Handyman Superstar Challenge (also referred to as Superstar Handyman Challenge from the show's first season logo) is a television

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 game show

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 on HGTV Canada

HGTV Canada

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, hosted by Karen Bertelsen

Karen Bertelsen

Karen Bertelsen is the host of HGTV Canada's Superstar styled shows, Handyman Superstar Challenge, Designer Superstar Challenge and Slice Network's Superstar Hair Challenge....

. The show seeks to find the best handyman in Canada, with the winner originally being awarded the opportunity to host a show on HGTV in the first season, though no prize is explicitly mentioned in subsequent years. However, the winner of Handyman Superstar Challenge is traditionally given a guest appearance in a Mike Holmes

Mike Holmes

Michael James Holmes is a Canadian professional contractor. He is the host of television show Holmes on Homes, where he rescues homeowners from renovations gone wrong; and its successor TV series, Holmes Inspection...

 television series (Holmes on Homes

Holmes on Homes

Holmes on Homes is a Canadian television series featuring general contractor Mike Holmes visiting homeowners who are in need of help, mainly due to unsatisfactory home renovations performed by hired contractors....

or Holmes Inspection

Holmes Inspection

Holmes Inspection is a 2009 Canadian home renovation series on HGTV, hosted by general contractor Mike Holmes. It is the third of Holmes' renovation series, following Holmes on Homes and Holmes in New Orleans. The format of the series is similar to those of his previous series Holmes on Homes,...

; Holmes in New Orleans did not feature any Handyman Superstar Challenge contestants).

Handyman Superstar Challenge is filmed at the Evergreen Brick Works facilities in Toronto, Ontario, with episodes taking place on consecutive days.

Format

10 contestants qualify for the competition through submissions to the HGTV website. Since the third season, 20 contestants arrive to Toronto for a qualifying challenge for 10 open competition spots.

At the start of each day, the contestants are taken from their hotel rooms at dawn and taken to the site of the challenges. In the first season, there was only one challenge (due to the episodes being 30 minutes instead of the 60 minutes of the later seasons, to match those of its sister shows). In the second season, there were two challenges per day: a "handyman" challenge showcasing the contestants' skills in the morning, and a "superstar" challenge showcasing the contestants' presentation ability in the afternoon. Mike Holmes

Mike Holmes

Michael James Holmes is a Canadian professional contractor. He is the host of television show Holmes on Homes, where he rescues homeowners from renovations gone wrong; and its successor TV series, Holmes Inspection...

, Jim Caruk, and HGTV casting agent Shasta Lutz are the judges for the first two seasons.

Since the third season, starting with the second day of competition (the first day for the qualifying challenge and the "Lion's Den challenge" where head judges Mike Holmes

Mike Holmes

Michael James Holmes is a Canadian professional contractor. He is the host of television show Holmes on Homes, where he rescues homeowners from renovations gone wrong; and its successor TV series, Holmes Inspection...

 and Jim Caruk evaluate the contestants' basic skills), there is a compulsory challenge in the morning, for which there is a guest judge presiding (neither Mike and Jim are present at the morning challenge). The guest judge may offer advice to contestants on their project. When the challenge ends, Mike and Jim arrive to give a preliminary evaluation with the guest judge (this is a blind evaluation; Mike and Jim do not know which contestant is associated with which project, though after a few days they invariably guess correctly). After the contestants return and defend their works in front of the judges, and a second evaluation determines which of the remaining contestants will not have to partake in the evening "redemption challenge" (and are safe from being eliminated). Normally, three contestants partake in the redemption challenge, except for the one pairs challenge each year, where two teams (four contestants) partake in the redemption challenge (which is an individual affair). The redemption challenge is often related to the main challenge, and both Mike and Jim (but not the guest judge) preside over the challenge.

The worst performer, as deemed by the judges, is eliminated from competition (two in the episode with the pairs challenge).

Eliminations continue until three contestants remain, from which one of the three would be named the Handyman Superstar after a final head-to-head challenge.

