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Video: HGTV and 'Bachelor' Bob Make TV Magic in Cranberry

Former 'Bachelor' Bob Guiney keeps the crowd laughing during a hot afternoon shooting "Showcase Showdown" at Mystic Ridge, the new Heartland Homes development.

More than 750 people showed up Saturday for the filming of  in Cranberry.

HGTV and Stone & Co. Entertainment partnered with Pittsburgh’s Heartland Homes for the series, which is being filmed in cities across the country. The show pits two experts against each other in competition to design the best model home. Judges who choose the winning look are selected from the community where the show is being filmed.

The show is hosted by former Bachelor Bob Guiney, who mugged for the camera and interacted with the crowd Saturday at the Mystic Ridge development.

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The homes, located on Center Oak Drive and Castle Brook Drive off Garvin Road, were open to the public from 1 to 3 p.m. While everyone who attended was allowed to tour the homes, only the first 150 people to arrive got to be judges and opine on air about which designer should be named the winner.

By noon, a long line of viewers circled the tents where HGTV representatives required them to sign a release to appear on television. By about 12:15, all judges were chosen.

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At one point, Guiney said this was the largest crowd HGTV has encountered for its show. 

"I love HGTV and I wanted the see the house and just be there," said Jenny Bradshaw of Aspinwall, who attended with her daughter.

Lisa Earl, manager of the Ross Park Mall, also said she wanted to check out the homes, but for a very different reason. 

"I'm thinking about buying a Heartland Home," she said as she waited in line.

As for the models themselves, one was designed by Alisha Gwen of Pittsburgh. Philadelphia-based designer Joe Berkowitz developed the concept for the other.

The winner of Saturday's event remains a mystery. HGTV shot two alternate endings, and each named a different designer as the champion. Fans will have to tune in when Showhouse Showdown premieres on Sept. 12 to learn the real winner. 

If you missed Saturday's filming, don't worry. This isn't the last Pittsburgh has seen of HGTV and Guiney. The team will be back in two weeks to shoot another episode of Showhouse Showdown, this time at the new Edgewater neighborhood of Oakmont.

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