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'Bringing back the grand prize to Cleveland is pretty awesome': Willoughby Hills man wins big on NBC's 'Password' game show

Saint Ignatius history teacher Sean Cahill took home the $25,000 prize in the season two premiere of the revamped TV competition.

WILLOUGHBY HILLS, Ohio — It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience that Sean Cahill has been dreaming of since he was a young child and would watch the original version of "Password" on the Game Show Network.

"I can remember being really little and looking at the TV screen," Cahill told 3News, "going right up to the TV and yelling what I thought was a really bad clue or a really good clue."

The Willoughby Hills native and member of the Cleveland Orchestra chorus won the grand prize of $25,000 in the season two premiere of Jimmy Fallon's new rendition of "Password," starring Keke Palmer and Joe Manganiello.

"To put Cleveland on the premiere episode is awesome," Cahill said. "I think it showcases a lot of fun, and bringing back the grand prize to Cleveland is pretty awesome, too."

His years of watching clearly came in handy. His plan for the prize money? A brand new backyard, with his 1-year-old son and wife in mind.

"A new patio, a bocce court that we're going to build, an awesome swing set that my son's going to get to be playing on, and in the back a chicken coop and have chickens that my wife is really looking forward to," Cahill said.

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