The Amazing Race Canada 6


The sixth season of The Amazing Race Canada was a reality game show based on the American series The Amazing Race. It features ten teams of two consisting of everyday Canadian heroes. The grand prize includes: a cash payout, a "once-in-a-lifetime" trip for two around the world, and a 2018 Chevrolet Traverse Redline for each. For the sixth year in a row, Jon Montgomery returned as the host.
The season premiered on July 3, 2018 with the season finale airing on September 11, 2018. Engaged first responders Courtney Berglind and Adam Kovacs were the winners of this season of The Amazing Race Canada. 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.
Filming of The Amazing Race Canada 6 began on April 23, 2018, when the show's Facebook page broadcast the start of the Race during its first of six "Jon on the Road: Presented by Chevrolet Facebook Live", which featured Devon Soltendieck of etalk interviewing host Jon Montgomery at the Starting Line, Hatley Gardens in Colwood, British Columbia, before the Race commenced. The five subsequent livestreams featured Jon during filming of the Race offering hints about destinations on the racecourse.
During the airing of the episode for Leg 10, a message in white on a black background indirectly recognized that the Fredericton shooting had occurred since the filming of the leg and prior to the episode airing.
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 Canadian Race. This was the first season in the then six seasons of the Canadian Race 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.

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 products.

Marketing

continued sponsoring the show and was the sole sponsor of the Facebook Live events. 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.

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. 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.
  2. Nancy & Melissa chose to use the Express Pass they found in Leg 2 to bypass the fairy doors search task in Leg 3.
  3. Four teams 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.
  4. 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 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.
  1. "Just a Beaver Hero" – Courtney
  2. "Fiddler's Fart" – Nancy
  3. "Sounds Like a Wild Boar" – Zainab
  4. "Just Suck My Blood Please" – Mar
  5. "You Gotta Whip That Cream" – Martina
  6. "Smells Like Sweat and Fun" – Dylan
  7. "Poodle Time" – Dylan
  8. "Those Zombies Are Honing In On Us" – Nancy
  9. "The Battle of the Two Courtney's" – Courtney
  10. "The Plan Is Simple. Win!" – Kwame
  11. "The Summer of Heroes" – Producer Named

    Prizes

The prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg.

Leg 1 (British Columbia)

Airdate: July 3, 2018
In the first Roadblock of the Race, 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 second Roadblock of this leg, the team member who didn't perform the first Roadblock had to participate in a loggersports activity by climbing an pole, with the aid of spurs and a harness, to retrieve their next clue at the top.
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Airdate: July 10, 2018
The first Detour of the Race 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 would perform the dance. When teams performed the can-can to the satisfaction of the judge, they would 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. If teams made a mistake, then they would have to go to the back of the line and wait for another attempt. When each team member successfully dealt a round of blackjack, the pit boss would give teams their next clue.
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Airdate: July 17, 2018
For their Speed Bump, Zainab & Monica had to correctly identify eight flavour-infused fleur de sel samples before they could continue racing.
In the first Roadblock of this leg, 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 to receive their next clue.
In the second Roadblock of this leg, 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.
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Airdate: July 24, 2018
This leg's Detour was a choice between 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.
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Airdate: July 31, 2018
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to dress in Elizabethan costume, then learn and act out a sword fighting duel scene, ending with the racer's "death". If performed convincingly, teams would 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".
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Airdate: August 7, 2018
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.
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Airdate: August 14, 2018
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 Race sponsor 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 first Face Off of the season, 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.
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Airdate: August 21, 2018
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 apart, in their rows to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: August 28, 2018
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.
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Airdate: September 4, 2018
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 final Face Off of the season, 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.
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Airdate: September 11, 2018
In the first Roadblock of this leg, 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 final Roadblock of the Race, 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.
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Viewership includes initial date of viewing plus seven day DVR playback.
No.TitleAir dateViewers
Weekly rankRef.
1"Just a Beaver Hero"July 3, 20181.7711
2"Fiddler's Fart"July 10, 20181.6002
3"Sounds Like a Wild Boar"July 17, 20181.8141
4"Just Suck My Blood Please"July 24, 20181.7691
5"You Gotta Whip That Cream"July 31, 20181.6531
6"Smells Like Sweat and Fun"August 7, 20181.8661
7"Poodle Time"August 14, 20181.8941
8"Those Zombies Are Honing In On Us"August 21, 20181.9421
9"The Battle of the Two Courtney's"August 28, 20181.7931
10"The Plan Is Simple. Win!"September 4, 20181.9011
11"The Summer of Heroes"September 11, 20181.9891