Martindale himself released a number of successful records, including the spoken-word track “Deck of Cards,” which peaked at seventh on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and sold more than 1 million ...

His rendition of the spoken-word song “Deck of Cards” went to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #5 on the UK Singles Chart, selling more than one million copies in 1959. That same year, Martindale ...

His iconic voice nabbed him a gold record as well, for the spoken-word song "Deck of Cards," which made it to No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and sold more than 1 million copies in 1959.

It served me well.” Martindale recorded for Dot Records — Pat Boone was another artist on that label — and his Deck of Cards, a narrative release from 1959, sold more than 1 million copies.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 ...

Wink Martindale, a radio and television entertainer known to audiences as host of classic game shows including "Tic-Tac-Dough" and "Gambit," has died. He was 91.

Martindale bounced back in 1978 with “Tic-Tac-Dough,” the classic X’s and O’s game on CBS that ran until 1985. Host Wink Martindale looks at a card during game show, May 22, 1997.

His rendition of the spoken-word song “Deck of Cards” went to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #5 on the UK Singles Chart, selling more than one million copies in 1959.

Wink Martindale, a pioneer of game show frontmen and the host of “Tic-Tac-Dough,” “Gambit” and “High Rollers,” died Tuesday. He was 91. The news was confirmed through his official ...

Game show host Wink Martindale, known for "Tic-Tac-Dough," "High Rollers" and "Gambit," has died, according to his official Facebook page. He was 91.

His rendition of the spoken-word song “Deck of Cards” went to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #5 on the UK Singles Chart, selling more than one million copies in 1959.

Wink Martindale, who became a TV mainstay as a serial host of game shows, most notably during a seven-year run overseeing the X’s and O’s board on “Tic-Tac-Dough,” died April 15 at a ...