TEAM GOLDRUSH TRIES TO GET IN GEAR FOR A WIN ON NBC'S "THE APPRENTICE" MONDAY, MARCH 13, 9-10 PM ET/PT

NEW YORK -- March 9, 2006 -- The teams are given their third task -- to create a corporate retreat introducing the new 2007 Chevy Tahoe to a party of dealership owners on NBC's "The Apprentice," (Monday, March 13th, 9-10 p.m. ET/PT). The team with the best overall rating surveys wins. One team loses two candidates who choose to observe their religious holiday and omit themselves from the task at hand.

Andrea volunteers to be Synergy's project manager, hoping to tame Brent and lead the team to victory. Lenny gets vocal about his missing teammates while he chooses to help his team over observing the holiday. The first "Apprentice" winner Bill Rancic fills in for George Ross, who is away observing the religious holiday, and Carolyn Kepcher returns to the boardroom.

The contestants are rewarded with an under water experience as they go deep sea diving in the Lost City of Atlantis with deadly sharks, huge sting rays, moray eels and some of the most beautiful tropical fish in the world.

"Gold Rush" -- Bryce, Charmaine, Dan, Lee, Lenny, Leslie, Tarek, Theresa

"Synergy" -- Allie, Andrea, Brent, Michael, Roxanne, Sean, Tammy

"The Apprentice" is produced by Mark Burnett Productions. Mark Burnett, Jay Bienstock and Donald J. Trump are executive producers. Conrad Riggs and Kevin Harris are co-executive producers.