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Timsterino

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Wheel of Fortune to tape shows in South Florida
« on: October 03, 2005, 09:21:57 PM »
Wheel of Fortune will be taping a month of shows in South Florida this December at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale. They are set to air in February, 2006. The Wheelmobile will subsequently be in South Florida in November for tryouts in case anyone wants to travel for it.

Ticket Requests:
http://www.wheeloffortune.com/tickets/florida2005/print/

I will post more as I get it.

Tim :-)

StevensM

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Wheel of Fortune to tape shows in South Florida
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2005, 10:41:31 AM »
[quote name=\'Timsterino\' date=\'Oct 3 2005, 08:21 PM\']Wheel of Fortune will be taping a month of shows in South Florida this December at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale. They are set to air in February, 2006. The Wheelmobile will subsequently be in South Florida in November for tryouts in case anyone wants to travel for it.

Ticket Requests:
http://www.wheeloffortune.com/tickets/florida2005/print/

I will post more as I get it.

Tim :-)
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The Wheelmobile is also coming to Milwaukee soon in honor of CBS 58 picking up Wheel of Fortune.  I don't remember when it's coming, but remember it's going to be parked outside Steinhafel's Furniture.

Update: here are the full details:
http://www.cbs58.com/Wheel/wof.html
« Last Edit: October 04, 2005, 01:28:16 PM by StevensM »

WhammyPower

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Wheel of Fortune to tape shows in South Florida
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2005, 07:35:29 AM »
[quote name=\'StevensM\' date=\'Oct 4 2005, 09:41 AM\']The Wheelmobile is also coming to Milwaukee soon in honor of CBS 58 picking up Wheel of Fortune.  I don't remember when it's coming, but remember it's going to be parked outside Steinhafel's Furniture.

Update: here are the full details:
http://www.cbs58.com/Wheel/wof.html
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So, if you're between 18-21, you have to go to the Saturday stop at Steinhafel's.  It's just too bad I'm only 17....

uncamark

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Wheel of Fortune to tape shows in South Florida
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2005, 12:34:56 PM »
[quote name=\'WhammyPower\' date=\'Oct 5 2005, 06:35 AM\'][quote name=\'StevensM\' date=\'Oct 4 2005, 09:41 AM\']The Wheelmobile is also coming to Milwaukee soon in honor of CBS 58 picking up Wheel of Fortune.  I don't remember when it's coming, but remember it's going to be parked outside Steinhafel's Furniture.

Update: here are the full details:
http://www.cbs58.com/Wheel/wof.html
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So, if you're between 18-21, you have to go to the Saturday stop at Steinhafel's.  It's just too bad I'm only 17....
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And they said that anyone who's been on any version of "Wheel" is ineligible.  Those poor kids who were on "Wheel 2000"...

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Wheel of Fortune to tape shows in South Florida
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2005, 12:58:03 PM »
[quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Oct 5 2005, 12:34 PM\']And they said that anyone who's been on any version of "Wheel" is ineligible.  Those poor kids who were on "Wheel 2000"...
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Poor kids, my foot! They got to interact with the awesome "Cyber-Lucy".

uncamark

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« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2005, 01:22:54 PM »
[quote name=\'aaron sica\' date=\'Oct 5 2005, 11:58 AM\'][quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Oct 5 2005, 12:34 PM\']And they said that anyone who's been on any version of "Wheel" is ineligible.  Those poor kids who were on "Wheel 2000"...
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Poor kids, my foot! They got to interact with the awesome "Cyber-Lucy".
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Dbacksfan12

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« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2005, 02:53:41 PM »
[quote name=\'aaron sica\' date=\'Oct 5 2005, 11:58 AM\']Poor kids, my foot! They got to interact with the awesome "Cyber-Lucy".
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And they won a trip to Whitehead, Montana!

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Timsterino

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Wheel of Fortune to tape shows in South Florida
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2005, 10:28:52 PM »
[quote name=\'Timsterino\' date=\'Oct 3 2005, 09:21 PM\']Wheel of Fortune will be taping a month of shows in South Florida this December at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale. They are set to air in February, 2006. The Wheelmobile will subsequently be in South Florida in November for tryouts in case anyone wants to travel for it.

Ticket Requests:
http://www.wheeloffortune.com/tickets/florida2005/print/

I will post more as I get it.

Tim :-)
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More info as I promised on the Wheelmobile stops....

Wednesday, November 2nd from 11 AM – 3 PM
Monarch Dodge
2000 North State Road 7
Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33313

Saturday & Sunday, November 5th & 6th from 11 AM – 3 PM
Festival Flea Market Mall
2900 West Sample Road
Pompano Beach, FL 33073

Saturday, November 12th from 11 AM – 3 PM
CarMax
7420 State Road 84
Davie, FL 33317

Sunday, November 13th from 11 AM – 3 PM
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood*
1 Seminole Way
Hollywood, FL 33314

*Event will take place inside Seminole Hard Rock's Ballroom.

If you go, let me know. It is always nice to put a name to the face.

