RoonilWazlib
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Post by RoonilWazlib on Aug 6, 2019 6:57:04 GMT -5
Anyone else besides me had their final audition in Detroit on June 4th? On May 12, I applied online for the show and sent in my video attached to it. Ten days later on May 22nd I looked at my college email and saw that Wheel had sent me an invite to a final audition on June 4th in Detroit. I was extremely ecstatic. On audition day, I didn't feel any nerves at all and felt right at home with the CCs. I got called during the regular mock games and guessed a letter that was in the puzzle and solved "IVY & FANTASY LEAGUE" (Is it ok to post puzzles from the audition?) The Contestant ExamDid surprisingly good in this portion of the audition solving at least 11/16 puzzles correctly; surprisingly impressive for me, an 18 year old who recently graduated from high school and soon to be incoming freshman at Ball State University in a little over a week from now. The Intense Mock GamesI was asked to stay for the more intense games. Looking back, I'm not surprised since they only saw me call one letter and solve the puzzle, but my excitement for myself and everyone else was off the charts! I solved a puzzle against the group I played against then the contestant intros was nice. Overall, I was very excited the entire time and clapped really hard for myself and everyone else! Still waiting for a letter as it has been 8 weeks (2 months) since my audition (As of 8/4/19) starting to get a tad worried P.S. You know how the CCs want you to just say the letter? Well I decided to take it a step further and applied it to when I wanted to spin, buy a vowel, or solve. For BAV I simply said "Vowel, (Insert vowel here)", for Solve, "Solve (then goes into saying the solution taking my time saying every word in the puzzle)", etc. to help move the game further along It's sounding likely that it's a no at this point, but I wouldn't get too discouraged. At this point you have one audition under your belt and can try again in a year with the talking point that you're such a Wheel superfan it will be your 2nd! When you get the chance again, the first-time jitters will be gone--you'll have an edge on nearly everyone else there, and nothing to worry about but really letting your personality through and showing them why they have to get you on the show. You also have the college angle to work for at least the next few years, and I imagine they really like when a promising contestant has a theme week they're shooting for. |
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Post by alphabunch on Nov 27, 2019 14:45:11 GMT -5
Got the email/phone call from the Richmond, Virginia audition very recently! Details/abbreviated audition report that might help future hopefuls: - I took a work half-day, so I came in an outfit on the nicer side of business casual (no tie or jacket, but pretty much everything else you'd expect from someone male-presenting trying to look their best). I have facial hair which I trimmed down to something I'd be comfortable wearing to a job interview. - By the time I had found the venue and parked, even with the get-turned-around time window I always leave myself, the assembled crowd had begun filing into the room so I missed out on a front seat. I grabbed an aisle spot so I would be visible to most of the audition runners throughout its duration. - I used the aisle seat to my advantage, clapping as noticeably as I could at every possible (appropriate) thing and emoting at successes and failures genuinely but just slightly bigger than I would in a conversation with a friend. I wanted to project a confident, gregarious nerd who loves to see others succeed. I have a good number of school years of acting behind me so this was just a matter of dusting off that experience a bit. - On the same note, talk to the people near you during breaks! Ask them how far they came, what they'd do with the money, etc. and wish them good luck! Obviously you don't want to be disruptive or intrusive, but being open and chatting with your fellow hopefuls will help put you at ease and might even help sell your gregarious television persona to the audition runners if they catch you initiating conversation. - In what I knew instantly was a blunder, I phrased my very first letter guess of a 90% solved Same Name puzzle (IVY AND FANTASY LEAGUE) as "Can I get a Y?" They didn't correct me, but I know they hate it and they did correct someone else for it a few turns later. I made extra-sure my guess on a later puzzle was a clear, simple "R." - I think I performed well but not stellar on the written test; I can't remember exactly how many I got but I think it was 12/16, missing at least two TV shows (THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW and MODERN FAMILY) that should have been obvious and getting only half-completion on a totally brainless Before & After (DENZEL WASHINGTON MONUMENT) that I kicked myself over later that day. - I WAS NOT ASKED TO STAY FOR THE FOLLOW-UP SESSION. That matches up with what everyone else says, but it bears repeating. If you're not asked to stay behind, smile, make sure the hosts hear you thank them genuinely for the time, and leave confidently. You never know what might be the on-the-fence factor that tips you over. Don't look disappointed! Project the energy that you must have been so good, they saw all they needed to see. Coming from a Wheelmobile event had to have been my saving grace here. I really don't know that my live audition would have stood on its own, but my "Pat Chat" at the Wheelmobile was, I'm quite sure, a 9.5/10 that I had loosely rehearsed all day after I heard the third person in a row talk about having a dog and kids as their only defining traits. I gave Marty unique, fun details different from what anyone else had said all day and set him up for a big slam-dunk laugh about how I could finally use money from the show to move out of my parents' house. What you should take away from all this is that a few isolated mistakes might not sink you, as I'm sure I made even more than the ones I caught after the fact. You've got this! No one can believe in you more than you, so sell that belief to the audition runners! EDIT: Reinserted puzzle answers, thanks MarioGS! Thank you for sharing. Do you recall how much time lapsed between your Wheelmobile audition and getting the e-mail/phone call to attend a final audition? |
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RoonilWazlib
