Wheel of Fortune audition

Hey all!

So, for those of you that didn't know, I went to a Wheelmobile event with a friend about a month ago at the beach. I didn't get my name drawn to participate there, but they said they take all the leftover applications and put them in for a drawing for final auditions. I kinda figured: well, I have horrible luck, I didn't get drawn in a room of 200, definitely not in a drawing with 20,000.

So, my name was drawn... and I got an email last week telling me my audition was on the 29th. Yay!

There were about 70 people at the audition last night. First, they made a seating chart and called people's names and did really quick (and intense) puzzles as fast as possible by calling out names of people in the room. If you didn't have a letter ready, they buzzed you out. During that time, I solved one puzzle and won a shirt. :o)

From there, we were given a written test where there were incomplete words with categories, and we had 5 minutes to write as many answers in as we could. I started trucking through it, and solved 13 of the 16 puzzles (I think) before time ran out. We got a break while they corrected our tests, and the crew announcement the finalists - and I was one of the 14 finalists.

So, they took polaroids of each of us and for the final round, we went up front in groups of 5 and pretended to spin the wheel and solve puzzles as if it were the actual game. In my group, I strategically took the 3rd spot in line, and it was a good thing because I had the opportunity to solve 2 of the 3 puzzles for my group. Then they did the little interview that Pat usually does at the beginning of the show to get a good idea about what our personalities were like, and told us we would get a letter in 2 weeks if selected.

If I get a letter, I will get to be on the show within the year somewhere here in the northwest, or I will fly down to L.A. for a taping.

So that's it. Just watching the mail. :o)