diff --git a/Winners.cpp b/Winners.cpp
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+#include "Winners.h"
+#include <string>
+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+Winners::Winners(){
+
+	name = " ";
+	age = 0;
+
+}
+
+void Winners::setname(string a){
+
+	name = a;
+
+
+}
+
+void Winners::setage(int b){
+	age = b;
+}
+
+string Winners::getname(){
+	return name;
+}
+
+int Winners::getage(){
+	return age;
+}
diff --git a/Winners.h b/Winners.h
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+#ifndef Winners_H
+#define Winners_H
+
+
+#include<iostream> 
+#include<string>
+using namespace std;
+class Winners{
+
+private: string name;
+		 int age;
+
+public:
+	Winners();
+
+
+	void setname(string);
+
+		
+	void setage(int);
+		
+	
+	string getname();
+		
+	
+	int getage();
+		
+};
+#endif
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include "Winners.h"
+
+
+
+
+using namespace std;
+void fillvector(vector<Winners>&);
+void printvector(vector<Winners>&);
+int linearSearch(vector<Winners> contestants, string key);//prototype
+
+
+
+int main(){
+	int result;
+	string search_key, input;
+	vector<Winners> contestants;
+	fillvector(contestants);
+	printvector(contestants);
+	cout << "To end input type the #-character (followed by Enter)" << endl;
+	 cout << "Enter a value to search for: " ;
+
+
+	 cin >> search_key;
+
+	 while (search_key != "#")//perform searches until sentinel entered
+	 {
+		 result = linearSearch(contestants, search_key);
+
+		 cout << "  '" << search_key << "' was ";
+
+		 if (result == -1){
+			 cout << "not found";
+		 }
+		 else {
+			 cout << "found at index " << result << endl;
+		 }
+	 
+		 
+		 
+
+
+		 cout << "Enter a value to search for: " << endl;
+		 cin >> search_key;
+	 }
+
+	 cout << "Program \"search it\" is now finished."  << endl;
+
+
+
+
+
+cout << "Program \"search it\" is now finished." << endl;
+
+
+	
+	
+
+	//system("pause");
+	return 0;
+}
+void fillvector(vector<Winners>& newContestant){
+	Winners contestants;
+	string name;
+	string search_key, input;
+	int age;
+	
+	for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++){
+
+		cout << "Enter the name of the contestant" << endl;
+		cin >> name;
+		contestants.setname(name);
+		cout << " Enter the age of the contestant" << endl;
+		cin >> age;
+		contestants.setage(age);
+		
+		newContestant.push_back(contestants);
+	}
+		
+}
+void printvector(vector<Winners>& newContestant){
+
+	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 4; i++){
+		cout << " Contestant name :" << newContestant[i].getname() << endl;
+		cout << "Contestant age :" << newContestant[i].getage() << endl;
+	}
+}
+int linearSearch(vector<Winners> win, string key)
+{
+for(int i = 0; i < win.size(); i++)
+{
+if (win[i].getname() == key)//we found it
+{
+return i;//return its location
+}
+}//end for
+return -1;}//element not found
+