Two Philadelphia contestants competing on 'Wheel of Fortune' following local auditions

Monday, February 2, 2026
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Back in September, Wheel of Fortune came to Rivers Casino in Philadelphia for a massive casting call.

Thousands auditioned, and now the first Philadelphia contestants to be chosen from this event are spinning the wheel.

Daria Suib is a cyber insurance broker in South Philadelphia. Her episode airs on Monday.

"Once in a lifetime, I don't think I'll ever have the opportunity to do anything like this ever again. It was so cool," she said. "And I'm just honored to even be chosen. I know there were thousands of people that that went out to the auditions, and you know, the fact that they picked me was just the coolest thing."

And then on Tuesday night, Nicholas Trawick from Kensington is spinning.



He's a music teacher at Penn Wynn Elementary School in the Lower Merion School District.

Trawick is also a singer in a wedding band and he performs in an Aretha Franklin tribute show.

"I've been watching this show since I was a kid, and I used to watch it with my mom all the time. And you know, as I got older, she would always say to me, you should apply, you should apply," he said. "I never did it. And then when I saw that they were coming to Philly, my mom pressed me again. She was like, 'You need to go! You need to go apply. And I was like, All right, I'll do it. And I'm gonna be honest with you, I was shocked when I got the we got the notice to come in to L.A. and film an episode."

Two nights, two Philly contestants to root for!

Wheel of Fortune airs weeknights at 7:30 p.m. on 6abc.
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