Current:Home > ContactPat Sajak Celebrates Wheel of Fortune Perfect Game By Putting Winner in an Armlock -TradeCircle
Pat Sajak Celebrates Wheel of Fortune Perfect Game By Putting Winner in an Armlock
View
Date:2025-04-18 02:18:26
You can't spell 'Wrestling' without R, S, T, L, N, E.
Nobody knows that better than Pat Sajak, because he just pulled off an impressive move against the winner of Wheel of Fortune's March 21 episode.
After wrestler and teacher Fred Fletcher-Jackson squashed his competition for a $75,800 grand prize—including winning the bonus round—the longtime Wheel host celebrated the contestant's perfect game by putting him in a hammerlock.
"He got me, genuinely," Fred said in his official post-game interview with Pat's daughter Maggie Sajak. "I was trying to counter his hammerlock that he had me in. I was trying to get behind him and I wasn't going anywhere."
And it turns out, winning America's Game has been on Fred's to-do list for his entire life.
"My mom says that my first words ever were, 'Buy a vowel.' True story," he revealed. "Wheel was at the top of my list of dream-come-true scenarios in my life and it's happening."
Fred added, "Dreams can come true, because mine just did."
The viral moment comes several months after Pat, who has starred on the game show alongside Vanna White since the early 1980s, suggested that he will have to tap out from his hosting duties eventually.
"Years go by fast," the 76-year-old told Entertainment Tonight in September. "We're getting near the end. It's been a long [time]. We're not gonna do this for another 40 years. The end is near."
However, he also noted, "It's an honor to have been in people's living rooms for that long. People were out there welcoming us. We're happy and proud."
You can play along with Wheel of Fortune weeknights in syndication.
Get the drama behind the scenes. Sign up for TV Scoop!veryGood! (77777)
Related
- IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
- Man struck by tree while cleaning hurricane debris is third Florida death from Hurricane Idalia
- 'Barbie' music producer Mark Ronson opens up about the film's 'bespoke' sound
- Newly obtained George Santos vulnerability report spotted red flags long before embattled Rep. was elected
- 'Malcolm in the Middle’ to return with new episodes featuring Frankie Muniz
- Congressional watchdog describes border wall harm, says agencies should work together to ease damage
- Grizzly bear suspected of maulings near Yellowstone area killed after breaking into house
- Tennis finally allowing player-coach interactions during matches win for players and fans
- Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
- Daughters carry on mom's legacy as engine builders for General Motors
Ranking
- A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
- New state abortion numbers show increases in some surprising places
- Deion Sanders, Colorado start fast with rebuild challenging college football establishment
- House of Villains' OMG Trailer Teases Spencer Pratt, a Real Housewife & More Surprise Guests
- Juan Soto praise of Mets' future a tough sight for Yankees, but World Series goal remains
- Kendra Wilkinson admitted to emergency room for reported panic attack
- Former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin, who was one of Europe’s youngest leaders, quits politics
- Emerald Fennell on ‘Saltburn,’ class and Barry Keoghan: Fall Movie Preview
Recommendation
Paige Bueckers vs. Hannah Hidalgo highlights women's basketball games to watch
California lawmakers vote to fast-track low-income housing on churches’ lands
Grizzly that killed woman near Yellowstone and attacked someone in Idaho killed after breaking into house
I Tried the Haus Labs Concealer Lady Gaga Says She Needs in Her Makeup Routine
McKinsey to pay $650 million after advising opioid maker on how to 'turbocharge' sales
'Merry Christmas': Man wins $500k from scratch-off game, immediately starts handing out $100 bills
McConnell vows to finish Senate term and remain GOP leader after freezing episodes
USF is building a $340M on-campus football stadium despite concerns academics are being left behind