Heat Five

Several of this week’s contenders for a coveted place in the Krypton Factor semi-finals were out to battle against stereotypes as well as each other. Retail Analyst Sally Hughes wanted to prove that she’s not a ‘ditsy blonde’. 20 year-old Maths student Dinos Sfyris wanted to show his opponents that, although he was the youngest, they should not underestimate him.

Dinos put his number processing skills to good use in the Mental Agility round, taking an early lead in the competition. However, after an exceptionally low-scoring Observation round, there was a four-way tie, with all the contestants on 12 points. It was anybody’s game.

Sally came close to victory on the assault course, but a slip on the balance beam cost her the lead, and Dinos was able to cruise past and take the maximum 10 points. This left a very open contest going into the final round. Entrepreneur Chris Barstow made a brilliant comeback to win the heat with a final Krypton Factor of 26. Chris was hoping General Knowledge would be his strong point and, as a bit of a Christopher Reeve look-alike, he did manage to live up to his nickname, ‘Superman’.

The Contestants

  1. Chris Barstow

    Score 26
    more

    Chris, 28, is an Online Entrepreneur from Salford. He enjoys setting himself personal challenges, and his goal this year is to do well on a TV game show.

    • Mental Agility. 2
    • Observation. 1
    • Physical Ability. 10
    • General Knowledge. 10
    close

  2. Sally Hughes

    Score 23
    more

    Oxford graduate Sally, 24, is a Retail Analyst from Cheshire. She is a 400m hurdler, so feels she has a good chance on the physical ability round. She wants to prove she’s not a "ditsy blonde".

    • Mental Agility. 4
    • Observation. -1
    • Physical Ability. 4
    • General Knowledge. 5
    close

  3. Dinos Sfyris

    Score 22
    more

    Dinos, 20, is a maths student from Sheffield. He is hoping to surprise the others with his fitness on the assault course, while his number skills will come in handy for the mental agility round.

    • Mental Agility. 7
    • Observation. -3
    • Physical Ability. 2
    • General Knowledge. 0
    close

  4. John Want

    Score 12
    more

    35 year-old John is from Cornwall and is Senior Brand Manager for a well-known pasty brand. He admits he has cut back on the pasties in preparation for the assault course though.

    • Mental Agility. 4
    • Observation. -1
    • Physical Ability. 6
    • General Knowledge. -2
    close