Smartest Guy In The Room | |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
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Executive producer | Lauren Lexton |
Production location | United States |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company | Authentic Entertainment |
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Network | History Channel |
Release | January 1 – February 16, 2016 |
Smartest Guy In The Room is an entertainment documentary series that tests the problem solving capabilities of three individuals: Guy Messenger, Randy Rice and Terry Myers. These people are termed as having blue collar jobs but being geniuses with an IQ higher than 140. [1] [2] The tasks presented in the program tests the basic skills of physics, chemistry, mathematics and mechanics. [3] Produced by Authentic Entertainment and telecast on the History Channel, the first season consisted of 12 episodes aired between January 1 and February 14, 2016.
Each episode consists of two mentally challenging tasks that require planning and perseverance. In each task, one of the three men present a challenging assignment to the other two, which has to be completed within a stipulated time. Winning a challenge presents a player with one point, failing which the point goes to the person who presented the task.[ citation needed ]
No. | Title [4] | Original air date |
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1 | "How to not Crack an Egg" | January 1, 2016 |
2 | "How to Win by Finishing Last" | January 1, 2016 |
3 | "How to Have the Last Word" | January 8, 2016 |
4 | "How to Face the Music" | January 8, 2016 |
5 | "How to Know When to Fold ‘Em" | January 15, 2016 |
6 | "How to Float Your Boat" | January 15, 2016 |
7 | "How to be a Ballbuster" | January 29, 2016 |
8 | "How to Stack the Deck" | January 29, 2016 |
9 | "How to Chute the Breeze" | February 5, 2016 |
10 | "How to miss a hole in one" | February 5, 2016 |
11 | "How to launch a rocket" | February 16, 2016 |
12 | "How to get on the fast track" | February 16, 2016 |