♪
[Jon] This is Winnipeg, the gateway to the west,
and Manitoba's capitol city.
♪ [Train horn] ♪
And here, high above Portage and Main,
at the crossroads of the country,
Canada's favourite summertime adventure
starts right now!
♪
Where the Red and Assiniboine Rivers meet
is The Forks National Historic Site,
an important meeting place for Indigenous peoples
for over 6000 years.
♪
And today, 10 teams of
everyday Canadians will meet...
and embark on the adventure of a lifetime.
♪
-I'm Allie. -I'm Eddie.
And we're from Courtney, BC.
We dated in high school. Circumstances separated us.
And after 18 years, we reconnected.
We made out that day...
in front of everybody- no shame.
Our kids are gonna watch this.
Come on, come on.
We're a powerhouse team.
We can see Jon saying, "You are the winners."
[Giggling]
We have crowns that we're gonna wear when we win.
♪
I'm Gail, from Toronto.
I am Gisele, grew up in Yellowknife.
And we are Team Knockout.
[Match bell ringing]
We're fierce wrestlers.
I'm a 9-time champion.
I am the first female in the Impact Wrestling Hall of Fame.
And I am the first trans woman to be
signed by Impact Wrestling.
♪
We want to break the stereotype that
pro wrestlers are dumb, 'cause we're not.
But we have been kicked in the head a lot.
♪
-I'm Derek. -I'm Jaspal.
And together we are...
[Together] Derpal! From Richmond, BC!
♪
We are content creators on YouTube.
Our content is me versus Jaspal.
[Screaming]
Our friends would describe us as an old married couple.
Yeah!
...that should really get a divorce,
but for some reason, we're still kicking.
We're just sticking in for the kids.
Yeah. [Laughing]
♪
-I'm Deven. -And I'm Amanda.
And we're from the Gaspe Coast of Quebec.
We're the very first Mi'kmaq team,
representing all of Mi'kmaqi.
We live off the land.
We harvest our traditional food.
We're not city folks.
So, we're gonna bring a different energy to this race.
How Amanda and I met?
I was in the middle of nowheres...
decided to take some pictures.
I posted them to social media.
When I seen Deven's photo, I thought Deven was...
Totally good looking.
He's so buff. [Laughing]
-It's true, though. -Oh my God.
♪
Hi, I'm Jermaine, aka Anastarzia Anaquway.
♪
And I am Justin, aka Kimora Amour.
You may know us from Canada's Drag Race.
[Together] And we are... sisters!
From Toronto, Ontario.
Competition is embedded in our DNA.
This is what we do.
I'd like my closeup, Mr. Deville.
[Laughing]
[Trolley bell]
-I'm Ty. -And I'm Kat.
And we are... [Together] Tykat.
From Alberta.
We've been dating for four, plus, years.
I am competitive.
But my goodness gracious,
this lovely woman is so competitive.
♪
April 6, 2018, is a day that I will forever think about
for the rest of my life.
I was a forward for the Humboldt Broncos
for the 2018 team.
[News] A bus carrying members of a junior hockey team,
the Humboldt Broncos,
crashed with a semi-tractor trailer.
RCMP confirming there have been fatalities.
Forward, Tyler Smith, is recovering in hospital.
There's 16 amazing souls that we lost that day.
I know that they're watching and...
we will do this race for them, and...
we hope that they can be proud.
♪
[Cheering]
Looking good, looking good everybody!
Alright!
[Cheering]
-Welcome to Winterpeg. -[Laughing]
Excuse me, did I say, "Winterpeg?"
I meant Winnipeg, Manitoba!
[Cheering]
My home province, and welcome to Season 9 of
The Amazing Race Canada.
[Cheering & applauding]
Let's go!
[Cheering & applauding]
Tyler, Kayleen, why are you racing?
I mean, we're just racing to show that...
a disability doesn't define you.
Six years ago, Tyler and I dated for a few months,
and then...
Tyler got in a really serious skydiving accident.
♪
I had both legs amputated.
In the hospital, I was not in a good place.
But watching Season 1 of The Amazing Race Canada,
with Jody Mitic,
that was a big motivation for me...
in showing what was possible as a double amputee.
♪
We are adrenaline enthusiasts.
I'm a professional sailor, a commercial scuba diver.
I love to surf, rock climb, snowboard.
Skydiving is still one of my favourite things to do.
♪
We're always looking for adventure and...
what's next.
Shayla, Joel, what about you two?
Being here representing Nadleh people,
we're doing this not only for ourselves, but our community.
My blood's pumping,
and I can't wait to start this journey.
-I've got the muscles. -And I've got the brain.
-Together... Pow! -[Laughing]
[Together] We're siblings from Medicine Hat, Alberta.
I took on the role of the mom a little bit
because we're seven years apart.
I looked up to Shayla a lot, and I still do.
Ben, Anwar, what about you?
This guy taught me how to travel.
Being back in Winnipeg, and starting here,
it means a lot.
