♪ Paid off ♪
Hey. I'm Michael Torpey.
Welcome to "Paid Off,"
the game show dedicated
to helping you pay off
your student loans.
One of these three
first-generation college grads
is 30 minutes away from a chance
to pay off their student debt.
Let's meet them, huh?
How are you?
Whitney: Hi.
Tell me your name
and what your major was
and what your
debt situation is.
My name is Whitney.
I proudly received my B.A.
in legal communications
from Howard University
and my master's
in public administration
from Georgia State University.
And my debt is $85,126.
All right, all right.
Now, since you were
the first in your family
to go to school,
have you inspired other
family members since?
Yes. My sister, my brother,
and two of my cousins
actually followed
in my footsteps.
That is awesome.
That's fantastic.
Congratulations.
They better not blame you
for their student debt.
-That's not your fault.
-I hope not.
Anthony, tell me
about yourself.
Hey. My name's Anthony.
I went to Presbyterian College,
where I majored in psychology,
and I have student-loan debt
of $18,325.
All right. Okay.
Now, again, first in your
family to go to school.
How many photos
do you think
your parents have of you
in that cap and gown?
-Like a million?
-Yeah. That's appropriate.
They should have
that many.
-Yeah, yeah.
-How are you?
Hello. I'm Dewana.
I graduated
from Howard University
with a major in
television production.
And I owe a whopping $64,370
in student-loan debt.
Okay. Okay.
Now, TV production --
do you think it'd be a good idea
to do an episode of this show
dedicated to
first-generation?
Absolutely.
Don't you want me to be here?
Absolutely.
You know what? Let's do it.
Let's do it, Dewana.
Let's do this show.
Are you guys ready?
Let's play "Paid Off."
[ Cheers and applause ]
