LimaOhio.com

It?á?í?ôs not often folks get an invitation to spend 30 days in some remote land, starved, bug-bitten and tortured mentally and physically. It?á?í?ôs even rarer that they would line up for the opportunity.

But when the payoff is $1 million, and the show is the top-rated ?á?í?Survivor,?á?í? people get in line.

Locally, the line will start at Cabellero?á?í?ôs Landeck Tavern where, from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, hopeful survivors can audition for the show. A second round of auditions will be held Jan. 25 at Buffalo Wild Wings Bar and Grill in Lima.

Representatives from WLMO-TV will be on hand at both auditions to conduct and videotape interviews with the would-be contestants. Those interviews will then be forwarded to the show?á?í?ôs producers for judging.

?á?í?Basically, they come out and they have two minutes to get in front of the camera and tell CBS why they should be on ?á?í?Survivor,?á?í? said Mike Sauve, WLMO sales manager.

Participants are asked to bring a completed application to the auditions. Applications and rules are available through a link on the WLMO Web site, www.cbslima.com.

WLMO is one of only two Ohio CBS stations holding official auditions for the show. Sauve said the station has received application requests from as far away as New York.

?á?í?We?á?í?ôve had people from all over the Midwest get in touch with us. We had one guy from West Virginia send us a picture in a bikini,?á?í? Sauve said. ?á?í?He said where he was they had 800 people show up for the auditions so he was hoping to come down here and maybe get noticed a little more.?á?í?

Green Bay Press-Gazette

Hundreds turn out to prove they’re a ‘Survivor’

Some people arrived as early as 5 a.m. Monday at The Bar on Holmgren Way in Green Bay to stand in line for a chance to be part of the 13th edition of the CBS show “Survivor.” Thirty people were in line at 8:30 a.m. Monday and 100 stood in line by 9 a.m., when auditions began, according to Monica Zegers, marketing director for WFRV, Channel 5. A total of 270 people applied, she said. Participants had two minutes, which were taped, to explain why they should become part of the next cast.

“We had some in chicken suits and some who wanted to take all their clothes off, but we told them they had to leave something on,” Zegers said with a laugh.

Tapes will be sent to Los Angeles, she said, and those who have been selected to advance will receive calls in early March. The next step would be a second interview in Chicago. Last time, 10 people from the Green Bay site made it to the second round, she said.

CBS hasn’t released the location of the 13th edition or the exact start date. The 12th edition is set to premiere Feb. 2.

Inside Bay Area - Bay Area Living

WISH YOU could be racing around the world, or stuck in a remote region, while the cameras are rolling?

Then check out the casting calls for CBS’ “The Amazing Race” and “Survivor.”

CBS-Channel 5 will be hosting open casting calls for “The Amazing Race” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Floor Dimensions, 1081 Eastshore Highway, Berkeley.

When attending the casting call, please do not park in front of the Floor Dimensions building.

Both applicants for “Amazing Race” must be present at the casting call and MUST come with a completed application (one per person). The casting people will videotape auditions and submit them with the applications.

Both applicants must be at least 21 years old, be U.S. citizens and live in the United States.

“Survivor” casting takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 28 at Metro PCS, 900 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco.

Phoenix Casting Call: Survivor

Phoenix Casting Call: Survivor
It’s too late for you to apply for Survivor Panama, and they already have someone from Tempe who’ll be competing on that show. If, however, you’d like to be considered for a future Survivor series–the winner gets a cool million bucks–there will be a casting call in just a few days for Survivor 12 (location still a secret) in Peoria, just northwest of Phoenix.

Here are the details:
Location: Peoria Pontiac GMC, 8660 West Bell Road (87th Ave & Bell Road)
Date: January 21, 2006, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
What to Bring: Completed application, Passport photo, Full body photo, Copy of Passport, Copy of Drivers license

About 800 people will be invited to interview sometime in March 2006 in person at one of the following locations: Los Angeles, Ca; Louisville, KY; Chicago, IL; Seattle, WA; Miami, FLA; New York, NY; Boston, MA; Gainesville, FLA; Charlotte, NC; Dallas, TX; Austin, TX; Minneapolis, MN; Baltimore, MD; Pittsburgh, PA; Denver, CO; and Phoenix, AZ. Then about 48 semi-finalists will be invited to Los Angeles in late April ?á?í?è early May 2006 for final interviews with the SURVIVOR producers.

