Meet the Leland couple competing on ‘The Amazing Race’
BELVILLE, NC (WWAY) — A couple from Leland will have the opportunity of a lifetime to compete in the 37th season of ‘The Amazing Race”.
The season starts on Wednesday, and we caught up with them to talk about their adventurous journey.
“The amazing race!” Courtney Ramsey and Jasmin Carey exclaimed.
Courtney Ramsey and Jasmin Carey met at Duke University’s School of Nursing and instantly clicked. But their connection deepened even further through “The Amazing Race.”
Ramsey found comfort in the CBS reality competition, especially during the covid pandemic. She encouraged Carey to watch the show, and she was hooked.
“When you watch the amazing race, they’re going to all of these wonderful places. So, it just drew us in even more. We were just watching season after season,” Carey said.
They applied to the show in April of 2023 but heard nothing back. Determined, they applied again in December of 2023. This time, they got the call.
“It was like one of the biggest pinch-me moments ever,” Carey shared.
It’s really fast paced how it happened. I don’t even think you have time to blink. Now I need you to do these ten things and there are deadlines attached to it. It’s all a process. So, we’ve reflected on it, and you know what, the race actually started well before Phil said travel safe,” Ramsey stated.
Ramsey says the journey was challenging but rewarding.
“Yeah, you got a backpack and all these things that are neatly packed in there. But you really have what you store within yourself. Whatever your methodology is for your day to day, you know how you build yourself up, and how you encourage yourself through challenges. That’s what you have to bring on the race with you,” Ramsey added.
If you are wondering, you can expect this season…
“Twists and turns and surprises out the gate. It hits you kinda hard we were like woah. When we said it, we were just like oh my gosh. Even with him saying it we couldn’t have imagined what those twists and turns were actually going to be,” Carey commented.
Regardless of the outcome, both agree the experience was all worth it.
“We had to remind ourselves to like come up and really take it all in. Because you really are in this place and enjoying these amazing things. being immersed in the culture and that really was everything.”
Ramsey and Carey are the youngest couple on the show this season. If given the opportunity they would take on the challenge and compete in the race again.
We can watch to see how they finished “The Amazing Race” starting Wednesday at 9:30pm.
