The Amazing Race Canada 4


The fourth season of The Amazing Race Canada was a reality game show based on the American series The Amazing Race. It features 10 teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship. The grand prize includes: a cash payout, a "once-in-a-lifetime" trip for two around the world with hotel accommodations provided by Hotels.com, and the winning team's choice of any Chevrolet vehicle driven during the Race. For the fourth year in a row, Jon Montgomery returned as the host.
The season premiere aired on June 28, 2016, with the finale airing on September 13, 2016. Dating couple Stephanie "Steph" LeClair and Kristen McKenzie were the winners of this season of The Amazing Race Canada. They are the first all-female team to win the Canadian edition of the show and the first lesbian couple team to win any edition of the Race worldwide. In the After the Race reunion special, it was revealed that both chose the Silverado truck featured in Leg 1.

Production

Development and filming

On September 21, 2015, CTV announced that the show was renewed for a fourth season.
Filming of the show was reported in Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories, at the Legislative Assembly building, on Frame Lake close to the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, and at the ceremonial circle near the Royal Canadian Mounted Police "G" Division headquarters downtown. Jon Montgomery, this show's host, was spotted near a cluebox on May 10, at Prince Rupert City Hall, in British Columbia. On May 14, teams were reported racing near Kingston Penitentiary, in Kingston, Ontario, where a U-Turn board was also seen.
This season of the Race visited Vietnam for two legs. However, unlike previous broadcasts in the franchise where the red and yellow Race flags were replaced during Vietnam legs due to confusion with the former flag of South Vietnam, this season continued to use the normal red and yellow Race flags.
This season featured the Nova Scotia underground coal miner's choir The Men of the Deeps, who were the local greeters at the Pit Stop of Leg 9 in their home region of Cape Breton Island.

Casting

Casting began on September 23, 2015, and as in the previous three seasons, an online site was used for submission of applications and audition videos. Casting closed on November 23, 2015. The cast includes actress and Mrs. Universe 2015 winner Ashley Callingbull-Burnham, and Big Brother Canada 1 HouseGuests Jillian MacLaughlin and Emmett Blois, who won and placed 3rd, respectively. Lowell Taylor is the first legally blind contestant in any edition of the Race.

Programming

A half-hour special episode titled The Amazing Race Canada: Top 20 Moments, reviewing the events of the first seven episodes, aired in place of a regular episode on August 16, with regular episodes resuming the following week. Similar to previous seasons, a special season-end reunion/recap again titled After The Race, this time hosted by the cast of The Social, aired immediately after the season finale with 19 contestants present to review the season as a whole.

Marketing

and trip sponsor Air Canada discontinued their sponsorship, Chevrolet continued sponsoring the show along with previous seasons' sponsors Bank of Montreal and Mentos. New sponsors for this season were outerwear sponsor Mountain Equipment Co-op and trip sponsor Hotels.com.

Results

The following teams participated in the Race, 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:
  1. Kelly & Kate and Anthony & Brandon initially arrived 3rd and 4th, respectively, but both teams were issued 4-hour penalties for failing to complete the first Roadblock. While Kelly & Kate's placement dropped to 9th, Anthony & Brandon dropped to last place resulting in their elimination.
  2. While Lowell, Amy, Yvette and Anne chose to perform the first Roadblock, the task was forced to shut down due to a change in weather conditions, and the racers had to wait the equivalent amount of time it would have taken to complete the Roadblock before receiving the next clue.
  3. Four of the nine teams who arrived at the Pit Stop were issued 30-minute penalties for taking a water taxi from the floating market shopping task instead of the public ferry as the clue specifically instructed. The initial placements for all teams are as follows :
  4. :1st: Joel & Ashley; 2nd: Steph & Kristen; 3rd: Jillian & Emmett; 4th: Kelly & Kate; 5th: Rita & Yvette; 6th: Frankie & Amy, 7th: Anne & Tanya; 8th: Julie & Lowell; 9th: Stéphane & Antoine
  5. Stéphane & Antoine also arrived when Anne & Tanya were still waiting out their 30-minute penalty but they were issued a 4-hour penalty for quitting the Roadblock. However, since Stéphane & Antoine checked-in at the Pit Stop last, they were eliminated without the penalty being applied.
  6. Frankie & Amy used the Express Pass given to them by Steph & Kristen to bypass the Roadblock on Leg 6. Before using the Express Pass, Amy elected to perform the Roadblock, and this is reflected in the total Roadblock count.

