In honor of Great American Cities Week on Wheel of Fortune, Pat Sajak's daughter Maggie traveled to Chicago and visited Guaranteed Rate Field. During her visit, she chowed down on a hot dog and shared little known fact about her dad and hot dogs.
Before eating her hot dog, Maggie made sure to note that there wasn't ketchup on it, a note that she took from her dad. She even joked that Pat, a Chicago native, would "probably disown" her if she had ketchup on her hot dog. Maggie went on to say that he "doesn't even like to mess around" about the possibility of putting the condiment on the hot dog.
However, fellow Wheel of Fortune personality Vanna White is of a different mind when it comes to the ketchup debate. Maggie said that White "doesn't approve" of Pat's ketchup aversion and likes to put it on her hot dogs.
White explained how this topic was the only one that she and Pat have disagreed over. "Believe it or not, Pat Sajak and I have only had one argument in 36 years and that was over putting ketchup on a hotdog." She went on to say that she is fond of putting ketchup and mustard on her hot dogs. But, Pat sticks with just mustard. White remarked about the issue, "I agree it is [weird]."
In March 2008, Pat explained that he prefers a Vienna sausage, steamed poppy-seed bun, mustard, onions, "tiny little peppers," and celery salt. While ketchup is out of the question, he added that slices of pickles, cucumbers, and tomatoes are optional.