Dropdown List not selecting initial value/text

[Sam]

The following dropdownlist will not ever select any item except for the first (index 0):

  var clientList = HtmlExtensionMethods.GetClients().Select(c => new SelectListItem { Text = c.Value, Value = c.Key }).ToList();

 @(Html.Kendo().DropDownListFor(model => model.ClientID)
    .Name("ClientID")
    .BindTo(clientList)
    .DataTextField("Text")
    .DataValueField("Value")
    .Value(Model.ClientID)
    .Text(Model.ClientName)
    .HtmlAttributes(new { @class = "select wfull" })
  )

I have tried removing the Value and Text methods and adding .SelectedIndex(2) which does not work either.  The model.ClientID is a value in the selectlistitem.  How in the world can I get this dropdown to select the item with the value from model.  Nothing seems to work.

 v2014.3.1314

[Boyan Dimitrov]

Hello Sam,

I attached a very similar project that should select by default the third item (Grey) in the drop down list. Please review the project and let us know how that worked.

Regards,
Boyan Dimitrov
Telerik