Jackpot the TV Show: A Concise History
By jonathan
April 03, 2020
Jackpot the TV show ran for around a year on NBC in the US in the mid 70's. Sixteen contestants were asked riddles in order to win cash prizes. The show would broadcast nightly culminating to the Friday night show, where a winner was announced That happened even if the game wasn't played out to completion, as each game show was a self-contained week, and would finish on the Friday and then begin anew on the Monday. If time did happen to run out in the middle of a game, then the Jackpot Riddle would be played straight away.
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