Pat Sajak leaves Wheel of Fortune but confuses | TV Shows

Pat Sajak has hosted his final episode of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune – but his parting words left fans puzzled.

The TV host, 78, appeared on the game show alongside Vanna White one last time on June 10.

Ryan Seacrest, who replaced the game show host for Season 42 of Wheel of Fortune, is set to take over the celebrity version too next season.

However, Pat’s sign off during his final episode confused viewers after he said, “See you next time for more Celebrity Wheel of Fortune.”

In fact, while Celebrity Wheel of Fortune is returning for Season 6, Pat is not. The host announced his retirement from the Wheel of Fortune franchise after hosting more than 8,000 episodes across 41 seasons. 

Then the remaining episodes of Season 5, which were filmed in 2024, began airing on April 30 – with the final one airing this week.

But despite the confusion caused by Pat’s parting words, ABC announced last month that Ryan, 50, will make his debut as co-host of the spin-off when it switches to Friday nights during the fall. 

Earlier this month, Ryan revealed he felt “a tremendous amount of pressure” when he replaced Pat – but said he has loved hosting the game show so far. 

He told ABC, “There was a tremendous amount of pressure that I felt coming into this. It’s been built with Pat and Vanna for so many years, I just wanted people to feel comfortable and watch, and if we got a few more along the way then bonus round, right?

“I’m thrilled that the loyal audience has accepted what we get to do together.”

Ryan also said he and Vanna learned to just “go with the flow” as he explained, “We don’t often know what we’re going to say at the end of the show. It’s 3-2-1 go!

“For me, that makes it fun and I think we get genuine laughter out of each other. We got to this stage, where at times we can read each other’s minds.”

Vanna added of her co-host, “This whole season I have been smiling. He’s so easy to work with.

“He’s fun, he’s easy going, and he makes my job easy. You come to work and you’re making people happy. What could be better?”