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Time Life Video: "Winning the Lottery" (1998)

With our economy looking like this, you can find great tips on winning the lottery to maximize your winnings!

Winning the Lottery splash screen
Lottery ticket from 1998

The economy, inflation, labor market, unemployment, poor job wages, de-dollarization, food waste...it's all adding up to what describes the current state of our country, maybe this world. Many people are doing what ever it takes to survive, and despite that food, too, is becoming expensive, there hasn't been a minute gone by not thinking about trying to breathe. Add to that, mental health is also an on-going issue due to the all the doom and gloom along with an individual's personal struggles. Given that people don't have enough to play and gamble, there's one affordable option left: lottery. Even though winning the lottery is difficult enough, that hasn't, and likely won't, stop players from taking a chance. After all, you never know unless you try, right?

Hosted by actor Bart Hansard, the feature presentation looks like something from those "paid advertisement" programs often aired on TV past midnight. The presentation is rather self-explanatory and very basic, sharing tips on playing the lottery games, saving and budgeting money, and the odds calculated for the games themselves. Along with those, you get to hear insights and stories of those who played and won the lottery, how their lives are, how their lives transformed and added some advice they have for players wanting to win even if it's not the big jackpot. By now, I'm sure many people are familiar with the rules and being smart with their spending when it comes to games of chance (though, sadly, there are those with poor spending habits and gambling addiction).

A 'pie' chart (literally) about budgeting your money so you can play the lottery!
Pie charts comparing the chances of winning the lottery via Quick Pick versus Picking Your Own Numbers

Throughout the presentation, it's not too much on what to expect other than presenting the available games and tips that many ought to know by now. Some of the tips include not choosing sequential numbers but it's fine choosing the same set of numbers on another week of drawing. Also, there are ways to track the frequency of numbers in which the numbers that appear the most are likely to hit next week, while numbers that show up least aren't likely to show...or may be "overdue" for them to finally hit. (Yeah, even though this video was released back in 1998, companies have sold software that track the trends and frequencies of numbers right from your own computer. I believe there are now apps that do that very thing.) How ever you do it, this presentation has given tips to try and track which numbers are likely to hit along with the usual habit of picking numbers based on your birthday, anniversary dates and so on. While people play differently, there are some tips that may help both the casual and big-time players in trying to maximize their chances, and even if that means not winning the jackpot outright, at least you'll be able to win some money.

Here are the many tips featured on this presentation, though they don't need any further explanation:

Complete screenshots of all the lottery tips shared in this video!
List of Fun Ways to Play suggestions in this video!
Simple tips when playing the lottery as presented by Bart Hansard himself!

Plenty of tips but they all explain themselves as you likely know what they entail. Nevertheless, it's a great reminder to know in the case you get in too deep losing control of your ticket purchases.

One thing that fascinated me about this presentation was featuring lottery groups/organizations banding people together like friends, coworkers and family members to pitch in and play. And yes, I say organizations since they're a bunch of people wanting to invite and gather people wanting to band together and win. However, like online gambling and lottery, joining a group/organization filled with people you don't know does come with a risk. Experts in this video suggest checking the group's legitimacy, honesty when winning, track records, compliance with state laws and so on. If that's too much work and a lot to worry about, you may as well group with your own friends, coworkers and/or family. Still, even though winning the lottery is quite tough, it's likely we may see more people group together to try and win. Then again, given how many people feel about money, the aftermath of winning can be distressing so do this if you know you really trust these people (given how separated and divided people have become, it's a daunting reality). Much like hosting a gathering for board games and video games, grouping together to play the lottery is fun and can increase your chances of winning, but as mentioned earlier do so with those you trust. There's nothing more than witnessing someone spend every penny of your winnings in two seconds, even if that someone is you.

Here are the wonderful people you will see and hear from throughout the presentation:

The wonderful people including the lottery winners and lottery experts chime in on how to win!

In addition to the presentation is another twenty minutes of bonus material with more added tips to go with your playing of the lottery. Same ordeal, nothing too much to see and the message, tips and presentation remains the same. I'd say these are more for the hardcore lottery gamers, those who really want to strike it rich and win.

Winning the Lottery Bonus Material title screen
The wonderful people interviewed in the bonus material of this video!
Complete list of lottery tips from the bonus material on this video!
Complete list of Fun Ways to Play from the bonus material in this video!

