Jasamrit Rahala: IQ 162, Child Genius, Eton and Countdown

Biography

The Mensa score

The figure attached to his name is 162, reported by Eastern Eye as the maximum available on the Mensa test he sat, achieved at 11. It should be read as a reported score rather than a measured constant: a supervised paper produces a result on one instrument on one day, and British Mensa's tests are scaled so that a ceiling exists and can be hit.

That ceiling matters for interpreting the number. A score of 162 does not mean the test found the limit of his ability; it means he reached the limit of what that paper could measure. Reporting since has tended to treat the figure as a permanent property, which is not what a test ceiling is.

Child Genius at ten

Before the Mensa result he had already been on television. He appeared in Child Genius, the Channel 4 competition in which British children are tested across memory, mathematics, spelling and general knowledge over several rounds, and reached the final as the youngest competitor to do so, at 10.

The format is unusually punishing for a child of that age. Competitors answer under studio lights with parents watching from the side, and the rounds move through general knowledge into specialist subjects chosen by the child. Reaching the final from the youngest end of the field means having beaten children with two or three more years of schooling.

Eton, and four subjects

By late 2021 Rahala was at Eton College on a scholarship, taking A-levels in mathematics, further mathematics, physics and computer science. That is the most quantitative combination the English sixth-form system offers, and it is the standard route into a mathematics or computing degree.

Eastern Eye also noted his appearance on Britain's Brightest Family, another of the British quiz formats that recruit unusually able children. The pattern by that point was clear: a boy who had spent much of his childhood being tested in public, and who had kept winning.

Countdown

The 2021 Eastern Eye piece was occasioned by Countdown, Channel 4's word and numbers game and one of the longest-running quiz programmes on British television. Rahala reached a final on it, and the article framed the appearance as a step towards more television challenges rather than an endpoint.

Countdown is a different test from Child Genius. It rewards speed with letters and arithmetic under a thirty-second clock rather than accumulated knowledge, and it is played mainly by adults. A teenager reaching a final there is competing outside his own age group entirely.

Where Jasamrit Rahala is now

The most recent position documented in the sources used here is his sixth-form study at Eton in December 2021. No source used for this page reports where he went to university, what he studied, or what he has done since.

That is a real gap rather than a hedge. He was a minor throughout the coverage, and the reporting was tied to television appearances rather than to his life. Claims about his current studies or career that go beyond December 2021 are not supported by this record.

Achievement Timeline

Jasamrit Rahala — every milestone on this page, placed by age.

c. 2014

Appears on Channel 4's Child Genius anAppears on Channel 4's Child Genius and reaches the final at 10, the youngest to do so

c. 2015

Reported to have scored 162, the maximReported to have scored 162, the maximum, on a Mensa IQ test at 11 (Eastern Eye)

2021

Studying four A-levels at Eton CollegeStudying four A-levels at Eton College on a scholarship

December 2021

Reported as a Countdown finalist, withReported as a Countdown finalist, with further television challenges expected (Eastern Eye)

Historical Comparison

Person	Country	Milestone	Age / Stat
Lawson Lundberg	United States	Joining Mensa at 3	Age 3
Jasamrit Rahala	United Kingdom	He reached the top score a Mensa paper can give at eleven, and a Countdown	Age 10
Nishi Uggalle	United Kingdom	Winning Channel 4's Child Genius in 2019	Age 10
David Camacho	Mexico	Selection for a Jr. NASA programme, 2024	—
Sharvin Jeyendran	Australia	A Mensa test put him at 168, and the headlines put him above Stephen Hawki	—

What is documented — and what is not

✓ Documented

Reported by Eastern Eye to have scored the maximum 162 on a Mensa IQ test at 11
Child Genius's youngest finalist, at 10; also appeared on Britain's Brightest Family
In December 2021 an Eton College scholar taking maths, further maths, physics and computer science A-levels, and a Countdown finalist

? Unverified, disputed or wrong

No exact date of birth published; the IQ figure is a reported test score, not an independently verified measurement
The exact years of the Child Genius appearance and the Mensa test are not fixed in the source used here
No reporting found on his university or career after December 2021

Questions people ask about Jasamrit Rahala

What is Jasamrit Rahala's IQ?

Eastern Eye reported that he scored 162 on a Mensa test at the age of 11, which the paper described as the maximum available. It is a reported test score, not a measured constant, and 162 was the ceiling of that paper.

How old is Jasamrit Rahala?

He was born in 2004 according to this record, which made him 17 at the time of the December 2021 reporting. No exact date of birth is published in the sources used here.

What was he on television for?

He was the youngest finalist on Channel 4's Child Genius at 10, appeared on Britain's Brightest Family, and reached a Countdown final.

Where did Jasamrit Rahala go to school?

He was at Eton College on a scholarship in 2021, taking A-levels in mathematics, further mathematics, physics and computer science. He is from Slough.

Where is Jasamrit Rahala now?

The most recent documented position in the sources used here is his sixth-form study at Eton in December 2021. No later update appears in this record.

Is Jasamrit Rahala on Wikipedia?

No Wikipedia article on him was found. The coverage used here is from Eastern Eye.

Did he win Child Genius?

The source used here records that he reached the final as the youngest competitor to do so, at 10. It does not state that he won the series.

What is a maximum Mensa score?

Mensa papers are scaled with a ceiling, so a top score means a candidate reached the limit of what that particular test can measure rather than the limit of their ability.