Human Lie Detector

**Human Lie Detector** is a challenge of social intelligence on *Canada's Smartest Person*.

## Description

*Retrieved from CBC.ca*

Human Lie Detector starts with a guest being hooked up to the Canada’s Smartest Person lie detector, and telling four fantastic stories. Competitors are given the opportunity to ask one follow up question. Using their social intelligence they have to determine which stories are true and which are false.

In order to separate the truth from lies, competitors need listen carefully to the words in each story, evaluate the delivery and intonation, and watch the body language and non-verbal cues of the guest. The follow-up question is an additional opportunity to glean addition social cues. The test resembles the kind of problems criminologists, or even poker players, face as they try to determine other people’s motivations.

## Episode 102

Human Lie Detector was the sole challenge of social intelligence and the second challenge overall. Jeff Douglas explained to the viewers the instructions and how they could play along with the contestants on the Canada's Smartest Person app. 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. The guest that was hooked up to the polygraph machine for the challenge was Raine Maida.

The first story was about the first time his band played in New York City: "Yeah, the first show, our bass player, while we were on stage at the club, lit up a cigarette and there was no smoking. Fire alarms went off. The fire department came in, kicked everybody out, shut down the show, and I think a month later we received a $4000 or $5000 bill from the New York Fire Department."

The second story was about when his band opened for Van Halen in 1996 on their U.S. tour: "It went well for the first ten shows, and somewhere within those shows Sammy Hagar, who was the singer at that time, didn't–we weren't, you know, I liked him. I think he's a great singer and a really nice guy, but he wasn't really into what we did. It's just–I guess he got fed up with the fact that I'm not, like, the party guy so he just didn't like it, so he went to their manager and basically kicked us off the tour. But thankfully, we'd made really good friends with Eddie Van Halen and his brother, Alex, and they stood up for us, and we stayed on."

The third story was about a documentary that he made with War Child in 2000: "We were some of the first westerners to kind of be back in Iraq since the first invasion. You know, we were trying to get as much access as possible, and we were offered to interview Saddam Hussein himself, which I thought was very interesting. So, we sat there and tried to figure out how to make it work. At the end of the day, just the timing was wrong, but it was really interesting that we would have had that opportunity."

The final story was about the time that he met Angelina Jolie through War Child: "We were at a kind of assembly, and Angelina was there kind of discussing her role so we kind of ended up speaking, and she gave me this bowl that some dignitaries from South Sudan had given her to hold while she was taking pictures with some people, and, um, got bumped and dropped it. So it's not my fondest memory. It broke into a million pieces, yeah. That was the end of our relationship."

Chris Tessaro was the first to ask his question and he asked Raine what the colour of the bowl was. Raine replied that it was a cream ceramic kind of bowl. Alisia Bonnick was the second to ask her question and she asked Raine what Angelina Jolie was wearing. Raine replied that he was sure that she wore jeans but that he forgot what she wore as her top. Rhiannon Jones was the third to ask her question and 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. JP Doiron was the last to ask his question and he asked Raine what the last city that they performed with Van Halen was. Raine replied that it was possibly San Antonio, Texas. After the questions were asked, the contestants locked in their answers.

The first story was false. Chris correctly deduced this while Alisia, JP, and Rhiannon erroneously deduced that it was true. The second story was true. Chris correctly deduced this while Alisia, JP, and Rhiannon erroneously deduced that it was false. The third story was true. Alisia, Rhiannon, and Chris correctly deduced this while JP erroneously deduced that it was false. The final story was false. Rhiannon and Chris correctly deduced this while Alisia and JP erroneously deduced that it was true.

In total, Alisia got 1 correct answer, JP got 0, Rhiannon got 2, and Chris got 4. Therefore, Chris was awarded 5 overall points for finishing in 1st place, Rhiannon was awarded 3 for finishing in 2nd place, Alisia was awarded 2 for finishing in 3rd place, and JP was awarded 1 for finishing in last place.

As for the public, it was revealed that Jeff himself had received a percentage score of 97%. However, the scores for the public are calculated differently than the scores for the contestants.

### Summary of Results

 **1st** | **Chris Tessaro** | 4
 **2nd** | **Rhiannon Jones** | 2
 **3rd** | **Alisia Bonnick** | 1
 **4th** | **JP Doiron** | 0
 Maximum Possible

## Episode 201

Human Lie Detector was the sole challenge of social intelligence and the third 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. The guest that was hooked up to the polygraph machine for the challenge was Amber Marshall.

