Pat and Vanna are the real winners
Pat Sajak’s salary for hosting Wheel of Fortune is 8 million dollars per year. Vanna White’s salary is 4 million dollars per year. They do about 200 episodes per year so Pat’s salary is about $40,000 per episode and Vanna’s salary is about $20,000 per episode. This means on most episodes Pat and Vanna take home more money than the winning contestant. It’s no wonder they are always smiling.