The highly successful GSN mall tour “Get Schooled” switched from the trivia game (which was based on the network not-so-successful show WinTuition), to “Word Slam!” (which is based off the network’s oh-so-successful show Lingo). 11 different cities were done, including Pittsburgh and San Francisco, and 11 champions, who have previously won $10,000, came together for the chance to win $25,000 in Philadelphia. Casey Butterfield of San Francisco, CA, has just won another $25,000 to total her winnings up to $35,000, which is still in the network’s top ranks for money given away to a single person.
Casey Butterfield outlasted her other 10 opponents in order to win the $25,000 on the vocabulary game “World Slam!”, which will air a documentary of the entire experience in the 4th quarter of 2005. Kimberly Locke of American Idol fame hosted, and surprised many a person attending with her excellent hosting abilities.
Get Schooled, in it’s 3rd consecutive year, has given away more than $400,000 to needly students, sponsored by Bank of America.
“We were thrilled to have the best and brightest compete head to head to crown Butterfield as the grand prize winner of the Get Schooled 2005 Championship.” stated Dena Kaplan, the Senior Vice President of Marketing of GSN.
Here is a list of the finalists:
Albuquerque, NM- Bill Medina (16 years old)
Dallas, TX- Jennifer Robinson (44 years old)
Sacramento, CA- Chris Reiley (17 years old)
San Francisco, CA- Casey Butterfield (25 years old)
Salt Lake City, Utah- Dallin Merrill (21 years old)
Chicago, Illinois- Jime Wagner (22 years old)
Nashville, TN- Cary West (23 years old)
San Antonio, TX- Grey Stone (48 years old)
Pittsburgh, PA- William Andrew Babb (21 years old)
Boston, Massachusettes- Marry Ann Doering (45 years old)
Philadelphia, PA- Art Kurtz (44 years old)
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