A Stately Road Trip!

RAY: The question was what state did she name?  Well, she named any one of the following states, Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, or Tennessee.  We said wait a minute, but all of them have four letters in their names, like Mississippi, right?  It has M, I, S and P. 
 
TOM:  Over and over.
 
RAY:  Over and over.  They just use them over and over again.
 
TOM:  Ah ha!
 
RAY:  So the little one was right!  Anyway, do we have a winner?
 
TOM:  Yes we do.  Our winner this week is Brett Miller from Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  Congratulations Brett!

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