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This Month's Featured Member: Kaitlyn R.
My boyfriend and I were living in different states for 9 months. Every night at 7PM...Member Stories
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Sharon W.'s Story Wheel of Fortune is a family favorite! We live outside Atlantic City, NJ. |
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Rebecca W's Story
My name is Rebecca, and my little one is Emily - she's 6 1/2 years old. Not one day goes by that the two of us don’t watch Wheel of Fortune. |
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Prescott P's Story I have been an avid Wheel watcher since I was in the Marines in the 1970's, and I had a crush on Vanna for at least as long! |
Member Archive
November 2006 |
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Holly M's Story My boyfriend and I love to watch Wheel of Fortune together. We have different interests in many things, for example he likes to watch ESPN 24 hours a day, whereas I would rather watch a reality TV show. |
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Frank E's Story My wife, Mona and I are huge Wheel of Fortune fans! It is such an amazing show and we are so happy that it is on TV. We try to watch the show every night. However, on the off chance that we are unable to watch, we make sure our TiVo is set to ensure that we never miss an episode! |
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Maralene C's Story My husband, Mike, and I are loyal Wheel Watchers Club members. We are so thankful for the amazing opportunity we were given by the Wheel Watchers Club to attend the Avila Beach Pop Festival. |
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Karen L's Story I absolutely love Wheel of Fortune! I have always dreamed of being a contestant! Back in the early 80s I tried out in California, but only made it to a second interview. |
July 2006 |
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Carrie S's Story My name is Carrie S. and I am from Minnesota. My husband, Randy, and I watch Wheel almost every night, and we love competing against one another at home to see who can solve the puzzles the fastest! |
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JOY C's Story My son, Nicholas, has to be the youngest Wheel Watcher. He was 2 1/2 when he started watching “Wheel-a-Portune” at Granny and Pa’s house. Now we watch every night--reluctantly at first, but now we are hooked! |
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Sherry D's Story My name is Sherry D. and my husband, Tony, sons, Anthony (6) and Joey (3) and daughter, Samantha (1) and I all love the show! Every night at 6:30 we gather together to watch Wheel of Fortune. |
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Andie S's Story My name is Andie, I am 6 years old and live in Carmel, New York. My dad and my little sister, Emily and I watch Wheel of Fortune every single night! We even play the game on our home computer. |
June 2006 |
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Rebecca A's Story I live in Celeste, Texas with my parents and my two younger brothers. I am eighteen years old and about to graduate from High School. I am a HUGE Wheel of Fortune fan! Ever since I was a little girl I have watched Wheel of Fortune every night. |
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Tia S's Story My daughter, Briley, who was four months old at the time this photo was taken, loves to watch Wheel of Fortune! Ever since she was born, Briley has sat with my husband and I while we watch Wheel of Fortune. |
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Adrian N's Story Each night when I get home from work my family and I gather around the dinner table while we watch Wheel of Fortune. This has become a family tradition and we are all addicted to the show! We all love Wheel of Fortune; my wife specifically loves watching for Vanna’sdresses. I'm not going to lie, I enjoy her dresses too! |
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Heather C's Story My name is Heather C. I am 25 years old and I'm from Port Huron, Michigan. I joined the Wheel Watchers Club about five months ago. I watch Wheel every night. If I'm not able to watch, I record it and watch it later. My love for Wheel of Fortune began at a young age. My Grandmother was on your show in 1982, and did quite well. |
May 2006 |
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Jessica P's Story Hello. My name is Jessica and I am 20 years old. I have watched Wheel of Fortune my whole life. When I was very young my grandma Jane got me hooked! As little girls, Grandma Jane would bet my sister and I each a quarter to see who could be the first to solve the puzzle. |
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Doris W's Story I have enjoyed watching Wheel of Fortune off and on over the past 15-18 years. However, over the past 5 years my family and I have gotten really into the show. My husband James and I adopted two of our grandchildren, Jaemale and Brandon, who are now 5 and 6 years old. |
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Christina F's Story I love watching Wheel of Fortune! Each night I watch the show early on channel 10 (TV 55) at 6:30 PM. An hour later, my family gathers together to watch the show on ABC. |
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Jessica R's Story I am 22 years old and from the small town of Tyler, Texas and have been an avid Wheel Watcher practically all my life! When I lived at home, I would watch Wheel of Fortune every night with my mom. Now that I'm in college (at UT) I watch Wheel of Fortune with my boyfriend of almost 6 years (yes, we're high school sweethearts!). |
April 2006 |
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Sharren J's Story It is a thrill to have the opportunity to tell you about my "Wheel" life! When the show started using the cartoon characters during the intro I thought, "Wow, that’sus!" When we watch Wheel everything stops, no phone calls are answered, unless of course they are fellow Wheel Watchers, and we play right along every weeknight. |
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Diana A's Story It had been a while since the last time I watched Wheel of Fortune, so when I started watching again and realized that viewers could win the same prizes the contestants win just by watching, I was hooked more than ever! Immediately after the show I hopped onto the Internet and signed up for a SPIN ID |