It feels incredible to be back home in Winnipeg.
This city kind of raised us.
Both of our families came to Canada as refugees.
My family is from Ethiopia, and they left on foot,
escaping war, escaping famine.
Both my parents left Somalia,
which was in a war state at the time.
They had to walk so that I could run.
And, it's something I'm grateful for every day.
We're both here wanting to win the race,
and all that comes with it.
But we're both single,
so if we find love in the meantime...
we're not gonna say no.
-Message us. -[Laughing]
We're here to have some fun.
[Laughing]
I'm Gracie from Pelham, Ontario.
And I'm Lily from Canning, Nova Scotia.
[Laughing]
And we're best friends.
Lily is as smart as she is beautiful.
She went to the University of Toronto for astrophysics.
She's interested in quantum computing.
Gracie is a Jill of all trades.
In the last year, I've worked at a law firm,
I've been a bartender. There's a lot to me.
We are so excited to win The Amazing Race Canada.
[Laughing]
I'm never gonna buy my own
tequila shots at a bar ever again.
[Laughing]
Before we get started,
I've got something new for the race.
Ooh.
The Assist from our friends at Desjardins.
[Cheering & applauding]
Oh, let's go.
The Assist is a one-time helping hand that each team
can use on designated challenges along the race.
-Good for me! -Let me have it.
You'll find the assist- and your first clue-
on the other side of the Red River.
Let's get down to it. Who's ready to race?
[Cheering & applauding]
The team that makes it to the final leg and
crosses the finish line first will win...
the all-new 2023 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2!
[Cheering & applauding]
That's one for each of you!
[Cheering & applauding]
A feel-good energy trip for two around the world...
courtesy of Guru Organic Energy!
[Cheering & applauding] Yeah, let's go, baby!
A quarter of a million dollars cash!
[Cheering & applauding]
Powered by Samsung!
And, The Amazing Race Canada!
[Cheering & applauding]
Alright, here we go.
♪ [Suspenseful] ♪
♪
Go!
-Yeah! -I love you, Jon!
The Amazing Race Canada, baby!
Woo!
Come on, come on, come on!
Let's go!
Ooh, girl, let's get it.
We got it.
[Indistinct speaking] Let's go!
-Party on! -Okay, here we go.
-Okay, what does it say? -Route Info.
"Make your way to Qaumajuq, the Inuit Art Centre of the
Winnipeg Art Gallery to receive your next clue."
"And you also have the Assist from Desjardins."
♪
The Winnipeg Art Gallery, that's far, dude.
Ugh!
-We gotta keep moving. -I can't jog there.
I know, you focus on walking,
and I'll focus on looking for a cab.
♪
Taxi, taxi!
We might grab a cab.
Taxi- ah, somebody's in it!
We're headed to the art gallery.
Heading to the art gallery.
This race teaches you just how out of shape you are.
Ooh, baby! I am out of breath.
Taxi!
♪
-Winnipeg, now we're racing. -Yeah.
The Amazing Race Canada,
this is so rad we're finally doing it!
The Winnipeg Art Gallery,
here it is on our right hand sid.
I think we got in a cab as quick as we could, and...
Wow, it is very far.
I'm excited to see some art.
This is Qaumajuq, the new addition
of the Winnipeg Art Gallery that contains
the largest public collection of Inuit art in the world.
Once here, racers must choose a title...
and search this 3-storey glass vault containing
close to 5000 carvings...
to find their chosen sculpture.
[Snarling]
Once they think they've got a match,
they'll enter the locator number into the
museum database...
which will reveal the artist's name.
If correct, Goota will give them their next clue.
♪
This is the vault.
Oh, there's the stone bowl. Ooh, "Mother Eating".
Let's do, "Man Riding Snowmobile".
That's a sculpture we can find.
Okay, so snowmobile, snowmobile.
How about this one?
No.
Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go.
Qaumajuq, we found it!
Good job, we did good.
[Sighing]
"Choose any title of a carving.
Mother Eating."
So, like a bear eating, is that what it means?
-"Mother Eating." -She's packing.
No, I think she's getting ready to eat it.
We're gonna hop in this cab.
We've already lost so much time.
-We think we're last. -I hope we are last.
Because, we love a good comeback.
-It's easy! -I mean, I.
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on.
-That's it, oh my gosh. -Let's go, let's go!
We ran the entire way.
Looking for a carving that...
represents the words on the paper.
Sea Horse. What does a sea horse look like?
So, two mothers making fire with bow drill.
Holy smokes.
So, look for a man on a snowmobile.
♪
It could be a little one. Is this it?
We're looking for "Man Riding Snowmobile,"
and I think we may have found it.
We need to find the artist.
My partner, Kat, she's got cat eyes.
And I'm blind as a bat, so I know that
we've got to utilize those eyes.
-Oh, view shelf. -Oh, view shelf.
Oh, my gosh. What section is this?
47G.
-Name of the artist. -Perfect.
-George Arlook. -George Arlook.
