Chuck Woolery, the game show veteran who was the original host of "Wheel of Fortune" and went on to host "Love Connection," has died at 83.

"If I wouldn't have left 'Wheel of Fortune,' I'd be making about $10 million a year now," Woolery recalled in a 2003 interview.

Chuck Woolery, by any measure one of the most successful game show hosts in history, passed away this weekend. The 83-year-old star is probably best remembered as the first host of Wheel Of Fortune, though he also guided a ton of other shows to sustained success including Love Connection and Scrabble, both of which ran for around a decade.

Chuck Woolery has died at the age of 83. The original Wheel of Fortune host passed away in his Texas home, according to a longtime friend. As AP News reports, Chuck’s podcast co-host and friend, Dr. Mark Young,

Chuck Woolery, original host of Wheel of Fortune, has died at the age of 83, leaving behind wife Kim Barnes, three kids and a net worth that could buy them all a lot of vowels.

Game show legend Chuck Woolery has died at the age of 83. "It is with a broken heart that I tell you that my dear brother @chuckwoolery has just passed away. Life will not be the same without him. RIP brother,

Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about COVID-19,

The hit dating show, which helped revive Woolery's career, was one of the most popular game shows of the 1980s and '90s.

Chuck Woolery, the original host of "Wheel of Fortune" who was inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame and later became a frequent presence on right-wing media, died Saturday at his home in Texas.

Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of 'Wheel of Fortune' and 'Love Connection,' has died at 83