The Amazing Race Canada 6

''The Amazing Race Canada 6'' (also known as ''The Amazing Race Canada: Heroes Edition'') is the sixth season of '' The Amazing Race Canada'', a reality game show based on the American series ''The Amazing Race''. It featured ten teams of two consisting of everyday Canadian heroes in a race across Canada and across the world and is hosted by Jon Montgomery. The grand prize includes a cash payout, a "once-in-a-lifetime" trip for two around the world, and two 2018 Chevrolet Traverse Redlines.

The season premiered on July 3, 2018 with the season finale airing on September 11, 2018.

Engaged first responders Courtney Berglind and Adam Kovacs were the winners of this season. They were the first male/female team to win in the Canadian edition of ''The Amazing Race''.

Production

Development and filming

On October 12, 2017, CTV announced that the show was renewed for its sixth season.

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", which featured Devon Soltendieck of '' etalk'' interviewing host Jon Montgomery at the Starting Line, Hatley Gardens in Colwood, British Columbia, before the competition commenced. The five subsequent livestreams featured Jon during filming of the season offering hints about destinations on the racecourse.

During the airing of the episode for Leg 10, a message in white on a black background ("''Dedicated to the people of Fredericton, New Brunswick''") indirectly recognized that the Fredericton shooting had occurred since the filming of the leg and prior to the episode airing. The same episode also featured Fredericton Police Chief Leanne J. Fitch as the Pit Stop greeter.

This season's visit to Fredericton meant that all 13 of Canada's provincial and territorial capitals were featured at least once in the then six seasons of ''The Amazing Race Canada''. This was the first season in the then six seasons of ''The Amazing Race Canada'' that did not visit the province of Quebec.

Season 5 winners Sam Lambert and Paul Mitskopoulos were the local Pit Stop greeters of Leg 6 in their hometown of Toronto.

This was the first season of ''The Amazing Race Canada'' to place the U-Turn boards at the Detour decision points rather than after the Detours.

Marketing

Chevrolet continued sponsoring the show and was the sole sponsor of the Facebook Live events. Canadian Tire's outfitter brand Woods also continued their sponsorship from the previous season. New sponsors are Alcon Dailies contact lenses, Dempster's Bakery, Royal Canadian Legion and SkipTheDishes.

Cast

The cast included Olympic bronze medalist in skeleton Mellisa Hollingsworth. Courtney Berglind previously appeared in episodes 23 & 24 of '' Big Brother Canada 4'' to compete in an award challenge on behalf of her sister, houseguest Kelsey Faith.

Future appearances

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.

Results

The following teams participated in this season, each listed along with their placements in each leg and relationships as identified by the program. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television, owing to the inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order.

*A placement with a dagger () indicates that the team was eliminated.
*An 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. There was no required Speed Bump task in the next leg.
*An indicates that the team used an Express Pass on that leg to bypass one of their tasks.
*A indicates that the team used the U-Turn and a indicates the team on the receiving end of the U-Turn.
*A indicates the leg has the Face Off, while a indicates the team that lost the Face Off.

;Notes

Prizes

The prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg.

*Leg 1 – A trip for two to Tokyo, Japan
*Leg 2 – A trip for two to the South of France
**Klondike Campsite Set Up Challenge – from Woods. Awarded to Todd & Anna.
*Leg 3 – A trip for two to Boston, Massachusetts
*Leg 4 – A trip for two to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
*Leg 5 – A trip for two to London, England
*Leg 6 – A trip for two to Hong Kong and from Dempster's Bakery donated to a Food Bank in their community
*Leg 7 – A trip for two to New York City, New York
*Leg 8 – A trip for two to Istanbul, Turkey
*Leg 9 – A trip for two to Sydney, Australia
*Leg 10 – A trip for two to Buenos Aires, Argentina
*Leg 11 – A cash payout, a "once-in-a-lifetime" trip for two around the world, and a 2018 Chevrolet Traverse Redline for each team member

Race summary

Leg 1 (British Columbia)

Airdate: July 3, 2018
* Colwood, British Columbia, Canada (Hatley Park National Historic Site – Hatley Gardens) (Starting Line)
* Swartz Bay ( Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal) to Delta (Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal)
* Squamish ( Sea-to-Sky Gondola – Panorama Trail)
*Squamish (Squamish Days Loggers' Sports Festival)
*Squamish ( Darrell Bay)
*Britannia Beach (Britannia Mine Museum – Mill No.3)

In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to ride a zip-line to a net suspended high above the Mamquam Valley. Attached to a bungee cord, they then had to jump from the net to grab a plush beaver toy and exchange it for their next clue. If they missed, they had to wait at the back of the line to try again.

