# In Real Life season 2

In Real Life is a Canadian reality show in which eighteen young contestants aged 12–14 race across North America and compete in a series of real-life jobs, aimed to "discover the skills, strength, and stamina it takes to make it in real life." The show is developed and produced by Apartment 11 Productions.
The second season premiered on YTV on October 4, 2010 and the season finale aired on December 6.
The winner was 13-year-old Tea Vlatkovic from Niagara Falls, Ontario.
New to this season was the introduction of the Final Webisode, which aired exclusively on YTV.com.

## Contestants

| Contestant | Team Colour | Team Colour | Team Colour | Status |
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 - 7 | Week 8 - 10 | Status |
| Tea Vlatkovic, 13, Niagara Falls, Ontario | Purple Team | Purple Team | Solo | Winner |
| Sam Mantin, 14, Guelph, Ontario | Teal Team | Teal Team | Solo | Runners-Up |
| Christian van Vliet, 14, Inuvik, NWT | Green Team | Green Team | | Solo | Runners-Up |
| Amber Cotton, 13, Alberton, PEI | Red Team | Purple Team | Solo | Eliminated 9th |
| Remington Latanville, 13, Weston, Ontario | Green Team | Green Team | Solo | Eliminated 8th |
| Allison Panizales, 14, Newmarket, Ontario | Teal Team | Teal Team | Not In Competition | Eliminated 7th |
| Shelby Glaze, 14, Regina, Saskatchewan | Grey Team | Grey Team | Not In Competition | Eliminated 6th |
| Eric Choi, 13, Vaughan, Ontario | Grey Team | Grey Team | Not In Competition | Eliminated 6th |
| Bryanne Hordal, 12, Edmonton, Alberta | Yellow Team | Yellow Team | Not In Competition | Eliminated 5th |
| Tanner Shantz, 14, London, Ontario | Yellow Team | Yellow Team | Not In Competition | Eliminated 5th |
| Vanessa Perruzza, 13, Mississauga, Ontario | Brown Team | Brown Team | Not In Competition | Eliminated 4th |
| David Krasinski, 12, Guelph, Ontario | Brown Team | Brown Team | Not In Competition | Eliminated 4th |
| Sarah Mpoyi, 12, Toronto, Ontario | Blue Team | Blue Team | Not In Competition | Eliminated 3rd |
| Daniel St-Onge , 13, Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec | Blue Team | Blue Team | Not In Competition | Eliminated 3rd |
| Muhaddisah Batool, 14, Mississauga, Ontario | Orange Team | Orange Team | Not In Competition | Eliminated 2nd |
| Tristen Lee, 13, St. John’s, NL | Orange Team | Orange Team | Not In Competition | Eliminated 2nd |
| Jumoke Guy, 12, Toronto, Ontario | Red Team | Not In Competition | Not In Competition | Eliminated 1st |
| Eric Zhang, 12, Vancouver, British Columbia | Purple Team | Not In Competition | Not In Competition | Eliminated 1st |
* Ages at time of filming

