{"id":66688,"date":"2026-06-16T12:01:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/16\/pat-sajak-shares-rare-update-after-leaving-wheel-of-fortune\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T12:01:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:01:31","slug":"pat-sajak-shares-rare-update-after-leaving-wheel-of-fortune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/16\/pat-sajak-shares-rare-update-after-leaving-wheel-of-fortune\/","title":{"rendered":"Pat Sajak Shares Rare Update After Leaving &#8216;Wheel of Fortune&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/popcrush.com\/tags\/pat-sajak\" target=\"_blank\">Pat Sajak<\/a> is finally letting fans know what retirement looks like \u2014 sort of.<\/p>\n<p>More than a year after stepping away from <em>Wheel of Fortune<\/em>, the longtime game show host resurfaced with a rare update about life after television. But in true Pat Sajak fashion, the update came with a joke.<\/p>\n<p>And not everyone was buying it.<\/p>\n<h3>Pat Checks In<\/h3>\n<p>Over the weekend, Sajak shared a video on X addressing fans who have been wondering what he&#8217;s been up to since leaving Wheel of Fortune.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/popcrush.com\/ryan-seacrest-falls-wheel-fortune\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Seacrest Falling on His Butt on \u2018Wheel of Fortune\u2019 Goes Viral<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHi! I know a lot of you have been wondering, asking me how I\u2019m doing, and I\u2019m enjoying life,\u201d Sajak said.<\/p>\n<p>The 79-year-old then claimed he had relocated to Montana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI moved here to Montana and everything is going just great. So, I just want to say hello.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>There was just one problem&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Not Exactly Montana<\/h3>\n<p>While Sajak insisted he was settling into life in Big Sky Country, the scenery behind him seemed to tell a different story.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/popcrush.com\/pat-sajak-retiring-wheel-of-fortune-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\">Why Is Pat Sajak Retiring From \u2018Wheel of Fortune\u2019?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The former game show host appeared to be standing in front of a large swimming pool with palm trees and the ocean visible in the background \u2014 a setting that looked a lot more tropical than Montana.<\/p>\n<div class=\"branded-app-shortcode-inarticle\">\n<div class=\"logo-wrap\" rel=\"fwef\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sajak leaned into the joke. \u201cYou\u2019ll have to excuse me, I have some cattle to attend to,\u201d he said before calling out, \u201cHere, boy!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moments later, a cow could be heard mooing off-camera.<\/p>\n<h3>Retirement Life<\/h3>\n<p>Sajak announced his retirement in 2023 after more than four decades hosting <em>Wheel of Fortune<\/em>. His final regular episode aired in June 2024, though he remained involved with <em>Celebrity Wheel of Fortune<\/em> until 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/popcrush.com\/tags\/ryan-seacrest\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Seacrest<\/a> has since taken over hosting duties, while Vanna White continues her longtime role on the show.<\/p>\n<p>As for Sajak, he appears to be enjoying retirement \u2014 even if he&#8217;s still having a little fun keeping everyone guessing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">Best &#8216;Golden Girls&#8217; Episodes<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/stacker.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Stacker<\/a> gathered\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/imdb.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">IMDb<\/a> data for all episodes of <em>The Golden Girls<\/em> and ranked the top 25 by user rating.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Stacker<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=76&#038;gver=10&#038;bid=204&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fbtloader.com%2Ftag%3Fo%3D5642230212591616%26upapi%3Dtrue&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.p-n.io%2Fpushly-sdk.min.js%3Fdomain_key%3DGbJ4PR9JZzdxdLXzJnfIG9ZgkXSFQNevIcIY&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Ftownsquare.media%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fjs%2Fpubcid.min.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/ixp\/252\/p\/pat-sajak-update-after-wheel-of-fortune-retirement\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pat Sajak is finally letting fans know what retirement looks like \u2014 sort of. 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