Take a look at the other contestants competing: Forty countries will compete in the contest in total, with Australia, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK all guaranteed a place in the grand final.
He decided to compete in the contest, sponsored by the magazine, to enhance his credibility with younger officers who are die-hard Maxim fans.
Monday, eight local winners from various city offices will compete in the contest final, to be held at Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue.
Let's also not forget the Big Show and Curtis Axel (who claims he was never eliminated in last year's match) who became the first superstars to publicly declare that they will compete in the contest last week.
Mr. Haass, representing the Devine Future Farmers of America, was the third Haass to compete in the contest, with his brother Randolph and sister Amie having each earned the title of Reserve Champion in past years.
Yet the scientists and engineers on the second-place team, and the employers who gave many of them the time and freedom to compete in the contest, were hardly despairing.
After broadcasting commercials in South Carolina for months and building the most impressive field operation in the state, Mr. Romney's campaign pulled his ads in the state last week, raising questions about whether he would even compete in the contest on Saturday.
A total of 40 countries will now compete in the contest.
Youth were to have preregistered by the end of January to compete in the contest.
Both high school and college students are competing in the contests hoping to earn the prize of Michelle Obama coming to their school to share her knowledge about higher education and life after high school.
