The Amazing Race Canada 5 is the fifth installment of the reality television show, The Amazing Race Canada. It was announced on May 4, 2017 by Bell Media.[1]
Production[]
There were plans for a leg in Kenya for this season, however the leg was scrapped due to risks on the way to safari locations. If the plans had went ahead, it would be the first fully-featured visit in The Amazing Race franchise in the country after having had a minor appearance in The Amazing Race 5.[2]
This season featured the addition of interactive online content, including live viewer polls during episode airings, and 360-degree video of the locations visited through the season.
Due to 2017 being the 150th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada, some legs featured a task that was specially introduced as a 150 Challenge, involving themes distinctive to Canada. While they had no actual effect on gameplay, they were a factor in the final leg's memory challenge.
Teams[]
Sam & Paul
Dating Couple |
Kenneth & Ryan
Best Friends |
Korey & Ivana
Best Friends |
Karen & Bert
Married Couple |
Adam & Andrea
Brother and Sister |
Andrea & Ebonie
Business Partners |
Zed & Shabbir
Father and Son |
Megan & Courtney
Cousins |
Dan & Riya
YouTube Creators |
Aaron & Deb
Mother and Son |
Episodes[]
Episode | Air Date | Leg | Destination | First Place | Last Place | Finish | Viewership (millions) | |
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1 | "Who Wants to Be the Python?" | July 4, 2017 | 1 | Newfoundland and Labrador → British Columbia | Kenneth & Ryan | Aaron & Deb | 1st Eliminated 10th Place |
1.888 |
2 | "You've Got to Leave My Hose Alone Dude" | July 11, 2017 | 2 | British Columbia → Alberta | Megan & Courtney | Dan & Riya | 2nd Eliminated 9th Place |
1.608 |
3 | "It's Like Ducks in the Forest" | July 18, 2017 | 3 | Alberta → British Columbia | Zed & Shabbir | Megan & Courtney | 3rd Eliminated 8th Place |
1.777 |
4 | "This Is a Butt Workout" | July 25, 2017 | 4 | British Columbia → China | Sam & Paul | Andrea & Ebonie | Ordered to Continue Racing |
1.684 |
5 | "This Is a Real Cat and Mouse Chase" | August 1, 2017 | 5 | China → Thailand | Adam & Andrea | Zed & Shabbir | 4th Eliminated 7th Place |
1.830 |
6 | "We Just Saw Johnny Mustard" | August 8, 2017 | 6 | Thailand → Ontario → Quebec | Adam & Andrea | Andrea & Ebonie | Non-Elimination Leg |
1.896 |
7 | "Break Time for Korey" | August 15, 2017 | 7 | Quebec → Ontario → Newfoundland and Labrador | Sam & Paul | Andrea & Ebonie | 5th Eliminated 6th Place |
1.611 |
8 | "Can I See Your Kuna?" | August 22, 2017 | 8 | Newfoundland and Labrador → Panama | Sam & Paul | Karen & Bert | Non-Elimination Leg |
1.628 |
9 | "It's Like Finding Waldo in a Bunch of Waldos" | August 29, 2017 | 9 | Panama → Saskatchewan | Sam & Paul | Adam & Andrea | 6th Eliminated 5th Place |
1.701 |
10 | "They're Crawling on You" | September 5, 2017 | 10 | Saskatchewan → Ontario | Sam & Paul | Karen & Bert | 7th Eliminated 4th Place |
1.724 |
11 | "Canada's Coming Together Like a Piece of Cake" | Spetember 12, 2017 | 11 | Ontario → Quebec | Sam & Paul | Korey & Ivana | 3rd Place | 1.961 |
Kenneth & Ryan | 2nd Place |
Leaderboard[]
The following teams participated in the Race. Placements are listed in finishing order:
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 | ||
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1 | Sam & Paul | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2⊂ | 1 | 1 | 1⊃ | 1 | 1 | 2.00 | 6-5 | |
2 | Kenneth & Ryan | 1 | 5 | 6ϵ | 4 | 4 | 5⊃ | 2 | 2 | 2⊂ | 3 | 2 | 3.27 | 6-5 | |
3 | Korey & Ivana | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3⋐ | 5 | 4 | 4⋐ | 2 | 3 | 4.09 | 5-6 | |
4 | Karen & Bert | 6 | 4 | 5ϵ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4∇ | 4.50 | 5-4 | ||
5 | Adam & Andrea | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1► | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5⋑ | 3.22 | 4-4 | |||
6 | Andrea & Ebonie | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6⋑ | 6∇ | 5.29 | 3-3 | |||||
7 | Zed & Shabbir | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4.20 | 1-3 | |||||||
8 | Megan & Courtney | 9 | 1 | 8 | 6.00 | 2-1 | |||||||||
9 | Dan & Riya | 8 | 9 | 8.50 | 1-1 | ||||||||||
10 | Aaron & Deb | 10 | 10.00 | 0-1 | |||||||||||
Notes | [1] | [2][3][4] | [5] | ||||||||||||
Legend:
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Trivia[]
Franchise[]
First season to award three Express Passes.
Canada[]
First season to visit Thailand, mainland China, and Panama.
Reception[]
- Tony Wong at Toronto Star (07/02/2017): "No quitters on The Amazing Race Canada, says host Jon Montgomery"
- Sarah Hanlon at Toronto Sun (07/03/2017): "Amazing Race Canada host Jon Montgomery loves his job – but he wants to race even more"
References[]
The Amazing Race Season Index | |
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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 |
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 |
Central Europe | Cancelled |
China | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 |
China Rush | 1 · 2 · 3 |
Finland | 1 |
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 |