Brian Compagnone

Age/Height/Weight: 48 (49 on 11/15), 5’9” (with the afro, 6’3”), 170 

RPAC Challenge Experience: Fifth year

Best Previous Finish: First (2019)

Early childhood memory: Running into Boston Bruins legend, Rick “Shifty” Middleton at the Natick Mall when I was 11ish. Still can’t find the autograph I got. 

Signature dish (best thing you cook): My last name ends in a vowel, so anything Italian. 

Current soundtrack (a song you’re into at the moment): Easy Lover 

Wildcard (something about yourself, a random fact, whatever… up to you): Played college baseball with the actor, Jon Bernthal (Walking Dead, Punisher, King Richard, etc.). Weirder, he was my backup catcher.  

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Donovan Baddley

Age/Height/Weight: 43, 6'3", 225

RPCA Challenge Experience: Second Year

Best Previous Finish:

Early Childhood Memory: One day in preschool I accidentally dropped my lucky nickel and it bounced into my carton of milk. I quickly pounded the milk to get it back. I had discovered my gift and my purpose.

Signature Dish: I cook up mayhem and am nourished by chaos. And hummus.

Current soundtrack: Anything off of Kidz Bop 39. Not so much into their newer stuff.

Wildcard: Dr. Ruth recently moved into a retirement community in my quaint Hudson Valley town. Did you know she used to be a sniper with the Isreali special forces? Dr. Ruth is only 4'7", but her personality is larger than life and her heart is even bigger than that. To be clear, I'm not saying she has like, an enlarged heart or any other medical condition that I know of, although at her age it wouldn't actually be that surprising. What I'm saying is that she really cares about people and their sexual well-being, and isn't afraid to talk about it in a respectful way, unlike my other neighbor, the comedian Robert Klein (or so I've heard). Anyway, what else did you want to know about Dr. Ruth? Like I said, she's my neighbor now, so give me any questions you may have and I can check in with her when I eventually meet her and we inevitably become dear friends.

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Ben Milder

Kevin Forster

Age/Height/Weight: 52, 6’2”, 178

RPAC Challenge Experience: Twenty-First Year (all of them)

Best Previous Finish: Fourth (2002)

Early childhood memory: I was late to my first day of kindergarten so my mom picked me up and ran me down the hall to the classroom. As I type this, I just heard she's been taken to the hospital for her heart...thanks for carrying me, Mom, I love you!

Signature dish (best thing you cook): Hmm, me cook?? ...Baked Ziti

Current soundtrack (a song you’re into at the moment): 7 Years by Lukas Graham (the song itself turned 7 years old recently)

Wildcard (something about yourself, a random fact, whatever… up to you): Finally ready to admit...I'm DB Cooper...totally changed my appearance since that fateful day when a handsome 2-month old with a dream (and a parachute) soared into infamy.

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Paul Tibbits, Jr.

Age/Height/Weight: 48/5' 7"/155

RPAC Challenge Experience: Fourth Year

Best Previous Finish: Third (2019)

Early childhood memory: Seeing my first snow at 6 years old. The snow was taller than me so I dug a tunnel and walked under the snow.

Signature dish (best thing you cook): Fried Cod

Current soundtrack (a song you’re into at the moment): Still Be Around (Uncle Tupelo)

Wildcard (something about yourself, a random fact, whatever… up to you): The best bird monitors count birds by identifying bird sounds, not by actually sighting the birds.

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Tom Milder

Age/Height/Weight: 50 / 6’0” / 180

RPAC Challenge Experience: Ninetenth Year

Best Previous Finish: First (2005, 2008, 2012)

Early childhood memory: Traveling through Mexico as an 8 year old in a VW van w/mom & brothers

Signature dish (best thing you cook): Eggplant Parmigiana (Robyn says “not really signature, just 1 of 3 things I ever cook)

Current soundtrack (a song you’re into at the moment): “Smashing Young Man” - Collective Soul

Wildcard (something about yourself, a random fact, whatever… up to you): I won a Red Stripe beer chugging contest on my honeymoon in Jamaica

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Tai Milder

Age/Height/Weight: 43, 6 feet tall, 190 pounds

RPAC Challenge Experience: Nineteenth Year

Best Previous Finish: Fourth (2008)

Hidden Talent: Misplacing things

If someone wrote a book about your life, what would the title be: Wow! I never thought there would be a book about me!

Current soundtrack: We Used to Wait (Arcade Fire)

Nicknames you were called throughout your life: “T”

Retire tomorrow and move to: Montana

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Bill Forster, Jr

Age/Height/Weight: Fifty six/Six Two/175 (give or take 17 pounds)

RPCA Challenge Experience: Tenth Year

Best Previous Finish: 6th (2012-2013)

Early childhood memory: Lots of wiffle ball and killaguy (kill the guy w the football)

Signature dish (best thing you cook): Meyer Lemon mustard soy Salmon on the grill

Current soundtrack (a song you’re into at the moment): Lumineers and “old” Jack Johnson (his son lives on Luke’s floor)

Wildcard (something about yourself, a random fact, whatever… up to you): I’m actually an eccentric billionaire who does Challenges every weekend, around the world

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Cael DiMascio (Petitte)

Age/Height/Weight: 20 yo, 5’8”, 150

RPAC Challenge Experience: First Year

Best Previous Finish: N/A

Hidden Talent: I can occasionally hold my breath a little longer that average

If someone wrote a book about your life, what would the title be: Just Keep Moving

Current soundtrack: The Suburbs-Mr Little Jeans

Nicknames you were called throughout your life: DiMas

Retire tomorrow and move to: Maine

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Graham Henshaw

Age/Height/Weight: 44, 5'8", 155

RPAC Challenge Experience: Eighth Year

Best Previous Finish:

Hidden Talent: I can make a mean energy bar out of just about anything...including leftover pizza and despair from last year's loss.

If someone wrote a book about your life, what would the title be: Mud, Sweat, and Gears: The Pedal-Paddling-Plodding Adventures of a Weekend Warrior

Current soundtrack: "'Running On Empty' by Jackson Browne - it's both my training anthem and how I feel after the first mile.

Nicknames you were called throughout your life: Graham Reaper

Retire tomorrow and move to: Santa Teresa, Costa Rica

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