June 27Th (The Lottery)

future boy — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 13:34:26 GMT

Do you play LOTTERY on JUNE 27TH, because of Shirley Jackson's short story,

THE LOTTERY (1948)? (The story takes place on this very date)

There was a movie made for NBC in 1996 based on this short story.

In The Simpsons episode 'Dog of Death,' (1992) the town goes into a frenzy over the $130 million lottery jackpot. Homer is shown reading Shirley Jackson's story, then throws it in the fire after learning the book has no real connection to winning the lotto.

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