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Jackpot (Irish TV series)

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Country of origin
  
Running time
  
30 minutes

First episode date
  
6 January 1962

Genre
  
Game show

Distributor
  
RTÉ Television

Original language(s)
  
English

Original network
  
Telefís Éireann

Final episode date
  
9 June 1965

Language
  
English

Starring
  
Olive White (1962-1963)Suzanne Macdougald (1964-1965)

Location(s)
  
Presented by
  
Gay Byrne (1962–1963), Terry Wogan (1964–1965)

Similar
  
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Charity Lords of the Ring, Cabin Fever, Challenging Times

Jackpot was an Irish general knowledge quiz show produced by Telefís Éireann between 6 January 1962 and 9 June 1965. Presented firstly by Gay Byrne and later by Terry Wogan, the show remained one of the most popular programmes in the first years of the television station. Jackpot was similar in format to the ITV quiz show Criss Cross Quiz.

Jackpot rte quiz 1986 hosted by dermot morgan


References

Jackpot (Irish TV series) Wikipedia