The youngest participant was 17-year-old Resat Erces from Turkey, while the oldest participant was Nils Backstrom from the United States of America at 34 years old.
ðə jˈʌŋɡɪst pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpənt wʌz sˈɛvəntˌiːnjˈɪɹˈoʊld ɹᵻsˈæt ˈɜːsᵻz fɹʌm tˈɜːki, wˌaɪl ðɪ ˈoʊldɪst pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpənt wʌz nˈɪlz bˈækstɹɑːm fɹʌmðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkə æt θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld.