Die bemerkenswerte wahre Geschichte, wie der Rentner Jerry Selbee ein mathematisches Schlupfloch in der Lotterie von Massachusetts entdeckt und mit Hilfe seiner Frau Marge 27 Millionen Dollar gewinnt und das Geld verwendet, um ihre kleine Stadt in Michigan wiederzubeleben.
Weil er kein Trinkgeld parat hat, verspricht der New Yorker Cop Charlie Lang der Kellnerin Yvonne die Hälfte seines Lottogewinns. Prompt gewinnt er tags darauf 4 Millionen Dollar. Nach einigem Zaudern entschließt sich der gutmütige Samariter, den Gewinn tatsächlich mit Yvonne zu teilen. Damit beschwört er einen Riesenkrach mit seiner tobsüchtigen Gattin Muriel herauf, die vom neuen Reichtum besessen ist. Es kommt, wie es kommen muß: Charlie und Yvonne verlieben sich, und Muriel erhält ihre gerechte Strafe.
Was passiert, wenn eine junge Frau mit einer Borderline Persönlichkeitsstörung im Lotto gewinnt? Im Falle von Alice Klieg (Kristen Wiig) führt ein Geldgewinn in Millionenhöhe dazu, dass sie von einen auf den anderen Tag ihre Medikamente absetzt und Sendezeit auf einem Fernsehkanal kauft, der dringend Geld braucht. Inspiriert von der unsterblichen Ikone Oprah, wäscht Alice nun ihre eigene schmutzige Wäsche in der Öffentlichkeit. Einerseits als eine Form von Exhibitionismus, anderseits aber auch um ihre sonderbaren Ansichten - von Ernährung bis über die Kastration von Haustieren- mit ihren Mitmenschen zu teilen.Doch obwohl ihre Show immer mehr mehr Publikum findet, scheinen nicht alle am Set glücklich mit ihrem neu gewonnenen Star zu sein. Auch ihre anfangs unterstützenden Freunde, allen voran ihr schwuler Ex-Mann (Alan Tudyk) und ihre beste Freundin Gina (Linda Cardellini) scheinen sich immer mehr von Alice zu entfremden.
A comedy film about North and South Korean soldiers vying for a winning lotto ticket that crossed the demarcation line because of the strong wind.
Bill, a TV news reporter, tries to make ends meet to support himself, his wife and three daughters in urban Hong Kong. In the mist of the misadventures of Bill and his family, their luck and lives ultimately change when Bill's wife suddenly wins the lottery.
A wretch employee wins a lot of money in the lottery and loses his mind. When he comes out of the mental hospital, he finds out that things at his home have changed radically.
A poor but very decent teacher, Telis, who has resigned from his job, finds a winning lottery ticket in the street. Suddenly, his life changes radically. But he then discovers that someone has put it in front of him deliberately.
A man, who is repaying a 30 million yen debt left by his brother, wins the 300 million yen lottery. He grapples with the question of whether money can buy him happiness.
Debt-ridden painter Michel is overcome with joy at discovering that he has just won 1 million florins in the Dutch lottery, but almost immediately, he discovers that his softhearted girlfriend, Béatrice, has given away his jacket containing the winning ticket to an elderly petty thief. Soon Michel, Beatrice and Michel's artistic rival, Prosper, are hurtling through the streets of Paris on the trail of the missing jacket.
Five stories that tell the tale of winning the lottery in Mexico and how it changes lives.
Chow Chong Fat and Wat Kam Heung, who knew each other since young, are coming to their 10th wedding anniversary. Fat always works as an accountant and also a handy man in the family business “Lo Wat Kei” founded by Heung’s father. Fat is ordered around by Heung’s family members every day. Bullied by Heung’s mom, uncle and aunt, Fat leads a very miserable life. The only thing that brings Fat out of his rigid and boring life in “Lo Wat Kei” is the reunion with his dream lover Ceci. Lacking the joy of life, Fat buys a lottery ticket which wins him the first prize of 20 million HK dollars. But this is just the start of the whole exciting story.
Vasilis is a poor conservative man who works in a company and tends to buy the lottery very often - but with no luck. His life will turn upside down when his younger sister turns out to be an anarchist and gets involved with a leftist rebellious man he already knows and hates. Eventually, in an ironic twist of faith, the two of them will earn millions and gain the exact lifestyle they used to fight against and Vasilis will lose his mind.
John Silver's ship has been repossessed; the Captain and the Kids have won $100,000 in a lottery. Silver dresses as an old lady and pretends to faint on the Captain's porch. He is taken inside and soon finds the winning ticket. Meanwhile, the kids spotted him outside and dress themselves as a young lady and come on to Silver, eventually handcuffing him to a batch of fireworks.
Two Dubs, Sean and Ger, get wind of the proverbial pot of gold and what should be a straight-forward job becomes a fiasco. But, there's an old Irish saying - "Filleann an feall ar an bhfeallaire - What goes around comes around".
Tragi-comedy about a man who, overnight, becomes rich by winning a lottery.
Die Bremers sind eine ganz normale Familie. Mutter Anja regelt das Leben ihrer beiden heranwachsenden Kinder, und ihr Mann Ulli sitzt nach getaner Arbeit vor dem Fernseher. Das behagt der patenten Kindergärtnerin nicht, denn sie hat noch Pläne. Nach dem segensreichen Gewinn einer Lottomillion könnte sie nun ihre Träume endlich verwirklichen. Leider muss sie jedoch befürchten, dass ihr Mann aufgrund des unerwarteten Reichtums den Hintern gar nicht mehr hochbekommt. Um ihn zu motivieren, entwickelt Anja einen kühnen Plan. Damit löst sie mehr Wirbel aus, als ihr lieb ist.