The Amazing Race Canada 6
The sixth season of The Amazing Race Canada (also known as The Amazing Race Canada: Heroes Edition[1]) is a reality game show based on the American series The Amazing Race. It features ten teams of two consisting of everyday Canadian heroes.[2] The grand prize includes: a CA$250,000 cash payout, a "once-in-a-lifetime" trip for two around the world, and a 2018 Chevrolet Traverse Redline for each.[2] For the sixth year in a row, Jon Montgomery returned as the host.
The Amazing Race Canada 6 | |
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Presented by | Jon Montgomery |
No. of teams | 10 |
Winners | Courtney Berglind & Adam Kovacs |
No. of legs | 11 |
Distance traveled | 50,000 km (31,000 mi) |
No. of episodes | 11 |
Release | |
Original network | CTV |
Original release | July 3 – September 11, 2018 |
Additional information | |
Filming dates | April 23 – May 19, 2018 |
Season chronology |
The season premiered on July 3, 2018[3] with the season finale airing on September 11, 2018.
Engaged first responders Courtney Berglind and Adam Kovacs were the winners of this season.[4] They were the first male/female team to win in the Canadian edition of the show.
Production
Development and filming
On October 12, 2017, CTV announced that the show was renewed for its sixth season.[5]
Filming of The Amazing Race Canada 6 began on April 23, 2018, when the show's Facebook page broadcast the start of the season during its first of six "Jon on the Road: Presented by Chevrolet Facebook Live",[6] which featured Devon Soltendieck of etalk interviewing host Jon Montgomery at the Starting Line, Hatley Gardens in Colwood, British Columbia, before the competition commenced.[7] The five subsequent livestreams featured Jon during filming of the season offering hints about destinations on the racecourse.
During the airing of the episode for Leg 10, a message in white on a black background ("Dedicated to the people of Fredericton, New Brunswick") indirectly recognized that the Fredericton shooting had occurred since the filming of the leg and prior to the episode airing. The same episode also featured Fredericton Police Chief Leanne J. Fitch as the Pit Stop greeter.[8]
This season's visit to Fredericton meant that all 13 of Canada's provincial and territorial capitals were featured at least once in the then six seasons of The Amazing Race Canada. This was the first season in the then six seasons of The Amazing Race Canada that did not visit the province of Quebec.
Season 5 winners Sam Lambert and Paul Mitskopoulos were the local Pit Stop greeters of Leg 6 in their hometown of Toronto.
This was the first season of The Amazing Race Canada to place the U-Turn boards at the Detour decision points rather than after the Detours.
Casting
The cast included Olympic bronze medalist in skeleton Mellisa Hollingsworth. Courtney Berglind previously appeared in episodes 23 & 24 of Big Brother Canada 4 to compete in a Head of Household award challenge on behalf of her sister, houseguest Kelsey Faith.[9][10]
Future appearances
Martina & Phil appeared on an online weekly series companion series for The Amazing Race Canada 7 called "Tastes of the Race", in which they faced off in a cooking competition inspired by the season's locations while using Dempster's Bakery products.[11]
Marketing
Chevrolet continued sponsoring the show and was the sole sponsor of the Facebook Live events.[1] Canadian Tire's outfitter brand Woods also continued their sponsorship from the previous season. New sponsors are Alcon Dailies contact lenses, Dempster's Bakery, Royal Canadian Legion and SkipTheDishes.[12]
Results
The following teams participated in this season, each listed along with their placements in each leg and relationships as identified by the program. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television, owing to the inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:
Team | Relationship | Hero Status | Position (by leg) | Roadblocks performed | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ⋐6⋑ | 7+ | 8 | 9 | 10+ | 11 | ||||
