Chris Tessaro

**Chris Tessaro** was a contestant on Season 1.

## Episode 102

Before Chris 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, Chris stated that he always pushes his limits and that he will do everything he can to represent firefighters across Canada on *Canada's Smartest Person*. He also stated that he plays poker on the side, even in international competition, and believes that while he helps people on their worst day as a firefighter, he makes it their worst day as a poker player. Chris was the last contestant to be personally introduced by Jessi Cruickshank as he entered the stage, after JP Doiron, Rhiannon Jones, and Alisia Bonnick. In the first challenge, Music Match, JP and Chris both got 3 correct answers, but the latter answered faster on average than the former did. As a result, Chris finished in 2nd place and was awarded 3 overall points.

In the second challenge, Human Lie Detector, Chris was the first contestant to ask guest Raine Maida his question about one of his stories. He asked Raine what the colour of Angelina Jolie's bowl was. Raine replied that it was a cream ceramic kind of bowl. Chris got 4 correct answers. As a result, Chris finished in 1st place and was awarded 5 overall points.

In the third challenge, Spaced Out, Chris finished his 'z' shape 18 seconds into the challenge and finished his '┤' shape 1 minute and 26 seconds into the challenge. As a result, Chris finished in 3rd place and was awarded 2 overall points. In the fourth challenge, Broken Register, Chris got 3 correct answers. As a result, Chris finished in 3rd place and was awarded 2 overall points.

In the fifth challenge, Pedal Power, Chris unscrambled 4 words and managed to score 10 bonus points on the skee ball course. With a total score of 14 points, Chris finished in 1st place and was awarded 10 overall points. After the first five challenges, Chris had received a total of 22 overall points. As a result, he finished in 1st place and was congratulated by Jessi, along with Alisia, 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, Chris and the other three contestants celebrated onstage with Jessi.

### Summary of Results

'┤' Shape: 1'26"
 3

  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 3, Chris answered faster on average than JP did in the challenge. Therefore, Chris and JP placed 2nd and 3rd, respectively, for this challenge.

## Trivia

* In an online poll asking pollees which of the eight finalists they predict would win the first season of *Canada's Smartest Person*, 3.66% of respondents voted for Chris.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/m\_blog/episode-2-recap-canadas-smartest-person-ups-the-ante
2. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/chris.tessaro.96/posts/pfbid0PsqPb4v1jTpRUGGtJRfD2fwfubwQNS88M6bZBGBgsBpyfzkWtYVSifw77YLHeFksl
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/blog/meet-the-top-32-participants
4. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2544177167
5. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20141210214037/http://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/participants/