I think we found the artist name for,
"Man Riding Snowmobile".
-George Arlook. -George Arlook?
-[Bell chiming] -Thank you so much.
Oh, my God, we're going home!
"Fly to Calgary, Alberta."
Teams must make their way to the FastAir Jet Centre
where they'll sign up for one of two flights,
arriving in Calgary, Alberta, 15 minutes apart.
They'll also find a selection of Guru Organic Energy drinks
to provide them with good energy for
the rest of the race.
It's taxi time.
We're gonna try and be first on the board!
Ooh, ba-da-bing, ba-da-boom.
What a gosh darn day!
The artist of the carving.
That's like, dude, the mot.
Our description is, "Mother Eating,"
but a lot of carvings look like mother eating.
Chopper, here, no, I've got one.
As soon as I seen the chopper,
I came back to the written description and
matched them up.
-Chopper. -Where is it?
-18E. -Chopper is done by...
-Pitseolak. -Jamasie Padluq.
-[Bell chiming] -Thank you!
Thank you!
-Let's keep it moving. -Alright.
-Good job. -Yeah.
Good job thinking, like, to change the clue.
We're looking for carvings of two men seated.
"Hands with a string game."
Allie, Allie! 2E, 2E, right there!
"Two mothers making the fire with bow drill."
Miriam Qiyuk.
-[Bell chiming] -Oh, thank you very much.
-Thank you so much. -Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
We want to get to the airport, get on that first flight.
If you could drive like James Bond...
James Bond from Winnipeg, boom.
-Yeah. -Okay.
Come on, come on, come on!
-Woo! -Woo!
Yes, yes!
-We're the first team here! -Number 1!
-It feels so good. -Oh, it feels good.
Let's get a Guru in us. Happy Guru.
Come on, Ju-Ju, we found it!
-Oxygenation. -Breathe, breathe as we run.
-Breathe as we run! -Lamaze class.
We've seen some bears.
What we're dry on is the drum situation.
We need a drum.
Like, is it just, "Man Wearing Snow Goggles"?
"Two Women Staring at Fire", that sounds easy.
-Yeah. -We can get really lucky here.
-This is kind of fun. -Yeah.
-Hey, Tyler. -Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.
33E. Come on, come on, come on.
"Two Men Seated on Qamutiik" by Innotik, Attagootak.
-[Bell chiming] -That is correct.
-Yes. -Yeah!
That's it, that's for sure it.
"The Hands With String Game".
So, the artist is Luke Akuptangoak.
-Yes! -Awesome!
Thank you so much, thank you.
-Ah, cabs. -Oh, here, Gail, Gail, Gail.
Taxi!
We're going to the FastAir Jet Centre.
Okay, she knows where we're going.
That's why she has the memory.
[Laughing]
-Anyone?! -Come on!
They're all full.
They're all full coming this way.
A sculpture of a grieving woman.
We are struggling to find this lady...
that's in grief, 'cause she's now giving me grief.
[Laughing]
Ooh, girl.
"Two Women Starting A Fire".
The artist is Miriam Qiyuk.
-That is correct. -Yes, it is!
We think we've got it.
"Bear Shaman Drum Dancer", and we believe
the artist is Sam Nahaulaituq.
-That is correct. -Woo! Thank you so much!
Oh, my God.
We're trying to get away from the rest of the teams
so we can get a taxi coming in.
We need to get a cab right now.
[Shouting] Cab! Wait for us!!
Right, down there- oh, the boys got it!
Babe, we're not gonna outrun them.
-Dude, we got so lucky. -Yeah.
You know what, that's what Derpal activated is all about.
Exactly.
-Hoo! -We're on flight #1.
-Flight #1. -Woo! Flight 1, yes!
-Calgary, here we come. -Here we come.
[Together] Flight #1! [Cheering]
[Car honking]
We got a taxi, this is a big moment, guys!
Nice to meet you, Harry.
This is our first time in Manitoba.
Yeah, it's been sick.
There's two separate flights.
We've got to get that first flight.
There's one.
They're all full, we should go to the other side.
Running for me is quite painful so,
this is going to make us miss this first flight.
Please, please, please!
Oh, he's got someone in there.
♪
Holy Winnipeg!
[Car honking]
-Oh, we finally got a taxi. -Oh, yeah, oh, yeah!
Holy smokes.
There's another one right there.
Thank you. Oh, are these guys still here? They are.
Taxi!
Finally.
We are racing The Amazing Race Canada for
a very heartfelt reason, that is money and ourselves.
-We want to win. -Yeah.
Oh baby, last one! [Laughing]
Oh, Derpal.
-First flight. -Yeah.
Oh, suckers! Team Derpal, baby!
First flight, what up!? [Laughing]
-Thanks, Harry! -Thank you!
Thanks so much, Harry, seriously!
-You're the best. -First on the bus!
That's way better than I thought we'd do.
We can't let people know what a threat
we are right off the bat.
-We're on flight two. -Flight two.
