Talent Jackpot

Genre

game show

Country

United States

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A game show from 1949 where contestants compete for audience applause. The winner gets a cash prize and can earn a theater contract by winning three weeks in a row.

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What happens

Talent Jackpot is an American game show broadcast on the DuMont Television Network from July 19 to August 23, 1949. The show replaced Ted Steele's program. It was hosted by Broadway producer Vinton Freedley (1891-1969) with Bud Collyer as his assistant and announcer. Contestants won by getting the most applause from the audience, and the top prize was $250. If a contestant won for three consecutive weeks, he or she received a one-week theater contract. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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