Hmmm, I've done this many times in surveys myself and haven't had an issue. What version of Survey123 Connect are you authoring this survey with?
Also, I think having it in the default cell without quotes should be correct, but have you tried putting it in quotes to see if that changes it?
Also, what appearance do you have for each of the select_one questions?
Best,
Katie
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