Alisia Bonnick

**Alisia Bonnick** was a contestant on Season 1.

## Episode 102

Before Alisia 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, Alisia stated that she not only knows how to play the piano, play the violin, and sing, but that she has been writing since the age of three-and-a-half years. She also stated that her linguistic intelligence can be attested by the fact that she wrote a novel in Grade 10 entitled *The Perfect Crime* that has been used as reading material in schools across the Greater Toronto Area. Alisia was the third contestant to be personally introduced by Jessi Cruickshank as she entered the stage, after JP Doiron and Rhiannon Jones and before Chris Tessaro. In the first challenge, Music Match, Alisia got 2 correct answers. As a result, Alisia finished in last place and was awarded 1 overall point.

In the second challenge, Human Lie Detector, Alisia was the second contestant to ask guest Raine Maida her question about one of his stories. She asked Raine what Angelina Jolie was wearing. Raine replied that he was sure that she wore jeans but that he forgot what she wore as her top. Alisia got 1 correct answer. As a result, Alisia finished in 3rd place and was awarded 2 overall points.

Before the third challenge, Spaced Out, began, Jessi pointed out to Alisia that she seemed excited about the challenge, to which she responded that this was because she did a lot of puzzles as a kid. In the challenge, Alisia finished her 'z' shape 30 seconds into the challenge and finished her '┤' shape 1 minute and 10 seconds into the challenge. As a result, Alisia finished in 2nd place and was awarded 3 overall points. In the fourth challenge, Broken Register, Alisia and JP both got 4 correct answers, but the former answered faster on average than the latter did. As a result, Alisia finished in 1st place and was awarded 5 overall points.

In the fifth challenge, Pedal Power, Alisia unscrambled 4 words and managed to score 9 bonus points on the skee ball course. With a total score of 13 points, Alisia finished in 2nd place and was awarded 6 overall points. After the first five challenges, Alisia had received a total of 17 overall points. As a result, she finished in 2nd place and was congratulated by Jessi, along with Chris, for qualifying for the Gauntlet.

In the sixth and final challenge, the Gauntlet, Alisia and Chris were neck and neck for a good portion of the challenge, but when Alisia struggled at the physical section, it allowed for Chris to get past her and easily complete the linguistic section. Ultimately, Alisia stopped at the physical section as Chris hit the buzzer, which signalled his victory and his spot in the season finale. After the challenge ended and Chris was declared the second finalist of the season, Alisia and the other three contestants celebrated onstage with Jessi.

### Summary of Results

'┤' Shape: 1'10"
 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 4, Alisia answered faster on average than JP did in the challenge. Therefore, Alisia and JP placed 1st and 2nd, respectively, for this challenge.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/m\_blog/episode-2-recap-canadas-smartest-person-ups-the-ante
2. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/alisia.bonnique/posts/10154255699085320:792981725306525
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/blog/meet-the-top-32-participants
4. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2544177167