By virtually any metric, Pat Sajak is likely one of the most profitable figures in American sport present historical past. The Chicago native has hosted the enduring Wheel of Fortune since 1983, stewarding this system’s rise to TV dominance.

Wheel of Fortune is a sport present that airs in syndication alongside its Sony Footage Tv associate Jeopardy! (earlier than in some TV markets, and after in others). The central “wheel” is a literal construction that three contestants spin to disclose a prize quantity or punishment (“Lose a Flip,” “Chapter”) that they’ll add to their winnings in the event that they accurately guess a world puzzle accurately. Alongside the best way, Wheel has picked up some additional guidelines and twists that make it an unusually difficult expertise for the informal viewer. Fortunately Sajak takes his internet hosting duties critically, consistently reminding gamers to strictly learn solely what’s within the puzzle.

Now it appears that evidently Sajak’s 41-year stint within the captain’s chair is about to come back to an finish quickly, with the host asserting on Twitter that the present’s upcoming forty first season can be his final earlier than retirement. Within the announcement, he additionally threw down a little bit of gauntlet for leisure websites.

Whereas we wouldn’t self determine as a “clickbait” website, we are able to’t assist however wish to rise to Pat’s problem to remain busy. So with that in thoughts, right here’s a harebrained clickbait concept from yours actually, a long-time Wheel-watcher. I consider it’s fairly clear who Sajak, if not the studio that employs him, has in thoughts for a substitute.