They keep track of the moast special candidate *the smartest person in the world* for the final regular episode. Roel Steeno,a crowd-warmer for thirteen years,joins us and receives a nice introduction from Van Looy,who calls his work “fantastic”.
Steeno immediately makes it clear that he is a talkative person. “There were 34 candidates, and as a thank you for my fantastic work, I am the 34th to take office,” he said. “It’s nice to know that they appreciate you at work. I feel a bit like… You know that, those losers in gymnastics class who are chosen last? I’ve never really experienced that until today, Erik.”
Audience warm-up ‘The smartest person’ is now also taking his chance in the quiz: “I’m going to talk to Erik van Looy about this…”
Table of Contents
- Audience warm-up ‘The smartest person’ is now also taking his chance in the quiz: “I’m going to talk to Erik van Looy about this…”
- “You can really fool people into anything”: candidates provide a scoop in this season of ‘The smartest person’
- Thursday evening’s winner
- The loser
- The newcomer on Monday
- The classic joke
- The most remarkable anecdotes
- De Slimste Mens: Overview of Seasons and Participants
Roel Steeno came with a bag full of special stories. © Play
Or him *The smartest person* can be? “You don’t become an audience warmer as you didn’t succeed as a brain surgeon,” he said laconically. Then it turned out that he had previously participated in the Comedy Cup… and lost five times. “We also lost the ‘rock Rally’ five times, the third year in secondary school *(he later corrected himself that it was about the first year of secondary school, ed.)* I lost three times. I did win my wife’s heart.”
“You can really fool people into anything”: candidates provide a scoop in this season of ‘The smartest person’
Wet smell
There is a good chance that he also won the heart of the viewer after the episode, even though he did wonder what his relevance was in the quiz that is watched by a million Flemish people. “I haven’t figured it out yet. There is little to be found about me online. So I had the idea: I will start a Wikipedia page, where I list what I have already done. I have done a lot as an actor,as a comedian,as a warm-up and as a screen face. I list that to show people: I am relevant. And after two weeks, my Wikipedia was removed by Wikipedia users for being non-relevant. So to Thieu1972: *fuck you*.”
Bart Cannaerts and Jennifer He
Thursday evening’s winner
Roel Steeno
The loser
Elodie Gabias
The newcomer on Monday
Comedian Michaël Van Peel and chip shop owner dorien Nuyts
The classic joke
If your name is Steeno and your family name, you know what question you will regularly receive: “Are you related to Luc Steeno?” The crowd warmer/comedian also had a fast answer to that. “My classic joke used to be: Luc, that is indeed family. That is my niece.”
The most remarkable anecdotes
We have two on offer. One: Roel Steeno is a fan of ugly cars.His showpiece: “A yellow Fiat Multipla. I admit, it is an ugly car and my car also had stickers from hands that tore the doors apart. I had an adolescent daughter, and I never had to take her to parties. ‘I’ll go on foot,’ she said. ‘But it’s 25 kilometers’. ‘No, it’s fine: I’ll go on foot.'”
And then there was Bart Cannaerts who confessed that there are thirty pairs of underwear in his drawer. One for each day of the month. “That will last you a very long time, I haven’t bought any underpants in years.” Whereupon he saw the faces of the candidates and Van Looy. “Is that weird?” Gabias: “that wears out, doesn’t it?” Cannaerts: “I wear those underwear twelve times a year. Ça va, right?”
De Slimste Mens: Overview of Seasons and Participants
De Slimste Mens (Flemish for “the Smartest Person”) is a popular Belgian quiz show broadcast on the Flemish television channel Canvas.the show tests the general knowledge of celebrity contestants in a series of quick-fire questions and rounds. Here’s an overview of the show’s format and notable participants from recent seasons:
Show Format
The show features a rotating cast of celebrity contestants who compete against each other over multiple episodes. Each episode consists of several rounds designed to test different aspects of knowledge and mental agility. Contestants earn points throughout the rounds, and the contestant with the fewest points at the end of each episode is eliminated. The last contestant remaining is crowned De Slimste Mens.
A unique aspect of the show is the “final week” where previous winners return to compete for the overall title of De Slimste Mens of the season. Even if a contestant wins a final game but the final weeks have already begun, they are still ranked based on their performance throughout the regular season.
Recent Season Participants & Rankings (as of December 5, 2025)
Based on available information, the following contestants and their episode counts represent recent performance:
* Nona Van Braeckel (6 episodes) – Finished in second place due to winning a final game that would have theoretically allowed advancement to a seventh episode had the final weeks not commenced.
* Jens Dendoncker (5 episodes)
* Ruben Van Gucht (5 episodes)
* dorien Nuyts (5 episodes)
Where to Find More Information
For the most up-to-date information on De Slimste Mens, including schedules, contestant lists, and episode recaps, please refer to the official Canvas website: https://www.canvas.be/programmas/de-slimste-mens
Conclusion
De Slimste Mens remains a highly popular and engaging quiz show in Belgium, captivating audiences with its challenging questions and charismatic contestants. The show’s format and competitive spirit continue to draw viewers, making it a staple of Flemish television.
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