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Post by RoonilWazlib on Nov 27, 2019 15:17:58 GMT -5
Thank you for sharing. Do you recall how much time lapsed between your Wheelmobile audition and getting the e-mail/phone call to attend a final audition? Oh boy, it was more than six months between the Wheelmobile and any kind of follow-up communication. I had pretty much given up hope already. Get comfy, because you could be waiting a while! |
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alphabunch
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Post by alphabunch on Nov 27, 2019 17:31:17 GMT -5
Thank you for sharing. Do you recall how much time lapsed between your Wheelmobile audition and getting the e-mail/phone call to attend a final audition? Oh boy, it was more than six months between the Wheelmobile and any kind of follow-up communication. I had pretty much given up hope already. Get comfy, because you could be waiting a while! Good to know. Marty at the Wheelmobile event did say it would be within a couple of months before we hear anything. I did get a mass e-mail last week saying they would be back in Little Rock soon for auditions, but did not disclose a date. |
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alphabunch
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Post by alphabunch on Dec 20, 2019 9:13:35 GMT -5
- In what I knew instantly was a blunder, I phrased my very first letter guess of a 90% solved Same Name puzzle (IVY AND FANTASY LEAGUE) as "Can I get a Y?" They didn't correct me, but I know they hate it and they did correct someone else for it a few turns later. I made extra-sure my guess on a later puzzle was a clear, simple "R." Do you think it would be acceptable to say, "I'd like a vowel... 'E'" or something to that effect, or do you think just saying the vowel is sufficient? |
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Post by RoonilWazlib on Dec 20, 2019 9:37:59 GMT -5
Do you think it would be acceptable to say, "I'd like a vowel... 'E'" or something to that effect, or do you think just saying the vowel is sufficient? I think you're okay to say "Can I buy a vowel, E?" or "I'd like to buy a vowel, E!" since that's encouraged on the show, it gives Pat time to check your score and alert you if buying a vowel is currently illegal for you. I think the reason my tacked-on words didn't sink me was because I was still relatively quick about it. I probably would have run into trouble if it had sounded like, "Can I get...a...let's try...how about an H?" |
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Post by herkguy on Jan 3, 2020 22:15:55 GMT -5
Anyone auditioning in Little Rock on January 14th? I’m very excited! I didn’t do the Wheel Mobile, just did an online application and got the invitation to audition last month.
I’m wanting to study, does anyone know what season of puzzles they are currently using? Thanks!
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alphabunch
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Post by alphabunch on Jan 4, 2020 22:02:49 GMT -5
Anyone auditioning in Little Rock on January 14th? I’m very excited! I didn’t do the Wheel Mobile, just did an online application and got the invitation to audition last month. I’m wanting to study, does anyone know what season of puzzles they are currently using? Thanks! I will be at the 10:00am audition in Little Rock on the 14th. I'm looking forward to it. I attended the Wheelmobile event in November and was invited to the final audition. This forum is an excellent resource for preparing to be on Wheel. |
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Post by j0215 on Sept 11, 2020 12:47:26 GMT -5
Anyone else had an audition recently? Wondering how it went... I had a Zoom audition this week (with three other possible contestants).
I was told they would be filming through February, so if I was selected, I could hear anytime between now and then- quite the waiting game!
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Post by bevy on Sept 11, 2020 17:46:35 GMT -5
Keep us posted, I’m sure everything will be different this year. Be patient. I auditioned in January 2018, and got the letter 2 weeks later, but that I would be contacted within 18 months to fly out. I waited 9 months. Think of it as more time to practice!
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Post by herkguy on Sept 15, 2020 8:24:55 GMT -5
Are you in LA? I’m wondering when they will call people to tape that live in other states...
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Post by j0215 on Sept 15, 2020 14:41:11 GMT -5
Are you in LA? I’m wondering when they will call people to tape that live in other states... I am in the LA area. When I sent in my Audition (early Summer), I did not know they were looking local, but I have since seen it on the Audition Call Emails. They also confirmed in the application that we had to be within driving distance. |
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Post by j0215 on Sept 15, 2020 14:43:17 GMT -5
Keep us posted, I’m sure everything will be different this year. Be patient. I auditioned in January 2018, and got the letter 2 weeks later, but that I would be contacted within 18 months to fly out. I waited 9 months. Think of it as more time to practice! Thanks Bevy! |
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Post by jaxxrose13 on Feb 22, 2023 15:43:05 GMT -5
So, after one is selected, I think it's said that you remain in the contestant pool for 18 months, what happens if it's almost 18 months? Like how does that work.
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Post by wheellover65 on Feb 23, 2023 6:01:20 GMT -5
So, after one is selected, I think it's said that you remain in the contestant pool for 18 months, what happens if it's almost 18 months? Like how does that work. To answer your question, after 18 months you can just assume they haven't chosen you to be a contestant. It sucks, but it happens from time to time. On another note, this thread is from pre-COVID, While the process stayed the exact same from the original post to when COVID started, the process has changed quite a lot since the original post was made nearly ten(!!!!) years ago. I know several members of the site (myself included) have gone through the new audition process and know what it's like now. Perhaps a rewrite on this post is due? |
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