Eric Yue

**Eric Yue** was a contestant on Season 3.

## Background

*Retrieved from CBC.ca*

High energy and always ready to take on a challenge, Eric has found a perfect way to balance his entrepreneurial spirit and love of sports, by running an Adult Recreational Hockey League. He gets to be active all the time, a definite perk of the job. Eric has a BA in Leisure Administration but the word leisurely certainly does not apply to him. His hobbies are just as energetic as his work, having trained in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as well as played guitar and drums. He’s also a magician.

Eric is a jack-of-all-trades and highly competitive, so he’s ready to take on anything Canada’s Smartest Person has to throw his way

## Episode 305

As Eric entered the stage with his competitors, a clip of him and the other five contestants, Tristan Campus, Melissa DeCiantis, Dustin Herbison, Michelle Salt, and Wali Shah, introducing themselves was shown. In this clip, Eric stated that he has a solid chance of becoming Canada's Smartest Person and that this is a good opportunity for him to show off how smart he is. In the first challenge, the Speed Round, Eric received an overall percentage score of 81%. As a result, Eric finished in 1st place and was awarded 5 overall points.

With the first challenge and the resulting double elimination out of the way, a more elaborate clip presenting Michelle, Dustin, Eric, and Melissa in that order was shown. In this clip, Eric stated that he has a heavy background in sports and that what he enjoys the most out of his job is seeing the smiles on his players' faces. In the second challenge, Canvas Calamity, Eric was the first contestant to present his artwork based upon the theme of **passion** and it consisted of a bird taking flight akin to a rocket being launched into space. Guest judge Sean O'Neill commented that he found the narrative interesting and that Eric brought a sense of movement to his artwork. Sean ranked Eric in last place for his artwork and Eric was awarded 1 overall point as a result.

In the third challenge, Extreme Layover, Eric got 5 correct answers. As a result, Eric finished in 1st place and was awarded 5 overall points.

In the fourth challenge, Wobble Words, Eric dropped his blocks once 1 minute and 51 seconds into the challenge and successfully stacked his word, 'tangos', 3 minutes and 10 seconds into the challenge. As a result, Eric finished in 2nd place and was awarded 6 overall points. After the first four challenges, Eric had received a total of 17 overall points. As a result, he finished in 2nd place and was congratulated by Jessi, along with Dustin, for qualifying for the Gauntlet.

In the fifth and final challenge, the Gauntlet, Dustin and Eric were neck and neck over the first two sections. However, Dustin struggled greatly at the visual section, allowing for Eric to develop an extensive lead over the next two sections. When Dustin finally realized his mistakes at the visual section and proceeded to correct them, it was too late as Eric completed the linguistic section soon after. Ultimately, Dustin stopped at the visual section as Eric hit the buzzer, which signalled his victory and his spot in the season finale. After the challenge ended and Eric was declared the final finalist of the season, Dustin and Eric celebrated onstage with Jessi.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/participants/eric-yue