JOE AND LISA BYLES

Instant Waterfalls

• Sent home in episode 2, Does It Work?; first team to be eliminated

Joe and Lisa are the married inventor team behind this new gardening technology. The two of them are high school sweethearts who attended the University of Texas at Austin and have been together for 23 years. Joe is an aerospace engineer who holds 12 patents with many more patents pending, while Lisa has a marketing background and is now a stay-at-home mom. Bringing the joy of all forms of gardening to all people is their passion. They have three children and live in New Braunfels, Texas, a small city just outside of San Antonio.

TEAM Q&A

Where did you graduate college/high school?
Joe Byles: Graduate of the University of Texas-Austin and Flour Bluff H.S.
Lisa Byles: Graduate of the University of Texas-Austin and Flour Bluff H.S.

What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
JB: Haagen-Dazs Tres Leche
LB: Chocolate gelato

What is your favorite invention?
JB: The light bulb and the airplane, because everyone thought it was impossible until it happened.
LB: The camera

Who is your hero?
JB: Benjamin Franklin
LB: Mother Teresa

What are your favorite hobbies?
JB: Gardening, cooking, family time, and inventing.
LB: Family fun, traveling, and water activities.

Do you have any children? If so, what are their names?
JB/LB: We have three children: Madison, Joshua and Leslie

Do you have any pets? What are their names?
JB/LB: One dog named Mia

What's your astrological sign?
JB: Sagittarius
LB: Scorpio

What's the best adjective to describe you?
JB: Unconventional
LB: Family-oriented

What's your favorite band?
JB: Anything 80’s
LB: FFH

Your favorite book?
JB: All Things Possible by Kurt Warner
LB: The Bible

Your favorite movie?
JB: A Christmas Story
LB: The Three Amigos