LEGENDARY GAME SHOW HOST HAS DIED

Wink Martindale, the genial game-show host, dies at 91

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From left: Disc jockey Dewey Phillips, Wink Martindale 
and Elvis Presley.
   

Wink Martindale Dead: 'Tic-Tac-Dough' Game Show Host Was 91
1964

Wink Martindale - Game Show Host, Personality, Producer
Winston Conrad "Wink" Martindale
(December 4, 1933 – April 15, 2025)

 

(FOX NEWS) – Martindale, who was surrounded by family,
including his wife Sandra, at the time of his death, had a 74-
year career in Hollywood, hosting a number of game shows
such as "Tic-Tac-Dough," "High Rollers" and "Gambit." He
was also a radio personality and  a
close friend of Elvis Presley.

In 2019, Martindale told Fox News Digital he "met Elvis Presley
on a hot July night in 1954." In 1956, Martindale was hosting
"Teenage Dance Party" when Presley made an appearance.
Martindale died from lymphoma at a hospital in Rancho Mirage, California. He was 91.

Interesting note: Martindale had a few dogs named after the
various game shows he hosted.

Wink Martindale – Deck Of Cards – Vinyl (Picture Sleeve, Indianapolis  Pressing, 7
1959

 

Wink Martindale in The new Tic Tac Dough (CBS / Everett Collection)

   

    
      

  

  
    

 

      

   
    
 

 


       

   
   

  

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