Courtney & Adam | Engaged | First Responders | 8th | 7th | 6th | 7th | 2nd3 | 6th⊃ | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 1st | Courtney 7, Adam 6 |
Taylor & Courtney | Siblings | RCMP Officers | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | Taylor 7, Courtney 6 |
Dylan & Kwame | Friends | Football Coaches | 4th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 4th3 | 5th | 4th | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Dylan 7, Kwame 6 |
Martina & Phil | Siblings | Volunteers | 7th | 6th | 4th | 6th⊂ | 3rd3 | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 4th– | Martina 6, Phil 5 | |
Nancy & Mellisa | Teammates | Elite Athletes | 2nd | 2nd | 8thε2 | 2nd⊃ | 5th | 2nd | 6th– | 1st | 5th | Nancy 5, Mellisa 5 | ||
Leanne & Mar | Teammates | Mentors | 1st | 4th | 3rdε1 | 1st | 6th3 | 4th | 3rd | 6th4 | Leanne 4, Mar 5 | |||
Zainab & Monica | Co-Workers/Friends | RCN Sailors | 6th | 9th | 7th | 4th⋑ | 7th | 7th⊂ | Zainab 3, Monica 4 | |||||
Todd & Anna | Dating | Advocates | 3rd | 1st | 2ndε1 | 8th⋐ | Todd 3, Anna 2 | |||||||
Joseph & Akash | Friends | Volunteers | 9th | 8th | 9th | Joseph 2, Akash 2 | ||||||||
Chewy & Happy | Best Friends | Retired RCAF Pilots | 10th | Chewy 1, Happy 1 | ||||||||||
- A red team placement means the team was eliminated.
- An underlined blue team's placement indicates that the team came in last on a non-elimination leg and had to perform a Speed Bump during the next leg.
- An underlined leg number indicates that there was no mandatory rest period at the Pit Stop and all teams were ordered to continue racing. The first place team was still awarded a prize on that leg. An underlined team placement indicates that the team came in last, was ordered to continue racing, and didn't have to perform a Speed Bump in the next leg.
- A purple ε indicates that the team had previously found an Express Pass and used it on that leg.
- A brown ⊃ or a cyan ⋑ indicates that the team chose to use one of the two U-Turns in a Double U-Turn, respectively; ⊂ or ⋐ indicates the team who received it. If ⋐⋑ is next to a leg number, it indicates that the second U-Turn was not used.
- An orange + next to a leg number indicates that there was a Face Off on that leg, while an orange − indicates the team that lost the Face Off and received a pre-determined time penalty.
- ^ Two teams who found an Express Pass in Leg 2 − Todd & Anna and Leanne & Mar − chose to use theirs to bypass the pie-eating task in Leg 3.
- ^ Nancy & Melissa chose to use the Express Pass they found in Leg 2 to bypass the fairy doors search task in Leg 3.
- ^ Four teams (Martina & Phil, Courtney & Adam, Dylan & Kwame and Leanne & Mar) were unable to check into the Pit Stop as they had stepped on the Pit Stop mat without their backpacks, and were told to go back to retrieve them before being allowed to check-in. Only the placement for Martina & Phil was affected; dropping them from 2nd to 3rd place.
- ^ Leanne & Mar initially arrived 4th, but were issued a 2-hour penalty when a severe onset of claustrophobia prevented Leanne from completing the zombie paintball challenge. The last two teams trailing them (Martina & Phil and Dylan & Kwame) checked-in during the penalty time, dropping them to last place and resulting in their elimination.
Episode title quotes
Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers.[13]
- "Just a Beaver Hero" – Courtney (of Courtney & Adam)
- "Fiddler's Fart" – Nancy
- "Sounds Like a Wild Boar" – Zainab
- "Just Suck My Blood Please" – Mar
- "You Gotta Whip That Cream" – Martina
- "Smells Like Sweat and Fun" – Dylan
- "Poodle Time" – Dylan
- "Those Zombies Are Honing In On Us" – Nancy
- "The Battle of the Two Courtney's" – Courtney (of Taylor & Courtney)
- "The Plan Is Simple. Win!" – Kwame
- "The Summer of Heroes" – Producer Named
Prizes
The prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg.
- Leg 1 – A trip for two to Tokyo, Japan
- Leg 2 – A trip for two to the South of France
- Klondike Campsite Set Up Challenge – CA$5,000 from Woods. Awarded to Todd & Anna.
