Denise Yuen

**Denise Yuen** was a contestant on Season 2.

## Background

*Retrieved from CBC.ca*

Denise is a dealer service representative with Arc’teryx, a technical high-performance outerwear and equipment company in Vancouver. With dual degrees in Human Kinetics and Business Administration, Denise both works and plays hard — don’t mess with this competitor: she has a second-degree black belt in karate and once held the provincial title in her age and rank group. Denise has also held positions within the athletic realm, including the Commonwealth Games and Special Olympics. She might be small in stature, but Denise aims to stand tall among the fierce Canada’s Smartest Person competition.

## Episode 203

Before Denise was summoned to the stage, a clip of her and the other three contestants, Chris Harris, Dan Tweyman, and Heather Whittaker, introducing themselves was shown. In this clip, apart from introducing herself, Denise stated that she, a black belt, is ready to kick the competition. In the first challenge, Cranium Crash, Denise got 5 correct answers. As a result, Denise finished in 3rd place and was awarded 2 overall points.

In the second challenge, Twitterverse, Denise was the last contestant to present her tweet based upon the theme of **Saturday night regrets** and she had composed, "I LOVE BACON. #HAPPINESS." Guest judge Perez Hilton commented that Denise may have taken the unexpected route a little too far, but that he loves bacon. Perez ranked Denise in last place for her tweet and Denise was awarded 1 overall point as a result.

In the third challenge, Model Mayhem, Denise selected 11 out of the 15 correct items for her model. She selected the incorrect bracelet, hat, jacket, and necklace. As a result, Denise finished in last place and was awarded 1 overall point. In the fourth challenge, Faces, Denise got 4 correct answers. As a result, Denise finished in 2nd place and was awarded 3 overall points.

In the fifth challenge, Twisty Tune, Denise received an initial time of 1 minute and 13 seconds, but due to making 37 errors, received 3 minutes and 5 seconds of added time. With a total time of 4 minutes and 18 seconds, Denise finished in last place and was awarded 2 overall points. After the first five challenges, Denise had received a total of 9 overall points. As a result, she finished in last place and was eliminated along with Chris. Jessi prompted applause for Chris and Denise in spite of their shared elimination.

After the sixth and final challenge, the Gauntlet, ended and Dan was declared the third finalist of the season, Denise and the other three contestants celebrated onstage with Jessi.

### Summary of Results

 2

  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-3-recap-GIF-roundup-perez-hilton-guest-star
2. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/blog/meet-episode-3s-competitors