Double Take

**Double Take** is a challenge of visual intelligence on *Canada's Smartest Person*.

## Description

*Retrieved from CBC.ca*

The test focuses on recognizing visual forms under pressure. Six images appear briefly on the screen and then disappear. Competitors must select which two of these images were the exact same.

Competitors will need visual acuity and a developed sense of pattern recognition to excel in this challenge.

## Episode 202

Double Take was the sole challenge of visual intelligence and the first 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.

In the first round, the second and fourth images were the matching pair. Tim Blais and Maryanne Lewell deduced the correct pair of images while Marielle Leigh and Ira Timothy failed to do so.

In the second round, the third and sixth images were the matching pair. Tim, Marielle, and Ira deduced the correct pair of images while Maryanne failed to do so.

In the third round, the first and fifth images were the matching pair. Again, Tim, Marielle, and Ira deduced the correct pair of images while Maryanne failed to do so.

In the fourth round, the third and sixth images were the matching pair. Yet again, Tim, Marielle, and Ira deduced the correct pair of images while Maryanne failed to do so.

In the final round, the second and sixth images were the matching pair. Tim deduced the correct pair of images while Marielle, Maryanne, and Ira failed to do so.

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

As for the public, the top performers, by percentage score, were Braden Lauer of Vancouver, British Columbia, with 98%, Karine Cyrenne of Bécancour, Quebec, with 98%, Alysia De Kerckhove of Swan Lake, Manitoba, with 98%, Catherine Vogelaar of Edmonton, Alberta, with 98%, and Todd Grimm of Riverview, New Brunswick, with 98%. However, the scores for the public are calculated differently than the scores for the contestants.

### Summary of Results

 **1st** | **Tim Blais** | 5
 **2nd**

 **3rd**

 **4th** | **Maryanne Lewell** | 1
 Maximum Possible

### Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Despite sharing a total score of 3, Marielle answered faster on average than Ira did in the challenge. Therefore, Marielle and Ira placed 2nd and 3rd, respectively, for this challenge.

## Episode 206

Double Take was the sole challenge of visual intelligence and the first 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.

In the first round, the first and fourth images were the matching pair. Marco Iannuzzi, Amanda Khan, and Permadi Witjaksono deduced the correct pair of images while Margaret Fay failed to do so.

In the second round, the second and fifth images were the matching pair. All four contestants deduced the correct pair of images.

In the third round, the first and fifth images were the matching pair. Again, all four contestants deduced the correct pair of images.

In the fourth round, the second and fourth images were the matching pair. Margaret, Marco, and Amanda deduced the correct pair of images while Permadi failed to do so.

In the fifth round, the first and sixth images were the matching pair. Again, Margaret, Marco, and Amanda deduced the correct pair of images while Permadi failed to do so.

In the sixth round, the first and fifth images were the matching pair. Yet again, Margaret, Marco, and Amanda deduced the correct pair of images while Permadi failed to do so.

In the seventh round, the third and fifth images were the matching pair. None of the contestants deduced the correct pair of images.

In the final round, the second and fourth images were the matching pair. Amanda deduced the correct pair of images while Margaret, Marco, and Permadi failed to do so.

In total, Margaret got 5 correct answers, Marco got 6, Amanda got 7, and Permadi got 3. Therefore, Amanda was awarded 5 overall points for finishing in 1st place, Marco was awarded 3 for finishing in 2nd place, Margaret was awarded 2 for finishing in 3rd place, and Permadi was awarded 1 for finishing in last place.

As for the public, the top performers, by percentage score, were Louisfelix Langevin of Quebec City, Quebec, with 98%, Mark Rogers of Ottawa, Ontario, with 98%, Alex Manea of Waterloo, Ontario, with 98%, Maggie Hou of Mississauga, Ontario, with 98%, and Owen Bachelor of St. Catharines, Ontario, with 97%. However, the scores for the public are calculated differently than the scores for the contestants.

### Summary of Results

 **1st** | **Amanda Khan** | 7
 **2nd** | **Marco Iannuzzi** | 6
 **3rd** | **Margaret Fay** | 5
 **4th** | **Permadi Witjaksono** | 3
 Maximum Possible

## References

1. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/blog/testing-intelligences-episode-5