In Real Life season 1
In Real Life 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
- Ages at time of filming
Results
This contestant won the big rewardThis 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 | Purple | Red | Brown | Teal | Blue | Green | Grey | Yellow |
Episode 2: Alligator Wranglers
Aired: Wednesday, March 11, 2009Location: 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 | Blue | Red | Yellow | Teal | Grey | Brown | Orange | Green |
Episode 3: Rodeo Cowboys and Cowgirls
Aired: Wednesday, March 18, 2009Location: Rose Hill, KansasPrize: Electric GuitarsWrench Used On: Grey TeamShield: Not Found
Episode 4: Hollywood Stunt Performers
Aired: Wednesday, March 25, 2009Location: 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 | Brown | Yellow | Grey | Orange | Purple | Blue |
Episode 5: Farm Frenzy
Aired: Wednesday, April 8, 2009Location: 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 | Red | Yellow | Brown | Grey | Orange |
Episode 6: Firefighting
Aired: Wednesday, April 15, 2009Location: 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 | Yellow | Red | Brown | Grey ♦ |
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 and Jaicyea
Episode 7: ER
Aired: Wednesday, April 22, 2009Location: 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 | Red | Yellow | Grey |
Episode 8: Dirty Jobs
Aired: Wednesday, April 29, 2009Location: 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 | Purple ♦ | Red ♦ |
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 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, 2009Location: 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-Rae | Ben | Graeme | Maddison |
| Finding Clue Card and Crossing the Finish Line | Talon | Ruby-Rae | Ben | Graeme | Maddison | Aaron |
Episode 10: Adventure Guides
Aired: Wednesday, May 13, 2009Location: 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 | Ben | Talon | Maddison | Graeme |
Episode 11: Police Action
Aired: Wednesday, May 20, 2009Location: 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 | Ruby-Rae | Ben | Talon ♦ |
Episode 12: Elite Forces
Aired: Wednesday, May 27, 2009Location: 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 | Ruby-Rae | Talon |
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, 2009Location: La Jolla, San Diego, California and the Mojave DesertChampion: Ruby-RaeRunner-Up: MaddisonPrize: $15,000 scholarship, Trip for 4 to HawaiiConsolation Prize: LaptopWrench 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.