The Amazing Race Canada 1
The Amazing Race Canada 1 is the first season of "The Amazing Race Canada", a reality game show based on the American series "The Amazing Race". It features nine teams of two with pre-existing relationships who raced around Canada and is hosted by Canadian Olympian Jon Montgomery. The grand prize includes a cash payout, two Chevrolet Corvette Stingrays and unlimited air travel for a year with Air Canada. The show was produced by Insight Productions, in association with Bell Media and was broadcast on CTV. The series premiere aired on July 15, 2013 on  CTV, with the season finale airing on September 16, 2013. Father and son Timothy "Tim" Hague, Sr. and Timothy "Tim" Hague, Jr. were the winners of this season. They were the first parent-child team to win in any "Amazing Race" franchise and at the time were the first team to win after overcoming two Speed Bumps. Production. Development and filming. The first season was filmed from May 3 to May 24, 2013. The winning team earned CAD$250,000, a pair of Chevrolet Corvette Stingrays, and Air Canada executive passes for unlimited international air travel for a year. The series' premiere  sponsorship partners included Air Canada, BlackBerry, Chevrolet, and Interac. During the airing of the episode for Leg 3, a message read by host Jon Montgomery recognized that the 2013 Alberta floods had occurred since the filming of the leg and prior to the series premiere. The message encouraged viewers to donate to flood relief and rebuilding efforts. The Leg 5 Pit Stop was originally scheduled to be on the grounds of the Saskatchewan Legislative Building; however, unexpected warm weather brought more people out to enjoy the weather. The unforeseen circumstance forced producers to move the Pit Stop to nearby Pine  Island (a more secluded spot). On May 8, 2013, Toronto City Council granted permission for Insight Productions to film a television episode for "3 participants rappelling over the West Tower roof onto the podium green roof of City Hall" on May 24, 2013. Ultimately, this permit was a ruse to prevent fans from recording teams rappelling off a different building and posting it online. Casting. Casting began on December 20, 2012 with an online site for submission of applications and audition videos. The contestants included "Body Break" hosts Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod, amputee veteran Jody Mitic, and actress Vanessa  Morgan. Future appearances. At the live start of Season 7 on April 23, 2019, it was revealed that Jet & Dave would return to compete for a second time, as the winners of a public vote that closed on April 1. Vanessa Morgan competed on the Paramount Network reality competition "Lip Sync Battle" in 2019. Results. The following teams participated in this season, with their relationships at the time of filming. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. Episode title quotes. Episode titles are often taken  from quotes made by the racers. Prizes. The prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg. Trips are sponsored by Air Canada. Race summary. Leg 1 (Ontario → British Columbia). Airdate: July 15, 2013 In this series' first Roadblock, teams had to travel by personal watercraft to a diving platform using a rudimentary map of Lake Okanagan. There, one team member had to don diving gear, take a dive cage to the bottom of Lake Okanagan, and search for a statue of Ogopogo, where they would find their next clue. In this leg's  second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to walk across a narrow plank attached to a railway trestle and suspended high above the canyon in order to retrieve their clue dangling off the edge of the plank. They then had to jump off the plank to the ground to meet their partner before continuing. Leg 2 (British Columbia). Airdate: July 22, 2013 In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to complete two laps of short track speed skating in under 90 seconds to receive their next clue from champion speed skater Michelle  Pepin. This series' first Detour was a choice between Draw It or Dance It. In Draw It, teams travelled to Ten Ren's Tea & Ginseng Company, where each team member would drink a cup of green tea. Printed on the bottom of each saucer was a Chinese symbol representing one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. They would have to memorize these characters, then go to the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, reproduce them with a calligraphy brush on a rice paper, and give it to a calligraphy expert. If the characters were incorrectly reproduced, teams  would start all over again with new Chinese symbols. Once the calligraphy expert was satisfied with