Overview

• Wink Martindale died on April 15, 2025, in Rancho Mirage, California, surrounded by his wife Sandra and family.
• Martindale's 74-year career included hosting over 20 game shows, with 'Tic-Tac-Dough' and 'Gambit' among his most notable successes.
• He played a pivotal role in rock history by arranging Elvis Presley's first radio interview in 1954 at WHBQ in Memphis.
• Martindale achieved musical success with his 1959 spoken-word hit 'Deck of Cards,' which sold over a million copies and reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006 and was inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame.