The Amazing Race Canada 3 is the third season of The Amazing Race Canada, a Canadian reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Hosted by Jon Montgomery, it featured twelve teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race across Canada and the world. The grand prize included a CA$250,000 cash payout, "gas for life" from Petro-Canada, the opportunity to fly for a year anywhere Air Canada flies worldwide, and two Chevrolet Colorado "Z71" Trucks.[1] This season visited six provinces and three additional countries and travelled over 48,500 kilometres (30,100mi) during twelve legs. Starting in Quebec City, racers travelled through Quebec, Ontario, Chile, Argentina, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, India, British Columbia, and Alberta before finishing in Whistler, British Columbia. New twists introduced in this season include hiding an Express Pass on the racecourse and the Face Off, where two teams competed against each other in a task. The season premiere aired on CTV on July 8, 2015, with the season finale airing on September 23, 2015.
Brothers Gino and Jesse Montani were the winners of this season, while wrestling teammates Nick Moti and Matt Giunta finished in second place, and brothers Brent and Sean Sweeney finished in third place.
This season, teams faced a brand new twist called the Face Off, where teams had to compete head-to-head in a challenge, where only the winning teams could move on to the next challenge, while the losing team had to wait for new challengers. The team who lost the last Face Off faced a time penalty.[6] In an article for the official Amazing Race Canada CTV website, the Face Off was described as "first and exclusive" to the Canadian edition with host Jon Montgomery stating that they "invented" the twist, despite having already been introduced under various names in at least five other Amazing Race editions worldwide.[7]
Casting
Casting began on November 24, 2014, and as in the previous two seasons, an online site was used for submission of applications and audition videos.[2]
Broadcasting
Similar to the previous season, after episode 7, a special mid-season reunion/recap titled "After the Race" aired. Hosted again by James Duthie, the program reviewed the events of the first seven episodes with the first six eliminated teams, minus Amanda who was unable to attend. Duthie hosted another "After the Race" immediately after the season finale with every contestant present.
The first three teams were revealed on June 15, 2015, with the rest named thereafter. The cast included UFCmixed martial artistElias Theodorou, footballer Nicholas "Nic" La Monaca, and former CFL player Neil Lumsden. Hamilton Elliott was the first transgender man to compete on The Amazing Race Canada.[6][8]
The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.
A red placement with a dagger (†) indicates that the team was eliminated.
An underlined blue placement with a double-dagger (‡) indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a Pit Stop in a non-elimination leg, and had to perform a Speed Bump task in the following leg.
An italicized and underlined placement indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a Pit Stop, but there was no rest period at the Pit Stop and all teams were instructed to continue racing.
A green ƒ indicates that the team won the Fast Forward.
A purple ε indicates that the team used an Express Pass on that leg to bypass one of their tasks.
A brown ⊃ indicates that the team used the U-Turn and a brown ⊂ indicates the team on the receiving end of the U-Turn.
A teal х indicates that the leg featured a Face Off challenge.
1 2 Gino & Jesse chose to use the U-Turn on Nick & Matt.
1 2 Nick & Matt chose to use the U-Turn on Dujean & Leilani.
1 2 Brent & Sean chose to use the U-Turn on Nic & Sabrina.
1 2 This team used their Express Pass to bypass one of the tasks on this leg.
↑ This team arrived last at the Pit Stop, but they were instructed to continue racing.
1 2 3 Nic & Sabrina arrived last at the leg 5 Face Off, but could not compete against another team, since two other teams (Simi & Ope and Neil & Kristin) had taken 4-hour penalties rather than stay to compete in the Face Off. Nic & Sabrina were not penalized for this. They also could not complete the Detour task as a result of being U-Turned as conditions were determined to be unsafe. Nic & Sabrina received an unspecified time penalty at the task before they could continue racing. At the Pit Stop, Nic & Sabrina, who initially arrived last, were moved up to 6th; while Neil & Kristin and Simi & Ope were dropped to 7th and last place, respectively.