    Prizes

The prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg. Trips are provided by Hotels.com.
Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers.
  1. "Who's Ready to Let It All Hang Out?" – Non-Racer
  2. "Deal, Guys? Deal! Deal!" – Jillian
  3. "Toads! Are You Kidding Me?" – Kate
  4. "Shine Your Light" – Non-Racer
  5. "The Little Blind Tugboat That Could" – Julie
  6. "Am I Actually Operating the Plane?" – Steph
  7. "I Could Be Prime Minister" – Kristen
  8. "I Just Wanna Win" – Steph
  9. "For Those About to Rock" – Joel
  10. "We're Doing It Wrong! We're In Big Trouble" – Jillian
  11. "Second Place Isn't Good Enough" – Ashley

    Race summary

Leg 1 (Northwest Territories → Alberta)

Airdate: June 28, 2016
In the first Roadblock of the Race, one team member would be equipped with a bungee cord and ride in the Jasper Skytram, which would stop in midair halfway up the mountain. At this point, they climbed out of the tram and used monkey bars underneath to reach their clue on the other side. Only 3 teams were permitted in the Skytram at a time. If they fell, they would have to wait in line for the next crossing.
For the leg's second Roadblock, teams had to drive themselves to Two Valley Creek Canyon. Here, the team member who did not perform the first Roadblock had to rappel down into the canyon, then search the river valley on foot for a Parks Canada representative who would give them an avalanche beacon, with which to locate one of three caches containing their next clue.
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Airdate: July 5, 2016
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to rappel from the roof of the Calgary Tower to the street below to receive their next clue from Seefar, the Calgary Tower mascot.
The first Detour of the Race was a choice between Sim or Swim. In Sim, teams travelled to the Mayland Heights campus of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, where they had to use a training simulator to guide a crane's payload through a course on a simulated construction site without hitting any obstacles. If both team members successfully completed the course in a combined time of under 6 minutes, they received their next clue. In Swim, teams travelled to the Sam Livingston Fish Hatchery at the Bow Habitat Station, where they had to use a barrier to corral a school of rainbow troutlings into a confined area and then use nets to transfer the troutlings into two cages to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: July 12, 2016
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to use a stick with a small flag attached to separate and herd 20 ducks out of a flock of 300 into a pen to receive their next clue.
For their Speed Bump, Kelly & Kate had to carry a total of 20 toads by hand through the Cái Bè Land Market to a marked stall on the other side before they could continue racing.
The Detour was a choice between Vibrate or Hydrate. In Vibrate, teams travelled to Phước Ân Temple, where they had to learn and correctly perform a traditional Vietnamese drum dance to receive their next clue. In Hydrate, teams had to load a sampan with 60 coconuts and row down a canal to a marked dock, where they had to unload and carry them to a nearby coconut water hut to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: July 19, 2016
In the leg's Roadblock, one team member had to correctly assemble a scooter using only an instruction manual written in Vietnamese, and a sample scooter as a reference, to receive their next clue from the mechanic.
The Detour was a choice between Flip Flop or V-Pop. In Flip Flop, teams travelled to Glow Skybar, where they would watch a demonstration of a flair bartending routine and the mixing of the bar's signature cocktail, the "Hello Vietnam". Teams then had to recreate the routine and the cocktail exactly to receive their next clue. In V-Pop, teams travelled to Kingdom Karaoke, where they had to correctly memorize at least one verse per team member of the V-pop song "Shine Your Light" then perform karaoke in front of an audience. If the song was performed correctly, a fan girl would give teams their next clue.
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Airdate: July 26, 2016
In the first Roadblock of this leg, one team member had to listen to six Haida storytellers, who would each tell the story depicted on one of the totem poles outside of the Haida Heritage Centre, as well as the name of its carver: Ron Wilson, Tim Boyko, Jim Hart, Guujaaw, Garner Moody, and Norman Price. They then had to correctly identify all six totem poles by carver to a judge on the nearby beach to receive their next clue.
For the second Roadblock, teams travelled to Cow Bay Marina and took a water taxi, which departed every 20 minutes, to a log boom floating in the middle of the bay. Here, the team member who did not perform the first Roadblock had to choose a lane and pilot a small tugboat equipped with a dozer blade to find three small timber rafts marked with red flags and push them to a dispatcher at the other end of the lane to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: August 2, 2016
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member would be flown with an instructor in one of three vintage de Havilland Chipmunks to an altitude of, at which point they would be given control of the airplane to correctly perform a 360° rate one turn while maintaining a constant speed and altitude between 1800 and 2200 feet to receive their next clue after landing.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Dry Dock or Art Rock. In Dry Dock, teams travelled to Heddle Marine Service and entered the dry dock, where each team member had to suit up in protective gear and then properly weld an airtight seal on an section of structural steel to receive their next clue. In Art Rock, teams travelled to Collective Arts Brewing, where they had to recreate a work of spray paint art using stencils to apply coloured layers in a specific order. If their work matched the example, teams could then take it to the brewery's stage to receive their next clue from the band Elliott BROOD.
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Airdate: August 2 & 9, 2016
