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TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« on: April 21, 2023, 03:25:15 PM »
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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2023, 03:26:57 PM »
Team - florescent green/yellow & black, blue backpacks

Eddie Parinas & Allison Seller, married Fitness Coaches and Entrepreneurs from Vancouver Island, BC

Go Team Rock!



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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2023, 03:30:55 PM »
WhooHoo!!  Our #1 team!!  :cheer:
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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2023, 03:36:35 PM »
Teams so far:

Eddie & Allison (highlighter yellow/blue backpacks)
FF in Black/Orange
MF - Male is Amputee
Team in Blue/Red
M/F in Blue & Purple/Pink

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2023, 04:01:21 PM »
Any asian teams sighted?


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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2023, 04:07:38 PM »
Any asian teams sighted?

Teams will be shown as we find them. You can help by watching twitter and FB and other message boards!
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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2023, 04:12:03 PM »
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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2023, 04:16:48 PM »
The team looks older than Patrick and Mackenzie to me, but maybe it's just a bad picture I can't tell.

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2023, 04:26:52 PM »
I was going to say noses look different? But love all tries!
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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2023, 11:00:08 PM »
I think this team might be Ben Chutta and Anwar Ahmed. Not sure their relationship, might just be friends, but they seem to be content creators/travel bloggers/podcasters

Ben's Insta: https://instagram.com/benchutta?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Anwar's Insta: https://instagram.com/anwarahmed4?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=


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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2023, 11:23:49 PM »
The all girls team spotted at the Calgary airport kinda look like mother-daughter...which we never got on TARC right?

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #11 on: April 21, 2023, 11:28:03 PM »
Recap of teams so far:

1. F/F in orange and black (black backpacks, one has black shoes one has white shoes)
2. Eddie & Allison (highlighter green, blue backpacks, black shoes)
3. M amputee/F (male black shoes, woman white shoes, black backpacks)
4. Team in Blue w/Red shorts (blue backpacks)
5. M/F in Blue & Purple/Pink (both black shoes)
6. Ben & Anwar (Blue clothes and black backpacks)
7. F/F Redhead & Dirty Blonde(brunette?) (Redhead has black shoes/black backpack, dirty blonde has white shoes/light grey backpack)

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #12 on: April 21, 2023, 11:39:45 PM »
From Dixie Bennett's video,
Looks like Ben & Anwar were the second team to get there
- M-M Fluo yellow team
- Red with yellow hat M-F
- M amputee/F

I think we are already at 9 teams! Only missing one  :cheer:

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #13 on: April 22, 2023, 12:46:06 AM »
I don't think the task host said the neon yellow guy's name as Jazz, I think he said Jas.

Jas Sidhu and Derek Gerard. Content creators

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Derek's: https://instagram.com/derek_gerard?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #14 on: April 22, 2023, 12:53:00 AM »
could the double amputee be Tyler Taylor? and girlfriend Kaylee Vanderrae? I don't know if this has been mentioned already?

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #15 on: April 22, 2023, 12:54:49 AM »
I think one of the orange girls is Gisele Shaw, a Filipino professional wrestler now living in Canada. Don't know who her partner is but probably another pro wrestler?

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #16 on: April 22, 2023, 12:56:09 AM »
Team plaid - Tyler Turner  & Kayleen VanderRee

Tyler IG - https://www.instagram.com/tyturner14/
Kayleen IG - https://www.instagram.com/fromsnowtosail/

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #17 on: April 22, 2023, 01:03:23 AM »
I think one of the orange girls is Gisele Shaw, a Filipino professional wrestler now living in Canada. Don't know who her partner is but probably another pro wrestler?

possibly Gail Kim Irvine?

https://instagram.com/gailkimitsme?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #18 on: April 22, 2023, 01:31:25 AM »
Recap:

1. Gisele & Gail (Orange F/F)
2. Eddie & Allison (Highlighter yellow M/F)
3. Tyler & Kayleen (M/F amputee)
4. Team in Blue w/Red shorts (blue backpacks)
5. M/F in Blue & Purple/Pink (both black shoes)
6. Ben & Anwar (Blue clothes and black backpacks)
7. F/F Redhead & Dirty Blonde(brunette?) (Redhead has black shoes/black backpack, dirty blonde has white shoes/light grey backpack)
8. Red team with orangish yellow beanies
9. Jes & Derek (neon yellow M/M)
10. M/F in light blue beanies (F blonde)
Most likely a missing 11th team?