↑ Neil & Kristin initially arrived 4th, but were issued a 2-hour penalty for failing to complete the time zone/flight time calculation challenge. The last three trailing teams checked in during this penalty time, dropping Neil & Kristin to last.
↑ Nic & Sabrina initially arrived 1st, but were issued a 2-hour penalty for failing to complete the soccer challenge. Seven teams checked in during this penalty time, dropping them to 8th.
Race summary
The route map of the third season of The Amazing Race Canada
Destinations
Air travel Rail travel Water travel Bus travel Helicopter travel Bicycle travel Gondola travel
Teams set off from Dufferin Terrace in Quebec City and were instructed to travel to Quai 22. There, teams had to search among hundreds of locked bicycles for two that they could unlock using a combination they were given. They then had to ride the bicycles to the ferry terminal, take a ferry across the St. Lawrence River to Lévis, and chose a marked vehicle that contained their next clue and was numbered one to twelve.
Teams were then instructed fly to Toronto, Ontario, on one of two separate flights. The teams in cars 1 through 8 were on the first flight that arrived an hour before the second flight, which carried the last four teams. Once there, teams had to travel to the St. Lawrence Market and find a woman in a Bank of Montreal shirt with their next clue. Teams had to solve a word scramble of the names of two "streets" inside the market – Centre Street and Market Street – which intersected in front of a butcher stall. There, the butcher gave them their next clue, which included a BMO credit card that served as the teams' source of money for the rest of the season. Teams then had to travel to TSN Studios, which had their next clue.
In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to learn from Kate Beirness how to properly deliver a sports broadcast from a teleprompter alongside TSN sportscaster James Duthie in order receive their next clue. If racers looked at the wrong camera or mispronounced a player's name, then they had to start over.
After the first Roadblock, teams had to travel to Atlantis at Ontario Place, which had their next clue.
In this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to change into a wetsuit and complete a three-part obstacle course that involved climbing across a 120-foot cargo net, walking across a narrow plank and taking a three-story plunge into the water below, and finally crossing a slippery log in order to reach their next clue directing them to the Pit Stop: the Air Canada Centre.
At the start of the leg, teams were instructed to fly to Santiago, Chile. Once there, teams had to travel to Parque Geoaventura in order to find their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member was taken up a mountain and had to perform a tandem paraglide with an instructor. Once they returned to the ground and reunited with their partner, they received their next clue.
After the Roadblock, teams had to find their next clue at the "Sanación Equilibrio" mural. From there, teams had to search the San Miguel Open-Air Museum for five specific murals and take a selfie in front of each. They then had to show them to the curator, who gave them a wooden box indicating their next destination: Centro Cultural Ángela Davis. There, teams had to work with a child to help paint a section of a new mural. Once they were finished, teams gave their wooden box, which contained a set of new art supplies, to the child, with whom they'd worked, in exchange for their next clue.
Teams had a chance to receive two Express Passes by travelling to the Patio Bellavista at Barrio Bellavista and finding the Bailarines de Cueca. Hamilton & Michaelia found the Express Passes.
This season's first Detour was a choice between Motion or Emotion. In Motion, teams travelled to the Plaza de Armas, where they had to strip down, dress up as the Rapa Nui people of Easter Island, and perform a traditional dance in front of a crowd to the satisfaction of the dance troupe leader in order to receive their next clue. In Emotion, teams travelled to the National Library of Chile, where they had to learn a verse from Gabriela Mistral's poem, "Valle de Chile", and recite it perfectly in Spanish in order to receive their next clue. Hamilton & Michaelia used their Express Pass to bypass this Detour.
