Pipe Fitter

**Pipe Fitter**, also known as *Pipe Fitters* in *Canada's Smartest Person Junior*, is a challenge of logical intelligence on *Canada's Smartest Person*.

## Description

*Retrieved from CBC.ca*

Each competitor has a section of wall that needs a plumbing system fed through it. From a variety of pipe pieces and fittings, they must select the right parts and join them together to link the tank to the faucet.

There is a single solution to this challenge. To solve it quickly competitors need to go beyond the visual aspects of this puzzle and draw on their logical reasoning to determine the correct sequence.

## Episode 103

Pipe Fitter was the sole challenge of logical intelligence and the third challenge overall. Jeff Douglas explained to the viewers the instructions and how they could play along with the contestants on the Canada's Smartest Person app. Jessi Cruickshank explained to the contestants that the contestant in 1st place would earn 5 overall points, the contestant in 2nd place would earn 3, the contestant in 3rd place would earn 2, and the contestant in last place would earn 1.

The contestants had to correctly construct a plumbing system using pipe pieces and fittings in order to connect the water tank to the faucet and then pump the water in order to fill their glass up to the red line. Mith Das successfully connected his plumbing system and filled his glass 1 minute and 3 seconds into the challenge, Lisa Preston followed suit with hers 1 minute and 33 seconds into the challenge, and Norm Odjick followed suit with his 2 minutes and 2 seconds into the challenge, forcing Melanie Martin to stop.

As a result, Mith was awarded 5 overall points for finishing in 1st place, Lisa was awarded 3 for finishing in 2nd place, Norm was awarded 2 for finishing in 3rd place, and Melanie was awarded 1 for finishing in last place.

As for the public, the top performers, by percentage score, were vandekma56 of Swan Lake, Manitoba, with 94%, Gem Craft of Barrie, Ontario, with 93%, Daniel DeCicco of Toronto, Ontario, with 92%, Lisa Harkness of Guelph, Ontario, with 92%, and Janie-pier Fortin of Fabreville, Quebec, with 92%. Also, it was revealed that Jeff himself had received a percentage score of 79%. However, the scores for the public are calculated differently than the scores for the contestants.

### Summary of Results

 **1st** | **Mith Das** | 1'03"
 **2nd** | **Lisa Preston** | 1'33"
 **3rd** | **Norm Odjick** | 2'02"
 **4th** | **Melanie Martin** | Incomplete
 Fastest Possible/Maximum Possible

## Episode 202

Pipe Fitter was the sole challenge of logical intelligence and the fourth challenge overall. Jessi Cruickshank explained to the contestants that the contestant in 1st place would earn 5 overall points, the contestant in 2nd place would earn 3, the contestant in 3rd place would earn 2, and the contestant in last place would earn 1. She then explained to the viewers the instructions and how they could play along with the contestants on the Canada's Smartest Person app.

The contestants had to correctly construct a plumbing system using pipe pieces and fittings in order to connect the water tank to the faucet and then pump the water in order to fill their glass up to the red line. Maryanne Lewell successfully connected her plumbing system and filled her glass 1 minute and 25 seconds into the challenge, Ira Timothy followed suit with his 1 minute and 36 seconds into the challenge, and Tim Blais followed suit with his 2 minutes and 18 seconds into the challenge, forcing Marielle Leigh to stop.

As a result, Maryanne was awarded 5 overall points for finishing in 1st place, Ira was awarded 3 for finishing in 2nd place, Tim was awarded 2 for finishing in 3rd place, and Marielle was awarded 1 for finishing in last place.

As for the public, the top performers, by percentage score, were Miguel Adam Magcalas Demonteverde of Scarborough, Ontario, with 96%, Klara Lindquist of Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia, with 95%, and Kevin Bower of London, Ontario, with 95%. However, the scores for the public are calculated differently than the scores for the contestants.

### Summary of Results

 **1st** | **Maryanne Lewell** | 1'25"
 **2nd** | **Ira Timothy** | 1'36"
 **3rd** | **Tim Blais** | 2'18"
 **4th** | **Marielle Leigh** | Incomplete
 Fastest Possible/Maximum Possible

## Episode 204

Pipe Fitter was the sole challenge of logical intelligence and the third challenge overall. Jessi Cruickshank explained to the contestants that the contestant in 1st place would earn 5 overall points, the contestant in 2nd place would earn 3, the contestant in 3rd place would earn 2, and the contestant in last place would earn 1. She then explained to the viewers the instructions and how they could play along with the contestants on the Canada's Smartest Person app.

The contestants had to correctly construct a plumbing system using pipe pieces and fittings in order to connect the water tank to the faucet and then pump the water in order to fill their glass up to the red line. Andrew Hall successfully connected his plumbing system and filled her glass 50 seconds into the challenge, Katy Warren followed suit with hers 1 minute and 50 seconds into the challenge, and Petros Kusmu followed suit with his 2 minutes and 19 seconds into the challenge, forcing Neila Scott to stop.

As a result, Andrew was awarded 5 overall points for finishing in 1st place, Katy was awarded 3 for finishing in 2nd place, Petros was awarded 2 for finishing in 3rd place, and Neila was awarded 1 for finishing in last place.

As for the public, the top performers, by percentage score, were Alex Manea of Waterloo, Ontario, with 96%, Nick Denis of Pickering, Ontario, with 96%, Jessica Larrea of Pickering, Ontario, with 96%, and Klara Lindquist of Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia, with 96%. However, the scores for the public are calculated differently than the scores for the contestants.

### Summary of Results

 **1st** | **Andrew Hall** | 50"
 **2nd** | **Katy Warren** | 1'50"
 **3rd** | **Petros Kusmu** | 2'19"
 **4th** | **Neila Scott** | Incomplete
 Fastest Possible/Maximum Possible

## References

1. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/blog/testing-intelligences-episode-3
2. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2553849234 (22:22)