-Agh... -This hurts.
-Dude! -Tyler, how's it going?
Tyler, Tyler.
Coming in hot, coming in hot.
-Let's go mingle! -[Indistinct speaking]
-My name's Lily. -Nice to meet you!
Oh, my God. Have you guys been to Calgary?
Northeast, northwest, southwest, southeast.
I know that that's how the city's divided.
-That's about it, yeah. -Oh!
Well, thanks for that hot tip.
I would say that my biggest weakness is probably hot guys.
That's gonna be a problem. [Laughing]
The other teams, they're .
which is gonna make it even harder when
we stomp them into the ground.
We are on the second flight,
and elated to be in the number.
I'm not happy because
I'm never in last place for anything.
-Flight one, baby! -Flight one!
We're stoked to be on the first flight.
Bringing us home to Calgary, Alberta,
and that's home ice advantage.
Let's get it.
All teams are now traveling from Winnipeg over
1000 kilometres on one of two flights that will
land in Calgary 15 minutes apart.
♪
Once here, they'll find their next clue.
Come on, come on, come on!
Let's go, woo!
-"Road Block." -Oh, "Who has book smarts?"
-[Laughing] -I guess it's gonna be me.
In this Road Block, teams must make
their way to Calgary's Central Library...
where one racer will head up to the roof of this 5-storey
architectural masterpiece.
And then rappel down off the side of the building...
to look for three words on these yellow flags.
[Bell chiming]
They'll then relay the code word to this international
woman of mystery to receive their next clue.
-What's this for? -Express Pass.
Oh-ho-ho!
"Express Yourselves."
The coveted Express Pass allows a team to
skip a challenge altogether.
Teams have the choice of searching this massive library
for the Calgary Story section...
to find three hidden Express Passes.
♪
-I think I'm gonna- take it. -That's all you.
-Me? Okay, I'm doing it. -Yeah, you.
-Me, me, me, it's me. -Yeah, it's definitely you.
-Do you want to take it? -Sure.
"Once you are harnessed, you will be directed to the roof."
You've got this, hey, listen, you're a strong woman.
My biggest fear is heights.
I actually won't even climb a two-step ladder
to change light bulbs.
You've got it, come on.
We're doing the Express Pass because-
We got the first cab.
I think the Express Passes, we should go for it.
I don't mind that.
If we get three Express Passes,
it means we don't have to kiss anybody's ass.
We get to decide, we hold the power.
Derpal activated.
♪
Oh, my God! I've got to walk down?
-Ho-ho-ho! -You're rappelling down.
I love heights so I'm really excited.
Lily's like a little adrenaline girly girl.
I think this'll be super fun.
"Who has book smarts?"
-Ben. -I'll take this one.
This is right in my wheelhouse.
I actually cleaned windows on high rises in Calgary here.
I'll do it, okay.
So often, people always count us out.
We have a lot to prove that we can do this,
period, point blank.
We have to look for a book in the section
called Calgary's Story.
-Let's go, Shay, come on. -Thank you so much.
We're gonna go for the Express Pass right away.
Push it, push it, push it, push it, push it, push it.
-[Indistinct speaking] -Let's go down this way.
Where's Calgary's Story?
Come on, dude!
Come on, JP.
-4, 4! -Calgary's Story.
We're going to catch you guys!
You're in here!
-Run! -You better find them!
Oh, we've got another team here.
Calgary's Story.
-Take the elevator? -Yeah.
Calgary's Story, go past magazines.
It's kind of pointless to go grab the Express Pass...
seeing as we're running behind, it's just...
securing a spot to the next leg.
Yeah.
We don't want to go for the Express Pass.
The- oh, shoot.
Oh my gosh!
This is gonna be hard!
♪
Hi.
I need to rappel down the building, face down,
and look for three words.
When it comes to wrestling, I am fearless,
but I'm not going to lie...
when it's extreme heights- like this,
I feel the fear.
[Exhaling sharply]
Go, girl! You've got this!
Fearless, baby, fearless!
♪ [Suspenseful] ♪
Oh, my God... Woo.
Where are the words?
♪
Music, biography, screenplays, movie making.
Is there something we're missing?
♪
I got it!
Come on, come on.
We got the Express Pass.
[Inaudible speaking]
[Indistinct speaking]
♪
Did she find them?
[Elevator bell chiming]
I just feel good with those three Express Passes.
Yeah!
The book is called, "Racing in Calgary".
We love it.
That's what we're doing, racing in Calgary.
Yes, girl!
♪
Gisele! You did so awesome!
Yes, let's go see the woman.
♪
Is it Real Canadian Superstore?
[Buzzer]
-President's Choice? -[Buzzer]
-Pharmacy? -[Buzzer]
Oh, damn it.
I really couldn't see.
Let me just read, let me re-read it.
"Memorize the words hanging next to you."
The problem is, there's words everywhere.
So, which one is the correct one?
If I'm hanging down like this...
I face forward.
♪
Okay.
