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Even Vanna Didn't Know This Wheel of Fortune Secret
Even Vanna Didn't Know This
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Sep 13, 2025 4:12 PM CDT

Even Vanna Didn't Know This Wheel of Fortune Secret

The wheel's clicking sound comes from rubber bands, host Ryan Seacrest reveals

(Newser) - Ryan Seacrest "did his homework" before taking over as host of Wheel of Fortune, co-host Vanna White told an interviewer on Friday, having just learned how true that statement was. Seacrest, who also took part in the Good Morning America interview , had revealed what makes the signature clicking sound...

'The Time Has Come to Say Goodbye'
'The Time Has
Come to Say
Goodbye'
Jun 8, 2024 7:00 AM CDT

'The Time Has Come to Say Goodbye'

Pat Sajak's final episode of 'Wheel of Fortune' airs after 40-plus years at the helm

(Newser) - After more than four decades lording over his show's giant wheel, Pat Sajak just presided over his final spin. The last Wheel of Fortune episode featuring the 77-year-old host aired Friday , and it was mostly business as usual in terms of gameplay, reports the New York Times . Then, at...

Pat Sajak's Wheel of Fortune Finale Is Friday

Ryan Seacrest will take over next season

(Newser) - After 41 years and over 8,000 episodes, Pat Sajak's final turn as the renowned host of Wheel of Fortune airs Friday, the AP reports. Sajak's co-host and letter turner Vanna White paid an emotional tribute to her partner on Thursday's episode, calling him "like a...

Pat Sajak Has Update on Wheel of Fortune Departure

Airdate for the longtime game show host's final program will be on Friday, June 7

(Newser) - We can now officially prepare for our goodbyes to Pat Sajak. Deadline and TVLine confirm that the airdate for Sajak's final spin as Wheel of Fortune host will be Friday, June 7. That last episode—which taped on Friday and is titled "Thanks for the Memories," according...

For First Time in 18 Years, Vanna White Gets Raise: Report

The icon will be staying with 'Wheel of Fortune' 2 more years after Pat Sajak leaves

(Newser) - Wheel of Fortune will still have one familiar face after longtime host Pat Sajak leaves the iconic game show: Vanna White has signed on for two additional seasons, meaning that after the upcoming 41st (Sajak's last, which started filming last week) she'll be there to welcome new host...

Not Everyone Loves Change to Wheel of Fortune Puzzleboard

Thanks to NASA tech, Vanna doesn't even need to touch letters now; some say board looks 'cheap'

(Newser) - If you tuned in to the first episode of the 40th season of Wheel of Fortune that aired Monday, you may have noticed a subtle change in the puzzleboard. In the early days of the game show, as host Pat Sajak would interact with the contestants, co-host Vanna White would...

'Lurid' Wheel of Fortune Answer Gets Internet Buzzing

Uh ... OK

(Newser) - One of the most wholesome game shows on TV sent ripples over the airwaves Thursday night with what some viewers at home called a rather "kinky" answer. Yahoo reports that Adam Goodell was the lucky contestant who banked $2,450 by solving the "Before and After" puzzle, where...

Pat Sajak Had an Emergency. A Familiar Face Has Stepped In

Vanna White will act as 'Wheel of Fortune' host while Sajak recovers from emergency surgery

(Newser) - Thursday's taping of Wheel of Fortune was abruptly canceled after its host was rushed into emergency surgery. People reports 73-year-old Pat Sajak had to have a procedure for a blocked intestine, forcing Thursday's "Disney Week" taping in Los Angeles to be nixed. By Friday, a familiar face...

Sajak: Vanna and I Did Wheel of Fortune Drunk

Early tapes would be fun to watch, he tells Dan LeBatard

(Newser) - Warming Glow unearthed this gem of an interview from Tuesday, in which Pat Sajak gives an unequivocal "Yes" when asked if he ever hosted Wheel of Fortune drunk. It seems there was a Mexican restaurant he and Vanna White liked to visit during their dinner breaks when the...

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