The Amazing Race Canada 10

Season of television series
Season of television series
The Amazing Race Canada 10
Season 10
Presented byJon Montgomery
No. of days23
No. of teams11
No. of legs10
No. of episodes6
Release
Original networkCTV
Original releaseJuly 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) –
present
Additional information
Filming datesApril 23 (2024-04-23) –
May 15, 2024 (2024-05-15)
Season chronology
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Season 9

The Amazing Race Canada 10 is the tenth 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 eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race across Canada. The grand prize includes a CA$250,000 cash payout, a trip for two around the world courtesy of Expedia, and two 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV RS vehicles. Starting in Niagara Falls, Ontario, racers travelled through Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Quebec. New twists introduced in this season include the Blind U-Turn Vote and the Switchback, a recreation of a notable task from a previous season. The season premiered on CTV on July 2, 2024.

Production

Development and filming

For its milestone tenth season, The Amazing Race Canada returned to Oakes Garden Theatre, overlooking the Horseshoe Falls section of Niagara Falls.

On September 19, 2023, CTV announced that the show was renewed for a tenth season prior to the finale of the ninth season.[1]

Filming for this season began on April 23, 2024, in Niagara Falls, Ontario.[2][3] Teams were spotted in Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, on April 26.[4][5] On April 28, filming occurred in Richmond, British Columbia.[6] Then, the show was in Penticton and Oliver, British Columbia, from April 28 to 29.[7] On May 2, racers travelled through Regina, Saskatchewan,[8][9] and Russell, Manitoba.[10] On May 8, a leg was filmed in Shawinigan, Quebec.[11] On May 10, teams encountered Scottish Highland style challenges in Maxville, Ontario.[12][13][14] Filming concluded on May 15.

This season saw the first appearance of a U-Turn Vote; a twist previously utilized on the Israeli, Chinese, Australian, Filipino, and American versions of The Amazing Race.[15]

Casting

Casting for this season opened on October 5, 2023,[16] and closed on December 11.[17]

Broadcast

On June 6, 2024, CTV announced that this season would premiere on July 2, 2024.[18]

Marketing

Chevrolet, Expedia, Desjardins Group, and Paramount Pictures, which promoted Transformers One, returned as sponsors. New sponsors included Boost and Kids Help Phone.[19]

Cast

From left to right: Brad May, Michael Crouse, and Tyson Gillies

The cast includes reality TV stars Kevin Martin and Gurleen Maan, former baseball players Michael Crouse and Tyson Gillies, former basketball player Michael Linklater, and former NHL player Brad May.[2]

Contestants Age Relationship Hometown Status
Eva Amo-Mensah 30 Friends Toronto, Ontario Eliminated 1st
(in Niagara Falls, Ontario)
Trystenne Burey 27
Dorothy Adeneye 29 Married Entrepreneurs Calgary, Alberta Eliminated 2nd
(in Roberts Creek, British Columbia)
Olus Adeneye 32
Connor Carroll 26 Best Friends Pickering, Ontario Eliminated 3rd
(in Oliver, British Columbia)
John Ferguson 26 Erin, Ontario
Brad May 52 Father & Daughter Toronto, Ontario Eliminated 4th
(in Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West, Manitoba)
Sam May 24
Julia Viola 33 Married Clearview, Ontario Eliminated 5th
(in Guelph, Ontario)
Olivia Curto 33
Colin Rose 33 Best Friends Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador Participating
Matt Roberts 31
Kevin Martin 31 Dating Calgary, Alberta Participating
Gurleen Maan 35 Abbotsford, British Columbia
Lauren Peters 26 Twin Sisters Mississauga, Ontario Participating
Nicole Peters 26
Michael Linklater 42 Father & Son Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Participating
Amari Linklater 19
Michael Crouse 33 Best Friends Vancouver, British Columbia Participating
Tyson Gillies 35
Taylor McPherson 24 Best Friends Edmonton, Alberta Participating
Katie Mulkay 24

Results

The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.

