Petros Kusmu

**Petros Kusmu** was a contestant on Season 2.

## Background

*Retrieved from CBC.ca*

An economics and political science student, Petros developed his deep-rooted interest in social justice and economics while spending many years in Eritrea, Africa. During his undergrad at the University of Alberta, Petros earned the prestigious Chevening scholarship awarded to future leaders, for his skilled public policy work. Petros also has a Masters of Science in International Political Economy from the London School of Economics and has consulted on projects for the European Parliament and a global NGO. When he's not thinking of ways to improve the world, you can often find Petros rocking out on guitar.

## Episode 204

Before Petros was summoned to the stage, a clip of him and the other three contestants, Andrew Hall, Neila Scott, and Katy Warren, introducing themselves was shown. In this clip, apart from introducing himself, Petros stated that music is his creative outlet and it is a kind of intelligence that people might not expect to see of him. In the first challenge, Definition Dilemma, Petros got 4 correct answers. As a result, Petros finished in 3rd place and was awarded 2 overall points.

In the second challenge, Human Lie Detector, Petros was the last contestant to ask guest Alan Thicke his question about one of his stories. He asked why no one had noticed him considering that he had been passed out for a while. Alan replied that it was because he had excused himself from a group when he started to feel light-headed and had, unfortunately, passed out in the bushes in consequence. Petros got 4 correct answers. As a result, Petros finished in 1st place and was awarded 5 overall points.

In the third challenge, Pipe Fitter, Petros successfully connected his plumbing system and filled his glass 2 minutes and 19 seconds into the challenge. As a result, Petros finished in 3rd place and was awarded 2 overall points. In the fourth challenge, Stack of Shapes, Petros got 1 correct answer. As a result, Petros finished in last place and was awarded 1 overall point.

In the fifth challenge, Step Squad, Petros was the last contestant to perform his improvised solo at the challenge's midpoint. Guest judge Sean Cheesman ranked Petros in 1st place for his overall performance in the challenge and Petros was awarded 10 overall points as a result. After the first five challenges, Petros had received a total of 20 overall points. As a result, he tied for 1st place with Katy and both were congratulated by Jessi for qualifying for the Gauntlet.

In the sixth and final challenge, the Gauntlet, Katy gained the early lead on Petros as the former completed the linguistic section. After unscrambling his final word though, Petros was able to remain not too far behind Katy for the next few sections. At the physical section, Katy failed twice at transporting four bricks back across her teeter-totter, which allowed Petros to surpass her. However, Petros failed twice at transporting five bricks under his bar, which allowed Katy to take back the lead. Katy completed the last two tasks at the physical section before Petros and proceeded to the logical section, which she completed quickly. Ultimately, Petros stopped at the physical section as Katy hit the buzzer, which signalled her victory and her spot in the season finale. After the challenge ended and Katy was declared the fourth finalist of the season, Petros and the other three contestants celebrated onstage with Jessi.

### Summary of Results

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  WON  This contestant won the final challenge and advanced to the finale.
  LOST  This contestant lost the final challenge and was eliminated from the competition.
  ELIMINATED  This contestant was already eliminated from the competition.
     This contestant qualified for the final challenge due to a sufficient total score.
     This contestant was eliminated from the competition due to an insufficient total score.
     Denotes a challenge that is based on linguistic intelligence.
     Denotes a challenge that is based on physical intelligence.
     Denotes a challenge that is based on musical intelligence.
     Denotes a challenge that is based on visual intelligence.
     Denotes a challenge that is based on social intelligence.
     Denotes a challenge that is based on logical intelligence.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/blog/episode-4-recap-GIF-roundup-alan-thicke-guest-star
2. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/blog/meet-the-episode-4-competitors