User:Daniel Benfield/Lottery Game Show Video Archive

To the surprise of...well, not me, that's for sure...there's been a lot of lottery game shows here in the States. Shows are listed alphabetically by state, then chronologically.

LEGAL STUFF SO I DON'T GET SUED: I'm only linking to these videos, none of which were uploaded by me, for the purposes of research and as a public record. All footage is copyrighted by their respective copyright holders, and I'm using that wording because there's way too many of them to list here.

The Big Spin (1985-2009)
Syndicated, Weekly: September 14, 1985 - January 10, 2009 (taped through November 16, 2008)

The long-running lottery game, with several well-known game show hosts involved.

Chuck Woolery (September 14-November 18, 1985)
 * November 4, 1985 (Spinners: Rosemarie, Naomi, Jose, James, Harry {Part 2, Part 3})
 * November 11, 1985 (Spinners: Linda, Haruhisa, Reyna, Hazel, Willa {fun segment!}, Emma, Pete, Sivitri {Part 2, Part 3}; no intro)

Geoff Edwards (November 25, 1985-1994)
 * 1989 (Spin & Win, Week 4: Spinners are Robert, Anna, Mary, Shamiran, Harry; studio master with two commercials!)

Larry Anderson (1995-96)
 * January 20, 1996 (Clip of Scott Clukey spinning the wheel)

Jack Gallagher (1996-99)
 * August 9, 1997 (Dream Machine #1, Winner’s Circle, Dream Machine #2, $2M Spin, Fun In The Sun {debut!}, with Jack sounding really bored after a big win {Part 2})

Pat Finn (1999-2009)
 * December 15, 2001 (California Gold, Dream Machine {Jun}, $3M Spin {Alicia}, with Tony Dow presenting the Hero in Education award {Part 2})
 * [Jackie Taylor fills in for Maiquel.]


 * June 17, 2006 (Clip of a $1,000,000 win!)


 * February 2, 2008 (Dream Machine x3 {David, Eva, Terri}, Aces High)
 * February 23, 2008 (Aces High, Dream Machine {Johnny}, $3M Spin {Michael})
 * January 10, 2009 (Finale: Clip show looking back at the show's 23-plus-year run, taped 11/16/08 {Part 3, Part 4})

Cash Tornado (1994)
Unaired Pilot: taped April 5, 1994

Okay, not really a "true" example since this is a kinda-generic presentation intended for licensing to various states (hence why Mark and/or Jonathan Goodson's names are attached to a lot of these shows from '94 onward), but it was taped in California...and, honestly, I think this would've made a great companion to The Big Spin as-is.

Plus, hey, Jim Perry still had it even five years after Sale of the Century ended. :)


 * Taped 4/5/94 (Sales Presentation: Onstage players are Edna, Bettye, and ROGER DOBKOWITZ!)

Make Me a Millionaire (2009-10)
Syndicated, Weekly: January 17, 2009 - January 9, 2010/January 16 - July 3, 2010 (25 episodes + 5 unaired in Season 2)

Well, hey, Mark L. Walberg got a job for 18 months. :) The jackpot started at $1,000,000 and increased by $200,000 per show until won.

Originally, losing the bonus round dropped the player's winnings there to just $10,000. Beginning on July 25, 2009, this was changed to simply halve whatever amount s/he had gotten from previous guesses.

For whatever reason, the last five episodes didn't air. Given what happened on the show immediately after the last one aired, I'm gonna guess it was budgetary.

(Note that the games played on each show are always Lucky Penny, Safe Cracker, California Cool. As such, I've opted to just list the player names.)

Losing the bonus round adds $10,000 to prior winnings
 * January 17, 2009 (#101/Premiere: Oscar/Carlos/Ignacio, Tammy vs. Raymond, and Ronnie {taped 12/14/08}; Jackpot is at $1,000,000 {Part 3, Part 4})


 * March 21, 2009 (#110: Kim/Lori/Hazel, Garrett vs. Maryann, and Casey {Part 3, Part 4})

Losing the bonus round adds (total / 2) to prior winnings, with a minimum of $10,000
 * May 15, 2010 (#218: Sean/Julio/Janet, Felix vs. Vicky, and Ana)
 * June 5, 2010 (#221: Walter/Anita/Jerry, Bill vs. Artak, and Eric)
 * July 3, 2010 (#225 {last aired}: Magaly/Joel/Maria, Barbara vs. Luis, and George)

Flamingo Fortune (Florida, 1995-99)
Syndicated, Weekly: October 14, 1995 - February 28, 1999

The show I remember watching when I was young (exactly when during that period, I don't remember), and hence have a fondness for. I particularly remember the bonus round.

The first five episodes credited the show to Mark Goodson Productions; beginning on the sixth show, they started crediting Jonathan Goodson's company instead.

JD Roberto & Heather Alexander (1995-96)
 * October 14, 1995 (Premiere: Susan {Beach Ball}, Steve {Grand Prix}, Pat {Splashdown}; Designated Champ: George)

Michael Young & Lisa Stahl-Sullivan (1996-99)

Million-Dollar format (began October 11, 1997)