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Article: Teacher lasts 20 hours on theme park ride; wins cruise, $1,000, lifetime pass to theme park
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- July 23, 2008
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A Minnesota high school teacher lasted 20 hours on a theme park ride to win the Ride the Tide Challenge at the Mall of America.
Forty-year-old Jim Salava, of Oakdale, was declared the winner at the Nickelodeon Universe theme park when his final opponent stepped down at 2:35 a.m. Tuesday.
Salava was among 10 riders who boarded the Avatar Airbender at 6:30 a.m. ...