Pat Sajak stepped out in monochromatic style on Monday while running errands in Los Angeles after recently retiring as host of Wheel Of Fortune.
The 77-year-old TV personality wore a plain grey shirt along with matching pants and sneakers while shopping in the Encino area.
The Chicago native also sported a grey Under Armour cap and accessorized with teardrop sunglasses.
Pat carried packaging materials and was followed by a man holding cardboard boxes while headed to his vehicle.
His final episode as host of Wheel Of Fortune was broadcast on Friday, ending his run as host that started in 1981.
Pat Sajak stepped out in monochromatic style on Monday while running errands in Los Angeles after recently retiring as host of Wheel Of Fortune
Pat’s last episode started with a flashback clip to his entrance on his first-ever episode of Wheel Of Fortune.
After being announced by name, Pat in the throwback clip bounded onstage and joked to the viewers: ‘Please do not adjust your sets at home. Chuck Woolery has not shrunk.’
He was referencing Chuck, 83, who hosted the show from 1975 to 1981 before moving on to host Love Connection and Scrabble.
The show after the flashback then cut to new footage, as Pat’s final episode at the helm of the game show kicked off in earnest.
Pat and longtime letter-turner and co-host Vanna White, 67, walked onstage arm-in-arm to cheers and applause from the studio audience.
He joked to Vanna that the two of them were now ‘all grown up.’
Without further ado, Pat soldiered ahead with the game, sprinkling in his typical cheeky repartee with contestants Tammi, Nino and Adrienne.
Adrienne shared that she is fond of singing but confessed her family takes a dim view of her talents, to which Pat quipped: ‘Maybe we’ll just take their word for it.’
The 77-year-old TV personality wore a plain grey shirt along with matching pants and sneakers while shopping in the Encino area
Pat carried packaging materials and was followed by a man holding cardboard boxes while headed to his vehicle
His final episode as host of Wheel Of Fortune was broadcast on Friday, ending his run as host that started in 1981
Pat’s last episode started with a flashback clip to his entrance on his first-ever episode of Wheel Of Fortune in 1981
Pat loaded up his vehicle boxes and packaging material while out and about
Vanna White and Pat are shown during his final episode as host
As a subtle tribute to Pat, the answer to the first challenge turned out to be Chicago, Illinois, which as the host pointed out is his hometown.
In the midst of the game, he briefly paused and said: ‘I think most people know this is my last evening on the show and at the end of the show I have a few things I’d like to say. So we need to save a little time. How do we do that? So we’re gonna cut out a round, which kinda robs you people.’
To make up for the deficit, Pat decided to take the rare step of spinning the wheel himself, promising that whatever number he landed on, he would add $1,000 and give that amount to each of the three competitors.
Ultimately, he decided: ‘You know what? It’s not my money. Let’s give them all $5,000,’ adding drily: ‘Little Jimmy’s surgery can wait.’
Pat’s daughter Maggie, who will be continuing on as Wheel Of Fortune’s social correspondent after Pat’s departure, also appeared on his final episode.
At the end of the episode, Pat delivered a touching speech to the camera in which he expressed his gratitude for how ‘privileged’ he was to host the show.
Pat joked that the fans would also ‘still see plenty of me for the next few months’ thanks to the upcoming ‘summer reruns’ of his last season.
Pat and Vanna are shown on season 10 of Wheel Of Fortune
Ryan Seacrest, shown last month in New York City, will take over as host of Wheel Of Fortune when it returns in September 2024
‘So, the jokes will be the same, but I’d appreciate it if you’d laugh again anyway,’ he said. ‘That’s it. Thank you all so very much…and goodbye.’
Ryan Seacrest, 49, will take over as host of Wheel Of Fortune when it returns in September 2024.
Keeping Up With The Kardashians was created by Ryan, who also served as an executive producer on the E! show.
Ryan also hosts Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve and American Idol.
