Meet ‘The Amazing Race’ Contestants Joe Moskowitz and Ian Todd
Vacationer introduces you to the engaged gay couple, Joe Moskowitz and Ian Todd, racing around the world to the finish line to win the $1 million prize on The Amazing Race Season 35.
READY. SET. GO! LGBTQ+ viewers can cheer from the comfort of their couches as engaged couple Joe Moskowitz and Ian Todd, along with 12 other teams, start their race around the world when The Amazing Race premieres on Wednesday, Sept. 27 on CBS!
Joe Moskowitz, 35, is the head of business development for a commercial real estate tech platform, and Ian Todd, 40, is the director of new business for a marketing tech start-up. Currently living in New York City, the happy couple met in the gym.
Joe Moskowitz (left) and Greg Franklin traverse a tightrope stretched from one rooftop to another at the historic Biltmore Hotel in downtown LA. (Photo Credit: Sonja Flemming/CBS) 
Ian Todd and Joe Moskowitz take on a challenge in Thailand (Photo Credit: Sonja Flemming/CBS) 
Engaged couple Joe Moskowitz and Ian Todd (Photo Credit: Sonja Flemming/CBS) 
“The Amazing Race” Season 35 premieres on Wednesday, Sept. 27 (9:30-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. (Photo Credit: Sonja Flemming/CBS)
“We both worked out in the same gym during lunch, and so, like, there weren’t a ton of people there,” Ian said in the preview. “After throwing eyes at each other for months, I got up the courage and introduced myself to Joe.”
The couple’s journey around the world will put their relationship to the test as they embark on some intense challenges on the Emmy Award-winning show this season. You can find out more about Joe and Ian as they sit down for a quick on-camera interview to chat about their relationship and their excitement as fans and now The Amazing Race contestants.
The season premiere of The Amazing Race also marks its milestone 35th season starting at the iconic Hollywood Sign, which is also celebrating its 100th anniversary. Host Phil Keoghan will help guide an unprecedented 13 globetrotting teams along a 23,800-mile adventure around the world.
This season, the show visits a new country, Slovenia, known for its beautiful landscape and dramatic scenery. Here, teams will fly in a gravity-defying glider, 2,000 feet over Lake Bled, cross-country ski indoors, and climb 1,110 steps to the top of Planica’s tallest ski jump, among other once-in-a-lifetime challenges.
“We start this season of The Amazing Race with an international flight to Asia, bringing back the thrill of traveling around the globe to exotic places. And on top of that, our cast is fantastic! Their energy is palpable and their enthusiasm even greater! This season’s big, 90-minute episodes allow us to show more of each city we travel to, especially the people and the culture, plus we get to know our contestants on a deeper level and their relationships with each other,” said co-creators and executive producers Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri.
They added, “You will laugh, you will cry, you will shout at the TV in frustration and also scream with joy, but best of all you will feel the highs and lows on this journey of the human spirit with the majestic backdrop of the world.”
In the premiere episode, for the first time, a former team surprises racers as judges at the end of the first Roadblock, where one team member must traverse a perilous tightrope stretched from one rooftop to another at the historic Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Also this season, the show returns to commercial travel and will bring back no non-elimination legs, the race-changing Express Pass, and a twist on the infamous U-Turn, making this season one of the most competitive.
This season on The Amazing Race, one of the 13 teams trekking around the world will be eliminated at the end of every leg. Each team is comprised of two people who have a pre-existing relationship with one another. At every destination, each team competes in a series of challenges – some mental and some physical – and when the tasks have been completed, they learn their next destination. The locations that teams will travel to include Thailand, India, Germany, Sweden, Ireland, and Washington state, where the first team to cross the final finish line will be crowned the winner of The Amazing Race and win the $1 million prize.
You can catch The Amazing Race Season 35 on Wednesdays (9:30-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. You can also follow The Amazing Race on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Excited about the new season? Check out a sneak preview below!
