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"Lottery Fever" is the first episode of the tenth season of the American animated television series Family Guy. The 166th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 25, 2011. The episode follows the Griffin family after they win the state lottery, and go on to spend the money with no regard. Peter becomes power hungry, and demands that Quagmire and Joe perform tasks for him when he invests in one of their projects. This ultimately causes the group to end their friendship, to the dismay of Peter's wife, Lois, who tells her husband that the money has changed him for the worse. After continually wasting the money on various expenditures, the family discovers that they have gone broke, and return to their lives as a lower middle class family. Peter also apologizes to Quagmire and Joe, repairing his broken friendships.
The episode was written by Andrew Goldberg and directed by Greg Colton. "Lottery Fever" received mixed reviews from television critics for its storyline and cultural references. According to Nielsen ratings, it was viewed in 7.69 million homes in its original airing. The episode featured guest performances by Randy Crenshaw, Judy Greer, Christine Lakin, Chris O'Dowd, Tara Strong and Fred Tatasciore, along with several recurring guest voice actors for the series.
Original Release
09/25/2011
US Release
09/25/2011
Cast
Name | Character |
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Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin / Brian Griffin / Stewie Griffin / Glenn Quagmire / Tom Tucker / Tom Tucker (voice) |
Alex Borstein | Tricia Takanawa / Lois Griffin / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice) |
Seth Green | Chris Griffin / Additional Voices / Chris Griffin (voice) |
Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin / Meg Griffin (voice) |
Mike Henry | Bruce the Performance Artist |
Alexandra Breckenridge | A Checkout Girl in a Cheap Dress Who Wants to Be a Model |
John G. Brennan | Horace / Mort Goldman |
Randy Crenshaw | Singer |
Judy Greer | Pregnant Dancer |
Christine Lakin | Joyce Kinney |
Directors
Greg Colton, James Purdum, Peter Shin
Writers
Seth MacFarlane, David Zuckerman, Andrew Goldberg, Spencer Porter, Anthony Blasucci, Mike Desilets, Deepak Sethi
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin / Brian Griffin / Stewie Griffin / Glenn Quagmire / Tom Tucker / Tom Tucker (voice) |
Alex Borstein | Tricia Takanawa / Lois Griffin / Loretta Brown / Barbara Pewterschmidt (voice) |
Seth Green | Chris Griffin / Additional Voices / Chris Griffin (voice) |
Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin / Meg Griffin (voice) |
Mike Henry | Bruce the Performance Artist |
Alexandra Breckenridge | A Checkout Girl in a Cheap Dress Who Wants to Be a Model |
John G. Brennan | Horace / Mort Goldman |
Randy Crenshaw | Singer |
Judy Greer | Pregnant Dancer |
Christine Lakin | Joyce Kinney |
Chris O'Dowd | Butler |
Danny Smith | Random Guy / TV Announcer |
Tara Strong | Anna Paquin |
Alec Sulkin | Jewish Guy #1 |
Fred Tatasciore | Carstairs |
John Viener | Helicopter Pilot |
Patrick Warburton | Joe Swanson |
Adam West | Mayor Adam West |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Seth MacFarlane | Executive Producer |
Danny Smith | Executive Producer |
Alec Sulkin | Executive Producer |
Steve Callaghan | Executive Producer |
Cherry Chevapravatdumrong | Executive Producer |
Tom Devanney | Executive Producer |
David A. Goodman | Executive Producer |
Mark Hentemann | Executive Producer |
Gary Janetti | Executive Producer |
Patrick Meighan | Executive Producer |
Brian Scully | Executive Producer |
Chris Sheridan | Executive Producer |
Wellesley Wild | Executive Producer |
Kim Fertman | Producer |
John Jacobs | Producer |
Julius Sharpe | Producer |
Shannon Smith | Producer |
Charles Song | Producer |
Kara Vallow | Producer |