Talent Jackpot

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| presenter = Vinton Freedley (host)

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| narrated = Bud Collyer

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| runtime = 24 minutes

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| first_aired = {{start date|1949|07|13}}

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Talent Jackpot was an American game show broadcast on the DuMont Television Network{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|date=2011|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=978-0-7864-6477-7|page=1050|edition=2nd}} from July 19 to August 23, 1949.{{cite book |last1=Brooks |first1=Tim |last2=Marsh |first2=Earle F. |title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present |date=24 June 2009 |publisher=Random House Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-307-48320-1 |page=1353 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&q=%22Talent+Jackpot%22&pg=PA1353 |access-date=November 6, 2020 |language=en}}

The show replaced Ted Steele's program.{{cite news |title=Radio-Video |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/105849458 |access-date=November 6, 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=July 13, 1949 |page=50|id={{ProQuest|105849458}} |via = ProQuest}} It was hosted by Broadway producer Vinton Freedley (1891-1969) with Bud Collyer as his assistant and announcer.

Contestants won by getting the most applause from the audience, and the top prize was $250. If a contestant won for three consecutive weeks, he or she received a one-week theater contract.