Have you read my previous posts on “How to Be a Wheel of Fortune Contestant”? If you’d like to read this story from the beginning, check out Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. My long journey to Wheel of Fortune began with trying out in a Knoxville, TN farmers’ market, getting in trouble […]
How to Be a Wheel of Fortune Contestant, Part 4: Heading to Hollywood
Have you read my previous posts on “How to Be a Wheel of Fortune Contestant”? If you’d like to read this story from the beginning, check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. I left Round 2 of tryouts in a Knoxville hotel ballroom not knowing if I’d made it to the show or not. […]
How to Be a Wheel of Fortune Contestant, Part 3.5: Don’t Be THIS Guy
If you’re here, then you’re curious about the fact that I, a normally friendly, funny girl who makes friends everywhere…would choose a nemesis in WOF auditions. I discussed this in Part 3 of “How to be a Wheel of Fortune Contestant.” But I did, and here’s why. Two of my fellow competitors were a late-20s/early-30s guy and […]
How to Be a Wheel of Fortune Contestant, Part 3: The Hotel Ballroom (Round 2)
Have you read my previous posts on “How to Be a Wheel of Fortune Contestant”? If you’d like to read this story from the beginning, Part 1 is here, and Part 2 is here. Okay, so I did well at the Round 1 Wheelmobile event in Knoxville, TN in May, 2012. And then I didn’t […]
How to Be a Wheel of Fortune Contestant, Part 2: The Wheelmobile (Round 1)
Have you read Part 1 of “How to Be a Wheel of Fortune Contestant”? If you’d like to read this story from the beginning, Part 1 is here. I signed up online for the Wheel of Fortune newsletter to arrive in my email, just because I’m nerdy, and not because I expected it to turn into […]
How to Be a Wheel of Fortune Contestant, Part 1: Introduction
I have the best answer ever for icebreaker games: I was once a contestant on Wheel of Fortune. I know, I can’t believe it either. In September 2012, after two rounds of tryouts, I flew to LA and stepped onto the stage to try my hand at spinning the Wheel. My episode aired on November […]