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 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	Purple	Red	Brown	Teal	Blue	Green	Grey	Yellow

Prize: Remote Control Go KartShield: 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	Blue	Red	Yellow	Teal	Grey	Brown	Orange	Green

Prize: Air-Boat RideWrench Used On: Yellow TeamShield: Found by Red Team

Episode 3: Rodeo Cowboys and Cowgirls

Aired: Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Location: Rose Hill, KansasPrize: Electric GuitarsWrench Used On: Grey TeamShield: 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	Brown	Yellow	Grey	Orange	Purple	Blue

Prize: Hollywood TourWrench Used On: Grey TeamShield: 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	Red	Yellow	Brown	Grey	Orange

Prize: Speedpass to "Galaxy Land" Amusement Park in West Edmonton MallWrench Used on: Yellow TeamShield: 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	Yellow	Red	Brown	Grey ♦

Prize: Hot Air Balloon RideWrench Used On: Red TeamShield: Not Found/ Used by Grey Team
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, 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	Red	Yellow	Grey

Prize: Nintendo Wii with Trauma Centre: New BloodWrench Used On: Purple TeamShield: Found by Yellow Team

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	Purple ♦	Red ♦

Prize:Wrench Used On: Yellow TeamShield: Found by Purple Team / Used by Purple Team and Red Team
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, 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-Rae	Ben	Graeme	Maddison
Finding Clue Card and Crossing the Finish Line	Talon	Ruby-Rae	Ben	Graeme	Maddison	Aaron

Prize: iPod NanoShield: 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	Ben	Talon	Maddison	Graeme

Prize: Inflatable KayakWrench Used On: BenShield: 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	Ruby-Rae	Ben	Talon ♦

Prize: BinocularsWrench Used On: TalonShield: 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	Ruby-Rae	Talon

Prize: Paintball Party for 16Wrench Used On: TalonShield: 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 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.