WHEEL of Fortune star Maggie Sajak is officially a lawyer after passing the bar in California as she works as a Social Media Correspondent for the game show.
Maggie, 29, revealed on Instagram earlier this week that she “officially took the oath to become a lawyer in the State of California” a couple of months ago.
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The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal Maggie’s law license was issued on September 7, 2024, according to the State Bar of California.
Maggie graduated from Georgetown University Law School in Washington, DC in May 2023.
In the Instagram photo, Maggie is seen holding a document and smiling while wearing a gray vest and matching dress pants.
She wrote, “Thank you to everyone who supported me through this journey.
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“Excited to do some good with this in the future.”
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WHEEL OF FORTUNE GIG
Maggie currently works as Wheel of Fortune’s Social Media Correspondent, as she helps promote the series through Instagram, TikTok and other platforms.
Viewers believed Maggie would replace longtime host Vanna White on the series, as her co-host Pat Sajak left the show last season.
Maggie made her hosting debut in May 2023 when filling in for Vanna, 67.
Vanna hinted Maggie should be her successor earlier this year once her contract ends in 2026.
The co-host told E!, “I think she’s a good replacement if I can’t be there for some reason.
“She’s been around it her whole life, so I think she can fill in for me for sure.
“She’s precious, she’s beautiful, she’s very good,” Vanna added.
“I think she learned a lot from her father because he’s such a good interviewer. I think she’s good for our show.”
Wheel of Fortune must-know staff
Wheel of Fortune’s universe is more vast than fans realize. Here’s a look at the key staffmembers of America’s most iconic puzzle-based game show:
Ryan Seacrest: host, 2024-present
Vanna White: co-host, 1982-present
Maggie Sajak: social media correspondent, 2021-present
Jim Thornton: announcer, 2011-present
Pat Sajak: host from 1981-2024, the newly-retired Pat still hosts Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and is now a supervising producer
Bellamie Blackstone: executive producer, 2021-present
Steve Schwartz, supervising producer of over 30 years and now co-executive producer
Jimmy McGuire: Stage Manager and Jeopardy! Clue Crew alum (also Jeopardy!’s stage manager)
Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! famously share a studio lot and use the others’ set next door for practice games before players take the stage.
Learn more about who keeps Wheel of Fortune spinning here.
RATINGS SUCCESS
Ryan Seacrest took over for Pat for Season 42.
Wheel of Fortune got off to a strong start with Ryan, 49, as host, as The U.S. Sun previously reported 8,310,000 viewers watched Wheel of Fortune for the premiere week of September 9 to September 15.
As for rival game show Jeopardy!, which is hosted by Ken Jennings, 7,113,000 viewers tuned in for the episodes.
Wheel of Fortune taking over the top spot is a shock, as Jeopardy! brought in more viewers overall last season.
RYAN’S TIME TO SHINE
While Ryan got off to a rocky start with a series of blunders, fans believe he has finally gotten into his “groove.”
“Seacrest found his groove so quickly on this show that I have to say I’m super impressed even as someone who has never really cared for him,” one fan wrote on Reddit.
“I’m definitely shocked at how much I’ve enjoyed watching him. Gotta give it to him: he’s a TV entertainment pro.”
A second said, “He has definitely shown vast improvement so far. I feel like he still needs a bit of work on the sympathy quips where someone has to go home with the minimum or doesn’t win the bonus prize.”
A third commented, “Agree, the first month I couldn’t help but compare Ryan’s timing with Pat’s, ie. quips and banter with players, announcing a win, revealing something.
“Pat had a comic background and is naturally gifted with timing, snappy but also at ease when needed, and I suppose Ryan can get trained on that over time. But this week it felt like he was really in his groove.”
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