Ryan Seacrest is ready to spin the wheel — and take over Pat Sajak’s hosting duties — with the season 42 premiere of Wheel of Fortune. “We'll have some special surprises and maybe some souped up cash giveaways for the premiere week,

Three Wheel of Fortune contestants hit a string of bad luck on the show's Sept. 18 episode, which stunned new host Ryan Seacrest and longtime Wheel cohost Vanna White.

The famous TV duo were spotted on a cozy lunch date Tuesday, September 3 at California Pizza Kitchen in Encino, Calif. The local was convenient for the former “Wheel of Fortune” host, 77, as he lives nearby with his wife, Lesly Brown. The TV personality and the former model have been married for 35 years.

Walking arm-in-arm with Vanna White, Seacrest made his debut on the revamped game show set, visibly signaling a new era.

“We’ll have some special surprises and maybe some souped up cash giveaways for the premiere week,” Seacrest, 49, exclusively told Us Weekly at the Wheel of Fortune Ferris Wheel Lighting in Santa Monica, California, last month, insisting, “ Wheel of Fortune will be Wheel of Fortune .”

Television legend Vanna White could become host of Wheel of Fortune if Ryan Seacrest isn't well-received by viewers and season ratings don't increase, insiders claim. Seacrest, 49, made his debut as host of the ABC gameshow when the new season launched earlier this month after Pat Sajak retired this summer following his 40-year tenure.

A segment on Wheel of Fortune was so bad that host Ryan Seacrest and the contestants were in disbelief. Footage of a recent episode of the long-standing show has surfaced online, and it might be one o