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Sajak: Vanna and I Did Wheel of Fortune Drunk

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:28:24 CST

Warming Glow unearthed this gem of an interview from Tuesday, in which Pat Sajak gives an unequivocal "Yes" when asked if he ever hosted Wheel of Fortune drunk. It seems there was a Mexican restaurant he and Vanna White liked to visit during their dinner breaks when the show first...

Olbermann Hits Back at Sajak—Again

Kate Schwartz — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:25:05 CST

Pat Sajak certainly ruffled Keith Olbermann's feathers yesterday, when the talk show host apologized on his blog for being the one who introduced Olbermann to America. Olbermann took to Twitter to swing back ... then swung again and again . But he saved the best dig for last: "I think if he...

Pat Sajak: I'm Sorry for Introducing Olbermann to America

John Johnson — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:34:24 CST

Pat Sajak says he "introduced Keith Olbermann to America" via his 1989 talk show, and now he'd like to apologize. "I’m not sure how he morphed into the bitter-sounding, hate-mongering name-caller he’s become, but I’m sorry he did," Sajak writes on his Ricochet blog . "I do know that to whatever...

Woman Wins Wheel With Single Letter

Matt Cantor — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 06:33:13 CST

A Wheel of Fortune contestant put one letter on the board—then correctly guessed the entire puzzle, reports Huffington Post. Caitlin Burke of New Jersey won a trip to the Caribbean for figuring out the (oh-so-appropriate) phrase, “I’ve got a good feeling about this,” with the letter L as her...

Pat Sajak: Limit Public Employees' Right to Vote

John Johnson — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:01:10 CDT

Pat Sajak says he doesn't allow family or friends to play Wheel of Fortune because it would be a conflict of interest. By the same logic—and this is where the slope gets very slippery—he wonders whether state and federal employees should be allowed to vote in elections on...

Pat Sajak: I Am Obama's Game Show Czar

John Johnson — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:14:48 CDT

Pat Sajak has exciting news: "I am about to be named Federal Game Show Czar," he writes at the conservative Ricochet blog. He's kidding, but the decidedly right-of-center talk show host uses his snarky essay to mock the Obama administration's big-government ways. Forget winners and losers, he writes. "Why not...

Best Celebrity Websites

Sophie Goldstein — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:29:34 CDT

The editors at PC magazine gave high marks to sites they found imaginative (Jeff Bridges), surprising (Pat Sajack), or loaded with great content (Beck). And they dismissed money-hungry sites with a lot of gated content. Here, their faves: Jeff Bridges (www.jeffbridges.com) Tyra Banks (www.tyrabanks.com) Ken Jennings...