Season 1

The ten finalists, as chosen by the judges, for the first season are the following:

Name	Hometown	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Jordan MacNab	Coquitlam, British Columbia Coquitlam, British Columbia Coquitlam is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Coquitlam is mainly a suburban city, and is one of the 21 municipalities comprising Metro Vancouver. According to the 2007 Canadian Census, it is the 5th-largest city in British Columbia...	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	WIN
Ted Andersen	Welland, Ontario Welland, Ontario Welland is a city in the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Southern Ontario, Canada.The city has been traditionally known as the place where rails and water meet, referring to the railways from Buffalo to Toronto and Southwestern Ontario, and the waterways of Welland Canal and Welland River,...	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	LOSE
Glen Horwood	Courtice, Ontario Courtice, Ontario Courtice is a community located in Ontario, Canada, about sixty kilometers east of Toronto, adjacent to Oshawa and west of Bowmanville in the Municipality of Clarington. Courtice Road connects with Highway 401 at Interchange 425, providing arterial access to the community...	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	LOSE
William Lush	Upper Gullies, Newfoundland and Labrador	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	OUT
Ian MacRae	Burlington, Ontario Burlington, Ontario Burlington , is a city located in Halton Region at the western end of Lake Ontario. Burlington is part of the Greater Toronto Area, and is also included in the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. Physically, Burlington lies between the north shore of Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment...	IN	IN	IN	IN	OUT
Richard Zwic	Toronto, Ontario	IN	IN	IN	OUT
Randy Jones	Vancouver, British Columbia	IN	IN	OUT
Paul Stary	Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Falls is a Canadian city on the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario. The municipality was incorporated on June 12, 1903...	IN	IN	OUT
Ilka Riemann	Vancouver, British Columbia	IN	OUT
Ivan Gojmerac	Welland, Ontario Welland, Ontario Welland is a city in the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Southern Ontario, Canada.The city has been traditionally known as the place where rails and water meet, referring to the railways from Buffalo to Toronto and Southwestern Ontario, and the waterways of Welland Canal and Welland River,...	OUT

Episode	Title	Challenge	Eliminated
1	The Pitch	Each contestant must pitch an idea for an HGTV show to the judges, with the contestant having the worst pitch eliminated.	Ivan
2	Stick Around	Each contestant has two hours to build and two minutes to present a piece of furniture or a decorative item fashioned from hockey stick Hockey stick A hockey stick is a piece of equipment used in field hockey, ice hockey or roller hockey to move the ball or puck.- Field hockey :Field hockey sticks have an end which varies in shape, often depending on the players position... s, with the contestant giving the worst combined effort being eliminated.	Ilka
3	Finishing School	The eight remaining contestants are split into four teams of two, with each team having to finish a mock room in three hours. Aspects tested include tilework, drywall Drywall Drywall, also known as plasterboard, wallboard or gypsum board is a panel made of gypsum plaster pressed between two thick sheets of paper... ing, floorboard laying, and wainscotting. The worst team is eliminated.	Paul and Randy
4	Meet the Client	Each contestant must give an estimate of the costs of a homeowner's basement renovation. The contestant giving the worst estimate, according to the homeowner, is eliminated.	Richard
5	Know it or Blow It	Each contestant must complete three challenges with twenty minutes for each challenge: shingling a doghouse, hanging a door, and installing a toilet. Each contestant is also subject to a 20-question quiz by the judges on their contractor skills. The contestant with the worst overall performance is eliminated.	Ian
6	Show Time	Each of the four remaining contestants, after being given acting lessons and a makeover, are to deliver a script, which are then evaluated by an HGTV focus group. The contestant with the worst performance according to both the group and the judges are eliminated.	William
7	All Hands on Deck	The three remaining contestants are given eight hours to build a deck. Each contestant is given ample materials and tools, as well as a budget for obtaining additional materials, as well as a team of carpenters, led by a "celebrity carpenter" (either Neil Davies Neil Davies (TV personality) Neil Davies is a Canadian contractor who was raised in the UK. Davies is the host of the television show The Fix, which airs on HGTV in Canada, and the Fine Living network in the United States.- External links :**...  from Real Renos Real Renos The Real Renos Show is a property of SMASHING PICTURES. It is featured on Canada's HGTV and stars Jim Caruk, Master Contractor, based in Toronto, Ontario. It also airs on The DIY Network. The show illustrates the trials and tribulations of home renovations from the contractor's... , Shawn Morren from Holmes on Homes Holmes on Homes Holmes on Homes is a Canadian television series featuring general contractor Mike Holmes visiting homeowners who are in need of help, mainly due to unsatisfactory home renovations performed by hired contractors.... , or Jay Purvis Jay Purvis Jay Purvis is a former model and television host. Purvis was a co-host of Kitchen Equipped, which was shown on Food Network Canada, Purvis also hosted HGTV. Purvis now hosts The Fix which airs on HGTV....  from Kitchen Equipped Kitchen Equipped Kitchen Equipped is a show which can be seen on Food Network Canada and HGTV.The show, which shot 3 seasons was co-hosted by Canadian pastry and celeb chef Anna Olson , carpenter Jay Purvis, and interior designer Stacy McLennan . Both Olson and Purvis explore building and renovating a kitchen... ). The contestant with the best deck is named the Handyman Superstar	Glen and Ted

