“Candlepin bowling is a brand,” Chestercove said. “The loss of the old Channel 5 show was the brand’s primary marketing campaign.

Jackpot Bowling was a professional bowling show on NBC from January 9, 1959 to June 24, 1960 and again from September 19, 1960 to March 13, 1961.

The candlepin bowling TV show originally called “Fun for All Ages” that ran at noon on Boston’s WHDH Channel 5 was the highest-rated sports program in Massachusetts.

The weekly series was a by-product of The Celebrity Bowling Classic, a 90-minute TV special produced in 1969 for the Metromedia-owned stations, benefitting the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation.

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Morine became the first woman to win a "Capital Region Bowling" scratch TV show Sunday night, beating Nick Zautner of Slingerlands 290-236 in the final at Middleburgh Lanes.

And he still can be found on TV — he co-hosts a new local bowling show on Channel 55. Funtime Bowling, where anybody and everybody can bowl on TV, airs 9-10 a.m. Saturdays.