In Real Life (formerly known as In the Real World) is a Canadian reality show where 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 first season was originally planned to premiere on February 4, 2009 as In the Real World. but was delayed one month. The first season premiered on March 4, 2009 and concluded on June 3, 2009.
The winner was 13-year-old Ruby-Rae Rogawski from Langley, British Columbia.
Contestants ContestantTeam ColourStatusWeek 1 - 5Week 6 - 8Week 9 - 13Ruby-Rae Rogawski, 13, Langley, British ColumbiaPurple TeamSoloWinnerMaddison Hartloff, 14, Woodbridge, OntarioYellow TeamRunner-Up/WithdrewTalon Leuchter, 14, Toronto, OntarioEliminated 10thBenjamin 'Ben' Moran, 14, Charlottetown, Prince Edward IslandPurple TeamEliminated 9thGraeme Prendergast, 13, Victoria, British ColumbiaBrown TeamRed TeamEliminated 8thAaron Engel, 12, Fort Ellis, Nova ScotiaRed TeamEliminated 7th Jaicyea Smith, 13, Toronto, OntarioGrey TeamNot In CompetitionEliminated 6th Isiah Lee, 13, Toronto, OntarioGrey TeamLandon Logie, 14, Mississauga, OntarioBrown TeamEliminated 5th Tyler Gourley, 13, Abbotsford, British ColumbiaBrown TeamJaiden Magnaye, 14, Mississauga, OntarioOrange TeamNot In CompetitionEliminated 4thPaige Mann, 13, Beaver Dam, New BrunswickLilith Bentley, 13, Salt Spring Island, British ColumbiaBlue TeamEliminated 3rdPaul Best, 14, Ottawa, OntarioSamantha 'Sammi' Campbell-Mymko, 12, Winnipeg, ManitobaTeal TeamEliminated 2nd Madison Bugeja, 13, Barrie, OntarioJesse Cabral, 12, Barrie, OntarioGreen TeamEliminated 1st Carlisse Gomez, 13, Scarborough, Ontario Ages at time of filming
Results ContestantPosition (by experience)Average12345678910111213Ruby-Rae2nd1st»2nd6th»1st1st»1st«2nd»2nd1st»2nd2nd»1st»1.92Maddison H9th4th«3rd3rd3rd«2nd3rd»1st«5th4th1st1st 2nd«3.15Talon1st 3rd4th«3rd«3.25Ben2nd1st»2nd6th»1st1st»1st«2nd»3rd2nd«3rd»2.18Graeme4th7th6th2nd4th»3rd«2nd3rd4th5th4.00Aaron3rd3rd4th1st2nd6th3.00Jaicyea5th4th3.14Isiah8th6th5th«4th«5th5.50Landon4th5.33Tyler4th7th6th2nd4th»4.50Jaiden1st8th7th5th6th5.40PaigePaul6th2nd1st»7th4.00LilithMadison B5th5th8th6.00SamanthaJesse7th9th8.00Carlisse
This contestant won the big reward This contestant won the wrench This contestant found the shield This contestant received a new team member. The original teams were: Red Team: Aaron and Jaicyea Grey Team: Landon and Isiah Brown Team: Graeme and Tyler This experience allowed the remaining competitors to swap teams At the end of this experience, any shields that teams possessed were now out of play Beginning in this experience, all teams were dissolved and competitors competed alone Beginning in this experience, any shields that players possessed were now out of play
Maddison quit towards the end of the final experience resulting in Ruby-Rae winning the competition.