Season 2

Although the format remains the same for Season 2, various minor changes have been made to match the format of the fourth season of Designer Superstar Challenge

Designer Superstar Challenge

Designer Superstar Challenge also known simply as Superstar Challenge is a show hosted by Karen Bertelsen on HGTV Canada that has had four seasons...

, including having the challenges take place on consecutive days, requiring the contestants to live together in a luxury loft, and the initial "three rooms" challenge. The second season also further separated the skill-based "Handyman" challenges (which themselves de-emphasized the need for skills more suited for professional contractors, such as home renovation estimates) and the presentation-based "Superstar" challenges. The look-and-feel is also altered to match the fourth season of Designer, which is also consistent with the third season of Chef and the first season of Hair.

The ten finalists for the second season are as follows:

Name	Hometown	Finish
Brian Bailey	Caledon, Ontario Caledon, Ontario Caledon is a town in the Regional Municipality of Peel in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. In terms of land use, Caledon is somewhat urban, though it is primarily rural in nature...	7th
Christina Hillborne	Golden, British Columbia Golden, British Columbia Golden is a town in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located west of Calgary, Alberta and east of Vancouver.-History:Much of the town's history is tied into the Canadian Pacific Railway and the logging industry...	2nd
Kevin Howe	Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia Musquodoboit Harbour is a Canadian rural community in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality.The community is situated on the Eastern Shore at the mouth of the Musquodoboit River. the community lies 45 kilometres east of downtown Halifax...	Winner
Brian "Lex" Leuthel	Aurora, Ontario Aurora, Ontario Aurora is an affluent town in York Region, approximately 20 km north of Toronto. It is partially situated on the Oak Ridges Moraine, and is a part of the Greater Toronto Area and Golden Horseshoe of Southern Ontario.Many Aurora residents commute to Toronto and surrounding communities.In the...	6th
Richard McLellan	Delta, British Columbia Delta, British Columbia Delta is a district municipality in British Columbia, and forms part of Metro Vancouver. Located south of Richmond, it is bordered by the Fraser River to the north, the United States to the south and the city of Surrey to the east...	9th
David O'Rourke	St. Catharines, Ontario St. Catharines, Ontario St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in Ontario, Canada, with 97.11 square kilometres of land...	2nd
Christian Pack	Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...	4th
Mahendra Henri Persaud	New Westminster, British Columbia New Westminster, British Columbia New Westminster is an historically important city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and is a member municipality of the Greater Vancouver Regional District. It was founded as the capital of the Colony of British Columbia ....	10th
Anastasia Vaskova	Burlington, Ontario Burlington, Ontario Burlington , is a city located in Halton Region at the western end of Lake Ontario. Burlington is part of the Greater Toronto Area, and is also included in the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. Physically, Burlington lies between the north shore of Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment...	7th
Tony Vieira	Richmond Hill, Ontario Richmond Hill, Ontario Richmond Hill is a town located in Southern Ontario, Canada in the central portion of York Region, Ontario. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area, being located about halfway between Toronto and Lake Simcoe...	5th

