UI senior wins TV game but misses on grand prize

CHAMPAIGN – As the sole intern last spring at a John Deere plant in the small town of Horicon, Wis., University of Illinois senior Carolyn Ratcliffe found her entertainment choices limited.

"Every day I would go home from work and watch 'Jeopardy' and 'Wheel of Fortune,' " the 21-year-old mechanical engineering major said.

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