Sweepstakes
An anthology depicting the lives of people who hope to win a large amount of money in a sweepstakes and what happens after they win — or do not win — the money.
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Season 1
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Lynn and Grover and Joey
This week's ticker buyers are a man who just got out of jail and is on probation needs to try and find a legitimate job, a woman who's separated from her husband who has a girlfriend and a dog whose owner's relatives try to get a piece of what he wins.
Jan 26, 1979 -
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Dewey and Harold and Sarah and Maggie
A blind girl faces expensive eye surgery. Another girl seeks her long-lost father. An artist whose paintings are painted on the wall of his own apartment building will be lost if the building is demolished.
Feb 2, 1979 -
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Vince, Pete and Patsy, Jessica and Rodney
A circus performer, an unhappily married couple plus a pickpocket and his victim all see a winning lottery ticket as a solution to their problems.
Feb 9, 1979 -
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Billy, Wally and Ludmilla, and Theodore
A wealthy man shuns his overly philanthropic nephew when the latter has given away his money to the poor.
Feb 16, 1979 -
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Episode 5
Feb 23, 1979 -
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Roscoe, Elizabeth, and the M.C.
Roscoe, a school bus driver who wants to go into business for himself, is a finalist. 12-year-old Elizabeth wants to make her parents' dreams come true.
Mar 2, 1979 -
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Episode 7
Mar 9, 1979 -
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Episode 8
Mar 23, 1979 -
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Cowboy, Linda and Angie, Mark
A former baseball player, fired for pranks, looks to regain former glory by starting his own team. A parking attendant needs the money to repay a loan used to try to impress a beautiful rich girl. Two girls share a ticket but have a falling-out about how to spend the money if they win.
Mar 30, 1979