Recruiters for MTV reality smash hit "Jersey Shore" said less than 100 people showed up for an open casting call in Atlantic City.

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Production recruiters and talent scouts said the less than anticipated number of hopefuls showed up Sunday during the 9-hour casting call at Harrah's Resort Atlantic City, despite team members calling locals and pleading for them to come out, the (Newark) New Jersey Star-Ledger reported Monday.

Talent scout Josh Skye Allouche said turnout might have been low due to parties in Atlantic City and Seaside Heights "raging all night long" before the casting call.

He said it might also be that casting calls aren't the best place to find the type of star "Jersey Shore" is seeking.

"A lot of people that we interview, they get in front of the camera and one of the things they say is, 'I never wait in line,'" Allouche said "I think everyone's waiting for a personal invitation."