$100,000 Fortune Hunt

$100,000 Fortune Hunt
Presented byJeff Coopwood (1989-1990)
Mike Jackson (1990-1994)
with
Linda Kollmeyer
Narrated byBill Barber
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons5
Original release
NetworkWGN (weekly)
Release1989 (1989) –
1994 (1994)
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100,000 Fortune Hunt is an American lottery-based game show originating in the state of Illinois. It debuted on September 16, 1989, and aired on Saturday evenings from 1989 to 1994 on WGN-TV in Chicago[1] (except for 1 year in 1993 when it aired on WBBM-TV); it was also broadcast on WGN's national satellite feed. Jeff Coopwood hosted the first season, with the rest of the run being hosted by Mike Jackson.[2] Linda Kollmeyer served as the hostess[3] during the entire run with Bill Barber as the announcer.

  1. ^ Rai, Sumeeta (August 2, 1989). "Lottery, Wgn-tv Team Up For Show". Chicago Tribune.
  2. ^ O'Malley, Kathy; Collin, Dorothy (August 9, 1990). "Job lotto "The $100,000 Fortune Hunt," the state..." Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013., Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  3. ^ Pang, Kevin (March 11, 2009). "Tribune looks at Linda Kollmeyer, the TV Lottery Lady". Chitownradio. Archived from the original on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2013-06-04., Retrieved 2013-06-04