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Jackpot

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Australia
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How it feels

Bob McGready hosts a midday game show on Australian television in the early 1960s. Contestants compete for a cash jackpot prize, but the specific rules of the game are unknown.

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What happens

Jackpot is an Australian television game show aired from 1960 to 1961 on Sydney station TCN-9. In a TV schedule from 1960, the series is listed at 1:30PM on Thursday, followed by The Happy Show with George Foster. It was hosted by Bob McGready, who previously hosted by Balance Your Budget. It is not clear what connection there was between the two series. The actual gameplay of both series is not known, and the archival status is also not known. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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