Seriously, it really was the chinziest Lottery show ever produced. It got a little better when Bob Eubanks was replaced with Todd Newton. The move to an actual casino was nice otherwise it was still a boring game.
Ooo, the Michigan Lottery show in all of its incarnations was el-Cheapo in every possible way. From low production values to a relatively small top prize: $50,000 if you picked the right key the first time, $25000 on the second try, $10,000 on the third try, or defaulting to $5,000. The front game was REALLY boring (either pick a letter from the word FORTUNE (Megabucks Giveaway and previous incarnations all the way back to Fame and Fortune, or pick a mode of transportation on Road to Riches).
Fortunately the show was cancelled a few years ago. Now the weatherman who hosted it is hosting "Gimme the Mike!": a Detroit version of "American Idol" with about the same level of production values, and the prize being a car. I'm not sure if there's anything like a recording contract or an interview with the assistant of the secretary of a record executive as a prize.
Yay. 100 posts.