Mary Rose

**Mary Rose** was a contestant on Season 1.

## Episode 104

Before Mary was summoned to the stage, a clip of her and the other three contestants introducing themselves was shown. In this clip, apart from introducing herself, Lisa stated that she is a fighter and that when she gets in the ring, she is intense and very dedicated to her discipline. She also stated that she wants to represent the idea of peace and solidarity and that harmonizing her "yin and yang" daily is what makes her intelligent. Mary was the third contestant to be personally introduced by Jessi Cruickshank as she entered the stage, after George Millar and Victoria Leenders-Cheng and before Yahaya Baruwa. In the first challenge, Human Calculator, Mary got 5 correct answers in the first round and 3 in the final round. With a total of 8 correct answers, Mary finished in 1st place and was awarded 5 overall points.

In the second challenge, Haiku You, Mary was the third contestant to present her haiku based upon the theme of **happy hour** and she had composed, "Intoxicate time, With awesome hope and comfort, Tipsy goddess love." Guest judge Seán Cullen enjoyed the poem and mused over her haiku's opening and closing lines. Seán ranked Mary in 2nd place for her haiku and Mary was awarded 3 overall points as a result.

In the third challenge, Spaced Out, Mary finished her lefthand shape 42 seconds into the challenge and finished her righthand shape 1 minute and 22 seconds into the challenge. As a result, Mary finished in 3rd place and was awarded 2 overall points. In the fourth challenge, Faces, Yahaya and Mary both got 4 correct answers, but the former answered faster on average than the latter did. As a result, Mary finished in 2nd place and was awarded 3 overall points.

In the fifth challenge, Step Squad, Mary was the third contestant to perform her improvised solo at the challenge's midpoint. Guest judge Sean Cheesman ranked Mary in 1st place for her overall performance in the challenge and Mary was awarded 10 overall points as a result. After the first five challenges, Mary had received a total of 23 overall points. As a result, she finished in 1st place and was congratulated by Jessi, along with Victoria, for qualifying for the Gauntlet.

In the sixth and final challenge, the Gauntlet, Mary gained the early lead on Victoria as the former got through the first two sections quickly and the latter struggled to fill her last slot at the visual section. However, Victoria made a comeback and surpassed Mary who was struggling at the logical section. Ultimately, Mary stopped at the logical section as Victoria hit the buzzer, which signalled her victory and her spot in the season finale. After the challenge ended and Victoria was declared the fourth finalist of the season, Mary 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.
#### Notes

1. ↑ Despite sharing a total score of 4, Yahaya answered faster on average than Mary did in the challenge. Therefore, Yahaya and Mary placed 1st and 2nd, respectively, for this challenge.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/blog/episode-3-recap-canadas-smartest-person-shows-off-its-moves
2. ↑ https://lifeasahuman.com/author/maryrose/
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/blog/meet-the-top-32-participants
4. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2563740096