Episode 206

The sixth episode of Season 2 of *Canada's Smartest Person*, **#SLOOPYBOOTY**, aired on CBC at 8:00 PM on Sunday, November 8, 2015.

## Contestants

 **Marco Iannuzzi** | 28
 **Amanda Khan** | 28
 **Permadi Witjaksono** | 44

## Synopsis

The episode opened with a narration stating that the show was going into overdrive as four Canadians would be fighting for one of two remaining spots in the season finale of *Canada's Smartest Person*. In order to present the four contestants that would be competing in this episode, a clip of Amanda Khan, Permadi Witjaksono, Margaret Fay, and Marco Iannuzzi introducing themselves in that order was shown. Jessi Cruickshank greeted the contestants and reminded them that they would be tested on the six intelligences, Musical, Physical, Social, Visual, Linguistic, and Logical, throughout the night. She then introduced the Canada's Smartest Person app and announced that visual intelligence was going to be the first intelligence that the contestants would be tested on with Double Take being the corresponding challenge. By the end of the challenge, Margaret got 5 correct answers, Marco got 6, Amanda got 7, and Permadi got 3. Therefore, Amanda was awarded 5 overall points for finishing in 1st place, Marco was awarded 3 for finishing in 2nd place, Margaret was awarded 2 for finishing in 3rd place, and Permadi was awarded 1 for finishing in last place. After the challenge, Jessi stated that the show was going into a commercial break.

Jessi announced that visual intelligence was going to be the second intelligence that the contestants would be tested on with Twitterverse being the corresponding challenge. Jessi then introduced Dan Levy, stating that he would serve as a guest judge in the challenge. Jessi asked Dan what he expects of the contestants in this challenge, to which he responded that he wants to see tweets that are funny and relevant. By the end of the challenge, Dan ranked Amanda in 1st place, Margaret in 2nd place, Permadi in 3rd place, and Marco in last place. Therefore, Amanda was awarded 5 overall points for finishing in 1st place, Margaret was awarded 3 for finishing in 2nd place, Permadi was awarded 2 for finishing in 3rd place, and Marco was awarded 1 for finishing in last place. After the challenge, Jessi revealed that, after the first two challenges, Amanda had received a total of 10 overall points, Margaret had received a total of 5, Marco had received a total of 4, and Permadi had received a total of 3. Jessi commented that Amanda is maintaining a healthy lead over the others at this point before stating that the show was going into another commercial break.

Jessi announced that social intelligence was going to be the third intelligence that the contestants would be tested on with Faces being the corresponding challenge. By the end of the challenge, Margaret got 5 correct answers, Marco got 5, Amanda got 5, and Permadi got 4. The tie between Margaret, Marco, and Amanda was settled by how quickly they answered. Since Marco answered faster on average than the other two did and Margaret answered faster on average than Amanda did in the challenge, Marco finished in 1st place, Margaret finished in 2nd place, and Amanda finished in 3rd place. Therefore, Marco was awarded 5 overall points for finishing in 1st place, Margaret was awarded 3 for finishing in 2nd place, Amanda was awarded 2 for finishing in 3rd place, and Permadi was awarded 1 for finishing in last place. After the challenge, Jessi revealed that, after the first three challenges, Amanda had received a total of 12 overall points, Marco had received a total of 9, Margaret had received a total of 8, and Permadi had received a total of 4. Directly after, Jessi announced that musical intelligence was going to be the fourth intelligence that the contestants would be tested on with Mix Master being the corresponding challenge. By the end of the challenge, Margaret earned 4 points, Marco earned 1, Amanda earned 3, and Permadi earned 1. The tie between Marco and Permadi was settled by how quickly they answered. Since Permadi answered faster on average than Marco did in the challenge, the former finished in 3rd place and the latter finished in last place. Therefore, Margaret was awarded 5 overall points for finishing in 1st place, Amanda was awarded 3 for finishing in 2nd place, Permadi was awarded 2 for finishing in 3rd place, and Marco was awarded 1 for finishing in last place. After the challenge, Jessi revealed that, after the first four challenges, Amanda had received a total of 15 overall points, Margaret had received a total of 13, Marco had received a total of 10, and Permadi had received a total of 6. Jessi commented that Margaret has managed to creep up into 2nd place and promised Marco and Permadi that they would have one more opportunity to catch up before stating that the show was going into another commercial break.

