Pat Sajak, 79, Jokes About 'Wheel of Fortune' Residuals: 'I Still Get Paid Each Time' Michelle McGahanOctober 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM 0 Casey Durkin/Disney via Getty Images He may no longer be spinning the Wheel, but Pat Sajak continues to bring the dry humor to social media.
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Michelle McGahanOctober 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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He may no longer be spinning the Wheel, but Pat Sajak continues to bring the dry humor to social media.
After a nearly 10-month break from X, the retired Wheel of Fortune host, 79, returned to the app formerly known as Twitter earlier this month, joking about Ozempic and asking his followers a hypothetical question about "a friend" who wants to host "an imaginary game show" in his basement. Classic Sajak humor!
Now, the legendary TV host, took to X to joke about his Wheel of Fortune residuals — and how much they've paid off since Ryan Seacrest took the Wheel (literally) in September 2024.
The game show icon wrote:
Even though I'm off the show, I was smart enough to trademark some unique phrases they continue to use, so I still get paid each time they come up. I've done especially well this season with, "Yes, there are 2 Rs."
— Pat Sajak (@patsajak) October 23, 2025
If Sajak actually got paid based on the, well, good fortune of Wheel of Fortune contestants, this season he'd have more money than ever — given that contestant Christina Derevjanik won the biggest prize the show has ever seen.
On the September 30 episode of Wheel, the Stamford, Connecticut resident won a historic $1,035,155 after correctly completing the bonus round puzzle — and picking the million-dollar wedge.
Seacrest and longtime Wheel co-host Vanna White were over the moon about Derevjanik's record-breaking win.
"Ecstatic doesn't even cover it, my first million-dollar win just set a new Wheel record!" Seacrest, 50, posted on his socials at the time, alongside a series of photos from the episode. "Biggest win ever. Biggest grin ever. I'll never forget this moment."
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