Season 1 • Episode 17
LatestLottery! is an American drama series that premiered on ABC on September 9, 1983. The series aired for one season of 17 episodes and starred Ben Murphy as Patrick Sean Flaherty, and Marshall Colt as Eric Rush. Lottery! centered around ordinary people who have won the lottery--all of a sudden becoming millionaires--and how it changes their lives.
Production
Glorious period excess—big hair, bigger shoulder pads, massive studio sets.
Writing
Rick Rosner's patented 'issue-of-the-week' formula from CHiPs, now with cash.
Creator
Rick Rosner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Creator Rick Rosner literally invented this show on a napkin after winning $20 in a California lottery pool.
This aired months before the first modern US state lottery boom, making it accidentally prescient about wealth culture.
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