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #19 on: April 22, 2023, 01:54:19 AM »
Red team with yellow beanies Joel & Shayla Oulette? Brother/sister.

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Joel's Instagram: https://instagram.com/joel.oulette?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=


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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #20 on: April 22, 2023, 01:59:11 AM »
Do we have a list of where the teams are from? Seems like there a quite a few from Vancouver.

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #21 on: April 22, 2023, 04:18:46 AM »
Team - florescent green/yellow & black, blue backpacks

Eddie Parinas & Allison Seller, married Fitness Coaches and Entrepreneurs from Vancouver Island, BC

Go Team Rock!

Is he Filipino?

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« Reply #22 on: April 22, 2023, 10:09:54 AM »
The all girls team spotted at the Calgary airport kinda look like mother-daughter...which we never got on TARC right?

Frankie & Amy from season 4 <3

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #23 on: April 22, 2023, 11:35:45 AM »
I think one of the orange girls is Gisele Shaw, a Filipino professional wrestler now living in Canada. Don't know who her partner is but probably another pro wrestler?
Gisele is trans which I think makes her our second ever trans contestant on this show after Hamilton

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« Reply #24 on: April 22, 2023, 01:40:09 PM »
I think we have everybody! I doubt we have 11 teams this year.
Recap:

1. Gisele & Gail (Orange F/F)
2. Eddie & Allison (Highlighter yellow M/F)
3. Tyler & Kayleen (M/F amputee)
4. M/? in Blue w/Red shorts (blue backpacks) Possibly Kimora Amour from Canada's Drag Race
5. M/F in Blue & Purple/Pink (both black shoes) Seen in Winnipeg
6. Ben & Anwar (Blue clothes and black backpacks)
7. F/F Redhead & Dirty Blonde(brunette?) (Redhead has black shoes/black backpack, dirty blonde has white shoes/light grey backpack)
8. Joel & Shayla (Yellow hat, red shirt)
9. Jes & Derek (neon yellow M/M)
10. M/F in light blue beanies (F blonde)
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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #25 on: April 22, 2023, 07:03:31 PM »
Team 5: blue & purple also seen in Calgary at the pancake task

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #26 on: April 22, 2023, 10:35:56 PM »
Are there any Drag Race fans in this forum that watch Canada's Drag Race? Does anyone think the new photo of that Blue/Red shorts team member looks like Kimora Amour from Canada's Drag Race 2?
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« Reply #27 on: April 22, 2023, 10:46:21 PM »
Omg yes lolll
But I hope its not them, they are not very nice and kinda controversial
But they are super active on twitter and insta so we will know quick enough

If i remember correctly, they had a son, so maybe he is racing with them?
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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #28 on: April 22, 2023, 10:59:14 PM »
The glasses look very similar imo

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« Reply #29 on: April 23, 2023, 12:01:41 AM »
Are there any Drag Race fans in this forum that watch Canada's Drag Race? Does anyone think the new photo of that Blue/Red shorts team member looks like Kimora Amour from Canada's Drag Race 2?

I'm sorry but I'm not seeing it  :duno:

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #30 on: April 23, 2023, 09:10:03 AM »
Any asian teams sighted?
Im glad to see GIsele and Gail as the asian representitive

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #31 on: April 23, 2023, 09:15:19 AM »
Are there any Drag Race fans in this forum that watch Canada's Drag Race? Does anyone think the new photo of that Blue/Red shorts team member looks like Kimora Amour from Canada's Drag Race 2?

