I’d like to solve the puzzle:Wheel of Fortunehas a new host!
“Welcome to the show!”
Seacrest replied, “So happy to be here.”
Vanna White and Ryan Seacrest.Chris Patey/CBS
He continued, “HostingWheel of Fortuneis a dream job.
Ive been a fan of this show since I was a kid watching it in Atlanta with my family.
I also know Ive got some very big shoes to fill so lets play.”
‘Wheel of Fortune’ set.cbs
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The first puzzle of the evening was a fitting marker of the start of the Seacrest era.
Clue: “Show Biz.”
Two words, 12 letters.
“Opening Night,” said one contestant, solving the puzzle.
“Certainly feels that way over here,” Seacrest joked.
It isn’t surprising from a TV and radio personality as seasoned as Seacrest.
The episode’s eventual winner, Terry Watson, won trips to both Mexico and Italy.
Seacrest replied, “I feel like we did well.
I was hoping that would happen on my first night.”
“What do you think of the new set?”
“Beautiful isn’t it,” she replied.
Sajak’s retirement marked the end of an era not just forWheel of Fortune, but TV itself.
In hisfinal episode, Sajak dedicated his last episode to White, his co-host of over 40 years.
“Like me, she takes the show very seriously, but not herself,” he said.
Vanna is as sweet and unassuming as she seems.
Wheel of Fortuneairs weeknights at 7:30 p.m. on ABC.
