More information and photos of the other four finalists will be posted here soon! Taking second place was Alison Johnson and in third place was Steven Little. For first place, Chay Aycock received $500 and a complete recording/demo session from Platinum Media & Sound. Alison Johnson received $200 for second place and third place finisher Steven Little received $100. As talent judges, Trace and Andrea Crum were too impressed with all five finalists to let anyone walk away empty handed. All the five finalists received a gift of some studio session time from Platinum Media & Sound.

Emcee Chris Horne (right) prepares to announce winners to the audience and the Macon A Star finalists Sep. 25th. Pictured from left are: Steven Little (3rd), April Montgomery, Chay Aycock(1st), Alison Johnson (2nd), Nikki Cross, and Horne.

Fifteen contestants performed Tuesday night and our judges eliminated enough to reduce the field to ten for Wednesday night's performances. Wednesday night the field was be reduced again to five finalists who performed at the finale Thursday night. Thursday night, the audience of thousands helped select the winner of Macon A Star at historic Luther Williams Field. More information and photos coming soon!

The ten semi-finalists were: Amber Amerson, April Montgomery*, Chay Aycock*, Owen Roberts, Steven Little*, Bobby Siska, Dale Thomas, Dana Jefferson, Alison Johnson*, and Nikki Cross*. The five finalists are shown above with asterisks. With such a field of talent, the judges' decisions were VERY difficult.

Proceeds from the Fair benefit local charities; since 1942 the Fair has returned over $5.3 million to the community through its owner and operator, the Exchange Club of Macon. Read more about the community benefits of the Georgia STATE FAIR. Our Fair is “Macon Fun for Local Charities!”

For more information please contact Betsy Yates at the Georgia STATE FAIR office at 478-746-7184. See the Fair’s website at GeorgiaStateFair.org .