The hairlines along the temple do not seem to match to my eye so my guess is no . But sure is close!
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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #32 on: April 23, 2023, 09:22:49 AM »
Well the photo on the right is like three years old so the hair could've changed in that time.

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« Reply #33 on: April 23, 2023, 09:27:09 AM »
So Kimora has been posting everyday, multi time a day on insta and twitter, but nothing since April 14th...
I feel like it's 98% them lol


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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #34 on: April 23, 2023, 09:39:52 AM »
Well the photo on the right is like three years old so the hair could've changed in that time.

Repost of a year old video, but the hairline seems closer.

https://youtu.be/Q38RIuFFVUM?t=168

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« Reply #35 on: April 23, 2023, 12:05:47 PM »
Well the photo on the right is like three years old so the hair could've changed in that time.

Repost of a year old video, but the hairline seems closer.

https://youtu.be/Q38RIuFFVUM?t=168

Agree!! That seems more of a match.
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« Reply #36 on: April 23, 2023, 12:07:51 PM »
Can someone do a list please that includes any/all other affiliations? Wondering if this is an ALL been in something else cast.
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« Reply #37 on: April 23, 2023, 12:44:47 PM »
Can someone do a list please that includes any/all other affiliations? Wondering if this is an ALL been in something else cast.
From what I can find with a quick search:

Anwar & Ben (Blue M/M): Content Creators/Travel bloggers. Anwar is originally from Somalia and Ben is originally from Ethiopia. Found a few news articles written about Ben but they're all about traveling. [From Winnipeg]
Allison & Eddie (Highlighter M/F): Seem to be influencers specializing in helping and coaching businesses to grow (Eddie specializing in personal trainers). They both seem to be bloggers too. [From Vancouver]
Kayleen & Tyler (Amputee M/F): Tyler is a double leg amputee who is a surfer, snowboarder and skydiver. He competed in the 2022 Beijing Paralympics and has earned gold and bronze medals on snowboarding. Kayleen is an avid sailer and has her own blog. Her Instagram lists her as an athlete but other than sailing, I can't find anything she did. [From Campbell River, BC]
Gail & Gisele (Orange F/F): Both are professional wrestlers signed to Impact Wrestling. Gail is retired now but competed in WWE where she won the championship in her first match. Gisele was born in The Philippines and transitioned from male to female over a decade ago but didn't publicly come out as trans until last year. [From Toronto]
Jas & Derek (Neon M/M): Both are YouTubers and content creators that seem to specialize in "comedic" videos and do a bunch of random challenges, pranks, and vlogs. [From Vancouver]
Joel & Shayla (Red M/F): Joel is an actor most known for a Canadian show called Trickster and received a Canadian screen award nomination for that show. Shayla has acted, but most known as an Instagram influencer, yoga instructor and runs an organization called Matriarch Movement, a non-profit platform and podcast aimed at amplifying Indigenous voices. She does a lot of work for First Nations people (they're both members of the Cumberland House Cree and Red River Métis nations).

If that Blue with Red shorts team is Kimora from Drag Race, their partner could be their son Quincy (who they talked about on the show and is 19 now so old enough to race) or another drag queen. If it's another drag queen, my money would be on Anastarzia Anaquway who also competed on Canada's Drag Race a season before, are close friend and both originally from the Caribbean. (And Anastarzia was very recently followed by Jesse Storey on Instagram). But it could not be Kimora and all that speculation is mute.
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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #38 on: April 23, 2023, 01:01:09 PM »
So...this is an entire cast of teams who are Likely chosen  to bring in new viewers to TARC. We have been seeing this as well in the US Version.

SIGH>>> I SO miss "ordinary people doing extraordinary things."

I miss the old days where teams were just like "us". Not famous or notorious or even known.

