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Hit the Jackpot was one of radio's first ever big prize game shows. It was loosely based on an earlier radio program called Catch Me if You Can.

Broadcast[]

CBS Radio (Weekly): 6/29/1948 – 12/27/1949, 5/28/1950 – 9/3/1950

Packager[]

Goodson-Todman Productions

Host[]

Bill Cullen

Announcers[]

George Bryan
Richard Stark

Gameplay[]

Listeners who submitted postcards were contacted at random and given a chance to guess a mystery phrase to win a valuable jackpot of prizes. Prizes included trips, furniture and a new DeSoto, and were often worth more than $25,000, a huge payoff for early radio.

Production Location[]

New York City, NY

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