- Leg 3 – A trip for two to Boston, Massachusetts
- Leg 4 – A trip for two to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Leg 5 – A trip for two to London, England
- Leg 6 – A trip for two to Hong Kong and CA$5,000 from Dempster's Bakery donated to a Food Bank in their community
- Leg 7 – A trip for two to New York City, New York
- Leg 8 – A trip for two to Istanbul, Turkey
- Leg 9 – A trip for two to Sydney, Australia
- Leg 10 – A trip for two to Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Leg 11 – A CA$250,000 cash payout, a "once-in-a-lifetime" trip for two around the world, and a 2018 Chevrolet Traverse Redline for each team member
Race summary
Destinations | Air travel Rail travel Water travel Bus travel Helicopter travel Bicycle travel Gondola travel |
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Route Markers | Detour Roadblock Face Off Express Pass U-Turn Speed Bump Pit Stop |
Leg 1 (British Columbia)
Airdate: July 3, 2018
- Colwood, British Columbia Canada (Hatley Park National Historic Site – Hatley Gardens) (Starting Line)
- Swartz Bay (Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal) to Delta (Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal)
- Squamish (Sea-to-Sky Gondola – Panorama Trail)
- Squamish (Squamish Days Loggers' Sports Festival)
- Squamish (Darrell Bay)
- Britannia Beach (Britannia Mine Museum – Mill No.3)
In the season's first Roadblock, one team member had to ride a zip-line to a net suspended high above the Mamquam Valley. Attached to a bungee cord, they then had to jump from the net to grab a plush beaver toy and exchange it for their next clue. If they missed, they had to wait at the back of the line to try again.
In the leg's second Roadblock, the team member who didn't perform the first Roadblock had to complete a loggersports activity by climbing an 80-foot (24 m) pole, with the aid of spurs and a harness, to retrieve their next clue at the top.
- Additional tasks
- At the Starting Line, teams first had to search the grounds around Hatley Castle to find their backpacks with their first clue.
- At the Sea-to-Sky Gondola, teams had to sign for one of 5 gondolas to the top of the mountain, where they found the clue for the first Roadblock.
- At Darrell Bay, teams had to put on wetsuits and steer a paddleboard toward 20 buoys floating in the bay, each tied to a trap containing a live crab below. They had to choose a trap, pull it up, then return to shore with it to have the crab measured. If the crab was regulation size, they received their next clue.
- Additional note
- In a parking lot outside Hatley Castle, teams found a 2018 Chevrolet Cruze hatchback, which served as their transportation on this leg.
Leg 2 (British Columbia → Yukon)
Airdate: July 10, 2018
- Vancouver (Vancouver International Airport) to Dawson City, Yukon (Dawson City Airport)
- Dawson City (Dredge No. 4)
- Dawson City (Bank of British North America)
- Dawson City (Palace Grand Theatre or Diamond Tooth Gertie's Gambling Hall)
- Dawson City (Midnight Dome)
The season's first Detour was a choice between Dance or Chance. In Dance, teams traveled to the Palace Grand Theatre. After donning burlesque costumes, team would watch a can-can performance. Teams would then join the performers on stage and had to perform the dance to the satisfaction of the judge to receive their next clue. In Chance, teams traveled to Diamond Tooth Gertie's Gambling Hall and had to watch a round of blackjack. After observing the round, team members would then assume the role of dealer, and each member had to deal out a hand to casino patrons and properly pay out casino chips to receive their next clue from the pit boss. If teams made a mistake, then they would have to go to the back of the line and wait for another attempt.
- Additional tasks
- After arriving at Dawson City Airport, each team found a parked 2018 Chevrolet Silverado "High Country Edition" truck, which served as transportation for the rest of this leg, and had to load a tent and camping supplies from sponsor Woods into their truck. Teams then drove to Dredge No. 4 and had to correctly assemble a campsite so that it matched an example setup to receive their next clue. In addition, the team that assembled their campsite the fastest would win a $5,000 prize from Woods.
