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Wink Martindale, Host of ‘Tic-Tac-Dough’ and ‘Gambit,’ Dead at 91

Veteran game show host Wink Martindale, best known for 'Tic-Tac-Dough' and 'Gambit,' died at age 91.

Prolific game show host and media personality Wink Martindale, known for popular programs like Tic-Tac-Dough, Gambit, and Teenage Dance Party and for his stylish, affable onscreen persona, has died at 91. Martindale, who had been suffering from lymphoma, died on Tuesday at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage, California, according to his publicist Brian Mayes. He had stints at various stations, including KGIL-AM, KKGO-FM/KJQI, Gene Autry’s KMPC, and KABC, and recently made recurring appearances on The Howard Stern Show.

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