Biographies of Binh Uebinger and Josh Somers

Age: 28

Hometown: St. Charles

Education: St. Charles High School (1998); associate’s degree in general studies from Florida Community College at Jacksonville (2004)

Career: Currently owner of SC Hood Cleaning Professionals and part-time bartender for Tonic Ultralounge. Previously spent more than a year in the service department at Acura of Springfield and held various jobs in Florida from 2003–06, including sales and banking.

Personal: Single, but was married from 2004–07. Ex-wife and two children – 3-year-old daughter Sloan and 1-year-old son Canon – live in Pittsburg, Kan. Has lived in Missouri, New Jersey, Georgia, Alabama and Florida. Played high school and college baseball as a first baseman and center fielder. Enjoys playing golf and is studying to become a pilot. When he was a child, he met former President George H. W. Bush.

Josh Somers

Age: 30

Hometown: Huntington Beach, Calif.

Education: Eureka Springs (Ark.) High School (1995); bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English literature from Gordon University through online study (2001 and 2002)

Career: Currently helping part-time with family’s retail business, Ozark-based Heartwood Lumber Sales Inc. Has also held various jobs in Missouri and California since 2005, including audio technician, Best Buy sales clerk and Acura of Springfield salesman. Worked for Lowe’s from 1997–2005, including four years as an assistant store manager in California.

Personal: Dating Aimee Barsness, daughter of Incredible Pizza founder Rick Barsness. Was married from 1997–99, but has no kids. Has lived in Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas and California. Earned pilot’s license in 2002. Surfed during time in California and currently plays bass guitar, reads and writes for relaxation. Took classes in September in Fierce Israeli Guerilla Hand-to-Hand Tactics program from Mountain Dragon Martial Arts in Marshfield.