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Extra Winner Added At "Golf Mill's Got Talent" Contest
Here are the four who took top honors.
The Golf Mill's Got Talent contest Saturday at the shopping center was billed as having three winners.
But the contestants wowed organizers, leading to an unexpected development.
"Fourth place was added due to the explosion of talent at the competition," said Monika Kalicki, director of marketing at the Niles shopping center.
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Anastasiya Kadukov took first place, winning a $500 JCPenney back to school shopping spree. Cassie Saucedo won second place, Charlotte Graham took third place and Matt Pumanes impressed judges enough to force the creation of a fourth place.
The second place prize was valued at $250, and included a $150 Golf Mill Visa Gift Card, a $50 gift certificate to X-It Euro Clothing and a $50 gift certificate to Kohl's.
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For third place, Graham won a $150 package consisting of a $120 Golf Mill Visa Gift Card and a $30 Target gift card.
Pumanes won a $30 Golf Mill Visa Gift Card and two $10 iTunes gift cards for a prize worth $50.
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