As the show opened, co-host Pat Sajak welcomed the three contestants, introducing Provine with the help of a note card that said: 'He is a junior at Catholic University, majoring in politics. Mike is from Newtown, Pa. He could see his family members and girlfriend - Meredith Reape, a CUA junior majoring in nursing - in the 160-member audience, although he couldn't interact with them.Before the taping, letter-turner Vanna White said a quick hello to contestants and shared a few tips. I got into a zone, and that's the way it was.'Provine found the game-show studio and audience smaller than they appear on TV.

'I was more relaxed than I thought I would be, actually. 7.'Once I was under the lights and the cameras were rolling, it wasn't all that bad,' he says.

He spent five hours on the set of Wheel of Fortune, appearing in the first show taped on Jan. Following the half-hour broadcast that begins at 7 p.m., Provine will answer questions about his appearance on the popular game show.Provine, a CUA Student Association General Assembly delegate, traveled to Culver City, Calif., last month with his parents, brothers and girlfriend. in the Food Court of the Pryzbyla Center. He is prevented by contract from talking about the outcome until the episode airs.Ī viewing party will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Whether or not his performance was letter-perfect, we won't know until the show is broadcast on national TV. Mike Provine, a politics major, was a contestant during an early January taping of Wheel of Fortune, the longest-running syndicated game show in the United States. Pryzbyla University Center to find out whether a Catholic University junior was able to solve word puzzles and win money and prizes. 'Wheel Watchers' will gather Monday evening, Feb. 19, 2010 Mike Provine paid attention to common word beginnings and endings in his appearance on Wheel of Fortune, co-hosted by Pat Sajak.

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