Before becoming a Wheel of Fortune icon, Vanna White competed on The Price is Right. Discover her surprisingly unsuccessful attempt at guessing prices and how it ultimately led to her legendary career.
Since the beginning of Wheel of Fortune, Vanna White has been turning letters for contestants, wearing stylish dresses and exuding charm. She's become synonymous with the show, even now, 4 decades later. But did you know that's not her first game show? She actually began on The Price is Right, not as a host or assistant, but as a contestant.
In 1980, a fresh-faced Vanna White was called to 'Come on down!' She was among the first four contestants and, though she gave her best, she wasn't great at guessing prices. As other contestants came and went, Vanna stayed, continuing to guess with no luck. Host Bob Barker even called her out for paying more attention to her appearance on the monitor than the game. But even though Vanna wasn't skilled at guessing prices, she ultimately achieved the greatest outcome from the show—not in the way other contestants did. Two years after appearing on The Price is Right, Vanna was offered her job on Wheel of Fortune, where she has remained ever since. Despite not being good at The Price is Right, Vanna won the jackpot in life by landing her gig on Wheel of Fortune. Her job involves wearing stunning evening gowns, strutting across a stage, turning letters, and flashing a beautiful smile. On top of it all, she only works four days out of the month and earns around $10 million doing it—all because she was once a contestant on The Price is Right. Vanna does deserve some more credit, after all, she was chosen for Wheel of Fortune out of 200 possible candidates
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