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Article: Florida girl nets role in new LJS ad: wins "Three Free Shrimp" tongue-twister contest.(Long John Silver)(Brief article)
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- Seafood Business
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- March 1, 2006
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Twelve-year-old Holly Chelette of Keystone Heights, Fla., won Long John Silver's "Three Free Shrimp Tongue-Twister Challenge" and will appear in a national TV commercial later this year.
Chelette was one of 10 finalists, all age 12 or under, selected to compete for the spot. Her videotaped entry--saying "three free shrimp" three times fast--earned the top score by the judge, University of Louisville Linguistics Professor Frank Nuessel. Long John Silver's is based in Louisville, Ky.
"When my morn called to tell me I'd won, I had to wait a few seconds just to breathe," Chelette ...