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The Grand Illuminist

(1,801 posts) Tue Apr 15, 2025, 07:18 PM Apr 15

Wink Martindale Dead at 91

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.

Read more: https://www.tmz.com/2025/04/15/wink-martindale-dead/

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Wink Martindale Dead at 91 (Original Post) The Grand Illuminist Apr 15 OP

Yikes! BumRushDaShow Apr 15 #1

A notable D.J. in the early history of Rock-and-Roll music. John1956PA Apr 15 #2

He was at WHBQ in Memphis. He also spent a number of years at Gene Autry's KMPC in Las Angeles, rsdsharp Apr 15 #3

His record "Deck of Cards" hit #7 on the Billboard chart in 1959 Wiz Imp Apr 15 #4

My friend named his band after Wink utopian Apr 15 #5

Right wing idiot that supported Bush and Trump dies. . .who cares? AZLD4Candidate Apr 15 #6

Not everything in the world is about politics. valleyrogue Apr 15 #7

One less right winger. AZLD4Candidate Apr 16 #11

I'm sure his family cares. Politics aren't the sum total of a persons life, more Raine Apr 16 #9

I'll remember to remind people of this when Bush, Trump, Kid Rock, Ted Nugent, James Woods AZLD4Candidate Apr 16 #10

Sad news ... R-I-P Wink 🙏 Raine Apr 16 #8

BumRushDaShow

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1. Yikes!

Reply to The Grand Illuminist (Original post)

Tue Apr 15, 2025, 07:58 PM

Apr 15

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.