The Amazing Race 9 is the ninth installment of the American reality television show The Amazing Race. It featured eleven teams of two competing in a race around the world. The season premiered on CBS on February 28, 2006, and concluded on May 17, 2006. Best friends B.J. Averell and Tyler MacNiven were the winners of this season, while friends Eric Sanchez and Jeremy Ryan finished in second place, and dating couple Ray Whitty and Yolanda Brown-Moore finished in third.