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Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak is recovering from a very recent health scare that landed him in the hospital. As The Inquisitr previously reported, Sajak had to undergo emergency surgery back in November to repair a blocked intestine, which forced him to take time off hosting the show he has appeared on for three […]

Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek is in the midst of a courageous fight against pancreatic cancer. Vanna White of Wheel of Fortune recently took the time to commend Trebek for how well he has handled this situation and how honest he has been with fans throughout this whole harrowing process, according to Fox News. Dealing with […]

Contestant Kristen Shaw from this past Thursday night’s episode of Wheel of Fortune has lost nearly 10,000 dollars in prizes after mistakenly using a conjunction in her answer, reports Deadline. “On Thursday night’s show, contestant Kristen Shaw solved a crossword puzzle challenge. But because she inserted the word ‘and’ in her answer, she violated the […]

Wheel Of Fortune host Pat Sajak is recovering from emergency surgery for a blocked intestine, as reported by Deadline. Taping for the Thursday, November 7 episode of the series, which is in its 37th season in syndication, was canceled. The Friday show continued filming as scheduled, with Vanna White temporarily stepping into the role of […]

If you’re a fan of the television game show Jeopardy, you can breathe a sigh of relief because host Alex Trebek isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. In fact, Sony Pictures Television has just renewed its deal with the longtime game show host through the 2021-22 season, as reported by People Magazine. The 78-year-old television legend […]

Placing the term Wheel of Fortune into Google brings up the suggested search term “Wheel of Fortune slave,” all because of a tweet from an intrepid Twitter user that went viral after noticing black women wearing slave-era dresses in the backdrop video of an episode of the game show. The Wheel of Fortune “Southern Charm” […]

Wheel of Fortune has seen dozens of awkward fails throughout the years, but one contestant recently may have just won the prize for the most awkward and embarrassing Wheel of Fortune fail. During Tuesday’s episode of the game show, a contestant named Kevin had to guess only one letter with “A STREETCAR NA_ED DESIRE” on […]

A veteran who competed on an episode of Wheel of Fortune two years ago could’ve easily walked away with a bunch of money, but instead did something that is still being lauded by most to this very day. Former contestant Nura Fountano was among a trio of past and present military workers who had been […]

Robert Santoli is the latest Wheel of Fortune contestant to solve a puzzle with just one letter showing. According to CNN, the 23-year-old Yorktown, New York, man solved all but one puzzle during the show, winning $76,000 and not one, but two cruises. Prior to Friday night’s episode, which was taped in January, Santoli and […]

A highly intelligent Wheel of Fortune contestant solved a puzzle with just one letter. Robert Santoli stunned viewers when he appeared on the long-running game show on Friday, March 25, and won nearly $100,000 in cash and prizes. You may have not been able to see the genius Wheel of Contestant last week due to […]

Jimmy Fallon’s The Tonight Show can be a lot of things — a talk-show, a TV sketch comedy show, a satirical newscast — and on certain rare occasions, Jimmy Fallon’s show can morph into other late night hit TV shows. Such was the case when Steve Harvey, the beloved TV host of Family Feud, arrived […]

You can almost feel the collective face-palm that followed this Wheel of Fortune fail. A contestant named Tara from Ohio appeared to have the puzzle solved. The Wheel of Fortune clue was characters, and the answer was pretty much there. At least for anyone remotely familiar with the characters from the Disney classic Snow White […]

No matter how good you think you are at Wheel of Fortune, odds are, you’ll never be as good as this guy. A contestant by the name of Rufus stunned everyone on Tuesday with the speed at which he solved a 17 letter puzzle on Wheel of Fortune. The category was “Event,” and Rufus made […]

An amazing Wheel Of Fortune one-letter guess made contestant Matt DeSanto one of the best players ever on the popular television game show, and he didn’t even solve the bonus round puzzle. The Huffington Post reports that DeSanto took home more than $91,000 during the episode that aired on December 26, thanks to his ability […]

When you think of Pat Sajak, the first thing that comes to mind is his long-running and award-winning stint on the popular game show Wheel of Fortune. But did you know that the 68-year-old Sajak can also rap? According to a report from Us Magazine, Sajak appeared on ESPN’s Highly Questionable this past Thursday, and […]

On Monday night’s episode of Wheel of Fortune, host Pat Sajak got so fed up with the dumb contestants that he walked off the stage in exasperation. In Hawaii for “Best Friends Week,” Sajak introduced the puzzle in the category “What Are You Doing?” A six-letter word, a one-letter word, and two five-letter words appear […]

Sarah Manchester, a middle school math teacher and a resident of Silver Spring, Maryland, has become only the third person in the history of the popular game show “Wheel of Fortune‘ to win the jackpot of $1 million. On the episode of the Wheel of Fortune that aired on September 17, the mother of two […]

Wheel of Fortune fans love to laugh at the hilarious gaffes of the show’s contestants. From mispronouncing words to failed attempts at solving puzzles, these funny antics draw viewers for the pure entertainment value Wheel of Fortune provides. There seems to be some little part in all of us that enjoys watching other people fail […]

Watch “Wheel of Fortune” contestant Julian, from Indiana University, almost win $1 million and a car on Friday’s show – almost. The way he loses out is more than a little embarrassing. First, Julian blows though the puzzle “Mythological Hero Achilles” with all the confidence and speed of someone who knows what he is doing. […]

Wheel of Fortune is just one of those shows that you either are really good at, or you just plain stink at. Well, one contestant named Emil proved that he’s just one of those lucky few who are really good. All Emil had to go from for his bonus round was that they were talking […]

Remember kids, enunciation is important. A Wheel Of Fortune contestant recently lost out on his chance for a $1 million prize because he didn’t properly enunciate his answer. Paul, a recent contestant on the game show, spun the big wheel and landed on the tiny $1 million prize wedge. Now, if you don’t watch Wheel […]

Wheel Of Fortune doesn’t see too many $1 million winners. In fact, the show has only handed out two $1 million prizes since the lucrative was added to the prize wheel in 2008. The first winner took home the prize shortly after the wedge was introduced. The second winner, Autumn Erhard, claimed the $1 million […]

An “amazing” Wheel Of Fortune win from back in 2010 has gone viral again in 2013, after Reddit users began sharing the stunning clip during which an unusual solve stuns not only re-watchers, but host Pat Sajak during the crazy save. The amazing Wheel Of Fortune win clip stars 26-year-old Caitlin Burke, who pulled off […]

You know the show. You know the phrase “Spin the wheel,” and unless you’ve been living under a rock, you very likely know who Pat Sajak is. “Wheel of Fortune” is world famous. “Wheel of Fortune” contestant Renee Durette lost a chance at a prize just because she mispronounced a word. The Navy Intel Specialist […]

Ever think there was something a little off about Pat Sajak? Turns out the long time host of “Wheel of Fortune” used to throw a few back before heading out on stage. Sajak says that he doesn’t host the show drunk anymore, but when he started hosting “Wheel of Fortune” in the 1980s, that was […]

Is this the luckiest Wheel of Fortune contestant of all time? 26-year-old Caitlin Burke pulled off what Pat Sajak called “the most amazing solve” ever on the show, figuring out a 27-letter-long puzzle with only one letter (and an apostrophe) visible to determine the phrase. Burke won a trip to the Caribbean with her awesome […]

Can anyone think of any other possibilities? Me either. [via Reddit]

Made funnier by the man laughing in the background. [via Urlesque]