In 1978, he landed the presenter gig at the long-running game show “Tic-Tac-Dough,” where he stayed for a decade before leaving in 1985 to host “Headline Chasers.” ...

Wink Martindale, the genial host of such hit game shows as “Gambit” and “Tic-Tac-Dough” who also did one of the first recorded television interviews with a young Elvis Presley, has died.

Martindale left “Tic-Tac-Dough” in 1985, a year before it went off the air, to host a show that he had created. Alas, “Headline Chasers” lasted less than a year.

Martindale bounced back in 1978 with "Tic-Tac-Dough," the classic X's and O's game on CBS that ran until 1985. "Overnight I had gone from the outhouse to the penthouse," he wrote.

Martindale bounced back in 1978 with "Tic-Tac-Dough," the classic X's and O's game on CBS that ran until 1985. "Overnight I had gone from the outhouse to the penthouse," he wrote.

His biggest success was Tic-Tac-Dough, which he hosted from 1978 to 1985. Over the years, Martindale hosted more than 20 games shows, including High Rollers , The Last Word , The Great Getaway ...

Martindale left “Tic-Tac-Dough” in 1985, a year before it went off the air, to host a show that he had created. Alas, “Headline Chasers” lasted less than a year. Advertisement.

Wink Martindale, a beloved fixture of game show television and the host of Tic-Tac-Dough, Gambit and more, has died. He was 91. He died on Tuesday, April 15, in Rancho Mirage, Calif., where he was ...

He hosted "Tic-Tac-Dough" on CBS from 1978 until 1985, according to IMDB. Martindale hosted 185 episodes of NBC's "High Rollers" between 1987 and 1988.