Episode	Title	Description	Eliminated
1	Three Rooms	The contestants must face three different challenges, one from each judge. In Shasta's challenge, the contestants must deliver a pitch for a TV show and describe a randomly chosen tool. In Mike's challenge, the contestants are asked to answer seven questions on handyman skills, and also to identify seven problems with a deck (built specifically for this challenge). In Jim's challenge, the contestants must cut a square and a circle from a piece of plywood so that it fits over a square and circle template. The one with the worst overall performance is eliminated.	Henri
2	Re-Claim to Fame	In the "Handyman" portion, the contestants have three hours to take wood from discarded furniture and create something new. In the "Superstar" portion, the contestants must conduct a 3-minute interview with Steve Kelley and Jim Kelley from Junk Brothers Junk Brothers Junk Brothers is a reality television series broadcast by HGTV Canada. Brothers and show hosts Steve and Jim Kelley collect discarded items and use these to create new furniture. These works are then returned to the people who discarded them; the former owners of the 'junk' do not expect their... in a television segment titled Reclaim to Fame. The contestant with the worst overall performance is eliminated.	Richard
3	Sink or Swim	The contestants have two hours to build a floating dock out of wood, beach ball Beach ball A beach ball is an inflatable ball for beach and water games. Their large size ball and light weight take little effort to propel; they travel very slowly and generally must be caught with two hands, making them ideal for lazy games and for children... s, pool noodle Pool noodle A pool noodle is a cylindrical piece of polyethylene foam, sometimes hollow. Pool noodles are used by people of all ages while swimming. They are useful when learning to swim, for floating, for rescue reaching, in various forms of water play, and for aquatic exercise... s, barrel Barrel A barrel or cask is a hollow cylindrical container, traditionally made of vertical wooden staves and bound by wooden or metal hoops. Traditionally, the barrel was a standard size of measure referring to a set capacity or weight of a given commodity. A small barrel is called a keg.For example, a... s, and milk jugs, with a partner. The two contestants with the worst effort (not necessarily on the same team) are eliminated.	Anastasia and Brian
4	Know it or Blow it	In the "Handyman" portion, the remaining contestants must complete three challenges with thirty minutes per challenge: tiling, plumbing, and repairing a screen door Screen door A screen door can refer to a hinged storm door or hinged screen door covering an exterior door; or a screened sliding door used with sliding glass doors. In any case, the screen door incorporates screen mesh to block flying insects from entering and pets and small children from exiting interior... . The "Superstar" portion has the contestants preparing and delivering a one-minute Streeter-style rant on a topic of their choosing. The contestant with the worst overall performance is eliminated.	Lex
5	Doors, Walls, and Windows	In the "Handyman" portion, the contestants have three hours to frame a wall, including installing a door, a window, drywall, trim, and plaster. In the "Superstar" portion, the contestants must host a segment where they answer "viewer mail". The contestant with the worst installation and the worst presentation is eliminated.	Tony
6	Good on Paper	In the "Handyman" portion, the contestants have three hours to purchase lumber and build a piece of furniture given only a diagram (which may be slightly inaccurate or missing in details). In the "Superstar" portion, the contestants must make a seven-minute presentation on seven different kinds of wood. The worst contestant in both portions is eliminated. In addition, the three remaining contestants are informed of their final challenge.	Christian
7	It's an Elevating Finish	In the final challenge, the remaining contestants team up with three contractors to build an outdoor living space. At the end, one is named the Handyman Superstar.	David and Christina

Season 3

In the third season, 20 contestants are invited instead of ten, although in the first challenge, where contestants have 90 minutes to create a work out of two sheets of plywood, the field is reduced down to ten. Only the ten people advancing from this challenge are considered to be the finalists. Shasta Lutz is not returning in this season, leaving only Mike Holmes

Mike Holmes

Michael James Holmes is a Canadian professional contractor. He is the host of television show Holmes on Homes, where he rescues homeowners from renovations gone wrong; and its successor TV series, Holmes Inspection...

 and Jim Caruk as judges. However, in every episode (except the first and last) there will be a guest judge joining them. Instead of a presentation-oriented challenge, the bottom finishers from the main challenge will compete in a "play-in" elimination challenge later that day.

