Canada's Smartest Person

Canada's Smartest Person
Genre	Competition
Created by	Robert Cohen
Country of origin	Canada
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	24
Production
Executive producer(s)	Robert Cohen
Production company(s)	Media Headquarters
Release
External links
	Website

Canada's Smartest Person is a Canadian reality television competition series. Canadians compete in unique intelligence challenges to earn the title of "Canada's Smartest Person." The challenges are based on The Theory of Multiple Intelligences.^[1]

The series is hosted by TV personality Jessi Cruickshank.^[2]

The show is produced by Media Headquarters, and broadcasts on CBC Television. The show originally aired in 2012 as a 2-hour special.^[3] It returned to CBC as a 9-part series in 2014. The 2014 series was the number one rated new Canadian program of the fall season.^[4] Canada's Smartest Person returned for a second season on October 4, 2015.^[5] On March 31st, 2016 CBC announced the series would return for a third season as part of their fall/winter schedule.^[6]

During the broadcast, viewers participate in all of the challenges from home in real-time using the Canada's Smartest Person app. The app is one of the most popular interactive experiences ever produced in Canada, with over 1,000,000 intelligence tests completed over the first season.^[7]

Format

Every week four Canadians compete in front of a studio audience.^[8] They are given a set of five challenges designed to test their abilities in one or more of the following intelligence categories: musical, physical, social, logical, visual and linguistic.^[9]

In the series finale, eight finalists compete to earn the title of Canada's Smartest Person.

The 2014 series opened with a one-hour documentary that explored the Theory of Multiple Intelligence.

The format is being exploited internationally by multi-media studio Electus. Electus has licensed Canada's Smartest Person to Turkey's TRT and Sera Film for production, and has secured deals in France, Norway, Sweden and Portugal^[10]

Seasons

2012 Special

Premiere Date: March 18, 2012

Winner: Peter Dyakowski^[11]

Season 1

Premiere Date: September 28, 2014

Finale Date: November 23, 2014

Winner: Braden Lauer^[12]

Season 2

Premiere Date: October 4, 2015

Finale Date: November 22, 2015

Winner: Katy Warren^[13]

Season 3

Premiere Date: November 13, 2016

Finale Date: December 18, 2016

Winner: Stephanie Harvey

Season 1

Episode 101 - September 28, 2014

Participant	Origin	Results
Kiel Lemmen	Port Coquitlam, BC
Roselyn Kelada-Sedra	Toronto, ON
Albert Tam	Woodbridge, ON	WINNER^[14]
Tova Sherman	Bedford, NS

Episode 102 - October 5, 2014

Participant	Origin	Results
JP Doiron	North Rustico, PEI
Alisia Bonnick	Stouffville, ON
Rhiannon Jones	Chilliwack, BC
Chris Tessaro	Mississauga, ON	WINNER^[15]

Episode 103 - October 12, 2014

Participant	Origin	Results
Mith Das	Toronto, ON	WINNER^[16]
Norm Odjick	Kitigan Zibi, QC
Melanie Martin	Winnipeg, MB
Lisa Preston	Mississauga, ON

Episode 104 - October 19, 2014

Participant	Origin	Results
Yahaya Baruwa	Scarborough, ON
George Millar	Edmonton, AB
Mary Rose	Victoria, BC
Victoria Leenders-Cheng	Montreal, QC	WINNER^[17]

Episode 105 - October 26, 2014

Participant	Origin	Results
Max Cameron	Calgary, AB	WINNER^[18]
Cat Jahnke	Winnipeg, MB
Kaveh Kavoosi	Aurora, ON
Jennifer Hurd	Ottawa, ON

Episode 106 - November 2, 2014

Participant	Origin	Results
Brian Charbonneau	Sainte-Genevieve, QC
Daryl Dillman	Cole Harbour, NS	WINNER^[19]
Kate LaFrance	Fredericton, NB
Nick Nickerson	Merrickville, ON

Episode 107 - November 9, 2014

Participant	Origin	Results
Johnny MacRae	Vancouver, BC	WINNER^[20]
Ellen Snider	Quispamsis, NB
Chris Sensenig	Welland, ON
Nader Nadernejad	Peterborough, ON

Episode 108 - November 16, 2014

Participant	Origin	Results
Braden Lauer	Vancouver BC	WINNER^[21]
Alea Ciecko	Winnipeg, MB
Dipna Horra	Ottawa, ON
Brent Hayden	Vancouver, BC

Episode 109 - November 23, 2014

In the season finale, the winners from each episode competed in a series of competitions for the title of "Canada's Smartest Person".

