Alex Pascuzzi

**Alex Pascuzzi** was a contestant on Season 2.

## Background

*Retrieved from CBC.ca*

Alex has put the social and logical smarts gleaned from her degree in psychology towards a different kind of counselling: that of the heart! A leading matchmaker and dating coach, Alex's ability to read people and establish a rapport with them has led to her successful career helping others get lucky in love. Alex also draws on her keen linguistic skills to ghostwrite a dating advice column and a relationships blog. When she's not busy bringing people together, Alex hits the tennis court regularly and also keeps up with her piano playing after years of Royal Conservatory training. Sounds like an ideal candidate to tackle CSP's multi-intelligence challenges!

## Episode 207

Before Alex was summoned to the stage, a clip of her and the other three contestants, Anish Ahuja, Julie Francis, and Jason Vander-Hoek, introducing themselves was shown. In this clip, apart from introducing herself, Alex stated that there would be no time for romance on the show because it would instead be time to kiss the competition goodbye. In the first challenge, Letter Chaos, Alex got 3 points. As a result, Alex finished in 2nd place and was awarded 3 overall points.

In the second challenge, Blow Back, Alex was the last contestant eliminated from the challenge. As a result, Alex finished in 2nd place and was awarded 3 overall points.

In the third challenge, Portfolio Pro, Alex and Jason both got 4 correct answers, but the latter answered faster on average than the former did. As a result, Alex finished in 2nd place and was awarded 3 overall points. In the fourth challenge, Stack of Shapes, Alex got 2 correct answers. As a result, Alex finished in 3rd place and was awarded 2 overall points.

In the fifth challenge, Karaoke Nightmare, Alex was the third contestant to sing a song and had to improvise a **hip hop** song. The lyrics were, "I'm as good as Canadian bacon, When I'm onstage there ain't no fakin'. Others think they smart but they're all clowns, Try to come at me I take you down. St. John's Newfoundland to Vancouver Isle, Envy me for my thoughts and style. What what what what what? You? Cry to your moms when you all are through. CSP you all know me, Greatest MC in the whole country. CSP you all know me, Greatest MC in the whole country." Guest judge Jully Black commented that she would collaborate with Alex any day and that Alex was taking everybody down. Jully ranked Alex in 2nd place for her overall performance and Alex was awarded 6 overall points as a result. After the first five challenges, Alex had received a total of 17 overall points. As a result, she finished in 2nd place and was congratulated by Jessi, along with Jason, for qualifying for the Gauntlet.

In the sixth and final challenge, the Gauntlet, Jason initially gained a slight lead over Alex as the former completed the linguistic section. However, after unscrambling her final word right after Jason did, Alex was able to catch up to and surpass Jason at the visual section. By the time they reached the physical section, Alex and Jason were neck and neck. Jason's superior speed and flawless performance at the physical section allowed him to maintain a solid lead over Alex when proceeding to the logical section, which he completed with ease. Ultimately, Alex stopped at the physical section as Jason hit the buzzer, which signalled his victory and his spot in the season finale. After the challenge ended and Jason was declared the final finalist of the season, Alex and the other three contestants celebrated onstage with Jessi.

### Summary of Results

 3

  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 4, Jason answered faster on average than Alex did in the challenge. Therefore, Jason and Alex placed 1st and 2nd, respectively, for this challenge.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/blog/episode-7-recap-dan-otoole-jully-black
2. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/blog/meet-episode-7-competitors