After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: the Jardín Botánico Mapulemu.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to collect packs of candies labeled with letters from three different stores and bring them to a puzzle board in the neighborhood playground. They then had to figure out clues on a board to spell out the names of four famous Argentine people: Argentina's most famous first lady (Eva Perón); the first Pope from the Americas (Pope Francis); La Boca's favorite footballer (Diego Maradona); and the King of Tango (Carlos Gardel). Once they had all of the answers right, teams received their next clue.
At Futbol Madero, teams had to participate in blind soccer. One team member had to wear a blindfold and navigate a soccer ball through pylons and then shoot it into the goal while their partner gave them directions. If they could score a goal in under one minute, they could receive their next clue. Teams were then directed to El Obelisco in order to find their next clue.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Dance or Dine, each with a limit of six stations. In Dance, teams travelled to Confitería Ideal, where both team members had to don traditional attire and learn a complex tango routine to the satisfaction of the judge in order to receive their next clue. In Dine, teams travelled to La Estancia, where they had to serve asado with one member as the server and the other as the chef. They had to memorize orders in Spanish from three patrons, memorize the names of twelve items in the kitchen, and serve the patrons their orders correctly in order to receive their next clue.
After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: the Puente de la Mujer.
At the start of the leg, teams were instructed to fly to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Once there, teams had to find a woman at a Bank of Montreal kiosk inside Halifax Stanfield International Airport with their next clue. Teams then had to travel to the Halifax Central Library in order to find their next clue. There, teams had to correctly count the number of black and white smartphone images depicting the original library amongst 5,000 paintings hanging on a wall in order to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to climb to the top of a 340-foot (100m) pillar of the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge and use binoculars to scan the city for a route marker. Once they spotted the route marker, they had to figure out that the flag was located at the Halifax Citadel, where they found their next clue.
At a kiosk in the Halifax Public Gardens, teams had to taste five orange smoothies and correctly identify each flavor in order to receive their next clue.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Bubbles or Suds. In Bubbles, teams had to travel to the headquarters of Ocean Tracking Network – the Aquatron Laboratory – at Dalhousie University. There, both team members had to dive down to the bottom of the Aquatron, grab two lobsters each, and band and tag them with a tracking device that monitors movements in order to receive their next clue. In Suds, teams had to find a beer delivery truck on Argyle Street. They then had to deliver beer orders, on foot, to three pubs in Downtown Halifax. They also had to return two kegs from each location. Once all three beer orders were delivered and six kegs were returned, teams received their next clue.
At the start of the leg, teams were instructed to fly to Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec. Once there, teams had to choose a marked vehicle with a clue on the center console, instructing them to use pictures for reference in order to pack their truck with the items (two kayaks, sandcastle building supplies, and camping equipment) needed for the rest of the leg before driving to Plage de la Dune-du-Sud, where they found their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to bury their non-participating partner beneath the sand, with only their head visible, and then, using a sample for reference, re-create a sandcastle around them in order to receive their next clue.
After the Roadblock, teams had to drive to Monument aux Pêcheurs in order to find their next clue.
For this season's first Face Off, teams had to compete against each other in a head-to-head kayak hockey game. The first team to score two goals would win the challenge and receive their next clue, while the losing team would have to wait for another opponent to arrive and try again. The last team at the Face Off would have to wait out a pre-determined time penalty before they could continue.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Ride It or Pull It. In Ride It, teams travelled to the Centre Équestree La Crinière au Vent, where they had to master the equestrian art of dressage form by mounting a horse and riding an obstacle course. If both team members finished in a combined time of under eight minutes, an equestrian rider gave them their next clue. In Pull It, teams travelled to La Ferme Léo et Fils, where they had to roll a 75-pound (34kg) bale of hay from a pasture into a barn, and then milk a cow by hand until each team member filled a 1-litre (0.26USgal) bottle in order to receive their next clue.
After the Detour, teams found their next clue at L'Escalier de la Pointe aux Meules and were directed to the Pit Stop: Pointe Old-Harry in Grosse-Île.
