The plot finally boils down to a scheme for fixing Lotto drawings and to the question of whether Harry Berg will win an enormous prize.

There are Lotto drawings on TV.

The first Lotto drawing was held on Saturday, 16 April 1988.

The first Lotto 6/39 drawing was held on 22 August 1992.

It is much easier to guess correctly whether someone's wedding will or will not encounter precipitation than to guess the correct numbers for the next Lotto drawing.

The guaranteed jackpot of $45 million in tonight's Lotto drawing is the largest in New York State history.

The four tickets were worth $4.75 million each, because they matched all six numbers picked at Saturday's Lotto 48 drawing: 3, 9, 14, 22, 27 and 48.

Hot Lotto drawings are on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Each winning ticket in Saturday's Lotto 6-49 drawing is worth $25,618,116, payable over 20 years, the spokesman, John Schade, said.

The final advertised gross (and annuity) jackpot amount for a Hot Lotto drawing, held on May 11, 2013, was $6,110,000 with a $4,720,000 cash option.