Thursday, November 10, 2005

Local Washington Teen Honored With the Grand Prize in Microsoft Start Something Amazing Awards

After conducting a five-month nationwide search, Microsoft Corp. today (Nov 10) announced the five winners of its Start Something Amazing Awards, honoring Jeannine Johnson of Puyallup, Wash., as the grand prize winner for her unique and inspiring use of Microsoft Windows-related technology to pursue her passion for drag racing. Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates will meet with Johnson today at Microsoft's headquarters, where he will present her with the award for the Sports & Games category in addition to the overall grand prize, and will discuss how she uses Windows-based technology to help monitor her race car's performance and keep it running flawlessly.

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