He goes to bed earliest of all/the earliest of all.

[englishhobby]

Are both variants correct?
1) He goes to bed earliest of all.
2) He goes to bed the earliest of all.

 

[Tdol]

Who are you talking about? It makes a difference to me.

 

[englishhobby]

Who are you talking about? It makes a difference to me.

I thought you don't need much context here... Ok, let it be a six-year-old boy, Jimmy, who lives with his mum, dad and his elder brother. Jimmy goes to bed at 9 p.m. while the others stay up late.

 

[englishhobby]

Maybe, earliest without an article means first thing?