Elton Escobido raised his arms yesterday during the "Deal or No Deal" tryouts at Pearlridge Center. Dancing at right is fellow hopeful Epifania Simson. Thousands of people flocked for a chance to meet with casting officials for a chance to be on the popular television game show, and by 9 a.m. more than 7,500 people formed a line that snaked through and around the mall.
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