Devon Jones

**Devon Jones** was a contestant on Season 3.

## Background

*Retrieved from CBC.ca*

Devon packs a lot of energy into a small frame. She quit her job to start two companies; her own personal training business, as well as a company that offers administrative consulting, acting as a virtual assistant. Devon loves the control and flexibility that running her own businesses gives her. She comes by the physical prowess that serves her well as a trainer naturally, having been the skip on her curling team, captain of her soccer team and a varsity track & field athlete.

Outside of her balanced and busy work life, Devon’s passions include having been a spoken word artist, writing and putting herself out there in front of large crowds.

Devon believes in living life without regrets and spreading positive energy everywhere she goes, including on the Canada’s Smartest Person stage!

## Episode 304

As Devon entered the stage with her competitors, a clip of her and the other five contestants, Brittain Bancroft, Siera Bearchell, Darryl Gidyk, Bruce Tsuji, and Michelle Zakrison, introducing themselves was shown. In this clip, Devon stated that people won't be ready for her because they will see her as a jock. In the first challenge, the Speed Round, Devon received an overall percentage score of 69%. As a result, Devon finished in 1st place and was awarded 5 overall points.

With the first challenge and the resulting double elimination out of the way, a more elaborate clip presenting Devon, Bruce, Brittain, and Michelle in that order was shown. In this clip, Devon revealed that she went into personal training to take care of herself, especially after being inspired by her mother who trained in spite of suffering from Parkinson's disease. In the second challenge, CSP News, Devon identified 4 correct words in the first round, 4 in the second round, and 4 in the final round. With a total of 12 correct words, Devon finished in 3rd place and was awarded 2 overall points.

In the third challenge, Mix Master, Devon earned 2 points. As a result, Devon finished in 3rd place and was awarded 2 overall points.

In the fourth challenge, Gear Head, Devon correctly assembled her blue gears 47 seconds into the challenge, correctly assembled her red gears 1 minute and 49 seconds into the challenge, and correctly assembled her green gears and triggered her whistle 2 minutes and 15 seconds into the challenge. As a result, Devon finished in 2nd place and was awarded 6 overall points. After the first four challenges, Devon had received a total of 15 overall points. As a result, she finished in 2nd place and was congratulated by Jessi, along with Brittain, for qualifying for the Gauntlet.

In the fifth and final challenge, the Gauntlet, Devon was the first to complete the physical section and thus maintained a slight lead over Brittain over the next few sections. However, Brittain managed to overtake Devon at the second gate at the musical section. Though Devon managed to get past said second gate herself soon after, it was too late as Brittain went on to complete the linguistic section. Ultimately, Devon stopped at the musical section as Brittain hit the buzzer, which signalled his victory and his spot in the season finale. After the challenge ended and Brittain was declared the fourth finalist of the season, Devon and Brittain celebrated onstage with Jessi.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/participants/devon-jones