Celeste Anderson
Born (1989-09-06) September 6, 1989[1]
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Other namesBiiTTERSWEET

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.[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

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 Anderson, Celeste. "Celeste Anderson". Tumblr. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  2. ↑ Competitive Gamer & Speedcuber (King of the Nerds Audition Video) (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. ↑ "King of the Nerds Contestants" Archived 2013-01-20 at the Wayback Machine, TBS; retrieved March 2, 2013.
  6. ↑ "The King is Crowned". King of the Nerds. Season 1. Episode 8. March 12, 2013. TBS.
  7. 1 2 Ross, Sara. "Orillian could be crowned King of the Nerds". Orillia Packet & Times. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  8. ↑ "World Cube Association Official Results". World Cube Association; retrieved March 2, 2013.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "Celeste Anderson", TeamCoco; retrieved March 2, 2013.
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