1. Home
  2. News

Video: Pat Sajak Admits Being Drunk on Air

By Mike Guy 01/26/12

The Wheel of Fortune host claims he and Vanna White drank between tapings in the '80s.

Image: 
Pat-Sajak.jpg
Pat Sajak confesses drunkenness

Pat Sajak, the longtime host of Wheel of Fortune, confessed last night on the ESPN 2 show Dan Le Batard Is Highly Questionable that he and his permanently statuesque co-hostess Vanna White would often get soused on margaritas between tapings at a Mexican restaurant near the show's Burbank studio.

"Vanna and I would have two or three or six and then come and do the last shows and have trouble recognizing the alphabet," he says. Sajak claims the pair, who have been co-hosting the show since 1982, have performed the show straight for quite some time. "The early days were pretty loose," he added. ""When I first started I was much younger and could tolerate those things. We had a different show then."

Please read our comment policy. - The Fix
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt Talks Sobriety With Anthony Hopkins
"I just saw it as a disservice to myself, as an escape," Pitt said...
Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato Responds To Relapse Rumors
Hilton says a source told him that Lovato was "drinking margaritas...
Andrew Yang
Andrew Yang Wants To Invest In Safe Consumption Sites
“I would not only decriminalize opiates for personal use but I...
Woman sitting by river and drinking tea
How to Change Your Life with 3 Daily Habits
Addicts are great at forming habits, and that propensity, when...
Woman with glasses and hands at temples. Drawn symbols and scribbles are coming out of her head.
ADHD in adults: what it’s like living with the condition – and why many still struggle to get diagnosed
Symptoms are similar for both adults and children, although...
Sad or depressed African American woman lies on bed, hugs herself
The ‘Grief Pandemic’ Will Torment Americans for Years
The optimism generated by vaccines and falling infection rates has...
Just for Today
Post date: 08/02/2021 - 04:05
stop drinking alcohol
3 Powerful Ways You Can Stop Drinking Alcohol
Post date: 07/26/2021 - 03:44
How Do You Stop Drinking When You Love to Drink ?
Post date: 07/19/2021 - 02:09
Oxycodone bottle and pills next to courtroom gavel
Purdue Pharma’s Billionaires Escape Jail and Our Cries for Justice
For people in the business of supposedly alleviating pain, the...
Woman in white robe smiles as she washes her hands.
Self-Care: 7 Ways to Go Deeper
True self-care is about much more than bubble baths and candles.
Woman sits on windowsill, looking out. She is serious or depressed.
The Fentanyl Crisis Isn't Over. In Fact, It's Getting Worse.
The isolation of quarantine caused a host of issues that negatively...
Ask an Expert: How Do You Safely Detox From Benzos?
Ask an Expert: How Do You Safely Detox from Benzos?
Dear Expert, I know that withdrawal from Xanax is very dangerous, with risks of panic attacks and...
A man and a pregnant woman lying on a bed.
Ask an Expert: I'm Pregnant and on Methadone
Q: Hello, my husband and I are expecting our first child in a couple of months. We are both on...
Baggie and white powder.
Ask an Expert: Is There a Way to Know if Fentanyl is in My Drugs?
I'm scared to death of fentanyl, mostly because I don't know of any way to tell if the heroin or...
Woman sitting by river and drinking tea
How to Change Your Life with 3 Daily Habits
Addicts are great at forming habits, and that propensity, when...
Black man sitting on a bench, head in hands, depressed or upset
We Need to Discuss Mental Health in the Black Community
It’s not easy to lament about a bad day at work when you know that...
Distressed woman at computer, friend's comforting hand is on her shoulder.
Help Without Hurting
Sometimes backing off means being terribly scared and uncomfortable...
Video: What Is Suboxone?
Questions about Suboxone are some of the most frequent search terms that bring people to The Fix....
Drawing with giant Kool-Aid in an AA meeting with AG and PG and 12 steps on the wall, AA cults
AA Cults I Have Known
A couple of years ago I went to the Atlantic Group in New York. It was springtime, and the moneyed...
Sad businessman in prison due to breaking fentanyl drug laws
How Fentanyl Hysteria Leads to Harmful and Ineffective Drug Laws
My only experience with fentanyl was when I was pregnant. I was on a hospital bed writhing in agony...
Michael Phelps Is Out of Rehab and Into the Pool
Michael Phelps is out of rehab and staying sober. The Olympic swimmer recently completed his stint...
Is AA at Fault for the Murder of One of its Members?
On September 18, 2014 a three-year long court case involving a woman who died by the hands of a man...
Newport Academy
California Drug Rehab Center Review Fifteen miles northeast of downtown Newport Beach, amid...
Oceanside Malibu patio ocean view
Oceanside Malibu
“Fall asleep to the waves at night.” This is what you can look forward to at Oceanside Malibu...
Domus Retreat pool
Waismann Method® Rapid Detox Center
Waismann Method® Opioid Treatment Specialists have been providing rapid detox since 1998. Although...