{"id":103011,"date":"2024-06-07T16:46:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T16:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/07\/pat-sajak-bids-emotional-farewell-to-wheel-of-fortune\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T16:46:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T16:46:36","slug":"pat-sajak-bids-emotional-farewell-to-wheel-of-fortune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/07\/pat-sajak-bids-emotional-farewell-to-wheel-of-fortune\/","title":{"rendered":"Pat Sajak Bids Emotional Farewell to Wheel of Fortune"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>He became a household name for allowing contestants to buy a vowel.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, however, Pat Sajak said <em>good<\/em>bye.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran game show host filmed his final episode of Wheel of Fortune this week (it will air on Friday night, June 7) and footage of his farewell speech has already gone viral.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pat-sajak-wheel-of-fortune-060724-1-fe1fa46882794efc8529a8cd1626826d-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Pat Sajak says goodbye\" class=\"wp-image-501454 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pat-sajak-wheel-of-fortune-060724-1-fe1fa46882794efc8529a8cd1626826d-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pat-sajak-wheel-of-fortune-060724-1-fe1fa46882794efc8529a8cd1626826d-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pat-sajak-wheel-of-fortune-060724-1-fe1fa46882794efc8529a8cd1626826d-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pat-sajak-wheel-of-fortune-060724-1-fe1fa46882794efc8529a8cd1626826d-960x640.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pat-sajak-wheel-of-fortune-060724-1-fe1fa46882794efc8529a8cd1626826d-1080x720.webp 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pat-sajak-wheel-of-fortune-060724-1-fe1fa46882794efc8529a8cd1626826d-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pat-sajak-wheel-of-fortune-060724-1-fe1fa46882794efc8529a8cd1626826d.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pat-sajak-wheel-of-fortune-060724-1-fe1fa46882794efc8529a8cd1626826d.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pat Sajak says goodbye to Wheel of Fortune viewers.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Sony)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Toward the end of the installment, the 77-year old looks directly into the camera and thanks fans for their four decades\u2019 worth of support and affection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, the time has come to say goodbye,\u201d Sajak begins on the finale. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a few thanks and acknowledgments before I go, and I want to start with all watching out there. It\u2019s been an incredible privilege to be invited into millions of homes night after night, year after year, decade after decade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/06\/pat-sajack-to-retire-from-wheel-of-fortune-after-41-seasons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sajak announced last June<\/a> that he would be stepped away from this gig after 41 seasons on the air.<\/p>\n<p>He referred to his journey at the time as a \u201cwonderful ride.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"856\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1184902607-1024x856.jpg\" alt=\"Pat Sajak and Vanna White\" class=\"wp-image-501455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1184902607-1024x856.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1184902607-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1184902607-768x642.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1184902607-2048x1712.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1184902607-960x802.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1184902607-1080x903.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1184902607-1200x1003.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"856\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1184902607-1024x856.jpg\" alt=\"Pat Sajak and Vanna White\" class=\"wp-image-501455 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1184902607-1024x856.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1184902607-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1184902607-768x642.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1184902607-2048x1712.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1184902607-960x802.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1184902607-1080x903.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1184902607-1200x1003.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1184902607-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pat Sajak and Vanna White attend Harry Friedman being honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 1, 2019 in Hollywood, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by David Livingston\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Continued Sajak on his final episode:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always felt that the privilege came with the responsibility to keep this daily half-hour a safe place for family fun. No social issues. No politics. Nothing embarrassing, I hope. Just a game. But gradually it became more than that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sajak said the show evolved into a place where \u201ckids learned their letters, where people from other countries honed their English skills, where families came together along with friends and neighbors, and entire generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And he concluded as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat an honor to play even a small part in all of that. Thank you for allowing me into your lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-465133377-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Pat Sajak in 2014\" class=\"wp-image-501456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-465133377-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-465133377-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-465133377-768x1165.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-465133377-1350x2048.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-465133377-633x960.jpg 633w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-465133377-712x1080.jpg 712w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-465133377-791x1200.jpg 791w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-465133377-scaled.jpg 1687w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-465133377-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Pat Sajak in 2014\" class=\"wp-image-501456 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-465133377-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-465133377-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-465133377-768x1165.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-465133377-1350x2048.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-465133377-633x960.jpg 633w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-465133377-712x1080.jpg 712w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-465133377-791x1200.jpg 791w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-465133377-scaled.jpg 1687w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-465133377-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pat Sajak arrives at the 2014 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium on January 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Valerie Macon\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sajak started hosting Wheel of Fortune in 1981.<\/p>\n<p>Through his impressive tenure, Sajak has won the Daytime Emmy for outstanding game show host three times. <\/p>\n<p>Ryan Seacrest, for the record, will take over as host this fall, because of course he will; while Sajak\u2019s long-time co-host, Vanna White, will continue through the 2025-2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>The famous letter-turner recorded an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/06\/vanna-white-cries-pat-sajak-final-episode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">emotional tribute to Sajak on Thursday.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"795\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-117036493-795x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Pat Sajak throwback photo\" class=\"wp-image-501458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-117036493-795x1024.jpg 795w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-117036493-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-117036493-768x989.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-117036493-1590x2048.jpg 1590w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-117036493-745x960.jpg 745w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-117036493-838x1080.jpg 838w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-117036493-932x1200.jpg 932w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-117036493-scaled.jpg 1987w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"795\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-117036493-795x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Pat Sajak throwback photo\" class=\"wp-image-501458 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-117036493-795x1024.jpg 795w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-117036493-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-117036493-768x989.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-117036493-1590x2048.jpg 1590w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-117036493-745x960.jpg 745w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-117036493-838x1080.jpg 838w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-117036493-932x1200.jpg 932w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-117036493-scaled.jpg 1987w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-117036493-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pat Sajak accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award onstage during the 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards held at the Las Vegas Hilton on June 19, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know how to put into words what these past 40 years have meant to me but I\u2019m going to try,\u201d White said in this video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c8000 episodes went by like that. When I first started, I was so green. You made me so comfortable and so confident, Pat. You made me who I am, you really did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>White added, through tears:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs this chapter of our lives is coming to an end, I know you\u2019ll still be close by. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re like a brother to me and I consider you a true lifelong friend who I will always adore. I love you, Pat.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzA2L3BhdC1zYWphay1iaWRzLWVtb3Rpb25hbC1mYXJld2VsbC10by13aGVlbC1vZi1mb3J0dW5lLw==\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He became a household name for allowing contestants to buy a vowel. On Friday, however, Pat Sajak said goodbye. The veteran game show host filmed his final episode of Wheel of Fortune this week (it will air on Friday night, June 7) and footage of his farewell speech has already gone viral. Pat Sajak says [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":103012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-103011","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103011\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}