MERIDEN — A Meriden native will be spinning the wheel and solving puzzles on “Wheel of Fortune” this Friday at 7:30 p.m. on WTNH (Channel 8).
Cynthia Lowe, who was born and raised in Meriden, has since moved to Southern California as a recruiter for a technology company.
“I went through K-12 in the school system (in Meriden) and my parents are actually still residents of Meriden,” Cynthia Lowe said. “I head back there from time to time to visit. Still tied to the town.”
Cynthia Lowe has been watching “Wheel of Fortune” since she was a child. Her mother and father, David and Debra Lowe, used to make it a family competition.
“We always had those friendly competitions at home,” Debra Lowe said. “You know, who can solve the puzzle first.”
However, this was not Cynthia Lowe’s first time applying to be a contestant on “Wheel of Fortune.” After college, Cynthia Lowe moved to Las Vegas and submitted a couple of applications to be on the show. At one point, she was invited to the studio for an audition.
“At the time, I was teaching, I was in Master’s classes so unfortunately time wise it didn’t work out the first time around,” Cynthia Lowe said. “During the pandemic, I was curious about what had changed for (‘Wheel of Fortune’) so I was looking up their online application portal and applied.”
Because of COVID-19, the audition process took place virtually, according to Cynthia Lowe.
“It was over Zoom,” Cynthia Lowe said. “They gave us, I believe, essentially the same kind of puzzles and tasks that they do for folks who are in the studio that get to audition. We were able to do it all from the comfort of our homes so it was really simple. It was less than an hour and pretty seamless.”
On air, according to a statement made by the “Wheel of Fortune,” to keep the contestant safe, there was a redesign made to the stage.
“The Wheel was redesigned to extend the platform surrounding the Wheel to allow for six feet of space between Pat Sajak (host) and each of the contestants,” the statement said. “This was also an opportunity to install an all new curved monitor that surrounds the Wheel.”
Each contestant is also given their own spinning cap. On the show, Sajak calls it “The White Thing,” according to the statement. The cap fits over each spoke on the Wheel so the contests can spin without having to touch it.
The game itself has not changed, except the minimum amount that can be won by the Bonus Wheel is now $38,000 to celebrate the show's 38th season.
Cynthia Lowe is looking forward to people watching the show.
“I’m just so excited for people to watch it,” Cynthia Lowe said. “Tune in as normal. It’s just super exciting that I get to be on.”
Cynthia Lowe’s parents are also excited about watching the show as they do not know how she did in the competition yet.
“I think the whole anticipation thing is fun,” David Lowe said. “Of course we shared the news with some friends. We got a lot of people who are probably going to tune in and see how she does. I think that’s the biggest thing for us — the whole anticipation seeing her on TV.”
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