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UD students find plane tickets hidden by ‘Ellen’ show

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UD students find plane tickets hidden by ‘Ellen’ show photo
Winners of plane tickets to Australia from “The Ellen Degeneres Show,” from left: Bryan Demyan, 21, Nate Hauge, 21, Tim Carroll, 21, and Jon Thompson, 21. All are juniors at the University of Dayton. MARSHALL GORBY/STAFF

By Stand Alone Photo

Staff Writer

DAYTON —

Four juniors at the University of Dayton will be taking a trip down under thanks to “The Ellen Degeneres Show.”

Degeneres’ producers came to town Thursday to “hide” two plane tickets to Australia. Clues were sent online via @TheEllenShow on Twitter to help viewers find them.

The men who won said there is no way they’re splitting up — the other two will buy tickets and also go.

“We went out at 1 a.m. to go look around and get better acquainted with the city,” said Bryan Demyan, 21, of Pittsburgh, Pa. They went out again at about 11 a.m. as they waited for the clues to be issued.

“The Web cam gave it away,” said John Thompson, 21, also from Pittsburgh.

Tim Carroll, 21, of Chicago, and Nate Hauge, 21, of Columbus, are the other two planning to take the trip. The four are roommates at UD.

They said they recognized the location and drove there, but got out of their car about 500 yards away and sprinted, hollering the entire way. The tickets were in the parking lot of the Marriott, 1414 S. Patterson Blvd.

The segment featuring the UD students may air on Monday.

“We wouldn’t have made it if we hadn’t run,” Demyan said.

The four have not decided when they will take the trip to Australia but said they have a window of time for which they can use the tickets.

When it is summer in the United States, it is winter in Australia. That may factor in to when they go, they said.

The tickets are provided by Swisse, an Australian wellness company. The airline is Qantas.

Degeneres will be filming her show in Australia sometime this month.

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