Vanna White loses ‘Celebrity Wheel of Fortune’ to ‘Jeopardy!’ hosts: ‘I’m terrible at this game’

Project 150, which helps high school students with insecure housing. Host Ken Jennings, who perpetuates a mock feud with the champ, told Holzhauer that the other competitors pushed him to the limit.

dragged into another controversy on “Jeopardy!” last night.The congressional representative from New York typified the final — and uncharacteristically “correct” — answer during Wednesday night’s “Jeopardy! Masters” tournament finale. Controlling the board rather early in the game, 24-year-old Mattea Roach picked the $800 question in the “recent events” category. “Subheads in a piece on this NY Rep.: ‘Lied about where he went to … college’; ‘Allegedly Swindled a disabled vet whose dog was dying,'” read host Ken Jennings.

Chan took to the Jeopardy! Subreddit Tuesday to vent about his error.“’Benedict’ is incorrect,” Chan admitted. “The character’s name is Benedick.

Maggie Sajak graduated from law school as she continues to work on her father's show, "Wheel of Fortune." Pat Sajak's daughter shared the news on Instagram writing, "Let the lawyer jokes begin..." "Thank you all for the kind words and for making me laugh with those lawyer jokes," she added in an Instagram story.           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Maggie Sajak (@maggiesajak) Maggie, 29, took over Vanna White's hosting duties in early May as she finished up law school.The country music singer has also worked as the game show's social media correspondent since 2021 while attending school.

Another one bites the dust. "Wheel of Fortune" fans slammed the game show after an unlucky contestant didn’t solve a bonus puzzle correctly.  During a bonus round this week, "Wheel of Fortune" player Cesar took a stab at the challenging puzzle.

Alex Trebek was the beloved face of "Jeopardy!" for decades, and he left some big shoes to fill after his death from pancreatic cancer. Once "Jeopardy!" tapped former champion Ken Jennings as host, they also added "The Big Bang Theory" star Mayim Bialik after she was a guest host for Season 37.  Since the two began, they've been receiving backlash from fans of the game show, who have been very outspoken on social media. So much so that the show’s executive producer Michael Davies has weighed in on the criticism.  "This show is so hard to host," Davies said during an interview with Vulture.

#Wheeloffortune pic.twitter.com/o7Ql3LOW9w“‘That was a pivotal factor’ no one says that smfh,” one person tweeted.“‘That Was a Pivotal Factor’ is a ‘phrase’ in the same Universe that Bon Jovi is ‘Metal’,” someone quipped.“Yeah, I’m always going around saying ‘That was a pivotal factor!’. It’s so common!!! How could he not get that?!” joked another.This isn’t the first time “Wheel of Fortune” fans have slammed the show: Sajak’s bizarre behavior has been a hot topic lately.All in recent episodes, Sajak has put a contestant in a chokehold; claimed he hides in letter-turner Vanna White’s garden; asked a contestant to remove his shirt and tugged on a contestant’s beard.

scathing message on Facebook, “Star Trek: The Next Generation” star Wil Wheaton blasted “Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings for crossing the picket line during the Writer’s Guild of America strike, giving him a stark warning.“This is a VERY small town, Ken Jennings, and we will all remember this,” Wheaton typed on the social media platform. “Your privilege may protect you right now, but we will *never* forget.”He also included the hashtag “#WGAStrong” in the post.The actor continued his thoughts in the comments section of the post, calling out those who were speaking negatively about unions.“Hey y’all, if you’re here to s–t on unions, you can f–k right off.

ABC has renewed Celebrity Jeopardy! for a second season and Celebrity Wheel of Fortune for a fourth season.

acting quite bizarrely.In the last month or so, Sajak has put a contestant in a chokehold; claimed he hides in letter-turner Vanna White’s garden; asked a contestant to remove his shirt and tugged on a contestant’s beard.On this past Monday night’s show, he even scolded a contestant who grabbed the envelope in the show’s bonus round: “Don’t ever do it again!”One can’t help but wonder if America’s longest-running game show host has finally had enough — or maybe he was always this strange and grumpy.Getting tired of the wordplay grind would be understandable. He’s been hosting “Wheel” for four decades, since 1981.

pronouncing the name correctly. The flub caused a commotion on Twitter from fans who slammed the show for ruling against each player’s answer. “If you’re not going to accept anyone’s attempt to pronounce Solzhenitsyn, don’t write a clue about him,” one said.“Solzhenitsyn.