♪
Looking down feels terrifying.
♪
I want my wife to conquer these fears, big time.
Like I really feel like I'm ready to get emotional here.
Oh, gosh.
I'm really scared for her right now.
Oh my gosh!
I've got this.
It's very emotional for me because
I know she's terrified,
and I just wish I could trade spots with her.
Okay.
I can't turn myself around.
Come on, Kat! This is all you!
Trust the rope.
There's three words I have to memorize on the flags.
I can't see what it says. I think it says, "Lou".
"Memorize the words hanging next to you."
We made it look like we didn't find
the Express Passes.
There's two teams in there still searching away.
I wonder if the other team got the Express Passes, though.
How long do you keep searching when
someone's not there, you know?
So, I don't know!
♪
-"Express Pass taken." -They got it.
-They got it? -Yeah, they got it.
Tyler and Kat definitely got it. They were the only ones there.
The other team got the Express Passes,
so we lost some time.
That should have been ours.
Damn, man, that sucks.
She's neck-and-neck with Allie.
It's an exciting race.
It's some Mission Impossible stuff right here.
Come on, let's go, Allie.
-Betty Lou's Library. -It's library, let's go.
Allie, I'm so proud of you!
Yeah!
Betty Lou's Library?
-Oh! -[Laughing]
Yeah, trench coat, let's go.
Betty Lou's Library. [Cheering]
Agh, dang it!
Okay, we've got the phone there.
Route Info, Route Info.
Teams must make their way to the Devenish Building.
Once here, they'll use the secret code...
[through telephone] Riley...
to gain entrance to Betty Lou's Library,
a 1920s themed speakeasy.
They'll use the Nightography feature of
their Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
to capture a photo of their next clue.
[Cheering & applauding]
-Woo, we're excited! -Thank you so much.
We're going to take a selfie on our Samsung.
"Make your way to the Devenish Building and
find Betty Lou's Library inside."
Oh, Justin and Jermaine just got here right now.
Good job, guys!
This is the second time
we've arrived at a location last.
-Let's go, Derek! -Ah-ha-ha-ha!
Wow, look at you go!
Woo!
Ah-ha-ha!
That doesn't sound too cool.
I'm not going for grace!
Betty Lou's Library.
One and done, let's go!
-Betty Lou's Library? -Yes!
You got it. You got it, you got it, you got it.
Do you know the number for cabs in Calgary?
There's a cab right there!
17th Ave, the Devenish Building.
The name is Derek and we'll be dressed in fully neon.
You can't miss us.
-One step at a time! -Betty...
Can you believe we were in Winnipeg this morning,
and then now we're climbing off the side of
a building in Calgary.
Exactly, this is The Amazing Race Canada.
Ah!
She looks like a pinata though right now.
Ah!
♪
-Ah! -Come on, Shayla!
Betty Lou's Library.
Oh!
Okay.
Betty Lou's Library. Yes!
I think there's still people behind us.
Still have a fighting chance here.
-We're just walking in circles. -Yeah.
-Dude! -There's a cab, cab!
Good luck, boys!
Oh, my God, they got a cab.
♪
Oh, what a day.
We're so unlucky!
♪
I have personally never been to Betty Lou's, but Kat,
I believe, has ventured into Betty Lou's.
Ventured in there once.
Yeah, there it is, the Devenish.
Betty Lou's!
-[Phone ringing] -Say the password, "Riley".
Riley?
Hello! Welcome to Betty Lou's Library.
-Thank you! -Thank you very much.
Betty Lou's is a good vibe.
[Cheering & applauding]
Take a picture, right, with our Samsung phone.
In night mode.
Wow, look at that. Detour: Batter or Beat.
So, we're going to choose Batter.
In this Detour, teams will get a chance to master
an old Stampede tradition,
or dance to the beat of a new drum.
It's their call, Batter or Beat.
♪ [Drumming] ♪
Whoo-whoo, wicked!
In Batter, teams will head to Stephen Avenue for a special
nighttime version of the famous Calgary Stampede
pancake breakfast.
One racer will griddle the pancakes...
[Chanting] We want pancakes! We want pancakes!
And the other will have to memorize six separate orders.
We want pancakes!
And, since it's a party...
guests will be switching tables or seats
after they've placed their order.
Once they've perfectly delivered the correct
pancake orders to all their guests,
Cindy will give them their next clue. Mm-hm.
In Beat, teams must make their way to
the Olympic Plaza,
where an instructor will teach them a
call and response drumming technique.
♪
When they're ready, they'll join the giant drum circle,
and perform the beat sequence in synch with their partner.
Once they've pounded out the perfect performance,
Julian will give them their next clue.
[Drumming & cheering]
My dad's gonna be proud.
He volunteers at the breakfast every year, so...
Yes, I think we should do Batter.
Okay.
-Can we take this cab? -Can we take you?
-After you, I made it warm. -Thanks, man.
-I think we should do the Beat. -Drum, yeah.
Drum, let's go, thank you!
