Karaoke Super Stars, in conjunction with Country Concert at Hickory Hill Lakes and the Diamondback Saloon conducted an "Official USA Karaoke Finals Preliminary Entry Contest" at the Diamondback Saloon on Sunday, May 12, 2002. Thirty of the area's most talented singers made the event a rousing success.

First place went to Kimberly Jewel of Dearborn Heights for her animated rendition of "Hey Bobby" by K. T. Oslin. The First Place Prize consisted of a $75.00 cash prize and an opportunity to compete against the winners of the other preliminary contests in the USA Karaoke Finals at the Country Concert at Hickory Hill Lakes in Ft. Loramie, Ohio, on Friday, July 12, 2002. Kimberly didn't win at the USA Karaoke finals, but she performed well and really had the crowd going.

Second place went to Frank A. Licht of Hemlock for his moving performance of Vince Gill's "If You Ever Have Forever In Mind." The Second Place Prize consisted of a $50.00 cash prize.

Third place went to Pauline Tarr of Wayne for her exciting version of Trisha Yearwood's "You Can Sleep While I Drive." The Third Place Prize was a $25.00 cash prize.

Even though we were only able to award three prizes, all of the contestants were excellent performers and so all of them were winners in their own right. All of the audience members were also winners, because we saw an awesome show.

Congratulations to all of our contestants and to our three prize winners!