Placement	Contestant	Qualifier			Tests							Super Gauntlet
Placement	Contestant	Round 1	Round 2		Crosswalk (Visual)	Karaoke Nightmare (Musical)	Word Master (Linguistic)	Pathfinder (Logical)	Take a Side (Social)	Sport Stacking (Physical)	Total	Super Gauntlet
1	Braden Lauer	66%	N/A		1	4	3	2	3	4	17^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Canada's Smartest Person
2	Johnny MacRae	IN		3	3	3	4	3	4	1	18	Runner-Up
3	Chris Tessaro	IN	3		4	2	2	4	2	3	17^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Max Cameron	76%	N/A		2	1	1	1	1	2	8
5	Mith Das	IN	2
6	Daryl Dillman	IN		1
7	Albert Tam	58%
8	Victoria Leenders-Chong	48%

1 2 Braden and Chris tied for second place with 17 points after the six tests. As they had two first place finishes each, the tie was broken by their number of second place finishes; as Johnny had more, she advanced to the Gauntlet.

Season 2

Episode 201 - October 4th, 2015

Placement	Contestant	Tests						Gauntlet
Placement	Contestant	Beat It (Musical)	Crosswalk (Visual)	Human Lie Detector (Social)	Letter Chaos (Linguistic)	Balls of Fury (Physical/Logical)	Total	Gauntlet
1	Anthony Craparotta 32, Toronto, Ontario	3	3	1	3	10	20	WIN
2	Maya Burhanpurkar 16, Barrie, Ontario	5	5	3	2	4	19	LOSE
3	Jessica Joy	1	2	2	5	6	16
4	Richard Pinnock	2	1	5	1	2	11

Episode 202 - October 11th, 2015

Placement	Contestant	Tests						Gauntlet
Placement	Contestant	Double Take (Visual)	Blow Back (Physical)	Mix Master (Musical)	Pipe Fitter (Logical)	Spin-a-Speech (Social/Linguistic)	Total	Gauntlet
1	Tim Blais 25, Montreal, Quebec	5	5	5	2	4	21	WIN
2	Maryanne Lewell 40, Saint John, New Brunswick	1	3	2	5	6	17^{[lower-alpha 1]}	LOSE
3	Ira Timothy	2	1	1	3	10	17^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Marielle Leigh 23, Toronto, Ontario	3	2	3	1	2	11

1 2 Ira and Maryanne tied for second place with 17 points after the five tests. As they had one first place finish each, the tie was broken by their number of second place finishes; as Maryanne had more, she advanced to the Gauntlet.

Episode 203 - October 18th, 2015

Placement	Contestant	Tests						Gauntlet
Placement	Contestant	Cranium Crash (Logical)	Twitterverse (Linguistic)	Model Mayhem (Visual)	Faces (Social)	Twisty Tune (Musical/Physical)	Total	Gauntlet
1	Dan Tweyman 36, Belleville, Ontario	5	3	3	5	4	20	WIN
2	Heather Whittaker Winnipeg, Manitoba	3	2	5	1	10	21	LOSE
3	Chris Harris Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	1	5	2	2	6	16
4	Denise Yuen Vancouver, British Columbia	2	1	1	3	2	9

Episode 204 - October 25th, 2015

Placement	Contestant	Tests						Gauntlet
Placement	Contestant	Definition Dilemma (Linguistic)	Human Lie Detector (Social)	Pipe Fitter (Logical)	Stack of Shapes (Visual)	Step Squad (Musical/Physical)	Total	Gauntlet
1	Katy Warren 21, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador	3	3	3	5	6	20	WIN
2	Petros Kusmu	2	5	2	1	10	20	LOSE
3	Andrew Hall Vancouver, British Columbia	5	2	5	3	4	19
4	Neila Scott	1	1	1	2	2	7

Episode 205 - November 1st, 2015

Placement	Contestant	Tests						Gauntlet
Placement	Contestant	Music Match (Musical)	Canvas Calamity (Visual)	Cranium Crash (Logical)	Teeter Tower (Physical)	Spin-a-Speech (Social/Linguistic)	Total	Gauntlet
1	Alex Manea 31, Waterloo, Ontario	2	1	5	5	10	23	WIN
2	Jakob Sanderson	5	3	3	3	6	20	LOSE
3	Barry Shulman	3	2	1	2	4	12
4	Jennifer Lam	1	5	2	1	2	11

