Pat Sajak isn’t too torn up over leaving “Wheel of Fortune” after hosting the game show for more than 40 years. Days before his final episode airs, Sajak said, “I’m surprisingly OK. “This was announced a long time ago, almost a year ago.
So I’ve had time to sort of get used to it,” the longtime TV personality, 77, told his daughter Maggie Sajak in a recent interview. Johnna Goodwin, left, watches as Donna Handel, right, reacts after winning on “Wheel of Fortune,” with host Pat Sajak during a taping of the game show in Philadelphia in 1999. William Thomas Cain/Associated Press, file The father-daughter duo reflected on Pat Sajak’s “great” tenure and his impending “Wheel of Fortune” finale in a conversation published Monday by “Good Morning America.
” “Wistful” about his career, he will host his final “Wheel” episode Friday, when the game show concludes its 41st season. Sajak announced his retirement last June, writing on X (formerly Twitter) that the current season would be his last. He began his “Wheel of Fortune” tenure in 1981, succeeding original host Chuck Woolery.
“It’s been a wonderful ride, and I’ll have more to say in the coming months. Many thanks to you all,” Sajak said in his June 2023 missive. During his tenure, Sajak entertained generations of fans, inspired “Saturday Night Live” and “South Park” jokes and generated numerous headlines about his behavior with contestants.
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