ABC announces cast for 'Expedition Impossible' (Yep, it's another amazing race coming to you in June!)

Now that Mark Burnett is stealing some thunder away from American Idol with The Voice, is he now hoping to suck a little steam out of The Amazing Race?

You be the judge: Burnett is the man behind a new summer reality show for ABC dubbed Expedition Impossible, which features 13 teams of three players who will travel across deserts, mountains and rivers in the “exotic, fabled Kingdom of Morocco.” Fun? Each week a new stage of the expedition will be revealed to the competitors, who must find a way to work together to complete the trip. After 10 legs of competition, one team will cross the finish line. Winners each receive $50,000, a Ford Explorer (nice product placement) and the privilege of never having to be called members of the Fab 3, Mom’s Army, or Grandpa’s Warriors ever again.

You think we’re kidding? Check out the monikers given to the 13 teams, which start the expedition on Tuesday, June 21. (My money is on the fishermen. Not so much for the gypsies):

California Girls

Christina Chin, 24, Davis, CA, manager

Brittany Smith, 24, Rancho Murietta, CA, pro golfer

Natalie Smith, 25, Woodland, CA, teacher/coach

The cops

Robert Robillard, 43, Concord, MA, police officer (duh)

Dani Henderson, 34, Marlborough, MA, police officer

James Vaglica, 49, Billerica, MA, police officer

The country boys

Nicholas Coughlin, 28, Clinton, MS, internet marketing

Jason Cronin, 37, Pensacola Beach, MN, business owner/entrepreneur

Chad Robinson, 27, Bolton,MS, realtor

Fab 3

Ryan Carrillo, 36, Los Angeles, CA, business owner

Kari Gibson, 26, Los Angeles, CA, poker tournament hostess

AJ Gibson, 30, Los Angeles, CA, mortgage consultant

The fisherman

Gus Sanfilippo, 48, Gloucester, MA, fisherman

Nino Sanfilippo, 43, Gloucester, MA, fisherman

Joe Sanfilippo, 44, Gloucester, MA, fisherman

The football players

Akbar Gbaja-Biamila, 31, Los Angeles, CA, broadcaster

Robert Ortiz, 27, Solana Beach, CA, business owner

Ricky Sharpe, 31, Costa Mesa, CA, coach

Grandpa’s warriors

Dick Smith, 69, Normal, IL, store owner

Steven Smith, 49, Savoy, IL, store owner

Sam Gibbs, 23, Thomasboro, IL, store anager

The gypsies

John Post, 29, Pensacola, FL, sustainable farmer

Taylor Filasky, 31, San Diego, CA, video producer

Eric Bach, 26, San Francisco, CA, sales

Latin persuasion

Dashia Imperiale, 44, New York, NY, fitness instructor

Raven Garcia, 30, Bronx, NY, freelance writer

Mai Reyes, 38, New York, NY, manager

Mom’s army

Eleanor Vanderbeck, 52, Reading, PA, bookkeeper

Ruthie Vanderbeck, 27, Reading, PA, realtor

Abbie Vanderbeck, 29, Norwalk, CT, nanny

No limits

Erik Weihenmayer, 42, Golden, CO, speaker/writer

Jeff Evans, 41, Boulder, CO, physician assistant

Ike Isaacson, 33, Topeka, KS, National Guard

New York fireman

Kevin Coursey, 39, Belle Harbor, NY, firefighter

Robert Kiley, 34, Rockaway Park, NY, firefighter

Michael Egan, 34, Rockaway Park, NY, firefighter

Team Kansas

Lindsey Haymond, 27, Houston, TX, teacher

Kelsey Fuller, 21, Overland Park, KS, student

Mackenzie Fuller, 18, Overland Park, KS, student

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