Pat Sajak talks brand new change to 'Wheel of Fortune' final spin after years of being 'bothered' by it
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Pat Sajak is opening up about a big change viewers may have noticed this week on "Wheel of Fortune": the host is no longer the one performing the final spin of the wheel during each game.
Sajak, 74, spoke up about the switch in a segment with his daughter, Maggie, who joined the show on Monday. The longtime game show emcee is apparently pleased with the change because performing the final spin was something he admitted "always bothered" him.
"You remember when Vanna used to turn the letters? Well she complained. The work was way too hard, the workload, so now they just light up…No, I'm lying about this," he cracked.
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