The Amazing Race Canada 7 | |
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Season 7 | |
Presented by | Jon Montgomery |
No. of teams | 10 |
Winner | Anthony Johnson & James Makokis |
No. of legs | 11 |
Distance traveled | 17,000 km (11,000 mi) |
No. of episodes | 11 |
Release | |
Original network | CTV |
Original release | July 2 – September 10, 2019 |
Additional information | |
Filming dates | April 23[1] – May 18, 2019 [2] |
Season chronology |
The Amazing Race Canada 7 is the seventh 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 nine teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, and one returning team of two given a second chance to compete by fans in a race across Canada. The grand prize included a CA$250,000 cash payout, a trip for two around the world, and two 2019 Chevrolet Blazer SUVs. [1] This season visited six provinces and one territory and travelled over 17,000 kilometres (11,000 mi) during eleven legs. Starting in Toronto, racers travelled through Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, Quebec, and Nova Scotia before finishing in Muskoka. New twists introduced in this season include the One Way, which allowed teams to force others to complete one specific side of the Detour, and the Blind Detour, where teams learned about the task that they chose after arriving at its location. The season premiered on CTV on July 2, 2019, [3] with the season finale airing on September 10, 2019.
Married First Nations couple Anthony Johnson and James Makokis were the winners of this season, while track teammates Sarah Wells and Sam Effah finished in second place, and sisters Lauren and Joanne Lavoie finished in third place.
On November 22, 2018, CTV announced that a seventh season of The Amazing Race Canada was set to air in the summer of 2019. [4] Similar to the previous season, the show broadcast the start of filming on its social media pages on April 23, 2019, with SportsCentre anchor Kayla Grey interviewing host Jon Montgomery and revealing the "Canada's Choice" returning team. [1] The show also posted clips during filming to their social media pages that offered hints about the locations visited by the season as part of the "Jon on the Road: Presented by Chevrolet" series.
After leaving Toronto, teams went to Kamloops, British Columbia. [5] [6] [7] Teams were spotted in Revelstoke, British Columbia on April 26, 2019. [8] The show travelled to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories on April 29. [9] The racers were in Thunder Bay, Ontario before finishing at Kakabeka Falls on May 13. [10] [11] Filming concluded in Muskoka on May 18. [2]
This season was the first season not to feature a U-Turn board, but also introduced a variation called the Double One Way, which allowed teams to force others to complete one specific side of the Detour.
For the first time since season 1, the season's racecourse stayed entirely within Canada. [12]
The finale was dedicated in memory of season 5 contestant Kenneth McAlpine who died in a hiking accident on Mount Gimli in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia on August 26, 2019, at the age of 28. [13] [14] [15] A picture of McAlpine and a memorial message was aired during the broadcast of the finale.
Casting for the seventh season began on November 22, 2018. During a Facebook Live event on December 17, 2018, about casting for the new season, producer Mark Lysakowski commented that they were "looking for people that want to share a story that is a new lease on life. Or a second chance if you will." [16] Initial casting ended on January 2, 2019. [4]
Chevrolet returned as a sponsor for the show and was the sole sponsor of the "Jon on the Road" videos. Dempster's Bakery also retained their sponsorship from the previous season. New sponsors this season included Clif Bar, Dairy Farmers of Canada, Disney's The Lion King , Expedia, Paramount's Dora and the Lost City of Gold , Royal Ontario Museum, Shell Canada's V-Power fuel, The Source and Webber Naturals.
After each episode, CTV posted a video online as part of a weekly series called "Tastes of the Race", which featured season 6 racers Martina & Phil facing off in a cooking competition inspired by this season's locations while using Dempster's products. [17]
On March 21, 2019, the show announced on its social media pages that fans would be able to vote for one of three previous teams to return for a second chance. Voting closed on April 1, 2019. The three teams were: [18]
Jet & Dave were revealed as the winners of the vote on a live stream at the starting line. [1]
Between June 11 to June 13, one team a day were revealed on each of the CTV network shows Your Morning , The Marilyn Denis Show , and The Social . [19] [20] [21] This season's cast included Lethwei World Champion Dave Leduc; writer, actress, and model Irina Terehova; Olympic hurdler Sarah Wells; sprinter Sam Effah; and noted two-spirit Indigenous doctor James Makokis.
