Maggie Sajak has grown into her function as Wheel of Fortune’s social media correspondent, dealing with the sport present’s on-line content material with a letter-perfect contact since 2021. Nevertheless, on Thursday (November 14), she introduced knowledgeable replace exterior the WoF world that would change all that and see her extra centered on different alternatives.
Sajak took to her Instagram tales to share a photograph (beneath) in an workplace holding up her lawyer oath certificates, having handed the California State Bar Examination. She was beaming in an identical grey office-chic vest and pants.
She captioned the publish, “A pair [of] months in the past, I formally took the oath to change into a lawyer within the state of California. Thanks to everybody who supported me by this journey. I’m excited to do some good with this sooner or later.”
It’s unclear if Sajak will probably be turning into a lawyer full-time, however her stating she’d be utilizing her license in some capability is a serious trace she may dedicate extra of her time to legislation than WoF as her profession.
Sajak’s publish comes as, in fact, her legendary father Pat Sajak has been changed as host by Ryan Seacrest, now taking the stage nightly with the enduring Vanna White. Maggie handles WoF’s Instagram web page, does the “Fan Friday” giveaway in addition to shares bonus movies with every episode’s winners (and viral non-winners).
Nevertheless, when Pat introduced his retirement after 42 years, many followers had been satisfied that his 29-year-old-daughter would rating a internet hosting function. Some speculated Sajak would change into the host or White would host, and Sajak would change into the letter-turner. The sport present rapidly secured Seacrest as an alternative, with White on the puzzle board till not less than 2026 underneath her new contract.
Nonetheless, underneath her Instagram posts after the choice, followers lengthy to see Sajak on-screen. White additionally backed her as a “good alternative” for her final 12 months.
“So, why not make Vanna White host and Maggie the brand new cohost? I’m not even in tv and I do know that’s a rattling slam dunk,” one fan wrote underneath a photograph in August.
“Maggie’s coming finally,” replied one other. “I’d give Vanna like 5ish extra years.”
A 3rd identified, “A debatable internet hosting efficiency of Vanna’s when filling in for Pat, again in December 2019, and having mentioned in an interview that she refuses to present it one other go, one other downside with Maggie is she’s busy finding out to change into a lawyer.”
Sajak’s personal Instagram account is sort of solely dedicated to WoF content material, so it’s a lesser-known truth she has been pursuing legislation. In 2013, Sajak started her freshman 12 months at Princeton College, and was featured in a vogue shoot for Teen Vogue. She graduated from Princeton and did an extra postgraduate program at Columbia College. In Might 2023, she graduated from Georgetown College Legislation Faculty (beneath).
Whereas Maggie clearly had a leg up with WoF, she appears to take her job extraordinarily severely and is signed on as social correspondent for 3 extra years. She appeared as a “particular letter toucher” (AKA White’s function) in 2020 whereas her dad was coping with a well being problem. She made her on-screen debut as a toddler in 1996 when Pat walked her onto the stage. Now that she’s third wheel, so to talk, it will appear she’s not placing all her eggs in a single basket.
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