So what does it take to make the cut? I’m not sure, but if you go to the casting call, let me know what it was like!

Sports Betting Site Posts Survivor Odds - 01-17-06

It’s all systems go for Survivor fans as Sports betting site Sportsbook.com posts odds for Survivor Panama - Exile Island. This is the twelfth Survivor in the series and it premieres on CBS on Thursday, February 2 at 8 p.m. ET/PT…

Having a look at the CBS website, this promises to be a cracker with potentially some very entertaining characters. There is a 24 year old Yoga instructor, Aras Baskauskas, who is currently listed as the favourite at 5-1. Next in line are a 46 year old airline pilot and former Navy pilot, and a 45 year old Karate instructor, Bruce Kanegai. They are both at 6-1.

To make things interesting, there is Astronaut Dan Berry and a former Miss Texas Teen USA, Misty Giles at 8-1. Thro in a nurse, Cirie Fields, and Melinda Hyder, a 32 year old professional singer from Sevierville, TN (both 15-1) and things can only get interesting.

This instalment promises to have many twists, as the contestants will be divided into four groups by age and sex. this is the first time there will be four tribes.

“Players will be exiled to a deserted Island where they can work for immunity which brings a unique new twist,” said Peter Childs, odds maker at Sportsbook.com. “We considered the past winners and assessed the new contestants to come up with our odds - but this could be wide open with the new format.”

People.com

When the new Survivor: Panama ?á?í?è Exile Island arrives on CBS Feb. 2, the granddaddy of reality shows will have a retired astronaut with four space walks to his name in its 16-player cast.

He is Dan Barry, 52, from South Hadley, Mass., who last flew in space in 2001, after three trips into the wild blue yonder, twice on the space shuttle Discovery.

In this latest, 12th version of the show, each episode will dispatch at least one cast member to a separate island miles away from the others. Hidden on the island, however, will be an immunity idol. The contest will also feature tribes briefly separated by age and an exile where a contestant can profit after stomaching some time alone, the network announced.

In addition to Barry, the contestants are:
Aras Baskauskas, 24, a yoga instructor from Santa Monica, Calif.;
Austin Carty, 24, an author from High Point, N.C.;
Danielle DiLorenzo, 24, a medical sales rep from Pompano Beach, Fla.;
Cirie Fields, 35, a registered nurse from Walterboro, S.C.;
Misty Giles, 24, an engineer from Dallas;
Melinda Hyder, 32, a singer from Sevierville, Tenn.;
Bruce Kanegai, 58, a karate instructor from Simi Valley, Calif.;
Courtney Marit, 31, a performance artist from L.A.;
Bobby Mason, 32, an attorney from L.A.;
Ruth Marie Milliman, 48, a shopping-center developer from Greenville, S.C.;
Shane Powers, 35, owner of a marketing company in L.A.;
Tina Scheer, 45, a sports promoter from Hayward, Wisc.;
Sally Schumann, 27, a social worker from Chicago;
Nick Stanbury, 25, a financial salesman in Tempe, Ariz.

Jeff Probst will return as host.

People.com

When the new Survivor: Panama ?á?í?è Exile Island arrives on CBS Feb. 2, the granddaddy of reality shows will have a retired astronaut with four space walks to his name in its 16-player cast.

He is Dan Barry, 52, from South Hadley, Mass., who last flew in space in 2001, after three trips into the wild blue yonder, twice on the space shuttle Discovery.

In this latest, 12th version of the show, each episode will dispatch at least one cast member to a separate island miles away from the others. Hidden on the island, however, will be an immunity idol. The contest will also feature tribes briefly separated by age and an exile where a contestant can profit after stomaching some time alone, the network announced.

In addition to Barry, the contestants are:
Aras Baskauskas, 24, a yoga instructor from Santa Monica, Calif.;
Austin Carty, 24, an author from High Point, N.C.;
Danielle DiLorenzo, 24, a medical sales rep from Pompano Beach, Fla.;
Cirie Fields, 35, a registered nurse from Walterboro, S.C.;
Misty Giles, 24, an engineer from Dallas;
Melinda Hyder, 32, a singer from Sevierville, Tenn.;
Bruce Kanegai, 58, a karate instructor from Simi Valley, Calif.;
Courtney Marit, 31, a performance artist from L.A.;
Bobby Mason, 32, an attorney from L.A.;
Ruth Marie Milliman, 48, a shopping-center developer from Greenville, S.C.;
Shane Powers, 35, owner of a marketing company in L.A.;
Tina Scheer, 45, a sports promoter from Hayward, Wisc.;
Sally Schumann, 27, a social worker from Chicago;
Nick Stanbury, 25, a financial salesman in Tempe, Ariz.

