Beat the Lotto

Beat the Lotto

Luck is for losers.

2025 · 81 min · ★ 6.5 · Documentary

When downtrodden 1980s Ireland inaugurated a National Lottery, the people began to dream. For Stefan, it was an obsession. Seeing a flaw in the system, he attempted to fix the draw but the heist became public and the lottery tried to stop him, dividing the nation on a very public caper.

Directed by Ross Whitaker · Written by Ross Whitaker

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