On a current look on the “Elvis Duran and the Morning Present,” Wheel of Fortune‘s co-host solved a puzzle many wheel watchers have questioned: how a lot does Vanna White receives a commission to show letters?
The reply would possibly get your head spinning. White, who has co-hosted the present since 1982, revealed that for a few years, she earned a $3 million annual wage — however take that “annual” half with a grain of salt. The present tapes a yr’s price of episodes over the course of simply 34 days.
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However there’s extra to this story — an entire lot extra. Puck, a Hollywood business publication, reported that Wheel of Fortune co-host Pat Sajak made about 5 occasions as a lot as White and that she hadn’t obtained a “substantial” pay elevate in almost 18 years. That’s, till it got here time for her to resume her 2025-2026 contract. Per Fortune, she shall be raking in $10 million a yr. Unfold that out over 34 days, and that is $294,117.65 per day.
One one who thinks White is price each penny is Ryan Seacrest, who took over co-hosting duties when Pat Sajak retired.
“She is an establishment, an icon,” Seacrest advised Individuals journal. “She’s wonderful. She’s all the things you suppose Vanna White shall be whenever you meet her!”
