Dale Winton R.I.P

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Dale Jonathan Winton (22 May 1955 – 18 April 2018) was an English radio DJ and television presenter, best known for presenting shows including Dale's Supermarket Sweep from 1993 until 2000 and again in 2007, the National Lottery game show In It to Win It between 2002 and 2016 and the 2008 series of Hole in the Wall.




Winton was born on 22 May 1955. His father, Gary Winner (later Winton), was Jewish and his mother, actress Sheree Winton, converted to Judaism. Winton's father died on the day of his bar mitzvah and Winton was brought up by his mother. She committed suicide in 1976 by taking an overdose and was found dead by her son with a "do not disturb" sign outside her bedroom door.