## Results

| Contestant | Contestant | Contestant | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Average |
| Contestant | Contestant | Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Average |
| | | Tea | 5th | 1st | 6th» | 3rd« | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd» | 1st» | 2.50 |
| | | Sam | 8th | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 4th« | 1st« | 3rd» | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3.00 |
| | | Christian | 4th | 7th« | 2nd | 4th» | 1st | 4th» | 1st« | 4th | 3rd« | 2nd« | 3.20 |
| | | Amber | 9th | 1st | 6th» | 3rd« | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | | 3.44 |
| | | Remington | 4th | 7th« | 2nd | 4th» | 1st | 4th» | 1st« | 5th | | | 3.50 |
| | Allison | Allison | 8th | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 4th« | 1st« | 3rd» | | | | 3.43 |
| | Shelby | Shelby | 2nd | 4th» | 5th | 2nd | 3rd» | 3rd | | | | | 3.17 |
| | Eric C | Eric C | | 2nd | 4th» | 5th | 2nd | 3rd» | 3rd | | | | | 3.17 |
| | Bryanne | Bryanne | 6th | 6th | 4th | 1st | 5th | | | | | | 4.40 |
| | Tanner | Tanner | | 6th | 6th | 4th | 1st | 5th | | | | | | 4.40 |
| | Vanessa | Vanessa | 1st | 5th | 3rd« | 6th | | | | | | | 3.75 |
| | David | David | | 1st | 5th | 3rd« | 6th | | | | | | | 3.75 |
| | Sarah | Sarah | 7th | 3rd | 7th | | | | | | | | 5.67 |
| | Daniel | Daniel | | 7th | 3rd | 7th | | | | | | | | 5.67 |
| | Muhaddisah | Muhaddisah | 3rd | 8th | | | | | | | | | 5.50 |
| | Tristen | Tristen | | 3rd | 8th | | | | | | | | | 5.50 |
| Jumoke | Jumoke | Jumoke | 9th | | | | | | | | | | 9.00 |
| Eric Z | Eric Z | Eric Z | WD | | | | | | | | | | N/A |
^1 This contestant won the big reward ^2 This contestant won the wrench ^3 This contestant found the shield ^4 This contestant withdrew from the competition due to an injury ^5 Some contestants received a new team member. The original teams were:
Red Team: Amber and Jumoke
Purple Team: Tea and Eric Z.
^6 Only one contestant was eliminated during this episode as there was a showdown between the two contestants of the last team. The winner of this showdown would then continue on in the competition ^7 Beginning in this experience, all teams were dissolved and competitors competed alone Red means the contestant was eliminated. Dark Red means the contestant used a shield but was eliminated. Orange means the contestant competed in a duel but was eliminated. Purple means the contestant used the shield to escape elimination. Violet means the contestant won a duel to escape elimination. Pink means the contestant was chosen as a replacement partner to escape elimination. Gold means the contestant won the competition. Silver means the contestant was the runner-up. » represents the contestant who used the wrench, « represents the contestant who got delayed by it.

## Episode Summary
### Episode 1: Wilderness Rescuers

Airdate: October 4, 2010
Location: Elora, Ontario
| Tasks | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place | 6th Place | 7th Place | 8th Place | 9th Place |
| River Rescue | Teal | Red | Purple | Blue | Green | Orange | Brown , Grey , Yellow ♦ | Brown , Grey , Yellow ♦ | Brown , Grey , Yellow ♦ |
| Mountaintop Rescue | Teal | Grey | Brown | Green | Yellow | Orange | Blue | Red | Purple |
| Gorge Rescue | Brown | Teal | Grey | Green | Orange | Yellow | Blue | Purple | Red |
| Finding Clue Card and Crossing the Finish Line | Brown (Big Reward) | Grey (Wrench) | Orange | Green | Purple | Yellow | Blue | Teal | Red (Jumoke Eliminated) |
* Eric Zhang of Purple Team withdrew due to injury, and his partner Tea managed to cross the finish line on her own. Red Team came in last, and Tea picked Amber from Red Team to be her new partner, so only Jumoke was eliminated.
* Prize: Camping Set
* Shield: Found by Yellow Team (Bryanne & Tanner)

### Episode 2: Spies

Airdate: October 11, 2010
Location: Montréal and Sainte-Catherine, Quebec
| Tasks | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place | 6th Place | 7th Place | 8th Place |
| Installing Spying Devices | Purple | Blue | Teal | Green | Grey | Brown | Yellow | Orange |
| Collecting Intelligence and Finding SuperDelux Icecream | Purple | Green « | Yellow | Teal | Brown | Blue | Grey | Orange |
| Going Through A Room While Avoiding Laser Beams | Purple | Teal | Yellow | Blue | Orange | Green | Brown | Grey |
| Finding Clue Card and Crossing the Finish Line | Purple (Wrench) | Teal (Big Reward) | Blue | Grey | Brown | Yellow | Green | Orange (Eliminated) |
* Prize: Portable Video iWear
* Wrench Used on: Green Team
* Shield: Not Found

