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Team Wonderall with Eva Longoria-Parker Wins Rally for Kids
On Saturday over a dozen teams including celebrities like Gene Simmons, Eva Longoria Parker, Bai Ling and Stephen Baldwin took off on an all-day race/scavenger hunt around Hollywood. The starting line for the rally was at the Hollywood Roosevelt. Clues led celebrity navigators and their rally drivers to six unique pit stops where they could earn points by competing in various challenges. Pit stops were at Universal Studios, The Americana, Dodger Stadium and other Los Angeles landmarks.
The Rally for Kidsscavenger hunt raises funds for the fight against childhood cancer. Proceeds will benefit the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and PADRES Contra El Cáncer.
Team Wonderall with Shawn Sanford, Eva Longoria Parker/ Eric Winter placed first. Eva's husband, Tony came in 7th. Zack Levi came in at an impressive 4th place, Adam Rodriguez was 5th, Bai Ling came in only 13th. Gene Simmons is mysteriously missing from the finishers list. Maybe they stopped off to admire his impressive collection of KISS memorabilia and got distracted. Penelope Pitstop did not place either.
See a complete list of finishers after the jump, and check out our video of the starting line.
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Team Wonderall, Shawn Sanford, Eva Longoria Parker/ Eric Winter, 1st
United Airlines, Eric Braxton, Rachel Smith/Conchita Leeflang, 2nd
Team Harmon, Winsor Harmon, Jacqueline McInnis Wood, 3rd
Team Arcade, Laura Easterlin and Rhonda Adams, Zack Levi, 4th
Team Anastasia, Anastasia Soare, Adam Rodriguez, 5th
Team Cobra, Michael Maas, Marla Maples, 6th
Team AN Catering/Crustacean, Hannah An, Tony Parker, 7th
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Team Need 4 Speed.com, Rob Fenton, Maria Conchita Alonso, 8th
Team Voth (media), Jeff Voth, Jacob Vargas, 9th
Team Taghavi, Nima Taghavi, Mario, 10th
Team Henri, Tom Henri, Brenda Strong, 11th
Team LZ, Laurent Zilber, Nadine Velazquez, 12th
Team Black & White, Dan Darvish and Sam Zaman, Bai Ling, 13th
Team Doussett, Jean Doussett, Adrian Bellani, 14th
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