Pat Sajak has met his daughter Maggie Sajak’s new boyfriend, Savannah Bananas star Jackson Olson.
The viral baseball team player called the “Wheel of Fortune” host “a great guy” in an interview with US Weekly published Friday.
“Everybody’s nervous to meet the father of the person they’re dating, or mother or both,” Olson explained.
Savannah Bananas player Jackson Olson confirmed he met girlfriend Maggie Sajak’s famous father, Pat Sajak.
Olson told US Weekly that Pat (pictured above with daughter Maggie) is a “great guy.” ABC via Getty Images
The athlete referred to himself as “a weird” and “very out there person,” and shared that he got to be his authentic self when he met Pat, 79.
“I’m not going to hold back who I am as a person, and people seem to enjoy that company,” he said.
“I’m happy that I’m able to be myself truly in every aspect now,” Olson added.
Olson (seen above) also said that he got to be his authentic self when he met the “Wheel of Fortune” host.
“I’m happy that I’m able to be myself truly in every aspect now,” the athlete said (Olson is pictured above at a Savannah Bananas game in Staten Island, New York in August 2023). MLB Photos via Getty Images
Olson, 28, and Maggie, 31, confirmed their relationship on social media last week with a PDA-filled picture from Disneyland.
“Applications closed,” the pair captioned their joint Instagram post.
In his US Weekly interview, Olson explained that he and Maggie live on opposite coasts: he’s in Savannah, Georgia, and she’s in Los Angeles, California.
But despite the distance, Olson said the couple “are able to come together and just have an awesome relationship.”
Olson (pictured above at Raising Cane’s Fashion Show in September 2025) confirmed he’s dating Maggie on social media last week. Kevin MazurGetty Images for Raising Cane’s
The couple shared a PDA-filled picture of them at Disneyland (Maggie is seen in the selfie above).
“It’s just about planning and making sure you’re setting aside time to see each other and make really cool experiences happen because a start of a relationship never happens again,” he told the outlet.
“You only get one chance at a start of a relationship.”
Olson also admitted that he’s extra nervous during Savannah Bananas games when Maggie is in the stands.
“Obviously, I want to make my parents proud … [and] now I want to make Maggie proud, I want to make my teammates proud,” he shared.
“I want to make everyone know I’m a good person and know that I have good intentions with everything that I’m doing.”
Olson (seen above at a Savannah Bananas game in Houston, Texas) told US Weekly that the couple have “an awesome relationship” despite being long distance. Getty Images
Maggie (seen above with dad Pat on “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune”) lives in LA, while Olson is based in Savannah, Georgia. ABC via Getty Images
Olson is Maggie’s first public boyfriend since her split from from Scottish actor Ross McCall.
The exes, who shared a 19-year age gap, were first linked in April 2024 when they were spotted kissing and holding hands on a walk in LA. .
Maggie has made a name for herself as the social media correspondent on “Wheel of Fortune,” a job she’s had since the fall of 2021.
She previously filled in on the game show during her dad’s health scare when he underwent surgery for a blocked intestine.