Ricochet Robots

 is the season finale of The Genius.

Eliminated Player Vote
All eleven of the eliminated players were allowed to give an item to one of the two finalists in order to help them in the match. There were 3 items for each game, plus 2 items that could be used in any game. The items were randomly allocated.

The first two items to be revealed were the Item Duplicator (given to John by Matt) and the Item Negator (given to John by Malik). The Item Duplicator could replicate any of the owner's other items, while the Item Negator could negate any one of the opponent's items. Both items could be used in any round.

The first two matches to be revealed were the sixth Death Match, Indian Poker, and the ninth Death Match, Black Hole. As John had won more matches, he would select which game to play first, and he selected Black Hole.

First Round
Black Hole. In this game, players placed number tokens on a triangular board to avoid a black hole.

There were three items available for this challenge: The -1 item, which would subtract a point from a player's overall score, the Starting Player item, which would let the wielder choose the starting player, and the Mulligan item, which would let a player redo a move. The items were picked by Loren, Zakriah, and Alex, respectively, who all gave them to John.

Second Round
Ricochet Robots. In this game, players must figure out paths to send robots to their destination tiles.

There were three items available for this challenge: Double Points, Immunity, and Silver Robot. The Double Point Item could make it so the destination tile would be worth 2 points instead of 1. The Immunity Item would negate the penalty of the owner's first incorrect answer. The Silver Robot item could be used to make he Silver Robot usable for that turn. The items were picked by Will, Aromal, and Thomas, respectively; Aromal and Thomas gave their items to John, Will gave his item to Gavin.

Third Round
Because John had already won 2 out of 3 matches, the third round, Indian Poker, was not played.

Trivia

 * At 8 matches, John has broken the record for most matches won during The Genius.
 * This is the first match where a player has finished with a negative score.