The Amazing Race Canada 2


The second season of The Amazing Race Canada was a reality game show based on the American series The Amazing Race. It featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship in a race across Canada and around the world. The winning team was awarded, a Chevrolet Silverado "High Country Edition" truck for each, free gasoline for life from Petro-Canada and the ability to fly for free anywhere for a year with Air Canada in business class. For a second year in a row, Jon Montgomery returned as the host.
The season premiered on July 8, 2014 with the season finale airing on September 21, 2014. Best friends Michael "Mickey" Henry and Peter "Pete" Schmalz were the winners of this season of The Amazing Race Canada.

Production

Development and filming

On September 16, 2013, CTV announced that the show was renewed for the second season during the first season's reunion special.
Unlike the first season, the Race traveled to destinations outside of Canada like other international Amazing Race counterparts.
Surfer Mathea Olin appeared as the Pit Stop greeter during Leg 2. Leg 3 featured MasterChef Canada judge Alvin Leung as a judge for the "Master Chef" task and Hong Kong-Canadian actress Jennifer Tse, who greeted the teams in the Pit Stop on the same leg. Royal Winnipeg Ballet principal dancer Amanda Green appeared as the Pit Stop greeter during Leg 6. Royal Winnipeg Rifles veteran Jim Parks appeared as the Pit Stop greeter for Leg 7 at Juno Beach, not far from where he alongside other men from the 7th Brigade, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division fought ashore during D-Day.
This was the first season in the Canadian version not to feature a double-length leg.

Casting

Casting began in November 2013, with an online site for submission of applications and audition videos. The first three teams were revealed on June 17, 2014, with the remaining teams announced on June 18 and June 20. The contestants include ice hockey players and gold medalists Natalie Spooner and Meaghan Mikkelson, ballet dancer Rex Harrington as well as comedian Ryan Steele from The Ryan and Amy Show.
Alain Chanoine proposed to Audrey Tousignant-Maurice at the Pit Stop of Leg 8.

Marketing

and Chevrolet retain their sponsorship from the first season. The new prize includes receiving a gas supply from Petro-Canada and each leg prize includes cash from Scotiabank.

Broadcasting

After episode 6, a special mid-season reunion/recap titled "After The Race" aired. Hosted by James Duthie, the program reviewed the events of the first 6 episodes with the first 5 eliminated teams. A second "After The Race" special that was again hosted by Duthie, aired immediately after the season finale with all the teams present to review the season as a whole.

Results

The following teams are participating in the Race, each listed along with their relationships as announced by CTV.
  1. Shahla & Nabeela failed to complete the naval challenge and received a time penalty. Already in last place, they were allowed to check in at the Pit Stop and were eliminated without a penalty being issued.
  2. Rex & Bob initially arrived 6th, but were issued two penalties totalling 6-hours. Three teams checked in during their penalty time dropping Rex & Bob to 9th place; however, due to Jen & Shawn's withdrawal from the Race, they were allowed to checked in at 9th place while the rest of their penalty would be applied to their starting time on the next leg.
  3. Jen & Shawn elected to withdraw from the Race in Leg 2 after Shawn dislocated his shoulder, an injury sustained during the surfing task. At the Tofino General Hospital in Tofino, Jon visited them to inform them of their elimination.
  4. Natalie & Meaghan used their Express Pass to bypass the Detour in Leg 3.
  5. ^ In an unaired scene, Rex & Bob and Alain & Audrey used their respective U-Turn onto Natalie & Meaghan and Sukhi & Jinder, respectively. However, both teams had already passed the U-Turn point and were therefore unaffected by it.
  6. ^ Pierre & Michel used their Express Pass to bypass the Roadblock in Leg 6. Before using the Express Pass, Michel elected to perform the Roadblock, and this is reflected in the total Roadblock count.
  7. At the Leg 8 Pit Stop, Alain proposed to Audrey, who accepted. Their relationship title was changed from "Dating" to "Engaged".
  8. Sukhi & Jinder incurred a 15-minute penalty upon running a red traffic light in Charlottetown; they elected to serve the penalty immediately.