- At the Bank of British North America, teams received a global positioning system receiver with nine pre-programmed destinations. Teams had to search Dawson City to find one gold coin at each of five different locations: the SS Keno, the George Mercer Dawson commemorative plaque near the Yukon Hotel, the Robert W. Service Cabin, the Red Feather Saloon, and the Clapp and Jones Steamer at the Dawson City Firefighter Museum. Teams could also find an Express Pass at three different locations: the Former Post Office, the Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre, and the Hillside Cemetery. One location, the Commissioner's Residence, had neither a coin nor an Express Pass. After finding the five coins, teams had to return to the Bank of British North America to exchange their coins for their next clue.
Leg 3 (Yukon → British Columbia)
Airdate: July 17, 2018
- Dawson City (Dawson City Airport) to Vancouver, British Columbia (Vancouver International Airport)
- (Seaplane) Vancouver (Burrard Inlet – Vancouver Harbour Air Terminal) to Ganges, Salt Spring Island (Ganges Harbour)
- Ganges (Salt Spring Saturday Market)
- Mount Erskine Provincial Park (Mount Erskine Access Trail – Fairy Doors)
- Vesuvius (Vesuvius Ferry Terminal) to Crofton, Vancouver Island (Crofton Ferry Terminal)
- Duncan (Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit)
- Duncan (Pacific Northwest Raptors)
- Shawnigan Lake (Kinsol Trestle)
For their Speed Bump, Zainab & Monica had to correctly identify eight flavour-infused fleur de sel samples before they could continue racing.
In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to complete a full lap in a 2018 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport convertible around the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit within three minutes, without exceeding 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph) to receive their next clue.
In this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who didn't perform the first Roadblock had to observe a silent demonstration of how to tie a falconer's knot. Then, a live raptor was placed on their arm while wearing a protective glove, and they had to correctly tie the leash of their bird using a falconer's knot to a metal loop attached to their glove within fifteen seconds to receive their next clue.
- Additional tasks
- At Salt Spring Saturday Market, each team had to eat two whole blueberry pies. Once finished, they were given keys to 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV hatchbacks, which served as transportation for the rest of this leg, containing their next clue.
- At Mount Erskine Access Trail, teams had to search through the park's ten fairy doors to find their next clue hidden behind three of the doors.
Leg 4 (British Columbia → Indonesia)
Airdate: July 24, 2018
- Duncan (Duncan Station) (Pit Start)
- Victoria (Victoria International Airport) to Jakarta, Indonesia (Soekarno–Hatta International Airport)
- West Jakarta (Old City – Fatahillah Square) (Overnight Rest)
- North Jakarta (Pelabuhan Sunda Kelapa)
- South Jakarta (Kebayoran Baru – Pasar Burung Barito)
- South Jakarta (Langsat Park (in Indonesian) or Mayestik Market)
- South Jakarta (Kebayoran Baru – Gedung Teater Bulungan)
- Central Jakarta (Merdeka Square overlooking the National Monument)
This leg's Detour was a choice between Ular or Kebaya. In Ular, teams had to find a snake handler within Langsat Park, choose a container, and completely clean the live snake inside. Once approved, they then moved to a medical station where each team member had to attach a leech to their partner's arm and let it suck their blood for five minutes, after which they received their next clue. In Kebaya, teams had to find a marked sewing stall in Mayestik Market. Using a sewing machine, they had to sew two panels of fabric, then sew each panel to the underside of the lapels on the women's blazer known as a kebaya to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to perform the Saman dance. After dressing in costume, they had to learn and correctly perform a series of complex hand and body movements in sync with a group of dancers on stage to receive their next clue.
- Additional tasks
- At Fatahillah Square, teams had to sign up for one of three departure times the next morning. They then had to watch a traditional welcoming performance by dancers in ondel-ondel costumes to receive their next clue.
- At Pelabuhan Sunda Kelapa, teams had to carry durians by hand from a truck and onto a pinisi until they filled a crate to receive their next clue.
