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How to get fabulously rich

1991
After Billy wins $410,000 in the lottery his friends claim that he owes them a share for helping him play, creating a tangle of lies, memory, and money.

Windfall

Alice doesn't believe in luck---at least, not the good kind. But she does believe in love, and for some time now, she's been pining for her best friend, Teddy.

My life as a walrus whoopee cushion

1999
When Wally, Opera, and Wall Street win the Gazillion Dollar Lotto, they confront the dangers of greed and materialism through a series of incidents involving bungling bad guys, a break-in to the zoo, and a SWAT team.

I am not Joey Pigza

2014
Joey's father returns, calling himself Charles Heinz and apologizing for his past bad behavior, and he swears that once Joey and his mother change their names and help him fix up the old diner he has bought, their lives will change for the better.

Spoils

2013
When seventeen-year-old Leni finds out that her family won the lottery due to a deal her sister made with the devil, she is determined to set things right.

Million dollar jeans

1983
Ten-year-old Tommy learns that the lottery ticket in his jeans pocket is a million-dollar winner, only to be told that his father has just given the jeans to a church rummage sale.

Argo, you lucky dog

1993
When Argo the dog wins the lottery, he finds out what money is and starts making decisions about how to spend his new wealth.

By chance a winner

the history of lotteries
1972

I am not Joey Pigza

2007
Joey's father returns, calling himself Charles Heinz and apologizing for his past bad behavior, and he swears that once Joey and his mother change their names and help him fix up the old diner he has bought, their lives will change for the better.

Winner take all

1994
After Ben Martin, a friend of the Hardy boys, wins five million dollars in the state lottery, his sister is kidnapped for an enormous ransom.

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