Jeff Probst will return as host.

New York Daily News

The next cast of CBS’ “Survivor” will include a retired astronaut who flew in space three times - twice on the space shuttle Discovery.

The 12th version of the popular game, this time set in Panama, will feature tribes briefly separated by age and an exile where a contestant can profit after stomaching some time alone.

Dan Barry, a 52-year-old ex-astronaut from S. Hadley, Mass., is among the 16 cast members.

Barry last flew in space in 2001, and he has four space walks to his name. A yoga instructor, nurse, engineer, lawyer, social worker and logging sports performer are among his competitors.

On “Survivor: Panama - Exile Island,” at least one cast member each episode will be sent alone to a separate island miles from the others. Hidden on the island, however, will be an immunity idol.

The next “Survivor” edition begins on CBS Feb. 2.

Grand Forks Herald

Twelfth installment of reality show heads back to Panama — site of ‘Pearl Island’

For its 12th installment, “Survivor” is returning to the number of contestants - 16 - it used in its first several seasons, and it’s headed back to Panama, site of the “Pearl Islands” season. But little else about the start of the game will be the same.

For starters, the contestants, who range in age from 24 to 58 and include a retired astronaut, a yoga instructor and a logging-sports promoter and performer, will be divided into four tribes of four in the first episode - older men, older women, younger men and younger women. Then, there’s the big wrinkle that gives this season its name: “Survivor: Panama - Exile Island.” More… »

Porterville Recorder

By RAY HENRY

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Reality show star Richard Hatch is merely the “world’s worst bookkeeper,” not the tax evader that prosecutors make him out to be, his attorney said Thursday as the “Survivor” winner’s tax fraud trial got under way.

Prosecutor Andrew Reich told jurors the government would prove Hatch willfully failed to report his $1 million winnings from the hit CBS show to avoid paying more than $200,000 in taxes.

In fact, Reich said in his opening statement, Hatch sought a $4,500 refund from the IRS that year. More… »

E! Online News

A modern day caveman, a Mr. Miyagi wannabe and a hot mama.

If their self-proclamations are any indication, this season’s batch of Survivor hopefuls may be the most colorful yet.

CBS on Monday unveiled the latest batch of 16 castaways ready to battle it out for a million bucks in the granddaddy of reality TV’s 12th edition, Survivor: Panama–Exile Island, set to premiere Feb. 2.

Along with the identities of the Gilligans, the network also announced some tweaks with the show’s formula.

Newly reupped host Jeff Probst will kick off the 39-day contest by dividing the competitors into tribes of four, separated into the politically incorrect groupings of Older Men vs. Older Women vs. Younger Men vs. Younger Women. The four tribes will become two in a “schoolyard pick” during the second episode.

An Open Casting Call is an event your local station holds for SURVIVOR. When you attend an Open Call, you will fill out an application and be put on camera there. You do not need to bring your own tape, and you do not need a copy of your passport. Open Calls alleviate the headaches and expenses of making your own tape, transferring it to VHS format and mailing it.

These events are also lots of fun. Meet fellow SURVIVOR fans, make some new friends, enjoy. Your local station will send the tape directly to the casting department, where it will be watched by the casting team and the same as it would be if you sent in an individual tape yourself.

Good luck, and have fun!

January 7, 10am-2pm
Wichita, KS
Big Boys ToyShow @ Century II
KWCH For questions, call 316-831-6042.

January 12, 3pm-7pm
Detroit, MI
Insideout Home Recreation Outfitters
41905 Ford Rd.
Canton, MI 48187
WWJ For questions, call (248) 355-7052

January 13, 11am-2pm
Kalamazoo, MI
B & G Discount
15632 Highway 131
Schoolcraft, MI
WWMT For questions, call (269)388-3234.

January 14, 12 noon ?á?í?è 4pm
Charleston-Huntington, WVA
Huntington Mall
Route 60 & Mall Road
Barboursville, WV 25504
WOWK For questions, call (304)733-0492.

January 14, 10am-12noon
New York, NY
Javits Convention Center
Hosts: Adventures in Travel Expo
CBS2NY ?á?í?è More info on website at wcbstv.com, or
contact Lee at LeeW@cbs2ny.com.

