US EditionWink Martindale, the king of the television game show, dies at 91
- Wink Martindale, the legendary game show host, died at 91, surrounded by family, including his wife, Sandra, as confirmed by Fox News Digital.
- Martindale hosted many game shows, such as 'Tic-Tac-Dough' and 'Gambit,' during his 74-year career in Hollywood.
- Martindale battled lymphoma for a year before passing away at Eisenhower Health in California, according to his publicist, Brian Mayes.
- Martindale estimated that he hosted nearly two dozen game shows and enjoyed interacting with contestants, stating, 'I love working with contestants, interacting with the audience and, to a degree, watching lives change.
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Wink Martindale, popular TV game show host, dies at age 91 | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Wink Martindale, a radio personality who became a television star as a dapper and affable host of game shows including “Gambit” and “Tic-Tac-Dough” in the 1970s and ’80s and “Debt” in the ’90s, died Tuesday in Rancho Mirage, Calif. He was 91.
Iconic Game Show Host Passes Away At 91
Wink Martindale, the legendary game show host whose voice and presence became fixtures of American television for decades, has died at the age of 91. A spokesperson for his family confirmed he passed away Tuesday in Rancho Mirage, California, surrounded by loved ones and his wife of 49 years, Sandra Martindale. No cause of death was provided. He was “surrounded by family and his beloved wife of 49 years, Sandra Martindale,” according to Deadline…
Wink Martindale, king of the television game show, dies at 91
LOS ANGELES — Wink Martindale, the king of the television game show who hosted “Tic-Tac-Dough,” “Gambit,” “High Rollers” and a slew of other programs that became staples in living rooms across America, died Tuesday in Rancho Mirage. He was 91.
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