//end rant   B:)
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« Reply #39 on: April 23, 2023, 01:50:08 PM »
Yep. This cast feels as recruit-heavy as a modern US-style cast. Not like they need to worry about viewer draws since it wins CTV's summer ratings every year.

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« Reply #40 on: April 23, 2023, 07:24:01 PM »
Kimora Amour omg

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« Reply #41 on: April 24, 2023, 06:47:06 AM »
So...this is an entire cast of teams who are Likely chosen  to bring in new viewers to TARC. We have been seeing this as well in the US Version.

SIGH>>> I SO miss "ordinary people doing extraordinary things."

I miss the old days where teams were just like "us". Not famous or notorious or even known.

//end rant   B:)

Considering how 6 (from what we were able to ID) or 7 (if the Drag Race one is confirmed)/10 seems to point into this direction maybe TARC9 is specifically their version of TARUS28, with a specific cast theme for the teams this season, like TARC6 Heroes Season.

At least this is what's been refreshing on the BBC's Race Around the World, with the more traditional ordinary people, instead of another ordinary person that got some fame or notoriety on social media or another reality show.

Still bother me less, than people pleading for a full out Celeb season out of TARUS.

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« Reply #42 on: April 25, 2023, 05:49:40 PM »
I think content creators single handedly  got us thru quarantine,  am glad that they are finally getting their flowers  :clap2:

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« Reply #43 on: April 26, 2023, 07:38:24 PM »
CAN CONFIRM the Red/Blue team is Kimora Amour and Anastarzia Anaquway from Canada's Drag Race. I'll post the video confirming in the live thread soon.

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« Reply #44 on: May 01, 2023, 03:19:32 PM »
I believe this team is Katrina Kastner (@katkastner) and Tyler Smith (@smitty269). They've been dating for 4 years.

Also Tyler has quite the story. He was on a hockey team, but in 2018 on the way to a game, his bus got hit by a semi truck and over half of his teammates died. He was one of 12 survivors. He's now a mental health advocate.

https://www.dosomething.org/us/articles/tyler-smith-mental-health

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« Reply #45 on: May 01, 2023, 03:42:56 PM »
No surprise TAR Canada would eventually cast one of the Humboldt Broncos survivors. I remember that horrible crash like it was yesterday <3

The truck driver is currently serving 8 years in prison.
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« Reply #46 on: May 01, 2023, 07:49:06 PM »
I suggested to Jon that a hockey player was needed, coz hockey is canada. Glad to see a male hockey contestant

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« Reply #47 on: May 03, 2023, 04:13:10 PM »
I think one of the unknown F/F team members is Lily Bateman (@l.a.b on Instagram). She's from Nova Scotia and is an Astronomy and Physics student at the University of Toronto (or maybe she graduated recently I'm not too sure).

I tried all day looking for her partner but I haven't been able to find a solid match. There is one photo on her Instagram with a red headed woman, but after doing some more digging I don't think it's her. I thought it might've been her mom for a moment, but her mom's been at different events throughout filming. I'm stumped 🤷🏻‍♂️

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« Reply #48 on: May 04, 2023, 02:13:25 PM »
Does anyone recognize this logo on the woman from the unknown M/F team's shirt? May help ID them finally

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« Reply #49 on: May 04, 2023, 05:26:50 PM »
Looks like a yoga clothing logo

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« Reply #50 on: May 07, 2023, 12:50:14 PM »
Last team is Deven James (@deven.james) & Amanda Larocque (@amandalalq). First Nations couple of the mi'kmaq tribe from Gesgapegiag, Quebec. Amanda is the Director of Health and Social Services at Gesgapegiag Health & Community Services. Can't find any information on what Deven does but they both seem to be avid hikers and skiers.

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« Reply #51 on: May 07, 2023, 01:02:17 PM »
All we have left to ID is Lily's partner but I've looked everywhere for her and it's as if she doesn't exist. :duno:

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« Reply #52 on: May 07, 2023, 01:04:00 PM »
Mi'kmaq is a nation not cast before. Joel & Ashley were Cree, James was Anishinaabe, Anthony was Navajo, and Jesse & Marika were Inuit.