January 16,10am-3pm
GreenBay, WI
The Bar West
2001 Holmgren Way
Green Bay, WI
WFRV For questions, call 920-430-3621.

January 18, 7pm-9pm
Lima, OH
Caballero?á?í?ôs Landeck Tavern
14620 Landeck Road
Landeck, OH
WLMO (419)224-8867

January 18, 4pm-7pm
Oklahoma City, OK
Bob Howard Toyota
Memorial & the Broadway Extension
Between Chevy & Dodge, off Memorial on the service road.
Edmond, OK
KWTV For questions, call (405)843-6641.

January 20, 10am-4pm
Boston, MA
CBS4 Studios
1170 Soldiers Field Road
Brighton, MA
WBZ For questions, call 617-787-7274.

January 20, 11am-2pm
Kalamazoo, MI
The Lakes Mall
5600 Harvey Street
Muskegon, MI
WWMT For questions, call (269)388-3234.

January 20, 10am-2pm
Kansas City
Nebraska Furniture Mart
1601 Village West Parkway
Kansas City, KS 66111
KCTV5 For questions, call 913-677-7555.

January 21, 10am-2pm
Abilene, TX
Sisneros Pontiac Buick GMC
2200 N. First Street
Abilene, TX
KTAB/KRBC For questions, call 325-692-4242.

January 21, 12noon-4pm
Harrisburg, PA
Harrisburg Mall
Interstate 83 & Paxton Street
Harrisburg, PA
WHP For questions, call 717-238-2100, x220.

January 21, 11am-1pm
Mason City, IA
Southbridge Mall
100 South Federal Avenue
Mason City, IA 50401
KIMT For questions, call 641-423-2540.

January 21, 11am-2pm
Minneapolis, MN
Becker FurnitureWorld
13150 First Street
Becker,MN
WCCO 612-339-4444

January 21, 1pm-4pm
Fort Smith, AR
Central Mall
5111 Rogers Avenue
Fort Smith, AR
KFSM For questions, call (479) 783-3131.

January 22, 12 noon -4pm
Washington, DC
Jack Taylor?á?í?ôs Alexandria Toyota
3750 Jefferson Davis Highway
Alexandria, VA 22301
W*USA For questions, check wusa9.com & click on Survivor 13 casting call.

January 23, 4pm-9pm
Cleveland, OH
House of Blues Cleveland
308 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH
WOIO For questions, call 216-367-7383.

January 24, 8am-2pm
Tulsa, OK
Bob Hurley Ford
I-44 & the Arkansas River
745 W. 51st Street
Tulsa, OK
KOTV For questions, call 918-732-6000.

January 25, 3pm-7pm
Indianapolis, IND
Ashley Furniture
733 Lowes Blvd.
Greenwood, IN
WISH For further information, please go to www.wishtv.com.

January 25, 7-9pm
Lima, OH
Buffalo Wild Wings at the American Mall
3000 West Elm Street
Lima, OH 45805
WLMO For questions, call (419)224-8867.

January 25, 4pm-7pm
Oklahoma City, OK
Big Red Sports & Imports
418 N. Interstate Drive
Norman, OK
KWTV For questions, call (405)843-6641.

January 26, 12 noon-8pm
Buffalo, NY
The Summit Mall Food Court
6929 Williams Road
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
WIVB For further information, go to WIVB.com.

January 26, 5pm-8pm
Fresno, CA
Sierra Vista Mall ?á?í?è Center Court
1050 Shaw Avenue
Clovis, CA 93612
KGPE For questions, call (559)222-2411.

January 26, 12n-5pm
Los Angeles, CA
Morongo Casino
49500 Seminole Drive
Cabazon, CA 92230
KCBS For questions, call 323-460-3723

January 27, 3pm-9pm
Birmingham, AL
Oreck of Trussville
1483 Gadsden Highway, #124
Birmingham, AL 35253
WIAT For further information, go to www.wiat.com.

January 27, 7pm-10pm
Eagle, ID
Cheerleaders Sports Bar & Grill
287 E. Shore Drive
Boise,ID 83616
KBCI For questions, call 208-472-2222.

January 27, 5pm-7pm
El Centro, CA
Imperial Valley Cycle Center
1334 N. Imperial Avenue
El Centro, CA
KSWT 928-782-5113

January 27, 11am-2pm
Kalamazoo, MI
Midway Chevrolet
381 12th Street
Plainwell, MI
WWMT For questions, call (269)388-3234.

