“So, when I thought about it … I just wasn’t ready to retire.” I’m not sure that I’m ready to retire,'” said White, who, since 1982, has been operating the board on the show and revealing letters as they are guessed by contestants. “When Pat told me he was going to retire, it’s like, ‘Oh my gosh. Shortly after the news of his retirement, it was announced that Ryan Seacrest will replace him. He’s been the host of the game show since 1981. In June, Sajak announced that the 41st season of Wheel will be his last.

But Ken and Barbie go together and always have.

“We called ourselves Ken and Barbie,” she added. White told Good Morning America, “I think of Pat as family and always will.” For tickets and more information, visit Vanna White gears up for another season of Wheel of Fortune, the legendary game show hostess is reflecting on the past 41 years with Pat Sajak, who is taking his final run on the iconic show. VIP Packages will also available, and they give fans early access, premiere seats, pre-show lounge access and photo opportunities to spin the wheel. Everyone gets in on the fun and a chance to win at Wheel of Fortune LIVE! because there are audience games too! At Wheel of Fortune LIVE!, contestants are selected from the audience to go on stage for the chance to call consonants, buy vowels, and maybe even solve puzzles to win fantastic prizes, including trips to destinations like Paris and Hawaii or up to $10,000 in cash. The live stage show is the only way you can have the chance to spin a full-sized replica of the iconic Wheel. One of the greatest game shows of all time has been adapted into a stage show to give more fans access and more chances to win at “Wheel of Fortune LIVE!” Guests are randomly selected to go on stage and feel like they stepped into the game show itself. The live stage show, produced by Right Angle Entertainment in collaboration with Sony Pictures Television and UTA, is the one-and-only way fans can experience America’s Game® in person outside of Sony Pictures Studios. “Wheel of Fortune LIVE!,” a theatrical experience, will be coming to Perot Theatre in Texarkana on Saturday, Februat 8PM.

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