At the age of 91, Wink Martindale, the legendary TV personality best remembered for anchoring vintage game programs like Gambit, High Rollers,
And Tic-Tac-Dough, died suddenly. Following a year-long fight with cancer, Martindale died on Tuesday at Eisenhower Health.
In Rancho Mirage, California, according to the Associated Press and his spokesman Brian Mayes. His loved ones were all around him,
Including Sandra Martindale, his wife of 49 years. In a phone conversation, Mayes said, “He was doing pretty well up until a couple weeks ago.”
Born Winston Conrad Martindale in Jackson, Tennessee, on December 4, 1933, Martindale started his broadcasting career.