Greg and Tami Bond will be appearing as contestants on the popular game show, “Wheel of Fortune” next week, as part of “Grandparents Week”. Their show will air Monday, April 3 at 6:30 p.m. on NBC.
Their journey began last June when Tami and her mom, Jane Nix, went to the Wheel Mobile auditions in Mulvane at the Kansas Star Arena. Two weeks later, Tami received an email inviting her to come back for a second audition and stated they were also looking for grandparents as contestants, so if she wanted to bring her husband along, they could try out as a couple. “Greg was pretty hesitant, not nearly as excited as I was”, admitted Tami. But she signed them up and they went for the audition in July. Two weeks later, they received a letter from the Wheel congratulating them as they had been chosen as contestants. The letter said it could be anywhere from six to 18 months before they were contacted for a taping date. The letter also encouraged them to start practicing – so they did.
Then – only one week later – Tami got a call from a producer for the show, asking if she and Greg could go out to California for a taping August 26. Tami said, “Of course, we’ll be there!” She then called Greg at work to tell him, and plans were quickly made to head to Sony Studios in Culver City, Ca. for the taping.
“We were told we could only have four guests, so we called our kids and it was decided they would all go. Our sweet daughter-in-law, Stacy, and sons-in-law Zach, Jayme and Kurt volunteered to stay home with all the grandkids!”
There were two days of taping for “Grandparents Week”. There were five shows Thursday and five Friday, the Thursday tapings aired last September, but the Friday tapings, which the Bonds participated in, will air next week, April 3-7. Greg and Tami will star in the game show Monday, April 3, so be sure to tune in!
“It was such a fun, once-in-a-lifetime experience, and it was great to be able to have our kids there to share in the adventure!”
Tami said. Tami and Greg’s children who attended were Kelsey Lewis of Andover, Karsten Bond of Andover, Kilah Dunn of Satanta, and Kaitlin Hershey of Andover.