Three Bay Area locals will be representing the city of San Francisco on Wheel of Fortune on Friday, October 22.
Over this week, Wheel of Fortune has been celebrating different areas as part of its "Great American Cities" week.
For the grand finale of the week, the game show will be spotlighting the San Francisco Bay Area.
The episode will feature segments of hosts Pat Sajak and Vanna White exploring and highlighting the best of San Francisco.
The special San Francisco episode will air on Friday, October 22, at 7:30 P.M.
These are the contestants competing:
Dyanda Mendoza is a San Francisco native and the owner and operator of a day spa. She has a 22-year-old daughter and loves the San Francisco 49ers. Her roots run so deep in the city that she was actually named after Dianda's Bakery, one of the oldest Italian bakers in San Francisco. She's been tuning into Wheel of Fortune since she was a child and plans to solve puzzles and have a great time representing one of the best American cities.
Kaite Hensel hails from San Mateo. She is engaged to her fiance Natasha and they are the parents of two boys. Kaie loves to skateboard, relax at the beach, and is a huge Golden State Warriors fan. She has been watching the show since she was a kid but recently it has become a nightly tradition to watch the show with her own kids. “It really improved their reading! We were shocked!” Any prizes or cash she wins will be shared and enjoyed by her family.
Anthone Jackson from Hayward is a therapist and the assistant director of a non-profit. He is married and has two young daughters. Anthone performs in musicals around the Bay Area and is an active member in his church, his local Morehouse Alumni chapter, and the NAACP. He's a life-long Wheel of Fortune fan, watching with his grandfather and older brother growing up. He says his main goal is to solve the Prize Puzzle as early as possible so he can spend quality time with his family on the trip.