Maryanne Lewell

**Maryanne Lewell** was a contestant on Season 2.

## Background

*Retrieved from CBC.ca*

Maryanne is a history and social studies teacher currently also working on her PhD in history at the University of New Brunswick. This isn’t her first time testing herself on TV: in 2013, Maryanne was also a contestant on the popular game show Jeopardy! in the Teacher Tournament (where she met her fiancé!).

Maryanne is a history and social studies teacher who believes in keeping the classroom lively and innovative for her students. She is currently working on her PhD in History at the University of New Brunswick. Maryanne has a passion for storytelling, loves to tweet and is a natural visual learner.

In October 2013, Maryanne was a contestant on Jeopardy Teachers Tournament. Not only did she have a fun experience, she also met her fiancé on the show!

Maryanne believes that her creativity, problem solving skills and ability to improvise are going to help her take the crown on Canada’s SmartestPerson.

## Episode 202

Before Maryanne was summoned to the stage, a clip of her and the other three contestants, Tim Blais, Marielle Leigh, and Ira Timothy, introducing themselves was shown. In this clip, apart from introducing herself, Maryanne stated that if one knows their past, they could know the future and that her future is being Canada's Smartest Person. In the first challenge, Double Take, Maryanne got 1 correct answer. As a result, Maryanne finished in last place and was awarded 1 overall point.

In the second challenge, Blow Back, Maryanne was the last contestant eliminated from the challenge. As a result, Maryanne finished in 2nd place and was awarded 3 overall points.

In the third challenge, Mix Master, Maryanne earned 1 point. As a result, Maryanne finished in 3rd place and was awarded 2 overall points. In the fourth challenge, Pipe Fitter, Maryanne successfully connected her plumbing system and filled her glass 1 minute and 25 seconds into the challenge. As a result, Maryanne finished in 1st place and was awarded 5 overall points.

In the fifth challenge, Spin-a-Speech, Maryanne was the first contestant to give a speech and had to pop the question as her speech. She said, "Mary, let me be **frank**. This **opportunity** that I have right now makes me **shake** with anticipation. I mean, you are the most **sumptuous** woman. You just fill me with this desire, it's **burning**. I can't express it more **fervently**. I just need to **expel** it from myself like this–like this **secret** love that I've had for years. It's like an **ocean** that is just bringing me to **emotion**. And I know it might be the **rum** talking, but you know, you're my **hero** and if you would **elope** with me, we would have the best **red**-headed family. And I–Would you do me the honour of becoming my wife?" Maryanne received a score of 14 words. Guest judge Mary Walsh commented that Maryanne performed fabulously both linguistically and socially. Mary ranked Maryanne in 2nd place for her overall performance and Maryanne was awarded 6 overall points as a result. After the first five challenges, Maryanne had received a total of 17 overall points, which she shared with Ira. The tie between Maryanne and Ira was settled by the number of times either contestant placed 2nd in challenges since both contestants shared an equal number of 1st place finishes in challenges. Since Maryanne placed 2nd in two challenges and Ira placed 2nd in one, the former finished in 2nd place and the latter finished in 3rd place. As a result, she was congratulated by Jessi, along with Tim, for qualifying for the Gauntlet.

In the sixth and final challenge, the Gauntlet, Tim gained the early lead on Maryanne as the former completed the first two sections at a decent speed and was working on the musical section as the latter finished unscrambling her final word at the linguistic section. After Tim completed the first task at the physical section, Maryanne started gaining momentum by completing the visual section and matching pairs quickly at the musical section. However, Tim completed the last two tasks at the physical section quickly and breezed through the logical section. Ultimately, Maryanne stopped at the musical section as Tim hit the buzzer, which signalled his victory and his spot in the season finale. After the challenge ended and Tim was declared the second finalist of the season, Maryanne 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 17 and an equal number of 1st place finishes in challenges, Maryanne placed 2nd in two challenges and Ira placed 2nd in one. Therefore, Maryanne and Ira placed 2nd and 3rd, respectively, for the pre-Gauntlet phase of this preliminary episode and Maryanne advanced to the Gauntlet along with Tim.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 http://web.archive.org/web/20151109125934/http://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/participants/maryanne
2. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/blog/meet-the-competitors-from-episode-2