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- Pat Sajak goes for one last spin on 'Wheel of Fortune'
- When: Sajak hosts his final episode June 7 on ABC.
- What to know: After four decades and three Emmys, the beloved host is ready for retirement.
- He’s not leaving Wheel of Fortune entirely. He plans to stick around for a few years behind the scenes as a consultant.
- Entertainment reporter David Artavia told me that along with Vanna White, new host Ryan Seacrest will put a new spin on the show — pun intended.
- “[Sajak] has made such an impact on this whole country. He’s become a companion, a best friend to a lot of people,” Seacrest told Fox News.
- Why I’ll be watching: I typically like to put a game show on in the background, but be anxiously cheering for whoever wins to bankrupt the network with their enormous winnings in Sajak’s honor.
- — Kelsey Weekman
- June 5, 2024
Dec 17, 2021 · Find out when and where to watch the episodes of season 38 of Wheel of Fortune, the popular game show hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White. See the episode titles, dates, and themes for each week of the season.
- Overview
- Season Changes
- September 2020
- October 2020
- November 2020
- December 2020
- January 2021
- February 2021
- March 2021
- April 2021
A timeline for Season 38 of Wheel of Fortune, which aired in first-run from September 14, 2020 through June 11, 2021.
•Mike Richards replaces Harry Friedman as executive producer.
•Pat is now credited as a consulting producer.
•As of this season, due to several episodes last season changing air dates and/or being cancelled as a result from the COVID-19 pandemic, production numbers are now 43 greater than the actual episode count. For example, the season premiere is numbered S-7231, but is actually the 7,188th nighttime episode.
•The Sony Pictures Television logo now reads "Sony Pictures Television Studios" and is revealed with a single high piano note. Unlike the previous logos, the word "Sony" is not in the font of the company's logo. Weekend repeats through January 23, 2021 still use the previous logo.
•If a visitor wishes to solve the previous show's Bonus Round puzzle, they must now do so before 4:00 PM Eastern (previously 5:00 PM).
•The 404 page now features an animated GIF of the "Pat and Vanna pie-throwing" flashback clip, "404" in the form of a Wheel wedge, and the text "The requested page was not found. The page may have been moved, or the link could be outdated. Please return to WheelofFortune.com".
•For the first four weeks of the season, the Bonus Round is sponsored by the mobile game Cookie Jam.
•September 14 is Teacher's Week, taped August 6. During this week:
•Before the $2,000 Toss-Up, Pat, Vanna, and Jim promote the Make Life Sweeter Giveaway, done in association with Cookie Jam.
•The Gift Tag is $1,000 cash from Pilot Pens on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. On Tuesday and Thursday, it is $500 cash and a $500 gift certificate for Mrs. Prindable's.
•On September 14, contestant Jolena's hometown is never mentioned.
•On September 17, The 80's is used in the Triple Toss-Up for the first time. This is also the first time it is used as a Toss-Up since Season 35. The first and third puzzles (SIXTEEN CANDLES and WEIRD SCIENCE) are in this category instead of Title, going against the precedent of using only Title for a title that exists in more than one medium, and in different decades.
•On October 1:
•Round 1 is the first of three Crossword Rounds this season, and the second since Season 34, to have only three words.
•After the Bonus Round, Vanna promotes the Bob Mackie collection from shopwheeloffortune.com in front of the puzzle board, which reads BOB MACKIE COLLECTION.
•On October 2, six rounds are played.
•October 5 is Weekend Getaways, taped August 7. During this week:
•The "Get Out of Town"/"Road Trip" Wii intro from Season 28 is used.
•November 2 is Spa Getaway, taped September 23. During this week, the Season 32 Spa Getaway animated intro is used.
•The November 2 and 3 episodes are swapped at the last second to keep the latter from being pre-empted by the election coverage. This results in the T-Mobile Puzzle of the Week airing on a Monday instead.
•Between November 3 and 6, Wheel is pre-empted on various days in various markets by election coverage. KABC-TV in Los Angeles delays these episodes by a day. KSBY in San Luis Obispo airs the November 3 episode in an unusually early time slot of 2:00 PM Pacific due to contestant Kim being local.
•On November 3, the $1K a Day Giveaway bumper is shown again after Round 1.
•On November 5:
•The $1,000 Toss-Up refuses to activate for a few seconds.
•On December 1, there is a $100,000 loss.
•On December 2:
•Vanna wears a sleeveless top and pants.
•The 70's is used for the first time since June 4, 2014. The puzzle, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, was the puzzle used last time as well.
•Contestant Angelita finishes second with $20,700.
•On December 3:
•On January 1:
•Jim is shown on-camera before Round 2.
•Contestant Megan solves the third Triple Toss-Up JOHNNY DEPP with only the Y showing.
•The Round 4 puzzle TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE is categorized as Thing instead of Event.
•Megan wins despite failing to claim $19,700 in the Speed-Up.
•Megan solves the bonus puzzle NAVY BLAZER despite getting no help from her extra letters.
•For the entire month of February, the T-Mobile Puzzle is not done. However, T-Mobile still sponsors the Toss-Ups.
•February 1 is Great American Cities, taped November 5. The cities saluted are Boston on Monday, Seattle on Tuesday, Denver on Wednesday, Nashville on Thursday, and Philadelphia on Friday. During this week, the Gift Tag is $1,000 cash from Krispy Krunchy Chicken on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and $500 cash and $500 credit to Made in America Store on Tuesday and Thursday.
•Ironically, the August 23 rerun of the February 1 episode is mostly pre-empted in Boston due to overrun from the final round of The Northern Trust golf tournament on CBS (delayed from Sunday the 22nd due to Hurricane Henri); local affiliate WBZ-TV only airs the Triple Toss-Up onwards.
•On February 2:
•The $1,000 Toss-Up CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY is not themed.
•Round 5 inexplicably goes to Speed-Up with only one consonant remaining.
•March 1 is Wheel Around the World, taped January 15. During this week:
•A new intro sequence is created. Pat says "Tonight, we're celebrating the international versions of..." via voiceover before the title chant, while various clips of international adaptations appear on a golden globe. Except on Monday, this is preceded by a cold open in which Pat and Vanna announce the theme.
•On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, the hosts of an international version present the Prize: Greece on Monday, Spain on Tuesday, and Denmark on Thursday.
•Pat, Vanna, and Jim promote the following week's Win a Winnebago giveaway after Round 1.
•Except on Monday, Pat and Vanna highlight an international version during the closing chat: Romania on Tuesday, Spain on Wednesday, Greece on Thursday, and Poland on Friday. Except on Friday, clips end with the hosts saying "good night" in their native language.
•On March 1:
•On April 1:
•The "Wheel of Fortune Memories" clip is Pat's bald wig prank from April 1, 2008.
•Contestant Kevin wins by $100.
•On April 2:
•The third Triple Toss-Up JAWS ties the record for the shortest Toss-Up ever used, and the shortest known puzzle ever to be used outside the Bonus Round.
•The Speed-Up music is cued up incorrectly, causing most of the ending portion to play first.
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