Watch Pat Sajak and Vanna White Face Off in Pickleball Competition
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Pat Sajak and Vanna White flexed their muscles, battling it out in a different type of game: pickleball.
The two Wheel of Fortune co-hosts showed off their skills for the studio audience and social media, recording a brief demonstration teaching viewers how to play.
In the clip, which was later shared on both Instagram and TikTok, an excited Sajak hyped up pickleball–which has been described as a combination between tennis, ping-pong and badminton–noting that it's "the fastest growing sport in America."
The clip then cuts to show the two game show hosts giving it their all for the cameras, swinging and serving the ball back and forth, eventually getting into a nice groove and pace until White, 66, was caught off guard by, and ultimately declared, her co-star the winner.
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Shortly after, Sajak, 76, joked that he and his co-host aren't the best at the game, so if viewers thought watching the two of them battle it out was fun, he suggested watching the professionals take a swing at it by tuning into the Major League Pickleball by Margaritaville–where over two dozen teams of four compete for the ultimate championship title.
Despite the Wheel of Fortune star's opinion about how he and White looked, viewers were all for it.
"Y'all had a couple of good volleys," one Instagram user gushed.
"Love it!" cheered Jeopardy! Clue Crew alum Jimmy McGuire.
"Pat still floating like a butterfly, paddles up! 😂," a third quipped on TikTok.
"Wheel of Pickleball," as it was coined in the caption, also brought up "fond memories" for some, with one follower sharing that this reminded them of playing the sport in elementary school.
Will the two TV personalities decide to pursue pickleball full-time? Probably not. But, according to fans, with a bit of practice, the two certainly have what it takes to be fierce competition.
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