Leg 5 (Indonesia → Ontario)
Airdate: July 31, 2018
- Jakarta (Soekarno–Hatta International Airport) to Toronto, Ontario , Canada (Toronto Pearson International Airport)
- Ingersoll (CAMI Automotive Assembly Plant) (Overnight Rest)
- Stratford (Festival Theatre)
- Stratford (Avon River – Avon Boat Rentals or Rhéo Thompson Candies)
- Stratford (Stratford City Hall – "Queen of the Square")
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to dress in Elizabethan costume, then learn and convincingly act out a sword fighting duel scene, ending with the racer's "death", to receive their next clue.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Pedal or Package. In Pedal, teams had to use a paddle boat to navigate part of the Avon River in Stratford to find and collect six illustrated cards. When placed in the correct order, the pieces would form a rebus that encoded the words "Queen of the Square". In Package, teams traveled to Rhéo Thompson Candies, where they had to correctly assemble and package ten boxes of assorted mint chocolates and ten boxes of assorted jelly candies to receive their next clue, which only read "Queen of the Square".
- Additional tasks
- After arriving at Toronto Pearson International Airport, each team found a parked 2018 Chevrolet Equinox "True North Edition", which served as their transportation for the rest of this leg and the first part of Leg 6, containing their next clue instructing them to travel to the place where their car was assembled in Ontario. They were left to figure out that this referred to CAMI Automotive in Ingersoll and not the Chevrolet assembly plants located in Oshawa and St. Catharines, Ontario. Once there, teams found a sign-up board to determine the order they would be admitted the next morning, in five-minute intervals.
- Inside CAMI Automotive, teams had to watch a silent demonstration and follow the nineteen steps to correctly assemble one Equinox front door to receive their next clue.
- The clues following the Detour only told teams to find "Queen of the Square". Teams had to figure out that this was a cinema that holds film screenings inside Stratford's city hall auditorium. Teams would then find Jon Montgomery and the Pit Stop mat inside.
Leg 6 (Ontario)
Airdate: August 7, 2018
- Toronto (Toronto City Hall – East Tower Observation Deck)
- Toronto (Yonge–Dundas Square)
- (TTC Subway) Toronto (Dundas Station to Lansdowne Station)
- Toronto (The Monkey's Paw)
- Toronto (El Convento Rico or Versus Coffee)
- Toronto (North York Harvest Food Bank)
- Toronto (Ireland Park)
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to choose a 2018 Chevrolet Spark and load it with a variety of provided household items, without putting any in the passenger seat and not obstructing vision through the rear-view mirror. Then, using the backup camera, they had to reverse the vehicle through a slalom course without knocking over any cones to park within a marked space. Once completed, they contacted the OnStar service to be told their next destination.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Walk the Part or Latte Art. In Walk the Part, teams had to dress in colourful costumes, then learn and correctly perform a Vogue routine with a dance troupe in front of an audience to receive their next clue. In Latte Art, both team members would become baristas and had to correctly prepare two cups of latte then re-create a leaf pattern of latte art in the foam using food coloring and proper pouring technique to receive their next clue.
- Additional tasks
- Upon arrival in Toronto, teams traveled to City Hall, where they had to make their way up to the observation deck on the 27th floor of the east tower and search for a red and yellow Amazing Race flag on the roof of a building at their next destination: Yonge–Dundas Square.
- The clue given via OnStar after the Roadblock instructed teams to only travel via TTC Subway to The Monkey's Paw bookstore, where they would find the Double U-Turn board. Here, they received a token to insert into the Biblio-mat, a book vending machine, and would find their next clue inside the dispensed book.
- At North York Harvest Food Bank, teams had to choose a list of various bread products donated by sponsor Dempster's Bakery and had to pack the specified quantities of each product into red boxes to receive their next clue.
