JP Doiron

**JP Doiron** was a contestant on Season 1.

## Episode 102

Before JP was summoned to the stage, a clip of him and the other three contestants introducing themselves was shown. In this clip, apart from introducing himself, JP stated that when he competes on *Canada's Smartest Person*, he plans to treat his opponents like blocks of cheese by "grating" them. He also stated that his lack of musical intelligence could be made up for by his enthusiasm and his social intelligence since his profession involves convincing customers to try and buy cheese. JP was the first contestant to be personally introduced by Jessi Cruickshank as he entered the stage, before Rhiannon Jones, Alisia Bonnick, and Chris Tessaro. In the first challenge, Music Match, JP and Chris both got 3 correct answers, but the latter answered faster on average than the former did. As a result, JP finished in 3rd place and was awarded 2 overall points.

In the second challenge, Human Lie Detector, JP was the last contestant to ask guest Raine Maida his question about one of his stories. JP asked Raine what the last city that they performed with Van Halen was. Raine replied that it was possibly San Antonio, Texas. JP got 0 correct answers. As a result, JP finished in last place and was awarded 1 overall point.

Before the third challenge, Spaced Out, began, Jessi joked to JP that he would likely be good at this challenge of visual intelligence due to how well he styled his beard. In the challenge, JP finished his 'z' shape 35 seconds into the challenge and finished his '┤' shape 58 seconds into the challenge. As a result, JP finished in 1st place and was awarded 5 overall points. In the fourth challenge, Broken Register, Alisia and JP both got 4 correct answers, but the former answered faster on average than the latter did. As a result, JP finished in 2nd place and was awarded 3 overall points.

In the fifth challenge, Pedal Power, JP unscrambled 3 words and to score 6 bonus points on the skee ball course. With a total score of 9 points, JP finished in 3rd place and was awarded 4 overall points. After the first five challenges, JP had received a total of 15 overall points. As a result, he finished in 3rd place and was eliminated along with Rhiannon. 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, JP and the other three contestants celebrated onstage with Jessi.

### Summary of Results

'┤' Shape: 58"
 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.
#### Notes

1. ↑ Despite sharing a total score of 3, Chris answered faster on average than JP did in the challenge. Therefore, Chris and JP placed 2nd and 3rd, respectively, for this challenge.
2. ↑ 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.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/m\_blog/episode-2-recap-canadas-smartest-person-ups-the-ante
2. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/jp.doiron.71/posts/pfbid02nxe7vMK1BetuF5mPMXd4RjF8J3z4CBYtbmFzyoTcwTsRZ9axMvRJgruLgfZVJZM5l
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/blog/meet-the-top-32-participants
4. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2544177167