![]() ![]() When Lucy thinks he’s kidding, Ethel holds up her wedding ring. Despite tickets being illegal outside Ireland, millions of tickets were sold in the US, the UK and Canada, where lotteries were generally illegal.įred holds out hope by claiming to have found a diamond ring in a box of Cracker Jack. The Irish Sweepstakes were created in Ireland in the 1930s to help fund hospitals. Lucy mentions that she is due for a win after having failed to guess the number of jelly beans in a jar at the drugstore and not winning the Irish Sweepstakes. Ricky mentions that the odds of finding one are pretty remote as there are 8 million people in New York City, a number that has risen to 8.4 million today. During season five, Van Johnson’s affiliation with Lucky Strike delayed his guest appearance from “The Star Upstairs” (which went to Cornel Wilde) to “The Dancing Star” (S4 E27).Ī few months earlier, the “Amos and Andy” radio show had aired an episode called “Lucky Bucks Contest” (December 27, 1953). This episode revolves around a newspaper contest: win $300 if your bill’s serial number matches the one published in the paper. These contests were quite common in the 1950s, and were also sponsored by car dealerships, radio stations and other businesses, but they were generally called Lucky Buck contests.ĭue to their sponsorship by Philip Morris, the writers were discouraged from using the word ‘lucky’ prominently on the show, afraid that it would be a subliminal message to viewers to go out and buy Lucky Strike, a competing cigarette brand. Now she has only a few hours left to get it back to qualify for the cash prize! Synopsis ~ Lucy finds the winning dollar bill in the newspaper’s Bonus Buck contest, but lets it slip through her fingers. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. (S3 E21 ~ March 8, 1954) Directed by William Asher. ![]()
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