Yes for an April Fool's Day Prank He and Vanna White were the Contestants and Alex Trebek and Pat's Wife were the Host and Hostess
The question could be about the current host of Wheel of Fortune Vanna White. Vanna White began her career as hostess and letter turner on December 13 1982 for the now cancelled daytime network version of Wheel of Fortune. Vanna White has been the only hostess since the September 1983 debut of the Nighttime syndicated Wheel of Fortune. The one exception was for the April 1 1997 episode where she became a contestant and the show was Hosted by Lesly Brown Sajak, Wife of Pat Sajak.
Since September 1983 the Nighttime Wheel of Fortune has been on the air with Pat Sajak and Vanna White as hosts
The salaries of Pat Sajak and Vanna White have never been made public
Pat Sajak and Vanna White just like they have been since the nighttime show started
It may have been a contestant or the woman who won the Wheel of Fortune Vanna for A Day. It is not likely that they would have an actress who had nothing to do with the show. In the past 3 months since the question was asked I have not seen a commericial for Wheel of Fortune using an actress
The show that was later cancelled and known as the Daytime Wheel of Fortune starred Chuck Woolery. The evening syndicated show has always been hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White
Vanna White has been on every episode of the Nighttime Wheel of Fortune since the show began on September 19 1983. She was a Contestant on April 1 1997 while Lesly Brown Sajak was a letter turner and Alex Trebek was Host. On March 24 2011 she will still be on set while the guest host / contest winner does her job during part of the show.
You can get tickets to the show by writing to Wheel of Fortune P.O. Box 3763 Hollywood, CA 90028 Or call: (800) 482-9840 10:00AM to 4:00PM (Pacific Standard Time). That would be if you're planning to be in the Los Angeles Area and would like to see a taping of Wheel of Fortune. If you want to be a contestant on the show they have information about becoming a contestant at Wheel of Fortune. com. The show has only 600 contestants a season chosen from over a million applicants. A link to wheel of fortune's website has been added under related links.
Vanna White replaced Susan Stafford and the temporary hostesses Summer Bartholomew and Vicki McCarty in the Daytime Wheel of Fortune. The current version of Wheel does not count the daytime series as part of its history or episode count, declining to recognize that the game has aired continuously on television since 1975. Vanna White is the original Hostesses of the nighttime syndicated Wheel of Fortune having never missed an episode. She was once a contestant on April Fool's Day Wheel of Fortune show with Pat Sajak and Pat's wife Lesly Brown Sajak was the hostess and Alex Trebek was the Host.
The nighttime syndicated Wheel of Fortune show is not considered to be part of earlier versions of the game show with the same name. Therefore Pat Sajak and Vanna White are the only Host and Hostess of Wheel of Fortune since it started broadcasting on September 19 1983. The daytime Wheel of Fortune show which Pat Sajak hosted from 1981 until he left in 1989 was canceled in 1991. That show was originaly hosted by Chuck Woolery from 1971 until 1981. After Pat Sajak left in 1989 it was hosted by Rolf Benirschke until he was replaced by Bob Goen who hosted during the remaining part of 1989 until the show was canceled in 1991. Vanna White started the daytime show in 1982 replacing Susan Stafford as Hostess and staying until the show's cancellation in 1991. She has been the only hostess of the nighttime Wheel of Fortune except for an April Fool's Day when Vanna White and Pat Sajak were contestants and Pat's wife Lesly Sajak was Hostess and Alex Trebek was host.
One on the nighttime syndicated Wheel of Fortune Vanna White has been the only letter turner. There was a April Fool's Day in 1997 when Lesley Brown Sajak was guest Letter turner and Alex Trebek was guest host while Vanna White and Pat Sajak were contestants. The Daytime Wheel of Fortune started with Susan Stafford as letter turner and Vanna White was her permanent replacement, Summer Bartholomew and Vicki McCarthy were substitute letter turners before Vanna White was selected.
Since the Very first nighttime show on September 19 1983 Vanna White and Pat Sajak have been the stars of Wheel of Fortune. They just completed the 26st season and of over 5000 episodes. There were even contestants as an April Fool's day prank in 1997 and donated their combined winnings of over 50,000 dollars to charity. pat sajak Vanna white