Great work with the ID's, all!
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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #53 on: May 07, 2023, 01:06:03 PM »
OMG SOO COOL!!! :conf: :conf: :conf:
A team from Quebec that is not from Montreal, amazing! (Im from Montréal so I'm aloud to say it)
I have no clue where Gesgapegiag is tho lol

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #54 on: May 07, 2023, 01:08:12 PM »

I have no clue where Gesgapegiag is tho lol
It's a First Nations reserves on the south shore of the Gaspésie

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #55 on: May 07, 2023, 01:46:43 PM »
Very cool!
I still dont understand how they don’t do more rural quebec legs like Gaspésie or Rimouski!
Maybe they will do it this year!!

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #56 on: May 12, 2023, 06:53:35 AM »
Great work Team!! SO proud of you all!!




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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #57 on: June 20, 2023, 11:32:40 AM »
Lily's team mate?
https://instagram.com/martini.del.grace?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

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Both her and Lily got Loran scholarships
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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #59 on: June 20, 2023, 11:43:18 AM »
Lily's team mate?
https://instagram.com/martini.del.grace?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

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Thanks for the find Jean  :cheer: :cheer:

we have all the teams!!

 :hfive: I just noticed that you id the first team and the last team member WOW
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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #60 on: June 20, 2023, 12:09:06 PM »
Looks like she's from Niagara (and she was eliminated right before the NOTL leg omg).

And she seems to have just created her Instagram a couple weeks ago.

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #61 on: June 20, 2023, 12:27:29 PM »
FYI  Lily is the granddaughter of artist Robert Bateman

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« Reply #62 on: June 20, 2023, 12:39:35 PM »
FYI  Lily is the granddaughter of artist Robert Bateman
Her whole family seems to be artists (although she majored and works in a STEM related field now). Didn't realize she had a famous family member.

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #63 on: June 21, 2023, 10:08:03 AM »
On Instagram they are slowly revealing the cast:

First up - Derek and Jaspal from Richmond, BC are making the leap from YouTube to The #AmazingRaceCanada

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #64 on: June 21, 2023, 10:28:59 AM »
The whole cast is now on CTV's website and interviews can be seen ungeoblocked on YouTube

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« Reply #65 on: June 21, 2023, 11:20:39 AM »
Thank goodness Team Drag Race's full team photo wasn't those Black Lives Matter shirts with a blood pattern that they wore in the back photos. I was worried it might violate some ToS on the Amazing Race Fandom to use.

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #66 on: June 22, 2023, 09:48:56 AM »
Pretty disappointed in the casting this season.  They seem to favour minor celebrities/trauma survivors/people who have made the news over normal people.  Just because you have a sad backstory doesn't necessarily make you an interesting person. 
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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #67 on: June 23, 2023, 02:22:32 PM »
Pretty disappointed in the casting this season.  They seem to favour minor celebrities/trauma survivors/people who have made the news over normal people.  Just because you have a sad backstory doesn't necessarily make you an interesting person.

Have to agree. This easily feels like the most TARUS-style cast Canada ever had, a lot of them have prior notoriety/fans and were undoubtedly recruited to bring new eyes in (the problem with that model is those viewers only tend to stay as long as their team does).

I'd been predicting a Broncos survivor the last 2 seasons, Gail and Gisele are big-name athletes, and Kimora and Starzy are probably there because former producer Mike Bickerton now works on Canada's Drag Race.

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #68 on: June 23, 2023, 02:29:54 PM »
Kimora and Starzy are probably there because former producer Mike Bickerton now works on Canada's Drag Race.
It's funny because there is a pair of Canada's Drag Race contestants (Miss Fiercalicious and Kimmy Couture) who did apply for the show yet weren't cast.