Additional notes
This leg featured a Double U-Turn. Gino & Jesse chose to use the U-Turn on Brent & Sean, while Brent & Sean chose to use the U-Turn on Nic & Sabrina.
There was no elimination at the end of this leg; all teams were instead instructed to continue racing.
After travelling via ferry to Souris, Prince Edward Island, and driving themselves to Charlottetown Airport to fly to Sudbury, Ontario, teams had to choose a marked vehicle and drive themselves to the Vale Mining Company, where they had to line up and wait for a miner with their next clue. Two teams at a time descended over one kilometre (0.62mi) via a freight elevator into the mine, where they had to choose a rock of nickelore and break it open to find a nickel pellet to receive their next clue: a nickel, leaving teams to figure out that their clue was located at the Big Nickel.
In this season's only Fast Forward, teams had to feed a Blanding's turtle a tray of mealworms, crickets, and superworms, and then each team member had to eat the same dish themselves. Gino & Jesse won the Fast Forward.
This leg's Detour at Laurentian University was a choice between Analyze or Synchronize, each with a limit of four stations. In Analyze, teams had to find the Forensics Training Facility, where they had to locate ten pieces of bones and teeth inside a simulated crime scene, mark each spot with a flag, measure the locations, and graph each piece to scale on an evidence sheet in order to receive their next clue. In Synchronize, teams had to find the Jenő Tihanyi Olympic Gold Pool, where they had to learn and correctly perform a synchronized swimming routine with the Sudbury synchronized swimming club in order to receive their next clue.
After the Detour, teams found their next clue at the Sudbury Outpatient Centre.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to learn CPR from a video, enter a life simulation lab, and correctly perform CPR for two minutes on a state-of-the-art computerized mannequin in order to receive their next clue.
After the Roadblock, teams were instructed to travel to Vale Living with Lakes Research Centre, where they had to paddle one kilometre (0.62mi) across Ramsey Lake in a canoe to Bell Park beach and run to the Pit Stop at the gazebo.
RM of Corman Park No. 344 (Wanuskewin Heritage Park – Sunburn Tipi Rings)
Episode summary
At the start of the leg, teams were instructed to fly to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. On the tarmac of the Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport, teams had to prepare a flight plan using flight boards that listed routes from Air Canada destinations from around the world, flight arrival and departure times, and the time zones of each destination. Once teams prepared a flight plan that travelled to at least three continents and totaled 25 hours of flight time, they received their next clue. Brent & Sean used their Express Pass to bypass this task.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to complete a three-part trampoline course. First, they had to bounce sequentially on nine trampolines in the correct order and without touching any of the surrounding mats, then they had to jump over a foam wall without knocking it over, and finally, they had to jump high enough to ring a bell in order to receive their next clue.
The teams' clue after the Roadblock was simply a bottle cap, and teams had to figure out that it was from the Great Western Brewing Company, where they found their next clue that instructed them to search a bin of over 5,000 caps for 15 original Pale Ale bottle caps matching the one they'd been given in order to receive their next clue.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Nimitook or Mikwap. For both tasks, teams had to travel to Wanuskewin Heritage Park to take part in the daily aspects in the life of Northern Plains Indians. In Nimitook, teams had to perform a traditional hoop dance. Using a professional hoop dancer for guidance, team members had to dance to the beat of a traditional drum while making five symbolic shapes in order to receive their next clue. In Mikwap, teams had to correctly build a teepee using the provided tools and a display model in order to receive their next clue.
After the Detour, teams were instructed to travel on foot to the park's lookout point at the Sunburn tipi rings near the medicine wheel in order to find the Pit Stop.
Leg 8 (Saskatchewan → India)
One of the Detour choices in Kolkata required teams to navigate India's traditional man-powered rickshaws through the congested streets.