Enjoy your meals, enjoy your meals!
Oh, my God, you guys look amazing!
[Cheering]
♪
We want pancakes! We want pancakes!
-Oh, here, right here! -Right here.
-Woo! -We want pancakes!
-Okay, I'll do orders. -Okay, I'm gonna cook.
Ooh, look at this little machine.
♪
Hi! Hi, it's so nice to see you.
I'm gonna have 3 pancakes with maple syrup and
raspberries, please.
Perfect.
Can I get 3 pancakes with
chocolate chips and strawberries?
Thank you.
Oh, they're moving, they're moving, they're moving.
Oh, my God.
We want pancakes! We want pancakes!
I want pancakes.
Can I take your order, please?
3 pancakes, chocolate chips.
Okay.
3 pancakes, maple syrup and blueberries.
Thank you very much.
I make pancakes for my children quite a bit.
I've got three boys, Eddie's got two girls.
-We're now a family of... -Five.
-[Buzzer] -No, seven.
Well- [Laughing] Five kids.
I am a big pancake guy.
I just don't know how to cook them.
♪
I still see 1, 2, 3 other teams here.
We had a big lead and,
Gisele killed the rappelling down,
but she really didn't know the three words.
So, let's see what happens now.
Slow down if you have to.
She scaled straight past the third one.
She was really fast, but I don't think she saw it, eh?
♪
Calgary Public Library.
What are the words?
Seriously?
"Memorize the words hanging next to you and repeat."
Yeah, Lily! Woo-hoo!
-It's just a video game! -No, i!
Woo! Betty...
Oh, oh, I'm an idiot.
The yellow flags are the words.
I'm an idiot.
Let's go, baby!
Betty Lou's Library.
-Oh! -Thank you!
[Cheering]
One by one, each team keeps passing us.
Here you go, Ty!
♪
-Betty, Betty, Betty. -That's it.
Fear is nothing, easy peasy!
This dude is crazy, I'm sorry.
Looking good!
In 2022, I went to the Paralympics.
I won a gold medal in snowboard cross.
This challenge, I feel like
I'm trying to win a gold medal.
I cannot turn off the competition.
Betty Lou's Library.
-Thank you, let's go. -Okay.
Went from first to almost last.
♪
How many drag queens have done this?
Oh, go do your thing, man! We in this thing!
Oh, we in this.
Ain't nothing but a chicken wing.
Okay! Betty...
Go, girl!
Betty.
Now she's got it.
Betty Lou's Library.
Thank you so much, appreciate it.
Do not beat yourself, let's just go.
-Sorry. -We're good, we're good.
I chose you as a partner for a reason.
It's all good.
Good afternoon, madame.
Betty Lou's Library.
Good job.
We are dead last, but we're still in it.
The race ain't over 'til the fat lady sings,
and I ain't singing.
♪ [Drumming] ♪
♪
Woo!
Okay, so you can go over there underneath the
red lights and you're gonna get your instructions.
We have to memorize a sequence of five drumbeats,
and we have to match it with five different lyrics,
and do a call and response with the audience.
♪ I like... ♪
♪ to play my drum. ♪
♪ I like... ♪
♪ to play my drum. ♪
We're both type A, and like to be the leaders,
and so listening to one another is
definitely a challenge.
♪ We are the winning team. Yes! ♪
I have a lot of patience, but Joel-
-I don't know. -Not so much.
You've got to wait for me, dude.
Well, you've got to keep up, man!
-Hello, how are you? -How are you?
Good, good.
♪ Onward to victory. ♪
Hi, we're gonna be the quickest team
to ever get this.
♪ We've got heart. We've got rhythm. ♪
I feel like this is gonna be easy for us.
We're always in synch.
That's also like one of our favourite bands ever.
[Laughing]
♪ We are the winning team, yes. ♪
♪
It doesn't sound like we're in sync like the other guys.
Okay.
-You got it. -There's six of them.
That's okay, six is easy. You've got it.
We have that in more kids in our house.
Blueberries, maple syrup,
strawberries, blueberries.
Check, please.
♪
I'm sorry, that's not correct.
Oh!
We want pancakes!
-It's a lot of orders. -I know, it's six.
We have more people in our house.
I know, but it's when they throw pancakes and
the berries, and raspberries, and-
-I know. -It's messing with me, man!
It's okay, hey!
-This is so close. -The pressure.
We want pancakes! We want pancak!
Let's go, girl.
We're getting there, we're getti.
We might be... feeling close.
Doing my degree in astrophysics and math,
I did have to use memorization a lot.
Two pancakes with whipped cream and strawberries.
So hard, the two tables, man.
Totally stay calm.
Come on, Ed, woohoo!
Okay.
What the...? They switched tables on me.
Everybody's moved around.
I am panicking at this moment right now.
♪
Check!
♪
It's chaos. What do we call it, "enthropic"?
-Entropic. -Entropic.
[Cheering]
My strategy is to use the customers' articles of
clothing to match what they ordered.