DJDustman

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Wheel of Fortune to tape shows in South Florida
« Reply #8 on: October 08, 2005, 12:28:41 AM »
Ooh I am definitely going, I have family around there, and heck I use to live in that area meself. I'll most likely go to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood event OR the Flea Market one.

KWJCDon

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« Reply #9 on: October 08, 2005, 08:18:59 PM »
Even though I never really wanted to go on Wheel, since it is so close....I am going to try to go as well. Not even sure which dates I could attend. Only 4 hours for me to get there and I have a lot of friends to stay with. I'll keep y'all posted!

Don

DJDustman

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« Reply #10 on: October 09, 2005, 01:12:03 PM »
For those who have been to wheelmobile events already, can you tell us anything significant about the events that goes on, anything to expect?

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« Reply #11 on: October 09, 2005, 02:37:33 PM »
[quote name=\'DJDustman\' date=\'Oct 9 2005, 10:12 AM\']For those who have been to wheelmobile events already, can you tell us anything significant about the events that goes on, anything to expect?[/quote]
Firstly, if the Wheelmobile event will be held outdoors, prepare for the weather. If you're serious about getting on the show, you'll want to be at your best, and being sweat-soaked, shivering, or rain-drenched probably won't help matters any. Nor will waking up the following day with a major sunburn.

Expect much standing in line. But I wouldn't recommend bringing your EoTVGS to read during that time. ;) More on that later.

Basic format: They do several "shows" per day, and you need to get in line for each one if you wish to be considered as a participant. When you get near the front of the line, you're given a small sheet of paper to fill out with a souvenir pen. (And yes, it's the same questions each time, which you'll have to answer repeatedly.) Most of it is no-brainer stuff - name, contact info, that sort of thing. There are just a couple of lines that require some thought - I believe it was something along the line of "any unusual talents or awards", but that may have changed. It should still be along the lines of something interesting about yourself.

After all of the entry forms have been collected, everyone gathers around a stage with a puzzle board. Names are pulled at random from the bin, five at a time, and those people go up on stage, where they tell the audience about themselves (not really an interview so much as "tell us about yourself"), then play a speed-up round (though the "three seconds to solve" is more like one...). A wheel is spun to determine what "lovely prize(s)" the participants will receive; lather, rinse, repeat as desired.

Now, as to strategy. For one, dress for success. Wear something nice, yet venue-appropriate. And absolutely, positively, without fail, be sure to have a variety of interesting things about yourself and "hidden talents" ready to go. Be someone that Wheel's core audience would want to watch. (Note: Wheel's core audience has never heard of this forum, nor would they be particularly interested if they did.)

Now, they'll tell you that what they're looking for is people who call logical letters (which includes watching the unused letter board), are good puzzle solvers, and display good energy and personality. And while those are all true, there may be more to it than that. The host will say several times throughout the day that if your name isn't called, don't fret - they'll take all of the entry forms back to Culver City with them, and select some people whose names weren't called to attend a final audition, along with the on-stage players that they like. At the event I was at, he said this several times, and I don't recall him ever saying that that selection would be random. Which brings me to my last, and perhaps most important, point...

Anyone there could be a "spy". They're looking for contestants, and if they have a group of 1000 people there who are interested, they'd be pretty foolish to only look at 100 of them. What this means is, you need to be on your best game show *contestant* (not game show geek) behavior the whole time you're in the area. Be cheerful. Be sociable. Be energetic. And if the guy handing out forms starts talking to a section of the line and asking if anyone has any hidden talents or some such thing, by all means speak up! Don't have a hidden talent? Find one! (And be sure to find some way to incorporate something about it into your entry form, too, so they can identify you afterwards.) Come up with *something* interesting to make yourself stand out from the crowd. You never know - it might help your name be pulled "randomly" later on. ;)
« Last Edit: October 09, 2005, 02:44:10 PM by Steve McClellan »

DJDustman

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« Reply #12 on: October 10, 2005, 10:23:40 PM »
Very nicely explained and uber thanks for the info.

DJDustman

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« Reply #13 on: November 02, 2005, 02:43:00 PM »
Question now, are they still doing the Wheelmobile events as planned? There are still numerous people and some commercial places without power.

Timsterino

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« Reply #14 on: November 13, 2005, 08:00:28 AM »
Hi folks,

First, thanks for the tips, Steve! I just wanted to give you all an update. I attended the Wheelmobile event at CarMax yesterday and was called up on stage. I was definitely excited to be there and I think it showed. I was the one in my group who was able to solve the puzzle, that was fun. They said they will be letting people know very quickly if we made it to the final audition. I won a WOF hat for playing my round, btw. :-)

Well I went home and last night I received an e-mail already inviting me to the final audition in several days. I have looked through many of the tips and they are very helpful. Does anyone here have any pointers for that final audition?

I am going to the Hard Rock today as Erika wants to try herself at getting onstage.  I will be wearing my WOF hat and glasses so if you see me, please say "hi"!

Tim :-)
« Last Edit: November 13, 2005, 08:05:03 AM by Timsterino »