    Episode title quotes

Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers.
  1. "What Does It Take to Get a Cup of Tea Around Here?" – Bob
  2. "There's a Fish in My Pants" – Sukhi
  3. "Snakes and Liars" – Producer Named
  4. "They're :wikt:harshing|Harshing Our :wikt:mellow|Mellow" – Mickey
  5. "Who Designs These Torture Tests?" – Rex
  6. "She's the Pierogi Poobah" – Bob
  7. "Lest We Forget" – Non-Racer
  8. "I Said Yes!" – Audrey
  9. "How Are We Going to Explain This to Mom and Dad?" – Jinder
  10. "Hot Poop" – Rob
  11. "Put the Fun Back in Fundy" – Pete
  12. "Who's :wikt:da bomb|Da Bomb?" – Non-Racer

    Prizes

The prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg. Trips are sponsored by Air Canada and cash prizes by Scotiabank.
  1. An item that can be used on the Race to skip any one task of the team's choosing up and until the eighth leg. The winning team keeps one for themselves and may give the second to another team before the end of the fifth leg.

    Race summary

Leg 1 (Alberta → British Columbia)

Airdate: July 8, 2014
In the first Roadblock of the season, one team member had to tandem skydive with an instructor onto Willows Beach, where they would reunite with their partner before receiving their next clue from their instructor.
In the second Roadblock, the team member who did not participate in the first Roadblock had to serve afternoon tea to the patrons at the Empress Hotel in Victoria. They were given a lesson in etiquette and had to recite the menu options from memory. Once the tea master declared that they had provided "acceptable service", he would hand them their next clue.
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Airdate: July 15, 2014
The first Detour of the Race was a choice between Sharp Knives and Sharp Eyes. Both Detour options required teams to drive to Ucluelet Harbour. In Sharp Knives, teams had to watch a demonstration and then correctly fillet at least of rockfish to receive their next clue. Teams had a limited amount of fish. If they ran out without reaching the target, they had to switch Detour options or take a penalty. In Sharp Eyes, teams had to sort through of assorted Pacific rockfish and separate them into five bins to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member to use driftwood from the beach as well as fishing nets to construct a traditional Tofino deckchair that could hold the builder's weight to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: July 22, 2014
The Detour was a choice between Master Chef and Kung Fu Master. In Master Chef, teams had to go to Bo Innovation, where they would find MasterChef Canada judge Alvin Leung, who would hand them a shopping list of 10 items. Teams then had to go to Wan Chai Wet Market and purchase all 10 items and head back. Once Alvin Leung confirmed that teams bought the correct items, he would hand them their next clue. In Kung Fu Master, teams had to suit up in a traditional martial arts uniform and then perform a difficult kung fu routine to the satisfaction of kung fu master Lee to receive their next clue.
In the leg's Roadblock, one team member would be first greeted by a snake master, who would choose a serpent and show it to the team member. The master would take out the snake's gallbladder and then the team member had to drink a shot of the snake's bile. They would then have to consume a bowl of snake meat soup to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: July 29, 2014
In the leg's Roadblock, one team member had to perform the world'd highest bungee jump from a height of atop the Macau Tower. Once they landed on the street below, they received their next clue.
The Detour was a choice between Stamp It or Stomp It. In Stamp It, teams had to make their way to the Ruins of St. Paul's, where they would pick up a scroll. They then had to search the streets around Senado Square for six shrines, each marked with one of six ancient Chinese symbols. At each station, they had to mark their scroll with a stamp in ink. Once teams returned to the Ruins of St Paul's with six stamps on their scroll, they would receive their next clue. In Stomp It, teams had to head to Senado Square and join a Macanese folk dance troupe and learn a complicated routine. Once the instructor was happy with their performance, she would hand them their next clue.
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Airdate: August 5, 2014
The Detour was a choice between Make Your Bed and Ride a Sled. In Make Your Bed, teams had to grab 2 heavy backpacks and then head to a campsite, where they would find to find a locked chest and a key inside a block of ice in a cooler. Then, they had to empty their backpacks, properly build a tent, and set up a campfire to melt the block the ice to retrieve the key that teams could use to open the chest. Once a wilderness expert was satisfied with their setup, teams would receive their next clue. In Ride A Sled, teams first had to select a tag with the names of 3 dogs from a board at the ranch and then run on a trail to Fish Lake. There, they had to search through a number of dog harnesses for the ones that match the 3 dogs they selected. Once they found the harnesses, teams had to correctly put them on the dogs and attach the dogs to the sled. Each team member then had to complete 3 laps around the frozen lake to receive their next clue.