  • A red placement with a dagger (†) indicates that the team was eliminated.
  • A green α indicates that the team found the Assist during the leg.
  • A brown ⊂ indicates the team on the receiving end of a U-Turn.
  • A purple ε indicates that the team used an Express Pass on that leg to bypass one of their tasks.
  • A brown ∈ indicates that the team used the Pass and a brown ∋ indicates the team on the receiving end of the Pass.
Team placement (by leg)
Team 1 2 3[a] 4 5 6 7
Taylor & Katie 8th 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd 1st∈[b]
Michael & Amari 3rd 5th[c] 4th 6th 6th 2ndε[d]
Lauren & Nicole 2nd 2nd 2ndα[e] 2ndα[e] 2nd 3rd∋
ε[f][d]
Michael & Tyson 9th 1st 6th 1st 4thε[d] 4th
Kevin & Gurleen 1st 5th[c] 8th 5th⊂[g] 5th 5th∋
∈[b][f]
Colin & Matt 5th 4thα[e] 1st 7th 7thα[e] 6th
Julia & Olivia 4th 8th 7th 8th⊂[g] 1st 7th†
Brad & Sam 6th 7th 5th 3rd 8th†
Connor & John 7thα[e] 9th 9th 9th†
Dorothy & Olus 10th 10th†
Eva & Trystenne 11th†
  1. ^ This leg neither ended at a Pit Stop nor was any team eliminated.
  2. ^ a b Taylor & Katie chose to use the Pass on Kevin & Gurleen.
  3. ^ a b Kevin & Gurleen and Michael & Amari tied for 5th place after both teams stepped on the Pit Stop mat at the same time.
  4. ^ a b c This team used their Express Pass to bypass one of the tasks on this leg.
  5. ^ a b c d e This team used the Assist on this leg.
  6. ^ a b Kevin & Gurleen chose to use the Pass on Lauren & Nicole.
  7. ^ a b In Leg 3, the teams voted for one team to be U-Turned; Kevin & Gurleen received the most votes. They then got to choose one team to U-Turn alongside them. They chose Julia & Olivia.

Race summary

Destinations Air travel    Rail travel    Water travel    Bus travel
Helicopter travel    Bicycle travel    Gondola travel
Route Markers Detour    Roadblock    Face Off    Express Pass    Assist
U-Turn    Pass    Switchback    Pit Stop

Leg 1 (Ontario)

The first Detour of The Amazing Race Canada 10 was located in Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
  • Episode 1: "Back Where It All Started" (July 2, 2024)
  • Prize: CA$10,000 and a trip for two to India (awarded to Kevin & Gurleen)
  • Eliminated: Eva & Trystenne
Locations
Episode summary
  • Teams set off from Oakes Garden Theatre in Niagara Falls, Ontario, and retrieved their first clue from their bags.
  • Roadblock: "Who's down to go first?" In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to rappel 180 feet alongside Horseshoe Falls, retrieve their next clue, and reunite with their partner.
  • Detour: Game Time or Show Time This season's first Detour was a choice between Game Time and Show Time. In Game Time, teams had to play marked arcade games and win 400 tickets in order to receive their next clue. In Show Time, teams had to memorize a script with facts about Niagara Falls and recite it to a group of tourists in order to receive their next clue.
  • Assist After the Detour, teams had to search outside the Nightmares Fear Factory for their next clue. There, teams had to brave the haunted house, memorize a colour combination, travel to the Illumination Tower, and light up Niagara Falls with their colours in order to receive their next clue. The Assist was hidden in one clue, found by Connor & John, and allowed them to skip the colour memorization.
  • Teams then had to travel to the Pit Stop: The Tunnel at the Niagara Parks Power Station. Before teams could check in, they had to listen to facts about the power station while descending down an elevator and correctly answer a randomly selected question at the mat.
Additional note
  • This leg was The Amazing Race Canada's 100th leg.[20]

Leg 2 (Ontario → British Columbia)

