The wheels of fortune were turning when this would-be game show star first encountered the iconic Bob Barker.
On Sunday, Vanna White posted a sweet tribute to the late “The Price is Right” host following his death on Saturday at the age of 99.alongside a picture of her competing on the show.The “Wheel of Fortune” letter-turner — who is currently
with producers as Pat Sajak prepares for retirement — wasn’t the only celebrity to share a fond memory of the consummate host.“Bob Barker was a Daytime television mainstay for generations [who] helped to define the game show genre, cementing the ‘Price is Right’ as a powerhouse format that has remained essentially unchanged for more than half a century,” Adam Sharp, president and CEO of the National Academy of Television Art and Sciences, said in a statement.
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