For their Speed Bump, Sukhi & Jinder had to hook up a trailer to their Chevrolet Silverado. Then, they had to drive to a marked parking spot and back their trailer into the spot without hitting any cones before they could resume racing.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member to ride a snow bike for course in the woods before heading to the shooting range, where the person had to successfully shoot all 5 targets without missing to receive their next clue. If the shooter missed any targets, they had to start over by running the course again and shoot the remaining targets.
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Airdate: August 12, 2014
The Fast Forward had teams go to the Exchange District's iconic building "The Cube" and receive a list of partial phrases from a police officer. They then had to search around the district for seven historic ghost sign advertisements on the outside walls of buildings, which would contain the full version of one of their partial phrases. They had to look at the advertisement and fill in the blanks on sheets of paper with what was painted on the building. The first team that had all seven words filled in could return to The Cube and would be awarded the Fast Forward award.
The Detour was a choice between Puck It and Pinch It. In Puck It, teams made their way to the MTS Centre, where they had to dress in hockey gear. Team members would take turns guiding a puck down a slalom of cones and would then shoot it at the net, which would be blocked by a wooden goalie with five holes. Teams had to shoot the puck through all five openings, including "the notorious" five-hole, to receive their next clue. In Pinch It, teams made their way to the St. Ivan Suchavsky Cathedral and had to find the basement hall. There, they had to properly make 74 traditional Ukrainian perogies to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to dress as a glam rock star and had to memorize a rock and roll song. They would then perform it with a band in front of an audience of Winnipeg music-lovers and would receive their next clue if they sang all of the lyrics correctly.
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Airdate: August 19, 2014
In the leg's Roadblock, one team member had to take a sample of calvados from a barrel and use a mathematical formula and tools provided, as well as a demonstration, to distil the calvados to 40% ABV to receive their next clue from the distiller.
The Detour was a choice between Show It and Tell It. In Show It, teams had to travel to Élevage de Nesque and correctly groom a Percheron horse of their choosing. Once the horse was groomed, teams had to correctly braid the horse's mane to receive their next clue. In Tell It, teams traveled to the courtyard of the Bayeux Tapestry Museum, where they were given twelve images of the Norman invasion of England. Using nine descriptions on boards around the courtyard, they had to identify the images that matched up to the descriptions and place them on a board in the correct order to receive their next clue.
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Airdate: August 26, 2014
The Detour was a choice between Haute Couture and Plat du Jour. In Haute Couture, teams made their way to the Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, where they had to use the provided tools and materials to cut and sew on the fabric for an Haute Couture dress. If their dress met the satisfaction of a judge, teams would get their next clue. In Plat du Jour, teams traveled to the Marais District and had to search the chalkboards placed outside of cafés for three marked with Race flags. Teams had to purchase the items from these boards and had to memorize how to pronounce them in French. They then had to deliver the food to a waiting couple and say the names correctly to get their next clue.
For their Speed Bump, Ryan & Rob had to learn how to perform the French folk song "Au clair de la lune" on a pair of accordions and play the song in unison for an audience before they could continue racing.
In this Roadblock, one team member had to recreate a local modern art painting using Race sponsor Mentos candies, by placing the candies onto a board so that the image matched the painting, to receive their next clue from the artist BasteK.
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Airdate: September 2, 2014
In this Roadblock, one team member had to drive a Chevrolet Camaro SS and complete a 2-stage precision driving course. First, they had to perform a quarter drift without spinning out. Then, they had to perform a 180 degree reverse turn. When both stages were correctly performed, the instructor would give teams their next clue.