both symbols, she would give teams their next clue. In Dance It, teams went to the Chinese Cultural Centre, where they would receive a list of destinations written entirely in Mandarin Chinese. They would have to travel to these locations in Chinatown to find the four pieces of a Chinese lion costume. Then, they had to return to the Cultural Centre, where they would have to put on the outfit and successfully perform a traditional lion dance to receive their next clue. Leg 3  (British Columbia → Alberta). Airdate: July 29, 2013 In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to learn and then correctly perform a classic Canadian line dance to receive their next clue from a professional line dancer. This leg's Detour was a choice between Lump by Lump or Bone by Bone. In Lump by Lump, teams travelled to the Atlas Coal Mine and rode a locomotive called "Linda" to the wash house, where they dressed up in coal mining outfits. They then had to shovel coal into a mine cart so that it overflowed and touched all four  edges of the cart and properly place their numbered-tag on the cart to receive their next clue. In Bone by Bone, teams travelled to the Royal Tyrrell Museum, where they would study a mounted display of a dinosaur's skeleton. They then had to enter the specimen preparation laboratory and completely build a model of the same skeleton from memory to receive their next clue. Leg 4 (Alberta → Northwest Territories → Yukon). Airdate: August 5, 2013 In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to complete a polar bear dip. They had to strip down to a  bathing suit and socks, jump into a hole cut into the ice, and retrieve their clue from the opposite side of the freezing water. For their Speed Bump, Tim Sr. & Tim Jr. had to correctly memorize and recite the first four stanzas of "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" to a Robert W. Service impersonator before they could continue with the Detour. This leg's Detour was a choice between Yukon Supply Run or Klondike Gold Rush. In Yukon Supply Run, teams had to use the provided tools and materials to build a raft and had to paddle themselves, as well  as some supplies, out into the lake to retrieve their next clue. In Klondike Gold Rush, teams completed three games inspired by the task's namesake. First, they would have to use a two-man saw to cut off a slice of wood from a log. Next, both team members would have to toss a hatchet and have it stick to a wooden target. Finally, one team member would ride in a wheelbarrow and had to direct their blindfolded partner around a course while collecting five "gold nuggets" in a gold pan, which could be exchanged for their next clue . Leg 5 (Yukon → Saskatchewan). Airdate: August 12, 2013 In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to dress in a RCMP cadet uniform and take a supply of clothes to a boot camp bedroom known as "the pit", where they had to place their clothes in the closet and cabinets and make their bed exactly like a prepared room. If a sergeant major believed the room met RCMP standards, assistant commissioner Roger Brown would give racers their next clue. If not, the sergeant major would dump any misplaced clothes onto the bed and the team member would have  to start again. There was a Fast Forward in this leg as Vanessa is seen holding a Fast Forward clue in her hand; however, it was unaired but included driving a police car simulation. This leg's Detour was a choice between Brawn or Beauty. In Brawn, teams had to perform a series of Canadian football drills. Then, one team member had to catch a touchdown pass from coach Khari Jones, while the other team member had to complete a field goal to receive their next clue from Khari. If teams failed, they had to run a lap around the  field and start over. In Beauty, teams had to learn a choreographed cheerleading routine composed of dance, cartwheels, and flips. Then, they had to correctly perform the routine for Saskatchewan Roughriders fans to receive their next clue from team mascot Gainer the Gopher. Leg 6 (Saskatchewan → Quebec). Airdate: August 19, 2013 This leg's Detour was a choice between Sculpt It or Spot It. In Sculpt It, teams had to travel to Place Royale near Notre-Dame-des-Victoires and choose an ice block with an outline of a star, a house or a boat. Then, they had to  chisel the ice to create an ice sculpture and get their next clue. In Spot It, teams had to find a replica of the "Rue du Petit-Champlain" mural in Parc de la Cetière with missing items. They then had to find the original mural at 102 Rue du Petit-Champlain and then place magnets with Québécois French words in the appropriate spots to receive their next clue. In the leg's Roadblock, one