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Winston Conrad "Wink" Martindale (born December 4, 1933) [1] is an American disc jockey, radio personality, game show host, and television producer. He is best known for hosting Gambit from 1972 to 1976 (and again from 1980 to 1981), Tic-Tac-Dough from 1978 to 1985, High Rollers from 1987 to 1988, and Debt from 1996 to 1998.
Headline Chasers is an American game show that ran daily in syndication from September 9, 1985, to May 23, 1986, with reruns airing until September 5. The series was hosted by Wink Martindale , who also created the series and was its executive producer, [ 2 ] with Johnny Gilbert serving as announcer.
The Big Numbers bonus round was also used on Las Vegas Gambit, which was hosted by future High Rollers host Wink Martindale and was also produced by Heatter-Quigley Productions, in 1981. The round used the same dice table as the 1978–80 version (complete with sound effects) and had the same rules, but the top award was an accumulating jackpot ...
The Last Word is a game show seen in syndication in the United States and on the Global Television Network in Canada that was produced by Merrill Heatter Productions and ran for 65 episodes from September 18 to December 15, 1989, with reruns continuing until January 5, 1990. The host was Wink Martindale, and the
Jim Perry (November 9, 1933 – November 20, 2015) was an American-Canadian television game show host, [1] singer, announcer, and performer in the 1970s and 1980s.. Perry enjoyed success on both Canadian and American television.
Host Country Game show(s) hosted Willie Aames: United States: The Krypton Factor (1990–91) Michael Absalom: United Kingdom: Best of Friends (2004–08) Mike Adamle: United States: American Gladiators (1989–96), Battle of the Network Reality Stars (2005) Don Adams: United States: Don Adams' Screen Test (1975–76) Kaye Adams: United Kingdom
Trivial Pursuit is an American game show that ran on The Family Channel from June 7, 1993 to December 30, 1994. Loosely based on the board game of the same name, it is hosted by Wink Martindale with Randy West announcing. A revival hosted by LeVar Burton premiered on October 3, 2024, on The CW. [2]
On October 27, 1980, NBC revived the show as Las Vegas Gambit, as a replacement for The David Letterman Show, and kept it on its schedule until November 27, 1981. As the title implied, this edition of Gambit was recorded in Las Vegas at the Tropicana Las Vegas. Both versions were hosted by Wink Martindale and announced by Kenny Williams.