Wheel of Fortune 1983 footage: Pat Sajak hosts at the Ohio State Fair

In this clip from a "Wheel of Fortune" taping at the 1983 Ohio State Fair, Pat Sajak and Vanna White chose members from the audience to participate in the show. This episode was used to promote the new nighttime version of "Wheel of Fortune."
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After 41 years and over 8,000 episodes, Pat Sajak made his final turn as the renowned host of “Wheel of Fortune” on Friday, June 7.
The season 41 finale, dubbed the “Thanks for the memories” show, opened on Friday with a clip from Sajak’s first episode as the host of “Wheel of Fortune” in 1981 and closed with Sajak’s warm message of gratitude.
In his farewell message, Sajak thanked the viewers of the beloved game show for granting him the “incredible privilege to be invited into millions of homes, night after night, year after year, decade after decade.”
Sajak, 77, also gave a heartfelt thanks to his “professional other half,” Vanna White, who has co-hosted with him for over 40 years and delivered her emotional tribute to Sajak a day earlier.
“We’ve seen a lot of changes in each other’s lives over the years, but we’ve always been there for each other,” he said. “I will miss our nightly closes and her laughter and her good nature. She’s a very special woman.”
Sajak's run as host began in 1981, and he will go out on top as the longest-running host of a single game show in modern TV history.
#patsajak #wheeloffortune #vannawhite #ohiostatefair

[@EpicToySeries]

I would absolutely love to see all of the State Fair episodes, if that is possible. These were well worth the wait.

[@angrybirdsfan2003]

If this was daytime, chances are very highly unlikely since a bulk of those daytime episodes from that timeframe were erased.

[@Lupton2000]

I remembering reading that a year from this point, Pat and Vanna appeared at the World's Fair in New Orleans in 1984.

[@Survivor1547]

Happy Retirement Pat you'll be missed.

[@DanielC_YT]

I wonder if they have the bonus round of this show, if it even exists on the source tape

[@swohsemag]

Pretty please share the full versions!

[@dsc5754]

Vanna was too fine 🔥

[@JasonDelarosa2000]

And is still fine today. 1980s-to-present day babe!

[@DamianCampbell-rv4xd]

Jan 3 1983

[@NerdNest83]

Was this for the nighttime show, which premiered in September of 1983 or the daytime show on NBC?

[@docadams7099]

0:28 Maybe Pat thought he was doing The Price Is Right. He asks contestant #2 to "Come on Down!"

[@slentbob3208]

He's lucky Bob Barker didn't find out. lol

[@junkboy555]

In a way, this explains why Wheel of Fortune went to Ohio in 1997.

[@sirkrunch]

@WBNS do you have the Bonus round to go with the three regular rounds of this episode that have been posted?

[@slentbob3208]

3:13 Vowels too, eh?

[@anthonyguarino4242]

Poor Shelley never get a chance to call a letter because she spins only once and landed on bankrupt!

[@jimmyboyzable]

There was a contestant on Vanna's first OFFICIAL show (as the new co-hostess) whom only got to spin the wheel once or twice cause the first two rounds on that show were won by the contestant who started those rounds

[@timbrown8038]

They got paid in funnel cakes back then.

[@TERRYMYERS-qb9zg]

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[@TERRYMYERS-qb9zg]

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[@JasonDelarosa2000]

Who announced this edition?

[@TenPoundHammer]

WBNS host Jamie Cochran. He was mentioned by name in the first clip.