The Detour was a choice between Flamed and Grilled. In Flamed, teams traveled to Espace Verre, where they had to watch a demonstration by a local artist on how to melt glass rods to create beads. They then had to correctly make 5 different beads to complete a sample necklace to receive their next clue. In Grilled, teams had to find a food stand called Le Cheese. They would then study and sample 10 different grilled cheese sandwiches. Then, teams had to run 50 meters to the Le Cheese food truck, where they had to correctly identify all grill cheese sandwiches flavors by memory to receive their next clue.
The Fast Forward required teams to head to Parisian Laundry, where they had to select a pose. After they selected a pose, they would head into the curtain room and then strike the pose so that artists could sketch the team. They were then asked to pose in their underwear and then eventually naked. If the teams were uncomfortable, they could choose to go back to the Detour. The first team to finish their sketching session would receive the Fast Forward award.
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Airdate: September 9, 2014
In this Roadblock, one team member had to speak to impersonators of friends and family of selected Fathers of Confederation attendees of the 1864 Charlottetown Conference on the grounds of Province House, who would give their delegate's name and a physical description of him. Then, the team member had to go inside and correctly identify from memory the 10 Fathers of Confederation impersonators. If the team member correctly named all ten delegates, an impersonator of Father of Confederation and Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, would give them their next clue.
For their Speed Bump, Ryan & Rob had to dig for 3 bottles of "moonshine" inside a pile of horse manure before they could continue racing.
The Detour was a choice between Mussel and Mass. In Mussel, teams had to go to Prince Edward Aqua Farms and process of mussels. They had to suit up and strip the mussels from their "socks", where the mussels grew and multiplied in the North Atlantic for the last 2 years, into a new bin. Once all the mussels were in the bins, the plant manager would give teams their next clue. In Mass, teams traveled to a potato farm, where they had to calculate the weight of over 10 million russet potatoes using a tape measure and a calculator. If teams figured out the correct weight, Vernon, the potato farmer, would give them their next clue.
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Airdate: September 16, 2014
The Detour was a choice between By Land and By Sea. In By Land, teams first had to get a GPS, then search for 10 hidden items using their GPS. Once they returned all 10 different items, they would receive their next clue. In By Sea, teams first had to locate the Hopewell Rocks and had to learn the Maritime tradition of international signal flags. There, they would find a box of 100 different flags and 7 nautical messages. They would then run along the beach until they found a code book, where they could memorize the flag codes. Teams then had to go back to the area where they found their box, find the matching flags, then place them up on a pole in the correct order to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to rappel down the rock face of Cape Enrage, where they would find the first half of their next clue. Then, the team member had to run along the rocky shore, where they had to climb up the rock face to find the second half of the clue to keep on racing.
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Airdate: September 21, 2014
In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to enter the Diefenbunker and search among the bunker's vast array of rooms for three of five hidden toys: a helicopter, a tank, a jeep, a plane and a compass. Once they had found three and returned them to the front desk, they would receive their next clue.
In the final Roadblock of the Race, the team member that did not participate in the first Roadblock had to use a mechanical ascender to climb to the top of the museum's glass atrium, grabbing their next clue along the way. Once at the top, they had to pull themselves along the roof before they could return to their partner.
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ratings are included in Numeris's count.
No.AirdateEpisodeViewers
Rank
Rank
Ref
1July 8, 2014"What's It Take to Get a Cup of Tea?"2.76412
2July 15, 2014"There's a Fish in My Pants"2.51011
3July 22, 2014"Snakes and Liars"2.67611
4July 29, 2014"They're Harshing Our Mellow"2.51811
5August 5, 2014"Who Designs These Torture Tests?"2.66211
6August 12, 2014"She's the Pierogi Poobah"2.96811
7August 19, 2014"Lest We Forget"2.68711
8August 26, 2014"I Said Yes!"2.68611
9September 2, 2014"How Are We Going to Explain This to Mom and Dad?"2.86511
10September 9, 2014"Hot Poop"2.89711
11September 16, 2014"Put the Fun Back in Fundy"3.02611
12September 21, 2014"Who's Da Bomb?"3.02611