What fascinated me was a Lottery Subscription, where you can pay for a subscription to continuously play the lottery. Given the monthly subscriptions of today, from online video tutorials to streaming services, we can see this being a thing if it's not already. Would any of you pay for a subscription for this?

The Lottery Subscription flyer where you can pay a subscription fee to play the lottery continuously!

Not sure if Time Life Video will ever air nor reproduce an updated version of this presentation, but I'd suggest they do so anyway since it may seem that under this economy and poor job growth, people may resort to casino gaming and the lottery to have any kind of chance to win some substantial income. Although personally, I wouldn't recommend relying on gambling if you're short on cash, but for some reason many people do this thinking they'll earn enough at the turn of a card. It's weird but that's how people are, and for that, we recommend producing another updated presentation of this. If actor Bart Hansard isn't busy, have him host the presentation again as this, too, makes great advertisement for lottery magazines and websites. Oh, and if this become reproduced again, I'd love to see and hear the interviews of the jackpot winners from the last few years, especially from the ones who won the billion-dollar jackpots (yes, we know, taxes remove a huge chunk of the jackpot so the winners don't technically win all the billions of dollars).

Overall, not a bad presentation as there are some funny scenes with Bart. Besides that, there aren't much that is too new for the average person but serves as a slight reminder that you might just win a small fortune if you purchase a ticket...as opposed to being pulled over for one.

FEATURE PRESENTATION5/5

ARTWORK5/5

CONTENTS5/5

QUALITY5/5

PLUSES
  • Funny scenes with host Bart Hansard.
  • A presentation that looks like it was made for paid advertisements aired on TV past midnight.
  • Being released in 1998, many of the tips still hold up today.
  • Includes some tips about number frequency, money budgetting and stories from winners sharing their simple tips in maximizing your chances of winning.
  • This Deluxe Edition includes twenty extra minutes of more tips for the dedicated lottery player(s).
  • Time Life Video and Three on a Match Productions ought to reproduce this with updated tips and games of today.
MINUSES
  • Joining a lottery organization can pose some serious risks and high probability of scams.
100% (A+)
Fan Rating
PROFILE
Title Winning the Lottery
Description Tips from the Experts
Tales from the Winners


What would you do if you won the lottery?
Buy a new house? A new car? Quit your job?

You could be the next lottery millionaire. Winning the Lottery is an exciting new video that shows you how to play smart when you go for the big jackpot. Learn all you can from the people who know — before you put your money on the line!

Here are just some of the hot tips you'll get from our experts:
  • Which games are most likely to pay off?
  • What number patterns should you avoid? And why?
  • What is the right way to play in lottery clubs?
  • Does a bigger jackpot mean better odds?

You'll also see the real-life stories of the big winners themselves. Put yourself in their shoes as you follow their amazing adventure — from lottery player to millionaire. And maybe the next big jackpot winner... will be you!
ISBN / Bar Code number 0-7676-0293-5 / 7 64315 06853 6
Video Format 1.33:1 (4:3) / Full screen
Audio Format Hi-Fi Stereo (Mono Compatible)
Tape Count One (1)
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Genre Special
Running Time Approx. 70 minutes (actual time: 1:09:25)
Language(s) English
Subtitles --
Closed Captioning Closed Captioned by The National Captioning Institute. Used with permission.
Rated --
VHS Release 1998
Specification Color
Produced by Three on a Match Productions, Inc., for TIME Life Video
Distributed by Time-Life Video

2000 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.
Photo Credits ©Jon Feingersh/Stock, Boston/PNI.
Package Design ©1993 Time-Life Video.
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The opinions expressed in the following presentation are not endorsed by Time-Life Video or its producers, but are presented for entertainment purposes only.
Credits
Produced by

Maureen Corley
Darla J. Gore
Michele Tedesco



Written by

Maureen Corley
Michele Tedesco



Edited by

Darla J. Gore



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Special Thanks


LottoWorld Magazine
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Robert Lyon
Michael Burke
Prof. Carl Spruill
Chuck Aldenderfer, CPA



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Mark Stevens

Production Manager
Debbie Stroz



Wheeling Guide &
Tracking Chart
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LottoWorld Magazine

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Special Thanks



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