Tate says the day of the show was a whirlwind. They made the trip a family vacation and toured Hollywood and other Southern California hot spots. Luck was with her (luck seems to be the theme of her life), and she was offered an alternative date, so she and her husband took off for Los Angeles in March 2022. Her husband offered to sell the tickets, but the seats were just too good to pass up, so she had to tell the Wheel of Fortune team no. She was contacted a few weeks later, but the date they gave her conflicted with a long-awaited trip to see the Cavaliers play. When it was over, she was told to expect a phone call. “I don’t give up easily,” she said, “I was glad I tried again, because you never know!”Īt the audition, she explained to producers why she wanted to be on the show and also got to play a few word games with several other prospective contestants. When she didn’t hear back, she applied again in 2021 and was excited when she was contacted for a virtual interview.
Tate, an avid living room Wheel of Fortune contestant, sent in an application and a short video of herself for the game show in 2019.
Floor seats for a Cleveland Cavaliers game or a chance to play on Wheel of Fortune? It wasn’t a hard choice for Erika Tate.
