“I was able to solve the puzzle pretty quickly and won a hat.” “My name was the first called, so I was a little freaked out. “I went to the audition and there was about 50 other people there,” said Parrott. A month later, Parrott received an email inviting him to a private audition in Detroit.

Parrott filled out an online application and submitted an audition video that explained who he was and why he would make a good contestant. “Knowing that we were having a son in October, I’m like, well, I’m gonna do it because this will probably be the only chance I have this year before life gets to be a little crazy.”

Josh and his wife, Diane, were expecting their first child, so the timing was perfect for Josh to take a chance. “Then I got married and my wife kind of said the same thing every night we watched the show together.” “For years, my mom had been telling me to go out for the show, so she kind of encouraged me to do it and I just said it will never happen. It’s just something we always did together,” said Parrott. “I always watched the show with my family growing up. It was his mother, Ruth Parrott, Bryan, who encouraged him to apply for the show. Watching the show had been something Parrott and his family does on a regular basis. “As the show was airing (Monday evening, Nov. “It’s been kind of a whirlwind the past couple of days,” said Parrott.

Parrott, a physical therapist at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, was recently featured on the television game show “Wheel of Fortune” and came home a big winner. Josh Parrott, Archbold, got that chance and made the most of it. Not many people get the opportunity to try their luck on a popular game show. Josh Parrott, Archbold, in front of the wheel on the “Wheel of Fortune” set.–courtesy photo

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