Actually, Lillian is from Lebanon, Ohio (the county seat of Warren County, one county to the northeast from Cincinnati), but I consider that close enough. However…
Even though the Greater Cincinnati area is probably Survivor's biggest market area, I really don't care for that show -- I lean more toward TLC's Junkyard Wars, which has established itself as somewhat of an anti-thesis of Survivor. (For example, you don't get some wimpy torch from Pier One Imports on Junkyard Wars -- instead, you get a blowtorch that can cut a car in half!)
And, to my delight, the Greater Cincinnati area is represented on Junkyard Wars: The Kentucky Post reported in today's edition that Jeff Hartline, a firefighter and EMT from Hebron, Kentucky (not far from the Greater Cincinnati International Airport) will be a contestant on Junkyard Wars' September 17, 2003 episode!
He and his teammates will attempt to build (in just ten hours) a harvesting machine out of junk in a North Hollywood junkyard, using their own tools and ingenuity!
(Will it work? Tune in and find out: 9 P.M. Eastern time on September 17 on TLC.)
Michael Brandenburg
(And, win or lose, he won't have to eat any rats on the show!)