End of an era: Pat Sajak says goodbye to ‘Wheel of Fortune’ fans

Many Mississippians have spun the wheel over the years

Many Mississippians have spun the wheel over the years

AMERICA’S FAVORITES GAME SHOWS. >> WELL, THE TIME HAS COME TO SAY GOODBYE. >> WORDS WE HOPE TO NEVER HEAR. LEGEND. GAME SHOW HOST PAT SAJAK WILL APPEAR IN HIS FINAL EPISODE OF WHEEL OF FORTUNE TONIGHT. MORE THAN 8000 EPISODES FOR THE PAST FOUR DECADES. WE WELCOME PAT INTO OUR HOMES AND HEARTS AND HE’S NEVER DISAPPOINTED WHEN SPIN THE WHEEL AND OVER THE YEARS, MISSISSIPPIANS HAVE MADE THE TRIP TO HOLLYWOOD IN HOPES OF CASHING IN LIKE STEVEN SANDERS FROM BRANDON. >> I WANT TO EXPLAIN NOW. NOW STEVEN’S TALLER THAN YOU THINK, SO WE HAVE HIM SUNK DOWN HERE SO THAT HE’S NOT TOWERING OVER EVERYONE, INCLUDING ME. SO, UH, HEY, HAD A GREAT NIGHT. $3,000 THAT ROUND. OUR BIG WINNER, $18,450. >> THIS SHOW HAS CHANGED LIVES. SANDERS TOOK HIS PRIZE MONEY TO HIS MOM TO HELP HELP FINISH RENOVATING HER HOME. >> 700 ARE TWO R’S. THERE YOU GO. NOW YOU GOT SOME MONEY TO MATCH YOUR BIG SMILE. >> YOU GOT SOME BIG MONEY, AND YOU CAN’T FORGET THE MATH TEACHER WHO TOOK US ALL TO SCHOOL, KRISTEN WHITE FROM RICHLAND, WHO PAT SAJAK SAID TOOK HOME TOP TEN BEST SMILES YOU CAN IMAGINE. IT’S HARD NOT TO SMILE EAR TO EAR IN THE PRESENCE OF A TV LEGEND LIKE THAT. EACH NIGHT WE WATCH THE BIG WINS AND SOMETIMES QUESTIONABLE GUESSES IN THE HOST WHO DEFINED THE GAME SHOW ERA. BUT TONIGHT IS PAT SAJAK’S FINAL SPIN. >> IT’S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE PRIVILEGE TO BE INVITED INTO MILLIONS OF HOMES NIGHT AFTER NIGHT, YEAR AFTER YEAR, DECADE AFTER DECADE. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME INTO YOUR LIVES. >> CEC

End of an era: Pat Sajak says goodbye to ‘Wheel of Fortune’ fans

Many Mississippians have spun the wheel over the years

It’s the end of an era. Pat Sajak is signing off Friday for the last time after decades of hosting the iconic game show, “Wheel of Fortune.”For four decades and more than 8,000 episodes, we’ve welcomed Sajak into our homes and hearts and he’s never disappointed. Over the years, Mississippians have made the trip to Hollywood in hopes of cashing in, like Stephen Sanders, of Brandon, who won $18,450. Sanders took his prize money to his mom to finish renovating her home.It’s hard to forget Christen White, the math teacher who took us all to school. Pat Sajak said she took home the Top 10 best smile. You can imagine that it’s hard not to smile ear to ear in the presence of a TV legend.Each night, we watched the big wins, the sometimes-questionable guesses and the host who defined a gameshow era.“It’s been an incredible privilege to be invited into millions of homes night after night, year after year, decade after decade,” Sajak said. “Thank you for allowing me into your lives.”“Wheel of Fortune” airs weekdays at 6:30 p.m. on 16 WAPT.

It’s the end of an era. Pat Sajak is signing off Friday for the last time after decades of hosting the iconic game show, “Wheel of Fortune.”

For four decades and more than 8,000 episodes, we’ve welcomed Sajak into our homes and hearts and he’s never disappointed.

Over the years, Mississippians have made the trip to Hollywood in hopes of cashing in, like Stephen Sanders, of Brandon, who won $18,450. Sanders took his prize money to his mom to finish renovating her home.

It’s hard to forget Christen White, the math teacher who took us all to school. Pat Sajak said she took home the Top 10 best smile. You can imagine that it’s hard not to smile ear to ear in the presence of a TV legend.

Each night, we watched the big wins, the sometimes-questionable guesses and the host who defined a gameshow era.

“It’s been an incredible privilege to be invited into millions of homes night after night, year after year, decade after decade,” Sajak said. “Thank you for allowing me into your lives.”

“Wheel of Fortune” airs weekdays at 6:30 p.m. on 16 WAPT.