Red means the contestant was eliminated. Blue means the episode was a non-elimination episode, therefore the contestant was not eliminated. Purple means the contestant used the shield 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: Auto Racing Aired: Wednesday, March 4, 2009.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Tasks 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place 5th place 6th Place 7th Place 8th Place 9th Place Go Kart Race Green Brown Yellow Purple Grey Orange Teal Blue Red Locate Garage and Change Air Filter Yellow Purple Teal Brown Orange Red Blue Grey Green Find Clue Card and Race to the Pit Stop Yellow Blue Purple Orange Brown Red Teal Grey Green Identify Flags and Crossing the Finish Line Orange (Big Reward) Purple (Wrench) Red Brown Teal Blue Green Grey Yellow (Non-Elimination) Prize: Remote Control Go Kart Shield: Not Found
Episode 2: Alligator Wranglers Aired: Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Location: Florida City, Florida
Tasks 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place 5th place 6th Place 7th Place 8th Place 9th Place Collect Baby Alligators Purple Teal Yellow Grey Orange Red Blue Brown Green Collect Adult Alligator Purple » Grey Teal Blue Red Yellow « Brown Orange Green Feed Alligators Purple Teal Blue Red Yellow Grey Brown Orange Green Finding Clue Card and Crossing the Finish Line Purple (Big Reward) Blue (Wrench) Red Yellow Teal Grey Brown Orange Green (Eliminated) Prize: Air-Boat Ride Wrench Used On: Yellow Team Shield: Found by Red Team (Aaron & Jaicyea)
Episode 3: Rodeo Cowboys and Cowgirls Aired: Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Location: Rose Hill, Kansas
Tasks 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place 5th place 6th Place 7th Place 8th Place Fake-Bull Riding Purple , Yellow , Blue , Brown , Orange Red , Grey Teal Tag Bulls Purple Brown Grey Blue Yellow Red Orange Teal Real-Bull Riding Purple Brown Yellow Blue » Grey « Red Orange Teal Finding Clue Card and Crossing the Finish Line Blue (Big Reward) Purple (Wrench) Yellow Red Grey Brown Orange Teal (Eliminated) Prize: Electric Guitars Wrench Used On: Grey Team Shield: Not Found
Episode 4: Hollywood Stunt Performers Aired: Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Location: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Tasks 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place 5th place 6th Place 7th Place Chase Scene Purple Grey Yellow Blue Brown Red Orange Building A Prop-Stool Red Yellow Orange Brown Grey « Purple » Blue Re-enact Scene Yellow Brown Red Grey Orange Blue Purple Finding Clue Card and Crossing the Finish Line Red (Big Reward) Brown (Wrench) Yellow Grey Orange Purple Blue (Eliminated) Prize: Hollywood Tour Wrench Used On: Grey Team Shield: Not Found
Episode 5: Farm Frenzy Aired: Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Location: Vermilion, Alberta
Tasks 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place 5th place 6th Place Pig Injections Purple Red Brown Yellow Grey Orange Move Haybale Purple Red Orange Yellow Brown Grey Milk a Cow Purple Red Yellow « Brown » Grey Orange Finding Clue Card and Crossing the Finish Line Purple (Wrench) Red (Big Reward) Yellow Brown Grey Orange (Eliminated) Prize: Speedpass to "Galaxy Land" Amusement Park in West Edmonton Mall Wrench Used on: Yellow Team Shield: Not Found
Episode 6: Firefighting Aired: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Location: Vermilion, Alberta
Tasks 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place 5th place Moving Hose Purple Red Grey Yellow Brown Smoke Escape Yellow Purple » Brown Red « Grey Putting Out Flames Purple Yellow Red Brown Grey Finding Clue Card and Crossing the Finish Line Purple (Big Reward) Yellow (Wrench) Red Brown (Eliminated) Grey ♦ Prize: Hot Air Balloon Ride Wrench Used On: Red Team Shield: Not Found/ Used by Grey Team (Isiah & Jaicyea)
Notes At the start of the experience, Sabrina gave the remaining teams an opportunity to split from their teammates, and pair up with someone else Both Isiah and Landon from the Grey Team, Aaron from the Red Team, and Graeme from the Brown Team stepped up - the Purple and Yellow Teams stayed together Aaron and Graeme became the new Red Team, Jaiceya and Isiah became the new Grey Team, and Landon and Tyler became the new Brown Team Because Aaron and Jaicyea had a Shield and split up as a team, both challengers took Shields into their new teams - Aaron (Red Team) and Jaicyea (Grey Team)
