Chuck found success with the game shows Love Connection, Scrabble, Greed and Lingo but was still stung by the Wheel of Fortune firing
BELOVED game show host Chuck Woolery left an enviable legacy when he passed away at age 83 on Nov. 23, but one regret haunted him until his final days — the loss of his hosting gig on Wheel of Fortune in a contract dispute, sources tell GLOBE.
“Everyone felt he deserved more credit for Wheel’s popularity than he got,” spills an insider.
Wheel of Fortune creator Merv Griffin
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