{"id":2460642,"date":"2026-06-15T18:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T18:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2460642"},"modified":"2026-06-15T18:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T18:00:03","slug":"pat-sajak-gives-update-2-years-after-retiring-from-wheel-of-fortune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/pat-sajak-gives-update-2-years-after-retiring-from-wheel-of-fortune\/","title":{"rendered":"Pat Sajak gives update 2 years after retiring from \u201cWheel of Fortune\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pat Sajak is updating fans on his life after retiring from <em>Wheel of Fortune<\/em> in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The television presenter posted a hilarious video of himself in which he claimed to be living in Montana, but was clearly spending time at an oceanfront property.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;You\u2019ll have to excuse me, I have some cattle to attend to,\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/pat-sajak\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Pat Sajak;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Pat Sajak&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Pat Sajak<\/a> is enjoying his retirement\u2026 wherever he is in the world!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The television presenter, 79, provided fans with an update on how he\u2019s been spending his time<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tv\/wheel-of-fortune-host-pat-sajak-retiring\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:since stepping down as host of Wheel of Fortune;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;since stepping down as host of Wheel of Fortune&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> since stepping down as host of<em> Wheel of Fortune<\/em><\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHi! I know a lot of you have been wondering, asking me how I\u2019m doing, and I\u2019m enjoying life,\u201d Sajak said in a clip posted on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/patsajak\/status\/2066202761939571155?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:X;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;X&quot;}\" class=\"link \">X<\/a> over the weekend. \u201cI moved here to Montana and everything is going just great. So, I just want to say hello.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Pat Sajak<br \/>Credit: CBS<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The only problem? Sajak, dressed in a white-and-blue striped shirt and white jeans, was clearly not in Montana. Instead, the cheeky host could be seen standing in front of a large swimming pool, with the ocean and several large palm trees behind him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cYou\u2019ll have to excuse me, I have some cattle to attend to,\u201d Sajak jokingly continued. \u201cHere, boy!\u201d A mooing cow could then be heard offscreen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The host\u2019s fanbase quickly got in on the joke, too.\u00a0\u201cThat&#8217;s a pretty big pond that you have there in the background,\u201d one user <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WeedyMs\/status\/2066206399219089750\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:wrote;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;wrote&quot;}\" class=\"link \">wrote<\/a>. \u201cCan imagine that your cows will really enjoy cooling off in it on these hot summer days.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dlenks\/status\/2066247894680703390\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:teased;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;teased&quot;}\" class=\"link \">teased<\/a>, \u201cThat\u2019s not Montana that\u2019s Ohio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sajak\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tv\/wheel-of-fortune-host-pat-sajak-retiring\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:announced his retirement;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;announced his retirement&quot;}\" class=\"link \">announced his retirement<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0<em>Wheel of Fortune\u00a0<\/em>back in June 2023, exactly four decades after he took the beloved game show from daytime to nighttime in 1983.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Well, the time has come,&#8221; he said in a social media statement at the time. &#8220;I&#8217;ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last. It&#8217;s been a wonderful ride, and I&#8217;ll have more to say in the coming months. Many thanks to you all. (If nothing else, it&#8217;ll keep the clickbait sites busy!)&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/pat-sajak-wheel-of-fortune-final-episode-goodbye-8659141\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:spun the wheel on the main series;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;spun the wheel on the main series&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> spun the wheel on the main series<\/a> for the last time in June 2024, but didn\u2019t officially say goodbye until<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/pat-sajak-takes-final-spin-celebrity-wheel-of-fortune-exclusive-8721727\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:his final episode of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune aired in June 2025;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;his final episode of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune aired in June 2025&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> his final episode of <em>Celebrity Wheel of Fortune <\/em>aired in June 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I want to thank ABC for the opportunity to host season 5 of <em>Celebrity Wheel of Fortune<\/em>,\u201d Sajak said at the beginning of the broadcast. He jokingly added, \u201cI hope they&#8217;ll take a close look at my proposed primetime series, <em>Sajak Senior Secret Agent<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sajak was subsequently replaced on both<em> Celebrity Wheel of Fortune<\/em> and the main series by host <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/ryan-seacrest\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Ryan Seacrest.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ryan Seacrest.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ryan Seacrest.<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/vanna-white-compares-wheel-of-fortune-hosts-pat-sajak-and-ryan-seacrest-11957654\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Speaking with Entertainment Weekly in April;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Speaking with Entertainment Weekly in April&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Speaking with <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em> in April<\/a>, everyone\u2019s favorite tile turner<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/vanna-white\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Vanna White;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Vanna White&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> Vanna White<\/a> compared her two cohosts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI would say it&#8217;s comparing apples to oranges,&#8221; White said. \u201cThey&#8217;re both great. Everybody has their own style, and people watching the show can see their personality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watch Sajak&#8217;s update above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/pat-sajak-gives-update-2-years-after-retiring-from-wheel-of-fortune-11998100\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Pat Sajak is updating fans on his life after retiring from Wheel of Fortune in 2024. The television presenter posted a hilarious video of himself in which he claimed to be living in Montana, but was clearly spending time at an oceanfront property. &#8220;You\u2019ll have to excuse me, I have some cattle to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2460643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[38130,449869,39864],"class_list":["post-2460642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-pat-sajak","tag-television-presenter","tag-wheel-of-fortune"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pat-Sajak-gives-update-2-years-after-retiring-from-Wheel.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2460642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2460642"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2460642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2460644,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2460642\/revisions\/2460644"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2460643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2460642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2460642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2460642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}