I think, white toque got this.
Strawberries and blueberries.
I see a woman in the red plaid, and I say,
red plaid got this.
Three with raspberries and whipped cream.
Check, please.
You got this, you got this.
-Congratulations. -Yes, thank you!
[Cheering]
"Make your way to the Peace Bridge and
join Jon at your first pit stop."
We need a cab. Right there, right there!
Teams must now make their way to the Bow River,
and find the Peace Bridge.
And today, this iconic pedestrian bridge will
act as the first Pit Stop of the race.
The last team to check in here may be eliminated.
[Together] We're going to see Jon!
-Woo! -At the Peace Bridge!
Get ready, table four!
Raspberry and blueberry.
Check!
[Cheering]
Come on, Ed.
There's too many pancakes here.
Hey, we're going to Peace Bridge.
We're still in the race, I see a lot of teams here...
and it's anyone's game.
I'm not focusing on anyone right now.
We're trying to get through this.
We ain't in last place no more, baby!
♪ [Drumming] ♪
♪ We've got heart. We've got rhythm. ♪
Boys, nice!
-Let's try. -Okay.
Alright, let's get that pulse going for these guys.
♪ [Drumming] ♪
1, 2, 1, go.
♪
♪ We've got heart, we've got rhythm. ♪
♪
♪ [Echoing beats] ♪
♪
♪ [Echoing beats] ♪
You have your first clue!
-Yeah! -Let's go, baby!
-Woo! -Woo!
We are the win- No.
Peace Bridge, Peace Bridge, Peace Bridge.
Go, let's go, let's go, let's go!
Jon, we're coming!
Jon! Ah!
Oh, my God!
-Yahoo! -Yahoo!
Welcome to Calgary, Alberta!
-I'm so happy to be home! -I'm so happy to be home.
Ty and Kat...
You're team number one!
[Cheering]
Ah!
As the winners of this leg of the race,
you've won a trip for two to Berlin, Germany
from our friends at Expedia.
-Oh! -Oh, my gosh!
[Cheering]
You're home, you won the first leg.
We got three Express Passes.
-[Laughing] -What a day.
Successful day.
Jon! Woo!
Gracie, Lily, you're team number two.
[Cheering] What?!
You never know what's happening out there on
The Amazing Race Canada.
-Fact. -You can say it again, Jon.
♪ [Drumming] ♪
-Yeah. -Should we go?
Yeah, let's go.
I think we've got to try.
♪
♪ [Echoing beats] ♪
♪
♪ [Echoing beats] ♪
Here you go, here's your clue, you guys.
-Thank you. -Thank you so much!
♪
♪ We've got heart, we've got rhythm. ♪
♪ [Slower echoing beat] ♪
You rushed that last one.
♪
♪ I like to play my drum. ♪
♪ [Echoing beat] ♪
You guys are so close.
♪ [Drumming] ♪
-Argh! -Dude!
I messed up... sorry.
Shayla, what are we doing?
We're practicing.
Dude, we've got to go, we've got to win.
You've gotta do it with me, dude, or we're gonna lose.
Do it with me!
♪
Argh!
There are now four teams here-
Gail and Gisele, Deven and Amand,
and Jermaine and Justin.
Let's go, let's go, let's go.
I know he's super frustrated.
We've just got to keep going.
♪
Check, please.
♪ [Suspenseful] ♪
I'm sorry, it's incorrect.
♪
I've got to do something different here.
-Alright, here we go. -Thank you.
You're welcome.
Table three, I hope y'all are hungry.
Being a drag queen,
remembering lyrics like no one else...
the memory is down.
Can we get a check, pretty please?
Please be nice to me.
Oh, she being a devil today. Oh, my goodness.
[Screaming & cheering]
It's okay, it's okay.
There you go, just get going, get going, you got this.
We ain't last!
Oh, my God, oh, my God, oh, my God.
And here you go, sir!
Can I have a check, please?
♪
-[Squealing] -Yes, let's go!
Let's go, baby!
Okay, we have to go to Peace Bridge.
-Right now, let's go. -Peace Bridge.
Let's get a taxi.
Ju-ju, we ain't last! Ah-ha-ha-ha!
Oh, sorry, sir, my humble apologies.
It's literally going in one ear and out right now.
Again, we're neck-and-neck with another team,
and we don't know where everyone is at this point.
Three pancakes, oh my gosh.
♪ [Drumming] ♪
Alright, let's get that pulse going for these guys.
♪
♪ I like to play my drum. ♪
♪ [Echoing beat] ♪
We don't know what other challenges are happening.
We don't know where we are.
All we know is we have this one team here,
and we're here. That's all we know.
♪ We are the winning team. Yes! ♪
♪ [Echoing beat] ♪
♪ Onward to victory. ♪
♪ [Echoing beat] ♪
Hey-o, everybody rumble!
Thank you so much!
-Thank you! -[Cheering]
-Thank you! -Thank you so much!
Give it up for these guys!
