March 28, 2017
Source/NBC
Wharton students Victoria Sacchetti and Katrina Arman each get $5,000 for winning a Philadelphia contest sponsored by 'The Ellen Show' and Capital One.
How long would you stand out in the cold in Center City for almost zero chance of winning $10,000?
A few thousand people decided to freeze for two hours last Wednesday after Ellen DeGeneres announced she would be "shutting down a couple of blocks" in Center City for a mysterious contest. She wasn't here. She was connecting with the crowd via "ellentube" satellite.
It just goes to show how much people love her show and the surprises she has a reputation for staging.
We even went out and streamed the event on Facebook Live but could only conclude that a few Philadelphians had "seemingly" been chosen to be featured on "The Ellen Show."
By Thursday, it all made sense. The show aired the segment, which included a guest appearance from Eagles long snapper and famed magician Jon Dorenbos, and two pairs of lucky fans were given the chance to compete in a wacky contest.
Two young ladies, one dressed as a shark and the other as a narwhal (though the two described themselves as the left and right shark of Super Bowl XLIX fame), defeated a team of cleverly costumed "black-eyed p's," as seen below.
As it turns out, those two women are both freshmen at the University of Pennsylvania, according to The Daily Pennsylvanian. Victoria Sacchetti and Katrina Arman, sorority sisters in Alpha Phi, told the student-run newspaper they attended the event because they were stressed out. (Also, in terms of probability, if you can beat Penn's 9.4 percent acceptance rate, you might as well try anything.)
“Basically, they chose five finalists and said, ‘Whoever is the loudest and most enthusiastic will be chosen for the obstacle course,’” Arman explained.
Naturally, they belted out Katy Perry songs at the top of their lungs, which earned them their chance to compete in the Capital One challenge.
Sacchetti and Arman plan to use the money to travel the world.
