Wink Martindale’s Game Shows Martindale was famous for hosting multiple game shows from the 1970s through the 1990s. He was the face of Gambit from 1972 to 1976, and a second time from 1980 to ...

The late ‘Tic Tac Dough’ and ‘Gambit’ game show host is survived by his kids. Learn about the 91-year-old’s family here. Winston Conrad “Wink” Martindale died at the age of 91 in ...

He followed that up with Words and Music on NBC and Gambit on CBS (from 1972 to 1976, and again from 1980 to 81). His biggest success was Tic-Tac-Dough, which he hosted from 1978 to 85.

LOS ANGELES — 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 ...