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Hurley quits two jobs. [more inside]
posted by We had a deal, Kyle on Aug 1, 2023 - 4 comments

Hurley wins the lottery. [more inside]
posted by We had a deal, Kyle on May 17, 2023 - 2 comments

QI Elves Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss innovations in socks, a sure-fire way to win the lottery, and the worst place to keep your small change.  Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes. [more inside]
posted by taskmaster on Apr 17, 2020 - 2 comments

Grace tries working for an obnoxious hotel mogul; Will is surprised at his reaction to making senior partner; Jack owns half of a winning lottery ticket.
posted by kimberussell on Oct 28, 2017 - 1 comment

In 2203 anyone can become the ruler of the solar system. There are no elections, no interviews, no prerequisites whatsoever—it all comes down to the random turns of a giant wheel. But when a new Quizmaster takes over, the old one still keeps some rights, namely the right to hire an unending stream of assassins to attempt to kill the new leader. In the wake of the most recent change in leadership, employees of the former ruler scurry to find an assassin who can get past telepathic guards.
posted by hobgadling on Apr 18, 2016 - 2 comments

"Sweepers" are people who spend their free time entering hundreds of online sweepstakes -- the contests most of us skip because we're sure they're all scams. It turns out, we're wrong. Some people win big. [more inside]
posted by bq on Jan 30, 2015 - 6 comments

This week: Turkey president Erdogan builds a gigantic thousand-room house. New Yorkers become eligable to register .nyc domain names, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg preregisters a ton before scalpers get them. (LWT registered a few of their own: michaelbloombergisawiener.nyc, tinytinymikebloomberg.nyc and bloombergeatsbabycornasifitsrealcorn.nyc). A brief look at the Salmon Cannon (5m), a device for getting fish up stream past hydroelectric dams. (The show kind of goes nuts with the idea.) Main story: State lotteries, their problems and abuses (15m). And Now: People On TV Misunderstanding What The Term "Spoiler Alert" Means. And, finally, this is the last episode of Last Week Tonight for the season, and the year. They bring back the puppets, the Scottish Unicorn, the Space Sex Gecko, and Breakdancing Lincoln for the closing credits. G'night, John Oliver.
posted by JHarris on Nov 11, 2014 - 25 comments