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* PettingZooPeople: Okay, slight exaggeration, but he's pretty furry.
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Has nothing do with familiarity with in-universe fiction. And not a trope.


* {{MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic/Brony}}



* GenreSavvy: In Episode 1, she openly explained in her confessionals that she was not going to reveal her chemistry background in the fears that she would have a target on her back.
** Subverted in the fact that she did tell one person, Zack (in order to set up a two-person alliance), who ultimately told everyone in Episode 2 that she was a chemist due to the science-based task that the teams were participating.
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* AnnoyingLaugh: And yet, also strangely endearing. This is also a ShoutOut to his role as Lewis in RevengeOfTheNerds.

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* AnnoyingLaugh: And yet, also strangely endearing. This is also a ShoutOut to his role as Lewis in RevengeOfTheNerds.
''Film/RevengeOfTheNerds''.
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Video game [[VlogSeries vlogger]] and WorldOfWarcraft enthusiast.

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Video game [[VlogSeries vlogger]] and WorldOfWarcraft ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' enthusiast.



A fantasy writer and WorldOfWarcraft enthusiast who loves swords and belts.

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A fantasy writer and WorldOfWarcraft ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' enthusiast who loves swords and belts.



* CatchPhrase: "Victory for [[WorldOfWarcraft Sylvanas]]!"

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* CatchPhrase: "Victory for [[WorldOfWarcraft [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Sylvanas]]!"
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* {{Badass}}: He survived three Nerd-Offs in a row, the same amount that Genevieve of the previous season went through. [[spoiler: The fourth one was his undoing, however.]]
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A mathematician and theoretical physicist who loves Music/Heavy Metal.

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A mathematician and theoretical physicist who loves Music/Heavy Metal.Music/HeavyMetal.
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Hey Its That Guy cut by TRS decision. Ditto for Hey Its That Voice.


* HeyItsThatGuy: He's The JWittz from Youtube.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: WebVideo/SmoshGames fans will recognize him as Jovenshire.



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* {{Gasshole}}
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[[folder:Season 1 UK Contestants]]

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!!Curtis Reubens
->'''Maths nerd'''

!!Emily Jones
->'''Star Wars nerd'''

!!Hannah Harle
->'''Role-play nerd'''

!!Karen Dawson
->'''Doctor nerd'''

!!Kenny Lam
->'''Cosplay nerd'''

!!Kerry Allingham
->'''Gamer nerd'''

!!Mark Hughes
->'''Trekkie nerd'''

!!Matt Barr
->'''Trivia nerd'''

!!Robyn Potter
->'''Potter nerd'''

!!Ryan Macdonald
->'''Space nerd'''

!!Yasmeen Ojeleye
->'''Manga nerd'''


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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Heather




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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Amanda
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* JackOfAllTrades: Trivia-wise, Colby has a very vast knowledge base and for what he doesn't know, he knows how to study and retain information.
* TheStoic

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* TheAce



* BiTheWay
* DeadpanSnarker



* [[spoiler:WeHardlyKnewYe: Lost the nerd-off in episode 1.]]

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* [[spoiler:WeHardlyKnewYe: WeHardlyKnewYe: Lost the nerd-off in episode 1.]]
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** Averted a little in the season finale, where he's maybe the most prominent nerd who isn't actually one of the finalists.


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* TheChessmaster
* TheStrategist


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** He also proves valuable in the cosplay skit challenge thanks to his ability to choreograph fights.


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** HeelFaceTurn: In the season finale, he atones for his previous actions by choosing to support Lily in the second-to-last Nerd-Off.
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* [[spoiler:WeHardlyKnewYe: Lost the nerd-off in episode 1.]]

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* FaceHeelTurn: In episode three, as seen under BewareTheNiceOnes above. Much like Zack from season two, he went from a NiceGuy to a TokenEvilTeammate. [[spoiler: Unlike Zack, though, he didn't stick around long enough to really follow through.]]

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* FaceHeelTurn: In episode three, as seen under BewareTheNiceOnes above. Much like Zack from season two, he went from a NiceGuy to a TokenEvilTeammate. [[spoiler: Unlike Zack, though, he didn't stick around long enough to really follow through.]]]]
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!!Amanda Liston
->'''Age: 25'''
->'''From: Gilbert, Arizona'''

Bookworm.
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!!Ben Tully
->'''Age: 29'''
->'''From: Los Angeles, California'''

Marine biologist.
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!!Colby Burnett
->'''Age: 29'''
->'''From: Chicago, Illinois'''

''Jeopardy!'' champion.
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!!Heather Wensler
->'''Age: 24'''
->'''From: Denver, Colorado'''

Neuroscientist.
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!!Jacob Rubin
->'''Age: 25'''
->'''From: Oakland, California'''

Quizmaster.
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!!Jonathon Adler
->'''Age: 28'''
->'''From: Tempe, Arizona'''

Mathematician.
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!!Kaitlin Spak
->'''Age: 26'''
->'''From: Redwood City, California'''

NASA engineer.
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!!Lily Rutledge-Ellison
->'''Age: 21'''
->'''From: Denver, Colorado'''

Competitive cosplayer.
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!!Ori Perl
->'''Age: 22'''
->'''From: Silver Spring, Maryland'''

