Pat Sajak back for final spin to host ‘Celebrity Wheel of Fortune’ after retirement

nypost.com:

a record-breaking stretch of hosting “Wheel of Fortune” for more than four decades, he will return to host the upcoming season of “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune,” premiering Oct.

7. According to an ABC press release, this is his “final spin” on the franchise. He is not returning for more full-time hosting, The Post has learned.This news comes just one month after Sajak, 77, retired with fanfare.

The notoriously snarky game show host bade farewell to “Wheel of Fortune” on June 7 after hosting contestants for more than 8,000 episodes across 41 seasons.Sajak, who will be replaced by Ryan Seacrest on the main “Wheel of Fortune” show, ended his final episode with footage from his 1981 debut, where “Chicago, Illinois” was the first puzzle answer — a possible nod to his hometown.

A round was cut from the program to make room for Sajak’s goodbye message, but he gave each contestant $5,000 to make up for it.“Well, the time has come to say goodbye,” Sajak said on-air. “It’s been an incredible privilege to be invited into millions of homes night after night, year after year, decade after decade.”Sajak said he was proud of making the show “a safe place for family fun.