Celeste Anderson Explained

Celeste Anderson
Birth Date:6 September 1989[1]
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Alias: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

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.

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).[7]

Competitive gaming

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.[8]

King of the Nerds

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anderson, Celeste. Celeste Anderson. Tumblr. March 4, 2013.
  2. video. Competitive Gamer & Speedcuber (King of the Nerds Audition Video).
  3. Nuval, Alvin-Christian (February 2013). "Pro Gamer Celeste Anderson Competing to be King of the Nerds", BakitWhy.com; accessed April 25, 2018.
  4. Tilley, Steve (January 22, 2013). "Contestants battle for nerd supremacy on ‘King of the Nerds’", Toronto Sun; accessed April 25, 2018.
  5. http://www.tbs.com/stories/story/0,,263532,00.html "King of the Nerds Contestants"
  6. The King is Crowned. King of the Nerds. 1. 8. March 12, 2013. TBS.
  7. http://worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009ANDE04 "World Cube Association Official Results"
  8. Web site: Ross. Sara. Orillian could be crowned King of the Nerds. Orillia Packet & Times. March 2, 2013.
  9. Web site: TBS Sets Jan. 17 Premiere and Announces Contestants for New Unscripted Competition Series 'King of the Nerds'. The Futon Critic. November 8, 2012. March 3, 2013.
  10. http://teamcoco.com/celebs/celeste-anderson "Celeste Anderson"