Kay W.

Karen, my twin sister, and I were ecstatic when we were notified that we made the Wheel of Fortune Home for the Holidays Show for family pairs! It was a pinch me moment, because our dream had come true! We have always wanted to take a trip to California together, be contestants on the Wheel of Fortune AND meet Pat Sajak and Vanna White!

The trip to California and Sony Pictures was a dream. We have a fall birthday, so it turned into the best birthday trip ever. The tape day was unforgettable, getting a chance to meet Pat, Vanna and Maggie, too. The Wheel of Fortune set truly felt like our Minnesota "home," with the fall set design and with all the fall leaves. It was beautiful and magical all in one! 

To prepare, I practiced using the Wheel of Fortune app, and of course I watched the show each night with my family.  We have watched Wheel of Fortune since we were teenagers with our family, and now we watch it with our own families. It’s amazing to know that now we get to watch ourselves spinning the Wheel of Fortune Wheel and solving the puzzles on the show —how cool is that!  

Karen and I had fun in the auditions, and on the show. We reminded ourselves to use our Twin Power when solving the puzzles, because we think alike and act alike, so that really helped us out. We were surprised at how fast the show flows in person. We loved every second of playing the game! It is surreal that we made the show and played the game in person with Pat and Vanna.  Being on the Wheel of Fortune was everything we dreamed of and more!  THANK YOU Wheel of Fortune for the Time of a Lifetime!!!