Episode 8: "All of These are the Same" (August 26, 2015)
Prizes: Two round-trip tickets to London, England, and one year of free gas (awarded to Dujean & Leilani)
At the start of the leg, teams were instructed to fly to Kolkata, India. At the Mallick Ghat Flower Market, teams received a traditional blessing and their next clue, which instructed them to string differently-coloured fresh flowers together to create a garland, following the pattern of a completed sample, in order to receive their next clue.
Afterward, teams had to travel by foot to Armenian Ferry Ghat and take a ferry across the Hooghly River to Bagbazar Ghat, where they found their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to search a stall containing many figurines of the Hindu goddessLakshmi to find one with a single difference that matched the one in a photograph they'd been provided in order to receive their next clue.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Tuck or Roll. In Tuck, teams travelled to Jorasanko Thakur Bari, where they had to learn six couples' yoga poses. Once teams correctly performed all six, the guru gave them their next clue. In Roll, teams travelled to University Institute Hall where, using a rickshaw, they had to navigate Kolkata's crowded streets to make two deliveries to different locations: a load of plastic bottles to a soda shop and bundles of cloth to a decorating store. Once both deliveries were successfully completed, teams had to return the rickshaw in exchange for their next clue.
For winning the previous leg, Brent & Sean received a free upgrade on the flight to Kolkata to business class for themselves and a team of their choosing. They chose Dujean & Leilani to join them.
At the start of the leg, teams were instructed to fly to Delhi, India. At the Ghazipur Fish Market, each team member had to deliver twenty live catfish by carrying them in a basket above their heads in order to receive their next clue. Teams were then instructed to find their next clue at Faily-Bartha Village.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to properly wrap three different styles of turbans onto the heads of waiting men for a traditional wedding party in order to receive their next clue.
After the Roadblock, teams found their next clue at M-Block Market.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Slam It or Spice It. In Slam It, teams travelled to the Roshanara Garden Wrestling Club, where they had to learn a series of seven traditional kushti wrestling moves in sequence from a pehlwan and then correctly perform them for a judge in order to receive their next clue. In Spice It, teams travelled to Khari Baoli and had to find a spice vendor, where they used a mortar and pestle to grind chilis into a fine powder of at least 100 grams (3.5oz) in order to receive their next clue.
After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: Humayun's Tomb.
Additional notes
In an unaired segment at the Pit Stop, teams were required to donate all of their money to a charity box before they could check in.[11]
At the start of the leg, teams were instructed to fly to Penticton, British Columbia. At the D'Angelo Estate Winery, teams had to drive a white truck through a large maze by moving the surrounding black trucks in either a forward or reverse direction, using only the rear-view camera. Once freed, teams then had to drive to Summerland Waterfront Resort, where they found their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to ride a wakeboard, while their non-participating partner rode in the motorboat, and complete a course on Lake Okanagan without falling off in order to receive their next clue directing them to Covert Farms.
For their Speed Bump, Brent & Sean had to fill, cork, and label a dozen bottles of wine, and then properly dip the neck of each bottle in wax to create a seal before they could continue racing.
This leg's Detour was a choice between Brains or Brawn. In Brains, teams had to use provided coordinates to search a vineyard for three bottles of wine. They then had to use a giant slingshot to launch a potato at a target. Finally, they had to operate a forklift and stack ten wooden pallets. In Brawn, teams had to carry and toss ten 65-pound (29kg) bags of onions onto the back of a truck. They then had to flip a large tractor tire 100 meters and place it on a rack. Finally, they had to simultaneously cross monkey bars over a pile of a manure. After either task, teams had to complete the Freak’n Farmer mud run – crawling under barbed wire and then ducking under a log while wading through muddy water – to find their next clue.
After the Detour, teams had to drive to the Osoyoos Desert Model Railroad and search among 18,000 tiny hand-painted figurines for a "Mini-Jon" Montgomery figurine holding a clue inside the model train set and use a magnifying glass to see that the clue read NK'MIP: the Pit Stop at the Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre.
Additional note
This leg featured a Double U-Turn. Gino & Jesse chose to use the U-Turn on Nick & Matt, while Nick & Matt chose to use the U-Turn on Dujean & Leilani.
