Wink Martindale Dead at 91

[The Grand Illuminist]

Source: TMZ

Wink Martindale is high rolling with God now ... the iconic TV game show host died Tuesday following a cancer battle.

Wink's publicists say the host of "High Rollers," "Tic-Tac-Dough" and "Gambit" passed away in the SoCal desert city of Rancho Mirage, and was surrounded by family ... including his wife Sandra Martindale.

He'd been battling lymphoma for about a year, and was doing well, according to his rep Brian Mayes ... but about 2 weeks ago, Wink took a turn for the worst, and was in a hospital getting treatment when he died.

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[BumRushDaShow]

1. Yikes!

I didn't even know he was still around.

I always laugh at all those show hosts and comedians of that era and earlier with wild "stage names" like Wink's - e.g., "Soupy Sales" and "Red Buttons", etc.

R.I.P.

[John1956PA]

2. A notable D.J. in the early history of Rock-and-Roll music.

[rsdsharp]

3. He was at WHBQ in Memphis. He also spent a number of years at Gene Autry's KMPC in Las Angeles,

a major MOR station. And his second wife had dated Elvis for a while early on.

[Wiz Imp]

4. His record "Deck of Cards" hit #7 on the Billboard chart in 1959

[utopian]

5. My friend named his band after Wink

With his blessing!

The Martindales

https://open.spotify.com/album/2QmUfCzupUUGqxpmzjeXq5?si=wz4bGVFiRp6jLA3lRtCC_A

[AZLD4Candidate]

6. Right wing idiot that supported Bush and Trump dies. . .who cares?

[valleyrogue]

7. Not everything in the world is about politics.

If everybody knew everything about every public figure, there would be nobody left to like.

[AZLD4Candidate]

11. One less right winger.

[Raine]

9. I'm sure his family cares. Politics aren't the sum total of a persons life, more

to it then that!

[AZLD4Candidate]

10. I'll remember to remind people of this when Bush, Trump, Kid Rock, Ted Nugent, James Woods

and other right wing idiots die.

[Raine]

8. Sad news ... R-I-P Wink 🙏