Episode 206 - November 8th, 2015

Placement	Contestant	Tests						Gauntlet
Placement	Contestant	Double Take (Visual)	Twitterverse (Linguistic)	Faces (Social)	Mix Master (Musical)	Balls of Fury (Physical/Logical)	Total	Gauntlet
1	Marco Iannuzzi 28, White Rock, British Columbia	3	1	5	1	10	20	WIN
2	Amanda Khan 28, Toronto, Ontario	5	5	2	3	4	19^{[lower-alpha 1]}	LOSE
3	Margaret Fay 31, Halifax, Nova Scotia	2	3	3	5	6	19^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Permadi Witjaksono 44, Winnipeg, Manitoba	1	2	1	2	2	8

1 2 Amanda and Margaret tied for second place with 19 points after the five tests; as Amanda had more first place finishes, she advanced to the Gauntlet.

Episode 207 - November 15th, 2015

Placement	Contestant	Tests						Gauntlet
Placement	Contestant	Letter Chaos (Linguistic)	Blow Back (Physical)	Stack of Shapes (Visual)	Portfolio Pro (Logical)	Karaoke Nightmare (Musical/Social)	Total	Gauntlet
1	Jason Vander-Hoek	1	5	5	3	10	24	WIN
2	Alex Pascuzzi Vancouver, British Columbia	3	3	3	2	6	17	LOSE
3	Anish Ahuja Montreal, Quebec	5	2	2	5	2	16
4	Julie Francis	2	1	1	1	4	9

Episode 208 - November 22nd, 2015

In the season finale, the winners from each episode competed in a series of competitions for the title of "Canada's Smartest Person". The seven Gauntlet winners from the previous episodes were joined by a wildcard, determined by the Gauntlet loser who had accumulated the most points in their episode.

Placement	Contestant	Qualifier			Tests							Super Gauntlet
Placement	Contestant	Round 1	Round 2		Syllable Switch (Linguistic)	Orders Up (Visual)	Sliding Scale (Musical)	Moving Sum (Logical)	Screen Test (Social)	Ball Handler (Physical)	Total	Super Gauntlet
1	Katy Warren 21, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador	83%	N/A		4	4	2	2	3	1	16^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Canada's Smartest Person
2	Jason Vander-Hoek	IN	3		3	3	3	4	4	2	19	Runner-Up
3	Tim Blais 25, Montreal, Quebec	80%	N/A		1	2	4	3	2	4	16^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Anthony Craparotta 32, Toronto, Ontario	IN		3	2	1	1	1	1	3	9
5	Dan Tweyman 36, Belleville, Ontario	IN		0
5	Heather Whittaker^{[lower-alpha 2]}	IN	0
7	Alex Manea 31, Waterloo, Ontario	64%
8	Marco Iannuzzi 28, White Rock, British Columbia	54%

1 2 Katy and Tim tied for second place with 16 points after the six tests. As they had identical placements, the tie was broken by their scores from the first round in the qualifier; as Katy's was higher, she advanced to the Super Gauntlet.
↑ Though Heather did not initially qualify for the finals, she earned the wildcard spot due to having the most points of all the players who lost the Gauntlet.

Season 3

Episode 301 - November 13, 2016

Placement	Contestant	Speed Round	Mix Master (Musical)	Spin-a-Speech (Linguistic)	Total	Gear Head (Visual/Logical)	Total	Gauntlet
1	Stephanie Harvey 30, Quebec City, Quebec	1	5	2	8	10	18	WIN
2	Jonathan Gagnon 31, Vancouver, British Columbia	3	3	5	11	6	17	LOSE
3	Susan Forgues 54, Orleans, Ontario	5	1	3	9	2	11
4	Steve Norn 40, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories	2	2	1	5
5	Rup Magon 41, Montreal, Quebec	OUT
5	Vincent Law 33, Calgary, Alberta	OUT

Episode 302 - November 20, 2016

Placement	Contestant	Speed Round	Human Lie Detector (Social)	Beat It (Musical)	Total	Wobble Words (Linguistic/Physical)	Total	Gauntlet
1	Josh Williams 25, Edmonton, Alberta	3	5	5	13	10	23	WIN
2	Donna Hartt 46, Cranbrook, British Columbia	2	3	3	8	6	14	LOSE
3	Jennifer Martin 33, Portugal Cove-St. Philips, Newfoundland and Labrador	5	1	1	7	2	9
4	Chris Williams 54, Round Hill, Nova Scotia	1	2	2	5
5	CJ Studer 39, Miscouche, Prince Edward Island	OUT
6	Christine Cho 36, Toronto, Ontario	OUT

