Third $1 Million Finalist Named in 'Gold Rush' Finale.Ali Stone of Washington, DC, Earns One of Three Spots in $1 Million Gold Rush Finale Special Gold Rush Game Featured Erik Estrada Erik Estrada (born March 16, 1949 in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States) is an American actor of Puerto Rican descent, known for his co-starring lead role in the 1977–1983 US television series CHiPs. $1 Million Finale to Play Out on Set of Entertainment Tonight; Winner 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. Thursday, 11/9 on ET and AOL.com DULLES, Va. & 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. -- Ali Stone of Washington, DC, who qualified for the Gold Rush $1 million dollar round as a "wild card" player, has earned one of three spots in the $1 million Gold Rush (www.aol (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. .com/goldrush) finale. Stone bested five others in the game's "wild card" semi-final round. Stone will face-off against Matt Green of Indialantic, Fla., and Michael Kearney Michael Kevin Kearney (born January 18, 1984) is a former child prodigy known for setting several world records, and teaching college at the age of 17. The son of a Japanese mother and a Caucasian father, he was schooled at home by his parents, especially his mother, and of Nashville, Tenn., in the Gold Rush $1 million finale to be filmed on the set of Entertainment Tonight, airing Thursday, November 9, on both ET and at AOL.COM/GOLDRUSH (www.aol.com/goldrush). Stone is one step closer to winning the game's grand prize, and earning bragging rights as the first winner of Gold Rush, the groundbreaking interactive game from Mark Burnett Mark Burnett (born 17 July, 1960) is a British-American television producer. He is known for introducing reality television as a genre to the USA. He produced the USA version of the series Survivor and the Eco-Challenge. and AOL. In the third of three semi-final rounds to determine who will face off for the $1 million in gold, Stone defeated five other Wild Card qualifiers, including Tim Crowe (Abilene, Texas Abilene is a city in Taylor County, Texas, United States, in the central portion of the state. The population was 115,930 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2006 estimated population of 158,063. ), Shelby Cole (Cedar Springs, Mich.), Tom Lynch (St. Louis), Tyler Grady-Taylor (Hemet, Calif.) and Christine Duffy (Delaware, Ohio). The six players faced off against one another in a Gold Rush game called "Can I Get a Witness," where contestants have to guess titles of movies and TV shows based upon the testimony described by a celebrity witness in the style of the character they play. The celebrity "witness" giving testimony was by Erik Estrada, aka officer Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello from the television show "CHiPs." The first three players to buzz in with the correct answer moved onto the final round of speed trivia to determine the third of three $1 million finalists. "A couple of days ago I was in my pajamas pajamas Noun, pl US pyjamas pajamas npl (US) → pijama msg; piyama msg (LAM playing Gold Rush, and now I'll be on the set of ET playing for $1 million," said Stone after securing the final spot in the $1 million finale. "It's really a strange feeling that I have a one in three chance of winning $1 million. I am now just inches away from being able to do anything I want to do." Stone, 36, is a political speech writer based in Washington, DC. She earned a BA in Political Science from Columbia University in 1992. Stone aspires to be a screenwriter, but may decide to move to Paris and write if she wins the $1 million. Beginning today (Wednesday, November 8), the third $1 million semi-final round of Gold Rush will air, free on demand, on AOL.COM/GOLDRUSH (www.aol.com/goldrush) throughout the month. The winner of Gold Rush will be announced on Entertainment Tonight on Thursday, November 9. "It all comes down to the final three to see who will win the $1 million and have their life changed forever," said Gold Rush producer Mark Burnett. Gold Rush[TM], hosted by Entertainment Tonight Co-Anchor Mark Steines, asks players to answer a series of pop culture challenges using clues scattered throughout the world of media and pop culture - in CBS Television Network CBS Television Network Major U.S. broadcasting company and network. It began in 1928 as the Columbia Broadcasting System, a small radio network directed by William S. Paley. programming, popular magazines, radio shows, and on AOL.com. Log onto www.aol.com/goldrush for more details on the game. About Mark Burnett Mark Burnett is the leading producer of reality content for both primetime television and the internet. Mark Burnett has revolutionized television with hits such as Eco-Challenge, Survivor, The Apprentice, The Contender, Rock Star, Martha Stewart in syndication and On the Lot. Mark Burnett has also partnered with AOL on the eagerly anticipated adventure Gold Rush, the first-ever unscripted un·script·ed adj. Not adhering to or in accordance with a script written beforehand: "his unscripted encounters with the press" Eleanor Clift. project to be produced exclusively for the internet. Mark Burnett has also successfully reintroduced product placement as an integral part of each of his shows and his companies have garnered a total of 43 Emmy[R] nominations since 2001. Mark Burnett was listed as the #1 Most Valuable Player by TV Guide and in Time Magazine's Top 100 most influential people in the world today. About AOL AOL is a global Web services company that operates some of the most popular Web destinations, offers a comprehensive suite of free software and services, runs the country's largest Internet access business, and provides a full set of advertising solutions. A majority-owned subsidiary majority-owned subsidiary A firm in which more than 50% of outstanding voting stock is owned by the parent company. of Time Warner Inc., AOL LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control is based in Dulles, Virginia. AOL and its subsidiaries also have operations in Europe, Canada and Asia. Learn more at AOL.com. For free hi-res stills of Ali Stone, and all previous Gold Rush winners, please log onto www.aolepk.com/goldrush. |
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