The Amazing Race Canada 6 | |
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Season 6 | |
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Presented by | Jon Montgomery |
No. of teams | 10 |
Winner | 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 Amazing Race Canada 6(also known as The Amazing Race Canada: Heroes Edition) [1] is the sixth 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 ten teams of two, consisting of everyday Canadian heroes, in a race across Canada and the world. [2] The grand prize included a CA$250,000 cash payout, a trip for two around the world, and two 2018 Chevrolet Traverse Redlines. [2] This season visited six provinces, one territory, and two additional countries and travelled over 50,000 kilometres (31,000 mi) during eleven legs. Starting in Colwood, British Columbia, racers travelled through British Columbia, the Yukon, Indonesia, Ontario, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island, Mexico, New Brunswick, and Alberta before finishing in Banff, Alberta. New twists introduced in this season include the Blind Double U-Turn and U-Turns placed at Detour decision points. The season premiered on CTV 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, while Mountie siblings Taylor and Courtney Callens finished in second place, and friends and coaches Dylan Elias and Kwame Osei finished in third place. [4]
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 began. [7] The five subsequent live streams featured Jon during filming of the season, offering hints about destinations on the racecourse. On April 28, racers were spotted in Salt Spring Island. [8]
During the airing of the tenth episode, a message in white on a black background – Dedicated to the people of Fredericton, New Brunswick – indirectly recognized the Fredericton shooting that had occurred since the filming of the leg and prior to the episode airing.
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 were Alcon Dailies contact lenses, Dempster's Bakery, Royal Canadian Legion, and SkipTheDishes. [9]
The cast included Olympic bronze medalist in skeleton, Mellisa Hollingsworth. Courtney Berglind had previously appeared in two episodes of Big Brother Canada 4 to compete in an award challenge on behalf of her sister, Kelsey Faith. [10] [11]
Contestants | Age | Relationship | Profession | Hometown | Status |
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Corey "Chewy" Liddle | 47 | Friends | Retired Air Force Pilots | Stoney Creek, Ontario | Eliminated 1st (in Britannia Beach, British Columbia) |
Mark "Happy" LaVerdiere | 48 | Orillia, Ontario | |||
Joseph Truong | 23 | Friends | Volunteers | Toronto, Ontario | Eliminated 2nd (in Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia) |
Akash Sidhu | 22 | ||||
Todd Kirk | 24 | Dating | Advocates | Edmonton, Alberta | Eliminated 3rd (in Jakarta, Indonesia) |
Anna Holtby | 24 | ||||
Zainab Ansari | 32 | Co-Workers | Navy Sailors | Toronto, Ontario | Eliminated 4th (in Toronto, Ontario) |
Monica Demian | 24 | Ajax, Ontario | |||
Leanne Larsen | 25 | Teammates | Mentors | Toronto, Ontario | Eliminated 5th (in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island) |
Mar Lyon | 26 | ||||
Nancy Csabay | 49 | Teammates | Elite Athletes | Taber, Alberta | Eliminated 6th (in Mexico City, Mexico) |
Mellisa Hollingsworth | 37 | Eckville, Alberta | |||
Martina Seo | 40 | Siblings | Volunteers | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Eliminated 7th (in Fredericton, New Brunswick) |
Phil Seo | 37 | Burnaby, British Columbia | |||
Dylan Elias | 28 | Friends | Coaches | Fort McMurray, Alberta | Third place |
Kwame Osei | 34 | ||||
Taylor Callens | 25 | Siblings | Mounties | Williams Lake, British Columbia | Runners-up |
Courtney Callens | 27 | Langley, British Columbia | |||
Courtney Berglind | 28 | Engaged | First Responders | Calgary, Alberta | Winners |
Adam Kovacs | 29 |
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. [12] On December 28, 2021, Martina and Phil also competed with their family on an episode of Family Feud Canada . [13] They won $10,000 on the Fast Money round in their first appearance, then returned twice more before losing to the opposing family on Day 3.
The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 х [a] | 8 | 9 | 10 х [a] | 11 |
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Courtney & Adam | 8th | 7th | 6th | 7th | 2nd | 6th⊃ [b] | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 1st |
Taylor & Courtney | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd |
Dylan & Kwame | 4th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
Martina & Phil | 7th | 6th | 4th | 6th⊂ [c] | 3rd [d] | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 4th† | |
Nancy & Mellisa | 2nd | 2nd | 8thε [e] | 2nd⊃ [c] | 5th | 2nd | 6th‡ | 1st | 5th† | ||
Leanne & Mar | 1st | 4th | 3rdε [e] | 1st | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 6th† [f] | |||
Zainab & Monica | 6th | 9th‡ | 7th | 4th⊃ [g] | 7th [h] | 7th†⊂ [b] | |||||
Todd & Anna | 3rd | 1st | 2ndε [e] | 8th†⊂ [g] | |||||||
Joseph & Akash | 9th | 8th | 9th† | ||||||||
Chewy & Happy | 10th† |
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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 | 1.77 | 1 | [18] |
2 | "Fiddler's Fart" | July 10, 2018 | 1.60 | 2 | [19] |
3 | "Sounds Like a Wild Boar" | July 17, 2018 | 1.81 | 1 | [20] |
4 | "Just Suck My Blood Please" | July 24, 2018 | 1.77 | 1 | [21] |
5 | "You Gotta Whip That Cream" | July 31, 2018 | 1.65 | 1 | [22] |
6 | "Smells Like Sweat and Fun" | August 7, 2018 | 1.87 | 1 | [23] |
7 | "Poodle Time" | August 14, 2018 | 1.89 | 1 | [24] |
8 | "Those Zombies Are Honing In On Us" | August 21, 2018 | 1.94 | 1 | [25] |
9 | "The Battle of the Two Courtney's" | August 28, 2018 | 1.79 | 1 | [26] |
10 | "The Plan Is Simple. Win!" | September 4, 2018 | 1.90 | 1 | [27] |
11 | "The Summer of Heroes" | September 11, 2018 | 1.99 | 1 | [28] |
Accommodation provided by Executive Suites Hotel & Resort Squamish.
Accommodation provided by Downtown Hotel Dawson City Yukon.
Accommodation provided by AYANA Midplaza Jakarta.