1) He hopes to make one billion dollars by the time he’s 40. Already he figures his net worth is between $2 million and $3 million, depending on current stock prices. (3)
2) Lt. Col. John Carpenter was a mid-shipman at the U.S. Naval Academy and served in the 7th Fleet. (4)
3) Twenty-one winners were named two days after the Third Annual Procrastination Awards ceremony. (3)
4) It was a one sided game, and he was a poor loser. After losing the play-off, when his ball went out of bounds, he made an off-color remark that could be heard in the stands. (4)
5) Hundreds of people attended Sunday's race to watch 75 top bicyclists pedal across the finish line. (3)
6) Every winter, the Joneses and the Kinneys pore over travel brochures, planning their summer trip together. This year they’re hoping to go to
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1) $1 billion OR a billion dollars (-1)
2) This one's tricky. You caught the "midshipman" part (check the spelling, though). However, there's no "Lt. Col." rank in the Navy. It should be Lt. Cmdr. (-1)
3) Good
4) one-sided game (compound adjectives are hyphenated), the playoff (-2)
5) Good!
6) Good, but don't capitalize Panama City, Panama (-1/2)
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