As part of ABC Daytime’s Fan February, Sacramento State student Malissa Wong visited the set of ABC’s popular soap opera “General Hospital.”

Wong entered a contest for viewers of “General Hospital,” for which she described the scene she always wanted to see happen, yet never made it to the air. Wong, who has been watching the soap since July 2001, said she entered the contest last October online at abc.com.

Over 4,000 soap fanatics entered, and Wong’s story idea caught the attention of ABC. She was then entered in a random drawing with other finalists, and her entry was chosen. Her major prize? She got to visit the set of “General Hospital” on the day that today’s episode was filmed.

A standout moment from her day on the set, Wong said, was meeting the stars of the show, particularly “Steve Burton, because I’ve always liked him on the show. He’s why I started watching it.”

Wong said, “The best part was getting to meet all the cast members who were working that day, and talking to them. . . . The whole trip was great.”

When asked about the worst part, Wong had to search to find a memory from the day. “I was interviewed by TV Guide, and I don’t think that went too well. I was a little nervous,” she said. While she was on the set, Wong was surrounded by the press: she was interviewed by Soap Press, as well as SoapNet, a cable channel devoted to soap operas.

The episode will air this afternoon at 2 p.m. on Channel 10.

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