Winston Conrad "Wink" Martindale (born December 4, 1934) is an American disc jockey and television game show host. In his six-decade career, he is best known for hosting Tic Tac Dough from 1978 to 1985, for hosting Gambit from 1972 to 1976, and again from 1980 to 1981 (also known as Las Vegas Gambit) and Debt, from 1996 to 1998.

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He divorced his first wife Madelyn in 1971, and married his second wife, Sandy (née Ferra), in 1975. He has four children, all from his first marriage: Lisa, Lynn, Laura, and Wink, Jr. He also has seven grandchildren: Emilee, Stephen, and Blake from Lisa; Matthew and Hannah from Lynn; and Erin and Tara from Laura; plus three great-grandchildren from Emilee—Emma, Charlie, and Ellie.

Wink has a few dogs named after the various game shows he hosted.

Martindale is a born-again Christian.