Name	Hometown	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Elimination Notes
Dave Chalupa	Burlington, Ontario Burlington, Ontario Burlington , is a city located in Halton Region at the western end of Lake Ontario. Burlington is part of the Greater Toronto Area, and is also included in the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. Physically, Burlington lies between the north shore of Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment...	IN	BYE	IN	BYE	BYE	BYE	IN	Dave was paired with Adam and Kate. His shed, a poolside change room, had only one major criticism: an overly steep roof. However, he did lead efficiently, doing most of the hard work (such as building the roof pieces and shingling the roof) himself.
Ian Crosby	Calgary, Alberta	IN	BYE	IN	IN	IN	IN	OUT	Ian was paired with Carl and Pinky. Ian's shed was crooked, but had a unique roof structure that redeemed it somewhat. His roof shingling was also questionable.
Mike Golder	Victoria, British Columbia Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...	IN	IN	BYE	BYE	BYE	IN	OUT	Mike was paired with Mike Jr. and Damon. Mike, who had never built a shed (and relied on a book Ian had brought with him for design advice), nevertheless built a shed whose key feature were the unique trusses in the roof. However, his floor was not glued down, and his shed was not finished quite as well as Dave's shed.
Mike Thomas	Toronto, Ontario	IN	BYE	BYE	IN	IN	OUT		Mike's fence was the worst, being bowed and likely to collapse with any strong wind. His wheelbarrow, made from Gill's popcorn cart, a qualifier's Handyman Superstar Challenge plywood poster, Joel's folding table, and one of Brad's set pieces for the wheels, was considered too large and unwieldy (being able to hit the wheelbarrow's legs while moving it around).
Joel Isaac	Port Rowan, Ontario	IN	BYE	BYE	BYE	OUT			Joel had problems getting his folding table to fold, but the clincher was the fact that he had made a critical mistake on the toolbox that rendered it unusable.
Brad Lovell	Port Coquitlam, British Columbia Port Coquitlam, British Columbia Port Coquitlam is a city in British Columbia, Canada. Located 27 km east of Vancouver, it sits at the confluence of the Fraser River and the Pitt River. Coquitlam borders it on the north, the Coquitlam River borders it on the west, and the cities of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows lie across the Pitt...	IN	BYE	BYE	OUT				Brad simply struggled in the obstacle course, failing all three challenges. His crown moulding did not go any better, conceding defeat based on the fact that the Mike and Ian finished while he did not (due to many missed cuts).
Gill Carvalho	Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades...	IN	BYE	OUT					Gill, paired with Valerie, built a pier instead of a bridge, and had made more errors than the other three in the stairs.
Valerie Tymoshuk	Caledon, Ontario Caledon, Ontario Caledon is a town in the Regional Municipality of Peel in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. In terms of land use, Caledon is somewhat urban, though it is primarily rural in nature...	IN	IN	OUT					Valerie, paried with Gill, built a pier instead of a bridge, and the fatigue from the morning challenge caused her to make a critical error when one of her stair heights was too high.
Jason Kim	Calgary, Alberta	IN	OUT						Jason's crib in the morning challenge was considered unsafe for children, and although his kitchen cart in the second challenge was better, his past performance figured into his elimination.
Jacques Perreault	Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Falls is a Canadian city on the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario. The municipality was incorporated on June 12, 1903...	OUT							Jacques' did not make a single cut during Jim's challenge, and struggled in all aspects of Mike's challenge.

• BYE - Contestant advanced without competing in the evening challenge.
• IN - Contestant competed in the evening challenge, and managed to advanced
• OUT - Contestant has been eliminated

Episode	Challenges	Eliminated
1	After the qualifying challenge, which saw 20 contestants compete for 10 finalist spots by creating works from two pieces of plywood in 90 minutes, the contestants must take on Jim's "cookie-cutter" challenge, where contestants must cut an oval and hexagon out of a piece of plywood and fit it onto an existing block, as well as Mike's skills challenge, where they are quizzed on general handyman skills, fairly obscure tools, and spotting errors in a poorly-framed exterior wall.	Jacques
2	The second episode brings the traditional trash-to-treasure challenge, where the contestants have to recycle old furniture to make their creations. The bottom three contestants will have to build something out of three drawers in one hour, with the requirement being that it cannot be a dresser and all three drawers must remain intact. Shell Busey Shell Busey Shell Busey is a popular Canadian radio and television personality and home improvement expert. he was the host of the Home Discovery Show until July 2011, a talk radio show on the Corus Radio Network. He is also the creator of the HouseSmart Home Services Referral Network, a conglomerate of over... , home improvement expert and founder of the HouseSmart building referral network, will be a guest judge in this episode.	Jason
3	In the traditional pairs challenge (where two are eliminated), the teams of two handymen must build a bridge. The bottom two teams must build, as individuals, a set of stairs in one hour. Cheryl Gillespie, interior designer and canoe.ca contributor, will be a guest judge in this episode.	Gill and Valerie
4	The obstacle course challenge, where three challenges (this year, it is drywall repair, plumbing, and installing a fluorescent light), is featured in this episode. The bottom three contestants must install crown moulding on a wall with odd angles, with limited amounts of moulding available. Rob Koci, editor of Canadian Contractor Magazine, will be a guest judge in this episode.	Brad
5	The remaining contestants must build an item based on a drawing. The elimination challenge this time is to build a sawhorse and a toolchest based on prefab designs. Douglas Thompson, editor of Canadian Home Workshop Magazine Canadian Home Workshop Magazine Canadian Home Workshop has been published since 1977. The magazine’s readers are mostly woodworkers and do-it-yourselfers.The magazine publishes nine issues a year, including a show issue for the Canadian Home Workshop Show. Article topics include project ideas, tool profiles, technique and design... , will be this episode's guest judge.	Joel
6	In the new penultimate challenge, the contestants must build a fence. One will advance to the final three, while the other three must construct a wheelbarrow using the materials used in previous challenges (namely, the qualifying challenge, the trash-to-treasure challenges, the bridge challenge, and the challenges from the previous day) as parts. Frank Cohn, a personality on CFRB Radio, will be the guest judge.	Mike T
7	The three remaining contestants, each with two members of the Holmes Crew (either Damon Benett and Mike Holmes, Jr., Carl Pavlovic and Corin Ames, or Kate Campbell and Adam Belanger), have eight hours to build their own shed. The members of the Holmes Crew will not be permitted to correct the contestant's errors in design or construction.	Ian and Mike G

