Syracuse native Delvon Worthy will be a contestant on “Wheel of Fortune” this Friday, Feb. 5, realizing his late father’s dream.
Worthy, 34, is a Henninger High School graduate who now lives in Southern California, where he manages partnership efforts for social impact campaigns. He said he’s been a longtime fan of the game show and his father, Rev. William Howard Worthy, Jr., watched “Wheel of Fortune” every night until he passed away.
“My dad would have been excited to know about me being on the show, so this will be a special moment,” Worthy said.
Worthy, whose mother still lives in Syracuse, will appear on an episode as part of the show’s “Great American Cities” week, shot on location in a different city each night with Pat Sajak and Vanna White. Worthy said it was great meeting both longtime stars, and said White helped calm his nerves by reminding him to have fun.
In a phone interview with syracuse.com | The Post-Standard, he said he tried to prepare a game strategy ahead of time but it quickly went out the window because so much of the game relies on the luck of the wheel and how the puzzles go.
Worthy said he hopes to use any cash winnings towards buying his first home with his wife Elisabeth, a fellow Wake Forest University alum. The couple met years later at a Hillsong Church service in Manhattan and married in 2018; their wedding was featured in The New York Times.
“Wheel of Fortune” airs weeknights at 7 p.m. on WSYT (Fox 68) in the Syracuse area. Worthy’s episode will air Friday at 7 p.m.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, fans can audition to be on the show virtually at https://www.wheeloffortune.com/join/be-a-contestant. Worthy said filming also featured Covid-19 precautions like distancing, and a protective covering so contestants wouldn’t all touch the same surfaces on the wheel.
The Link LonkFebruary 03, 2021 at 03:18AM
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