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Sandriana's Story My husband and I have been watching Wheel of Fortune since what seems like "forever." Each night we sit in front of our T.V. and play along, wishing of course that we could be one of those lucky contestants. Lance always tries to solve the puzzle before the contestants. |
March 2006 |
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Krystal R's Story My family loves Wheel of Fortune; we watch it faithfully every night. If we are unable to watch, we make sure to set the DVR to record it. My husband, and my two stepdaughters are German and just by watching Wheel they are able to learn a new word or phrase they did not know before. |
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Julie Beth C's Story Ever since I was little, I have never missed an episode of Wheel of Fortune and neither has my Grandma. When I call her during the show I can always hear it playing in the background and sometimes we end up playing the game together. |
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Barbara H's Story Every evening I watch Wheel of Fortune. It is such a fun game to watch and at times challenging. I get so caught up in the game that I freeze up with the players each time they land on "Bankrupt" or "Lose A Turn." |
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Suzanne M's Story Our 3-year-old daughter, Sidnie, began watching Wheel of Fortune at the age of 2. By watching the show her vocabulary has grown with the words "Bankrupt" and "Lose A Turn". The first two names she ever said were "Pat Sajak" and "Vanna White." |
February 2006 |
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BJ P's Story I love Wheel of Fortune and have been watching the show since it first aired! I love all types of word games, but Wheel of Fortune is the best! My friends and I love it so much that we played the online version at our December Birthday Club meeting. |
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Lori H's Story This is our son, Shane. Wheel of Fortune has been his favorite show since he was four months old. As soon as he hears the opening chant and music, his head turns toward the television. If he is in his walker, he runs to the television and stays in front of it until a commercial, at which time he wanders away. |
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Pam H's Story My puppy Rocky and I watch Wheel of Fortune every night and usually she guesses the answers before I do! We have lots of fun watching and she’ssure to enjoy her seat on the couch right next to me for that fun half hour. |
January 2006 |
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Rhonda's Story The boy in this picture is the absolute #1 fan of the Wheel of Fortune GUARANTEED! My son is 11 years old, and diagnosed with autism. Since the age of 2, this little boy has been incredibly excited with Wheel of Fortune. |
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Rose R's Story I have been a loyal watcher since I moved to New York from Puerto Rico in 1996. This did not change during my pregnancy or the birth of my daughter in 2004. |
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Ramona W's Story I live in Washington DC and Wheel of Fortune comes on at 7:00 EST. I make sure I am home sitting down with my feet up and a cold soda in my lap. I find myself so into the show I yell to the contestants what letters they should call out! Most of the time I am right. I just love the show so much I lose control. |
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The Larsen Family's Story My family watches the wheel nearly every night. Our 1 year old is mesmerized by the wheel. It is the only program that all five of us will watch together. |
November 2005 |
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Michelle P's Story My six year old son has been watching Wheel of Fortune with me since he was just a baby. He now helps me call out letters and tries to solve the puzzles. He gets so excited for me when I solve a puzzle. |
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Paul D's Story My name is Paul D. and I want to thank your show from the bottom of my heart for so many years of service to the American family. I am now 42 years old and have been watching your show since I was 11. I grew up in a deaf household, with my deaf parents and two of my three other siblings who are deaf as well. |
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The Kent Family's Story Since my husband has been Iraq for the past 2 years, my children and I have started a tradition. We have always watched Wheel but now we are avid fans. We even set the VCR to tape the show when we know we can't be home on time to catch it. |
October 2005 |
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Colleen's Story Because of our Wheel Watchers Club Membership we were given the opportunity to go to the taping of shows in Kansas City, Missouri at Bartle Hall in the Kansas City Convention Center, Wheel’sfirst trip there. Getting to see the shows taped for Big XII College week was an experience we will never forget. |
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Larry's Story Hi! I'm Larry and I am the biggest Wheel of Fortune fan. I am also the most dedicated Wheel Watchers Club Member. I signed up to be a Wheel Watchers Club Member after seeing Pat Sajak and Vanna White’scommercial on TV. They said "Join the Wheel Watchers Club and be rewarded for what you are already doing, watching Wheel of Fortune!!" |
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William W's Story My mother, Mabel Wickline, is 88 years young and she watches Wheel of Fortune every day. All of her friends know not to call her between 7:00 and 7:30, because she gets very upset if the phone rings while Wheel of Fortune is on! |
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Wanda and Bob P's Story It was late summer in 1987. Our grandson, Jesse, who was a great fan of Wheel of Fortune even at 18 months old, came down with a viral infection that put him in the intensive care children’sunit of a Grand Rapids, Micolchigan Hospital. He lay there speechless for ten days. |
