Local News Amazing Race Auditions Come To Braintree, Marlborough December 1, 2012 / 5:00 PM EST / CBS News Pairs of contestants made their case to appear on the adventure show. Auditions Amazing Race Auditions The contestants lined up outside two Bernie and Phyl's locations, in Braintree and Westborough. Amazing Race Auditions Even a member of the Braintree Police K-9 Unit got in on the action. Amazing Race Auditions The number of auditioning teams translated to over 1,700 people auditioning, a larger turnout than last year's tryouts. Amazing Race Auditions It was a long day for all under the hot lights of the audition room. Amazing Race Auditions If approved, teams will be selected as semi-finalists and invited to Los Angeles for final interviews. Amazing Race Auditions The show will ultimately feature only 12 teams, as they travel around the world competing for a $1 million prize. Amazing Race Auditions The current season of The Amazing Race has only two episodes left, with the season finale airing on WBZ on December 9 at 8 p.m. Amazing Race Auditions Contestants this season have visited 9 countries on 3 continents and traveled over 25,000 miles.