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1

I play guitar and keyboard in a band called Shades McCool

Taylor Semingson

1

I have lived in 5 states: CA, VA, NC, TX and NH

Kirby Searson

1

I have a titanium implant in my left ear funtioning as my hearing bones.

Nathan Smith

1

I was born with a cleft lip

Carson Rinkenberger

1

I'm probably the youngest Grandpa you know.

Wesley McFalls

1

I am from the same city that Jenna Fischer (Pam from The Office) was born in.

Brad Goldstrom

1

I am not a red head

Andrew Rajek

1

In my younger years, I was a long haired, flannel wearing fan of grunge music, with favorite bands including Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Soundgarden and Stone Temple Pilots (and a little bit of Metalica on the side).

Andrew Morris

1

WORTH 2 POINTS

Required in the border of drawing for every redline.

What is a released stamp?

2

I was a 5.0 GPA student with a Beer Shotgun time of 2 seconds

Erik Zamarripa

2

When I was young I got lost in the woods and my dog found me.

Mike Barela

2

I previously did competitive diving.

Karoline Wucherer

2

I'm a second degree black belt in kung-fu

Steven Leong

2

I almost fell to my death while rock jumping in El Yunque National Forest

Justin Vellido

2

WORTH 2 POINTS

While performing an MIS TLIF procedure:

1.) The anatomical landmarks that you dock your C-C blades to.

2.) The spinal anatomy that must be removed for access to the disc space.

1.) What are the superior and inferior pedicles?

2.) What is the facet joint, or Inferior & Superior Articular Process, or Articular Process?

2

At 4 years old I learned how to ride a bike on the first day without anyone teaching me.

Kyle Li

2

I rode an elephant in an indian wedding.

Scott Robinson

2

In high school, I won a county wide art show for a shoe I modeled out of wire and ribbon.

Spencer Hartmann

3

I swam competitively and/or played water polo for 9+ years

Chris Bennett

3

I am scuba certified.

Mikol Fleming

3

I am a certified scuba diver.

Lane Medlen

3

I pour milk before cereal

Alec Boyle

3

I've moved 4 times but have lived in the same zip code since I was a year old.

Lucas Smith

3

I have a false tooth

Mike Parks

3

WORTH 2 POINTS

What is a Swiss Screw Machine?

3

I've been quoted in Sports Illustrated and Wired Magazine.

Jesse Unger

3

As a kid, I had a three legged gerbil named brownie.

Sam Isaacson

4

I played harmonica in an ensemble when I was a kid, and my dad just started learning it recently.

Cindy Ouyang

4

I have a Chinese Water Dragon named Iggie

Nick Plant

4

I love to collect sports jerseys.

Chris Khoury

4

I have been to 9 countires outside of th USA

James Murray

4

I have been to the highest and lowest points in the (contiguous) US.

Carson Fuller

4

I have donated over 10 gallons of blood (whole blood, red cells, & platelets!)

Edwin Huh

4

In my free time I like to wood work.

William Gwinn

4

2 of my kids broke their legs on the exact same day of the year (September 4th) - 4 years apart from each other.

Matt Curran

4

I have two half sisters that are about double my age

Trevor Tam

5

I played the saxophone from elementary through high school

Jon Costabile

5

I was in a punk band in highschool. We even recorded a demo.

Thomas Hackathorn

5

I had a bowl cut until 7th grade.

Nico Poirier

5

I was born on the same day that OJ Simpson made his infamous run from the cops.

Parker Smith

5

I played tennis in highschool

Cullen McGee

5

I recently discovered I can "chuck up dueces" using my toes

Hayden Chun

5

At a young age I was a diehard Blue's clues fan

Aaron Shein

5

Worked as a Diver cleaning the Killer Whale and Dolphin pools at SeaWorld during university

Thomas Scholl

5

I drove on the Indy500 Track

Claudia Adelman

6

Built a guitar that teaches the user how to play by lighting up LEDs on the fretboard

Steve Gorski

6

I am technically an author because a teacher submitted my homework to a book that got published in Japan.

Alvaro Rivas

6

Growing up I would raise and then show cattle at the local fair.

Aaron Brinker

6

I still have one baby tooth

Kenny Chen

6

I have owned 5 motorcycles in my life.

Austin Majors

6

WORTH 2 POINTS

NAME THESE 3 APPROACHES


What are 1.) Ponte 2.) PSO (Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy) & 3.) Smith-Peterson (Smith-Pete) Osteotomies?

6

I solved every cross-word in the NYT in 2023

David Considine

6

I share the same birthday as my daughter.

Fernando Olea

6

My first job was at an ice cream shop where I almost got fired because I kept giving customers too much ice cream.

Michaela Bloyd

7

I got married in Iceland in 2018

Kyle Stewart

7

WORTH 2 POINTS

The two anatomical structures mobilized for access to the disc space during an ACDF procedure.

What are the Trachea and Esophagus?

7

I have never broken a phone.

Zachary Tobias

7

I once participated in/won a bubble soccer tournament in Switzerland.

Adam Ferreira

7

I shape my own surfboards!

Walker Newton

7

When I was very young, my family lived in Australia for a year

Reid Berke

7

I have driven a semi truck.

Ethan Padgett

7

I was diagnosed with Carpel Tunnel syndrome at the age of 10 for crushing too many video games. I had to wear those ridiculous wrist braces for 6 months.

Scott Lish

7

I hiked all 48 4000 foot peaks in New Hampshire in a year

Cameron Castonguay

8

I used to ride a unicycle to get around campus in college

Josh Warner

8

Half of my front tooth (just one of them) is fake because I chipped it in 2nd grade

Lauren Randaccio

8

I can hold my breath for 3 minutes and 30 seconds.

Jake Selstad

8

Neither of my ACLs are my own

Frank Chang

8

Worth 2 Points

The revision letters to be skipped

What are I,O,S,& Z?

8

I am related to the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (Muh-gel-an)

Logan Sorenson

8

I've been to 16 different states in Mexico!

Maximillian Garcia

8

I'm related to John Glenn, the first american to orbit Earth

Tyler Hammann

8

I taught tennis for two summers but can barely hit a forehand.

Andrew Urban

9

I once had a company-ussed bicycle to move around the office

Alejandro Campillo

9

My family grew up with more than 13 horses which were used for showing in different events

Jared Beach

9

I was on a boogie boarding team in middle school.

Connor Hedges

9

I've done CPR on a person

Rayana Gutierrez

9

I've been to Guatamala 3 times on mission trips.

Anders Olson

9

I won a scuba diving trip in a dance contest in Mexico

Justin Doose

9

I used to play the saxophone and oboe.

Alexis Feichtner

9

Macaulay Culkin bought the house I grew up in.

Adam Lipson

9

I play the violin

Sarah Schaake