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #69 on: June 23, 2023, 02:35:14 PM »
Kimora and Starzy are probably there because former producer Mike Bickerton now works on Canada's Drag Race.
It's funny because there is a pair of Canada's Drag Race contestants (Miss Fiercalicious and Kimmy Couture) who did apply for the show yet weren't cast.

What makes me think that is how heavily they've been promoted already in the two days since they were announced.

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #70 on: June 23, 2023, 03:14:11 PM »
Pretty disappointed in the casting this season.  They seem to favour minor celebrities/trauma survivors/people who have made the news over normal people.  Just because you have a sad backstory doesn't necessarily make you an interesting person.

Producers tend to cast these types of people for two reasons: (1) they have a draw to them and (2) it allows them to better-craft stories and arcs because this still needs to be an edited and fully-formed show.

Every single time people clamour that the cast 'isn't normal people', they forget how poorly-received TAR4, TAR15, TAR22, TAR27, and TAR32 were when they aired with people who were as normal as they could get.  Amongst people complaining about the route (that probably has a lot of tax breaks), the sponsors (which bring in the prize as a whole now), and the tasks, every single year, it's surprising that people don't think that these choices are the reason the show can still exist.

There is no 'going back to an old way that works'.  It's this or nothing.  I just wish people would say they prefer nothing instead of beating around the bush.

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #71 on: June 24, 2023, 01:05:53 AM »
Pretty disappointed in the casting this season.  They seem to favour minor celebrities/trauma survivors/people who have made the news over normal people.  Just because you have a sad backstory doesn't necessarily make you an interesting person.

Producers tend to cast these types of people for two reasons: (1) they have a draw to them and (2) it allows them to better-craft stories and arcs because this still needs to be an edited and fully-formed show.

Every single time people clamour that the cast 'isn't normal people', they forget how poorly-received TAR4, TAR15, TAR22, TAR27, and TAR32 were when they aired with people who were as normal as they could get.  Amongst people complaining about the route (that probably has a lot of tax breaks), the sponsors (which bring in the prize as a whole now), and the tasks, every single year, it's surprising that people don't think that these choices are the reason the show can still exist.

There is no 'going back to an old way that works'.  It's this or nothing.  I just wish people would say they prefer nothing instead of beating around the bush.

Didn't know TAR 22 was poorly received. I liked it. TAR 27 didn't have a normal cast, they got ppl from media or shows. Kelsey & Joey, Logan & Chris, Kelly & Shevonne. Adam (of Alex & Adam) was on Glee. Justin & Diana has some fame for the Amazing-race style proposal. TAR 32 has some of the most boring casts. The exuberant Victoria & Michelle and the controversial Will & James are the only ones I could fully remember top of mind.

The times have changed, one way or another, they'll cast someone with some sort of fame or social media background. I really don't care now if you're an athlete, an actor/actress, a singer, for as long as you are a TAR fan, superfan, go.

I will draw the line though, I'm still not particularly keen on reality crossovers to TAR most especially the recruited ones. I feel like it should have been given to someone else.
It was a nightmare here dealing with the annoying Cody & Jessica fly by night superfans that stormed this forum, not to mention even as far as plagiarizing ppl's sightings taking credit.
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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #72 on: June 24, 2023, 11:33:29 AM »
Pretty disappointed in the casting this season.  They seem to favour minor celebrities/trauma survivors/people who have made the news over normal people.  Just because you have a sad backstory doesn't necessarily make you an interesting person. 

It's the only way people will watch The Amazing Race Canada tbh.

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Re: TARC9 DISCUSSION OF THE CONTESTANTS
« Reply #73 on: June 24, 2023, 02:40:09 PM »
Pretty disappointed in the casting this season.  They seem to favour minor celebrities/trauma survivors/people who have made the news over normal people.  Just because you have a sad backstory doesn't necessarily make you an interesting person. 

It's the only way people will watch The Amazing Race Canada tbh.

Not necessarily true. The show has always been the #1 show during the week (with a few exceptions over the 8 seasons). People will watch.