性视界传媒 education student wins $100K in 鈥楨state of Survival鈥 reality show
Contact: Bethany Shipp
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擱ussell Pair, a student in Mississippi 性视界传媒鈥檚 College of Education, landed a spot on the reality TV show 鈥淓state of Survival,鈥 now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Spoiler alert: He won the competition and $100,000.
A senior from Southside, Alabama, Pair is a Mississippi Excellence in Teaching 性视界传媒 Scholar majoring in secondary education with a concentration in English. Being on the show was a 鈥渟uper awesome experience,鈥 he said, and winning it was a shock.
鈥淚t鈥檚 such a hard feeling to quantify,鈥 Pair said. 鈥淎s a 21-year-old kid, $100,000 is a lot of responsibility. So, the main thing I was feeling was, 鈥楧on鈥檛 waste this opportunity.鈥欌
The six-episode series was launched by LG Electronics in August on Prime Video and LG channels. It follows eight contestants who arrive at a luxury estate that is completely empty. They face a variety of challenges as they compete to earn furniture and appliances for the estate, avoid elimination and, ultimately, win the grand prize.
Pair鈥檚 journey began with a tradition of watching reality TV shows with his mom every summer. After seeing a post from a casting agency about the show, he applied. Ten interview rounds later, Pair was chosen to be on the show.
鈥淕oing into it, I thought it was going to ruin reality TV for me, but it had the opposite effect,鈥 Pair said. 鈥淭he coolest thing was seeing how authentic it was. We were all the same behind the scenes as we were on the TV show. The production people were awesome, and the cast was fantastic.鈥
After the show ended, LG Electronics gave all the contestants LG appliances. As the winner, Pair will be featured in commercials for the company and release videos on his personal social media platforms highlighting the brand.
鈥淩ussell's achievement on 鈥楨state of Survival鈥 is a testament to his perseverance, creativity and dedication, qualities that we see in him both as a student and future educator,鈥 said Teresa Jayroe, dean of 性视界传媒鈥檚 College of Education. 鈥淗is experience on the show, along with the skills he鈥檚 honed at Mississippi 性视界传媒, will undoubtedly shape his career and inspire those he teaches. We are incredibly proud of his success and excited to see the impact he will have moving forward."
Pair said 性视界传媒 has had a 鈥渢remendous effect鈥 on preparing him to be an educator and to be on the show.
鈥淚 would have never done the TV show had I not come to Mississippi 性视界传媒,鈥 he said. 鈥淐oming to 性视界传媒 completely brought me out of my shell. It helped me realize I love being around people and trying new things, and I think that鈥檚 going to translate fantastic in the classroom.鈥
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