BU twins pursue dreams, college thanks to Oprah Baylor News November 1, 2013 When Lincoln, Neb., twins Britney and Bethany Wekesser arrived on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” on May 10, 2005, they received the biggest surprise of their lives — a $300,000 check to pay for college. They never expected it. They didn’t ask for it.