Vanna White says she knows a ‘good replacement’ for her
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Vanna White and Pat Sajak are back together for one final season of the long-running game show “Wheel of Fortune.”
Come next season, the longtime host is giving over the helm to Ryan Seacrest, but questions have swirled around what is to come of the show’s puzzle board handler. Thankfully, we now know that White is in until the 2025-2026 season, with a reported contract extension through that time.
However, like when White, 66, was out sick last week, it’s important to have a backup, and that’s where Sajak’s 28-year-old daughter Maggie comes in.
CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE – Kristen Schaal, Kevin McKidd and Ron Funches Hosted by pop-culture legends Pat Sajak and Vanna White, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune takes a star-studded spin on Americas Game® by welcoming celebrities to spin the worlds most famous Wheel and solve puzzles for a chance to win more than $1 million. All the money won by the celebrity contestants will go to a charity of their choice, SUNDAY, OCT. 2 (9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (Christopher Willard/ABC via Getty Images) VANNA WHITE, MAGGIE SAJAK, PAT SAJAK“I think she’s a good replacement if I can’t be there for some reason,” White recently told E! News. “She’s been around it her whole life, so I think she can fill in for me for sure.”
Maggie has previously filled in for White’s role when the letter-turner was a contestant on a celebrity episode of the show.
“She’s precious, she’s beautiful, she’s very good,” White told E! of Maggie. “I think she learned a lot from her father because he’s such a good interviewer.”
CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE – Jennie Garth, Karamo Brown and Patton Oswalt Celebrity Wheel of Fortune takes a new spin on the iconic game show Wheel of Fortune with the primetime debut of Americas Game® on Americas network, THURSDAY, FEB. 25 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EST), on ABC. (Christopher Willard via Getty Images) VANNA WHITE
Pat Sajak, left, and Vanna White, from “Wheel of Fortune,” attend a ceremony honoring Harry Friedman with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Nov. 1, 2019, in Los Angeles. Sajak is taking one last spin on “Wheel of Fortune,” announcing Monday, June 12, 2023, that its upcoming season will be his last as host. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MAY 20: Vanna White attends the 29th annual Race to Erase MS Gala at Fairmont Century Plaza on May 20, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic)
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON — Aired 09/04/1986 — Pictured: (l-r) Wheel of Fortune co host Vanna White during an interview with host Johnny Carson on September 4, 1986 — Photo by: Alice S. Hall/NBCU Photo Bank
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON — Pictured: Game show hostess Vanna White on October 27, 1986 — (Photo by: Wendy Perl/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
BOB HOPE: THE FIRST 90 YEARS — Pictured: Vanna White — Photo by: Wendy Perl/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank
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Sajak is leaving the show after being a part of it for more than 40 years.
“Well, the time has come. I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last,” Sajak said in a statement announcing the decision over the summer. “It’s been a wonderful ride, and I’ll have more to say in the coming months. Many thanks to you all.”
