we're hoping for more teams like Team Hippie and less like Jonathan and Victoria. We wish whoever gets chosen from our fair city good luck!