The first story was about an uncomfortable Christmas that she once had: "Yes, um, the first year that my husband and I were dating, we flew back to Ontario to stay at his parents' ranch for Christmas. But his ex-girlfriend was living with his parents at the time and we had brought along our new Shepherd puppy and not only did the large puppy have a large poop in the girlfriend's room, she also proceeded to eat all of the girlfriend's Christmas chocolate and then reintroduce it on the bed sheets." Anthony Craparotta was the first to ask his question and he asked how long her boyfriend and his ex-girlfriend had been broken up for by this point. Amber replied that it had been about a year.

The second story was about how *Heartland* handled production during the 2013 Alberta floods: "Yeah, we film on location in the town of High River, which was affected the most severely by the floods. And there had been warnings all week that the rivers were rising and that it was dangerous to be there and then, mid-morning, I heard over the walkies saying, 'Everybody has to get out right now.' And all of a sudden, there's ten of us piling into a minivan trying to head up this steep embankment as the waters are rising and coming in and, within probably four hours, the entire downtown was covered in water." Richard Pinnock was the second to ask his question and he asked how far she had been from Calgary in kilometres at the time. Amber replied that she had no idea.

The third story was about a crazy superfan of *Heartland*: "Okay, well, *Heartland* airs in 119 countries. So, we get fan mail from all over the world. There was a German fan who requested that I send him a lock of my hair so that he could taste me." Jessica Joy was the third to ask her question and she asked if her standard photo is in colour or in black-and-white. Amber replied that it is a 5x7 postcard in colour.

The final story was about a memorable time when she met an amazing person: "Well, three years ago, I had the opportunity to meet William and Kate at the Calgary Stampede. Kate and I share a love for horses, so we chatted for a good ten minutes about show jumping and horses in general. Less than two weeks from that point, I receive an invite to join the Royal Family for the 2012 Equestrian Games in London at the Olympic Games. Unfortunately, we were right in the middle of filming, so I had to decline." Maya Burhanpurkar was the last to ask her question and she asked what the most interesting thing Kate Middleton told her was. Amber replied that it was that they both rode their first horse when they were five years old.

The first story was true. Maya and Richard correctly deduced this while Anthony and Jessica erroneously deduced that it was false. The second story was false. Richard correctly deduced this while Maya, Anthony, and Jessica erroneously deduced that it was true. The third story was true. Maya and Richard correctly deduced this while Anthony and Jessica erroneously deduced that it was false. The final story was false. Jessica correctly deduced this while Maya, Anthony, and Richard erroneously deduced that it was true.

In total, Maya got 2 correct answers, Anthony got 0, Jessica got 1, and Richard got 3. Therefore, Richard was awarded 5 overall points for finishing in 1st place, Maya was awarded 3 for finishing in 2nd place, Jessica was awarded 2 for finishing in 3rd place, and Anthony was awarded 1 for finishing in last place.

As for the public, the top performers, by percentage score, were Elisha Ricci of Georgetown, Ontario, with 100%, Kevin Bower of London, Ontario, with 100%, Amanda Williams of Boundary Creek, New Brunswick, with 100%, and Al Bert of Sarnia, Ontario, with 100%. However, the scores for the public are calculated differently than the scores for the contestants.

### Summary of Results

 **1st** | **Richard Pinnock** | 3
 **2nd** | **Maya Burhanpurkar** | 2
 **3rd** | **Jessica Joy** | 1
 **4th** | **Anthony Craparotta** | 0
 Maximum Possible

## Episode 204

Human Lie Detector was the sole challenge of social intelligence and the second 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. The guest that was hooked up to the polygraph machine for the challenge was Alan Thicke.

The first story was about his time working at the CBC: "I was producing a show some years ago in Vancouver, a national variety show, and a guy kept coming in to audition. He came in every week. It was, 'Here, I can sing. Watch me, I can dance. I can tell jokes, I'm an actor.' And I said, 'Well, you know, yeah, you got all that, but frankly, I don't need another teenage star. I've got one. He's the star of the show, so–and you're a little short. So, I don't have anything for you. What's your name again?' 'Michael J. Fox.' 'Oh yeah, okay. Well, we'll keep your info on file.' So I did not hire Michael J. Fox and I don't know what happened to him." Neila Scott was the first to ask her question and she asked what the name of the show was. Alan replied that it was *The René Simard Show*.

