For the first episode of the final week, viewers hear Philip Freriks say: “The candidates on the second day of the final week of The smartest person are journalist Haroon Ali, actor and musician Guido Spek and presenter Quinty Misiedjan.” This already shows that Erik would die tonight in the quiz battle against Haroon and Guido.
Viewers are fed up with the unwanted scoop. One calls it ‘a bit of a pity’, the other in the superlative a ‘mega blunder’.
Many viewers are especially sorry that Erik is out. The presenter of the Belgian The smartest person has been a clear crowd favorite in recent weeks. He can be seen a total of six times in the Dutch The smartest person, of which he becomes the smartest person of the day twice. “We enjoyed you. Great that you were here,” says Philip Freriks in his farewell.
RTL Boulevard spoke to Erik Van Looy about his participation The smartest person in the Netherlands:
