I think it's always been 11 teams of two. I too heard that they got rid of the non-elimination legs this time, so when Phil said, "...the last team to arrive at the pit stop WILL be eliminated," in the beginning when he was explaining the rules of the race, that sealed it in my mind.
I noticed right away when I read about the teams that almost all of them were from L.A. That really bugs me. Especially since all those teams seem to be actors, and most of them are dating. Basically, a bunch of the teams feel the same to me.
I'm rooting for the father-daughter because I like the teams that do the race with a family member, plus that team is from the Seattle area
