Whimsy

I love Sam. I love Rebecca. I don’t love Sam/Rebecca. This is just going to end badly. This being Ted Lasso and they usually avoid tropes, I really hope it’s a fun fling for both of them, they get what they need and they move on with no drama.

CBS Bio Name: Xander Hastings Age: 21 Hometown: Jacksonville, FL Current Residence: Chicago, IL Occupation: App Developer Hobbies: Free climbing, road tripping, antique shopping, graphic design 3 Words to Describe You: Independent, resilient, adventurous Pet Peeves: Laziness and cockiness, especially from people who like to bark orders What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Nike Cross Nationals is the Super Bowl of cross country, and I love that people were baffled that my high school team even qualified. The conditions on race day were grim: the fi

CBS Bio Name: Tiffany Seely Age: 47 Hometown: Forest Hills, Queens, NY Current Residence: Plainview, NY Occupation: Teacher Hobbies: Running, talking to people, building things in the house (someone has to!) 3 Words to Describe You: Funny, loving, LOUD Pet Peeves: I hate being wrong! I also hate loud chewing with mouth open, half-empty water bottles in a room, people in power that abuse it. What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? I am most proud of raising my two boys to be fine young men. They're loving, open and honest! What is something we would

CBS Bio Name: Sydney Segal Age: 26 Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Current Residence: Brooklyn, NY Occupation: Law Student Hobbies: Running, knitting and crocheting, soccer 3 Words to Describe You: Confident, charismatic, empathetic Pet Peeves: Bodily noises: sniffling, snoring, heavy breathing, coughing What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Being the California State Champion in cross country. What is something we would never know from looking at you? I speak Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and some French. Who is your hero and why? My father. He is

CBS Bio Name: Shantel Smith Age: 34 Hometown: Toronto, Canada Current Residence: Washington, DC Occupation: Pastor Hobbies: Running, improv, acting, comedy, dancing 3 Words to Describe You: Passionate, authentic, resilient Pet Peeves: Bad breath, second-hand embarrassment and slow talkers What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? The accomplishment that I am MOST proud of is doing the hard work in therapy and confronting my demons, working through the pain and the feelings of injustice, and then being willing to cultivate a relationship with those who

CBS bio Name: Sara Wilson Age: 24 Hometown: Sherman Oaks, CA Current Residence: Boston, MA Occupation: Healthcare Consultant Hobbies: Poker, aerial silks and trapeze, cooking and baking 3 Words to Describe You: Astute, resilient, witty Pet Peeves: Loud chewing and chewing with an open mouth. Uncleanliness. Really crude humor; manners go a long way. What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? I got a summer internship at a company my junior year of college and I had been dreaming of working at the company for years. When I got there, they presen

CBS Bio Name: Ricard Foyé Age: 31 Hometown: Lynnwood, WA Current Residence: Sedro-Woolley, WA Occupation: Flight Attendant Hobbies: Violin, running, winterguard 3 Words to Describe You: Hopeful, positive, funny Pet Peeves: Being asked a question and the answer being ignored What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? I've always been willing to make a change, pickup and go. It makes me feel brave to know I've changed my career when unhappy. I've purchased a one- way plane ticket not knowing what to expect, just to audition to dance around the coun

CBS Bio Name: Naseer Muttalif Age: 37 Hometown: Sri Lanka Current Residence: Morgan Hill, CA Occupation: Sales Manager Hobbies: Cricket, traveling, cooking 3 Words to Describe You: Authentic, outgoing, hardworking Pet Peeves: Laziness and people who don't contribute to group efforts What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? I have achieved the American Dream. I grew up in poverty, living in a mud hut with no electricity or running water for half my life. I never held a cell phone or touched a computer until I was 18. I worked my way up from selling ve

CBS Bio Name: Liana Wallace Age: 20 Hometown: Evanston, IL Current Residence: Washington, DC Occupation: College Student Hobbies: Dancing, running, writing poetry 3 Words to Describe You: Adventurous, loving, outspoken Pet Peeves: I hate when people chew with their mouth open. What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? I am most proud of being invited to perform my spoken word for Congressman John Lewis during a fundraiser for a non-profit organization in my community. What is something we would never know from looking at you? Looking at me you would

CBS Bio Name: Jairus Robinson Age: 20 Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK Current Residence: Oklahoma City, OK Occupation: College Student Hobbies: Obviously Survivor, working with kids/pediatric nursing, athletics (jiu jitsu, running, dance) 3 Words to Describe You: High energy, charming, charismatic Pet Peeves: I really hate bullies, and I don't like loud eating. What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? I'm so proud to be a two-time state track champion because it is the culmination of seven years of absolute passion, but also pain. Literal blood, sweat a

CBS bio Name: Heather Aldret Age: 52 Hometown: Charleston, SC Current Residence: Charleston, SC Occupation: Stay at Home Mom Hobbies: Exploring, painting, tennis and pickleball 3 Words to Describe You: Authentic, passionate, devoted Pet Peeves: Loud cell phone talkers, people who choose not to hear the truth, bullies What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? With the profit I made with the sale of my first house which I bought all by myself, I was able to pay off the remainder of my student loans and all of my personal debt. Marrying my husband 100% deb

CBS bio Name: Genie Chen Age: 46 Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Current Residence: Portland, OR Occupation: Grocery clerk Hobbies: Cooking, video games, thrift store and antique shopping 3 Words to Describe You: Funny, kind, sensible Pet Peeves: People who wear masks incorrectly by not covering their nose and mouth, or who don't wear them at all. What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? I got the "hustle award" one year at basketball camp when I was 15 years old. What is something we would never know from looking at you? I was first-string cel

CBS bio Name: Evvie Jagoda Age: 28 Hometown: Westchester, NY Current Residence: Arlington, MA Occupation: PHD student Hobbies: Cooking, biking, being in nature (hiking, camping, swimming in ponds) 3 Words to Describe You: Extroverted, enthusiastic, smart Pet Peeves: Men. Not all men, but I cannot stand machismo and man-splainers - anything like that drives me insane. [In grad school] I deal with A LOT of know-it-all male energy, and it's a lot. Back when I dated men, I once broke up with a guy because we were on a trip to Budapest and he kept pronouncing it "Bud

CBS Bio Name: Erika Casupanan Age: 32 Hometown: Niagara Falls, Ontario Current Residence: Toronto, Ontario Occupation: Communications Manager Hobbies: Traveling, boxing and fitness, following pop culture 3 Words to Describe You: Fun, fearless, empathetic Pet Peeves: Ignorance and men in ill-fitting jeans What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? It's hard to pick one because I love my whole life. My goal was to pay off my student loans by 30, and I did it at 27. Doing so allowed me to travel to so many places on my bucket list, get into combat s

CBS bio Name: Eric Abraham Age: 51 Hometown: Atlanta, GA Current Residence: San Antonio, TX Occupation: Cyber Security Analyst Hobbies: Basketball, golfing, reading 3 Words to Describe You: Open-minded, optimistic, confident Pet Peeves: People who have characteristics of being slothful, condescending, and sycophantic What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? My daughter as she is the next generation in our family. What is something we would never know from looking at you? I love scuba diving. I enjoy examining the surface of the moon, star