Episode 303 - November 27, 2016

Placement	Contestant	Speed Round	Broken Register (Logical)	Colour Blender (Visual)	Total	Screen Test (Linguistic/Social)	Total	Gauntlet
1	Maria Samson 33, Calgary, Alberta	5	3	5	13	2	15	WIN
2	Frankie Cena Vancouver, British Columbia	2	5	2	9	10	19	LOSE
3	Vanessa Vakharia 35, Toronto, Ontario	1	2	3	6	6	12
4	Ryan Coelho 31, Toronto, Ontario	3	1	1	5
5	Rebecca Bromwich 39, Calgary, Alberta	OUT
5	Gwyneth Foster 17, Uxbridge, Ontario	OUT

Episode 304 - December 4, 2016

Placement	Contestant	Speed Round	CSP News (Linguistic)	Mix Master (Musical)	Total	Gear Head (Visual/Logical)	Total	Gauntlet
1	Brittain Bancroft 30, Minto, New Brunswick	2	5	3	10	10	20	WIN
2	Devon Jones 37, Winnipeg, Manitoba	5	2	2	9	6	15	LOSE
3	Michelle Zakrison 34, Iqaluit, Nunavut	1	3	5	9	2	11
4	Bruce Tsuji 62, Ottawa, Ontario	3	1	1	5
5	Darryl Gidyk 43, Lethbridge, Alberta	OUT
6	Siera Bearchell 23, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan	OUT

Episode 305 - December 11, 2016

Placement	Contestant	Speed Round	Canvas Calamity (Visual)	Extreme Layover (Logical)	Total	Wobble Words (Physical/Linguistic)	Total	Gauntlet
1	Eric Yue 40, Victoria, British Columbia	5	1	5	11	6	17	WIN
2	Dustin Herbison 29, Kelowna, British Columbia	3	2	3	8	10	18	OUT
3	Melissa Deciantis 25, Mississauga, Ontario	2	3	2	7^{[lower-alpha 1]}	2	9
4	Michelle Salt Calmar, Alberta	1	5	1	7^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	Wali Shah 21, Mississauga, Ontario	OUT
6	Tristan Campus Mississauga, Ontario	OUT

1 2 Melissa and Michelle tied for third place after three challenges. As Melissa scored higher in the speed round, she continued in the competition.

Episode 306 - December 18, 2016

Placement	Contestant	Crosswalk (Visual)	Syllable Switch (Linguistic)	Cranium Crash (Logical)	Total	Human Lie Detector (Social)	Total	Twisty Tune (Musical/Physical)	Total	Super Gauntlet
1	Stephanie Harvey 30, Quebec City, Quebec	5	4	2	11	1	12	6	18	Canada's Smartest Person
2	Eric Yue 40, Victoria, British Columbia	3	5	4	12	5	17	10	27	Runner-up
3	Maria Samson 33, Calgary, Alberta	4	2	5	11	3	14	2	16
4	Brittain Bancroft 30, Minto, New Brunswick	1	3	3	7	2	9
5	Josh Williams 25, Edmonton, Alberta	2	1	1	5

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[Braden_and_Chris-22] 1 2 Braden and Chris tied for second place with 17 points after the six tests. As they had two first place finishes each, the tie was broken by their number of second place finishes; as Johnny had more, she advanced to the Gauntlet.

[Maryanne_and_Ira-23] 1 2 Ira and Maryanne tied for second place with 17 points after the five tests. As they had one first place finish each, the tie was broken by their number of second place finishes; as Maryanne had more, she advanced to the Gauntlet.

[Amanda_and_Margaret-24] 1 2 Amanda and Margaret tied for second place with 19 points after the five tests; as Amanda had more first place finishes, she advanced to the Gauntlet.

[Katy_and_Tim-25] 1 2 Katy and Tim tied for second place with 16 points after the six tests. As they had identical placements, the tie was broken by their scores from the first round in the qualifier; as Katy's was higher, she advanced to the Super Gauntlet.

[26] Though Heather did not initially qualify for the finals, she earned the wildcard spot due to having the most points of all the players who lost the Gauntlet.

[Melissa_and_Michelle-27] 1 2 Melissa and Michelle tied for third place after three challenges. As Melissa scored higher in the speed round, she continued in the competition.

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