January 28, 2pm- 3pm
College Station, TX
Inspirations Store at Post Oak Mall
1500 Harvey Road
College Station, TX 77840
KBTX For questions, call (979)846-7777 or go to kbtx.com.

January 28, 11am-1pm
El Centro, CA
Imperial Valley Cycle Center
1334 N. Imperial Avenue
El Centro, CA
KSWT 928-782-5113

January 28, 10am-4pm
Corpus Christi, TX
Padre Staples Mall
5488 S. Padre Island Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
KZTV For questions, call (361)883-7070.

January 28, 10am-1pm
Albany, NY
Huck Finn?á?í?ôs Warehouse
25 Erie Blvd.
Albany, NY 12204.
WRGB For questions, call 518-381-4922.

January 28, 10am-3pm
Columbia, SC
Griffin Pools & Spas
1601 Atlas Road
Columbia, SC
WLTX For questions, call 803-776-3600.

January 28, 9am-12noon
Des Moines, IA
Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino
1 Prairie Meadows Dr.
Altoona, IA 50009
KCCI (515) 247-8888

January 28, 10am - 12 noon
Greensboro, NC
David Westcott Suzuki
2410 South Church Street
Burlington, NC
WFMY

January 28, 3:30pm
Johnson City, TN
ETSU Mini Dome
Corner of John Robert Bell Drive & State of Franklin Rd.
Johnson City, TN
WJHL For questions, call (423)434-4507.

January 28, 2pm-4pm
Miami, FL
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
1 Seminole Way
Hollywood, FL 33314
WFOR For questions, call 305-639-4445.

January 28, 9am
San Diego, CA
Sea World
500 Sea World Drive
San Diego, CA
Pre-register at KFMB.COM.
KFMB For questions, call 858-571-8888.

January 28, 10am-2pm
San Francisco, CA
Metro PCS
900 Van Ness St. @ Ellis
San Francisco, CA
KPIX For questions, call (415)765-8788 or check cbs5.com.

January 28, 12pm-4pm
Meridian, MS
Bonita Lakes Mall
1210 Bonita Lakes Circle
Meridian,MS 39301
WMDN For questions, call 601-693-2424.

January 28, 1pm-4pm
Baton Rouge, LA
Gerry LaneBuick-Pontiac
4917 Florida Blvd.
BatonRouge, LA
WAFB For questions, call 225-215-4741.

January 28, 10am-3pm
Wheeling, WVA
Ft. Steuben Mall
100 Mall Drive
Steubenville, Ohio 43952
WTRF, Wheeling, W Va
For questions, call 304-232-7777.

January 29, 10am-4pm
Coos Bay, OR
Pony Village Mall
1611 Virginia Avenue
NorthBend, Oregon 97459
KCBY 541-269-1111

January 31, 6pm-9pm
Hazard, KY
3 locations:
Shiloh’s Roadhouse Express
575 West Highway 192
London, KY 40741

RENO’S Roadhouse
200 Dawahare Drive
Hazard, KY 41701

Landmark Inn
190 South Mayo Trail
Pikeville, KY 41501

WYMT For questions, call 606-436-5757, x1204.

January 31, 3pm-6pm
Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA
Kent Square
South Main St. (near Virginia Tech campus)
Blacksburg, VA 24060
WDBJ For questions, call 540-344-7000

February 1, 3pm ?á?í?è 7pm
Austin, TX
Sam?á?í?ôs Boat
3908 Braker Lane
Austin, TX 78758
KEYE For questions, call (512)490-2116.

February 1, 4pm-8pm
Springfield, MO
Pairings Restaurant
381 S. Guin Road
Nixa, MO 65714
KOLR 417-862-1010

February 2, 10am-1pm
Philadelphia, PA
KYW Studios
5th & Market Streets
Philadelphia, PA
KYW

February 2, 4pm-8pm
Charleston, SC
Seacoast Sports & Outfitters
Crossroads of Kiawah & Seabrook Islands at Freshfields Village
Charleston, SC
WCSC For questions, call 843-402-5622.

February 3, 11am-7pm
Dallas, TX
Bankston Dodge of Grand Prairie
2615 Interstate 20
Grand Prairie, TX 75052
KTVT For more info, go to www.cbs11tv.com.

*For more info please call your local CBS station directly