In this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to complete a loggersports activity by climbing an pole, with the aid of spurs and a harness, to retrieve their next clue at the top.

;Additional tasks
*Before leaving Hatley Gardens, teams had to search the grounds around Hatley Castle to find their backpacks with their first clue.
*At the Sea-to-Sky Gondola, teams had to sign for one of five gondolas to the top of the mountain, where they found the clue for the first Roadblock.
*At Darrell Bay, teams had to put on wetsuits and steer a paddleboard toward 20 buoys floating in the bay, each tied to a trap containing a live crab below. They had to choose a trap, pull it up, then return to shore with it to have the crab measured by a fisherman. If the crab was regulation size, they received their next clue.

;Additional note
*In a parking lot outside Hatley Castle, teams found a 2018 Chevrolet Cruze hatchback, which served as their transportation on this leg.

Leg 2 (British Columbia → Yukon)

Airdate: July 10, 2018
*Squamish (Executive Suites Hotel & Resort Squamish) (Pit Start)
* Vancouver (Vancouver International Airport) to Dawson City, Yukon ( Dawson City Airport)
*Dawson City ( Dredge No. 4)
*Dawson City (Bank of British North America)
* Dawson City (Palace Grand Theatre or Diamond Tooth Gertie's Gambling Hall)
*Dawson City (Midnight Dome)

This season's first Detour was a choice between Dance or Chance. In Dance, teams had to travel to the Palace Grand Theatre. After donning burlesque costumes, team would watch a can-can performance. Teams would then join the performers on stage and had to perform the dance to the satisfaction of Madame Terry to receive their next clue. In Chance, teams had to travel to Diamond Tooth Gertie's Gambling Hall and watch a round of blackjack. After observing the round, team members would then assume the role of dealer, and both members had to deal out a hand to casino patrons and properly pay out casino chips to receive their next clue from the pit boss. If teams made a mistake, then they would have to go to the back of the line and wait for another attempt.

;Additional tasks
*After arriving at Dawson City Airport, each team found a parked 2018 Chevrolet Silverado "High Country Edition" truck, which served as transportation for the rest of this leg, and had to load a tent and camping supplies from sponsor Woods into their truck. Teams then drove to Dredge No. 4 and had to correctly assemble a campsite so that it matched an example setup to receive their next clue from camp director Jackie. In addition, the team that assembled their campsite the fastest would win a $5,000 prize from Woods.
*At the Bank of British North America, teams received a global positioning system receiver with nine pre-programmed destinations. Teams had to search Dawson City to find one gold coin at each of five different locations: the SS ''Keno'', the George Mercer Dawson commemorative plaque near the Yukon Hotel, the Robert W. Service Cabin, the Red Feather Saloon, and the Clapp and Jones Steamer at the Dawson City Firefighter Museum. Teams could also find an Express Pass at three different locations: the Former Post Office, the Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre, and the Hillside Cemetery. One location, the Commissioner's Residence, had neither a coin nor an Express Pass. After finding the five coins, teams had to return to the Bank of British North America to exchange their coins for their next clue.

Leg 3 (Yukon → British Columbia)

Airdate: July 17, 2018
*Dawson City ( Downtown Hotel) (Pit Start)
* Dawson City (Dawson City Airport) to Vancouver, British Columbia (Vancouver International Airport)
* (Seaplane) Vancouver (Burrard Inlet – Vancouver Harbour Air Terminal) to Ganges, Salt Spring Island (Ganges Harbour)
*Ganges ( Salt Spring Saturday Market)
*Mount Erskine Provincial Park (Mount Erskine Access Trail – Fairy Doors)
* Vesuvius (Vesuvius Ferry Terminal) to Crofton, Vancouver Island (Crofton Ferry Terminal)
* Duncan (Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit)
*Duncan (Pacific Northwest Raptors)
* Shawnigan Lake (Kinsol Trestle)

For their Speed Bump, Zainab & Monica had to correctly identify eight flavour-infused fleur de sel samples before they could continue racing.

