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CITY NATIVE TESTS NERVES ON NEXT 'FEAR FACTOR'< KATIE ROSS IS A CONTESTANT ON THE SEPT. 22 SEASON PREMIERE OF THE REALITY SHOW.(LIFE)
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The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC)
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September 12, 2003
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2003 News & Record. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Maria C. Johnson
GREENSBORO -- She'd love to tell you about the gross and dangerous things she might have done in California.
But she can't.
She'd like to tell you if she won a million bucks.
But she can't.
What 21-year-old, Greensboro native Katie Ross can say is that if you want answers to those questions, watch NBC's "Fear Factor," on Sept. 22.
In the season premiere of the popular dare-for-dough show, Ross, a college wrestler who graduated from Northeast High School, will compete against 11 people for $1 million, winner take all.
The show, which is starting its fourth season, dares contestants to do things such as eat cooked pig rectums, bob for ...
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