A favorite game show
UD Honors Program student takes a spin on 'Wheel of Fortune'
(Editor's note: UD's Elizabeth Kirk finished second on the March 31 Wheel of Fortune College Week show, with $8,850.)
11:40 a.m., March 28, 2016--Elizabeth Kirk, a senior in the University of Delaware’s Honors Program who is studying psychology and communication, will appear on ABC’s Wheel of Fortune on Thursday, March 31.
The show, part of the Wheel of Fortune’s College Week programming, was taped recently at Sony Studies in Culver City, California. Locally, it will air at 7:30 p.m. on WPVI-TV, Channel 6, in Philadelphia.
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Kirk said Wheel of Fortune, which she enjoyed watching with her father, has always been one of her favorite game shows.
“I was so excited to be part of College Week. It was a dream come true,” Kirk said. “My family and some close friends know that I was on the show, and they have been really exited and supportive. My boyfriend even flew out to Los Angeles with me to watch me on the show.”
Two summers ago, Kirk decided on a whim to apply, and even sent in a video to the show’s website. One year later she was invited to New York City for an audition.
“I was actually in the UD Library studying for finals when I got the email,” Kirk said. “I was so excited that I jumped up and screamed. It was so embarrassing, because it was a quiet section and everyone looked at me like I was crazy.”
Having auditioned for the show in June 2015, Kirk received a phone call in February of this year asking her to come to Los Angeles on Feb. 19 for a taping of college week.
Kirk said she has enjoyed being a member of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority and the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), and plans to work in Kohl’s management program, hoping eventually to work in the field of human resources.
“I have absolutely loved my time here at UD,” Kirk said. “I am so glad I had the opportunity to represent such an amazing university.”
Article by Jerry Rhodes