Jessi announced that the next challenge would be worth double the points because it would test the last two remaining intelligences, logical intelligence and physical intelligence, simultaneously with Balls of Fury being the corresponding challenge. Marco finished the challenge in 1 minute and 3 seconds, Margaret finished the challenge in 1 minute and 26 seconds, and Amanda finished the challenge in 1 minute and 30 seconds, forcing Permadi to stop without completing the challenge because Amanda completed the challenge with the third-fastest time before he could. Therefore, Marco was awarded 10 overall points for finishing in 1st place, Margaret was awarded 6 for finishing in 2nd place, Amanda was awarded 4 for finishing in 3rd place, and Permadi was awarded 2 for finishing in last place. After the challenge, Jessi revealed that, as a final total score for the first five challenges, Marco had received a total of 20 overall points and finished in 1st place, Margaret and Amanda had both received a total of 19 and tied for 2nd place, and Permadi had received a total of 8 and finished in last place. The tie between Margaret and Amanda was settled by the number of times either contestant placed 1st in challenges. Since Amanda placed 1st in two challenges and Margaret placed 1st in one, the former finished in 2nd place and the latter finished in 3rd place. Since only the top two finishers could advance to the Gauntlet, Jessi congratulated Marco and Amanda on making it to the Gauntlet and prompted applause for Margaret and Permadi in spite of their shared elimination. It was then revealed that, on a score out of 600, the best performers of the night were, in order, Neil Barbour of Crow Head, Newfoundland and Labrador, with a score of 600, Braden Lauer of Vancouver, British Columbia, with a score of 600, Elisha Ricci of Georgetown, Ontario, with a score of 576, Catherine Vogelaar of Edmonton, Alberta, with a score of 574, Miguel Adam Magcalas Demonteverde of Scarborough, Ontario, with a score of 561, Alex Manea of Waterloo, Ontario, with a score of 556, Mark Rogers of Ottawa, Ontario, with a score of 550, Jonathan Waite of La Broquerie, Manitoba, with a score of 547, Maggie Hou of Mississauga, Ontario, with a score of 545, and Matthew Dobson of Boundary Creek, New Brunswick, with a score of 541. Then, Jessi stated that the show was going into one last commercial break.

The final challenge, the Gauntlet, consisted of five sections that would test, in order, the contestants' linguistic intelligence, visual intelligence, musical intelligence, physical intelligence, and logical intelligence. Jessi told the contestants to take to their starting positions and wished them both luck before the challenge began. Amanda initially gained a slight lead over Marco as the former completed the linguistic section. However, after unscrambling his final word right after Amanda did, Marco was able to catch up to and surpass Amanda at the visual section and he widened his lead over her over the next couple of sections. At the physical section, Amanda, who was already behind Marco going into it, failed three times at transporting three bricks across her teeter-totter. Meanwhile, Marco had a flawless performance at the physical section and proceeded to the logical section, which he completed with some difficulty. Ultimately, Amanda stopped at the physical section as Marco hit the buzzer, which signalled his victory and his spot in the season finale. Jessi reminded the viewers that they should keep trying out challenges on the Canada's Smartest Person app and that they could share their results on Facebook and Twitter. The show closed with the four contestants and Jessi celebrating onstage.

## Episode Progress

  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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Despite sharing a total score of 5, Marco answered faster on average than both Margaret and Amanda did and Margaret answered faster on average than Amanda did in the challenge. Therefore, Marco, Margaret, and Amanda placed 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, respectively, for this challenge.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Despite sharing a total score of 1, Permadi answered faster on average than Marco did in the challenge. Therefore, Permadi and Marco placed 3rd and 4th, respectively, for this challenge.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Despite sharing a total score of 19, Amanda placed 1st in two challenges and Margaret placed 1st in one. Therefore, Amanda and Margaret placed 2nd and 3rd, respectively, for the pre-Gauntlet phase of this preliminary episode and Amanda advanced to the Gauntlet along with Marco.

## State of the Nation

In relation to a pie chart, the public performed best in challenges of physical intelligence (consisting 27% of the pie chart). Musical intelligence, visual intelligence, social intelligence, logical intelligence, and linguistic intelligence, based on the related challenges, consist 18%, 15%, 20%, 7%, and 13% of the pie chart, respectively.

More specifically, the demographic of individuals aged 18-49 also performed best in challenges of physical intelligence (with an average percentage score of 88%). The average percentage scores for challenges of linguistic intelligence, musical intelligence, visual intelligence, social intelligence, and logical intelligence were 49%, 65%, 57%, 68%, and 34%, respectively, for this age demographic.

The top overall performing Canadian cities, by percentage score, were Trois-Ruisseaux, New Brunswick, with 76%, Hearst, Ontario, with 76%, and Tignish, Prince Edward Island, with 75%.

## Current Placements

### Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Despite sharing a total score of 11, Jennifer and Richard placed 1st in one challenge and Marielle did not place 1st in any. Therefore, Jennifer and Richard placed higher than Marielle. Between Jennifer and Richard, despite also sharing an equal number of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishes in challenges, Jennifer had an average placement of 3.1 throughout her preliminary episode while Richard had an average placement of 3.3 throughout his. Therefore, Jennifer placed higher than Richard.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Despite sharing a total score of 16 and an equal number of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishes in challenges, Chris had an average placement of 3 throughout his preliminary episode while Jessica had an average placement of 3.4 throughout hers. Therefore, Chris placed higher than Jessica.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Despite sharing a total score of 19, Andrew placed 1st in two challenges and Margaret placed 1st in one. Therefore, Andrew placed higher than Margaret.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Despite sharing a total score of 19 and an equal number of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishes in challenges, Maya had an average placement of 1.2 throughout her preliminary episode while Amanda had an average placement of 1.3 throughout hers. Therefore, Maya placed higher than Amanda.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Despite sharing a total score of 20, Petros placed 1st in two challenges and Jakob placed 1st in one. Therefore, Petros placed higher than Jakob.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/blog/episode-6-recap-dan-levy-guest-star
2. ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2678509464
3. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/blog/state-of-the-nation-S2-episode-6