team member had to take orders from two patrons in Québécois French. Team members then had to find the correct ingredients from their order and prepare  four crêpes, two savory and two sweet. A chef would demonstrate how to properly make and plate the crêpes. Once they correctly made and served all four crêpes, the chef would give them the next clue. Leg 7 (Quebec → Nunavut). Airdate: August 26, 2013 This leg's Detour was a choice between Harpoon Hunter or Igloo Builder. In Harpoon Hunter, one team member had to put on snow shoes and pull their teammate on a sled across the Sylvia Grinnell River basin. They then both had to throw a traditional harpoon and hit the colored-center of a target . Once both team members were successful, the other team member had to pull the sled back to the starting point to receive their next clue. In Igloo Builder, teams had to build an igloo using only the tools provided and pre-cut blocks of snow. Once the Inuit elder believed that the igloo could withstand an arctic night, he would give teams their next clue. For their Speed Bump, Tim Sr. & Tim Jr. had to lead a dog sled team across Frobisher Bay to retrieve a food cache and deliver it back to the starting point before they could continue  racing. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to consume an entire serving of muktuk () – 10 pieces of whale skin and blubber – to receive their next clue. Leg 8 (Nunavut → Nova Scotia). Airdate: September 2, 2013 In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to search for the scarecrow pictured on a BlackBerry Z10. Once they found the scarecrow, they had to bring it to a gazebo, where they had to build a copy of it with the items provided. When they were ready for inspection, they had to take a photograph of the scarecrow with  the Z10 and hand it to a scarecrow expert. If the expert was satisfied, he would give teams their next clue. This leg's Detour was a choice between Surf or Turf. In Surf, teams made their way to Lunenburg Harbour, where they had to board a lobster fishing boat and pull six lobster traps from the sea. They then had to band the claws of each lobster and then deliver them to the Grand Banker Seafood Bar & Grill to receive their next clue. In Turf, teams had to make their way to Boscawen Inn, where they were presented with  samples of 12 different kinds of sausages and had to memorize their German names. They then had to run to Zwicker Wharf and identify the 12 sausages from another, unlabeled set of samples to receive their next clue. Leg 9 (Nova Scotia → Newfoundland and Labrador). Airdate: September 9, 2013 This season's final Detour was a choice between Tell a Tale or Wag a Tail. In Tell a Tale, teams travelled to the Petty Harbour dock, where they listened to two local fishermen tell a story in Newfoundland slang. They then had to relay the story, word-for-word , to a group of nearby listeners to receive their next clue. In Wag a Tail, teams made their way to Harbourside Park and chose a Newfoundland dog. They would then load up a cart with four dozen eggs and 12 bottles of milk and had to lead the dog up the extremely steep Holloway Street, known as "Heart Attack Hill", to deliver these goods, undamaged, to four households to receive their next clue. If the eggs or milk bottles broke, they had to go back to the bottom of the hill and restock. In this leg's Roadblock, one team  member could use any items available to them in the music store to perform on George Street and earn C$50 from passersby to receive their next clue from a street fiddler. Leg 10 (Newfoundland and Labrador → Ontario). Airdate: September 16, 2013 In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to rappel face-first down the side of the L Tower, a building that was under construction at that time, about 44 stories tall. When they reached the roof of another three story building, they would reunite with their partner and could open the clue they received  at the top of the building. In this season's final Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to match the provincial and territorial flags with the floral emblems visited during this season onto a map board. If racers were sharp, they would have noticed the flags printed onto their Pit Start clue and that the Pit Stop greeters on each leg and the corporate president of Cadbury Canada wore the floral emblem of their province or territory. The flag and emblem associated with each location are: Once all the flags and emblems were paired  up on the map, teams would receive their final clue. Ratings. The season ranked as the number one new show in Canada, and the number one show in Canada for the year, with an average audience of 3.5 million viewers.