At the start of the leg, teams were instructed to fly to Edmonton, Alberta. Once there, teams had to make their way to Edmonton City Hall, find the justice of the peace, who was performing a wedding ceremony, and interrupt her in order to receive their next clue. Teams were then directed to the Edmonton Waste Management Centre in order to find their next clue.
This season's final Detour was a Blind Detour, where teams would learn about the task they chose at its location, and was a choice between Paper or Plastic. In Paper, teams had to sort recyclables from a fast-moving conveyor belt into two bins, one for paper and one for non-paper items, and then weigh them once filled. If both bins weighed at least 13 kilograms (29lb) each, teams received their next clue. In Plastic, teams had to carefully dismantle six dead cathode-ray tubetelevision sets and separate the specific components in order to receive their next clue. If they broke any of the components, they had to start over with another television.
For this season's second and final Face Off, teams had to compete against each other in a game of curling. One team member delivered the stone while their partner sweeped it as close as possible to the centre of the target. After eight stones each, the team whose stone was closest to the centre of the button won their next clue. The last team at the Face Off had to turn over an hourglass and wait for the sand to run out before they could continue racing.
At the Petro-Canada gas station in St. Albert, each team was given a Petro-Points card loaded with 250,000 points and had to spend all of the points in the store on snacks and drinks within ninety seconds in order to receive their next clue. Teams then had to find Kelly's Salon in Fort Edmonton Park in order to find their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had memorize a script for a historical reenactment of a liquor licence raid and play the role of "Kelly", the proprietor/bartender, without any mistakes in order to receive their next clue directing them to the Pit Stop at the Muttart Conservatory.
Additional note
The curling task was later revisited in season 10 as a Switchback.[12]
Leg 12 (Alberta → British Columbia)
The resort town of Whistler in British Columbia was the site of the final leg of The Amazing Race Canada 3.
Episode 12: "Here's to You, Canada...Cheers" (September 23, 2015)
Prizes: Leg 12 – A CA$250,000 cash payout, “gas for life” from Petro-Canada, the opportunity to fly for a year anywhere Air Canada flies worldwide, and two Chevrolet Colorado trucks (awarded to Gino & Jesse)
At the start of the leg, teams were instructed to fly to Vancouver, British Columbia. Once there, teams found their next clue at Terry Fox Plaza.
In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to successfully cross a narrow plank painted with a crooked guide line between the roof beams on a bicycle while suspended 200 feet (61m) above the ground in order to receive their next clue.
After the first Roadblock, teams had to make their way to Whistler Olympic Plaza in order to find their next clue. Teams then had to find Squamish Lil'Wat Cultural Centre, use a length of string corresponding to the scale found on a large world map to measure the total distance of the twelve legs travelled in miles, and use a whiteboard to convert it to kilometres. If their calculation was within five percent of the correct answer, they received their next clue.
At Bearfoot Bistro, each team member had to sabre the cork off of two champagne bottles, one with a traditional sabre and then one with the base of a champagne flute, in order to receive their next clue. Teams then had to travel by gondola to Whistler Blackcomb in order to find their next clue.
In this season's final Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock was given a single ski of specific height and binding size and had to search among thousands of skis for the one that completed the pair. Once an instructor confirmed that they had a matching pair, both team members had to ride the Peak 2 Peak Gondola to Blackcomb Peak and make their way to Momentum Ski Camp. For the second part of the Roadblock, the participating team member had to ski down a ramp and successfully complete a ski jump into a pool in order to receive their final clue directing them to the finish line: the Nicklaus North Golf Course.
Additional note
A year's supply of gas was awarded to the "fan favourite" team based on an online vote. Dana & Amanda received this prize. Although Gino & Jesse had actually won the vote, this prize went to the team with the second highest number of votes because Gino & Jesse won The Amazing Race Canada 3.
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