While in Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, teams had to capsize a kayak into the Sechelt Inlet and rescue themselves.
  • Episode 2: "Call Me The Olive Man" (July 9, 2024)
  • Prize: CA$10,000 and a trip for two to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (awarded to Michael & Tyson)
  • Eliminated: Dorothy & Olus
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Vancouver, British Columbia.
  • Express Pass Once in Vancouver, teams either had to travel to Seair Seaplanes and sign up for a flight to Sechelt or travel to Second Beach and claim an Express Pass by pulling it from the sea to shore. Michael & Tyson won two, and Michael & Amari won one.
  • Once in Sechelt, teams found their next clue on a marked truck. Teams had to drive to Half Moon Kayaks, paddle into the Sechelt Inlet, capsize their kayak, and perform a self rescue in order to receive their next clue.
  • Detour: Palate Test or Mallet Fest This leg's Detour was a choice between Palate Test or Mallet Fest. In Palate Test, teams had to sample ten olive oils and match them to their flavours in order to receive their next clue. In Mallet Fest, teams had to perform a song on a marimba in order to receive their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had to drive to Mise-En-Place Equestrian in Roberts Creek and find their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "Who can hold their horses?" Assist In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to perform a dressage course in a specific order from memory on a hobby horse in order to receive their next clue. The Assist was hidden in one clue, found by Colin & Matt, and allowed them to perform a simplfied course.
  • After the Roadblock, teams received a photograph of a shíshálh mandala and had to figure out that it was at the Pit Stop: Roberts Creek Pier.

Leg 3 (British Columbia)

Teams encountered a U-Turn Vote at Parker Place in Richmond, British Columbia
  • Episode 3: "Plot Twist It's a U-Turn Vote" (July 16, 2024)
  • Prize: CA$10,000 and a trip for two to Madagascar (awarded to Colin & Matt)
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to drive to Salish Soils in Sechelt. Once there, teams had to blend a specific compost, transport it in wheelbarrows across the compound, and fill it into bags until they fill 160 kilograms of compost in order to receive their next clue.
  • Assist Teams then had to travel by ferry to Vancouver and find their next clue at the Granville Island Public Market. There, teams had to purchase six ingredients from the market's vendors and deliver them to six restaurants in surrounding neighbourhoods in order to receive their next clue. The Assist was hidden in one clue, found by Lauren & Nicole, and allowed them to buy and deliver four ingredients.
  • From the market, teams had to drive to Parker Place in Richmond, where they had to arrange a set of mahjong tiles in order to receive their next clue sending them to the U-Turn Vote.
  • Teams were instructed to travel to the Signature main terminal, fly to Penticton, and drive to the SS Sicamous.
Additional note
  • Double U-Turn: 6 teams U-Turned Kevin & Gurleen and Kevin & Gurleen U-Turned Julia & Olivia Teams encountered a U-Turn Vote during this leg. Colin & Matt were able to vote twice for being the first team to arrive at the U-Turn board. The teams' votes were as follows:
Team Vote
Brad & Sam Kevin & Gurleen
Colin & Matt Kevin & Gurleen
Kevin & Gurleen
Connor & John Kevin & Gurleen
Julia & Olivia Lauren & Nicole
Kevin & Gurleen Lauren & Nicole
Lauren & Nicole Kevin & Gurleen
Michael & Amari Kevin & Gurleen
Michael & Tyson Kevin & Gurleen
Taylor & Katie Lauren & Nicole

Leg 4 (British Columbia)

Teams travelled to the SS Sicamous in Penticton to learn the results of the U-Turn.
  • Episode 4: "Slow Roll and Stay in Control" (July 23, 2024)
  • Prize: CA$10,000 and a trip for two to Vietnam (awarded to Michael & Tyson)
  • Eliminated: Connor & John
Locations
Episode Summary
  • After spending the night on the sternwheeler and learning the U-Turn results from Jon the next day, teams retrieved their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "Who's ready to off-road?" In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to drive a Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison through three off-road obstacle courses in order to receive their next clue.
  • Assist After the first Roadblock, teams had to search The Book Shop for an Amazing Race Canada photo book with their next clue. The Assist was hidden in one clue, found by Lauren & Nicole, and allowed them to skip searching for the book.
  • Detour: Press or Undress This leg's Detour was a choice between Press or Undress. In Press, teams had to stomp grapes until they extracted 1.5 litres of juice in order to receive their next clue. In Undress, teams had to memorize a clothesline of undergarments and recreate it on the other side of the vineyard in order to receive their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "Who aims to please?" In this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to memorize six names of animals in Nk'Mip then hit four randomly called out animal statues with a bow and arrow in order to receive their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: the Phantom Creek Estates in Oliver.

