Current:Home > ContactPat Sajak replaced as 'Wheel of Fortune' host? You won't believe the Joker who stepped in -Thrive Success Strategies
Pat Sajak replaced as 'Wheel of Fortune' host? You won't believe the Joker who stepped in
View
Date:2025-04-24 19:23:31
Relax "Wheel of Fortune" fans — Jared Leto has not replaced Pat Sajak as host.
Leto gave fans an April Fools' Day start stepping out arm-in-arm with regular co-host Vanna White at the beginning of Monday's "Wheel of Fortune." It was like Leto belonged on the famed set over which Sajak has ruled for more than four decades.
The "Joker" actor even got the big-time, deep-voiced announcer introduction: "Here are the stars of our show, Jared Leto and Vanna White."
Wait, what?
Leto told White, "Have a great show and see you soon," before taking his place at host Sajak's regular game spot and just got into the "Wheel of Fortune" business.
"All right everybody, grab those devices, it's time to give away some money," Leto told the three gamely smiling contestants. "It's $1,000 in our first toss-up, the category is 'On the Map.'"
That's where the April Fools' Day joke stopped. Sajak took his rightful spot and continued the show without comments on Leto's appearance.
Sajak, 77, announced last year that he will step down after this 41st season as host of "Wheel of Fortune." Ryan Seacrest has been tapped to step in for Sajak next fall.
"Well, the time has come," he said at the time. "It's been a wonderful ride." But that SAD departure is not until June. This was pure April Fools' Day fun.
After his Monday stint, Leto featured a clip of the show on his Instagram Stories, asking "How'd I do?"
Leto already had his dream come true appearing as "the worst contestant ever" (his words) last November with his brother Shannon Leto. In the clip Leto tweeted, the actor/musician told Sajak that he used to watch "Wheel of Fortune" with his grandmother Ruby.
"How's Grandma Ruby doing?" Sajak asked.
"She's gone, Pat," Leto replied. Later in the clip promoting their band's tour, both Shannon and Jared guessed the letter "Z" for the puzzle. The answer was "30 Seconds to Mars World Tour."
veryGood! (9111)
Related
- FACT FOCUS: Inspector general’s Jan. 6 report misrepresented as proof of FBI setup
- New York Is Facing a Pandemic-Fueled Home Energy Crisis, With No End in Sight
- Dealers still sell Hyundais and Kias vulnerable to theft, but insurance is hard to get
- The debt ceiling deadline, German economy, and happy workers
- This was the average Social Security benefit in 2004, and here's what it is now
- You Don’t Need to Buy a Vowel to Enjoy Vanna White's Style Evolution
- Fossil Fuels Aren’t Just Harming the Planet. They’re Making Us Sick
- In Georgia, Warnock’s Climate Activism Contrasts Sharply with Walker’s Deep Skepticism
- Opinion: Gianni Infantino, FIFA sell souls and 2034 World Cup for Saudi Arabia's billions
- Inside Malia Obama's Super-Private World After Growing Up in the White House
Ranking
- The Best Stocking Stuffers Under $25
- Indian Court Rules That Nature Has Legal Status on Par With Humans—and That Humans Are Required to Protect It
- An Unprecedented Heat Wave in India and Pakistan Is Putting the Lives of More Than a Billion People at Risk
- This Foot Mask with 50,000+ 5 Star Reviews on Amazon Will Knock the Dead Skin Right Off Your Feet
- McConnell absent from Senate on Thursday as he recovers from fall in Capitol
- Has JPMorgan Chase grown too large? A former White House economic adviser weighs in
- Two US Electrical Grid Operators Claim That New Rules For Coal Ash Could Make Electricity Supplies Less Reliable
- JPMorgan Chase buys troubled First Republic Bank after U.S. government takeover
Recommendation
All That You Wanted to Know About She’s All That
Jesse Palmer Teases Wild Season of Bachelor in Paradise
Why does the U.S. have so many small banks? And what does that mean for our economy?
The racial work gap for financial advisors
SFO's new sensory room helps neurodivergent travelers fight flying jitters
In North Carolina Senate Race, Global Warming Is On The Back Burner. Do Voters Even Care?
The debt ceiling deadline, German economy, and happy workers
McDonald's franchises face more than $200,000 in fines for child-labor law violations