The Amazing Race 15 is the fifteenth installment of the American reality television series The Amazing Race. This season featured twelve teams of two competing in a race around the world. The fifteenth season debuted on CBS on Sunday, September 27, 2009, with a two-hour premiere, and the finale aired on December 6, 2009. Dating couple Meghan Rickey and Cheyne Whitney were the winners of this season, while brothers Sam and Dan McMillen finished in second place, and married couple Brian Kleinschmidt and Ericka Dunlap finished in third.