Madelyn Leech: Where is Wink Martindale's ex-wife now?

Madelyn Leech is the ex-wife of Wink Martindale. Madelyn Leech’s ex-husband is an American disc jockey, radio personality, game show host, and television producer. In his six-decade career, he is best known for hosting Gambit from 1972 to 1976, Tic-Tac-Dough from 1978 to 1985, High Rollers from 1987 to 1988, and Debt from 1996 to 1998.

Madelyn Leech: Bio Summary

Who is Wink Martindale’s ex-wife?

Madelyn Leech is the first woman Martindale married. She was born in the United States of America but not much is known about her parents, siblings, and close relatives. She gained much of her fame from her marriage to the famous disc jockey and game show host. The couple tied the knot in 1954, in a beautiful wedding ceremony in the presence of their friends, families, and loved ones.

Though the couple promised each other forever, things didn’t go as planned. After being together for almost two decades, Wink Martindale and his ex-wife Leech called their marriage a quit in March 1972 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA. The reason behind the divorce was not made public.

Martindale and Leech had four children together (three daughters, and one son). They are Wink Martindale Jr., Lisa Martindale, Lynn Martindale, and Laura Martindale.

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Per Geneanet, a year after their marriage came to an end, Leech found love again. According to Geneanet, Wink Martindale’s ex-wife got married to Fred Jones Dale on 15 June 1973 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA. It is unclear how the marriage as she went totally out of the limelight after they tied the knot. She has not made any news or any headlines in recent years. Martindale also got married to his second wife, Sandy (née Ferra), on August 2, 1975.

Wink Martindale

Originally, Wink Martindale’s name was “Win” Martindale before the change. He is best known for most game shows telling the judge after he/she answered the specific type of question saying, “Is that acceptable?” whether the answer is correct or not and is known on most of his game shows for telling the audience “No coaching audience, please!” by not shouting out answers when an important question is being asked.

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On June 2, 2006, Martindale received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Martindale announced on Facebook on January 28, 2021, that he had one of the pilots for the ABC version of Deal or No Deal and would upload it once his YouTube channel reached 18,000 subscribers. On July 19, he reached his goal and uploaded the pilot to his YouTube channel.

On June 6, 2021, Martindale began hosting The History of Rock ‘n’ Roll, a two-hour weekend look back at music from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s that is nationally and internationally syndicated. Martindale, producer/engineer Peter Jay Gould of The Intervale Group, and writer/producer Gary Theroux, who wrote and produced Drake-Chenault’s 1978 52-hour marathon version of The History of Rock ‘n’ Roll, are part of the production team. He is 90 years old as of 2023.

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