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By Lydia Adams
THE BATTALION
After a 24-hour drive, stopping once in Arizona, nine Aggies set
off on a two-day adventure to appear in the audience of “The Price
Is Right” in Los Angeles, Calif., over Christmas break.
Brought together by the student organization CARPOOL,
Adrianna Trevino, a senior biology major; Rachel Hollon, a senior
journalism major; Kristen Halbrook, a senior history major; Carrie
Rivera a junior kinesiology major; Lindsey Steckel, a sophomore
general studies major; Erin Kennedy, a junior marketing major;
Katy Peterson, a senior industrial distribution major; Stacy Reeves
a sophomore English major; and Adrienne Wingate, a senior edu
cation major became close friends through an exciting six days of
seeing celebrities and winning prizes that ended with senior histo
ry major Halbrook in the hospital.
Steckel pre-ordered the tickets by mail because she said she has
always wanted to see the show. When she asked her friends if they
wanted to come, they were all excited for the trip.
They found out, though, that the tickets didn't guarantee a
good seat. After only about an hour of sleep, they waited in line
for almost eight hours in front of CBS Studios at 3 a.m. for a pos
sible spot on the show.
“We had to wake up at 2:30 a.m.,” Halbrook
said. “It was definitely interesting waiting on the
streets of L.A.”
But the women were hard to miss with their
smiles, excitement and Aggie spirit.
“We all wore bright pink shirts that said ‘Aggies
love Bob Barker’ on the front and ‘Road Trip ‘04’
on the back,” Peterson said.
Perhaps it was their bright spirit or their bright
apparel that caught the attention of interviewers when
trying to decide who would appear on the show. None
of them thought they would be picked, especially not
Trevino, who usually doesn’t watch the show.
Trevino won $1,000 playing Plinko along with a
mustache trimmer, ice cream maker, ice tea maker
and vegetable chopper, even though she said she
was not the typical contestant.
“We had a great time; it's definitely a once-in-a-lifetime oppor
tunity,” Trevino said.
It turned out that “The Price is Right” wasn’t the only exciting
event on their road trip. There were many more surprises in store
as they took a whirlwind tour of Hollywood.
“It was just amazing, we packed everything we could into
those two days,” Halbrook said.
While shopping on the street, a man offered them tickets to the
“The Late Late Show with Craig Kilbom,” which they attended
later that night.
“The Craig Kilborn Show was definitely educational,”
Halbrook said. “I never knew how much work the audience does
for the show. By the end, my hands were red from clapping and
my voice was hoarse.”
Despite sitting in the back of the audience, Hollon was singled
out by the musical guest on the show.
“One of the Ying Yang Twins came up and started dancing with
me,” Hollon said. “I don't know why he chose me; I wasn't even
clapping with the beat.”
Free Craig Kilborn tickets weren’t all they experienced whi/e
shopping in the expensive boutiques. They found themselves —
enjoying an outdoor Enrique Iglesias concert.
“We were just shopping and there was Enrique
20 feet from us” Halbrook said. “It’s such a dif
ferent world there.”
Although they were shocked and excited to
see celebrities, they found that for the residents of
L.A., it’s a normal occurrence.
“We went to a bowling alley and Alicia
Silverstone was there,” Trevino said. “Everyone
acted like it was no big deal.”
The nine Aggies said they felt a bit out of place
with the celebrities, gorgeous weather and high
prices, but that they enjoyed every minute of it.
“You feel differently than you do here at Texas
A&M,” Halbrook said.
Before long they had to head home, leaving
California behind for another 24-hour drive
across the country.
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“I really wasn’t expecting to go on,” Trevino said. “They just
called my name. I don’t know why they picked me, but it was a
lot of fun.”
She said she forgot to kiss Barker on the cheek, which is regu
larly done by female contestants from the audience.
“I was so surprised, I didn’t even think about it,” Trevino said.
During breaks, Trevino said Barker teased her because she did
n’t always know what to do next.
When she went on stage. Barker asked her, “How often do you
watch this show?” When she answered “occasionally,” he jokingly
said, “I don’t like the way you said that.”
After finding out that Trevino was an Aggie, he blamed her not
watching the show on “chasing those Corps boys around.”
Trevino said between waiting in line for seats, chatting with
Barker and winning $1,000 that, the 12-hour event was worth it.
being in L.A.,” Peterson said.
The fun on the road was interrupted by a very unexpected stop
- the hospital.
“On our first day on the way home, I got really sick and had to
spend three days in a hospital in Tucson, Arizona,” Halbrook said.
Despite the setback, they said it didn’t dampen their adventur
ous spirits, and they joked about the hospital room as part of their
American tour.
“Everyone stayed the night with me in Arizona. The room hada
beautiful view of the mountains,” Halbrook said.
Through their experiences, these friends said they grew closer
than ever before and cherish what they shared.
“It was definitely a bonding experience,” Halbrook said. “We
grew so close, and it proved to me that my friends are the best. Fi
looking forward to the next road trip.”
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