In memory of Geoff Edwards (1932-2014):
This $38,750 Super Jackpot win is from the only existing episode of the original "Jackpot!" in 1974 as most of this run is gone forever. Unlike ABC and CBS, there were no winnings limits on NBC daytime game shows (probably because RCA was their parent company at the time), which has resulted in wins up to $100,000 or more. Nowadays with cash prizes on today's game shows up to or beyond $1 million, those limits are already a thing of the past.
Oh, and who made Geoff Edwards look like a pimp in this clip? It was Lin Bolen, the then-head of daytime programming at NBC who wanted her game show hosts to look "studly" in sharp contrast to Bob Barker, Allen Ludden, Monty Hall, and others (though at one time she had Bill Cullen perm his hair for "Winning Streak").
3 июн 2010