The second story was about his performance in *Chicago* on Broadway: "I was appearing on Broadway in the musical *Chicago* and starring in the show as Roxy was Melanie Griffith. And I was out there doing a monologue scene and Melanie is waiting for her cue, which is the end of my long speech. And something happened in my brain and I exited the stage halfway through the monologue. So, she's scrambling backstage and, professional that she is, came on, did her scene, and then afterwards I heard from her, 'You are unprofessional, you don't even belong on a Broadway stage, you TV guys get spoiled, and I will never speak to you off the stage ever again as long as I live.'" Andrew Hall was the second to ask his question and he asked how his professional relationship had been with Melanie Griffith prior to the incident. Alan replied that the two had friendly communication and that he had even been a fan of hers prior to them meeting.

The third story was about a misunderstanding between his sons Carter and Robin: "Robin called Carter saying, 'I have a couple of dates coming up and I'm going to need some guitar work and are you available? Can you come and help me?' So, he was very excited to finally be on stage with him. Well, it turned out that what Robin really needed was tuning the guitars and packing them and essentially being a roadie for a couple of days. So, it didn't quite work out. A little disappointing, but he learned a lot more about guitars." Katy Warren was the third to ask her question and she asked if Alan had heard of any fun stories of the brothers on tour together. Alan replied that he hadn't heard of any stories of them on tour together, but that Carter has had interactions with Leonardo DiCaprio, who had played Alan's character's adopted son on *Growing Pains* and is a friend of Robin's.

The final story was about a costume party at the Playboy Mansion that did not end well: "No ordinary costume party, this was a very extravagant Halloween party that Mr. Hefner has every year. And at the party there was a hint, just a whiff of cannabis and, in fact, Snoop Dogg was in the vicinity. And I passed out; I blame it on second-hand smoke. They ended up calling the paramedics. I'm in the circular driveway of the Playboy Mansion, costume party, so people are stepping over me, you know, Spider-Man and Cinderella are stepping over me saying, 'Isn't that the dad from *Growing Pains*?' And I'm hooked up to IV. So, I learned a lot that night, especially to stay away from Snoop at a party unless you want to get in a little over your head." Petros Kusmu was the last to ask his question and he asked why no one had noticed him considering that he had been passed out for a while. Alan replied that it was because he had excused himself from a group when he started to feel light-headed and had, unfortunately, passed out in the bushes in consequence.

The first story was true. All four contestants correctly deduced this. The second story was false. Again, all four contestants correctly deduced this. The third story was true. Yet again, all four contestants correctly deduced this. The final story was true. Petros correctly deduced this while Andrew, Neila, and Katy erroneously deduced that it was false.

In total, Andrew got 3 correct answers, Petros got 4, Neila got 3, and Katy got 3. The tie between Andrew, Neila, and Katy was settled by the quality of their questions according to Alan's judgment. Since Alan deemed that Katy's question was better than the other two's questions and that Andrew's question was better than Neila's question, Katy finished in 2nd place, Andrew finished in 3rd place, and Neila finished in last place. Therefore, Petros was awarded 5 overall points for finishing in 1st place, Katy was awarded 3 for finishing in 2nd place, Andrew was awarded 2 for finishing in 3rd place, and Neila was awarded 1 for finishing in last place.

As for the public, the top performers, by percentage score, were Brett Dupuis of Amherstburg, Ontario, with 100%, emistry4 of Toronto, Ontario, with 100%, Kaitlin Bishop of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, with 100%, Elisha Ricci of Georgetown, Ontario, with 100%, and Brad Field of Camrose, Alberta, with 100%. However, the scores for the public are calculated differently than the scores for the contestants.

### Summary of Results

 **1st** | **Petros Kusmu** | 4
 **2nd**

 **3rd**

 **4th**

 Maximum Possible

### Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Despite sharing a total score of 3, Alan deemed that Katy's question was better than Andrew and Neila's questions and that Andrew's question was better than Neila's question. Therefore, Katy, Andrew, and Neila placed 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, respectively, for this challenge.