### Episode 3: Chefs

Airdate: October 18, 2010
Location: Montréal, Québec
| Tasks | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place | 6th Place | 7th Place |
| Butchering a Chicken | Purple » | Teal , Brown « , Blue | Teal , Brown « , Blue | Teal , Brown « , Blue | Green , Yellow , Grey | Green , Yellow , Grey | Green , Yellow , Grey |
| Making a Dish | Teal , Blue | Teal , Blue | Purple , Brown , Green | Purple , Brown , Green | Purple , Brown , Green | Yellow | Grey |
| Making Parfait | Teal | Yellow | Brown | Green | Grey | Purple | Blue |
| Finding Clue Card and Crossing the Finish Line | Teal (Big Reward) | Green (Wrench) | Brown | Yellow | Grey | Purple | Blue (Eliminated) |
* Prize: Digital Camera
* Wrench Used on: Brown Team
* Shield: Not Found

### Episode 4: World Class Athletes

Airdate: October 25, 2010
Location: Lake Placid, New York
| Tasks | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place | 6th Place |
| Luge | Yellow | Purple | Green | Teal | Brown | Grey |
| Skating | Yellow | Green » | Purple « | Brown | Teal | Grey |
| Biathlon | Green | Yellow | Grey | Purple | Teal ♦ | Brown |
| Using Clue Card and Decoding to Cross the Finish Line | Yellow (Big Reward) | Grey (Wrench) | Purple | Green | Teal | Brown (Eliminated) |
* Prize: Skateboard
* Wrench Used on: Purple Team
* Shield: Found by Teal Team (Sam & Allison)

### Episode 5: Lobster Fishers

Airdate: November 1, 2010
Location: Ingonish, Nova Scotia
| Tasks | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place |
| Gathering Fishing Supplies | Grey | Teal | Green | Purple | Yellow |
| Catching 30 Fish | Green | Purple | Teal | Grey | Yellow |
| Lobster Fishing | Purple | Green | Grey | Teal | Yellow |
| Finding Clue Card and Crossing the Finish Line | Green (Wrench) | Purple (Big Reward) | Grey | Teal ♦ | Yellow (Eliminated) ♦ |
* Prize: Underwater goggles with cameras
* Wrench Used on: Teal Team
* Shield: Not Found/ Used by Teal Team (Sam & Allison) and Yellow Team (Bryanne & Tanner)

### Episode 6: Navy Special Ops

Airdate: November 8, 2010
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
| Tasks | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place |
| Searching Contraband | Teal | Grey | Purple | Green ♦ |
| Decoding and Coding with Flags | Grey | Teal | Green | Purple |
| Fixing Water Leakage in Flood Simulator | Teal | Grey | Green | Purple |
| Finding Clue Card and Crossing the Finish Line | Teal (Wrench) | Purple (Big Reward) | Grey (Eliminated) | Green ♦ |
* Prize: HD Flip Camera
* Wrench Used on: Teal Team
* Shield: Found by Green Team (Remington & Christian)/ Used by Green Team (Remington & Christian)

### Episode 7: Sheep Ranchers

Airdate: November 15, 2010
Location: Lava Hot Springs, Idaho
| Tasks | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
| Penning Sheep | Teal | Green | Purple |
| Branding on Sheep | Green « | Purple | Teal » |
| Sheep Shearing | Green | Purple | Teal |
| Finding Clue Card and Crossing the Finish Line | Green (Big Reward) | Purple | Teal (Allison Eliminated) |
* Sam and Allison, from the Teal Team, participated in a final showdown — roping a target - to determine who would be eliminated. Each challenger was given five different positions, each worth a different score, and five chances to rack up the most points. Sam was able to score a total of 8 points in four tries and was safe. Allison was unable to rope a single target in her five tries and was eliminated.
* Prize: Giant Mountain Bikes
* Wrench Used on: Green Team
* Shield: Not Found