Season 4

Season 4 continues the same format from the third season. In one change, each of the contestants has a space on the "Handyman Superstar Locker" for their toolbelts; contestants take down their toolbelts as they are eliminated. In the center of the locker is the Handyman Superstar Belt with both Mike's and Jim's autographs, which is given to the winner at the end of the competition.

Contestant	Hometown	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Notes
Jason Best	Brampton, Ontario Brampton, Ontario Brampton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada and the seat of Peel Region. As of the 2006 census, Brampton's population stood at 433,806, making it the 11th largest city in Canada. It is also one of Canada's fastest growing municipalities, with an average...	IN	BYE	BYE	BYE	IN	BYE	WIN	Jason's space was meant to be spacious, and was meant for the rear of the backyard. Jason's win was largely due to his communication skills throughout the whole competition.
Conor Speiran	Richmond, British Columbia Richmond, British Columbia Richmond is a coastal city, incorporated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Part of Metro Vancouver, its neighbouring communities are Vancouver and Burnaby to the north, New Westminster to the east, and Delta to the south, while the Strait of Georgia forms its western border...	IN	IN	IN	IN	BYE	IN	LOSE	Conor's two-piece space (which was planned with three pieces) involved a deck attached to a house and a deck on the far side of the backyard.
Jesse St. Germain	Ingleside, Ontario Ingleside, Ontario Ingleside is a small town in Eastern Ontario, Canada.When Farran's Point was flooded as part of The Lost Villages, the businesses of Farran's Point were moved to Ingleside....	IN	BYE	BYE	BYE	BYE	IN	LOSE	Jesse's final space was originally envisioned as a two-level deck for a small backyard, but was cut down to one. He relied on a simplistic design, using planters to create an octagon-shaped space from a square deck.
Steve Mayne	Cambridge, Ontario Cambridge, Ontario Cambridge is a city located in Southern Ontario at the confluence of the Grand and Speed rivers in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It is an amalgamation of the City of Galt, the towns of Preston and Hespeler, and the hamlet of Blair.Galt covers the largest portion of...	IN	BYE	BYE	IN	IN	OUT		The stair building was a dead heat, so the judges based their decision based on the fences alone. Steve's fence, though having an innovative siding effect, had a weak gate, and the siding effect was an eyesore to the opposite side of the fence.
Corey Petrovsky	St. Catharines, Ontario St. Catharines, Ontario St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in Ontario, Canada, with 97.11 square kilometres of land...	IN	BYE	IN	BYE	OUT			Corey's window (having broken all of the glass) and door (which fell apart) were both writeoffs (though his floor was one of the better ones), and, combined with the overall poor showing by everyone in the bricklaying, led to his elimination.
Cathy Dalrymple	Invermere, British Columbia Invermere, British Columbia Invermere is a community in eastern British Columbia, Canada, near the border of Alberta. With its growing permanent population of almost 4,000 , swelling to near 40,000 on summer weekends, it is the hub of the Columbia Valley between Golden, and Cranbrook...	IN	BYE	BYE	OUT				Despite being a furniture builder, Cathy rushed through her drawing (an Adirondack chair Adirondack chair An Adirondack chair or Muskoka chair is a type of chair favored in rural, outdoor settings. The precursor to today's Adirondack chair was designed by Thomas Lee in 1903. He was on vacation in Westport, New York, in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains, and needed outdoor chairs for his summer...  with footstool) and had managed to only build the chair, which the judges deem unusable, in the two hours. As for the sawhorse, she had rushed herself into completion and made more mistakes as a result, despite Conor's bench being incomplete.
Carmine Manna	Calgary, Alberta	IN	BYE	OUT					Carmine was paired with Paul for the bunk beds. The beds were poorly received due to a wobbly structure. Though an experienced roofer, he had trouble with the roof, aligning his shingle tabs slightly off-centre.
Paul Verge	Lake Echo, Nova Scotia Lake Echo, Nova Scotia Lake Echo is a community that is part of the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada; approximately 15 kilometres east of Dartmouth...	IN	IN	OUT					Paul was paired with Carmine for the bunk beds. Having never roofed before, and given the handicap due to having harder-to-use shingles, he nevertheless conceded defeat after the elimination challenge.
Darrell Stockly	Sarnia, Ontario Sarnia, Ontario Sarnia is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada . It is the largest city on Lake Huron and is located where the upper Great Lakes empty into the St. Clair River....	IN	OUT						Darrel's "Flintstone chair" (a day-bed) made from three skids did not impress the judges, and an oversized cross tie on his small table was considered to be an eyesore.
Chalo Barruetta	Scarborough, Ontario Scarborough, Ontario Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...	OUT							Chalo struggled in both Mike and Jim's challenges, faring arguably the worst in both.

