the first year to 500 this year. He also talks about nominators who act as "backseat drivers," generally out of affection for their nominees. He recommends that being a calming influence will help their nominees become better and that one challenge on the show may turn out to be two challenges—one for the nominee and one for the nominator. Viewer Mailbag - As with Canada's Worst Handyman 5, Andrew takes time to answer questions submitted by viewers prior to the start of the season. On why nominees are allowed to leave rather than adopting the Canada's Worst Handyman format and have everyone stay the entire length of the series, Andrew states that eliminating nominees allows them to have more contestants (eight versus five) and the limited amount of education that could be provided on CWD compared to the wide range of skills that can be taught in CWH. Bad Drivers - Philippe, who admitted that this was the first year that he nearly vomited while teaching the contestants their skills, talks about the extensive preparation needed for the show needed by everyone on the crew. Despite the fact that this is his fourth year on the show, he still feels as if he is unprepared. He talks about a greater emphasis on high-speed challenges (having to drive up to 80 km/h for some challenges, which had not been done since the second season, before he first joined the show) this year, owing to the number of contestants who are not confident behind the wheel or are otherwise unskilled. Philippe also mentions that, in the upcoming teeter-totter challenge (first seen in the third season but taken from the fourth season), five cars were used for the challenge, prompting Philippe to suggest that each contestant should get their own challenge car in the future. Challenge Links - The crew of the Canada's Worst Driver series take a behind-the-scenes look at the "Challenge Link," the short introductory pieces done by Andrew before every challenge. Links are also done for each episode (as the show's cold opening) as well as the season itself (as the cold opening for the first episode). Sound for the Show - Tobin Mills, sound director of the series (and one of the few crew members other than Andrew who has been with the show since the first season), explains his behind-the-scenes role in the show and how his role