### Episode 8: Video Game Creators

Airdate: November 22, 2010
Location: Chicago, Illinois
| Tasks | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place |
| Creating a Monster | Tea$^{24}$ | Amber$^{23}$ | Sam$^{22}$ | Christian$^{17}$ | Remington$^{14}$ |
| Mimicking Monster's Voice | Tea$^{34(10)}$ | Sam$^{32(10)}$ | Amber$^{31(8)}$ | Christian$^{23(6)}$ | Remington$^{21(7)}$ |
| Motion Capture | Tea$^{41(7)}$ | Sam$^{40(8)}$, Amber$^{40(9)}$ | Sam$^{40(8)}$, Amber$^{40(9)}$ | Christian$^{29(6)}$ | Remington$^{28(7)}$ |
| Movement Recording | Amber$^{02:20}$ | Tea$^{03:23}$ | Sam$^{05:08}$ | Christian$^{06:52}$ | Remington$^{13:08}$ |
| Finding Clue Card and Crossing the Finish Line | Tea (Wrench) | Amber (Big Reward) | Sam | Christian | Remington (Eliminated) |
* Starting in Episode 8 teams were dissolved and each challenger competed individually
* Superscript indicates points earned and relative time that each challenger begins to look for the clue card. Superscripts in brackets indicate points earned on that particular task.
* Prize: PSP Go
* Shield: Not Found

### Episode 9: Dolphin Trainers

Airdate: November 29, 2010
Location: Key Largo, Florida
| Tasks | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place |
| Identifying Dolphins | Amber | Tea | Sam | Christian |
| Calculating Dolphins' Weight | Christian | Tea | Amber | Sam |
| Preparing Dolphins' Lunch | Sam | Christian | Tea | Amber |
| Training Dolphins | Christian | Tea | Sam | Amber |
| Finding Clue Card and Crossing the Finish Line | Sam (Big Reward) | Tea (Wrench) | Christian | Amber (Eliminated) |
* Prize: Kodak Playsport Underwater Camera
* Wrench Used on: Christian
* Shield: Not Found

### Episode 10: Astronauts

Airdate: December 6, 2010
Location:Fort Lauderdale, Titusville and Orlando, Florida
| Tasks | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
| Saying Alphabet Backwards while Spinning | Sam$^3$ | Christian$^2$ | Tea$^1$ |
| Spacecraft Launching | Christian$^{5(3)}$ | Tea$^{3(2)}$ , Sam$^{3(0)}$ | Tea$^{3(2)}$ , Sam$^{3(0)}$ |
| Launching Canadarm | Christian$^{8(3)}$ | Tea$^{5(2)}$ | Sam$^{4(1)}$ |
| Putting on Spacesuits | Christian$^{9(1)}$ | Tea$^{8(3)}$ | Sam$^{6(2)}$ |
| Space Repair | Tea$^{11(3)}$», Christian$^{11(2)}$« | Tea$^{11(3)}$», Christian$^{11(2)}$« | Sam$^{8(2)}$ |
| Capturing Water Droplets | Tea$^{13(2)}$ | Christian$^{12(1)}$ | Sam$^{11(3)}$ |
| Hamster Walk Round 1 | Tea$^{17(4)}$ | Sam$^{15(4)}$ | Christian$^{14(2)}$ |
| Hamster Walk Round 2 | Tea$^{19(2)}$ (Champion) | Sam$^{18(3)}$ , Christian$^{18(4)}$ | Sam$^{18(3)}$ , Christian$^{18(4)}$ |
Numbers of the superscript indicate total points earned to task; numbers in brackets indicate points earned on that particular task.
* Champion Prize: $10,000 Scholarship and Trip for 4 to the Caribbean
* Consolation Prize: Celestron Computerized Telescope
* Wrench Used on: Christian

## Final Webisode

New to season 2 is the introduction of the final webisode in which two challengers came back to compete in a final showdown. The selection of the two challengers were based on popularity: fans play Race to the Finish on YTV website and put forth their points to their favourite challenger Tristen Lee and Bryanne Hordal were selected to compete. They experienced the training required to be a skydiver. After three rounds of challenges, Tristen won 10 points, and Bryanne won 8 points, making Tristen the Final Webisode winner.

## Season 2 Records

| Record | Challenger(s) | Number |
| Champion (Winner) | Tea | 10 Experiences |
| Most Experience Wins | Tea & Sam | 3 Experiences |
| Most Top Two Finishes | Tea | 7 Experiences |
| Most Wrenches Won | Tea | 3 Times |
| Most Times Wrenched | Christian | 4 Times |
| Most Big Rewards Won | Sam & Amber | 3 Times |
| Most Shields Found | Allison, Sam, Tanner, Bryanne, Christian & Remington | 1 Time |