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‘Wheeling' to riches
Fortune strikes players from area
By Katie Bean
April 14, 2005
Kansas City, Mo. — Lansing-area mother and son Eileen and Sean Willcott bonded this past weekend when they appeared as teammates and contestants at a special taping of 'Wheel of Fortune' in Kansas City.
They won't be bonding in Mazatlán, Mexico, the destination of a trip they each won on the show. Sean Willcott, who is getting married in September, will use the trip for his honeymoon; Mom, Eileen said, isn't welcome then.
'When we won it, I said to him, 'There's your honeymoon!' Eileen said. 'And he said, 'You're not coming!'
The Willcotts, of rural Leavenworth, and Alison Dessert, of Lansing, each had the opportunity to spin the big wheel this weekend as contestants on 'Wheel of Fortune.'
The long-running game show came to Kansas City to film episodes for the first time. Five shows a day were taped on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Bartle Hall.
Representatives with the show first came to Kansas City in October with the Wheelmobile, an RV outfitted with a traveling wheel and puzzleboard, to recruit contestants.
The weekend tapings featured Kansas City-themed elements on the set. The background represented the downtown skyline, and a video screen behind the contestants showed footage of Kansas City's famous fountains.
The Willcotts and Dessert all had tried out in October at the Wheelmobile. Keno 2.
The Willcotts were contestants on an episode during Mom and Me week, which will run May 2-6, the week before Mother's Day.
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Sean Willcott and his mother, Eileen Willcott, of rural Leavenworth, await their turn at the wheel before a special taping of 'Wheel of Fortune' in Kansas City. The Willcotts and Lansing resident Alison Dessert were contestants this weekend when 15 'Wheel of Fortune' shows were taped in Kansas City's Bartle Hall. The shows will air in May.
Eileen said she was fortunate she didn't have to choose a show partner from among her eight children. Several of her children had tried out for the show, but only Sean was called back.
Producers had contacted Sean, a Kansas State University senior in engineering and a 2000 Lansing High School graduate, in March to try out for Big 12 week on the show. He had indicated on his application that he also would be interested in appearing with his mom for Mom and Me week.
Eileen then received a call to try out for Mom and Me week but was cut in an early round. She said she had been sure she wouldn't be on the show, but she was still happy for Sean.
However, 'Wheel' called about two weeks ago to tell her she would be a contestant. Eileen said a representative from the show told her they knew she would be on the show when they dismissed her during tryouts.
The Willcotts fared well on the show. They won most of the rounds and earned more than $28,440, including $9,600 apiece in cash, before the final round, when a mother and daughter from Louisburg surpassed them to become the episode's 'winners.'
The Willcotts, longtime 'Wheel' watchers, said the show they appeared on would be broadcast May 4. Eileen said she probably would have a watch party with her family.
Dessert, 27, said she has watched 'Wheel of Fortune' for most of her life. She said her mom let her and her siblings watch the show because she thought it was educational. Dessert was a contestant on a Kansas City Week episode, which taped Sunday. Her show will air May 10, she said.
Dessert said persistence paid off in securing a spot on the show - she went to three stops of the Wheelmobile in October before being called onstage for a practice game.
Dessert said she read a book called 'Winning on the Wheel: An Unofficial Guide to Getting On and Winning at the Wheel of Fortune' and used a 'Wheel' game to pick up strategies and practice.
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Though she found both resources helpful, she ran into bad luck with the wheel at her taping. Her spins twice landed on 'Bankrupt' and once on 'Lose a Turn.' Though she came in last place on the show, she won $8,800. But she wasn't too disappointed.
'If last place is almost $9,000, I'll take it,' she said.
She said her main objective was to enjoy the experience.
'Yeah, it's fun to win a lot of money, but I was just focusing on having a good time,' Dessert said.
Dessert said she was well taken care of the day of the taping. Contestants were not allowed to bring cameras or cell phones; in fact, they could only talk to the show's staff and other contestants. However, Dessert said the face-to-face time paid off. When she was playing, she said she felt like she was playing against the wheel instead of the other players, so she could be happy for them when they won a round.
Dessert said most of her winnings would be used to pay bills, 'as boring as it sounds,' or possibly a new couch.
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- October 4: Pat said that this video clip of Vanna in a bikini sweeping would go viral on YouTube. So, I uploaded it. Looks best in HD 720 mode!
- September 20: Daily pictures added permanently to the Picture Index: 9/19, 9/18.
- September 14: The new season of Wheel of Fortune begins Monday September 17.
- September 14: The Forecast Page will be closed until reruns begin again, around the end of May.
- August 24: Don't forget: even though Wheel of Fortune is airing reruns until September, there is still a brand new winning Spin I.D. on every show, six days a week, Monday through Saturday. So: don't forget to tune in to the show or look here after the show to see if your Spin ID is the winner!
- August 16: From now on, Daily Pictures will be updated every show day (6 days a week) at about 7:45 P.M. Central Time. However, past pictures will continue to be added in to the index slowly. Go ahead and check out today's pictures!
- June 19: Reruns have started, so The Forecast Page is up and running again. Impress your friends and family by reading the puzzle clues and solutions before the episode airs and then solve them during the show before anyone else does!
- July 23: A new set of pages, Daily Pictures, is now active. The idea is to post one high res picture each of Pat, Vanna and the contestants from every show one day after the show airs! I will be adding pictures from the few dozen past shows that I still have recorded when time allows, but it is very time consuming…so please don't expect past shows to appear soon!
- May 17: Play Wheel of Fortune Tweetstakes all this week. 50 lucky people will win $500 each. Details, including step-by-step directions, found after the Winning Spin ID page.
- May 17: CWP Logo image link fixed on all pages for Internet Explorer versions 6 and 7.
- Apr 23: The Past Spin IDs button is now operational. Please note that only the 2012 Winning Spin IDs are available in the new format.
- Apr 23: Finally the Past Spin IDs for 2012 is nearly completed. Expect to see that button available on the menu about 9 PM Central Time tonight.
- Apr 17: Contact Us page 'polished' and checked for consistent appearance with 4 major browsers. Now displays correctly in Internet Explorer.
- Apr 14: Bonus Puzzle page 'polished' and checked for consistent appearance with 4 major browsers. Now displays correctly in Internet Explorer.
- Apr 12: Home page 'polished' and checked for consistent appearance with 4 major browsers.
- Apr 12: Spin ID page 'polished' and checked for consistent appearance with 4 major browsers. Past winning Spin ID buttons operational except for 2012.
- Apr 4: Menu button Winning Spin ID has been fixed.
- Apr 4: Menu button Contact Us is now working.
- Apr 4: Menu button My Wheel Audition is now working but still uses the old format.
- Apr 4: All non-working menu buttons have been disabled.
- Apr 2: You can just follow the arrows for daily information. For other pages, the menu on the left will take you there.
- Apr 2: Currently, only the daily pages are displayed in the new format. Other pages will be updated when time permits.
