Here is another installment of the famous show that aired on NBC TV back in 1961 Jackpot Bowling. Comedian Milton Berle provided color commentary; the bowlers gunning for the large jackpot were Bob Kwolek, Don Ellis, and Therm Gibson
My Grandfather, my best friend Mark, and me a 12 year old kid are sitting camera left when Gibson hits the Jackpot. I've never seen a crowd go as crazy as this one.
A pack of cigarettes cost 28 cents at that time in NJ.When you bought them from a machine,you inserted 30 cents and two pennies were fastened to each pack.
@@witherblaze Oh I'm sure of it. They liked scripts. Still do. If you ever saw "That Thing You Do", where the band is on the Hollywood Showcase and there's an astronaut interview beforehand, there's a close-up of the script, being flipped through, of the seemingly extemporaneous conversation they're having.
Makes you wonder about today's PBA with the paltry payouts. Clearly the owner's are pocketing the money at the expense of the players. One wonders why the big sponsors like Mercedes, Lexus etc are not being courted. At the time of this show, bowling was as big as golf. Golf took off, bowling didn't become as big but could have been managed better.
@@roberta-ls9lr bowling isn't marketed as a skill sport such as golf or baseball. When people think of bowling they think "oh its just bowling, everyone does that" so big money sponsors aren't interested. Modern PBA payouts aren't what they used to be because the sponsors and TV networks simply aren't paying the PBA what they used to.
I guess that the rule was that if a bowler won the jackpot,the match terminated even if the other bowler could still win on total strikes if the match were played out.BTW-I saw this live.
In 1951 Milton Berle signed a 30 year exclusive "lifetime" contract with NBC. When he signed, he was host of the top rated Texaco Star Theatre. By 1956, after a few format changes, the show ended. In 1958 he tried again hosting the Kraft Music Hall for a season, but his humor seemed to be old hat. He did some dramatic roles on various NBC roles, and a few years later the contract was reworked so he could appear on other networks, but in 1960 they wanted to get their money's worth so they put him on this show basically being Milton Berle with his monologue and a good word for Phillies cigars.
It's an automatic win. $5,000 in the 1st game plus $1,000 for winning the game. The jackpot plus $1,000 if you get 6 strikes in a row in the second game.
I thought the same thing....the match wasn't over. What if it was six strikes to five? They should have kept going. Although going for the $1,000 win was overwhelmed by the $75,000 jackpot and I think they just lost the plot.
We just watched a man from 59 years ago win $75,000... in 2020 Money, that calculates to... $643,128.76 but, I believe the tax rate was higher in 1961.
