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Name (Age):  Theodore Ward

Tribe Designation:  TBD

Current Residence:  Las Vegas, NV

Occupation:  Professional Poker Player

Personal Claim to Fame:  Winning the World Series Poker championship as a rookie was definitely a milestone for me. I just finished college while still having the free time to master my poker skills with my friends. I was up against other men from their early thirties to their mid forties. So to come out on top as the youngest, and less mature person out there yet still having the brainpower to win is an accomplishment.

<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Inspiration in Life: <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Me, myself, and I. I grew up in a impoverished Nevada town, dealing with both high crime rates and financial problems. At the time I really wanted to do something that would give my family a name. That’s when I first played poker, I was in love with it. The ambition of success, the brainpower of mind over matter, really helped me get to where I am today.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Hobbies: <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Playing poker and computer games, basketball, chess, and anything outdoors.

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Three Words to Describe Yourself: <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Hawk-eyed, calculative, and driven.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like: <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> I would have to say Spencer Bledsoe in his first season. Sure, I come off as arrogant, even though I usually don’t see my arrogance when I talk. But, he compared chess to the game of SURVIVOR and those are my intentions coming into the show, except instead of chess, it’s poker.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Any strategic portion of a game is right up my alley! They are both fun and frustrating to the human body, and it is an exuberant feeling to challenge yourself in a game that takes at most two months! Plus I’m not used to the wilderness despite being a fan of SURVIVOR, might as well give it a go.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Why You Think You’ll “Survive” SURVIVOR: <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> I’m definitely a competitive person. Sure I play poker for a living and do puzzle in my free time, but I was also a basketball and cross country star during my years in high school. Endurance and mind skills are my thing. For the wilderness, I can deal with the freezing rain after my first week on the show. I grew up in one of the poorest states of the United States, this should not be to difficult.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Why You Think You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Poker has been one of the most tactical games for centuries, the mistakes and mindful moves that come with it will definitely be precedents for my game. I’ll either be dealt with a good or bad hand of castaways, then I’ll just try and keep my cool until I can smell suspicion. Flip-flopping is not a strategy I am afraid of making, you need either the majority or the right people to work with you in order to be crowned champion. I’ll stay true to my word, let my cockiness roar onto all of my fellow peers, and I’ll show why I deserve to become a champion.

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