Winston Conrad "Wink" Martindale (born December 4, 1934) is probably better known as a game show host. Martindale has hosted numerous game shows, including What's This Song?, Gambit, Headline Chasers, High Rollers, The Last Word, Great Getaway Game, Trivial Pursuit, Shuffle, Boggle, Jumble, Instant Recall, Debt, and most famously Tic-Tac-Dough. In addition, he was the creator of Bumper Stumpers. Famous for his campy, cheesy personality (his colorful suits, "hat day" on Tic-Tac-Dough, etc.), Martindale quickly became one of America's favorite game show hosts and is thought to be the inspiration for the game show host stereotype as it is today. As of today, he is the second television personality to have hosted 1...
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