Canada's Smartest Person - Seeking nominees.

[Garland Best]

Re: Canada's Smartest Person - Seeking nominees.

Like you, I also think we have a very high chance of finding Canada's smartest person on ChessTalk.

The best form of satire is when you almost think the person is serious.

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

Re: Canada's Smartest Person - Seeking nominees.

Competitors will be tested in the following categories: linguistic, physical, musical, visual, social and logical.

Let me guess - in chessboxing LOL

[Aman Hambleton]

Re: Canada's Smartest Person - Seeking nominees.

Thanks for posting Garland.

Like you, I also think we have a very high chance of finding Canada's smartest person on ChessTalk.

Upvoted for visibility.

[Vlad Dobrich]

Re: Canada's Smartest Person - Seeking nominees.

I nominate Nigel Hanrahan

[Garland Best]

Got this in my email today and it appears to be legit. Perhaps someone would like to try out.
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Good afternoon,
My name is Amanda Boglis and I am the Casting Assistant for CBC’s hit show - Canada’s Smartest Person.

We are reaching out to you today because we are hoping that you might know (or might be yourself!) a well-rounded individual in your chess club that would be perfect for the third season of Canada’s Smartest Person on CBC. Below is our more formal casting blurb that is easy to copy and paste and circulate to your various circles.

It’s a wonderfully-challenging television program with a really positive message, and a really cool opportunity for everyone who is chosen.

We hope that you become a part of the CSP family - we would love for you to be Canada’s Smartest Person!

Cheers,
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We are currently casting for CBC’s hit prime-time show, “Canada’s Smartest Person” - a groundbreaking interactive competition series that challenges preconceived notions about intelligence and has inspired a nation-wide conversation about what it means to be “smart”. We couldn’t be happier to be launching into another incredibly exciting season!
The revolutionary CBC show has been an international as well as a domestic success, with the format rapidly being acquired in various countries abroad.
The focus of this CBC series is to show the country that there is a lot more to intelligence than simply being a math whiz or a trivia buff or having a high IQ score. Heading into our third season, our Casting Team is searching for Canadians who are ready to put their smarts to the ultimate test! Between Season 1 and Season 2, we have featured some incredibly intelligent and inspiring Canadians from all walks of life: an Olympian, the youngest surgeon in Atlantic Canada, a firefighter, a YouTuber, CEO’s and company directors, a stay-at-home mom, a truck driver, teachers, novelists, a radio host, an artist, grad students and even a cheese salesman! So, remember that “Canada’s Smartest Person” could be anyone - even YOU!
We are currently scouring the country for ‘Canada’s Smartest People’, so, we encourage you to forward along this email to the “best and brightest” and in your circle.
APPLY OR NOMINATE SOMEONE TODAY: CBC.CA/SMARTESTPERSON!
“Canada’s Smartest Person” is guided by the theory of Multiple Intelligence and the idea that there are many different ways people can be smart. Competitors will be tested in the following categories: linguistic, physical, musical, visual, social and logical. We test in all of these different areas to distinguish the Canadian with the most comprehensive and versatile overall intellect. The theory of Multiple Intelligence has redefined what it means to “be smart” and only a rare few excel in all of the different categories.
DO YOU, OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW, HAVE WHAT IS TAKES?!?
We have attached our casting notice and would really appreciate if you would distribute it to anyone and everyone you feel might be interested. Selected candidates from the application phase will be contacted for an interview and further testing over the months of June and July 2016.
Being smart has never been this fun!