"Warning: The last team to check in may be eliminated."
Peace Bridge, Peace Bridge.
The lesson of the day is trust each other.
Trust each other, trust.
♪ [Drumming] ♪
♪ Won't you come with me on vacation. ♪
♪ [Echoing beat] ♪
Yes, let's go!
Let's go, taxi, taxi, taxi, taxi.
Peace Bridge.
There he is! Here we are!
-We need to hustle, girl. -Girl, wait for me.
You're almost there!
-Okay. -Woo.
[Panting] Agh!
Derek and Jaspal, Jermaine and Justin,
you're teams number three and four.
[Cheering & screaming continues]
What was the biggest takeaway from today?
Never give up.
Tyler and Kayleen...
Deven and Amanda, you're teams number five and six.
Yes! [Cheering]
We want pancakes! We want pancakes!
-I hate pancakes! -[Laughing]
Allie and Eddie are still here, which gives us hope.
♪
Two pancakes, maple syrup, blueberries.
Correct.
It's really been on Gisele all day today.
I feel really bad, actually.
I wish I could have helped her a little bit more.
Just give me one second, okay?
You've got this, Ed.
♪
Check, please.
I thought I had taken a hundred orders right now,
and all I'm thinking is pancakes everywhere.
Come on, please.
♪
I'm sorry, that's incorrect.
Just suck it up, go, drop it.
Go.
♪ [Suspenseful] ♪
It's fine. Ed!
Keep going. You gotta do this.
-Keep these ones here. -Okay.
[Sighing] Oh, my God.
It's not over until the very end.
You just never know.
Eddie is in his head.
-My brain's... -No, Ed, you can do this.
-Okay. -Look at their toques.
You need to look at the toques.
-The toques? -Yeah.
-Three toques. -Yeah.
There's some guy with like a brimmed hat.
You've got to break it down here.
-Okay. I'll be right back. -Okay.
I'm gonna do the guys with hats.
Two pancakes, whipped cream and blueberries.
-Two pancakes. -Yup.
Blueberries and whipped cream.
-[Sighing] -It's okay.
This is stressing me the hell out.
Check, please.
♪ [Suspenseful] ♪
♪
-Congratulations. -Yeah!
[Cheering]
-Ed, let's go! Ed! -Thank you so much.
-Ed! -Yeah!
-I hate pancakes! -Let's go. There's no time.
I just want Gisele to focus because it's so loud now.
No wait, hold on, I need another whipped cream.
Peace Bridge.
-There's one right there. -Cab!
Oh, there's someone in there.
-Shoot, okay. -Let's go.
Come on, come on, come on! Cab!
-Yeehaw! -Woo!
Shayla and Joel, team number seven.
-Woo! -Oh! Let's go.
Lucky number seven.
Ben, Anwar, you're team number eight.
Yes!
I've got this, I've got this. Um...
No one else is here, it's only me and Gisele now.
Check, please.
♪
-Congratulations. -Yeah!
[Cheering]
Okay, come on.
Can we get in your cab?
Thank you, thank you.
Thank you. Please drive as fast as you can.
Please, sir.
-Taxi! -Taxi!
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
Can you take us to the Peace Bridge?
Can you please take us to Peace Bridge?
Let's just stay positive.
You had a challenging day, I get it.
Okay, you got it. Stop, you got it.
-Okay. -[Crying]
Keep it up, we are going to get to that bridge.
♪
Is this the Peace Bridge?
♪ [Suspenseful] ♪
♪
Come on, yes.
Oh, my gosh. We did it.
[Indistinct speaking] Hello, hello, hello!
Allie and Eddie...
You're team number nine.
-Yeah! -Yeah!
Oh, my God, thank you!
[Gasping]
Don't thank me, thank yourselves!
Thank you for making pancakes.
[Chuckling]
Tomorrow's a new day. We dust off.
You're never allowed to serve pancakes again.
I'm never gonna eat pancakes again.
[Laughing]
♪ [Somber] ♪
Gail, Gisele, you are the last team to arrive.
I'm sorry to tell you this, but you've been
eliminated from the race.
You got the three count a little earlier
than you were hoping for.
Yeah, I mean way earlier than we were hoping for.
-You know, I am sorry that- -Don't be sorry.
Ha, I do feel like I failed you.
It's all good.
But I am, I'm just happy that I got to do this, you know,
with someone that I've watched all my life,
that I looked up to, and...
it's unfortunate that it's come to an end.
Gail and Gisele, take care, you two.
Thank you so much, Jon, take care.
We still make a great team.
Next time on The Amazing Race Canada...
Smithers! Smithers!
Teams are smitten with Smithers, British Columbia.
That was my first experience with a horse.
[Whinnying]
Where a Detour is a sausage fest for some...
I'm hungry.
...but for others, it's not all it's cracked up to be.
Oh, my God.
And a Road Block leaves some racers stalled.
Oh, my gosh.
[Horn honking]
Why can't I just jump off a mo?