Leg 7 (Ontario → Manitoba)
Airdate: August 14, 2018
- Toronto (Toronto Pearson International Airport) to Winnipeg, Manitoba (Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport)
- Winnipeg (The Forks – Canadian Museum for Human Rights)
- Winnipeg (Royal Winnipeg Ballet or SkipTheDishes Headquarters)
- Winnipeg (Royal Canadian Legion St. James Branch #4)
- Winnipeg (The Forks – The Forks Market)
- Winnipeg (Assiniboine Park – Leo Mol Sculpture Garden)
This leg's Detour was a choice between Tights or Bites. In Tights, teams made their way to the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. After donning ballet attire, teams had to learn and properly perform the Danse des petits cygnes from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake to the judge's satisfaction to receive their next clue. In Bites, teams made their way to SkipTheDishes' Winnipeg logistics headquarters and were given two food orders on the company's mobile app. After picking up the food from the affiliated restaurants, teams had to deliver the food to the correct addresses. If teams received two positive reviews, they would then receive their next clue.
For the season's first Face Off, teams traveled to the St. James Branch #4 of the Royal Canadian Legion, where they competed against each other in a game of darts, in which teams had to hit all twenty sections of a dartboard with their darts. If a team member was able to hit the bullseye, they could remove any two sections from their dartboard. The first team that struck all twenty sections won their next clue, while the loser had to wait for another team. The last team remaining at the Face Off had to turn over an hourglass and wait out a time penalty before moving on.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to learn how to perform the three cups and balls magic tricks and how to make a dog balloon animal and then successfully perform the tricks and make a balloon animal in front of a crowd to receive their next clue.
- Additional task
- At the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, teams were presented with eighteen different quotations from human rights leaders. Searching the museum, teams had to find the person associated with each quotation. When teams matched each quotation to the correct person, they would receive their next clue.
- Additional notes
- At Toronto Pearson International Airport, teams had to purchase tickets on one of two available flights, each carrying three teams, to Winnipeg.
- After arriving at Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, each team found a parked 2018 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 truck containing their next clue, which served as their transportation for the rest of this leg.
Leg 8 (Manitoba → Prince Edward Island)
Airdate: August 21, 2018
- Winnipeg (Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport) to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown Airport)
- Charlottetown (Beaconsfield Historic House)
- Charlottetown (The Humble Barber)
- New London (The Table Culinary Studio)
- Brackley Beach (The Great Canadian Soap Company) or North Rustico (Blue Bay Farms)
- Cavendish (Crossfire Adventure Paintball)
- Cavendish (Cavendish Beach)
For their Speed Bump, Nancy & Mellisa had to cut the hair of two women, who would donate their hair to the Canadian Cancer Society, before they could continue racing.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to unscramble the words of four courses on a menu and serve the dishes to a restaurant patron to receive their next clue.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Suds and Spuds. In Suds, teams had to travel to The Great Canadian Soap Company and milk a goat to a specified amount. Then, teams had to identify ten uniquely-scented soaps by smell only to receive their next clue. In Spuds, teams had to travel to Blue Bay Farms and till a section of a field to create four rows. Teams had to properly cut and then plant potatoes, each containing an eye and spaced a hoe's width (4 to 5 inches, or 10 to 13 cm) apart, in their rows to receive their next clue.
- Additional tasks
- At Beaconsfield Historic House, teams were directed to find three of nine Eckhart mice located throughout downtown Charlottetown. Teams would find a miniature clue envelope that contained a piece of their next clue attached to the mice located at the Victoria Row arch, the Confederation Centre of the Arts box office, and the Merchantman Fresh Seafood & Oyster Bar.
- After finding the three miniature clues, teams were only instructed to drive to the intersection of Route 6 and Grahams Road.
- At Crossfire Adventure Paintball, teams had to search a paintball course for their next clue while attempting to avoid zombies firing paintball guns. Teams had to wait out a one-minute penalty for each paintball hit they took.
- Additional note
- After arriving at Charlottetown Airport, each team found a parked 2018 Chevrolet Volt, which served as their transportation for the rest of this leg.
