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 ContestantTeam colourStatusWeek 1Week 2 – 7Week 8 – 10Tea Vlatkovic, 13, Niagara Falls, OntarioPurple TeamSoloWinnerSam Mantin, 14, Guelph, OntarioTeal TeamRunners-UpChristian van Vliet, 14, Inuvik, NWTGreen TeamAmber Cotton, 13, Alberton, PEIRed TeamPurple TeamEliminated 9th Remington Latanville, 13, Weston, OntarioGreen TeamEliminated 8th Allison Panizales, 14, Newmarket, OntarioTeal TeamNot In CompetitionEliminated 7th Shelby Glaze, 14, Regina, SaskatchewanGrey TeamEliminated 6th Eric Choi, 13, Vaughan, OntarioBryanne Hordal, 12, Edmonton, AlbertaYellow TeamEliminated 5th Tanner Shantz, 14, London, OntarioVanessa Perruzza, 13, Mississauga, OntarioBrown TeamEliminated 4th David Krasinski, 12, Guelph, OntarioSarah Mpoyi, 12, Toronto, OntarioBlue TeamEliminated 3rd Daniel St-Onge , 13, Sainte-Thérèse, QuebecMuhaddisah Batool, 14, Mississauga, OntarioOrange TeamEliminated 2nd Tristen Lee, 13, St. John’s, NLJumoke Guy, 12, Toronto, OntarioRed TeamNot In CompetitionEliminated 1st Eric Zhang, 12, Vancouver, British ColumbiaPurple Team Ages at time of filming
Results ContestantPosition (by experience)Average12345678910Tea5th1st6th»3rd«2nd2nd2nd1st2nd»1st»2.50Sam8th2nd1st5th4th«1st«3rd»3rd1st2nd3.00Christian4th7th«2nd4th»1st4th»1st«4th3rd«2nd«3.20Amber9th1st6th»3rd«2nd2nd2nd2nd4th3.44Remington4th7th«2nd4th»1st4th»1st«5th3.50Allison8th2nd1st5th4th«1st«3rd»3.43Shelby2nd4th»5th2nd3rd»3rd3.17Eric CBryanne6th6th4th1st5th4.40TannerVanessa1st5th3rd«6th3.75DavidSarah7th3rd7th5.67DanielMuhaddisah3rd8th5.50TristenJumoke9th9.00Eric ZWDN/A
This contestant won the big reward This contestant won the wrench This contestant found the shield This contestant withdrew from the competition due to an injury Some contestants received a new team member. The original teams were: Red Team: Amber and Jumoke Purple Team: Tea and Eric Z. 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 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 ♦ 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 Green , Yellow , Grey Making a Dish Teal , Blue 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 Decodingto 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 Tea24 Amber23 Sam22 Christian17 Remington14 Mimicking Monster's Voice Tea34(10) Sam32(10) Amber31(8) Christian23(6) Remington21(7) Motion Capture Tea41(7) Sam40(8), Amber40(9) Christian29(6) Remington28(7) Movement Recording Amber02:20 Tea03:23 Sam05:08 Christian06:52 Remington13:08 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 Sam3 Christian2 Tea1 Spacecraft Launching Christian5(3) Tea3(2) , Sam3(0) Launching Canadarm Christian8(3) Tea5(2) Sam4(1) Putting on Spacesuits Christian9(1) Tea8(3) Sam6(2) Space Repair Tea11(3)», Christian11(2)« Sam8(2) Capturing Water Droplets Tea13(2) Christian12(1) Sam11(3) Hamster Walk Round 1 Tea17(4) Sam15(4) Christian14(2) Hamster Walk Round 2 Tea19(2) (Champion) Sam18(3) , Christian18(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 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
References
https://web.archive.org/web/20111208063659/http://inreallife.apartment11.tv/?season=2