In this leg's first Roadblock, teams had to travel from Mount Erskine Provincial Park to Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit, where one team member had to complete a full lap in a 2018 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport convertible around the circuit within three minutes, without exceeding , to receive their next clue from their instructor.

In this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to observe a silent demonstration of how to tie a falconer's knot. After donning a protective glove and having a live raptor placed on their arm, racers had to correctly tie the knot using the bird's leash to the glove's metal loop within 15 seconds to receive their next clue.

;Additional tasks
*At Salt Spring Saturday Market, each team had to eat two whole blueberry pies to receive keys to 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV hatchbacks, which served as transportation for the rest of this leg, containing their next clue. Both Todd & Anna and Leanne & Mar used their respective Express Passes to bypass this task.
*At Mount Erskine Access Trail, teams had to search through the park's ten fairy doors to find their next clue hidden behind three of the doors. Nancy & Mellisa used their Express Pass to bypass this task.

Leg 4 (British Columbia → Indonesia)

Airdate: July 24, 2018
*Duncan ( Duncan Station) (Pit Start)
* Victoria (Victoria International Airport) to Jakarta, Indonesia (Soekarno–Hatta International Airport)
*West Jakarta ( Old City – Fatahillah Square) (Overnight Rest)
* North Jakarta ( Pelabuhan Sunda Kelapa)
*South Jakarta (Kebayoran Baru – Pasar Burung Barito)
* South Jakarta ( or Mayestik Market)
*South Jakarta (Kebayoran Baru – Gedung Teater Bulungan)
* Central Jakarta ( Merdeka Square overlooking the National Monument)

This leg's Detour was a choice between '' Ular'' or ''Kebaya''. In ''Ular'', teams had to find a snake handler within Langsat Park, choose a container, and completely clean the live snake inside. Once approved, they then moved to a medical station where each team member had to attach a leech to their partner's arm and let it suck their blood for five minutes before receiving their next clue from a doctor. In ''Kebaya'', teams had to find a marked sewing stall in Mayestik Market. Using a sewing machine, they had to sew two panels of fabric, then sew each panel to the underside of the lapels on the women's blazer known as a ''kebaya'' to receive their next clue from a seamstress.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to perform the Saman dance. After dressing in costume, they had to learn and correctly perform a series of complex hand and body movements in sync with a group of dancers on stage to receive their next clue from the drummer.

;Additional tasks
*At Fatahillah Square, teams had to sign up for one of three departure times the next morning. They then had to watch a traditional welcoming performance by dancers in ondel-ondel costumes before receiving their next clue.
*At Pelabuhan Sunda Kelapa, teams had to carry durians by hand from a truck and onto a pinisi until they filled a crate to receive their next clue.

Leg 5 (Indonesia → Ontario)

Airdate: July 31, 2018
*Jakarta (AYANA Midplaza Jakarta) (Pit Start)
* Jakarta (Soekarno–Hatta International Airport) to Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Toronto Pearson International Airport)
*Ingersoll ( CAMI Automotive Assembly Plant) (Overnight Rest)
* Stratford ( Festival Theatre)
* Stratford ( Avon River – Avon Boat Rentals or Rhéo Thompson Candies)
*Stratford ( Stratford City Hall)

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to dress in Elizabethan costume, then learn and convincingly act out a sword fighting duel scene, ending with the racer's "death", to receive their next clue.

This leg's Detour was a choice between Pedal or Package. In Pedal, teams had to use a paddle boat to navigate part of the Avon River in Stratford to find and collect six illustrated cards. When placed in the correct order, the pieces would form a rebus that encoded the words "Queen of the Square". In Package, teams travelled to Rhéo Thompson Candies, where they had to correctly assemble and package ten boxes of assorted mint chocolates and ten boxes of assorted jelly candies to receive their next clue, which only read "Queen of the Square".

;Additional tasks
*After arriving at Toronto Pearson International Airport, each team found a parked 2018 Chevrolet Equinox "True North Edition", which served as their transportation for the rest of this leg and the first part of Leg 6, containing their next clue instructing them to travel to the place where their car was assembled in Ontario. They were left to figure out that this referred to CAMI Automotive in Ingersoll and not the Chevrolet assembly plants located in Oshawa and St. Catharines, Ontario. Once there, teams found a sign-up board to determine the order they would be admitted the next morning, in five-minute intervals.
*Inside CAMI Automotive, teams had to watch a silent demonstration and follow the 19 steps to correctly assemble one Equinox front door

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