Leg 5 (British Columbia → Saskatchewan → Manitoba)

After facing a Canadian Football League Roadblock at Mosaic Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan, teams travelled to Russell, Manitoba, for a Ukrainian dance Roadblock.
  • Episode 5: "I Smell Like Carcass" (July 30, 2024)
  • Prize: CA$10,000 and a trip for two to Italy (awarded to Julia & Olivia)
  • Eliminated: Brad & Sam
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Regina, Saskatchewan, and then travel to Avena Foods.
  • Switchback Teams encountered a Switchback from season 1, where they had to dig through a grain hopper trailer full of oats for a waffle toy in order to receive a start time for the next task.
  • Assist The following day, teams found their next clue outside of the Hotel Saskatchewan, where they had to eat a breakfast of pig brains or bison testicles before receiving their next clue. The Assist was hidden in one clue, found by Colin & Matt, and allowed them to eat a different breakfast.
  • Roadblock: "Who likes a good playlist?" In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to memorise twelve Canadian football plays and then execute one called out by the coach alongside Trevor Harris and the Saskatchewan Roughriders in order to receive their next clue. The non-participating team member had to join the cheerleading squad and cheer on their partner.
  • After the first Roadblock, teams had to travel to Kreos Aviation and sign up for one of two flights to Russell, Manitoba. Once there, teams had to travel on foot to Millennium Park, unlock a box using numbers printed on previous clues, and solve a Kids Help Phone puzzle in order to receive their next clue. Michael & Tyson used their Express Pass to bypass this task.
  • Roadblock: "Who wants to go for a spin?" In this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to perform a Bukovynian-style Ukrainian dance in order to receive their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: the Asessippi Ski Area & Resort.
Additional notes
  • TSN anchor Jay Onrait provided colour commentary during the first Roadblock.
  • Jon Montgomery's mother, Joan, appeared as the Pit Stop greeter on this leg.

Leg 6 (Saskatchewan → Ontario)

While in Wellington County, Ontario, teams found a Double Pass on the Jack R. MacDonald Bridge.
  • Episode 6: "Caution Double Pass Ahead" (August 13, 2024)
  • Prize: CA$10,000 and a trip for two to Iceland (awarded to Taylor & Katie)
  • Eliminated: Julia & Olivia
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to travel to Guelph, Ontario. After teams landed at the Toronto airport, they found their next clue in a marked car instructing them to take a moment in observance of John McCrae and the Canadian soldiers of World War I at the McCrae House.
  • Roadblock: "Who can be letter perfect?" In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to paddle a kayak into the Elora Quarry, collect a cache of Boost drinks, climb a rope ladder, and unscramble the word NUTRITION using the drink bottles they collected in order to receive their next clue.
  • After the first Roadblock, teams found their next clue on the Jack R. MacDonald Bridge. Teams then had to drive to the Wellington County Museum and Archives and search through articles on microform for one that is related to the current leg in order to receive their next clue.
  • Detour: Flames or Frames This leg's Detour was a choice between Flames or Frames. In Flames, teams had to use glassblowing techniques in order to turn molten glass into a glass float before receiving their next clue. In Frames, teams had to memorise a painting and then recreate it using props in order to receive their next clue. Lauren & Nicole used their Express Pass to bypass this task.
  • Roadblock: "Who's ready to meet their match?" In this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to perform ten wrestling moves in a ring in order to receive their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: the University of Guelph Arboretum. Michael & Amari used their Express Pass to bypass this task.
Additional note
  • Blind Double Pass: Taylor & Katie used the Pass on Kevin & Gurleen and Kevin & Gurleen used the Pass on Lauren & Nicole At the Blind Double Pass, Taylor & Katie used the Pass on Kevin & Gurleen, and Kevin & Gurleen used the Pass on Lauren & Nicole.

Upcoming leg

Leg 7 (Ontario → Quebec)

  • Episode 7: "When Am I Going To See My Dog Next?" (August 20, 2024)
Locations

Future leg

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