born 13 May 1970

Bill Sorice, Queens, New York, actor/short filmmaker

Christian Schmidt, Halle an der Saale, East Germany, actor

Hans Herbots, Antwerp, Belgium, director

Jennifer Payson, Houston, Texas, accountant

Johnny Cole, Montreal, Canada, actor

Monica Coronati, Alicante, Spain, editorial intern

Sean Cameron, Kokomo, Indiana, writer

Thomas Bug, Speyer, West Germany, radio and TV host

VictoriaRegina [sic], Albuquerque, New Mexico, actress

Here’s how a conversation between me and Today’s Winner at a cocktail party would go:

Me: “So, are you related to the family that owned the New York Mets in the 1970s?”

Today’s Winner: “No.”