LARPer.
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* ButtMonkey: Nobody on his team seems to like him very much.
* TheDitz: His clumsiness messes them up while putting together their Rube-Goldberg Machine, he takes a long time making oars for a boating challenge (and said oars end up falling apart), and in general he doesn't seem too bright.
** GeniusDitz: When he gets voted into the first Nerd-Off, it's about anime. He gets ''every'' question right and outright decimates his opponent.
* TheLoad: Though subverted as, in the episodes where this comes across most apparently and causes him to get ragged on the most, his team still wins.
* NiceGuy

!!Raychelle Keeling
->'''Age: 26'''
->'''From: Springfield, Missouri'''

Gamer.
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!!Thomas Vollum
->'''Age: 21'''
->'''From: Huntington Beach, California'''

Brony.
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!!Todd Landree
->'''Age: 26'''
->'''From: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania'''

Comic book nerd.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: He was a NiceGuy in episodes one and two. Then in the third, he learns that he's being ''unanimously'' voted into the Nerd Off, even though he had done his job to a tee and Lily was slacking off in favour of flirting with Ben, making her a better one to send home. He held it in as TranquilFury until he ''exploded'' on Lily in a massive TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, which ''everyone from both teams'' had to intervene in. Whether this was a FaceHeelTurn or JerkassHasAPoint is up to the viewers, but everyone on both teams seemed to see it as the former.
* FaceHeelTurn: In episode three, as seen under BewareTheNiceOnes above. Much like Zack from season two, he went from a NiceGuy to a TokenEvilTeammate. [[spoiler: Unlike Zack, though, he didn't stick around long enough to really follow through.]]

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* FagHag: Seems to be very close with contestant Xander



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* GentleGiant

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* GentleGiantCatchPhrase: "Glitterfit"
* TheDandy: Wears multiple costumes throughout the show, especially in the finale
* GayBestFriend: Is friends with almost everyone on the show, and provides commentary throughout
* GentleGiant: 6'2"
* GreekChorus: Gives running commentary on multiple episodes


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* LovableNerd: Generally loved by the other contestants and fans
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* SweetTooth: Zack is often seen with a lollipop in his mouth.
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* LargeHam
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* HyprocriticalHumor: Her stated reason for helping [[spoiler:Kayla]] over [[spoiler:Jack]] is that latter's argument's for why the former "shouldn't" be the King of Nerds annoyed her since she doesn't like people proclaiming others "shouldn't" be anything for arbitrary, trivial reasons. Undermining her sentiment was that in a previous confession cam the former also argued that the latter shouldn't be King of Nerds because of [[spoiler:a lack of pop culture knowledge]].

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* HyprocriticalHumor: HypocriticalHumor: Her stated reason for helping [[spoiler:Kayla]] over [[spoiler:Jack]] is that latter's argument's for why the former "shouldn't" be the King of Nerds annoyed her since she doesn't like people proclaiming others "shouldn't" be anything for arbitrary, trivial reasons. Undermining her sentiment was that in a previous confession cam the former also argued that the latter shouldn't be King of Nerds because of [[spoiler:a lack of pop culture knowledge]].
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* HyprocriticalHumor: Her stated reason for helping [[spoiler:Kayla]] over [[spoiler:Jack]] is that latter's argument's for why the former "shouldn't" be the King of Nerds annoyed her since she doesn't like people proclaiming others "shouldn't" be anything for arbitrary, trivial reasons. Undermining her sentiment was that in a previous confession cam the former also argued that the latter shouldn't be King of Nerds because of [[spoiler:a lack of pop culture knowledge]].
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** Or the new JJAbrams StarTrek films, for that matter.

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** Or the new JJAbrams Creator/JJAbrams StarTrek films, for that matter.
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* CatchPhrase: "They/You have awoken the dragon."


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* MoralityPet: Develops into this for Zack in later episodes.
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* JerkAss: In "Nerds To the Rescue," he tries to play mind games with the other team, trying to convince Jack he's angry at him for picking him to be electrocuted in the previous Nerd-Off and constantly trying to annoy or otherwise set off Zach's HairTriggerTemper

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* JerkAss: In "Nerds To the Rescue," he tries to play mind games with the other team, trying to convince Jack he's angry at him for picking him to be electrocuted in the previous Nerd-Off and constantly trying to annoy or otherwise set off Zach's Zack's HairTriggerTemper
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* JerkAss: In "Nerds To the Rescue," he tries to play mind games with the other team, trying to convince Jack he's angry at him for picking him to be electrocuted in the previous Nerd-Off and constantly trying to annoy or otherwise set off Zach's HairTriggerTemper
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* HairTriggerTemper: What triggers some of his more JerkAss moments. He has a tendency to go from happy and calm to RAAAAAAAAAGE within a few seconds of something not going his way or him feeling disrespected or unappreciated.

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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He believes that his attempts to play mind games with Zack and Jack just motivated their team to finally win after a long losing streak. [[spoiler:He gets eliminated in the Nerd-Off later.]]

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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He believes that his attempts to play mind games with Zack and Jack just motivated their team to finally win after a long losing streak. [[spoiler:He gets eliminated in the Nerd-Off later.later, with his mind games being a big part of why they nominated him.]]



* TheStrategist




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** [[spoiler: She's also the only member of Midas Touch Attack to aid Kayla in the finale and that proves to be crucial to the end result.]]
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* BaldOfAwesome: After he shaved his head for the LARP challenge.

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* BaldOfAwesome: After he shaved his head for the LARP challenge. Subverted, though, in that he clearly did it to impress the judges... who had no prior knowledge of whether he was bald or not.
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* {{Brony}}

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