Sajak, 77, is retiring after more than 40 years on the show. Filling his role will be accomplished television host Ryan Seacrest.
It's the end of an era. Longtime "Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak is signing off one last time when his final episode on the game show airs Friday night.
Sajak, 77, is retiring after more than 40 years on the show and has called it "a wonderful ride." His longtime co-host Vanna White got emotional on Thursday night's episode, giving an emotional goodbye to someone she's worked alongside for more than 8,000 episodes.