Beat the Lotto

Jul 4, 2025

1h 21m

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Luck is for losers.

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

True Films

Beat the Lotto Trailers

Cast

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