Pat Sajak: Vanna White and I were drunk on "Wheel of Fortune"

Yahoo ^ | 1/26/12

[Libloather]

Pat Sajak: Vanna White and I were drunk on "Wheel of Fortune"
Reuters – Thu, Jan 26, 2012 7:50 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak has said in a broadcast interview that he and fellow host Vanna White were drunk when they taped some early episodes of the show, but that he is too old for that now.

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Sajak explained that during the production of those "Wheel of Fortune" shows, he and co-host Vanna White would take two and a half-hour breaks while prizes were loaded onto the set in Burbank, California. So, they would go to a nearby restaurant and have "great margaritas," he said.

"Vanna and I would go across and have two or three or six (margaritas), and then come and do the last shows and have trouble recognizing the alphabet," Sajak said on the program.

[Libloather]

I wouldn't mind getting Vanna drunk - just once.

[verity]

I think you may be channeling Laz. :-)

[gaijin]

Hey she is HOT! And he was funny!

Didn’t he run for office once, or something?

My buddy delivered a pizza to her, once, when she was in bed in LA —went right into their bedroom.

Didn’t her hubby die of something terrible?

GREAT PHOTO...!!!

[Future Snake Eater]

Wow...that’s a LOT of thoughts in one post...

[cripplecreek]

LOL

I had a turtle once named Petey.

[OrangeHoof]

I always thought Pat Sajak looked like Dan Quayle.

[Doogle]

"..I'll have anutter W Vannaah...ah..ah..errr make that a single V...wait wait...ah..can you just turned around again and this time pick up that nickle?"

[Future Snake Eater]

I like tutrles.

[crazyhorse691]

My sister claimed to have lived with Vanna's brother for a couple of years, but, I doubt it because she never was able to produce any article of clothing attributable to Vanna.

[Yaelle]

You’d almost have to be drunk to do that show.

[Revolting cat!]

[Libloather]

...never was able to produce any article of clothing attributable to Vanna.

I could after about two or three or six margaritas.

[csvset]

They filmed some shows on the USS Eisenhower back 'round '95 or so. Saw Vanna on the pier, nice looking enough. Girl had some skinny legs though.

Joe Tex - Skinny Legs And All

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Those were the days. You had to catch my boss in the morning because he was a fan of the "three martini lunch".

Beer was kept in the company refrigerator and he would have a couple in the afternoon. Friday was a total write-off.

How the company stayed in business I will never know.

[Dr. Sivana]

And, a GREAT acting talent!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oGNLIpzRZU

[Dick Bachert]

I knew there was another reason I liked Pat besides his conservativism.

[Revolting cat!]

[Raider Sam]

I like how Sajak mentioned he had trouble with the alphabet when drunk. I guess it helps validate the police test.

[Raider Sam]

Have you seen the Tosh.0 episode with that kid? Its pretty funny.