Hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White, “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” premieres Jan. 7 on ABC with Leslie Jones competing. USA TODAY Handout
A possible new word puzzle for the "What are you doing?" category on TV's long-running game show: Watching "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune."
The series' star-studded prime-time version debuts on ABC Jan. 7 (8 EST/PST) with Pat Sajak at the wheel and Vanna White at her illuminated letter board. Famous faces will face-off with hopes of winning up to $1 million for their selected charity. "This Is Us" star Chrissy Metz, "The Price Is Right" host Drew Carey and drama-loving "Bachelor" host Chris Harrison are among the 24 celebrity contestants.
"Supermarket Sweep" host Leslie Jones battles "Grey's Anatomy" actress Chandra Wilson and skateboard legend Tony Hawk on the "Celebrity Wheel" premiere, and she means business.
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In an exclusive clip, the former "Saturday Night Live" cast member and host of ABC's "Supermarket Sweep" explains how she frequently wrote in to the game show, in her pre-fame days, for a chance to spin the wheel. (Before the introduction of online applications, aspiring contestants would submit postcards or letters to be considered.)
"I sent in so many postcards that y'all sent me a letter saying, 'Hey, we got it. You don't have to keep sending these in. We have all your information,' " she recalls to an amused Sajak.
Jones says she incorporated the letter in her stand-up routine, telling the audience " 'Wheel of Fortune' got me. And I'ma show Pat how to play that game. I'm not gonna spend no money on vowels, 'cause I'm not 'bout to spend $250 on a 'E.' That's not worth it."
But on the game show's stage, she had a change of heart: "The vowels is literally the bomb!"
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Jones has shared her enthusiasm about her appearance with her 1.3 million Twitter followers. "Can’t wait for y’all to see me play," she wrote on Dec. 14. "I came to play!!" she shared in another post later that day.
Previously, in an NSFW comedy bit about game shows, a self-professed "broke" Jones predicted her appearance on "Wheel" would be "the funniest show in the history" of the program, imagining she would tell Sajak, "Pat, let's get this party started. (Expletive) gotta pay rent."
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