In Real Life (season 1)
# In Real Life (season 1)

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

| Contestant | Team Colour | Team Colour | Team Colour | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Contestant | Week 1 - 5 | Week 6 - 8 | Week 9 - 13 | Status |
| Ruby-Rae Rogawski, 13, Langley, British Columbia | Purple Team | Purple Team | Solo | Winner |
| Maddison Hartloff, 14, Woodbridge, Ontario | Yellow Team | Yellow Team | Solo | Runner-Up/Withdrew |
| Talon Leuchter, 14, Toronto, Ontario | Yellow Team | Yellow Team | Solo | Eliminated 10th |
| Benjamin 'Ben' Moran, 14, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | Purple Team | Purple Team | Solo | Eliminated 9th |
| Graeme Prendergast, 13, Victoria, British Columbia | Brown Team | Red Team | Solo | Eliminated 8th |
| Aaron Engel, 12, Fort Ellis, Nova Scotia | Red Team | Red Team | Solo | Eliminated 7th |
| Jaicyea Smith, 13, Toronto, Ontario | Red Team | Grey Team | Not In Competition | Eliminated 6th |
| Isiah Lee, 13, Toronto, Ontario | Grey Team | Grey Team | Not In Competition | Eliminated 6th |
| Landon Logie, 14, Mississauga, Ontario | Grey Team | Brown Team | Not In Competition | Eliminated 5th |
| Tyler Gourley, 13, Abbotsford, British Columbia | Brown Team | Brown Team | Not In Competition | Eliminated 5th |
| Jaiden Magnaye, 14, Mississauga, Ontario | Orange Team | Not In Competition | Not In Competition | Eliminated 4th |
| Paige Mann, 13, Beaver Dam, New Brunswick | Orange Team | Not In Competition | Not In Competition | Eliminated 4th |
| Lilith Bentley, 13, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia | Blue Team | Not In Competition | Not In Competition | Eliminated 3rd |
| Paul Best, 14, Ottawa, Ontario | Blue Team | Not In Competition | Not In Competition | Eliminated 3rd |
| Samantha 'Sammi' Campbell-Mymko, 12, Winnipeg, Manitoba | Teal Team | Not In Competition | Not In Competition | Eliminated 2nd |
| Madison Bugeja, 13, Barrie, Ontario | Teal Team | Not In Competition | Not In Competition | Eliminated 2nd |
| Jesse Cabral, 12, Barrie, Ontario | Green Team | Not In Competition | Not In Competition | Eliminated 1st |
| Carlisse Gomez, 13, Scarborough, Ontario | Green Team | Not In Competition | Not In Competition | Eliminated 1st |

* Ages at time of filming

## Results

| Contestant | Contestant | Contestant | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Position (by experience) | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Contestant | Contestant | Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Average |
| | | Ruby-Rae | 2nd | 1st» | 2nd | 6th» | 1st | 1st» | 1st« | 2nd» | 2nd | 1st» | 2nd | 2nd» | 1st» | 1.92 |
| | | Maddison H | 9th | 4th« | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd« | 2nd | 3rd» | 1st« | 5th | 4th | 1st | 1st | 2nd« | 3.15 |
| | | Talon | 9th | 4th« | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd« | 2nd | 3rd» | 1st« | 1st | 3rd | 4th« | 3rd« | | 3.25 |
| | | Ben | 2nd | 1st» | 2nd | 6th» | 1st | 1st» | 1st« | 2nd» | 3rd | 2nd« | 3rd» | | | 2.18 |
| | | Graeme | 4th | 7th | 6th | 2nd | 4th» | 3rd« | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | | | | 4.00 |
| | | Aaron | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd« | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | | | | | 3.00 |
| | Jaicyea | Jaicyea | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 4th | | | | | | | 3.14 |
| | Isiah | Isiah | 8th | 6th | 5th« | 4th« | 5th | 5th | 4th | | | | | | | 5.50 |
| | Landon | Landon | 8th | 6th | 5th« | 4th« | 5th | 4th | | | | | | | | 5.33 |
| | Tyler | Tyler | 4th | 7th | 6th | 2nd | 4th» | 4th | | | | | | | | 4.50 |
| Jaiden | Jaiden | Jaiden | 1st | 8th | 7th | 5th | 6th | | | | | | | | | 5.40 |
| Paige | Paige | Paige | 1st | 8th | 7th | 5th | 6th | | | | | | | | | | 5.40 |
| Paul | Paul | Paul | 6th | 2nd | 1st» | 7th | | | | | | | | | | 4.00 |
| Lilith | Lilith | Lilith | 6th | 2nd | 1st» | 7th | | | | | | | | | | | | 4.00 |
| Madison B | Madison B | Madison B | 5th | 5th | 8th | | | | | | | | | | | 6.00 |
| Samantha | Samantha | Samantha | 5th | 5th | 8th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6.00 |
| Jesse | Jesse | Jesse | 7th | 9th | | | | | | | | | | | | 8.00 |
| Carlisse | Carlisse | Carlisse | 7th | 9th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8.00 |

^1 This contestant won the big reward ^2 This contestant won the wrench ^3 This contestant found the shield ^4 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

^5 This experience allowed the remaining competitors to swap teams ^6 At the end of this experience, any shields that teams possessed were now out of play ^7 Beginning in this experience, all teams were dissolved and competitors competed alone ^8 Beginning in this experience, any shields that players possessed were now out of play

^9 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 | Purple , Yellow , Blue , Brown , Orange | Purple , Yellow , Blue , Brown , Orange | Purple , Yellow , Blue , Brown , Orange | Purple , Yellow , Blue , Brown , Orange | Red , Grey | 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-Rae | Ben | 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 | $Maddison^1$ | $Maddison^1$ |
| Dogfight (First Attempt) | $Hit^1$ | $Hit^{1(2)}$ |
| 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.

## Season 1 Records

| Record | Challenger(s) | Number |
| - | - | - |
| Champion (Winner) | Ruby-Rae | 13 Experiences |
| Most Experience Wins | Ruby-Rae | 6 Experiences |
| Most Top Two Finishes | Ruby-Rae | 12 Experiences |
| Most Wrenches Won | Ruby-Rae | 7 Times |
| Most Times Wrenched | Talon | 5 Times |
| Most Big Rewards Won | Ruby-Rae & Maddison H | 3 Times |
| Most Shields Found | Maddison H | 2 Times |
