INDIANAPOLIS — When Deztiny Brooks got the email of a lifetime, she couldn't believe it.
It had been two years since she applied for a chance to be on "Wheel of Fortune," her favorite game show.
"Then in April, they reached out to me and said, 'Hey, we want to do a Zoom call with you and possibly a few other contestants, just to see how you are as a person ... and being on TV,'" Brooks said.
She found out she was chosen to be on the show a few months later.
With her husband, Brooks boarded a flight to Los Angeles – for the first time – to be on the show and meet some big-name celebs.
"We have to be there at six o’clock in the morning. We're all practicing and (longtime co-host) Vanna (White) actually came into the studio. No one knew who she was. She stopped and talked to us. When I say the experience on there is just crazy, like you're meeting a celebrity! That's how it is," Brooks said.
And of course, Mr. Pat Sajak himself did not disappoint.
Brooks said they practiced the game and the rules, and then, the big moment arrived.
"Definitely very nervous, definitely very nervous. But it's like if you just know the game, then you just go in there and play. And it's literally the fastest 20 minutes of your life. You have no down time to think about anything," Brooks said.
With her five children watching from home, a big family and the entire state cheering her on, we're sure she represented well.
We'll be watching Deztiny on Friday Oct. 13 at 7 p.m., rooting for our Hoosier girl, only on Channel 13!