Spectacular start by Hendrik Jan Bökkers in episode 15 of The smartest person

Contestants episode 15

In the fifteenth episode of The smartest human we see singer Maartje van de Wetering again. She will compete against climate activist Hannah Prins and challenger Hendrik Jan Bökkers.

100 points

The calm Hendrik Jan Bökkers plays a very good first round. Among other things, he knows the name of the son of Peter R. de Vries (Royce), in which ways you can use tobacco (smoking, sniffing, sniffing and chewing) and which South American country based its name on the equator (Ecuador). This brings him to 100 seconds in the first round.

Puzzle round

Hendrik Jan also does well in the Puzzle round. It is striking that he makes the connections without thinking out loud. He calmly names the correct answers one by one. He also completes the puzzle of his fellow candidate Hannah as the very image of calm.

The finale of episode 15

However, Hendrik Jan does not get enough points to go directly to the next episode; Maartje is the smartest of the day with her 385 seconds. Hendrik Jan and Hannah compete against each other in the final. With 343 and 183 seconds respectively, the difference between them is big.

Hannah gives it her all, but it is not enough to prevent a Salland victory. Hendrik Jan is through to the next round, where he will compete again against Maartje and Composer of the Fatherland Anne-Maartje Lemereis.

Hannah can be proud; she is second in this season’s rankings.