Sajak joked he had 'trouble recognizing the alphabet' after a few margaritas between shows.
"Wheel of Fortune" co-host Vanna White and host Pat Sajak regularly drank between show tapings in the early days, according to Sajak.NEW YORK — The "Wheel of Fortune" wasn't the only thing spinning for Pat Sajak and Vanna White back in the day.
Sajak said in an interview on ESPN2 this week that the long-time game show team would occasionally walk over to a restaurant for "two or three or six" margaritas during a break in taping early "Wheel of Fortune" shows in California. Sajak has hosted the show since 1981; White joined him a year later.
Sajak recalled the margarita stops after answering "yes" to a question about whether he had ever hosted the show "a little bit drunk."
Although he joked that he had "trouble recognizing the alphabet" for shows taped after the drinks, no one ever said anything to them.
Now that he's older, Sajak said he couldn't do that anymore.