The Amazing Race Canada: Heroes Edition

The Amazing Race Canada: Heroes Edition is the sixth installment of the reality television show, The Amazing Race Canada.

Production[]

For the first time in The Amazing Race Canada, the Starting Line was streamed live on Facebook.

This season's cast features teams of "Heroes", including those who were nominated by viewers.

Teams[]

1st place Courtney & Adam Engaged First Responders	2nd place Taylor & Courtney Siblings & Mounties	3rd place Dylan & Kwame Friends & Coaches	4th place Martina & Phil Siblings & Volunteers	5th place Nancy & Mellisa Teammates & Elite Athletes
6th place Leanne & Mar Teammates & Mentors	7th place Zainab & Monica Co-Workers & Navy Sailors	8th place Todd & Anna Dating Advocates	9th place Joseph & Akash Friends & Volunteers	10th place Chewy & Happy Friends & Retired Air Force Pilots

Episodes[]

Episode		Air Date	Leg	Destination	First Place	Last Place	Finish
1	"Just a Beaver Hero"	July 3, 2018	1	British Columbia	Leanne & Mar	Chewy & Happy	1st Eliminated 10th Place
2	"Fiddler's Fart"	July 10, 2018	2	British Columbia → Yukon	Todd & Anna	Zainab & Monica	Non-Elimination Leg
3	"Sounds Like a Wild Boar"	July 17, 2018	3	Yukon → British Columbia	Taylor & Courtney	Joseph & Akash	2nd Eliminated 9th Place
4	"Just Suck My Blood Please"	July 24, 2018	4	British Columbia → Indonesia	Leanne & Mar	Todd & Anna	3rd Eliminated 8th Place
5	"You Gotta Whip That Cream"	July 31, 2018	5	Indonesia → Ontario	Taylor & Courtney	Zainab & Monica	Ordered to Continue Racing
6	"Smells Like Sweat and Fun"	August 7, 2018	6	Ontario	Taylor & Courtney	Zainab & Monica	4th Eliminated 7th Place
7	"Poodle Time"	August 14, 2018	7	Ontario → Manitoba	Taylor & Courtney	Nancy & Mellisa	Non-Elimination Leg
8	"The Zombies Are Honing In On Us"	August 21, 2018	8	Manitoba → Prince Edward Island	Nancy & Mellisa	Leanne & Mar	5th Eliminated 6th Place
9	"The Battle of the Two Courtney's"	August 28, 2018	9	Prince Edward Island → Mexico	Dylan & Kwame	Nancy & Mellisa	6th Eliminated 5th Place
10	"The Plan Is Simple. Win!"	September 4, 2018	10	Mexico → New Brunswick	Taylor & Courtney	Martina & Phil	7th Eliminated 4th Place
11	"The Summer of Heroes"	September 11, 2018	11	New Brunswick → Alberta	Courtney & Adam	Dylan & Kwame	3rd Place
11	"The Summer of Heroes"	September 11, 2018	11	New Brunswick → Alberta	Courtney & Adam	Taylor & Courtney	2nd Place

Leaderboard[]

Place	Team	Leg 1	Leg 2	Leg 3	Leg 4	Leg 5	Leg 6	Leg 7	Leg 8	Leg 9	Leg 10	Leg 11	Average
1	Courtney & Adam	8	7	6	7	2	6⊂	5	2	4	3	1	4.64	7-6
2	Taylor & Courtney	5	3	1	5	1	1	1	3	3	1	2	2.46	7-6
3	Dylan & Kwame	4	5	5	3	4	5	4	5	1	2	3	3.73	7-6
4	Martina & Phil	7	6	4	6⊃	3	3	2	4	2	4∇		4.10	6-5
5	Nancy & Mellisa	2	2	8ϵ	2⊂	5	2	6∇	1	5			3.67	5-5
6	Leanne & Mar	1	4	3ϵ	1	6	4	3	6				3.50	4-5
7	Zainab & Monica	6	9	7	4⋐	7	7⊃						6.67	3-4
8	Todd & Anna	3	1	2ϵ	8⋑								3.50	3-2
9	Joseph & Akash	9	8	9									8.67	2-2
10	Chewy & Happy	10											10.00	1-1
Notes				^[1]^[2]		^[3]			^[4]
Legend: The team finished in first place The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg The team that won The Amazing Race The team that crossed the Finish Line second The team that crossed the Finish Line third ϵ The team used the Express Pass somewhere during the leg ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn ⋐ The team that used the second slot of the "Double U-Turn" ⋑ Recipient of a second U-Turn due to the "Double U-Turn" twist ∇ The team that lost the Double Battle
Notes: 1: Todd & Anna and Leanne & Mar used their Express Passes to bypass the pie-eating task on Leg 3. 2: Nancy & Mellisa used their Express Pass to bypass the fairy doors search task on Leg 3. 3: Leg 5 had no mandatory rest period between legs, and all teams were ordered to continue racing. The team who checked in last on this leg did not face a Speed Bump in the next leg. 4: Leanne & Mar arrived in 4th place, but incurred a 2-hour penalty for failing to complete the zombie paintball task on Leg 8. They dropped to last place and were eliminated.

Trivia[]

With this season's visit to the New Brunswick capital of Fredericton,^[2] all 13 of Canada's provincial and territorial capitals have been visited at least once.

Franchise[]

Canada[]

First season to feature a public starting line.
First visits to Indonesia^[3] and Mexico.^[4]
First season to place the U-Turn before the Detour (as has been done by the US since Season 29).
First season not to include a Non-Elimination Leg with five teams remaining.
First season not to travel to Quebec (Canada's second most populous province).
Last season to travel internationally.
This is the first season to not include a team from Ontario (Canada's most populous province) in the final 3.

Reception[]

References[]

The Amazing Race Season Index
United States	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32 · 33 · 34 · 35 · 36
Asia	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Australia	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7
Brazil	1
Canada	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10
Central Europe	Cancelled
China	1 · 2 · 3 · 4
China Rush	1 · 2 · 3
Finland	1 · 2
France	1
Israel	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8
Latin America	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
Norway	1 · 2
Philippines	1 · 2
Ukraine	1
Vietnam	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6

[1] ttp://www.bellmedia.ca/pr/press/ctv-celebrates-the-canadian-heroes-among-us-with-the-first-ever-the-amazing-race-canada-heroes-edition-this-years-race-kicks-off-today-with-a-facebook-live-event-in-partnership-with/

[2] ttps://www.facebook.com/AmazingRaceCDA/videos/842384705947751/

[3] ttps://www.facebook.com/AmazingRaceCDA/videos/833114946874727/

[4] ttps://www.facebook.com/AmazingRaceCDA/videos/838584999661055/

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