The 12-year-old maths genius

Commentator: Mog has set his sights on the Child Genius title to make a point about parenting.

Mog: I want to take part because I want to prove that you don't need to have pushy parents or be pushed to win a competition.

Mother: It is important to Morgan as a person to do this, which therefore makes it important to us.

Mog: I want to shuttle forward, get a hundred per cent and be able to retain my glory.

Examiner: Hey, Mog. Are you happy with the rules?

Mog: Er ... yep.

Examiner: OK, your time will start as soon as I start my first question. OK, are you ready to play?

Mog: When I read my school report, maths was absolutely fantastic. It was above all else, so I would just say that mathematics is generally my strongest point.

Examiner: What comes next? One, three, five, fifteen, seventeen.

Mog: Fifty-one?

Examiner: Yeah, apparently. Well done! Three thousand, two hundred and thirty-five minus five hundred and fifty-eight equals?

Mog: Two thousand, six hundred and seventy-seven?

Examiner: Correct. Four thousand, eight hundred and ninety plus nine hundred and twenty-two equals?

Mog: Five thousand, eight hundred and twelve.

Examiner: Correct.

Interviewer: Do you ever find it hard to keep up with Mog?

Mother: Yes, it's very hard to keep up with him. It's just bang, bang, bang all the time, and his skill to learn things like that (clicks fingers) … is just absolutely amazing.

Mog: Nineteen point three.

Examiner: Correct.

Mog: Two hundred and ten.

Examiner: Correct.

Mog: Two thousand, six hundred and seventy-seven?

Examiner: Correct. Pen down, please.

Commentator: After acing the written maths, Mog now faces mental arithmetic.

Examiner: Calculate the following: multiply eleven by four, subtract sixteen and finally multiply by three.

Mog: Eighty-four.

Examiner: Correct. Add the following: twenty-eight plus forty-one plus ninety-seven plus twenty-four plus fifty-four plus eighteen equals?

Mog: Two hundred and sixty-two.

Examiner: Is the right answer, Mog. Very well played. At the end of that round, you scored eleven points.

Commentator: Mog's impressive score has set the bar high for the rest of the competitors.

Examiner: Blimey!

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