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111: The life-changing drink

Lateral with Tom Scott

CHAPTER

Lottery Misadventures

This chapter delves into the perplexing story of Maureen Wilcox, who picked winning lottery numbers but ended up with no prize due to a ticket mix-up between Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The discussion encompasses personal anecdotes about lottery experiences, the complexities of winning eligibility, and the humorous quirks of state lottery rules. Additionally, a lighthearted quiz segment adds a fun twist, drawing parallels between the lottery mishaps and a quirky incident from the Emmy Awards.

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The 2024-25 NBA season is here, and we are live from the inaugural game at the brand new Intuit Dome, the home of the Los Angeles Clippers as they host the Phoenix Suns tonight. Meanwhile, the Boston Celtics, they hung banner number 18. We're going to take a look back at last night's actions because they then celebrated by dismantling the Knicks. Perk, were you a little worried watching that? Oh, absolutely not. Well, we're going to chat about that in just a little bit. Meanwhile, it is 150 degrees roughly outside here in Los Angeles. So we all may be jumping in the pool after this show inside the Intuit Dome. They're testing out. It's literally lit. They're testing out for tonight. This is a sampling of what fans will see. A screen, a jumbotron that is nearly an acre in size. Hey, welcome to NBA Today presented by ESPN Bet alongside Kendrick Perkins, Brian Wynhorse, my sis Cheney Ogumike, I am Malika Andrews and we have a packed hour plan for you as we get ready to tip off the NBA on ESPN. But first, we need to start with a historic family moment that took place last night in Crypto.com Arena, the other arena here in Los Angeles now, as LeBron and Bronny took the court for the very first time. Here's what LeBron said to Bronny moments before they checked in. All
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