`Extreme Gong' Celebrates Second Outrageous Season On Game Show Network With Special One-Hour `$10,000 Tournament of Talent,' Airing Live Tuesday, Aug. 24.CULVER CITY Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. , Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- Music Student, Auto Painter, Upholsterer, Toy Store A toy store, or toy shop, is a retail business specializing in the services of selling toys. No longer held to the limitations of the brick and mortar outlet, the toy store has successfully created a presence within the e-commerce industry. Owner Are Among 11 Zany Contestants Selected from Talent Search in Major U.S. Cities "Babe/Hunk of the Day" Also Gets National Exposure Simultaneous Webcast of "$10,000 Tournament" is Planned "Extreme Gong," Game Show Network's hit series that lets viewers at home vote on some of America's most zany and outrageous acts, will celebrate its second season with a one-hour special: "The Extreme Gong $10,000 Tournament of Talent." The telecast will be presented live Tuesday, Aug. 24, at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT. A simultaneous Webcast of the special also is being planned on the Internet, with details to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. shortly. Competing in "The Extreme Gong $10,000 Tournament of Talent" and representing 11 U.S. cities are the winners of local talent searches and open auditions in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Philadelphia, St. Louis, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and Tampa, Fla. A "hot body" selected from Extreme Gong's "Babe/Hunk of the Day" auditions in those cities also will make a guest appearance. Contestants -- including a music student, auto painter, upholsterer and toy store owner, among others -- will compete for a $10,000 prize during the live telecast. The winner of "The Extreme Gong $10,000 Tournament of Talent" will be determined by viewers at home. Viewers will have the opportunity to call in "to keep" an act onstage on·stage adj. Situated or taking place in the area of a stage that is visible to the audience. adv. In or into the area of a stage that is visible to the audience. Adj. 1. (900/370-1008) or "to gong" an act and eliminate it from the tournament (900/370-1009). Those viewing the simultaneous Webcast will be able to vote online. By the time they appear on the show, however, all the contestants and the "Babe/Hunk of the Day" will already be winners. Game Show Network is providing participants on "The Extreme Gong $10,000 Tournament of Talent" with a three-day, two-night package in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. which includes roundtrip airfare and hotel accommodations. Dena Kaplan, senior vice president of marketing, Game Show Network, commented: "`The Extreme Gong $10,000 Tournament of Talent' tops off months of excitement as zany acts and local fans packed Extreme Gong's open auditions in major cities across America. The unbridled enthusiasm at each stop on the talent search is indicative of the momentum and popularity of our high-profile series on Game Show Network." "Extreme Gong," the weeknight week·night n. A night of the week exclusive of Saturday and Sunday. week  nights series in its second season, is seen live Monday through Friday at 11 p.m. ET /8 p.m. PT and hosted by comedian George Gray George Gray may refer to:
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