It happened! Aster Nzeyimana succeeds Guga Baúl as The Smartest Person in the World. His fiancée Lize Feryn, who gave him a good luck kiss at the beginning of the episode, is equally over the moon.
Sports journalist and presenter Aster Nzeyimana won the prestigious title of The Smartest Person in the World after an exciting final match against actress Daphne Agten. However, Daphne can be proud of an impressive new record: with 20 participations, she is now the longest participating candidate in the history of the program.
Timon had a hard time during the video round. Daphne stole 90 precious seconds from him during an excerpt from ‘The Theory of Everything’, which determined the final score of the final: Timon finished with 178 seconds, while Aster managed 481 and Daphne 538 seconds. Exit Timon, and the way was open for an ultimate final game between Daphne and Aster.
In the final it was evenly matched for a long time. With 28 seconds left on the clock, Aster was asked the decisive question: “The United States has 8 states that start with the letter ‘M’. You get Maine, Maryland and Massachusetts as a gift. Which are the other five?” He quickly responded with “Minnesota,” but then blacked out. With only 6 seconds left he delivered the redeeming answer “Mississippi!” out, with which he played Daphne home.
For Aster it is a dream come true. “It’s really incredible! My first participations were not particularly impressive, but during the final weeks I found a certain peace that I did not know from myself. Normally I panic easily about things like this and don’t think so quickly. But look, calmness saved me! And this certificate will have a nice frame, because this means a lot to me. I watched this quiz as a child, but I never dreamed that I would one day be able to participate – let alone win. So yes, I am a super lucky winner of ‘The Smartest Person in the World’!”
His fiancée Lize Feryn was also over the moon: “I am of course very proud! I also thought it was great that I could always be there to support. Of course I knew that he knows a lot, but to be honest, we both really didn’t see it coming that he would get this far, let alone win. So yes, super proud!”
Lize was also seen briefly when she gave Aster a kiss as a good luck charm. So that clearly worked.
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