Jennifer Martin

**Jennifer Martin** was a contestant on Season 3.

## Background

*Retrieved from CBC.ca*

Unique is an understatement when it comes to Jennifer – she’s truly one of a kind. A poet, qualified shop teacher, opera singer, weight lifter, copywriter and mom, Jenn is as multi- faceted as they come. After becoming a single mother at 19, she focused on finishing her university degree and is proud to act as an example to her daughter that embracing your own differences can lead to a fulfilling, exciting life.

She believes that personal expression and creativity are key, and revels in one of her own creative outlets, dressing up in character for cosplay. She even designs and constructs her own costumes! While the poetry, opera and fashion talents may paint Jenn in a purely creative light, her physical prowess is strong, as she practices yoga, running and weightlifting. She has even participated in fitness competitions.

Her colourful hair, zany wardrobe and sunny smile will certainly bring some levity to the proceedings at Canada’s Smartest Person, but Jenn isn’t going to be there to goof around – she has her eyes on the prize.

## Episode 302

As Jennifer entered the stage with her competitors, a clip of her and the other five contestants, Christine Cho, Donna Hartt, Chad "CJ" Studer, Chris Williams, and Joshua Williams, introducing themselves was shown. In this clip, Jennifer stated that she is pretty smart and that people shouldn't be fooled by her purple hair or big smile. In the first challenge, the Speed Round, Jennifer received an overall percentage score of 86%. As a result, Jennifer finished in 1st place and was awarded 5 overall points.

With the first challenge and the resulting double elimination out of the way, a more elaborate clip presenting Joshua, Donna, Chris, and Jennifer in that order was shown. In this clip, Jennifer claimed to be a nerd who really loves cosplay and opera. In the second challenge, Human Lie Detector, Jennifer was the last contestant to ask guest Kardinal Offishall her question about one of his stories. She asked if he was able to get back into the family's good graces by the time he left. Kardinal Offishall replied that his own family was there as well, so it turned out to be a fun night that included some photographs. Jennifer got 1 correct answer. As a result, Jennifer finished in last place and was awarded 1 overall point.

In the third challenge, Beat It, Jennifer and Chris both got 2 correct answers, but the latter answered faster on average than the former did. As a result, Jennifer finished in last place and was awarded 1 overall point.

In the fourth challenge, Wobble Words, Jennifer dropped her blocks once 1 minute and 14 seconds into the challenge and was forced to stop her progress 3 minutes and 13 seconds into the challenge due to Donna successfully stacking her word second at that time. As a result, Jennifer finished in last place and was awarded 2 overall points. After the first four challenges, Jennifer had received a total of 9 overall points. As a result, she finished in 3rd place and was eliminated from the competition. Jessi prompted applause for Jennifer in spite of her elimination.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/participants/jennifer-martin