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Brad Engmann was a contestant of Season One and member of the Red Team.
Personal life
Brad is a project manager for a firm, residing in San Francisco, California. He has been known to throw people off in competitions, and end up winning wearing a suit and tie. Currently, Brad is a USPSA grand master, and placed 23rd in 2009 in the Production Division. He also holds master-class certification in the IDPA and had taken second in the California championship.[1]
Brad became interested in shooting when he was about thirteen, but dropped the sport for racing cars during his late teen years. Then when he dropped racing cars, he went back to shooting, primarily using a Glock 35.[3]
Top Shot
Week One
Brad auditioned for Top Shot Season One, and got the chance to compete on the show. He arrived after Peter Palma and just before Mike Seeklander, where he was automatically assigned to the Red Team. After every contestant had arrived, Colby Donaldson, the host of Top Shot, came out, introduced the rules of the competition, and let the competitors get used to the house they would be staying in for the next few weeks. Afterward, both teams went to a Practice Session using four historic weapons: the M1903 Springfield, SVT-40, Mosin-Nagant, and M14 under guidance by expert, Craig Sawyer. At the Practice, Brad spotted for Mike Seeklander while he was shooting, and Mike did the same for him. Both the teams returned home, prepared for the following Team Challenge.
Before the Team Challenge, Mike Seeklander arranged who would be firing which of the weapons during the challenge, assigning Brad the SVT-40. At the Team Challenge, there were four stations with each of the weapons, along with some sort of obstacle blocking the contestants' ways. Brad would have originally had to get through a large thicket of brush to get to his station, but the entire Red Team was delayed by Mike Seeklander and Andre Robinson at the M1903 station, enough to the extent that the members of Blue Team had won the challenge.
Both the teams arrived back at the house, where Red Team had a meeting on who to send to the Elimination Challenge. Brad stood up for Mike, stating that voting for him would not be fair towards his reputation. At the Nomination Range, Brad voted for Kelly Bachand, because Mike wanted to go up against the strongest rifle shooter in the challenge. Then Denny Chapman voted for Brad, because Brad volunteered himself to go home, as did Kelly for the exact same reason. In the end, Brad had two votes, while Mike and Kelly had three, who were to be sent to elimination.
Brad witnessed the Elimination Challenge the following day, which resulted in the elimination of Mike Seeklander. Red Team returned to the house where they hung one of Mike's shirts as a tribute to him.
Week Two
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Brad Engmann. (2011). The History Channel website. Retrieved 5:44, May 16, 2011, from http://www.history.com/shows/top-shot/bios/brad-engmann .
- ↑ Note: These are user-made calculations based off of information from Brad's bio on History.com, which stated he was 26-years-old at the time of filming Season One.
- ↑ Brad's video bio on History.com