Smartest Guy In The Room
- Popular science
- Competition
- Entertainment
- Guy Messenger
- Randy Rice
- Terry Myers
- Lauren Lexton[1]
February 16, 2016 (2016-02-16)
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.[2][3] The tasks presented in the program tests the basic skills of physics, chemistry, mathematics and mechanics.[4] Produced by Authentic Entertainment and telecast on the History Channel, the first season consisted of 12 episodes aired between 1 January and 14 February 2016.
Format
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]
Episodes
No. | Title [5] | Original air date |
---|---|---|
1 | "How to not Crack an Egg" | January 1, 2016 (2016-01-01) |
2 | "How to Win by Finishing Last" | January 1, 2016 (2016-01-01) |
3 | "How to Have the Last Word" | January 8, 2016 (2016-01-08) |
4 | "How to Face the Music" | January 8, 2016 (2016-01-08) |
5 | "How to Know When to Fold ‘Em" | January 15, 2016 (2016-01-15) |
6 | "How to Float Your Boat" | January 15, 2016 (2016-01-15) |
7 | "How to be a Ballbuster" | January 29, 2016 (2016-01-29) |
8 | "How to Stack the Deck" | January 29, 2016 (2016-01-29) |
9 | "How to Chute the Breeze" | February 5, 2016 (2016-02-05) |
10 | "How to miss a hole in one" | February 5, 2016 (2016-02-05) |
11 | "How to launch a rocket" | February 16, 2016 (2016-02-16) |
12 | "How to get on the fast track" | February 16, 2016 (2016-02-16) |
See also
- Street Genius
- List of programs broadcast by History (TV channel)
References
External links
- http://www.history.com/
- http://www.history.com/shows/smartest-guy-in-the-room