OSU Student to Appear on Deal or No Deal
Posted December 24th, 2008 by Matt
Oregon State University Student, Oregon Army National Guardsman, Military Hero, Silver Star recipient, action figure, and now Deal or No Deal contestant. Matt Zedwick will go for the $1 million prize on a special two-hour Deal or No Deal on Thursday, Christmas night, airing from 8-10 p.m. PST and will answer the question: Deal or No Deal?
From KTVZ, Zedwick is “an Iraq veteran and modern day hero, Zedwick, a staff sergeant with B Company, 2nd Battalion, 162 Infantry, based in Corvallis was awarded the Purple Heart and Silver Star after he pulled his squad leader from their burning HMMWV after it hit an IED in 2004. He became the first Oregon soldier to receive this honor since WWII. The Silver Star is the third highest medal a soldier can receive.”
So what will he do with the money if he wins big? Zedwick hopes to use his winnings to provide for his wife and donate some money to a charity for children who lost their parents in the war in Iraq. His wife, the former Kristin Van Dusen, grew up Astoria and is also a student at OSU.
The Army has previously honored Zedwick by creating a character in his likeness for the America’s Army Real Heroes program, which tells the stories of heroic soldiers. As part of the program, Zedwick is featured in the America’s Army computer game and has his own action figure (or as the Banker on the TV show refers to it, a “doll.”)
Best of luck, Matt! Below, I’ve posted some photos from KTVZ and The Daily Astorian and a youtube video on Matt’s story. (longer version here). Read his bio by visiting America’s Army Hero website.
Also, support a troop! Buy a soldier a ticket to see the OSU Beavers play in the the Sun Bowl by clicking here. Learn more about OSU’s Army ROTC program here.
–mko
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Tags: Army, Army Hero, Deal or No Deal, Hero, Howie Mandel, Matt Zedwick, Matthew Zedwick, NBC, Purple Heart, Silver Star, soldier, Zedwick
December 26th, 2008 at 4:15 am
I wish you all the luck!
January 2nd, 2009 at 9:08 am
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January 13th, 2009 at 12:13 am
Gee… Hope that he won!
January 28th, 2009 at 12:58 am
Wow…1 million dollars. Good luck son
February 27th, 2009 at 3:15 am
If anyone should get that money then it’s you
I wish you all the best.
March 2nd, 2009 at 2:50 pm
is there a way to become a content writer for the site?
March 4th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
@ Nintendo is best:
Sorry to say, authorship of the Admissions Blog is limited to OSU admissions personnel only. We appreciate your interest, though!
-jm
April 2nd, 2009 at 4:17 am
I like the show; originally is comes from The Netherlands right? I hope you have won
April 8th, 2009 at 8:42 am
Yeah I think the show did originally come from the Netherlands. Most major gameshows get sold on throughout the world and repackaged.
April 29th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
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May 3rd, 2009 at 2:10 am
After that he won’t need to study anymore (:
May 23rd, 2009 at 9:53 am
@Snel, I thought it came from a guy called Noel Edmonds in the UK?