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Death Hits the Jackpot: Directed by Vincent McEveety. With Peter Falk, Rip Torn, Jamie Rose, Gary Kroeger. Columbo questions a jewelry-store owner whose late nephew had a winning lottery ticket.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Vincent McEveety
- 1991-12-15
Mar 13, 2022 · Episode overview: Death Hits the Jackpot. Luckless photographer Freddie Brower is wading through the final stages of a sticky divorce. His estranged wife, Nancy, has refused to sign divorce papers because she believes she’s being unfairly saddled with paying off half of Freddie’s pre-marriage debts.
"Columbo" Death Hits the Jackpot (TV Episode 1991) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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is the fourth episode of the tenth season of Columbo and the fifty-ninth episode overall. It first aired on December 15, 1991 and was directed by Vincent McEveety. In addition to Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo, the episode stars Rip Torn, Jamie Rose and Gary Kroeger.
In Death Hits the Jackpot, a photographer going through a divorce thinks his luck has changed when he wins big in the lottery; unfortunately for him, his soon-to-be-ex-wife and his devious uncle have been sleeping together and are scheming to kill him and take the winnings for themselves.
•Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo.
•Rip Torn as Leon Lamarr, a jeweller who faces bankruptcy. After Freddy wins the lottery, Leon kills him so as to claim the winnings as his own.
•Jamie Rose as Nancy Brower, Freddy's estranged wife who is secretly having an affair with Leon and later assists him in his plot to bump off Freddy and steal his newfound fortune.
•Gary Kroeger as Frederick "Freddy" Brower, Leon's photographer nephew. Not wanting to have give up his lotto winnings in the divorce settlement with Nancy, he hatches a plan with his uncle to have Leon claim the winning ticket and then split it with Freddy after the divorce has been finalized. Of course rather than staying true to his word Leon instead drowns poor Freddy in the bathtub to keep the money for himself.
•Betsy Palmer as Martha Lamarr, Leon's wife. She is heartbroken over Freddy's untimely "accidental" death.
•Brit Lind as Trish, Freddy's friend who discovers his body.
Mar 14, 2019 · From Season 10 - Death Hits The Jackpot - A Beverly Hills jeweller plans the ingenious murder of his lottery-winning nephew, but reckons without the intervention of a certain scruffy sleuth who's...
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- 66.5K
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Death Hits the Jackpot Aired Dec 15, 1991 Crime Drama Reviews A police detective questions a jewelry-store owner whose late nephew had a winning lottery ticket.
