Well, clear to a point, anyway. Even with his incredible legacy, for years, Pat Sajak has made it known that he feels that just about anyone could take over from him. And no, that’s not an exaggeration.
Back in 2020, after the health scare that saw his daughter, Maggie Sajak temporarily stand in for him, TMZ reporters asked Pat who he thought would take over from him in the event of his eventual retirement. His response? He had no idea. “Maybe you guys, I don’t know,” he quipped. As for who he’d want to see in the role, he remained similarly nonchalant, laughing, “Once I’m gone, I don’t care who takes the reins.”
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A few years on, that seems to have remained the case. As seen in a clip shared via the “Wheel of Fortune” Instagram account in early 2023, in a playful exchange with a contestant, Sajak hinted that he wouldn’t even be opposed to an animal doing his job. After hearing the contestant say he preferred dogs to people, the legendary host deadpanned, “That increases the pool for my successor. There is that.” The message is clear: Pat has no problems passing the baton to anyone. Literally, anyone.
