Jackpot (Irish TV series)

Jackpot
Presented by	Gay Byrne (1962-1963) Terry Wogan (1964-1965)
Starring	Olive White (1962-1963) Suzanne Macdougald (1964-1965)
Country of origin	Ireland
Original language(s)	English
Production
Location(s)	Studio 2, Television Centre, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland
Running time	30 minutes
Distributor	Telefís Éireann
Release
Original network	Telefís Éireann
Original release	6 January 1962 (1962-01-06) – 9 June 1965 (1965-06-09)

Jackpot was an Irish general knowledge quiz show produced by Telefís Éireann between 6 January 1962 and 9 June 1965.^[1] 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.^[2]

References

↑ "Television and radio programmes", The Irish Times, 6 January 1962
↑ "The Wheel of Fortune", The Irish Times, 29 March 1962

Home-produced entertainment on RTÉ Television

Late-night talk	The Big Interview Later with Clate McKeown Lifelines The Lucy Kennedy Show The Panel The Podge and Rodge Show Ryan Confidential

Quizzes	All Kinds of Everything Blackboard Jungle Brendan O'Carroll's Hot Milk and Pepper Challenging Times Jackpot The Lyrics Board Know Your Sport Play the Game Quicksilver Rapid Roulette Where in the World? Who Knows Ireland Best? Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Reality	At Your Service Cabin Fever Celebrity Farm Charity Lords of the Ring Fáilte Towers Operation Transformation Room to Improve Stars Go Racing

Variety	The All Ireland Talent Show The Brendan Grace Show Davis at Large The Late Late Show The Live Mike Ryantown Secrets Trom agus Éadrom The Voice of Ireland You're a Star

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