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The contestant will participate alongside two other finalists in a "Diamond Dig" that will be held at halftime of the Manhattan game on Valentine's Day, "digging" in a giant barrel filled with rice to find/win a $6,000 engagement ring. The ring is a .70 carat round, brilliant-cut diamond with a Scott Kay palladium mounting with .38 carat side diamonds.
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