Broken Register

**Broken Register** is a challenge of logical intelligence on *Canada's Smartest Person*.

## Description

*Retrieved from CBC.ca*

In this test competitors must make change in their head. They’re given the cost of item and the amount of money the customer has given them. I seconds they must dole out the correct change and toss it in the coin counter.

The physical and visual demands of collecting the correct amount of change from the coin register adds an extra layer of complexity to the test.

## Episode 102

Broken Register was the sole challenge of logical intelligence and the fourth 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.

For each item, the contestants had 10 seconds to determine the correct change.

The price of the first item was $7.25 and the contestants had to make change from $10.00, with the correct change being $2.75. All four contestants determined the correct change.

The price of the second item was $3.33 and the contestants had to make change from $5.00, with the correct change being $1.67. Alisia Bonnick, JP Doiron, and Rhiannon Jones all determined the correct change while Chris Tessaro erroneously determined that the change was $2.17.

The price of the third item was $8.63 and the contestants had to make change from $12.75, with the correct change being $4.12. Only Alisia determined the correct change while JP, Rhiannon, and Chris erroneously determined that the change was $4.08, $3.12, and $0.00, respectively. In Chris' case, his result was due to him not placing his coins in the coin counter on time.

The price of the fourth item was $33.34 and the contestants had to make change from $40.40, with the correct change being $7.06. Both JP and Chris determined the correct change while Alisia and Rhiannon both erroneously determined that the change was $6.06.

The price of the final item was $99.30 and the contestants had to make change from $100.50, with the correct change being $1.20. Alisia, JP, and Chris all determined the correct change while Rhiannon erroneously determined that the change was $0.80.

In total, Alisia got 4 correct answers, JP got 4, Rhiannon got 2, and Chris got 3. The tie between Alisia and JP was settled by how quickly they answered. Since Alisia answered faster on average than JP did in the challenge, the former finished in 1st place and the latter finished in 2nd place. Therefore, Alisia was awarded 5 overall points for finishing in 1st place, JP was awarded 3 for finishing in 2nd place, Chris was awarded 2 for finishing in 3rd place, and Rhiannon was awarded 1 for finishing in last place.

As for the public, the top performers, by percentage score, were Anastasia\_ of Whitby, Ontario, with 94%, April Lomax of Saint George, New Brunswick, with 93%, Matthew De Monye of Winnipeg, Manitoba, with 92%, Luke Gaudet of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, with 91%, Hannah Warren of Ottawa, Ontario, with 91%, and Todd Grimm of Riverview, New Brunswick, with 90%. Further, the top overall performing Canadian cities, by percentage score, were Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador, with 69%, Peterborough, Ontario, with 67%, Richmond Hill, Ontario, with 62%, Hamilton, Ontario, with 60%, and Lethbridge, Alberta, with 56%. Also, it was revealed that Jeff himself had received a percentage score of 87%. However, the scores for the public are calculated differently than the scores for the contestants.

### Summary of Results

 **1st**

 **2nd**

 **3rd** | **Chris Tessaro** | 3
 **4th** | **Rhiannon Jones** | 2
 Maximum Possible

### Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Despite sharing a total score of 4, Alisia answered faster on average than JP did in the challenge. Therefore, Alisia and JP placed 1st and 2nd, respectively, for this challenge.

## Episode 303

Broken Register was the sole challenge of logical intelligence and the second 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 using CSP SmartPlay as found on the show's Facebook page.

For each item, the contestants had 10 seconds to determine the correct change.

The price of the first item was $8.95 and the contestants had to make change from $10.00, with the correct change being $1.05. Frankie Cena, Ryan Coelho, and Maria Samson all determined the correct change while Vanessa Vakharia erroneously determined that the change was $1.15.

The price of the second item was $18.35 and the contestants had to make change from $20.50, with the correct change being $2.15. Only Frankie determined the correct change while Ryan, Maria, and Vanessa erroneously determined that the change was $0.00, $1.85, and $2.35, respectively. In Ryan's case, his result was due to him not placing his coins in the coin counter on time.

The price of the third item was $36.24 and the contestants had to make change from $50.25, with the correct change being $24.01. Both Maria and Vanessa determined the correct change while Frankie and Ryan erroneously determined that the change was $0.00 and $14.26, respectively. In Frankie's case, his result was due to him not placing his coins in the coin counter on time.

The price of the fourth item was $6.00, it was taxed at 10%, and the contestants had to make change from $10.60, with the correct change being $4.00. Frankie, Maria, and Vanessa all determined the correct change while Ryan erroneously determined that the change was $1.00.

The price of the final item was $15.50, it was taxed at 10%, and the contestants had to make change from $20.25, with the correct change being $3.20. Both Frankie and Maria determined the correct change while Ryan and Vanessa erroneously determined that the change was $4.25 and $3.25, respectively.

In total, Frankie got 4 correct answers, Ryan got 1, Maria got 4, and Vanessa got 2. The tie between Frankie and Maria was settled by how quickly they answered. Since Frankie answered faster on average than Maria did in the challenge, the former finished in 1st place and the latter finished in 2nd place. Therefore, Frankie was awarded 5 overall points for finishing in 1st place, Maria was awarded 3 for finishing in 2nd place, Vanessa was awarded 2 for finishing in 3rd place, and Ryan was awarded 1 for finishing in last place.

### Summary of Results

 **1st**

 **2nd**

 **3rd** | **Vanessa Vakharia** | 2
 **4th** | **Ryan Coelho** | 1
 Maximum Possible

### Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Despite sharing a total score of 4, Frankie answered faster on average than Maria did in the challenge. Therefore, Frankie and Maria placed 1st and 2nd, respectively, for this challenge.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/blog/testing-intelligences-episode-2
2. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2544177167 (27:09)