Leg 9 (Prince Edward Island → Mexico)
Airdate: August 28, 2018
- Charlottetown (Charlottetown Airport) to Mexico City, Mexico (Mexico City International Airport)
- Mexico City (Plaza de la República – Monumento a la Revolución)
- Mexico City (Frontón México (in Spanish))
- Mexico City (Iztapalapa – Central de Abasto or Jardín del Centenario – Fuente de los Coyotes)
- Mexico City (Cuauhtémoc – La Condesa Neighbourhood)
- Mexico City (Alameda Central overlooking Palacio de Bellas Artes)
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to play jai alai. Using a wicker scoop called a cesta, they had to hurl a ball so that it hit the back wall and landed between the third and fifth lines to receive their next clue. Team members would only have three throws per attempt.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Mercado and Muertos. In Mercado, teams had to search Central de Abasto, the world's largest market, for four marked stalls and purchase cilantro, green chili peppers, onions, tomatoes, and limes. Then, teams had to combine their ingredients to make pico de gallo to receive their next clue. In Muertos, each team member had to select a Day of the Dead calavera design and had to perfectly paint their design onto their partner's face to receive their next clue.
- Additional tasks
- At Monumento a la Revolución, teams had to ride the elevator to the top of the monument. There, teams received a video message on a tablet computer from their loved ones, who would inform them of their next destination: Frontón México.
- In a marked house in La Condesa, each team member had to choose one of four telenovela characters to play, then memorize a script written entirely in Mexican Spanish. Teams then had to perform in a dramatic scene to the satisfaction of the director to receive their next clue.
Leg 10 (Mexico → New Brunswick)
Airdate: September 4, 2018
- Mexico City (Mexico City International Airport) to Fredericton, New Brunswick , Canada (Fredericton International Airport)
- Fredericton (Garrison District – Officers' Square and City Hall)
- Oromocto (CFB Gagetown)
- Fredericton (University of New Brunswick – Lady Beaverbrook Gymnasium)
- Fredericton (Beaverbrook Art Gallery)
- Fredericton (Government House)
This leg's Detour was a choice between Fit and Fly, both with a limit of 2 stations. In Fit, one team member at a time had to memorize and complete four fitness test exercises including twenty meter rushes, sandbag lifts, intermittent loaded shuttles, and a sandbag drag. If teams could correctly complete the exercises in a combined time of less than eighteen minutes, they would then receive their next clue. In Fly, teams had to operate a Griffon helicopter flight simulator. They had to navigate a simulation of Downtown Montreal and successfully land on the roof of the Bell Centre in under five minutes to receive their next clue.
For the season's final Face Off, teams traveled to the campus of the University of New Brunswick, where they found the Lady Beaverbrook Gymnasium. Teams competed against each other in a game of 3-on-3 fifteen minute wheelchair basketball using half the court. Each team would receive one additional player who could pass but could not block or score. The team with the most points after fifteen minutes would receive their next clue, while the loser had to wait for another team. The last team remaining at the Face Off had to turn over an hourglass and wait out a time penalty before moving on.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to listen to six questions from a Wolastoqiyik elder in Wolastoqey about six Wolastoqiyik paintings inside the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. Team members had to find out which painting corresponded to which question by observing the paintings' English and Wolastoqey descriptions and had to respond to the questions with the correct Wolastoqey painting title to receive their next clue.
- Additional task
- At Officers' Square, teams had to watch a changing of the guard ceremony, then watch a seemingly-similar ceremony at City Hall; both performed by members of The Royal Canadian Regiment. Teams had to spot the one difference between the two ceremonies (the ceremonial guard at Officers' Square took one extra step) and tell the commander to receive their next clue.
