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A 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock student won $4,500 after fulfilling her childhood dream of competing on 鈥淲heel of Fortune.鈥� Alyssa Fawbush, a senior double majoring in psychology and nursing, appeared during iconic College Week, which brings together college students from across the country to participate in a week of episodes honoring higher education. The Sherwood native watched the show air on Thanksgiving night at a watch party in her grandmother鈥檚 home in Sherwood where she was surrounded by her family, friends, and fianc茅. 鈥淚t was a lot of fun,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 never thought I would end up being on the show. I remember my grandma always talked about Vanna White鈥檚 dresses. Whenever Vanna would walk back and forth on stage, I remember thinking that she had flowers on her dress and that my grandma would love that. I don鈥檛 remember every detail about the game, but I do remember what Vanna鈥檚 dress looked like.鈥� Fawbush came in second place and took home a total of $4,500 after solving two puzzles. She hit some tough competition in the form of fellow contestant Noah Stockwell, a student at the University of Pittsburgh who competed in the final round. 鈥淚 did the best I could given my circumstances,鈥� she said. 鈥淣oah was a sweetheart and a very hard player. I had some really bad luck because I hit bankrupt twice, and that didn鈥檛 happen to anyone else. It was about my gameplay, and I did well with what I was able to do.鈥� Fawbush received an overwhelming amount of support from a community of people who shared in the excitement of her game show appearance. 鈥淎ll of my friends and family were super excited,鈥� she said. 鈥淢y entire high school knew about 鈥榃heel of Fortune鈥� and said they were going to watch. After my episode aired, I got so many messages from people. When I went Black Friday shopping the next day, I got so many weird looks. I was wearing my college sweatshirt, and people would come up to me and tell me they saw me on TV last night.鈥� Fawbush filmed the episode in August during the first week of classes at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. On the way home from Los Angeles, Fawbush and her family made a stop in Las Vegas, where her boyfriend, Layne Sikes, a 2020 graduate of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, proposed at Bellagio Hotel and Casino. She will graduate from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock in December 2023. Afterwards, she plans to complete her master鈥檚 degree and work as a psychiatric nurse practitioner. Fawbush is encouraging other students who dream of being on 鈥淲heel of Fortune鈥� to submit their applications soon for consideration to be on the next College Week, which will air in March 2023. 鈥淭hey are actually looking for contestants to compete in College Week Spring Break,鈥� Fawbush said. 鈥淲hat they look for is people that are going to have fun, be a good sport, and make an experience out of it.鈥