This aired on PBS on November 6th, 1990. It deals specifically with the Illinois state lottery, and the woman who ran (runs?) it, Sharon Sharp, but also raises other larger questions about state lotteries.
Tags: Betting, Frontline., Lottery, Part
Betting Systems, Betting on Profit
January 1st, 2012 at 9:31 am
I just spend what I can afford, maybe $2 per game. I pick one set of numbers and a quick pick. But if you spend more than you can afford, then it is gambling.
January 1st, 2012 at 10:10 am
That story about the coffee with a lady is a load of BS
January 1st, 2012 at 10:42 am
Sharon seemed savvy but also a little too impressed by the amounts of money in question. Some people might call her attitude nouveau riche.
January 1st, 2012 at 11:26 am
At 1:40 check out the funding with the public television viewers (AKA viewers like you) and the corporation for public broadcasting logo without the words!
January 1st, 2012 at 11:29 am
At first I thought she was a bitch, but actually, I kind of like her. She’s real! She’s “direct” and forward. She’s not putting on a fake smile, saying ‘yay, you could win!’ She’s harsh and just doing her job. Very true.
January 1st, 2012 at 11:59 am
Lottory is a tax…on suckers.
January 1st, 2012 at 12:34 pm
i can’t even finish watching this. makes me sick.
January 1st, 2012 at 1:31 pm
0:31 “Folks are actually flying in from overseas to purchase tickets” I don’t know about that state but on the back of the lotto tickets here, it says you must be a U.S. citizen. Hope they have family that is here that can claim the prize.
January 1st, 2012 at 1:48 pm
She died of lung cancer in ’09 ps btw fyi. Interesting lady, that’s for sure.
January 1st, 2012 at 2:32 pm
@troodon311 LOL That is great !
Remember kids, a state-sponsored lottery is simply a tax on people who can’t do math.
Take a Bow
January 1st, 2012 at 2:55 pm
You have to have ugly shoulder pads & an ugly shirts & a phone the size of a brick to do this old hags job!
January 1st, 2012 at 3:13 pm
that scene in florida-was that last week-lol-lol-that state is still stuck in the 80s-and all dumb-lol
January 1st, 2012 at 3:15 pm
I totally agree. Best preview picture ever
January 1st, 2012 at 3:56 pm
And her amazing green shirt too. So much crazy.
Remember kids, a state-sponsored lottery is simply a tax on people who can’t do math.
January 1st, 2012 at 4:39 pm
Crazy lotto lady + giant hair + giant phone = Win
January 1st, 2012 at 4:50 pm
This video definitely has one of the best preview pictures in your collection.