The shows on which each of the teams had previously appeared are distinguished during the season by different colors on the graphics, with teams from The Amazing Race (2001) having their graphics colored yellow (the standard color used in previous seasons), teams from Survivor (2000) having their graphics colored light green and teams from Big Brother (2000) having their graphics colored light blue.
This season was promoted as a "Reality Showdown" because its eleven teams included five who had previously appeared on The Amazing Race (2001), three who had previously appeared on Survivor (2000) and three who had previously appeared on Big Brother (2000).
Although Rachel Reilly appears on one of the Big Brother (2000) teams, along with her sister Elissa Slater, she has also previously appeared on The Amazing Race (2001) in seasons 20 and 24. On both of these occasions, she appeared with her husband Brendon Villegas and they finished third.