Episode 7: ER Aired: Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Location: Montreal, Quebec
Tasks 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place Saving Mannequin Purple Yellow Red Grey Stitching Pig Foot Purple Yellow ♦ Red Grey Saving Second Patient Purple « Yellow » Red Grey Finding Clue Card and Crossing the Finish Line Purple (Wrench) Red (Big Reward) Yellow Grey (Eliminated) Prize: Nintendo Wii with Trauma Centre: New Blood Wrench Used On: Purple Team Shield: Found by Yellow Team (Talon & Maddison)
Episode 8: Dirty Jobs Aired: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Location: Côte Saint-Luc & Montreal, Quebec
Tasks 1st place 2nd place 3rd place Garbage Collecting Purple Red Yellow Vacuuming Garbage Red Purple » Yellow « Compacting and Covering Garbage Yellow Purple ♦ Red Finding Clue Card and Crossing the Finish Line Yellow (Big Reward) Purple ♦ Red ♦ (Non-Elimination) Prize: Wrench Used On: Yellow Team Shield: Found by Purple Team (Ben & Ruby-Rae)/ Used by Purple Team (Ben & Ruby-Rae) and Red Team (Aaron & Graeme)
Note: At the end of this experience, teams were dissolved. The challengers would compete individually beginning in the next experience. Because teams were dissolved, the Shield found by the Yellow Team (Talon & Maddison) in experience 7 was discarded. All teams in this experience had a shield by the 3rd job
Episode 9: The Circus Aired: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Location: Montreal, Quebec
Tasks 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place 5th place 6th Place Tight Rope and Riding Bike Aaron Talon Ruby-Rae Ben Graeme Maddison Trampoline Routine Aaron Talon♦ Ruby-Rae Ben Graeme Maddison Live Performance Aaron Talon Ruby-RaeBen Graeme Maddison Finding Clue Card and Crossing the Finish Line Talon (Big Reward) Ruby-Rae (Wrench) Ben Graeme Maddison Aaron (Eliminated) Prize: iPod Nano Shield: Found by Talon
Episode 10: Adventure Guides Aired: Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Location: Whistler, British Columbia
Tasks 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place 5th place Kayak Race Talon Graeme Maddison Ben Ruby-Rae Forest Navigation Talon Ruby-Rae » Ben « Maddison Graeme Tent Set-Up Ruby-Rae Ben Maddison Talon Graeme Finding Clue Card and Crossing the Finish Line Ruby-Rae (Big Reward) Ben (Wrench) Talon Maddison Graeme (Eliminated) Prize: Inflatable Kayak Wrench Used On: Ben Shield: Not Found
Episode 11: Police Action Aired: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Tasks 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place Police Boat Rescue Maddison Ben Ruby-Rae Talon Finding Counterfeit Money Maddison Ben » Ruby-Rae Talon « Finding Clue Card and Crossing the Finish Line Maddison (Big Reward) Ruby-Rae (Wrench) Ben (Eliminated) Talon ♦ Prize: Binoculars Wrench Used On: Talon Shield: Not Found/ Used by Talon
Episode 12: Elite Forces Aired: Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Location: Chesapeake, Virginia
Tasks 1st place 2nd place 3rd place Shoot Paintball Targets Ruby-Rae » Talon « Maddison Build a Fire and Boil Water Maddison Ruby-Rae Talon Find and Rescue Dummies Maddison ♦ Ruby-Rae Talon Finding Clue Card and Crossing the Finish Line Maddison (Big Reward) Ruby-Rae (Wrench) Talon (Eliminated) Prize: Paintball Party for 16 Wrench Used On: Talon Shield: Found by Maddison
Notes: This was the final experience in which a Shield could be used. With Talon's elimination, All male challengers have been eliminated from the season.
Episode 13: Pilots Aired: June 3, 2009
Location: La Jolla, San Diego, California and the Mojave Desert
Tasks Ruby-Rae Maddison Hit Targets While Paragliding 1 Point » - « Aircraft Escape 1 Point - Barrel Rolls - 3 Points Dogfight Advantage Maddison1 Dogfight (First Attempt) Hit1 Hit1(2) Dogfight (Second Attempt) Champion Quit Champion: Ruby-Rae Runner-Up: Maddison Prize: $15,000 scholarship, Trip for 4 to Hawaii Consolation Prize: Laptop Wrench Used on: Maddison
Notes: The first three challenges were scored by points. The first challenger to 3 points would receive an advantage of a bonus "hit" in the final challenge - the Dogfight. In the Dogfight, the challengers would alternate their roles as the "attacking plane" and the "defending plane." The first challenger to 3 hits would win the competition. During the Second Dogfight, Maddison quit, resulting in Ruby-Rae winning the competition.
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