Each season of
In Real Life features eighteen kids, aged 12–14, from across Canada competing throughout
North America in various real life jobs. At the start of each season, the eighteen challengers are paired up into nine teams of two and given team colours (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, teal, purple, grey, and brown (seasons 1, 2), or pink (season 3)). In each experience, the challengers compete in three (or more) tasks related to one job in the real world. Each experience also contains a hidden "Shield", which a team can find and use to protect themselves from elimination. The first team/challenger to cross the finish line at the end of each experience is given the choice between two prizes: the "Big Reward" for instant gratification or the "Wrench" which will slow another team down in the next experience. The second team/challenger to cross the finish line receives whichever prize the first team turned down. The last team/challenger to cross the finish line is usually eliminated, unless they possess a "Shield" (and the second last team doesn't) or it is a non-elimination experience (season 1). The shield cannot be used more than once in the competition but if you find it you can keep it for the whole competition. When five teams remain in the competition, they will have the opportunity to split up and pair up with a new teammate. When three teams are left, the teams are dissolved and the challengers will compete as solo competitors. In the very last experience, the winner will receive the title of "In Real Life Champion", college tuition money, and an all-expense-paid family vacation. ==Seasons==