Episode	Airdate	Challenges	Eliminated
1 - The Lion's Den	July 2, 2009	Qualifying Challenge: The season begins with the qualifying challenges, where 20 qualifiers compete to see who will fill up the ten contestant spaces. The Lion's Den: The ten contestants must endure separate judges from Mike and Jim. For Jim, it's the traditional template challenge, where contestants must cut a crescent moon and a square from a piece of plywood. For Mike, contestants must answer 15 handyman questions and identify 12 errors in a kitchen setup.	Chalo
2 - Reclaim to Fame	July 9, 2009	Reclaim to Fame: The handymen have two hours to build anything they wish from a pile of recycled wood. The guest judge for this challenge is Brian Richer, a master restoration specialist with his own Toronto-area design firm, "Castor", and his own restaurant, "Oddfellows". The Redemption: In the elimination challenge, the handymen have one hour to build a table from seven chairs.	Darrell
3 - To the Top	July 16, 2009	Bunk Beds: The traditional pairs challenge this year is to build a bunk bed. The pairings for this challenge are determined by the judges, instead of at random in years prior. The guest judge for this challenge is Cheryl Gillespie, making her second guest judge appearance in this series. Roofing: In the elimination challenge, the handymen have 45 minutes to roof a small peak. Partway through the challenge, it is discovered that Paul was given a different set of shingles than the other three (which were harder to work with), so for the challenge only two sides had to be done.	Paul Carmine
4 - Good on Paper	July 23, 2009	The Line Drawing: The traditional challenge of reproducing a piece of furniture from a line drawing in two hours. Douglas Thompson returns as the guest judge for this challenge. The Sawhorse: In the elimination challenge, the handymen have one hour to build a sawhorse given very detailed plans.	Cathy
5 - Obstacle Course	July 30, 2009	The Obstacle Course: The annual challenge has contestants fix a broken window on a door, install a new door, and fix a hardwood floor, with 90 minutes per task. The guest judge for this challenge is Rob Koci, who was the guest judge for the same challenge in the past season. The Brick Column: Contestants have 30 minutes to build a column of bricks.	Corey
6 - Fenced In	August 6, 2009	The Fence: The contestants have two hours to build two fence sections and a gate. Shell Busey Shell Busey Shell Busey is a popular Canadian radio and television personality and home improvement expert. he was the host of the Home Discovery Show until July 2011, a talk radio show on the Corus Radio Network. He is also the creator of the HouseSmart Home Services Referral Network, a conglomerate of over... is the guest judge for this challenge. Stairs to the Final: The contestants have one hour to build a set of stairs.	Steve
7 - Outdoor Living	August 13, 2009	The Final Challenge: The contestants, given only a set of furniture, must design and build an outdoor living space. They are given the use of two assistants (one member from each of Mike's and Jim's regular construction crews) and six hours to finish the task.	Conor Jesse

External links

• Official Handyman Superstar Challenge homepage