Wink Martindale, genial game show host, dies at 91 By Beth Harris, Associated Press | Updated - April 16, 2025 at 11:01 a.m. | Posted - April 16, 2025 at 10:41 a.m.

Wink Martindale was a legendary game show host, radio personality, and occasional recording artist whose career spanned over six decades. Best known for hosting shows like Tic-Tac-Dough, Gambit ...

Game show host Wink Martindale, known for programs including “Tic-Tac-Dough” and “Gambit,” died Tuesday at age 91. Earlier in his career, Martindale was a radio DJ. In 1954, Martindale recorded one of ...

Wink Martindale, the beloved game show host and radio personality, died on April 15, 2025, at the age of 91. He passed at his home in Rancho Mirage, California, according to a press release.

Wink Martindale, the popular game show host who rose to prominence in the 1970s, died on April 15, 2025. He was 91. As fans of Martindale mourn the loss and honor him and his career, we’ve ...

Wink Martindale, the genial host of such hit game shows as “Gambit” and “Tic-Tac-Dough” who also did one of the first recorded television interviews with a young Elvis Presley, has died ...

Wink Martindale, who became a TV mainstay as a serial host of game shows, most notably during a seven-year run overseeing the X’s and O’s board on “Tic-Tac-Dough,” died April 15 at a ...

Wink Martindale, a broadcasting legend with a 70+ year career, died on April 15 at 91. He achieved national fame hosting game shows like "Tic-Tac-Dough" and "Gambit." Martindale maintained his ...

Wink Martindale, Popular and Durable Game Show Host, Dies at 91 He was involved in more than 20 game shows, most memorably as the host of “Gambit” and “Tic-Tac-Dough” in the 1970s and ’80s.

Wink Martindale, game-show host and an early TV interviewer of Elvis Presley, dies at 91 Martindale once said his many years as a radio DJ were helpful to him as a game show host because radio ...