Julie Francis

**Julie Francis** was a contestant on Season 2.

## Background

*Retrieved from CBC.ca*

All our CSP competitors are clearly overachievers, and insurance broker Julie is no different, achieving the number-one overall numbers in her office for a straight year running. Julie's not only great at her career, she's also an accomplished athlete who plays basketball, football, badminton, and loves to snowboard. She also passes on her passion for sport by coaching youth basketball teams. While her degree in science showcases her strong logical skills, her creative side shines through, too, as she plays the piano and enjoys writing poetry. All these diverse strengths made her one of the highest scorers in pre-testing for Canada's Smartest Person — let's see if she can run with that momentum towards a win in this final episode before the finale!

## Episode 207

Before Julie was summoned to the stage, a clip of her and the other three contestants, Anish Ahuja, Alex Pascuzzi, and Jason Vander-Hoek, introducing themselves was shown. In this clip, apart from introducing herself, Julie stated that there is no challenge in life that cannot be accomplished. In the first challenge, Letter Chaos, Julie got 2 points. As a result, Julie finished in 3rd place and was awarded 2 overall points.

In the second challenge, Blow Back, Julie was the first contestant eliminated from the challenge. As a result, Julie finished in last place and was awarded 1 overall point.

In the third challenge, Portfolio Pro, Julie got 1 correct answer. As a result, Julie finished in last place and was awarded 1 overall point. In the fourth challenge, Stack of Shapes, Julie got 1 correct answer. As a result, Julie finished in last place and was awarded 1 overall point.

In the fifth challenge, Karaoke Nightmare, Julie was the second contestant to sing a song and had to improvise a **rock** song. The lyrics were, "I don't need ya and I will beat ya, Don't speak I'm about to teach ya. You speak and you are always wrong, I'll do it for ya with this song. Clean out your lockers I'm a rocker, Go watch a movie or take a walka. The train's waiting to take you home, I'm the only king sitting on this throne. The smartest person the smartest game, You prove nothing you're all the same. Go to your hometown your day is done, I rock so hard and I'm number one. The smartest person the smartest game, You prove nothing you're all the same. Hear my voice and hear it loud, You'll know who won when you hear the crowd. The smartest person!" Guest judge Jully Black commented that Julie was confident and that she owned it. Jully ranked Julie in 3rd place for her overall performance and Julie was awarded 4 overall points as a result. After the first five challenges, Julie had received a total of 9 overall points. As a result, she finished in last place and was eliminated along with Anish. Jessi prompted applause for Anish and Julie in spite of their shared elimination.

After the sixth and final challenge, the Gauntlet, ended and Jason was declared the seventh finalist of the season, Julie 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.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/blog/episode-7-recap-dan-otoole-jully-black
2. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/blog/meet-episode-7-competitors