Photo: Maggie Sajak/Instagram
Maggie Sajakhas officially completed her firstWheel of Fortunehosting appearance!
HostPat Sajak’s daughter stood in for longtime co-hostVanna WhiteonCelebrity Wheel of Fortuneon Wednesday. And all the while, White tried her hand at the legendary word game.
In anInstagram postshared after her big debut, Maggie, 28, said it was an “honor” filling in for White, 66.
“It was an HONOR filling in for you tonight @officialvannawhite!” she captioned a photo of the duo smiling from ear to ear. “And congrats on raising $30,000 for @stjude!🧡”
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This wasn’t Maggie’s first rodeo withWheel of Fortune. She’s served as the popular game show’s social correspondent since 2021. She even appeared as a “special letter toucher” in 2020 while her dad Pat, 76, was dealing with a health issue off-screen.
Maggie has been on theWheel of Fortuneset since she was a child, making herdebut in 1996.
White, on the other hand, documented her perspective from the contestant’s seat on her own Instagram feed.
“I think we’re all out of our comfort zone,” she captioned a photo of herself alongside her competitors,Jeopardy!hostsMayim BialikandKen Jennings.“But no matter what our charities will win!”
White has been co-hostingWheel of Fortunewith Pat for several decades. Last year, she opened up to PEOPLE aboutthe pair’s eventual exit— and how she had “no idea” if the show would go on without them.
“I can’t imagine. Everybody relatesWheel of Fortuneto Pat and Vanna. We’re like Ken and Barbie, you know?” she previously said. “We’ve been in everybody’s homes for 40 years, so it would be weird having somebody else turn my letters.”
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Wheel of Fortuneairs weeknights (check local listings).
source: people.com
