Monday: Intense Competition and Birthday Wishes

A hearty St. Louis Happy Birthday to Renee LeSaux (left), who's celebrating her sweet 16 at LifeSmarts today! Here's a shot of her and her New Jersey teammates facing off against the guys from Illinois. Renee and her teammates defeated Illinois, knocking them out of the running for a shot at the national title.

Other teams have been eliminated this morning as well, and competition is getting fierce! These teams have been knocked out in the most recent round:

Rhode Island
Alabama
Nebraska
California
Arizona
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Texas