So, you're going to a final audition......

I waited close to 3 weeks for my letter.

Wonderful! See you on TV!

Well, after months of waiting, and waiting, and waiting, I finally received my make-up date for the final audition in Raleigh, North Carolina! My final audition will be in early March of this year. Hopefully, there will be nothing stopping the final audition, this time around, and that it can go on as planned.

I will keep you all updated as to when the final audition happens, and how it went for me!

- acwof

Hi, everyone. This is acwof.

Next Thursday is my final audition for Wheel of Fortune.

Even though I read the original post in this thread (Thank you ten96lt for all the information about how the final audition works), as well as other people's final audition experiences, I have a few questions that I would like to ask.

1. How early should I arrive at the audition if I want to be able to sit in the front row?

I don't want to get there too early, but I would like to get there early enough to where I am one of the first people waiting for the audition to start, and can be one of the first to enter in order to sit in the front row. I don't mind waiting a long time, though, if I do have to get there really early.

2. There are some videos on Facebook of previous Wheel of Fortune final auditions that I have been watching to give myself an idea as to how the final audition will work.

This might be a stupid question, but if I write down all the puzzles I've seen on those videos, and try to remember the puzzles that were used just incase they're used at my final audition, would that be cheating, and should I really be doing this?

3. I won a Wheel of Fortune Blinky pin for being up on stage at the Wheelmobile event in Durham, NC last April. I was thinking about wearing it at the final audition to show my gratitude for the pin.

Do you think it would be alright to wear the pin? I don't want to come off as a kiss-up or anything; I just want to show my gratefulness for the pin.

Thank you in advance for your answers!

- acwof

So, I am now finished with my final audition, and I thought I would share with you all as to how it went. I probably should, because there is something important that I need to share regarding final auditions.

My audition was at 10:00 AM EST, and at around 9:15, I went to the ballroom section of the hotel where final auditions were, and waited for the audition to start. We actually were let inside really early, probably because they needed to use that time to take roll, go over the application, etc.

We were shown a video that consisted of a montage of clips from Wheel of Fortune set to Katy Perry's "Firework". After the video, the contestant coordinators introduced themselves, and then we were shown a video of Pat and Vanna welcoming us to the audition, and giving their advice about the audition.

The CC's then went over how the audition would work. A puzzle was loaded up, and then they began calling people up to play. I was called near the end of the third puzzle, which was IVY AND FANTASY LEAGUE (Same Name). I guessed some letters, bought some vowels, and solved for an autographed picture of Vanna White and a baseball cap.

I was never called up again after that, though some people were called up a second time. On one puzzle in particular (STRIKES AND SPARES- Fun & Games), the CC's had to remind everyone to remember the category when we had a rally of duds.

Now, this next part is important.

One of the puzzles used in the first part of the audition was a CROSSWORD PUZZLE. The CC's even told us that if we were to solve the Crossword Puzzle, we had to say just what was up there, and to not add anything like "and". Thankfully, the person who tried to solve did not add anything, and solved the puzzle like how it was supposed to be solved.

After everyone had a turn or two to play, we were given the test. Out of the sixteen puzzles, I think I was able to solve at least 10/16 puzzles, maybe even 12/16. We then had a 30-45 minute break, and after the break, the CC's came back and asked for some people to stay. I was asked to stay for the next part of the audition.

We were in small groups, playing more intensive rounds of the game, and then we had to introduce ourselves. My group went last, and I started the final puzzle of the audition. I guessed a bad R to start off, but control went back to me, and after more letter guessing and vowel buying, I solved LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION (Person). I then introduced myself. After another brief break, the CC's thanked us for coming, and the audition was over.

I think the audition went pretty well on my end. I followed their instructions (smile, clap, just say the letter when guessing letters, etc.), and I think my introduction went well, too. However, on two occasions, I did ask to spin before all of the vowels I bought showed up, and they had to tell me to wait. I hope this didn't affect me too much, in terms of my evaluation.

Other than the Crossword Puzzle being added into the puzzle mix, everything else seemed to have remained the same as past final auditions. I hope my experience helps anyone else out who has a final audition coming up.

Now, I wait 2 weeks to see if I've been accepted into the WOF Contestant Pool.

- acwof

Sounds similar to my experience, being able to solve a couple doesn’t hurt... best of luck to you

I'm so glad it went well!!! Them telling you to wait shouldn't affect your evaluation at all. They told me that once, too, and I still got my letter.
I agree...it took over 4 weeks for my letter to come and I was in a constant state of anxiety about it! haha. So don't give up hope
As far as the test goes, I know for sure I had gotten 6 right for sure, with partials of others giving me extra points. I know of other people who only got 4 right and got chosen. So I really believe that your performance during the gameplay is the most important component the CCs look at.
Best of luck to both of you!!

One thing I will say, though, about the final audition is that I was surprised that I was asked to stay for the next round of the audition, because as of 2015, the people that are asked to stay are mainly those that didn't have much of a chance to show their worth, and the CC's have not made a decision as to whether or not if those people are worthy of being on the show.

For example, we had one lady (I think this is the same person tcnc is referring to in his post above) who only got called up once, guessed a wrong letter on her first (and only) turn, and never got called up again. She was also asked to stay for the next part.

Since I called a fair amount of letters, showed a lot of enthusiasm, and did pretty well on the written test, I didn't think that I would be asked to stay, because I thought I left enough of a positive impression on them.

I hope that being asked to stay, even if you think you made a great impression during the first part of the audition, is still a good thing.

- acwof

No, that was not me. That guy was selected at the Crabtree Valley Mall; I was selected at The Streets at Southpoint in Durham. Now that you mention it, though, part of me wonders if he made it to the final audition, because I don't remember seeing him at my audition. 

- acwof