Luke Noffke

Luke Noffke was stunned to be called by the show to be a contestant because so many people audition each year.

Norfolk native Luke Noffke is $37,970 richer after winning on the game show “Wheel of Fortune.”

The 1998 graduate of Norfolk High School, who now lives in southern California, was the top winner on Thursday’s episode, making it to the final round for a chance to nearly double his winnings.

Noffke told the Daily News in a recent phone interview that there was one thing he wished he could have done differently in his appearance on the show, but he was not allowed to talk about the show’s outcome until the episode aired Thursday.

Noffke picked the letters “D,” “F,” “B” and “O” to fill in spaces during the final round of the show, but the letters “W,” “Q” and “K” were key clues needed to fill out the phrase “We Quickly Found Out.”

A bonus round win would have increased his winnings by an additional $38,000.