Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? is an Australian quiz show produced by Roving Enterprises that debuted on Network Ten on 26 September 2007. It is hosted by popular TV personality Rove McManus. Filming for the show commenced on 11 September 2007 at Global Television Studios in Forest Hill. McManus inspected the United States production of the show while in the United States of America hosting his show Rove. The children for the 2007 series were all students who were currently enrolled in grade five and were aged 10 or 11. They had to compete against many other fifth graders to win the roles. 5th Grader games are played by a single contestant, who attempts to answer ten questions. Content is taken from primary school textbooks, two from each grade level from first to fifth. Each correct answer increases the amount of money the player banks; a maximum cash prize of A$500,000 can be won. Along the way, the player can be assisted by a "classmate", one of five cast members, in answering the questions. Notably, upon getting an answer incorrect or deciding to end the game, the contestant must profess to the camera "My name is contestants name and I am not smarter than a fifth grader!"

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First Aired on

Sep 26, 2007

3 seaons till Sep 11, 2009

Popularity: 32.4159
1 votes
Networks
(AU)
Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Episode 321

Seasons & episodes

Total 3 seasons, 86 episodes

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Aired

28 Episodes
  • Episode 1Episode 101A min

    Ordinary adults must try their luck at a series of questions targeted at the fifth-grade level. Tonight's contestants are Seth Fin and Lakisha Livingston.

  • Episode 2Episode 101B min

    Ordinary adults must try their luck at a series of questions targeted at the fifth-grade level in order to win up to $1,000,000. Lakisha Livingston returns to finish her game from last night's episode.

  • Episode 3Episode 102 min

    Ordinary adults must try their luck at a series of questions targeted at the fifth-grade level in order to win $1,000,000. Tonights contestants are Larry Redding, a 31 year old, Foam Manufacturing Sales Representative and Susan Garguilo, a 38 year old, Real Estate Agent.

  • Episode 4Episode 103 min

    Ordinary adults must try their luck at a series of questions targeted at the fifth-grade level in order to win $1,000,000. Contestants are Susan Garguilo a 38 year old Real Estate Agent and Phillip Schraeder a 29 year old accountant.

  • Episode 5Episode 104 min

    Ordinary adults must try their luck at a series of questions targeted at the fifth-grade level. Contestants are Sam Trailor, a 32-year old Realtor and Ebony Graham a 29 year old office manager.

Top Cast

Crew & Team

Margaret Bashfield

Producer