COOKEVILLE -- It started out with 15 seconds to explain why a Cookeville resident should be on the television show, "Deal or No Deal," and it ended with a trip to Los Angeles for a taping of the popular show that will air Jan. 30.
Twenty-four-year-old Garrett Smith, a recent marketing graduate of Tennessee Tech University who works for Respiratory at Home, said he's always had an interest in game shows that grew into a constant Internet search early last year of the qualifications needed to appear on various game shows.
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