Lotteries: It Could Happen to You
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Judy Capps
Cheryl Click
John Falcon
Bob Capps
Mike Orkin
Les Alexander
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In America alone, lottery players spend over 35 billion dollars a year, and a single jackpot can yield more than 360 million dollars. The program examines the high-stakes world of lotteries from the human, business and technical perspectives. Lotteries are fast-moving enterprises that operate with airtight security, precise accuracy, scientific innovation, design creativity and marketing savvy. The seldom-photographed high-tech world that makes lotteries possible is explored, including security preparations for a drawing of the Virginia State Lottery, and the closely guarded secrets of Scientific Games' "scratcher" facility outside of Atlanta, where over one billion tickets are printed each month. The stories of lottery winners are also told.
