Michelle M.

Michelle M.

Theme Week:
Canada Week
Contestant:
Michelle M.
Hometown:
Santa Monica, CA
Week of:
June 29, 2009

Posted on 07-01

WOW!! All I can say is wow!! I won A MILLION DOLLARS on Wheel of Fortune!! Who wouldn't want that? It was terrible not being able to share the great news with family and friends. I can't tell you how many times it almost slipped, but I kept my mouth shut. The entire taping flew by so quickly. I am still in shock at what I did and really don't remember the puzzles that I answered or what went on during the taping. What I do remember was landing on the million-dollar wedge and praying that I wouldn't land on a bankrupt. It was the most exhilarating twenty minutes of my life. I can't wait to watch the airing with my family and friends and see them react to what I did. I know they are all going to freak out!!

Winning Wheel of Fortune has been amazing. The whole experience was world-class and exceeded my expectations. I would've been happy walking away with the day and a thousand dollars. It has been my life-long dream to be on Wheel of Fortune and what happened that day will be one of the greatest memories of my life. As I type this blog, I am getting chills reflecting on when Pat opened up the envelope revealing the matching one million dollar sign. Words cannot explain the excitement, emotion, and joy that Wheel of Fortune has brought to my family and I. When the streamers were falling from the ceiling, I realized that I had made Wheel of Fortune history. Now that I've accomplished this dream, I'd now like to say that if Vanna should retire, my new dream is to take her position. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you Wheel of Fortune. Dreams really do come true!!!



Posted 06-29

Let me first start off by saying that Wheel of Fortune is and has always been my all-time favorite game show!! Ever since I was a child I would spend many nights watching Wheel with my dad. He loved the show just as much as I did, but his main reason for watching was because the NY and NJ lottery numbers were released during that half hour. It didn't take long before I knew that I wanted to be on the show. Not only could I beat my dad at answering the puzzles, but anyone else who challenged me each night. I had been applying to be a contestant long before I was even legal to play, but it was worth a try!

Last November, I moved to California to be with my fiancé, Donald, who had been living here for four and a half years while we were dating. Upon moving in together, we knew we had to get dvr, so I could tape all of my shows, Wheel of Fortune being one of them. I continued to apply to be a contestant until one day I received an email requesting that I come to an audition. Boy, was I excited!!!

I went to the audition a few weeks later with such excitement and anticipation. During the audition I was nervous as anything, but knew that I had to be on my game. When it was all done, they told us if we were chosen, we would hear from them within three weeks. Those were the most torturous weeks ever, but when I checked my mail one day and saw a Wheel of Fortune envelope, I started to scream. I was informed in the letter that I had been chosen to be a contestant, but it could be as long as 18 months until I was chosen again to appear as a contestant. My only hope was that I wasn't chosen for any tapings the week of my wedding or honeymoon.

My wedding occurred in the end of July (it was awesome!!) and we then went on our honeymoon. I still hadn't been contacted, but was happy that it wasn’t during that special time. We got back from or honeymoon on a Monday. On Wednesday, I got a call from a Contestant Coordinator asking me to be on the show on Friday. Of course, I ACCEPTED!!! On Friday, I woke up extra early to get ready and make sure that I wouldn't be late. I didn’t want to take any chances of getting lost and not making it on time. My husband and I stopped at McDonald's on the way, where I ate 2 egg Mcmuffins. Breakfast of champions I must say!! I got there with plenty of time and met some other contestants in the waiting area. We were all very anxious and ready to play. While waiting for taping to begin, we got to practice spinning the wheel, met Vanna (really exciting!!!), and got our make-up touched up. When it was finally my team's turn, I was instantly pumped! Tune in on on June 30th to see how I did!!!