This leg's Detour was a choice between On the Field or Offshore. In On the Field, teams travelled to Nixon Field at Queen's University, where they had to wear Bumperz and complete a series of bubble soccer drills against Queen's University women's soccer players. They had to perform a somersault, pass a soccer ball back and forth between each other, and finally score a goal while the goalie attempted to ram the scoring team member in under 25 seconds before receiving their next clue from the university's mascot Boo Hoo the Bear. In Offshore, teams travelled to the Kingston Yacht Club, where they had to properly rig a sailboat, following a completed example, and then sail it out to a buoy to retrieve their clue and before returning to the dock.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to dress as Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, then memorize and correctly recite one of Macdonald's political speeches, which included prompts to ring a bell, to an audience of historical players to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: August 23, 2016
In the Detour, teams chose between Sugar or Shake. In Sugar, teams made their way to the Havana Club Rum Museum and, using a manual grinder, had to extract of sugar juice from sugar cane. Then, each team member had to deliver two trays of drinks on foot to Park Humboldt and then make their way back to the museum to get their next clue. In Shake, teams went directly to Park Humboldt, where they had to learn and correctly perform a Casino Salsa routine to receive their next clue.
In the Face Off, teams competed in games of beach volleyball. The first team to scored fifteen points would receive their next clue, while their opponents had to wait for another team. The last losing team had to wait for the sand to run out of an hourglass before receiving their clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to watch a demonstration and then correctly make three engine gaskets from old tire rubber to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: August 30, 2016
For their Speed Bump, Rita & Yvette had to deliver 2 sacks of letters from cadets of the Canadian Coast Guard College to the Christmas Island post office and then stamp every letter with the office's famous postmark before they could continue racing.
This leg's Detour, at the Highland Village Museum, was a choice between Feel the Rhythm or Feel the Burn, both requiring teams to dress in traditional attire. In Feel the Rhythm, teams had to learn and correctly perform a traditional Scottish highland dance routine with a troupe to receive their next clue. In Feel the Burn, teams completed a series of three Highland Games events. First, each team member had to toss a caber so it lands end-over-end within designated lines. Then, they each had to carry or move either two heavy logs for 2 laps around a marked course, or one for 4 laps if they choose, in the "Farmer's Walk". Finally, each team member had to throw a stone so it lands on one of two targets to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: September 6, 2016
This leg's Detour was a choice between 1867 or 1879. In 1867, teams travelled to Moosehead Breweries, where they had to choose one of five uniquely labeled beer bottles and pull enough matching bottles from a fast-moving production line to fill five 24-beer cases. They then had to stack a full pallet of cases to receive their next clue. In 1879, teams travelled to Crosby's Molasses, where they had to follow a recipe to prepare the company's signature molasses taffy. After the mixture was heated, teams then had to pull the mixture until they made at least of taffy with the correct texture and color to receive their next clue.
In the second Face Off of the Race, teams drove themselves to the Algonquin Resort Golf Course in the town of Saint Andrews. At the 12th hole, teams competed in a round of golf. One team would take alternating strokes to sink their ball in the hole, then wait for their opponent to do the same. If a team lost their ball, there would be a one-stroke penalty. The team who took fewer strokes received their next clue, while their opponents had to wait for another team. The last losing team had to wait for the sand to run out of an hourglass before receiving their clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, teams entered the Scents and Sensitivity Garden within the Kingsbrae Garden, where the participating team member would be blindfolded for the duration of the task. They would first be led to one side of the garden by their partner, who would read them the English names of 15 plants they had to memorize, each distinguishable by a unique scent or texture. They then had to follow a guide rope on their own to the other side of the garden and correctly identify all 15 plants by touch and smell to receive their next clue. If any were incorrect, they would be led back to their partner to try again.
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Airdate: September 13, 2016
In the first Roadblock of this leg, teams travelled to the Montreal Biosphere on Saint Helen's Island. Inside the sphere, one team member had to use a mechanical ascender to climb to the observation deck of the museum, pull themselves horizontally across a suspended line to a platform on the outer structure, and finally, rappel down to retrieve their next clue on the exterior of the sphere.
In the final Roadblock of the Race, the team member who did not perform the first Roadblock had to stack three orders of Montreal-style bagels on holder sticks in a specific top-to-bottom sequence by variety, three sticks per order. They then had to deliver them on foot, carrying a complete order each time, to three locations in the surrounding neighbourhood of Mile End. If the bagels were not arranged correctly, they would not be accepted. Once all deliveries were successfully completed, racers could return to St-Viateur Bagel to receive their next clue.
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Viewership includes initial date of viewing plus seven-day DVR playback.
No.TitleAir dateViewers
Weekly rankRef.
1"Who's Ready to Let It All Hang Out?"June 28, 20162.0531
2"Deal Guys? Deal! Deal!"July 5, 20161.9891
3"Toads! Are You Kidding Me?"July 12, 20161.8232
4"Shine Your Light"July 19, 20161.8602
5"The Little Blind Tugboat That Could"July 26, 20161.9451
6"Am I Actually Operating the Plane?"August 2, 20161.5854
7"I Could Be Prime Minister"August 9, 20161.6763
8"Top 20 Moments"August 16, 2016>30
9"I Just Wanna Win"August 23, 20161.7891
10"For Those About to Rock"August 30, 20161.7901
11"We're Doing It Wrong! We're In Big Trouble"September 6, 20161.8511
12"Second Place Isn't Good Enough"September 13, 20162.1441
13"After The Race"September 13, 20160.79421