Rhiannon Jones

**Rhiannon Jones** was a contestant on Season 1.

## Background

*Retrieved from CBC.ca*

Rhiannon has a long list of accomplishments: she’s studied fashion design, physics, has a Degree in Cognitive Science and is a classically trained soprano. She was the type of student that didn’t settle for anything less than 90%. The latest challenge she is tackling is being a stay-at-home mom to her 1-year-old son, Vaughn.

Choosing to be a stay-at-home mom was a conscious and important decision for Rhiannon. She attests it has made her an excellent multi-tasker, which she hopes will come in handy when she takes to the Canada’s Smartest Person stage.

## Episode 102

Before Rhiannon was summoned to the stage, a clip of her and the other three contestants introducing themselves was shown. In this clip, apart from introducing herself, Rhiannon stated that she holds a Bachelor degree obtained upon majoring in Cognitive Science and minoring in English. She also stated that she is the mother of Canada's smartest baby and that she is participating in *Canada's Smartest Person* for her baby son and for all moms out there. Rhiannon was the second contestant to be personally introduced by Jessi Cruickshank as she entered the stage, after JP Doiron and before Alisia Bonnick and Chris Tessaro. In the first challenge, Music Match, Rhiannon got 4 correct answers. As a result, Rhiannon finished in 1st place and was awarded 5 overall points.

In the second challenge, Human Lie Detector, Rhiannon was the third contestant to ask guest Raine Maida her question about one of his stories. She asked Raine how many members of his band were smokers at the time of the New York City gig. Raine replied that their bass player, Duncan, was the only one. Rhiannon got 2 correct answers. As a result, Rhiannon finished in 2nd place and was awarded 3 overall points.

In the third challenge, Spaced Out, Rhiannon finished her 'z' shape 42 seconds into the challenge, but was forced to stop her progress on her '┤' shape 1 minute and 26 seconds into the challenge due to Chris finishing his '┤' shape third at that time. As a result, Rhiannon finished in last place and was awarded 1 overall point. In the fourth challenge, Broken Register, Rhiannon got 2 correct answers. As a result, Rhiannon finished in last place and was awarded 1 overall point.

In the fifth challenge, Pedal Power, Rhiannon unscrambled 3 words and managed to score 4 bonus points on the skee ball course. With a total score of 7 points, Rhiannon finished in last place and was awarded 2 overall points. After the first five challenges, Rhiannon had received a total of 12 overall points. As a result, she finished in last place and was eliminated along with JP. Jessi prompted applause for JP and Rhiannon in spite of their shared elimination.

After the sixth and final challenge, the Gauntlet, ended and Chris was declared the second finalist of the season, Rhiannon and the other three contestants celebrated onstage with Jessi.

### Summary of Results

'┤' Shape: Incomplete
 5

  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 1.3 http://web.archive.org/web/20150517030109/http://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/participants/rhiannon-jones
2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B9VkjqFHAsM/?hl=en
3. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2544177167