Mith Das

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**Mith Das** was a contestant on Season 1.

## Episode 103

Before Mith was summoned to the stage, a clip of him and the other three contestants introducing themselves was shown. In this clip, apart from introducing himself, Mith stated that he has linguistic and social intelligence because he is able to present ideas to clients in order get them to buy stuff and that he has physical intelligence because he practices kung fu and figure skating. He also stated that he believes that intelligence isn't just about aptitude, but also about attitude. Mith was the second contestant to be personally introduced by Jessi Cruickshank as she entered the stage, after Melanie Martin and before Lisa Preston and Norm Odjick. In the first challenge, Lost Instrument, Mith and Melanie both earned 1 point, but the former correctly identified more of the missing instruments than the latter did. As a result, Mith finished in 2nd place and was awarded 3 overall points.

In the second challenge, Motivate, Mith, like the other contestants, had to deliver a 30-second half-time speech, via the role of a coach, to a soccer team in order to boost their sunken morale for the rest of their game. Mith was the last contestant up and he said, "So, ladies, I know our star player has broken her ankle, but our team will not be broken. You've got the passion, you've got the talent, and you've got what it takes to win. I don't want you to just go out there and kick some ball. I want you to go out there and kick some butt! We'll show them who's got the horsepower. We do! Go... Mustangs!" Guest judge John Herdman compared him to Jerry Maguire and felt that his speech was outstanding. John ranked Mith in 1st place for his speech and Mith was awarded 5 overall points as a result.

In the third challenge, Pipe Fitter, Mith successfully connected his plumbing system and filled his glass 1 minute and 3 seconds into the challenge. As a result, Mith finished in 1st place and was awarded 5 overall points. In the fourth challenge, Scrambled, Mith got 14 acceptable words in the first round and 15 in the final round. With a total of 29 acceptable words, Mith finished in 1st place and was awarded 5 overall points.

In the fifth challenge, Bouncer, Mith completed the course 5 times, resulting in a score of 15 points. As a result, Mith finished in 1st place and was awarded 10 overall points. After the first five challenges, Mith had received a total of 28 overall points. As a result, he finished in 1st place and was congratulated by Jessi, along with Lisa, for qualifying for the Gauntlet.

In the sixth and final challenge, the Gauntlet, Mith gained the early lead on Lisa and held it throughout the challenge. He surpassed Lisa further and further as she struggled at the musical section. Ultimately, Lisa stopped at the musical section as Mith hit the buzzer, which signalled his victory and his spot in the season finale. After the challenge ended and Mith was declared the third finalist of the season, Mith and the other three contestants celebrated onstage with Jessi.

### Summary of Results

 3

  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.
#### Notes

1. ↑ Despite sharing a total score of 1, Mith correctly identified more of the missing instruments than Melanie did in the challenge. Therefore, Mith and Melanie placed 2nd and 3rd, respectively, for this challenge.

## Trivia

* In an online poll asking pollees which of the eight finalists they predict would win the first season of *Canada's Smartest Person*, 11.67% of respondents voted for Mith.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/blog/episode-3-recap-the-man-the-mith-the-legend
2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CLKJq8ypxib/c/17904216268698276/
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/blog/meet-the-top-32-participants
4. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2553849234
5. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20141210214037/http://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/participants/