Child Genius (American TV series)

Child Genius is an American reality competition series produced by Shed Media (now Warner Bros. Television UK) along with A&E Networks in cooperation, with American Mensa. It is based on a UK program by the same name.

The show features 20 children between the ages of 8 and 12 from across the country, all competing for a $100,000 college fund and the title of Child Genius 2014. Each week the remaining competitors go head in to head in various mental challenges testing their knowledge of: Math, Spelling, Geography, Memory, the Human Body, U.S. Presidents, Vocabulary, Current Events, Zoology, Astronomy and Space, Inventions, Literature and the Arts, Earth Science and Logic. The competition is moderated by former NASA astronaut Leland D. Melvin, with additional judging provided by North American MENSA representative, Matt Stern, and Jeopardy! champion, Pam Mueller. Challenges took place at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, California.

The series premiered on January 6, 2015, on Lifetime.

The second season retitled as Child Genius: Battle of the Brightest premiered on January 7, 2016. This season's cast only consisted of 12 geniuses between the ages of 9 and 12. Additionally, Lisa Van Gemert (who was featured during Season 1 for asides) became the new representative for American MENSA, and Dr. Timothy Gunn replaced Pam Mueller as question validator.

Season 1

The Geniuses NameHometownAgeIQInterests Adi Manhattan Beach, California 12 Reading, Writing, Astrology Alexa Scottsdale, Arizona 12 157 Mathematics, Coding Binyamin Orange County, California 12 Top 0.1% Science, Mathematics, Robotics Christopher LA, California 9 Chemistry, Writing Eden Washington D.C. 8 Literature, History Graham Verdigris, Oklahoma 10 Top 0.1% Geography, Hurricanes Izzy Richmond, Virginia 8 146 Foreign Languages, Mathematics Jason Furlong, Pennsylvania 10 Top 0.1% Mathematics Jaxon Mckinney, Texas 12 148 Geology, Mathematics John Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 9 Top 1% Science Katherine Rancho Palos Verdes, California 12 140 Music, Anatomy, Literature, Dance Katie Chatsworth, California 9 146 Science, Music, Drama, Designing Kellan Redondo Beach, California 12 150 Architecture Liam Redondo Beach, California 10 142 Art, Spelling Madison Studio City, California 8 158(highest known IQ in this competition (not including the other IQs that were not specifically given.) Poetry, Chess, Human Antatomy Robbie LA, California 10 Medicine, Science Ryan Charlotte, North Carolina 12 156 Mathematics, Music Tanishq Sacramento, California 10 Top 0.1% Science, Mathematics, Literature Vanya Olathe, Kansas 12 144 Spelling, Acting, Science, Medicine Yeji Rolling Hills Estates, California 12 144 Literature, Mathematics

Competitor Progress +Elimination ChartGenius Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 FINALS Math Geo Total Human Anatomy Memory Total Vocabulary Astronomy Total Zoology Spelling Total US Presidents Logic Total Current Events Earth Sciences Total Inventions Literature & the Arts Total Olympiad Result Vanya 5 9 14 8 42 50 10 7 17 5 10 15 7 9 16 12 7 19 11 12 23 14 30 WINNER Yeji ? ? ? 6 ? ? ? ? ? 6 10 16 9 12 21 10 12 22 9 12 21 13 24 Runner - Up Graham 3 9 12 5 32 37 10 8 18 9 8 17* 11 8 19 9 9 18 9 7 16 9 18 Third Place Katherine 7 5 12 10 52 62 8 8 16* 9 8 17* 8 10 18 10 15 25 12 8 20 7 Ryan 11 7 18 8 40 48 9 5 14 5 9 14 8 14 22 12 7 19 5 7 12 Binyamin 4 7 11 ? ? ? 4 8 12 6 5 11 7 8 15 7 5 12 Tanishq 4 6 10 10 52 62 10 6 16* 9 8 17* 6 9 15 Jason 6 9 15 6 ? ? ? ? ? 5 8 13 2 8 10 Kellan 6 8 14 4 ? ? ? ? ? 5 1 6 Katie 7 6 13 6 ? ? ? ? ? 1 7 8 Adi 8 7 15 ? 8 ? ? ? ? Alexa 9 4 13 1 22 23 1 2 3 Jaxon 10 6 16 4 10 14 Robbie 6 7 13 4 13 17 Madison 4 5 9 1 0 1 Izzy 3 5 8 John 2 4 6 Christopher 4 5 9 Eden 2 3 5 Liam 1 4 5

