Pedal Power

**Pedal Power** is a hybrid challenge of linguistic intelligence and physical intelligence on *Canada's Smartest Person*.

## Description

*Retrieved from CBC.ca*

In Pedal Power we test Linguistic and Physical Intelligence simultaneously. Competitors pedal their bikes, powering a screen that reveals a scrambled word that must be deciphered and entered into the tablet. Processing this word problem while under physical pressure puts extra stress on the brain, as it must activate linguistic processing and cardio function at the same time.

Once a correct word is entered there is a chance to increase your score by throwing a ball down the giant skee ball course. For the competitors, the immediate switch from linguistic problem solving to gross motor physical demands makes this test a demanding one.

## Episode 102

Pedal Power was the sole hybrid challenge, representing linguistic intelligence and physical intelligence, and the fifth challenge overall. Jeff Douglas explained to the viewers the instructions and how they could play along with the contestants on the Canada's Smartest Person app. Jessi Cruickshank explained to the contestants that the contestant in 1st place would earn 10 overall points, the contestant in 2nd place would earn 6, the contestant in 3rd place would earn 4, and the contestant in last place would earn 2.

The contestants had 1 minute to score as many points as they can. The first four scrambled words, in order of appearance, were 'pizza', 'lucky', 'candy', and 'cello'. Any subsequent scrambled words were not revealed to the viewers.

Alisia Bonnick and JP Doiron were the first contestants to take on this challenge. JP unscrambled his first word just before Alisia unscrambled hers, but the latter managed to score 2 bonus points on the skee ball course while the former scored 1. Alisia unscrambled her second word just before JP unscrambled his, but the latter managed to score 3 bonus points on the skee ball course while the former scored 2. Alisia unscrambled her third word and scored 2 bonus points on the skee ball course. JP unscrambled his third word soon after and scored 2 bonus points on the skee ball course. Before he had a chance to return to his bike, Alisia managed to unscramble her fourth word. As JP returned to his bike, Alisia scored 3 bonus points on the skee ball course. Their minute expired before either could unscramble another word. Alisia scored a total of 13 points and JP scored a total of 9 points.

Rhiannon Jones and Chris Tessaro were the last contestants to take on this challenge. Chris unscrambled his first word just before Rhiannon unscrambled hers, though both managed to score 2 bonus points on the skee ball course. Chris unscrambled his second word and scored 3 bonus points on the skee ball course. As his ball sunk, Rhiannon unscrambled her second word. She missed her shot on the skee ball course and did not score any bonus points. She then unscrambled her third word and scored 2 bonus points on the skee ball course. Chris unscrambled his third word right after that and scored 3 bonus points on the skee ball course. He then unscrambled his fourth word and scored 2 bonus points on the skee ball course. Their minute expired before either could unscramble another word. Rhiannon scored a total of 7 points and Chris scored a total of 14 points.

As a result, Chris was awarded 10 overall points for finishing in 1st place, Alisia was awarded 6 for finishing in 2nd place, JP was awarded 4 for finishing in 3rd place, and Rhiannon was awarded 2 for finishing in last place.

It was revealed that Jeff himself had received a percentage score of 79%. However, the scores for the public are calculated differently than the scores for the contestants.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/blog/testing-intelligences-episode-2
2. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2544177167 (32:46)