Contestants | Age | Relationship | Hometown | Status |
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Jet Black | 38 | Best Friends The Amazing Race Canada 1 | London, Ontario | Eliminated 1st (in Kamloops, British Columbia) |
Dave Schram | 34 | |||
Nicki Lee | 31 | Friends | Toronto, Ontario | Eliminated 2nd (in Revelstoke, British Columbia) |
Aisha Bentham | 31 | |||
Gilles Miron | 65 | Grandfather & Grandson | Sunderland, Ontario | Eliminated 3rd (in Spruce Grove, Alberta) |
Sean Miron | 20 | |||
Meaghan Wright | 25 | Twins | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Eliminated 4th (in Coombs, British Columbia) |
Marie Wright | 25 | |||
Trish Omeri | 45 | Friends & Stay-at-Home Moms | Etobicoke, Ontario | Eliminated 5th (in Waterloo, Ontario) |
Amy De Domenico | 50 | |||
Aarthy Ketheeswaran | 25 | Dating | Vancouver, British Columbia | Eliminated 6th (in Oliver Paipoonge, Ontario) |
Thinesh Kumarakulasingam | 28 | |||
Dave Leduc | 27 | Married | Gatineau, Quebec | Eliminated 7th (in Gaspereau, Nova Scotia) |
Irina Terehova | 29 | Montreal, Quebec | ||
Lauren Lavoie | 27 | Sisters | Regina, Saskatchewan | Third place |
Joanne Lavoie | 21 | |||
Sarah Wells | 29 | Track Teammates | Toronto, Ontario | Runners-up |
Sam Effah | 30 | |||
Anthony Johnson | 33 | Married | Edmonton, Alberta | Winners |
James Makokis | 37 |
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 x [a] | 8 | 9 x [a] | 10 | 11 |
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Anthony & James | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 6thɛ [b] | 2nd [c] | 1st | 2nd | 5th [d] | 3rd | 1st | 1st |
Sarah & Sam | 2nd | 4th | 5th⇒ [e] | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
Lauren & Joanne | 4th | 8th | 4th⇒ [f] | 5th | 6th [g] | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd |
Dave & Irina | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rdε [b] [h] | 5th [i] | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 4th† | |
Aarthy & Thinesh | 7th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd [c] | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 5th† | ||
Trish & Amy | 5th | 7th | 7th⇐ [f] | 7th‡ | 4th [j] | 6th‡ | 6th† | ||||
Meaghan & Marie | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 2nd | 7th† | ||||||
Gilles & Sean | 9th | 3rd | 8th†⇐ [e] | ||||||||
Nicki & Aisha | 8th | 9th† | |||||||||
Jet & Dave | 10th† |
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No. | Title | Air date | Viewers (millions) | Weekly rank | Ref. |
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1 | "Canada Get More Maps" | July 2, 2019 | 2.03 | 1 | [24] |
2 | "Our Competition's Not That Smart" | July 9, 2019 [a] | 1.75 | 1 | [25] |
3 | "We'll Let the Peasants Fight for Last Place" | July 16, 2019 | 1.89 | 1 | [26] |
4 | "I Love Geologists" | July 23, 2019 | 1.80 | 1 | [27] |
5 | "Clamageddon Continues" | July 30, 2019 | 1.78 | 1 | [28] |
6 | "I'm a Little Muskrat on a Mission" | August 6, 2019 | 1.91 | 1 | [29] |
7 | "Balls, Balls, Balls" | August 13, 2019 | 2.12 | 1 | [30] |
8 | "Open Your Bouche" | August 20, 2019 | 2.07 | 1 | [31] |
9 | "Another Day in Thunder Bay" | August 27, 2019 | 2.02 | 1 | [32] |
10 | "He's Basically a Hound" | September 3, 2019 | 1.86 | 1 | [33] |
11 | "I Had One Job" | September 10, 2019 | 2.13 | 1 | [34] |
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)Did anyone catch Amazing Race Canada on Tuesday night? Remai Modern was thrilled to host the Pit Stop for the Saskatoon leg and for Saskatoon artist Amalie Atkins to welcome the racers to the museum.