Looks like BBC1 is airing a new National Lottery game show tomorrow called "Secret Fortune." I've always been partial to the National Lottery game shows, and the way they are presented, with the favorite being Winning Lines. This new one looks interesting, hope it turns up in the usual places.
Turning the discussion stateside. What is stopping our lotteries from doing a nationwide Lottery game show? Now that Powerball and Mega Millions share a joint sales agreement (I believe that's what it's called), wouldn't it be feasible? There certainly can't be a shortage of money to fund such a thing. And at least one of the drawings is set up at Universal...Powerball, I think. Ten years ago, this discussion wouldn't have been as relevant. But now, 43 out of 50 states participate in at least one of the big draw games, and 40 of 50 states participate in both.
A lottery game show like what the BBC shows, format changing 2-3 times a year, telecast on a U.S. cable network. Live. Heck, it could be on GSN. A wider reaching network like TBS or USA might be more ideal. But properly done, it could easily be GSN's highest-rated show.
Should be live. Slick presentation, big money game that is more involved/skill-based than anything Jonathan Goodson ever did. And a live draw could be integrated at the end of the show; if the show ran 10-11pm Eastern, the live draw might conclude the show, or have something to do with the gameplay of one of the final rounds of the show, like setting the final jackpot, or something similar. "Powerball Instant Millionaire" but to a far grander scale.
Is this too far-fetched? The problems I see are that the current presentation of the live draws both look like they are broadcast from my unfinished basement, and that the local stations might not want to give up the live draw exclusivity. But many of these stations tape-delay the draw anyway, and could still show the draw taped from the show, so maybe that's not as much of an issue.