Celeste Anderson
Celeste Anderson | |
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| Born | September 6, 1989[1] Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Other names | BiiTTERSWEET |
Celeste Anderson (also known as BiiTTERSWEET[2]) is a Canadian[3][4] competitive gamer and reality television personality, known for being the winner of the first season of the TBS reality show King of the Nerds[5][6] for which she was awarded $100,000.
Personal life
[edit]Celeste Anderson was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1989, and moved to Orillia, Ontario in 1996.[1] Anderson attended the University of Waterloo, where she majored in computer science.[7]
Anderson enjoys speed-solving the Rubik's Cube, for which she has attended several competitions in Canada. Her best WCA official times are 20.78 seconds (single) and 22.27 seconds (3 of 5 average).[8]
Competitive gaming
[edit]Anderson is most well known for her skill in first-person shooter games, notably the Halo series in which she played semi-professionally for some time. She is known as one of Canada's best female video game players.[7]
King of the Nerds
[edit]Anderson competed in and won the first season of TBS's reality TV show King of the Nerds, which aired in 2013. Anderson was a member of the Blextrophy team (formerly the Blue team).[9]
To promote her appearance on that series, she was a guest on the late-night TV talk show Conan on February 12, 2013.[10] She later made a cameo appearance in the second-season premiere of the show.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Anderson, Celeste. "Celeste Anderson". Tumblr. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- ^ Competitive Gamer & Speedcuber (King of the Nerds Audition Video) (video).
- ^ Nuval, Alvin-Christian (February 2013). "Pro Gamer Celeste Anderson Competing to be King of the Nerds", BakitWhy.com; accessed April 25, 2018.
- ^ Tilley, Steve (January 22, 2013). "Contestants battle for nerd supremacy on ‘King of the Nerds’", Toronto Sun; accessed April 25, 2018.
- ^ "King of the Nerds Contestants" Archived 2013-01-20 at the Wayback Machine, TBS; retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ "The King is Crowned". King of the Nerds. Season 1. Episode 8. March 12, 2013. TBS.
- ^ a b Ross, Sara. "Orillian could be crowned King of the Nerds". Orillia Packet & Times. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ "World Cube Association Official Results". World Cube Association; retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ "TBS Sets Jan. 17 Premiere and Announces Contestants for New Unscripted Competition Series 'King of the Nerds'". The Futon Critic. November 8, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
- ^ "Celeste Anderson", TeamCoco; retrieved March 2, 2013.
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