The next generation of "Wheel of Fortune" kids momentarily took over for the beloved game show Wednesday night. On the "Wheel of Fortune" social media page, Pat Sajak’s daughter Maggie interviewed Vanna White’s son Nikko in a segment titled, "The Spin with Maggie Sajak." The two reminisced on old memories of growing up together while being in the spotlight as the "Wheel of Fortune" hosts’ children. "We have known each other my whole life," Maggie began.  "It’s been a long time," Nikko responded.  Maggie reflected on funny moments the two had together, as she admitted her mother "dug" a memorable video of Nikko.

Maggie Sajak is teasing "Wheel of Fortune" fans on her Wednesday night appearance for "Ultimate Host Night." Pat Sajak's 29-year-old daughter took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a video of herself in a red gown, walking downstairs to the game show's theme song. "tonight…" Maggie captioned the post, adding a dancing, star and heart emoji. For "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune," Maggie will be filling in for longtime co-host Vanna White.

Wheel of Fortune history, and her father, Pat Sajak, couldn't be more proud. The 28-year-old that she will be taking the Wheel of Fortune stage as a fill-in for Vanna White. The momentous occasion will kick off on Wednesday, May 10, as Vanna White, , and Ken Jennings compete to win Celebrity Wheel of Fortune. Thankfully, Maggie isn't unfamiliar with the game show stage.

"Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak is the proud father of his daughter Maggie Sajak. During an emotional moment, the longtime television host introduced Maggie, on the beloved game show as she prepares to temporarily step into Vanna White’s co-hosting shoes. "Please welcome my daughter Maggie Sajak," Pat said, holding back tears.  "I think I’m going to cry," Pat candidly announced.  "Me, too!" his daughter responded.

Keeping it in the family! Pat Sajak’s daughter, Maggie Sajak, is gearing up to make her Wheel of Fortune hosting debut.

Instagram Stories Monday that she’s prepping to take the 66-year-old’s place on Wednesday’s episode of “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune.”“Warming up for Wednesday,” she wrote on a clip of herself walking to the iconic electric green game show board. The blond bombshell rocked a bright yellow top and a black leather skirt.

"Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak's daughter is getting ready to temporarily step into Vanna White's co-hosting shoes. On Monday, Maggie Sajak took to her Instagram story to share that she is filling in for White on Wednesday's episode of "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune." "Warming up for Wednesday," Maggie captioned a boomerang of herself walking in front of the famous game show board.

A “Wheel of Fortune” contestant lost out on a trip to Hawaii after failing to solve a seemingly simple puzzle in Thursday’s episode of the popular game show.Contestant Antoinette Myers started off the episode’s “Prize Puzzle” strong guessing four “T’s” for $600 each in the “Song Title” category before going on a hot streak and guessing nine correct letters which included the purchase of three vowels.During the streak, Myers had also raked in three large prize wedges of $3,500, $1 million, and the XL wedge which acted as the large wedge number of $3,500 and brought her total puzzle winnings to $13,600.Myers was able to get the first three words and part of the last word to have the board show “TWO TICKETS TO _ _ R_ _ ISE,” before the Englewood native made the fatal mistake of guessing the wrong vowel.“I’d like to buy a vowel, ‘U,'” Myers asks as Vanna White reacts to the crushing fail while the buzzer sounded off.Myers reacted with a playful but disappointing “ahh” as her fellow contestants attempted to hold in their laughs to her misfortune.Contestant Erica Johnsen followed Myers and she was able to easily guess the correct phrase, “TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE.”As Johnsen claimed victory on the puzzle, she was awarded with two tickets of her own to paradise, or in this case Maui, where she won a trip to the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa plus $5,000 in cash, a combined total of $13,200.Myers didn’t keep any of the money she collected during her hot streak, nor did she get to keep the million wedge because of her failure.

explained the actor. “One of my roommates lucked into the job of assistant to the executive producer.”“I somehow parlayed that into a speaking role in ‘The Notebook.'”Sadly, the South Carolina native’s fifteen minutes of fame were cut down to mere seconds.“They ended up cutting it down so you only see the side of my face for a couple of seconds,” stated Czekalski.