Pittsburghers chase "America's Favorite Couple" title

• McClain, 29, a Chicago native, is an entertainment reporter. Juliano, 27, from Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, works in health care marketing. The pair live together Downtown, love to explore the city and swear by Ephesus Pizza.

What they're saying: "I think (winning $20,000) would give us the opportunity to visit the places we've always talked about over the years, specifically Barcelona, Spain," Juliano said. "A dinner at Barcelona Wine Bar down the street would be equally enjoyable as long as we're together."

• Plus, they recently had to cancel a trip to Lollapalooza because of airfare prices. The money would be a second chance for them to go to the festival in McClain's hometown.

How it works: Public voting determines who will advance from the group finals (which end Thursday) to the quarterfinals Aug. 17-27.

• Winners will then advance through the semifinals to the finals from Sept. 4-10. The winning couple will be announced Oct. 9.
• Vote once daily for free, or donate for additional votes.
• The top couple will also get an advertorial in Variety Magazine.

The fine print: Colossal Management runs the fundraising competition on behalf of the nonprofit Action Initiative Team, which will award a portion of the profits as grants to international ocean conservation nonprofit Oceana and the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.

The bottom line: Vote for the couple here.