![]() “My 13-year-old sister helped quiz me to get ready,” Howard laughed. It was August when the show’s producers called to let him know he’d be appearing. He auditioned virtually back in January after seeing an advertisement on the game show. So if he felt confident in his ability to solve the puzzle, he’d go for it. “I knew every time I would spin I had a 15% chance of landing on ‘lose a turn’ or ‘bankrupt,’” he said. That kind of thoughtful gameplay helped Howard sweep every puzzle round, winning nearly $20,000 in cash and two trips - to Hawaii and South Africa. “P-L is a common combination at the beginning of words,” he explained. The analytically minded student with a 4.0 GPA was searching for digraphs and consonant blends that might help him determine the correct answer. ![]() Howard, a second-year student from Dublin, Georgia, applied his engineering prowess to solving Wheel of Fortune puzzles during his nationally televised appearance on College Week. “Kids at play,” the industrial engineering student exclaimed - and in the process won a shiny new Mini Cooper. ![]() As soon as the chimes sounded and Vanna White revealed the letters, Quincy Howard was already prepared to solve the puzzle. ![]()
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