## Episode 302

Human Lie Detector was the sole challenge of social intelligence and the second 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 using CSP SmartPlay as found on the show's Facebook page. The guest that was hooked up to the polygraph machine for the challenge was Kardinal Offishall.

The first story was about accidentally hitting an animal on the road: "I had a date at 10:00 AM, but we were in Montreal the night before doing a show. So, the only way that I was going to make it is if we drove overnight so that we could get back to Toronto on time. As we were on the highway and came around this bend- BANG... and airbags deployed! By the time the ambulance came, we found out that I had hit a bear." Donna Hartt was the first to ask her question and she asked what it was he had thought he had hit before learning the truth. Kardinal Offishall replied that he wasn't sure, but that its consequential moan made it sound like the Loch Ness Monster.

The second story was about flying from Paris to Mexico and back to Paris within three days: "There was this one time that we were in Paris, we had a show and I got a phone call that said, 'Would you be on *The Real World*?' And I said, 'Sure.' But They said, like, 'It's in Mexico.' The only thing is that we had to be back in Paris three days later and when we got to New York, I'm like, 'We have a three-hour layover? Let's take a car and go shopping.' So, I literally went shopping, got back in time, went to Mexico, did the concert, got drunk, peed in the ocean, made it back for my 9:00 AM flight, and ended up making it back to Paris within the three days." Chris Williams was the second to ask his question and he asked which airports he had flown out of in Paris and London. Kardinal Offishall replied that he wasn't sure about the airport in Paris, but that the airport in London was Heathrow.

The third story was about his role in the renaming of an upcoming artist: "So, I got a call one day in studio and it says, 'Kardi, I need you to do a show with this girl that I discovered. Her name is Robyn Fenty.' I said, 'Listen, here's the thing, I'll do the show with you, but Robyn Fenty cannot be her name. Robyn Fenty doesn't sound like a star name to me.' What was amazing is that, for that show, that's when they decided to go with Robyn's middle name, which was Rihanna, and, ever since then, she's been known as Rihanna." Joshua Williams was the third to ask his question and he asked what the name of the venue was where he and Rihanna performed at. Kardinal Offishall replied that it was right along the West Side Highway in New York.

The final story was about the time he performed in Dubai: "So, we got this request to do a show at this sheikh's palace. We went and it was crazy. The palace was amazing. The only thing is that I need to have a very specific temperature of water, or else, it could mess up my throat. They didn't have the temperature of water that I needed. Obviously, the sheikh is like, 'I flew you all the way here, screw your water!' I didn't end up going on until about, like, 1 or 2 o'clock in the morning when they finally got my water and what was crazier was the show was only for him and his fourteen family members." Jennifer Martin was the last to ask her question and she asked if he was able to get back into the family's good graces by the time he left. Kardinal Offishall replied that his own family was there as well, so it turned out to be a fun night that included some photographs.

The first story was true. Jennifer and Joshua correctly deduced this while Donna and Chris erroneously deduced that it was false. The second story was true. Donna and Joshua correctly deduced this while Jennifer and Chris erroneously deduced that it was false. The third story was false. Donna and Chris correctly deduced this while Jennifer and Joshua erroneously deduced that it was true. The final story was false. Donna, Chris, and Joshua correctly deduced this while Jennifer erroneously deduced that it was true.

In total, Donna got 3 correct answers, Jennifer got 1, Chris got 2, and Joshua got 3. The tie between Donna and Joshua was settled by the quality of their questions according to Kardinal Offishall's judgment. Since Kardinal Offishall deemed that Joshua's question was better than Donna's question, Joshua finished in 1st place and Donna finished in 2nd place. Therefore, Joshua was awarded 5 overall points for finishing in 1st place, Donna was awarded 3 for finishing in 2nd place, Chris was awarded 2 for finishing in 3rd place, and Jennifer was awarded 1 for finishing in last place.

### Summary of Results

 **1st**

 **2nd**

 **3rd** | **Chris Williams** | 2
 **4th** | **Jennifer Martin** | 1
 Maximum Possible

### Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Despite sharing a total score of 3, Kardinal Offishall deemed that Joshua's question was better than Donna's question. Therefore, Joshua and Donna placed 1st and 2nd, respectively, for this challenge.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/smartestperson/blog/testing-intelligences-episode-2
2. ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2544177167 (12:31)