Throwback: Watch Outer Banks Local on ‘Wheel Of Fortune’! [Video]

Posted By on December 14, 2015

A Dream Come True On…

“WHEEL… OF… FORTUNE!”

Sue Artz watched the classic game show Wheel of Fortune loyally every night since age 11. Then on December 14, 2001, her ultimate dream came true!

Sue Artz at the ‘Wheel of Fortune’ auditions in Virginia Beach, October 2001.

Sue Artz at the ‘Wheel of Fortune’ auditions in Virginia Beach, October 2001.

When the “WheelMobile” brought auditions to Virginia Beach in October 2001, Sue drove up from Manteo and waited in line with thousands of other hopefuls.

You can read an article from The Daily Press newspaper about Wheel of Fortune auditions coming to Virginia Beach below!

Article from ‘The Daily Press’ newspaper about Wheel of Fortune auditions coming to Virginia Beach in October 2001.

Article from ‘The Daily Press’ newspaper about Wheel of Fortune auditions coming to Virginia Beach in October 2001.

Following her first audition in Virginia Beach, Sue was called back for final auditions in Richmond, Virginia in December 2001, after which she learned she had made it onto her favorite TV show.

You can read the original article from The Coastland Times newspaper announcing Sue Artz as a contestant on Wheel of Fortune below!

Article from ‘The Coastland Times’ newspaper announcing Sue Artz as a contestant on ‘Wheel of Fortune’.

Article from ‘The Coastland Times’ newspaper announcing Sue Artz as a contestant on ‘Wheel of Fortune’.

Sue’s episode aired in February 2002.

In a followup article published that month in The Coastland Times, Sue talked about her appearance on Wheel of Fortune.

You can read the interview below!

‘The Coastland Times’ interviews Sue Artz about her appearance in ‘Wheel of Fortune’.

‘The Coastland Times’ interviews Sue Artz about her appearance in ‘Wheel of Fortune’.

Fittingly for an Outer Banks local, Sue’s episode premiered during “Island Fever Week”, on February 6, 2002.

You can read the original Wheel of Fortune Contestant Diary by Sue Artz below!

‘Wheel of Fortune’ Contestant Diary by Sue Artz.

‘Wheel of Fortune’ Contestant Diary by Sue Artz.

You can watch the full episode featuring Sue Artz on Wheel of Fortune in the players below!

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