Yahaya Baruwa

**Yahaya Baruwa** was a contestant on Season 1.

## Episode 104

Before Yahaya 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, Yahaya stated that he wrote a book because he loves storytelling and because he wanted to inspire a million people to pursue their own goals. He also stated that he is Canada's smartest person because he is not only living out his own dreams, but he is also inspiring others to do the same. Yahaya was the last contestant to be personally introduced by Jessi Cruickshank as he entered the stage, after George Millar, Victoria Leenders-Cheng, and Mary Rose. In the first challenge, Human Calculator, Yahaya got 1 correct answer in the first round and 0 in the final round. Yahaya and George both got a total of 1 correct answer, but the latter answered faster on average than the former did. As a result, Yahaya finished in last place and was awarded 1 overall point.

In the second challenge, Haiku You, Yahaya was the last contestant to present his haiku based upon the theme of **happy hour** and he had composed, "Intoxicate I, Thirsty low shot is so my, Only soon to be." Guest judge Seán Cullen joked that "tipsy low-shot" was his nickname in high school. Seán ranked Yahaya in last place for his haiku and Yahaya was awarded 1 overall point as a result.

In the third challenge, Spaced Out, Yahaya was forced to stop his progress on his lefthand shape 1 minute and 22 seconds into the challenge due to Mary finishing her righthand shape third at that time. As a result, Yahaya finished in last place and was awarded 1 overall point. 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, Yahaya finished in 1st place and was awarded 5 overall points.

In the fifth challenge, Step Squad, Yahaya was the second contestant to perform his improvised solo at the challenge's midpoint. Guest judge Sean Cheesman ranked Yahaya in 3rd place for his overall performance in the challenge and Yahaya was awarded 4 overall points as a result. After the first five challenges, Yahaya had received a total of 12 overall points. As a result, he finished in last place and was eliminated along with George. Jessi prompted applause for George and Yahaya in spite of their shared elimination.

After the sixth and final challenge, the Gauntlet, ended and Victoria was declared the fourth finalist of the season, Yahaya and the other three contestants celebrated onstage with Jessi.

### Summary of Results

RH Shape: Incomplete
 1

  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, George answered faster on average than Yahaya did in the challenge. Therefore, George and Yahaya placed 3rd and 4th, respectively, for this challenge.
2. ↑ 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/blog/episode-3-recap-canadas-smartest-person-shows-off-its-moves
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/blog/meet-the-top-32-participants
3. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2563740096