Results Limegreen background means the genius won the competition. Blue background means the genius made it to the final round of the competition but did not win. Gold background means the genius received the highest composite score in that week's competitions. Silver background means the genius received the second highest composite score in that week's competitions Bronze background means the genius received the third highest composite score in that week's competitions Red background means the genius received one of the lowest composite scores and was eliminated from the competition.

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Season 2

The Geniuses NameHometownAgeIQInterests Adrian Peachtree City, Georgia 11 Top 0.1% Music, Science Arnav Dobbs Ferry, New York 10 145 Mathematics, Literature Chancellor Stuart, Florida 11 Top 0.1% Computers Claire Arcadia, California 11 Top 0.1% Mathematics, Science, History Drake Los Altos Hills, California 11 155 Mathematics, Science Gianna Denver, Colorado 11 145 Mathematics, Science, Anatomy Iris San Antonio, Texas 12 144 Writing, Music, Shakespeare, Acting Jaden Chico, California 12 Top 0.1% Mathematics, Music, Cooking Jenna San Antonio, Texas 12 162 Literature, Genetics Sam Sugar Land, Texas 12 152 Mathematics, Science, Languages, Astronomy Selah Kissimmee, Florida 10 143 Science, Geology, Human Anatomy, chemistry Vivek Bloomington, Illinois 10 150+ Astrophysics, Science

Competitor Progress +Elimination Chart Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 FINALS Math Memory Total Spelling Geo Total US History Logic Total Current Events Human Body Total Literature Fine Arts Vocabulary Total Advanced Math Speed Memory Total Advanced Spelling World Landmark Total Advanced Logic World History Total Advanced Science Specialty Subject Total Olympiad Result Adrian 5 34 39 10 7 17 7 8 15 10 9 19 10 10 20 10 6 16 51015 10 10 20 10 9 19 12:9 30 WINNER Arnav 9 24 33 9 8 17 9 9 18 9 9 18 10 10 20 10 8 18 5 10 15 9 9 18 9 9 18 16 26 Runner-Up Claire 6 40 46 10 10 20 5 10 15 9 8 17 10 10 20 10 7 17 6 9 154 8 12 8 10 18 12:6 Sam 10 31 41 7 5 13 4 10 14 7 8 15 8 10 18 10 7 17 9 9 18 7 9 16 8 9 17 Vivek 4 18 22 8 9 17 6 9 15 9 9 18 10 10 20 10 6 16 6 10 16 6 5 11 Chancellor 7 52 59 8 4 12 2 9 11 8 9 17 8 7 15 10 7 17 7 5 12 Jaden 7 31 38 8 6 14 3 9 12 10 9 19 10 8 18 9 5 14 Iris 4 11 15 10 1 11 5 5 10 9 9 18 7 7 14 Gianna 10 17 27 1 4 5 4 10 14 6 7 13 Selah 2 7 9 5 1 6 2 6 8 Drake 2 16 18 0 1 1 Jenna 3 n/a n/a E

Results Limegreen background means the genius won the competition. Blue background means the genius made it to the final round of the competition but did not win. Gold background means the genius received the highest composite score in that week's competitions. Silver background means the genius received the second highest composite score in that week's competitions Bronze background means the genius received the third highest composite score in that week's competitions Red background means the genius received one of the lowest composite scores and was eliminated from the competition.

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