Leg 11 (New Brunswick → Alberta)
Airdate: September 11, 2018
- Fredericton (Fredericton International Airport) to Calgary, Alberta (Calgary International Airport)
- Calgary (Calgary International Airport – Airport Traffic Control Tower)
- Calgary (Calgary International Airport – Apron 2) to Canmore (Alpine Helicopters Inc.) via Kananaskis Country (Mount Fable)
- Banff National Park (Sunshine Village)
- Banff (Banff National Park Administration Building and Banff Avenue)
- Banff (Bow River)
- Banff (Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Club – Tunnel Nine 5th Hole)
In the leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to enter an air traffic control simulation room and had to memorize, without taking notes, a thirty-second automatic terminal information service transmission containing meteorological information surrounding the airport. After memorizing the transmission, team members had to make their way to the top of the tower and had to correctly recite the transmission to the Nav Canada senior controller to receive their next clue.
In the season's final Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the first Roadblock had to participate in two winter sports. First, they would be harnessed to two dogs and had to ski two laps around a skijoring track. Then the team member had to complete the Slush Cup by sledding on a marked course down one of the resort's ski runs and across a pool of cold water to receive their next clue.
- Additional tasks
- Upon arrival in Calgary, teams had to search the airport for their next clue, located near the control tower.
- After completing the first Roadblock, teams made their way to Apron 2 and took a helicopter ride to Mount Fable. Upon landing atop the mountain, they had to search for their next clue. Teams then took off again to land in Canmore at the helicopter company's home base to proceed by taxi to Sunshine Village in Banff.
- At Banff National Park Administration Building, teams were directed to search ten marked stores along Banff Avenue to find at least two marked souvenirs that represented items or tasks they encountered from each of the 11 legs. Some legs were represented by more than two souvenirs. After finding the souvenirs, teams had to return to the Banff National Park Administration Building and place the souvenirs on a display in the proper order to receive their next clue.
Leg Location Associated Souvenirs 1 Squamish Stuffed Beaver Toy, Toy Ferry Boat, & Plastic Crab Miniature 2 Yukon Gold Coin & Dawson City house scale model 3 Gulf Islands Fairy Doors, Plastic Blueberry Pie Slice, & Sports Car Scale Model 4 Jakarta Flag of Indonesia, National Monument Scale Model, & Ondel-ondel Statuettes 5 Stratford Stratford City Hall Postcard, Plastic Elizabethan sword miniature, & Car Door Scale Model 6 Toronto Toy TTC Subway Car, Latte Cup, & Book 7 Winnipeg Cups and Balls Magic Equipment, CMHR Scale Model, Royal Canadian Legion Badge, & Dartboard Trophy 8 Prince Edward Island Eckhart Mouse, Restaurant Table and Menu Miniature, & Zombie Statuettes 9 Mexico City Flag of Mexico, Jai Alai Trophy, Monumento a la Revolución Scale Model, & Calavera 10 Fredericton Wolastoqiyik Painting Miniature, Ceremonial Guard Statuette, & Scale Model Basketball 11 Banff Toy Helicopter & Stuffed Siberian Husky
Ratings
Viewership includes initial date of viewing plus seven day DVR playback.
No. | Title | Air date | Viewers (millions) |
Weekly rank | Ref. |
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1 | "Just a Beaver Hero" | July 3, 2018 | 1.771 | 1 | [14] |
2 | "Fiddler's Fart" | July 10, 2018 | 1.600 | 2 | [15] |
3 | "Sounds Like a Wild Boar" | July 17, 2018 | 1.814 | 1 | [16] |
4 | "Just Suck My Blood Please" | July 24, 2018 | 1.769 | 1 | [17] |
5 | "You Gotta Whip That Cream" | July 31, 2018 | 1.653 | 1 | [18] |
6 | "Smells Like Sweat and Fun" | August 7, 2018 | 1.866 | 1 | [19] |
7 | "Poodle Time" | August 14, 2018 | 1.894 | 1 | [20] |
8 | "Those Zombies Are Honing In On Us" | August 21, 2018 | 1.942 | 1 | [21] |
9 | "The Battle of the Two Courtney's" | August 28, 2018 | 1.793 | 1 | [22] |
10 | "The Plan Is Simple. Win!" | September 4, 2018 | 1.901 | 1 | [23] |
11 | "The Summer of Heroes" | September 11, 2018 | 1.989 | 1 | [24] |
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